Laser First Sunday GMT Series concludes at King George
by Andy Baccas 15 Mar 2017 07:21 GMT
12 March 2017
Sunday saw the conclusion of a great winter series where we have regularly seen 15 boats sailing and, despite the poor forecast and a lengthy postponement for the first race, nine Lasers still took to the water in the concluding two races of King George's Laser First Sunday GMT Series.
Both were won by Tony Cooper, who took overall victory, followed closely by Leo Bridger and Mo Allen.
The racing was followed by prize giving and a well-received fleet lunch.
Laser first Sunday has been a resounding success; we can't all sail every week, so we all make an effort on the first Sunday of every month, hence 'Laser First Sunday'. It has had the effect of re-invigorating fleet sailing at KGSC, boosting the number of Lasers on the start line throughout the year. Sailors from other classes have been hiring the club Lasers, or buying their own second boat, to take part in the competition.
We also had a boat launching where we broke tradition and launched a new members boat with a bottle of port!
The BST series starts on 02-Apr-17 on the best sailing in North London. www.kgsc.org.uk
Overall Results:
| Pos | Helm | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Tony Cooper | ‑1 | ‑1 | ‑1 | ‑1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2nd | Leo Bridger | 3 | ‑5 | 2.5 | ‑5 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16.5 |
| 3rd | Mo Allen | (DNS) | 3 | 2.5 | OOD | (DNC) | (DNC) | 4 | ‑5 | 3 | 2 | 17.4 |
| 4th | Charlie Shearn | ‑6 | ‑8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 26 |
| 5th | Mike Stoddart | 7 | ‑10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ‑8 | 7 | 4 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 30 |
| 6th | Nathan Allen | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 6 | ‑11 | 7 | (DNS) | 32 |
| 7th | Gary Bennett | 5 | ‑11 | OOD | OOD | ‑8 | 6 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 5 | 6 | 33 |
| 8th | Simon Ash | (DNS) | 7 | 10 | (DNS) | 5 | 3 | OOD | OOD | (DNC) | (DNC) | 37.6 |
| 9th | Tim French | ‑9 | ‑9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 40 |
| 10th | Andy Baccas | 10 | ‑13 | ‑11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | ‑12 | ‑12 | 8 | 5 | 48 |
| 11th | Andrew Farrow | (RET) | ‑14 | 13 | 11 | OOD | OOD | (DNC) | (DNC) | 6 | 4 | 51 |
| 12th | Andy Byrne | 2 | 2 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 3 | 2 | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 55 |
| 13th | Nick Roe | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | ‑14 | ‑14 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 64 |
| 14th | Seb Stansfield | (DNC) | (DNC) | 8 | 6 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 10 | 8 | DNC | DNC | 78 |
| 15th | Naimish Baxi | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | DNC | DNC | 86 |
| 16th | Bilaal Auleear | RET | DNS | 9 | 8 | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 93 |
| 17th | Vince Horey | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 2 | 2 | DNC | DNC | 96 |
| 18th | Peter Edel | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 4 | DNS | 105 |
| 19th | Tom Screene | 8 | 6 | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 106 |
| 20th | Omer Knaz | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 8 | 7 | DNC | DNC | 107 |
| 21st | Alasdair Geddes | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNS | DNS | 110 |
| 22nd | Guilhem Alandry | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 13 | 10 | DNC | DNC | 115 |
