Laser Lakeland and Borders Grand Prix at Annandale Sailing Club
by Myles Ripley 7 May 2017 16:39 BST
6 May 2017
Laser Lakeland and Borders Grand Prix at Annandale © M.Ripley
Annandale welcomed us with a good wind coupled with occasional sun, even if the wind came with massive gusts with big wind shifts that flattened more than a few of the fleet.
By the end of the first race all were happy to take a break and regain some energy from excellent home made soup and rolls from the galley staff at the club.
Several sailors went for a smaller rig for race 2 and 3 - whilst still strong and gusty not as wild as race 1. Chris Nurney set a long beat and fast reaches for race 2, and an extra beat in race 3 which saw the race leaders having a very close battle all the way to the line.
A hard day's sailing saw tired but satisfied faces at the prize giving.
Sailors came from 8 different clubs which, for 15 sailors, is a good spread. Jon Abbatt is the current series leader.
Mark layers and safety boat team did a great job with plenty of capsizes and changes of courses to deal with.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Fleet | Rig | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Master | Standard | 179030 | Andrew Hewett | St Marys | 1 | 1 | ‑2 | 2 |
| 2nd | Master | Standard | 209911 | Tim Keighley | West Riding | ‑3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3rd | Master | Standard | 163355 | Jon Abbatt | Ullswater | 2 | 2 | ‑4.5 | 4 |
| 4th | Adult | Standard | 163016 | Greg Liggins | Derwent | 4 | ‑6 | 3 | 7 |
| 5th | Lady | Radial / 4.7 | 184285 | Kelly Carmichael | Annandale | ‑9 | 4 | 4.5 | 8.5 |
| 6th | Great Grand Master | Standard | 176743 | Peter Whipp | Bassenthwaite | 5 | 5 | ‑7 | 10 |
| 7th | Lady | Radial | 176760 | Carol Beattie | Annandale | 6 | ‑8 | 6 | 12 |
| 8th | Junior | Radial | 77 | George Thomas | Sedburgh School | 7 | 9 | (DNF) | 16 |
| 9th | Master | Standard | 60B | Tony Bamforth | Annandale | 10 | 7 | (DNF) | 17 |
| 10th | Master | Standard / Radial | 176456 | Jonathan Anson | Bassenthwaite | (DNF) | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 11th | Master | Radial | 177885 | Stephen Roberts | South Windernere | 8 | 13 | (DNC) | 21 |
| 12th | Grand Master | Standard / Radial | 147184 | David Richardson | Annandale | 12 | 10 | (DNC) | 22 |
| 13th | Master | Standard / Radial | 174909 | Paul Gannon | Bassenthwaite | (DNF) | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 14th | Junior | 4.7 | 7 | Walter Keegan | Sedburgh School | 11 | 12 | (DNC) | 23 |
| 15th | Junior | 4.7 | 8 | Geordan Moss | Sedburgh School | 13 | (DNC) | DNC | 29 |