Hornet European Championships at Royal Torbay Yacht Club - Day 1
by Dean Saxton 16 Aug 2014 23:06 BST
16-19 August 2014
The 2014 Hornet European championship is currently taking place under the burgee of the Royal Torbay Yacht Club on the English Riviera. Gusty Northwesterly 5-6 and sunshine greeted the 22 Hornets for the first day of sailing.
The race officer placed the windward mark inshore under the cliffs for the planned 3 races and got the fleet off and running on the first attempt. The bullet for race one was taken by Dave Edge and Martin Arnison, closely followed by Dick Garry and Matt McGrath.
Race two saw Rob Larke and Nic Barnes take a left hand flier to lead home from Garry and McGrath. Larke and Barnes took the final race of the day from Will McGrath and Sam Woolner.
So with those results, Rob Larke and Nic Barnes won the day and lead overnight.