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Laser Open at Burghfield Sailing Club

by Dave Smith 6 Apr 2004 14:52 BST

Blusterly conditions greeted 30 Lasers for the annual open meeting at Burghfield Sailing Club on Sunday 4th April. Local sailor Will Hemsley stepped back in to the lead after absence of over six months and won the first race, pushed hard by Steve Pears from Aldenham who finished 2nd.

The outcome of race 2 looked settled with Nick Jackson in the lead until a squall left several boats upturned at the gybe mark on the ultimate lap. Andy Leigh and John Cooper of Burghfield survived intact to finish 1and 2 respectively. Mark Jones recovered from the capsize quickly and managed to grab third.

The final race was won by one of the youngest entrants, Mark Jones , aged 18 of Burghfield, who led for the majority of the race with Andy Leigh finishing in second place.

The event was won by Andy Leigh with a 1st, 2nd & 5th, a notable success in a borrowed boat. Roberta Hartley took prize for the first lady and first Radial sailor. Mark Jones was the first youth and Nick Jackson, the first master.

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Overall Results:

Pos Class Sail No Helm Club R1 R2 R3 Pts
1 Standard 172804 Andrew Leigh Burghfield 5 1 2 3
2 Standard 140948 Mark Jones Burghfield 4 3 1 4
3 Standard 176841 Nick Jackson Burghfield 3 6 3 6
4 Standard 169012 Steve Pears Aldenham 2 5 DNC 7
5 Standard 83559 John Cooper Burghfield 7 2 6 8
6 Standard 171457 Marc Sollars Burghfield 6 4 4 8
7 Standard 179555 Cedric Verstraeten Island Barn 16 8 5 13
8 Laser Radial 176841 Roberta Hartley Burghfield 8 DNF 7 15
9 Standard 174488 Roger Wilson Wembley 14 7 8 15
10 Standard 174503 Andrew Reid Burghfield 9 DNF 9 18
11 Standard 171735 Peter Chaplin Burghfield DNF 10 10 20
12 Standard 162891 Brendan Chaplin Frensham 12 9 DNF 21
13 Standard 75229 Andrew Handasyde-Dick Burghfield 13 12 11 23
14 Laser Radial 149618 Dave Hodson Hawley 15 11 DNF 26
15 Standard 174532 Will Hemsley Burghfield 1 DNC DNC 29
16 Standard 150250 John Crook Burghfield 10 DNF DNC 38
17 Standard 150707 Steve Townsend Burghfield 11 DNF DNC 39
18 Standard 167596 David Angwin Burghfield DNF 13 DNC 41
19 Standard 168801 David Smith Burghfield DNC DNF DNC 56
19 Standard 172600 AN Other   DNF DNC DNC 56
19 Standard 75344 Duncan Jenkins Aldenham DNF DNC DNC 56
19 Standard 83598 Michael Dray Hawley Lake DNF DNF DNC 56
19 Standard 167885 Dave Miller Burghfield DNF DNF DNC 56
19 Laser Radial 146960 Paul Holland Wraysbury Lake DNF DNC DNC 56
19 Laser Radial 171907 Gys van Vrede Burghfield DNF DNF DNC 56
19 Standard 56370 Chris Pudney Burghfield DNF DNC DNC 56
19 Standard 175733 Aidan Webb Burghfield DNF DNC DNC 56

Results generated and submitted using Sailwave sailing scoring software

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