Solutions in the Ovington Inlands at Grafham Water Sailing Club
by Ross Prytherch 18 Nov 2014 07:07 GMT
8-9 November 2014
Grafham Water hosted an excellent event, with 8 Solutions attending. The forecast was for the wind to increase on Saturday, and sure enough it did, gusting 30 knots+.
Saturday was a survival day, with some big squalls and poor visibility. A couple of sailors decided that spectating from the shore was more fun and I think most of the fleet had a dip at some stage.
Christian Smart, previously Blaze National champion borrowed 422 and put it to good effect. He broke away to take a good lead on the first race, and was consistent throughout the day with 2 firsts, and a second. Kevin Clarke (455) second in the first and third race and first in the second race, Ross Prytherch (438) continued to have thirds.
After a hard day on the water, the Solutions came second at the inter class quiz between the different Ovington classes.
On Sunday as people arrived the lake was like glass, one extreme to another, we started the first race in less than 5 knots, most boats being tangled up in the club racers! 2 races were completed.
Thanks to Grafham and Ovington for an excellent weekend enjoyed by all.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 422 | Christian Smart | Pembrokeshire Yacht Club | ‑2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2nd | 415 | Sam Davy | Hykeham SC | 3 | ‑5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 3rd | 438 | Ross Prytherch | Pembrokeshire Yacht Club | ‑5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 4th | 455 | Kevin Clark | Delph | 1 | 2 | 2 | (DNC) | DNC | 14 |
| 5th | 392 | Mike Gower | Hickling Broad | 4 | 4 | ‑5 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 6th | 424 | Julian Hines | Netley Sailing Club | 6 | 6 | (DNC) | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 7th | 437 | Mark Crowther | Redditch | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 6 | 5 | 29 |
| 8th | 435 | Kathryn Hayfield | Delph | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 36 |