Met & Southern IOM Championships Round 2 at Reading Sailing Club
by John Shorrock 26 Mar 2015 13:18 GMT
21 March 2015
John Shorrock presents the Met & Southern IOM Championships Round 2 winner's prize to John Arundel © Chris Hay
Round 2 of the IOM Met & Southern Championships was held on 21st March on Reading Sailing Club lake at Sonning.
There were a record 21 entries for the event, visitors having travelled from far and wide. Richard Wills made the trip from deepest Cornwall and Odd Egil Nordanger came by public transport, train and bus, to arrive from Clapham in Central London. Enthusiasm for radio sailing has no bounds.
There was a light northerly breeze to start with promise of stronger veering winds later.
A triangular course was set and after two races the pattern was forming with Tony Gurrier of 3-Rivers and John Arundel of Reading leading the way. By lunchtime John, with his intuitive reading of the shifting wind, had moved into the lead.
This pattern continued, Tony having a charge to win two races after the break, only for John to come back and win the final two.
Colin Trower of Hampton Court moved into third spot after obtaining redress for an entanglement just ahead of the ever consistent Hugh McAdoo of Guildford.
Overall Results:
Pos | Skipper | Sail No | Club/City | Hull | Pts |
1 | John Arundell | 12 | Reading SC | AB4 | 13 |
2 | Tony Gurrier | 50 | ERS | V9 | 16 |
3 | Colin Trower | 59 | Hamton Court | Kantun | 48 |
4 | Hugh Mcadoo | 20 | Guildford | Arrival | 49 |
5 | Derek Morland | 80 | Gosport | Britpop | 50 |
6 | Ian Davies | 49 | Poole RYC | 49 | 52 |
7 | Richard Wills | 22 | West Cornwall MYC | Anansi | 63 |
8 | Dave Andrews | 46 | Hampton Court | Britpop | 69 |
9 | Matt Adams | 68 | Eastleigh | Alternative | 71 |
10 | Julia Hancock | 24 | Hampton Court | | 76 |
11 | Peter Popham | 00 | ERS | MX14 | 79 |
12 | Austin Gurrier | 8 | ERS | Britpop | 80 |
13 | Jamie Holmes | 129 | Watermead MYC | Pikanto | 89 |
14 | Martin Crysell | 52 | Guildford | Pikanto | 99 |
15 | David Adam | 83 | Woking | Isis 1 | 110 |
16 | Nick Cherry | 192 | Eastleigh | Widget | 119 |
17 | Duncan Blair | 42 | Hampton Court | V9 | 124 |
18 | Tom Whicher | 122 | Eastleigh | Widget | 128 |
19 | Michael Sykes | 90 | Eastbourne | Bripop | 135 |
20 | Odd Egil Nordanger | 62 | Clapham | ERS | 143 |
21 | Steve Williams | 10 | ERS | Isis 2 | 155 |