P&B Mirror Inlands, Junior/Youths and Single Handed Championship

by Stuart Hydon 3 Oct 2017 21:43 BST 30 September - 1 October 2017

Shustoke Sailing Club hosted the Mirror Inlands on the weekend of 30th September to 1st October. Conditions were favourable all weekend with building winds through-out.

Race 1 saw juniors Sandy and Douglas Simpson lead the way with hot favourites Chris and Daisy Fuller having to make a massive recovery. Sandy and Douglas held their own whilst the Fullers managed to squeeze in a last minute second place ahead of local single hander Malcom Coombes right on the line.

Race 2 was dominated by Chris and Daisy, who after a brief struggle opened up a substantial led. Second was Malcom Coombes finishing just clear of the Sandy and Douglas.

Race 3 saw the wind gradually drop as the evening drew close. To prove it wasn't a fluke Chris and Daisy took and held the lead to the finish. Behind them there was a real mix of results with single handed Shustoke sailor Fred Gilbert coming in second, just ahead of fellow club member Brian Nicholson.

Sunday started with the forecast of increasing wind which gradually built during the day. Race 4 saw Chris and Daisy take the lead again from the Simpson brothers. Malcom Coombes managed to head off the challenge from Fred Briscoe to end in third.

Race 5 and 6 saw Chris and Daisy take both races to eliminate any doubt that they were to be crowned 2017 P&B Mirror Inland Champions.

Junior Champions were Sandy and Douglas Simpson. Single Handed Champion was Malcom Coombes.

Thanks to the OOD, rescue crew, galley staff, and all the volunteers at Shustoke for making it a successful weekend!

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	70915	Chris Fuller	Daisy Fuller Jnr	Hayling Island	(2)	(1)	1	1	1	1	4
2nd	70806	Sandy Simpson Jnr	Douglas Simpson Jnr	Bassenthwaite	1	(3)	(9)	2	2	2	7
3rd	70014	Malcolm Coombs	Single Handed	Shustoke	3	2	(7)	3	3	(DNC)	11
4th	70514	Lindsay Haig	Single Handed	Shustoke	6	(9)	5	6	(7)	3	20
5th	70513	Ron Vass	Single Handed	Reading	(11)	(10)	8	5	5	4	22
6th	70737	Tony Mason	Single Handed	Shustoke	8	4	(DNF)	7	4	(DNC)	23
7th	69035	Stuart Sutcliffe	Single Handed	Shustoke	7	6	4	8	(DNC)	(DNC)	25
8th	70572	Fred Briscoe	Single Handed	Shustoke	4	5	(DNF)	4	(DNC)	DNC	28
9th	70531	Fred Gilbert	Single Handed	Shustoke	5	7	2	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	29
10th	69591	Harry Marlow Jnr	George Marlow Jnr	Shustoke	(10)	8	10	(11)	6	6	30
11th	70025	Brian Nicholson	Single Handed	Shustoke	9	11	3	9	(DNC)	(DNC)	32
12th	19098	Jon Smith	Theo Smith 9	Barnt Green	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	12	8	5	40
13th	70471	Denis Ward	Single Handed	Shustoke	13	13	6	10	(DNC)	(DNC)	42
14th	70532	David Moore	Single Handed	Shustoke	12	12	(DNC)	13	(DNC)	7	44