Baker Challenge Cup at Shanklin Sailing Club
by Ian Bolton 8 Apr 2009 08:03 BST
5 April 2009
Having missed out on the last four races due to lack of wind, Hope beach offered a fleet of thirteen Sprint 15s ready for the first cup race of the season.
The first race was for the Baker Cup and after a close start in light winds the finely tuned boat sailed by Keith Newnham, aptly named Old Gaffer Tape stretched to a convincing win. Erling Holmberg was second and Charlie Pierce stormed ahead of his dad to be placed third.
Baker Challenge Cup Results:
| Pos | Helm | Sail No | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Keith Newnham | 1150 | 0.75 |
| 2nd | Erling Holmberg | 2007 | 2 |
| 3rd | Charlie Pierce | 834 | 3 |
| 4th | Geoff Hewlett | 1953 | 4 |
| 5th | Andrew Cavacuiti | 1863 | 14 |
| 5th | Bob Baker | 1926 | 14 |
| 5th | Chris Read | 642 | 14 |
| 5th | Ian Bolton | 1698 | 14 |
| 5th | John Shenton | 1956 | 14 |
| 5th | Phill Davies | 1990 | 14 |
| 5th | Stuart Pierce | 1813 | 14 |
| 5th | Tim Benton | 1274 | 14 |
| 5th | Will Baker | 1704 | 14 |
The second race on Sunday 5th April was the first in the Preston Points series. Chris Read in the sleigh began to show a star performance but struggled to get his boat to go about when the pressure was on and finished 6th Once more Keith Newnham claimed first, Geoff Howlett in his boat Polished Hulls came second, and John Shenton sailed consistently avoiding other competitors to finish third.
Preston Point Series Results: (after 1 race)
| Pos | Helm | Sail No | R 1 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Keith Newnham | 1150 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| 2nd | Geoff Hewlett | 1953 | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd | John Shenton | 1956 | 3 | 3 |
| 4th | Erling Holmberg | 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 5th | Charlie Pierce | 834 | 5 | 5 |
| 6th | Chris Read | 642 | 6 | 6 |
| 7th | Ian Bolton | 1698 | 7 | 7 |
| 8th | Stuart Pierce | 1813 | 8 | 8 |
| 9th | Andrew Cavacuiti | 1863 | 9 | 9 |
| 10th | Bob Baker | 1926 | DNF | 13 |
| 10th | Phill Davies | 1990 | DNF | 13 |
| 10th | Will Baker | 1704 | DNF | 13 |
News submitted using Sailwave sailing scoring software.