Comet Open at Chester Sailing & Canoeing Club
by John Edwards 20 Jul 2004 12:04 BST
17 July 2004
There was an excellent turnout of 15 Comets for the Northern Area Aphelion Trophy event held on the river Dee at Chester on 17th July. With visitors travelling from Stroud, Peterborough and Congleton competitors were faced with testing light westerly winds which provided an entertaining days sailing for participants and spectators alike.
In the opening race Ian Coppenhall showed excellent river skills in establishing an early lead to win from the tightly packed group of Bill Webber, Brian Herring and Peter Hayes.
The second race saw John Edwards on home water lead for three laps only to lose out to Coppenhall, Webber and Hayes on lap four of the six lap race.
With the Race Officer changing the course for the third race Coppenhall and Webber were required to show their expertise in recovering from poor first laps. The final finishing order being Coppenhall from John Coppenhall, who had an outstanding race, Webber and Herring.
Overall Results:
1 636 Ian Coppenhall (Hunts S.C.) 2 pts
2 107 Bill Webber (Winsford Flash S.C.) 4 pts
3 730 Brian Herring (Winsford Flash S.C.) 7 pts
4 803 Peter Hayes (R.Y.A.) 7 pts
5 633 John Edwards (Chester S.& C.C.) 10 pts
6 532 John Coppenhall (Hunts S.C.) 11pts