Top Gun Team Racing at Oxford Sailing Club
by Anthony Butler 24 Feb 2015 14:34 GMT
21-22 February 2015
Racing upwind during the Top Gun Team Racing © Anthony Butler
Oxford won their own Top Gun team racing event held at Farmoor on 21/22 February 2015, Cambridge Blue finished second, and Durham third.
Near-perfect conditions on Saturday gave all 8 participating teams excellent racing in two flights of boats.
Conditions were less benign on Sunday and the wind rose considerably in the afternoon, preventing the usual knock-out semis and finals from taking place - so results were decided on the three full round-robins completed.
Overall Results:
Pos | Team | Wins | Pts | Races | % Wins |
1 | Oxford | 17 | 191 | 21 | 81.0 |
2 | Cambridge Blue | 16.5 | 185.5 | 21 | 78.6 |
3 | Durham | 13 | 208 | 21 | 61.9 |
4 | Cambridge Yellow | 12.5 | 217.5 | 21 | 59.5 |
5 | Cardiff | 11 | 222 | 21 | 52.4 |
6 | Exeter | 7 | 231 | 21 | 33.3 |
7 | Bristol | 4 | 250 | 21 | 19.0 |
8 | Southampton Red | 3 | 263 | 21 | 14.3 |
* The half point in the two Cambridge scores resulted from a jib halyard failure at a crucial moment in a Cambridge-Cambridge encounter. A re-sail was not possible so the race had to be shared, in accordance with the event rules.