Magic Marine RS300 Grand Prix at Sheffield Viking Sailing Club
by Tim Keen 23 Jul 2016 08:21 BST
16 July 2016
Magic Marine RS300 Grand Prix at Sheffield Viking (day 1 of the Northern Double Header 2016) © Jenni Keen
Eight RS300s turned up for the first day of a 2-day 2-venue combined open meeting: the Northern Double Header. There were 3 local boats plus 2 EU members (Scotland).
The day's light-ish winds in a nearly favourable direction looked to benefit the lighter helms in the fleet. But local knowledge is a big advantage so there would be some spectacularly close racing.
The first race's hotly contested start line saw Tim Keen take a early tack onto port in not quite enough room in front of Matt Jenkins. This resulted in Keen taking an early penalty turn. Steve Sallis went on to capitalise and walk away with the win.
Race 2 saw a close race throughout between Keen and Jenkins, closely followed by Sallis and Alistair McLaughlin.
Race 3 was the closest race of the day. After 45 mins of action the top four were covered. In the last five seconds the victory went to Matt Jenkins.
Day 1 (Sheffield Viking) Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | E1 | R2 | R3 |
|---|
| 1 | 328 | Tim Keen | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 323 | Matt Jenkins | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 476 | Steve Sallis | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 490 | Alistair McLaughlin | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 478 | James Cowlishaw | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | 426 | James Ruddiman | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 336 | Mark Taylor | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 342 | Ian Hopkins | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Overall Results for 2-day Northern Double Header:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Sheff1 | Sheff2 | Sheff3 | Gloss1 | Gloss2 | Gloss3 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 328 | Tim Keen | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | DNF | 6 |
| 2 | 490 | Alistair McLaughlin | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 476 | Steve Sallis | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | 336 | Mark Taylor | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | 426 | James Ruddiman | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | DNF | 22 |
| 6 | 342 | Ian Hopkins | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| ‑ | 386 | Alan Bennet | | | | 4 | 7 | 3 | ‑ |
| ‑ | 323 | Matt Jenkins | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | | ‑ |
| ‑ | 478 | James Cowlishaw | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | ‑ |