405 Danish Championship at Skive Sailing Club
by William Twemlow 17 Sep 2003 07:47 BST
12 British 405 crews joined 13 from Denmark for the 405 Championship of Denmark at Skive Sailing Club over the weekend 6th and 7th September.
Saturday dawned a bright and windy day with a steady force four out on the racecourse.
The British boats made their mark from the beginning. In race one Dylan Fletcher and Nick Hollis from Northampton won the race by a significant margin followed by Rosie White and Tom Peel (Burghfield).
Rosie won both the second and third races with Dylan and Maja sharing a second and third place each.
Sunday was again bright and sunny but the wind strength was significantly lower, helping the lighter crews in the marginal planing conditions.
Race 4 was won by Dylan Fletcher followed by Simon Toft Nielsen and light whether experts Will Twemlow and Andy Bath from Nott’s County.
Huw and Max pulled out a long lead in Race 5 but were eventually overhauled by Dylan on the last run.
Race 6 was again Dylan and Nick’s race with Simon Toft Nielsen showing consistency to finish second.
Congratulations were due to Dylan Fletcher and Nick Hollis who rounded off a fantastic last season in the 405 by winning both the UK National Championship and the Danish Championship. They will be a team to look out for in the 29er next year.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Helm | Crew | Nat |
|---|
| 1st | Dylan Fletcher | Nick Hollis | GBR |
| 2nd | Simon Toft Nielsen | Jesper Nors | DEN |
| 3rd | Maja Stendal | Anne Louise Hansen | DEN |
| 4th | Huw Humphreys | Max Todd | GBR |
| 5th | Michael Rohde | Rasmus Bundgaard | DEN |
| 6th | Will Twemlow | Andy Bath | GBR |