Solent Sunbeam Points Week at Itchenor Sailing Club
by David Priscott 24 Jun 2015 17:55 BST
15-19 June 2015
John Ford steering Melody to victory at Itchenor SC's Points Week © Kirsty Bang
The Solent Sunbeam class fielded twenty boats from their growing fleet for Itchenor Sailing Club's Points Week and enjoyed some stellar racing. The perfect start and finish lines, and challenging long courses set by race officer Roger Wickens made for racing that was won both on tactics and boat speed.
Fluky winds in the mid week caused many place changes, which along with the challenge of solving the tidal streams in different parts of Chichester Harbour made for exciting racing.
Melody steered by John Ford with Julian Hawe started with two bullets and finished with two second places to win the series – a stunning result for the Sunbeam's oldest member at 85 years young! Fay sailed by Richard and Sarah Pearson with Jo Johnson also scored two firsts during the week, a second and a third meant that just one point separated them from Melody in the final results.
Points Week for the Sunbeams is going from strength to strength both in numbers and the closeness of the competition.
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Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Boat | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 36 | Melody | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑5 | 2 | 6 |
| 2nd | 24 | Fay | ‑8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3rd | 25 | Query | ‑6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 4th | 41 | Fleury | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | (DNS) | 16 |
| 5th | 66 | Molly | 3 | ‑11 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 6th | 6 | Little Lady | 7 | 7 | (RET) | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 7th | 17 | Comedy | 2 | 6 | (DNC) | 2 | DNS | 31 |
| 8th | 65 | Alchemy | 5 | 10 | 8 | ‑12 | 8 | 31 |
| 9th | 33 | Symphony | 9 | ‑12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 10th | 46 | Spray | (DNC) | 5 | 4 | 6 | DNS | 36 |
| 11th | 11 | Harmony | 12 | 9 | 11 | ‑17 | 10 | 42 |
| 12th | 67 | Misty | 11 | 8 | (RET) | DNC | 5 | 45 |
| 13th | 16 | Mystery | (DNC) | DNC | 9 | 9 | 6 | 45 |
| 14th | 61 | Betty | 10 | (DNC) | 10 | 14 | DNS | 55 |
| 15th | 12 | Argosy | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 3 | OCS | 66 |
| 16th | 64 | Daisy | (DNC) | 13 | DNC | 15 | DNS | 70 |
| 17th | 18 | Polly | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 9 | 72 |
| 18th | 28 | Why | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 12 | 75 |
| 19th | 13 | Bryony | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 13 | DNC | 76 |
| 20th | 63 | Dragon Fly | (DNC) | DNC | RET | 16 | DNS | 79 |