Laser Lakeland Grand Prix at Killington Sailing Association

by Tim Luke 17 Apr 2011 21:02 BST 9 April 2011

21 boats from 6 clubs turned out for this year’s Laser Open at Killington Lake. It was great to see familiar faces from last year’s Grand Prix series and welcome many new faces to Killington including a six strong contingent from St Mary’s Loch, several of whom drove down from Edinburgh that morning. Late arrivals allowed time for the breeze to build and for race staff to coax outboards back to life after the winter break. There was long enough for the youngsters to discuss the impact of A levels on their sailing and for the oldies to compare winter physio bills!

The breeze oscillated through 60% making start lines a challenge. Boats occasionally got onto the plane but not for long. Sun burn and dehydrated dry suit wearers were the only hazards.

Results were remarkably similar to 2010 with the local Lawson brothers dominating the event. This year David stretched out his lead in all three races with “Pete the professional” (Sail Blades) in contention. Last year’s series winner, Dan Trotter, was edged into 4th place by Gareth Balfour of KSA who was consistent with two third places and a fourth. Sharing 10 points with Dan were Tom Goden, a very welcome new face from Bassenthwaite and Tim Luke. After yet another birthday Tim can enjoy a close contest with Jonathan Nicoll in the Grand Masters.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	Category	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	133259	David Lawson	Bassenthwaite	Master	1	1	1	2
2	147093	Pete Lawson	Killington	Master	2	2	2	4
3	197704	Gareth Balfour	Killington	Adult	3	3	4	6
4	170423	Dan Trotter	Derwent	Youth	7	11	3	10
5	175602	Tom Gosden	Bassenthwaite	Adult	10	4	6	10
6	197704	Tim Luke	Killington	Grand Master	14	5	5	10
7	63208	Susan Landon	Killington	Master	4	7	9	11
8	113689	Martin Metcalfe	Killington	Master	5	8	11	13
9	197194	Mark Simpson	Ullswater	Master	6	12	7	13
10	179737	Jonathon Nicholls	Ullswater	Grand Master	13	6	8	14
11	141470	Paul Holdsworth	Killington	Master	9	9	10	18
12	177885	Steve Roberts	South Widermere	Master	8	14	12	20
13	189089	Richard Startup	Derwent	Master	12	10	13	22
14	75221	William Kenyon	Killington	Adult	11	DSQ	14	25
15	8	Jack lawson	Killington	Youth	DSQ	13	15	28
16	59759	Craig Reid	Killington	Master	15	15	16	30
17	120128	Ian Malcolm	St Mary's Loch	Grand Master	17	16	17	33
18	91329	Paul Nicholls	St Mary's Loch	Master	16	17	19	33
19	198893	Maria beattie	St Mary's Loch	Youth	18	18	18	36
20	77746	Cameron Nicholls	St Mary's Loch	Youth	20	19	20	39
21	122052	Leigh Young	St Mary's Loch	Master	19	20	21	39