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12 Open at Notts County Sailing Club
Sunshine and a gentle breeze welcomed six visitors from all
over the UK and five local boats for the Notts County National
12 open meeting.
A reaching course was set for the first race which saw Ian
& Alex Gore from Upriver led all the way, Kevin Iles and
Jane Wade from Thorpe Bay sailed clear of the rest of the fleet
for second place. Behind the leading two places change with Nigel
& Hannah May coming through to third after a three boat pile
up at the bottom mark.
After lunch the wind built to force three Nigel & Hannah
May lead at the first mark closely followed by Ian & Alex
Gore who passed them down the first reach they increased their
lead through the race to win by a good margin, so winning the
Open Meeting. Mike Cooke & Helen Hunt followed by David Wilkins
& Leslie Iles pulled through to take second and third.
The third race saw the wind built further, with four gybe
marks there were a number capsizes and retirements. Ian &
Alex completed a clean sweep with a third win, Kevin & Jane
sailed well for second place and first Admiral Cup Boat. The
home club saw Mike Cook & Helan Hunt from Notts County finish
in third.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Helm Crew Club Pts
1st 3441 Ian Gore Alex Gore Up River YC 2
2nd 3373 Kevin Iles Jane Wade Thorpe Bay YC 4
3rd 3489 Mike Cooke Helen Hunt Notts County 5
4th 3481 David Wilkins Francis Wilkins/ Spinnaker 7
5th 3490 Nigel May Hannah May Notts County 7
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