Poole Yacht Racing Association Poole Harbour Guide Pursuit Race
by Keith Lovett 28 Apr 2014 08:35 BST
27 April 2014
Poole Yacht Racing Association Poole Harbour Guide Pursuit Race © Mike Fox
Entries racing in VPRS Class One and Two were welcomed to a blustery Poole Bay on Sunday 27th April for PYRA's opening Pursuit Race, sponsored by local publication the Poole Harbour Guide.
With 20 to 24 knots coupled with heavy seas, Race Officer Peter Biggs coped with testing conditions setting a course around Poole Bay starting to the East of Hook Sands. By the windward mark Nigel Sheppard and Bryan Tucker's Impala 'Uproar' was the early leader a position held for nearly an hour, eventually being overhauled by Keith Lovett's Match 35 'Haven KJ Firestarter'.
With winds becoming lighter and even glimmers of sunshine; Lis & Alan Bennett's J109 'Blue Jay' was eventually to take the lead and pull away on what proved to be the final beat and run back towards the East Hook channel.
Overall Results:
1st Blue Jay, J109, Lis & Alan Bennett
2nd Haven KJ Firestarter, Match 35, Keith Lovett
3rd Uproar, Impala 28, Nigel & Bryan Sheppard
4th Matchmaker II, Contention 33, Mike Fox
5th Blue eXtasy, X412, David & Jackie Hale