Datchet Water Sailing Club Skiff Series - Days 1 & 2
by Sam Nicholls 30 Nov 2010 16:43 GMT
31 October & 28 November 2010
Great start to series
They've sailed through sun rain snow ice and they keep coming back for more. The skiffs are
really causing a stir at Datchet Water SC having sailed 4 fantastically close races in fairly light
winds.
The club’s skiff series takes place on 7 Sundays over the winter alongside the club racing,
providing a lively racing area on the Queen Mother reservoir.
Races 1 & 2 saw 33 competitors across 4 starts. Nick Charles and Chris Martin proved their
speed and held the lead all the way around after flying past Joe Snowdon & Sam Nicholls who
seem to always lead of the start.
The fleet really shone on the second weekend when races 3 & 4 saw a large skiff fleet
dominated by RS800s. The winning spot was this time shared by series leaders Nick & Chris
and new rivals David Hivey & James Stewart with the remaining 8s 49ers 29ers and Laser4000
very close in a mid fleet bunch.
With a large number of other skiffs entered for the rest of the series this looks set to be a
popular one.
Results after Day 2: (4 races)
| Pos | Boat Type | Helm & Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | RS800 | Nick Charles & C Martin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | RS800 | Sam Nicholls & Joe Snowdon | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | RS800 | David Hivey & James Stewart | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | RS800 | James Bond & Money Penny | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | 49er | Sebastian Camisuli & Julian King | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
| 6 | RS800 | George Hoskins & Various | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | RS800 | Neil Farmer & Ed Nicholls | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | Laser4000 | Chris Bitton & Rich Bower | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 9 | 49er | Bruce Allan & Alec Boere | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 |
| 10 | 29er | Alex Watts & Alice Herbert | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 20 |
| 11 | 49er | T Bruton & A Scully | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
The other series dates can be found on www.dwsc.co.uk/skiff_winters.html