Tipsy Icicle Series at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club - Day 3
By Paul Allen on 24 Jan22 January 2012Tipsy Icicle Series day 3
All photos © Paul Allen
On the 22nd January 2012 the UK’s biggest winter series, Leigh &
Lowton's Tipsy Icicle continued with its run of 11 weeks. Fleets
consist of Asymmetric, Handicap, Solos and Lasers. So far after 3
weeks of the series we have already had 95 boats on the water.
The
galley was open all day and the bar was serving cold beer from 3pm.
The breeze was spectacular with a strong westerly averaging 20 knots
and tipping 35 knots. The squally weather filled the spectator stand
and best placed the PRO and his team to take up station in the race
office.
Races 5 & 6 in the Asymmetric fleet saw some spectacular downwind
action with Dave Exley & Nigel Hall taking line honours in race 5 and
Paul and Mike Allen taking the honours in race 6. Hamish Gledhill and
Simon Dowse (West Riding) were as ever on the pace and very close
behind.
The Laser fleet was again dominated in both races 5 & 6 by Ian Jones
(Dovestones). Royston Taggart and Andy Stott (Redesmere) filled the
second and third slots with Wendy Jones (Dovestones) close behind in
the 4.7.
The Solo fleet was this week dominated in races 5 & 6 by Ian Hopwood.
Steve White was just off the front scoring a second place.
In races 5 & 6 the handicap fleet was dominated by Mark Platt in his
Supernova and Daniel Budden in his Topper. Zac Gibbon was consistent
on the day scoring 2 seconds and Haydn Griffiths was never far away on
handicap in his Topper.
This was week 3 for Leigh’s dedicated winter series PRO who is
demonstrating consistency in his approach which is being greatly
appreciated by all the fleets. The safety team was co-ordinated
outside of the PRO’s team from a dedicated onshore station which
co-ordinated safety cover for the whole of the Flash and the recovery
of sailors and equipment. All in all it was another great day’s
sailing at Leigh with members and guests having thoroughly enjoyed the
conditions in what was a tough day in the office.
The results can be found on the club website at
leighandlowton.wordpress.com
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