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Albacore Northern Championship at West Kirby Sailing Club

by Mike de St Paer 29 Sep 2014 08:41 BST 27-28 September 2014

For the second year running a strong fleet of Albacores turned out for the 2014 Northerns at West Kirby Sailing Club. The first race was run in a very light and shifty westerly, and the six visitors and eighteen local Albacores were led home by local fleet sailor Martin Whittingham-Jones.

After a major wind shift and some slick course resetting, both the following races were won by past winners Judy and Paul Armstrong, the second race in a vanishing wind and strong tide proving particularly challenging, leaving the Armstrongs overnight leaders. Locals Mal Jones and Alex Jardine finished day 1 in 2nd and 3rd respectively..

After a quick look at the Sunday weather forecast - for even less wind - an informal fleet meeting agreed that the Sunday's racing would be on West Kirby's Marine Lake. RO Chris Hoppins squeezed an excellent windward leeward course in, and Judy and Paul put in two more bullets in ultra light and shifty conditions to become well deserved winners, with locals Mal Jones and Mike Hartley 2nd and 3rd.

Overall Results:

PosBoat NameSail NoHelmCrewClubR1R2R3R4R5Pts
1stSlightly Ratty8209Judy ArmstrongPaul ArmstrongScaling Dam Sailing Club‑311114
2ndHelious6814Mal JonesAlex MiddletonWest Kirby Sailing Club2323‑1010
3rdCaster & Pollox5897Mike HartleyOctavia OwenWest Kirby Sailing Club4‑862214
4th LUEJohn GreenwoodKatie GreenwoodRYA‑9734620
5thCyclone6815Alex JardineSteve JardineWest Kirby Sailing Club6259(OCS)22
6th 8080Mark HintonJoni GaskinWest Kirby Sailing Club5687‑1126
7thAlbaholicITEPhil SmithTom WilliamsRYA85‑1310427
8thEgret8074Mike de St PaerAnne de St PaerWest Kirby Sailing Club159(DNF)8335
9thSensationAL8187John CarlinRob GrahamWest Kirby Sailing Club1314(DNF)5739
10thToo Talls Toy Too7991Martin Whittingham‑JnesKay JohnsonWest Kirby Sailing Club1104(DNC)DNC40
11thAlbinoni8186Stan van den BergHoward WilliamsWest Kirby Sailing Club114‑21141241
12thAvatar8133Mike BannerCraig HamiltonLeigh & Lowton Sailing Club‑1919126542
13thLake Safari8182Thomas TeubnerRuth HaecklWest Kirby Sailing Club715‑1811942
14thVivace7404Trev JenkinsSally BromilowWest Kirby Sailing Club1011717(OCS)45
15thBilbo Baggins7146John CurtisJoe QuickWest Kirby Sailing Club‑2316913846
16thSgt Pepper7187Reece TomlisonKaren CumminsWest Kirby Sailing Club‑171711121454
17thANY6922Jesper ToftAlex WilliamsWest Kirby Sailing Club181310‑191657
18thEssex Girl7915Glen HughesRosie LyneWest Kirby Sailing Club12121618(DNF)58
19thBlue Jay7525Ian SimpsonAndy PearceHawley Lake Sailing Club141815‑201360
20thDeemon Days7995Allen GregoryNeil BlateWest Kirby Sailing Club‑212014161565
21stNot‑ a‑Lark7770Henry HughesDaniel LawsonWest Kirby Sailing Club‑222117151770
22nd 7518Steve FlemingIsobel FlemingWest Kirby Sailing Club16‑2419211874
23rdJene5110Sheena DaviesJulie DawlingWest Kirby Sailing Club‑242220221983
24thIt Wasn`t me8158Mathew Metcalfe‑SmithPaul Metcalfe‑SmithSutton Sailing Club2023(DNC)DNCDNC93

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