Kestrel Open at Marconi Sailing Club
by John Weedon 3 Sep 2010 11:32 BST
28-29 August 2010
Kestrels at Marconi © Anne Bridge
This was held over the August Bank Holiday weekend in testing wind conditions.
Race 1 on the Sunday morning started in a force 4/5 westerly against the flood tide causing a bumpy ride. Together with stronger gusts coupled with a general increase in wind strength 6 of the 9 starters retired due to various difficulties. The 3 remaining boats finished as 1st 1516 Dusty Miller/Alan Barnstable, 2nd 1563 Henry/Chris Richards and 3rd Rod/Jenny Brown-Lee.
With the wind in the ascendancy there was no appetite for the afternoon scheduled race.
Sunday was promised to be a little kinder wind wise and in a northerly direction causing a smoother ride. The remaing fit boats and crew managed 2 races without major incident after a delayed start allowing some moderation in conditions. Henry and Chris winning race 2 and 1574 Dave/Ian Hearsum coming 2nd. Dusty/Alan finished 3rd and then decided to drop out of the last race which gave the reverse results in 1st and 2nd place with 1544 Kevin/Hayden Edwins in 3rd.
Of the 10 boats entered only 2 managed to finish all 3 races sailed, these were 1563 Henry/Chris Richards and 1573 Rod/Jenny Brown-Lee, well done.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 |
|---|
| 1st | 1563 | Henry Richards | Chris Richards | Goldhanger S.C. | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | 1574 | Dave Hearsum | Ian Hearsum | Ardleigh S.C. | RTD | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd | 1516 | Dusty Miller | Alan Barnstable | Bristol Corinthian S.C. | 1 | 3 | DNC |
| 4th | 1573 | Rod Brown-Lee | Jenny Brown-Lee | Goldhanger S.C. | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 5th | 1544 | Kevin Edwins | Hayden Edwins | Stewartby water S.C. | RTD | 4 | 3 |
| 6th= | 1488 | Plilip Trevelyan | Susannah Trevelyan | Filey S.C. | RTD | DNC | DNC |
| 6th= | 1510 | Jeremy Drummond | Jane Drummond | Wilsonian S.C. | RTD | DNC | DNC |
| 6th= | 1549 | Graham Richmond | Duncan Wilson | Goldhanger S.C. | RTD | DNC | DNC |
| 6th= | 1575 | Tony Willman | Peter Haffenden | Deben Y.C. | RTD | DNC | DNC |
| 10th | 1545 | John Weedon | Amber Wilson | Marconi S.C. | DNC | DNC | DNC |