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Met & Southern IOM Championships Round 2 at Reading Sailing Club

by John Shorrock 26 Mar 2015 13:18 GMT 21 March 2015
John Shorrock presents the Met & Southern IOM Championships Round 2 winner's prize to John Arundel © Chris Hay

Round 2 of the IOM Met & Southern Championships was held on 21st March on Reading Sailing Club lake at Sonning.

There were a record 21 entries for the event, visitors having travelled from far and wide. Richard Wills made the trip from deepest Cornwall and Odd Egil Nordanger came by public transport, train and bus, to arrive from Clapham in Central London. Enthusiasm for radio sailing has no bounds.

There was a light northerly breeze to start with promise of stronger veering winds later. A triangular course was set and after two races the pattern was forming with Tony Gurrier of 3-Rivers and John Arundel of Reading leading the way. By lunchtime John, with his intuitive reading of the shifting wind, had moved into the lead.

This pattern continued, Tony having a charge to win two races after the break, only for John to come back and win the final two.

Colin Trower of Hampton Court moved into third spot after obtaining redress for an entanglement just ahead of the ever consistent Hugh McAdoo of Guildford.

Overall Results:

PosSkipperSail NoClub/CityHullPts
1John Arundell12Reading SCAB413
2Tony Gurrier50ERSV916
3Colin Trower59Hamton CourtKantun48
4Hugh Mcadoo20GuildfordArrival49
5Derek Morland80GosportBritpop50
6Ian Davies49Poole RYC4952
7Richard Wills22West Cornwall MYCAnansi63
8Dave Andrews46Hampton CourtBritpop69
9Matt Adams68EastleighAlternative71
10Julia Hancock24Hampton Court 76
11Peter Popham00ERSMX1479
12Austin Gurrier8ERSBritpop80
13Jamie Holmes129Watermead MYCPikanto89
14Martin Crysell52GuildfordPikanto99
15David Adam83WokingIsis 1110
16Nick Cherry192EastleighWidget119
17Duncan Blair42Hampton CourtV9124
18Tom Whicher122EastleighWidget128
19Michael Sykes90EastbourneBripop135
20Odd Egil Nordanger62ClaphamERS143
21Steve Williams10ERSIsis 2155

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