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Scottish Solo Championship at Prestwick Sailing Club

by Kevan Gibb 16 May 2013 11:51 BST 11-12 May 2013
Scottish Solos at Prestwick © Alan Henderson / www.fotoboat.com

The weekend of the 11/12 May saw twenty seven boats, including seven visiting English crews, contesting the Scottish Solo Championship at Prestwick Sailing Club. It was a breezy weekend with good waves and social. The event was sponsored by South Ayrshire Sports Council and Fotoboat.

In Race one the battle started between Michael Sims and Andy Davis, the Nations Champion versus the National Champion. Third was Perth's Andy Hutchison pipping Kevan Gibb on the line. In Race two, with a building sea, light weight Andy Tunnicliffe broke away at the start and led the fleet with Andy Davis chasing him all the way, with Kevan Gibb in third.

Race three started in more wind and a smaller fleet as the weather took its toll. Andy Davis won with Michael Sims coming through the fleet to take second, Andy Tunnicliffe was third and Kevan Gibb fourth.

Sunday dawned still overcast with the look of lighter weather but once out on the race course the wind had swung slightly to the south. The tide came more into play and the wind built as the morning went on. In Race four Andy Davis came out of the start in good shape and led from start to finish with Gibb in second and Sims in third. The championship contest was getting tight between the two Champions, Sims and Davis. Race five started, and Sims had to stamp his authority on the fleet and proceeded to fight for the lead with Davis. Davis gave the fight away by touching the windward mark in the tide, but hung on for a second followed by Gibb in third while Chris Brown making a comeback appearance rounded off the top four.

In Race six, Gibb went hard left up the beat and rounded the windward mark first by some miles, tidal sailing. He was followed home by Sims and Davis. The result gave Davis the Championship by just a single point from Sims.

A big thanks to Prestwick Sailing Club and to Scottish Sailing for their continued support of Scotland's leading adult class.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelmClubR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
1st5342Andy DavisBlithfield SC22112‑38
2nd5302Michael SimsCarsington1‑623129
3rd5399Kevan GibbLargo Bay‑43423113
4th5340Andy TonnicliffeRWYC‑81345720
5th5384Ian HopwoodNantwich5‑141167433
6th5398Andrew FoxLeigh & Lowton1089‑116841
7th5157Stuart GibsonBardowie CCC157688(DNF)44
8th5103David SwordBardowie CCC & Loch Tummel951579(DNS)45
9th4577Chris FrizeBardowie CCC11‑1381310951
10th5037Alastair RaynardCarsington13‑18101411553
11th5415Chris BrownRYA7(DNS)DNS124657
12th5120Keith MilroySt Mary's Loch14167519(DNS)61
13th5107Andy HutchisonPerth SC345(DNS)DNSDNS68
14th4856Robert SignerLoch Ard1211(DNF)913DNS73
15th4832Hamish WhyteForfar169(DNF)DNS151078
16th4506Andy AndersonPaxton Lakes‑23211416201182
17th5209David ParkinAberdeen and Stonehaven1815122117(DNS)83
18th4969Gary MacFarlaneBardowie CCC1920171714(DNS)87
19th4558Callum GibbLargo Bay2010(DNF)1516DNF89
20th5024Jim JamiesonBardowie CCC2119162018(DNS)94
21st5269Ali GordonBardowie CCC17(DNS)DNS1012DNS95
22nd4625Richard BoltonEast Lothian612(DNS)DNSDNSDNS102
23rd4212Dave MilroySt Mary's Loch22(DNS)131921DNF103
24th5289Simon RichardsNewburgh2417(DNF)18DNFDNS115
25th5034Colin CrichtonBardowie CCC(DNF)DNSDNS22DNFDNS134
26th5352Patrick BurnsRYA(DNS)DNSDNSDNSDNSDNS140
26th4517David MilroySt Mary's Loch(DNS)DNSDNSDNSDNSDNS140

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