Ramsgate Week 2024 at the Royal Temple Yacht Club - Day 3

by Karen Cox 15 Aug 2024 13:22 BST 11-16 August 2024

Another sultry, sunny day dawned in Ramsgate for today's racing with all classes being started from our Race Hut.

Heading off on a spinnaker leg, the IRC classes got off to a dramatic, hotly contested start with nine boats within six boat lengths at the first mark. With fluky winds ranging from 5 to 16 knots, wind shifts, small, neap tides and a very calm sea, the sailing conditions were excellent but testing with the beat leg favouring those boats to the starboard side.

The winds were dying again as the fleet headed towards the finish with the spinnaker classes flying their colourful sails, giving those watching shoreside another spectacular show.

The course for Classes 5 and 6 was 8.16 NMs and Class 7 were sent on a shorter course of 6.20 NMs. It was a great race day for all classes with no retirements.

Day 3 Results:

Pos	Yacht	Skipper	Clun
IRC CLASS 1
1	Kabluzo	Rob Smith	RTYC
2	Assassin	Peter Jackson	RTYC
3	Sweet Caroline	William Sunnucks	HPYC
IRC CLASS 2
1	Stiletto	John Barrett & Paul Woodward	RTYC
2	Expedite	Thomas Family	RTYC
3	Warrior	Nick & Fiona Rawbone	RTYC
CLASS 4
1	Jura	Gary Walters	RTYC
2	Fox out of the Box	Mike & Jo Brand	RTYC
3	Pippy	John & Michelle Stoneley	RTYC
CLASS 5 (inc Spin)
1	Zephros	Andrew French, David Could, Pete Schoff, Richard Fernandes, Richard Jones & Tim French	Medway YC
2	Banzai	Russel Cockman	Pin Mill SC
3	Tigger	Robin Page	Colne YC
CLASS 7
1	Kariba Breezes	Bernard Sealy	Cinque Ports SC
2	Scallywag	James & Lizzie Fisher	St Hellier YC
3	Avventura	Mark Andrews & Jonathan Hague	RTYC