Sonata Match Racing at Dabchicks Sailing Club
by Rachel Ramsay 20 Jul 2010 19:44 BST
18 July 2010
On Sunday 18th July, Dabchicks Sailing Club hosted the 'Blackwater Gauntlet' for Match Racing in Sonata One Designs. Six local Sonatas competed, with each boat racing every other to decide the winner. The event was umpired by International Judges Alf Bell and Peter Fitt.
The Race Officer Lorraine Cope and her team did an excellent job with an efficient turnaround between matches and an excellently laid course. As the racing progressed through the flights a clear winner emerged, 'Camel' 8090N was invincible.
The racing was completed with enough time to return to the bar for the prize giving, where the teams swapped stories that will be re-told through dark winter nights.
With competitors calling for more, the event will return to Dabchicks for their Centenary year in 2011.
Overall Results:
1st Camel (8090N)
2nd The Apprentice (8093N)
3rd Aubie Too (8922N)
4th Ghostbuster (8141N)
5th Parody (8161N)
6th Kehaar (8214N)