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GP14 Open at Tollesbury Sailing Club

by George Rogers 13 Sep 2010 21:24 BST 11 September 2010

Many of the 22 competitors at Tollesbury found the conditions quite a challenge! With the wind gusting to 25 knots the beats were certainly hard work however the long reach from the windward mark was superb for those crews with enough bulk to fly their spinnakers. Race Officer Derek Burchell had to set the beat across the strong tide and cleverly offset the windward mark to allow for this, the line bias seemed to favour the pin end but nevertheless there was a lot of bunching at the committee boat and a few collisions did occur.

Richard Lord and Norman Brown from Seahorse SC gave their usual faultless display in all 3 races. Competition was much closer for the lesser places . James Ward and Richard Whitehill were impressive in 2nd place and as a result of them overtaking the Beharrells right at the end of the final race Ben Kaplan and Roberto Serra claimed 3rd place on count back.

Steve Corbet and Steve Browne finished 6th and won the Prize for Series 1 boats inspite of breaking their jib halyard in race 3. The youngest helm was Annabel Jones-Laurie, crewed by her grandfather, who finished in 10th place which was an excellent performance in these conditions.

After about 3 hours on the water and having shortened the final race out to the main Blackwater estuary to a single lap the fleet returned to the club for some food and to discuss what had been an exhilarating day with many moments to remember.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelmCrewClubR1R2R3Pts
114030Richard LordNorman BrownSSC1112
213316James WardRichard WhitehillPSC6224
313885Ben KaplanRoberto SerraSSC2857
413876Andy BeharrellIan BeharrellTSC4537
513667Jim FaulkenerSteve CooperBTYC3447
613003Steve CorbetSteve BrowneLoSSC53168
713870John ShepherdPenny AbbottSSC96713
814020David InnesJon DenyerFPSC772314
913958George RogersJilly WilkinsonTSC239615
1013402Annabel Jones-LaurieRon LaurieTSC818816
118833Nick GreenRachel GreenTSC1211920
1213956Roger PalmerSarah ToddTSC10101220
1313136Roberto ChaconAgata BartoszczeBTYC11121021
1414058Ed CoatesCeri RogersTSC15231126
1511947Martin SmithScott EdwardsTSC14151327
1612126Nick LynnVal LynnTSC13171528
1713578Keith TooveyChris HiggsSSC17161430
1813798Gary TuckerPhilippa ParkesSSC16142330
1912???Steve GrahamNicky GrahamTSC18132331
201365Chris ParsonsCharlotte ToddTSC19201736
2113703Allan HawtinMike FlowerTSC23192342
229???Rik AlewijnseBecky AlewijnseTSC23232346

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