RC Laser TT round 3 at Two Islands Radio Yacht Club
by Neil Coleman 6 May 2014 17:06 BST
3 May 2014
The day started with a glance at XCweather it promised next to no wind followed by no wind. Folks were on their way representing clubs from as far apart as West Lancs, Droitwich, Harwich and Kent so we had to make the best of it.
Courses were changed, refreshment pauses were chosen when the wind got light and racing continued apace when the breeze filled in for a few minutes. In the end we got in 17 races before concluding just after 3 o clock.
What wind there was come from the North and NE always a shifty direction at Two Islands as it has to pass around one of the two islands. Patience, skill and luck are required on such days. From the results it can be seen that Dave Fowler was the man in form with all three, with 11 wins to his credit with no finish outside the top three.
The battle for second place was more in the balance with Adrian Tomlinson and Neil Coleman slugging it out throughout the day, in the end Tomlinson took the 2nd place with two of his 3 wins coming in the last two races. Coleman took two wins in the morning with the remaining race win going to Roger Atkins with his first TT Circuit win.
Great sailing!
Many thanks to Mike Stevens, Paul Hunter, and Jill Coleman from Two Islands for their efforts keeping the event running, moving buoys, start and finish line duties and the scoring.
Results
1. Dave Fowler
2. Adrian Tomlinson
3. Neil Coleman
4. Nick Hodshon
5. Paul Hunter
6. Roger Atkins
7. Alan Tickle
8. Merv Smith