Laser II class at the BUSA Fleet Racing Championships

by Mike Croker 11 Nov 2005 09:31 GMT 5-6 November 2005

48 Laser II's sallied forth for the first (and only) race of the BUSA Fleet Racing Championships at WPNSA last weekend. Whilst the Laser II revels in such windy conditions (steady F6 at Channel Light vessel) it does require good teamwork to extract the best results, and for some relative newcomers to the boat this was to prove a race too far! The combination of the gusty conditions and a floating windward mark anchor rope (which snagged a few 'boards and rudders) cut the field down to 14 at the finish.

The experienced Glasgow team of Roger Carter and last year's winning crew, Sophie Esson, came out on top, although other regular campaigners from Bath, Loughborough and Brunel kept the pressure on. The increasing wind strength cancelled further racing on Saturday for all fleets, and Sunday morning's full gale confirmed a dissapointing end to the Championships.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	Pts
1st	10408	Roger Carter	Sopie Esson	Glasgow	1
2nd	10389	Matt Greenfield	Liz Carrell	Bath	2
3rd	9986	Steve Hall	Joe Eskin	Loughborough	3
4th	10406	Tobi Watson	Jenna McMinn	Glasgow	4
5th	9781	James Cowles	James Mathieson	Brunel	5