Royal Southampton Yacht Club Frostbite Series - Race 5
by Simon Forbes 27 Feb 2005 19:22 GMT
27 February 2005
Victory for Offbeat, Hooligan and Roo
The fifth and penultimate race of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club’s Frostbite series was held on Sunday 27th February in generally sunny conditions with an occasional snow shower and cold NNE breeze averaging 17 knots, generally gusting up to 25 knots with a peak of 32 knots an hour into
the racing. The Race Management Team set the Committee Boat off the Fawley shore.
Class 1, saw three boats over the line at the start, Njos and Alice did not return, while Malice did return and subsequently made a navigation error and retired after finishing. Jack Pringle’s IMX40 Mankie took line honours. Victory on corrected time by 42 seconds went to Richomme Yoann’s Mumm 30 Offbeat, with Mankie second and third Paul Harding’s First 31.7 Electron. Overall after five races with one race to go, Mike Henning’s Mumm 36 Alice leads by 10 points from both Electron and Ed Holton’s Shades of Blue II.
Class 2 saw Steve Sault’s Sigma 33 Hooligan take line honours and victory on corrected time by 51 seconds from Bernard Fyans’ Mustang 30 Erik the Red. Third was Ian Townend and John Cooper’s Hunter 707 Tigerfeet. Overall after five races with one race to go, Hooligan and Tiger Feet are equal on 9 points, with Richard Walker’s Micro Gem Urchin II on 15 points.
In the Multihull Class, first to finish and first on corrected time by 107 seconds, was Ben Goodland’s Raider 30 Roo, from George Burn’s Dragonfly 920 Extreme Force X with third Simon Forbes’ Dragonfly 800 Scooby III. Overall after five races with one race to go Scooby III leads by one point from Roo with Force X third.
The RSYC Frostbite series concludes on Sunday 6 March. RSYC Spring Series starts 13 March. For details contact Cathy Crawley, Sailing Secretary, RSYC, Tel: 023 8022 3352 or email racing@rsyc.org.uk
PROVISIONAL RESULTS RACE 5:
Class: 1
1. Offbeat, Mumm 36, Richomme Yoann
2. Mankie, IMX 40, Jack Pringle
3. Electron, First 31.7, Paul Harding
Class: 2
1. Hooligan, Sigma 33, Steve Sault
2. Erik the Red, Mustang 30, Bernard Fyans
3. Tigerfeet, Hunter 707, Ian Townend & John Cooper
Class: Multihulls
1. Roo, Raider 30, Ben Goodland
2. Force X, Dragonfly 920X, George Burn
3. Scooby III, Dragonfly 800, Simon Forbes