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