Combined Comet Classes at Kingsmead Sailing Club
by Chris Boutle 24 Apr 2005 22:58 BST
23 April 2005
David and Richard Talbot (Ariel) lead from Ivy (Chris Boutle and Mary Andrews) in the second race the combined Comet classes open, Kingsmead © Terry Cherrill
An Open meeting for Comet Trios and Versas was held at Kingsmead SC on 23rd April. Both classes sailed in the same fleet with results determined by handicap. Weather was light rain with generally light (F1-2) and shifty winds; not the best of conditions.
The first race was won by Colin and Imogen Bright in a Versa on handicap after they had done a good job of staying with the faster Trios.
In the second race Eric Goodley and Bill Taylor were first off the start but slipped back as David and Richard Talbot slipped past and then Chris Boutle and Mary Andrews managed to take second place from the Goodley/Taylor boat on the line by the length of a spinnaker pole.
The third race was the decider. The Talbot boat led for the whole race until the last mark when the Boutle/Andrews boat squeezed ahead at the last mark and held on to win the race and the event.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Boat Type | Sail No | Boat Name | Helm | Crew | Club | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Trio | 388 | Ivy | Chris Boutle | Mary Andrews | Kingsmead SC | 3 |
| 2nd | Trio | 365 | Ariel | David Talbot | Richard Talbot | Hawley Lake STC | 3 |
| 3rd | Versa | 219 | Polly | Colin Bright | Imogen Bright | Oxford SC | 5 |