Laser Open at Lancing Sailing Club
by David Trout 21 Jul 2016 17:39 BST
17 July 2016
Lasers at Lancing © Alan Simmons
Almost perfect conditions at Lancing SC greeted sailors from across the South and South East regions on Sunday 17th July. The wind alternated between force 3 and 4, and Lancing's famous waves provided an offwind sailing treat.
Race Officer Barry Goacher laid an excellent course to the W/SW wind and had the unusual privilege of starting 6 laser races at the first attempt 'with the tide' and only one OCS all day.
In the Standard fleet, the leading 3 were remarkably consistent and regularly pulled away from the rest of the fleet. Craig Williamson (Hayling Island) won all 3 races, Adam Stone (Burghfield) was second x 3 and Gregory Bartlett (Starcross) was third x 3.
The Radial fleet saw some very close racing with plenty of place swapping, particularly offwind, with the result being that the top 3 sailors went into the last race equal on points. David Saunders (Hillhead/Stokes Bay) sailed his best race of the day to take the overall win.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| Radial Fleet |
|---|
| 1st | 201175 | David Saunders | HHSC / SBSC | ‑2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2nd | 201873 | Dominic Hall | Hayling Island SC | 1 | ‑3 | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd | 197941 | Alex Butler | HISC | ‑3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4th | 202547 | David Trout | Lancing SC | (RET) | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 5th | 152585 | Sue Ritchie | Newport Boat Club | 4 | ‑5 | 5 | 9 |
| Standard Fleet |
|---|
| 1st | 210914 | Craig Williamson | HISC | ‑1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | 201020 | Adam Stone | Burghfield SC | ‑2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3rd | 210404 | Gregory Bartlett | Starcross SC | ‑3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4th | 194660 | Jonathan Bailey | Army SA | 4 | ‑6 | 5 | 9 |
| 5th | 192748 | Julian Wilkins | Lancing SC | (DNF) | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 6th | 203290 | Guy Noble | Wembly SC | (DNF) | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 7th | 179660 | Will Apps | Lancing SC | 9 | 4 | (DNF) | 13 |
| 8th | 208932 | William Stean | Weirwood SC | ‑8 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 9th | 165483 | Sean Dwyer | Lancing SC | 6 | 9 | (DNC) | 15 |
| 10th | 182545 | Paul Fewster | Lancing SC | 5 | (DNF) | DNC | 18 |
| 11th | 161647 | Chris Foster | Lancing SC | 7 | 11 | (DNF) | 18 |
| 12th | 174949 | Roger Dowty | Lancing SC | (DNF) | 10 | DNC | 23 |