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Solo Open at Fishers Green Sailing Club

by Bill Brockbank 7 May 2014 07:20 BST 21 April 2014

Steve Ede (Ardleigh SC) won the Fishers Green Solo Open for the second year running, this time with 3 firsts. Ewan Berkin-Walls (Hunts SC) was second with local sailor (and previous winner) Paul Rayson third.

20 boats turned out despite the unhelpful (light and variable) forecast for the bank holiday weekend Sunday. Race officer James Pearce wanted a good mix of beats, reaches and runs. The wind gods misunderstood him, providing all 3 - but on each leg.

Despite that (and flat spots bigger than Ukraine) racing was closer than expected, with tussles throughout the fleet and 6 boats ending up within 5 points of each other. It helped that James had set temporary marks further from the trees than the static marks, or we might still be racing.

Overall Results:

PosBoatSail NoHelmClubR1R2R3Pts
1st 5225Steve EdeArdleigh SC‑1112
2nd 5135Ewan Birkin‑WallsHunts SC2‑424
3rd 5181Paul RaysonFishers Green SC‑3235
4thAquasition5230Dave WalfordBroadwater SC43(DNF)7
5thHuffin & Puffin4803Godfrey ClarkFishers Green SC5(DNF)49
6th 5158James MeadFishers Green SC‑66612
7th 5100Bill BrockbankFishers Green SC‑88513
8thHissing Sid4571Richard PiperFishers Green SC7‑9714
9th 5373Phil SturmerRoyal Burnham‑1351116
10thIPA Diet4725Chris HillFishers Green SC‑1271017
10thReckless Rat5012Claire ClarkFishers Green SC9‑10817
12thHyden to Nothing4844John WhiteFishers Green SC10‑141323
12th 4793Roger CastleFishers Green SC1112(DNS)23
14thBrian5241Peter PlayleFishers Green SC‑16131225
15th 5329Barry LongmanFishers Green SC17(DNF)926
16th 4269Trevor SmithThorpe Bay YC14‑161428
17th 4728Mick PointingFishers Green SC1811(DNS)29
18th 4022Dick ReynoldsFishers Green SC1515(DNS)30
19th 2797Barry LindseyFishers Green SC‑19171532
20th 5497Alan BishopGirton SC(DNF)DNSDNS42

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