XOD Joan Shaw Memorial Trophy at Itchenor Sailing Club
by David Priscott 29 Jun 2009 08:37 BST
26-27 June 2009
Perdix wins the Joan Shaw Memorial Trophy
A strong fleet of twenty XODs from Itchenor Sailing Club competed for the Joan Shaw Memorial Trophy last Friday and Saturday.
On Friday afternoon the fleet enjoyed a light south westerly but had to combat a strong flood tide. In the first race three boats were too keen at the start and were adjudged over the line. Attempting to cheat the tide two other competitors went too close to the shallows and went hard aground. Of those that finished this race Damian Ash’s Wenda was first followed by Mike Shaw and David Humphrey in Perdix and Tom and Carole Tait in Xtravagance.
In the second race all competitors completed the course and Wenda again triumphed despite the challenge of Phoenix helmed by British Universities match race champion Andrew Shaw. Perdix was third.
On Saturday morning the fleet was set a challenging course down harbour in light and shifting winds. There were many changes of position during the race but it was Perdix who came through the fleet during the final run to the finish to take first place ahead of Bill Barnes and Chris Leaver’s Gone Away. Peter Taylor’s Felix was a close third.
By the afternoon the sea breeze had set in to give the fleet perfect conditions to enjoy another down harbour course culminating with a long run to the finish in the Gallon Reach. The leader throughout the race was Steve Lawrence in Catherine. Second was Terrapin (Roy Griggs and Robin Wootton) with Felix again third.
In the final calculation for the trophy winner it was Mike Shaw and David Humphrey in Perdix who came out on top with Gone Away second and Felix third.