Lynall Boats Phantom Open at Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club

Prizewinners at the final Lynall Boats Phantom Southwest Traveller Series event © Gavin Young

Lynall Boats Phantom Southwest Traveller Series

The last event in the 8 open series was sailed at Chew Valley on Sunday 12th October.

The first race was delayed due to the lack of wind but was eventually started in a light NW. The fleet got off with a clean start. After the first beat Hawkes was leading followed by Young, Jay and Keck. Hawkes and Young were never challenged as the short race progressed. Due to an uncertain wind the race was finished after 36 minutes. The finishing order was Hawkes, Young, Jay, Keck, Barnstable and Chapman.

As the last boats finished the wind dropped away completely giving way to a stronger SW F2-F3 (yes, from the other direction).

The second race started in beautiful summer like conditions. The start line had a major port end bias which saw most of the fleet starting on starboard at the port end. Young sailed down the line on port but was unable to find a hole forcing him further down the line. Smith led the fleet away on starboard tack. At the fist mark the fleet came together and rounded closely. Young took the lead at the second beat of the course followed by Hawkes, Keck and Barnstable. Despite pulling out a reasonable lead Hawkes and Keck count Young. Hawkes passed Young on the run where they sailed closely until the finish. The race finished with Hawkes, Young, Keck, Barnstable, Smith and Tustin.

Overall Results:

1st Simon Hawkes
2nd Gavin Young
3rd Al Keck
4th Pete Barnstable
5th Russell Smith
6th Mike Tustin

The event was enjoyed by all and the SW Phantom fleet would like to thank Chew for making them so welcome. During the main prize giving the prizes for the Whole Lynall Boats SW Phantom Series were present by Al Keck of Lynall Boats.

Series Results:

1st Russell Smith
2nd Ian Jay
3rd Pete Barnstable

Most Attended Opens (not in the top 3): Tony Fastnedge
Most improved during series: John Bower