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Guy Fawkes Pursuit Race at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club

by Paul Heath 3 Nov 2014 13:56 GMT 2 November 2014

On the 2nd November 2014 Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club hosted their annual Guy Fawkes pursuit race which signals the start of their Revett and Crewsaver sponsored Tipsy Icicle series open winter series, details of which can be found here.

The day started off bright and breezy with a south westerly force 3 for the lone Optimist sailor who led the 67 strong fleet off at 12.40pm. Minute by minute the other boats started and so began the game of catch up but the wind strength began to decrease and there were plenty of holes around the course in which to fall into as you waited for a gust to get you going again.

In the end class always comes through and so it was that Andy Couch (Rudyard Lake SC) in his Phantom glided through the fleet with impressive boat speed and tactical decisions to claim first place. Second and third place went to two boats from the largest fleet of the day, which boasted 19 boats, the Solos of Steve Denison (Hollingworth Lake SC) and Lee Tennant (Burwain SC) The top five was rounded off by the Scorpion of Steve Walker and Jerry Hannaboss (Pennine SC) and the first junior entry of Archie Leckie and Harvey Leigh (LLSC) in an RS Feva XL.

This coming Sunday sees the start of the LLSC Revett series running for 6 Sundays consisting of 2 races a day with the first race starting at midday. Details of this and the other events planned plus how to enter on-line at a discounted rate for these events (for a limited period only) can be found at www.llsc.org.uk/1/2014/10/20145-winter-series-preview-not-long-till-the-guy-fawkes-pursuit-revett-series.

Overall Results:

PosClassSail NoClubHelmCrewPts
1stPhantom1345Rudyard LakeAndy Couch 1
2ndSolo5473HollingworthSteve Denison 2
3rdSolo5505BurwainLee Tennant 3
4thScorpion2033PennineSteve WalkerJerry Hannaboss4
5thRS Feva XL325LLSCArchie LeckieHarvey Leigh5
6thSolo5518BurwainInnes Armstrong 6
7thAlbacore8133LLSCMike BannerKay Woods7
8thRS 4001395LLSCPaul AllenMike Allen/Jude Allen8
9thDevoti D‑Zero134LLSCPaul Heath 9
10thSolo5340 Andy Tunnicliffe 10
11thSolo5217LLSCMalcolm Waddington 11
12thRS 2001256LLSCLouise MckeandCathy Partington12
13thTopper46303LLSCLorcan Knowles 13
14thX13LLSCAlex MorrisonSteve White14
15thTopper45440ChesterRebecca Barry 15
16thTopper47075LLSCBrandon Banner 16
17thSolo5416SCYCTony Sampson 17
18thRS 4001216LLSCCaroline ExleyJude Allen18
19thRS 4001212LLSCGary KnottHelen Blackburn19
20thScorpion2031PenninePeter CrowtherDave Thompson20
21stSolo4985LLSCKim Cant 21
22ndTopper44443LLSCGeorge Graham 22
23rdTopper42990LLSCEmma McCluskey 23
24thSolo5383BurwainPatrick Hamilton 24
25thLaser Radial204975LLSCHaydn Griffiths 25
26thLaser194782BNFYCMalcolm Marsdem 26
27thRS 4001298LLSCMartin ParkerLiam Parker27
28thRS 4001053EtherowTony WoodsCharlie Berry28
29thRS 400725LLSCBill KenyonAndy Dawson29
30thLaser182556LLSCGlyn Purnell 30
31stRS 4001148BassenthwaiteRobin DawsonPhil Davenport31
32ndRS 4001091LLSCStuart BelfieldSally32
33rdLaser177894LLSCPaul Graham 33
34thSupernova1092LLSCMark Cuthbert 34
35thRS 4001289LLSCStuart Halmank tickle35
36thSolo4885LLSCLes Hodgkinson 36
37thSolo5185LLSCRichard Allen 37
38thLaser Radial143111LLSCRoss Southwell 38
39thRS 600851LLSCNick Turpin 39
40thSolo4276LLSCBrian Holt 40
41stRS 4001285LLSCRoy ThomasonRyan Morris41
42ndSolo4776LLSCKen Cottam 42
43rdPhantom1111LLSCOllie Shaw 43
44thLaser178315LLSCLucas Scott 44
45thSolo3735LLSCChris Helsby 45
46thSolo4846LLSCDave Welch 46
47thLaser Radial158161 Ethan Dawson 47
48thRS 400545LLSCMark DingsdaleG Cook48
49thPhantom920LLSCSteve Dawson 49
50thMerlin Rocket3360LLSCChris ScottGuy Scott50
51stRS 100 10.2454LLSCGavin Benbow 51
52ndSolo4943LLSCNik James 52
53rdSolo5272LLSCDave Kelsall 53
54thLaser Radial130274LLSCJames Wilkinson 54
55thLaser204717LLSCJohn Devlin 55
56thRS Feva XL323LLSCHolly LoweMike Baldwin56
57thLaser 200022505LLSCPhil Wishart 57
58thRS Vision710LLSCS JacksonA Stewart58
59thRS Feva XL324LLSCLewis CoopJonny Lathan59
60thLaser 200021197LLSCBill BusbyTania BusbyDNF
60thRS Feva XL5161LLSCM LeckieI BristowDNF
60thRS Tera Sport1452LLSCMadeleine Bristow DNF
60thSolo10LLSCGraeme Bristow DNF
60thSolo4429LLSCRay Woods DNF
60thSolo5417LLSCMike Broatch DNF
60thOptimist6091LLSCOlivia Cuthbert DSQ
60th5058474LLSCR Campbell DNS

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