Royal Southampton Yacht Club Spring Series 2007 - Day 2
by Kay Abbott 3 Apr 2007 09:44 BST
1 April 2007
The J80s Hoolinkazan & Jokers Wild battle it out in IRC2 during race 2 of the Royal Southampton Spring Series © Andrew Campbell
Victory for Cold Fusion, Serendip and Hoolinkazan
The second race in the RSYC Spring Series was treated to a sunny morning with a blustery N to NE winds that varied from F3 to F6 throughout the race making sail choices interesting. The turnout was disappointingly low with only 13 boats appearing at the start. Lets hope the warming weather will lure more boats to the start line. The race committee set good varied 2 hour courses ensuring an enjoyable mornings racing.
In the multihull class, the extremely low turn out that must have left Tim Wilson on his Dragonfly 920 trying to decide who was going to win today’s race, me, myself or I. Good practice for the crew in the blustery conditions.
Class 1 saw Paul King’s Prima 38 ‘Serendip’ take an early lead extending it on every leg. His closest rival on the water finished 14 minutes behind him. This lead ensured Paul the line victory and class win. ‘The Flying Fish’ Kathy & Rupert Smalley’s Laser 28 had some close racing on the water with third placed ‘Blue Moviez’, Steve & Wendy Flick’s X-332. The competition was tight but The Flying Fish cross the line ahead of Blue Moviez to take second place.
In class 3, the crew of ‘Faze 3’ took the Bavaria 44 into the lead from the start and held it to the finish. Try as they did, they couldn’t extend the lead enough to beat the chasing J-80’s on handicap, so having taken line honours they only managed third on handicap. Meanwhile the close fought J-80 battle had Steve Sault’s ‘Hoolinkazan’ and Michael Livingstone’s ‘Joker Wild’ exchanging places throughout the race with Steve taking the win just 21 seconds ahead of Michael in second.
The Spring Series continues in 2 weeks time on Sunday April 15th. The first of the Double Handed Series starts on Saturday April 14th, everyone is welcome, get your entries in soon !
For details contact Cathy Crawley, Sailing Secretary, RSYC, Tel: 023 8022 3352 or email racing@rsyc.org.uk
Race 2 Provisional Results:
| Pos | Boat Name | Boat Type | Owner(s) |
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| Class: Multihulls |
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| 1 | Cold Fusion | Dragonfly 920 | Tim Wilson |
| Class: 1 IRC |
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| 1 | Serendip | Prima 38 | Paul King |
| 2 | The Flying Fish | Laser 28 | Kathy & Rupert Smalley |
| 3 | Blue Moviez | X-332 | Steve & Wendy Flick |
| Class: 2 IRC |
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| 1 | Hoolinkazan | J-80 | Steve Sault |
| 2 | Jokers Wild | J-80 | Michael Livingstone |
| 3 | Faze 3 | Bavaria 44 | Andrew & Linda Campbell |