22nd August 2010
9 National 12s arrived at Redesmere Sailing Club to take on the tricky
light wind challenge the third venue in the Midland Area’s ‘Rivers and
Ponds’ series presented.
The first race saw tight racing throughout the fleet. At the front,
Chris Day (N3513) got off to a promising start only to be quickly caught
by Jon Whitehead (3473) Gareth Williams (N3496) and Tom White (N2765).
The four battled it out for the lead for the rest of the race, with Tom
and Maria winning it on the line, following by Gareth and Jen in 2nd
with Jon and Heidi taking 3rd. Behind the front group Brian Herring’s 52
year old 4A took the honours in the vintage fleet.
The fluky winds continued for the second race where Tom White and Chris
Day broke free from the rest of the fleet. The continuous switching of
first place reflected the testing conditions and a final tacking frenzy
down the final leg of the race saw Tom and Maria cross the finishing
line first. Jon Whitehead came through solidly in third and Brian
Herring took on the newer boats finishing 5th and ensuring he would take
home the infamous vintage paddle!
The winds briefly picked up for the start of the third race with Chris
Day using this to his advantage to escape from the rest of the fleet.
Tom White and Gareth Williams made up the chasing group. The increased
wind pressure was short lived and as the winds died once more, Tom broke
free of Gareth, his China Doll slowly creeping up on Chris’ Feeling
Foolish, and John Cheetham put in a bid for third place taking on Gareth
in a battle of the Numinouses. In the end Chris Day held on to the lead,
with Tom in second and Gareth successfully defended his third place.
We are now looking forward to the final weekend of the Midland area at
Olton Mere and Trent Valley 11th-12th September.
Overall results
Sailed: 3, Discards: 1, To count: 2, Entries: 9, Scoring system:
Appendix A
|
Rank
|
SailNo
|
HelmName
|
CrewName
|
Club
|
R1
|
R2
|
R3
|
Total
|
Nett
|
|
1st
|
2765
|
Thomas White
|
Maria Gidley
|
Olton Mere SC
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
(2.0)
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
|
2nd
|
3513
|
Chris Day
|
Sophie Richards
|
Leigh and Lowton SC
|
(4.0)
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
7.0
|
3.0
|
|
3rd
|
3496
|
Gareth Williams
|
Jen Turner
|
Leigh and Lowton SC
|
2.0
|
(10.0 DNF)
|
3.0
|
15.0
|
5.0
|
|
4th
|
3473
|
John Whitehead
|
Heidi Day
|
Redesmere SC
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
(10.0 DNF)
|
16.0
|
6.0
|
|
5th
|
3468
|
John Cheetham
|
Alison Cheetham
|
Yeadon SC
|
(5.0)
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
13.0
|
8.0
|
|
6th
|
1673
|
Brian Herring
|
Ros Stevenson
|
Redesmere SC
|
(7.0)
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
17.0
|
10.0
|
|
7th
|
3514
|
John Nixon
|
Sue Howe
|
Carsington SC
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
(10.0 DNS)
|
22.0
|
12.0
|
|
8th
|
2255
|
Tim Gatti
|
Amy Bower
|
Yeadon SC
|
(9.0)
|
7.0
|
6.0
|
22.0
|
13.0
|
|
9th
|
3228
|
Catherine Bellamy
|
Steve Bellamy
|
Aberystwyth University YC
|
(8.0)
|
8.0
|
7.0
|
23.0
|
15.0
|
Special Prizes
|
Prize
|
Winner
|
|
1st Vintage
|
1673 Brian Herring & Ros Stevenson
|
|
1st AC
|
2765 Thomas White & Maria Gidley
|
|
1st Youth Helm
|
2765 Thomas White & Maria Gidley
|
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