Medway RC Laser Winter Series - Day 10
by Jamie Blair 26 Feb 2018 19:00 GMT
25 February 2018
Weather predictions were for 20-25 knots from the East and with temperatures below freezing. This did not put off the ten racers who braved the elements.
The course was positioned to provide some shelter from the biting wind with the racers standing downwind of the café. Smells of cooking bacon mixed with the woody smells of the wood burner didn't put anyone off. A triangle/sausage layout laid but with a strong port bias but with the windward end set well back from the rum line to the windward mark.
The "D" sail was the rig of choice. The beat to the windward mark held a number of possibilities with the windward end allowing a one tack to the mark but in shelter of the café. Middle to leeward end provided more wind and a starboard tack approach to the windward mark. A long broad reach to the wing mark (very much in the lee of the café!) and then a scurrying run to the leeward mark. A proper beat to the top of the course and flat run, rounding the bottom mark and finish.
Ian Foxwell and Tony Owens set the pace taking a mixture of top three places for most of the 17 races, interrupted by David Townshend taking the last three races of the day and Pete Freeman a brace. Coffee and the warmth of the wood burner were very welcome after nine races.
Some notable results from our newest racer Mark Penny with a 3rd and a number of 4th places – we are keen to see a bullet! One casualty with low power and damp in the engine room was Jamie Blair that kept him from 5 of the races. One sailor even joined from Italy and found the weather and the sailing a challenge.
By our cut-off time of 12.30, 17 races had been completed. Ian Foxwell won the day by a 10 point margin, with Tony Owens second and David Townshend in third.
Day 10 Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 62 | Ian Foxwell | 1 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 2 | -5 | 3 | 23 |
| 2nd | 75 | Tony Owens | 3 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 33 |
| 3rd | 58 | David Townshend | -7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| 4th | 63 | Pete Freeman | 2 | 1 | -7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | (DNF) | (DNC) | 4 | 2 | 50 |
| 5th | 83 | Richard Stone | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | -9 | 6 | 3 | -10 | 5 | -9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 66 |
| 6th | 3 | Mark Penny | 4 | 7 | 3 | -8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 6 | -9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 80 |
| 7th | 72 | Charles Pegram | -9 | 8 | -9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 86 |
| 8th | 51 | Jamie Blair | (DNS) | (DNS) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 89 |
| 9th | 48 | Phil Walker | 8 | 6 | 8 | -9 | -9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | -10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 103 |
| 10th | 17 | Sarah Mason | 6 | 9 | -10 | -10 | -10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 118 |
The Winter Series Overall is well poised with the Tony Owens out in front and the next 3 places only points apart. The competition isn't going to getting any less for the rest of the series.
Our next outing is next Sunday (4th March) for Round 11 with 4 rounds left.
Winter Series Overall: (after Day 10)
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 75 | Tony Owens | 738 |
| 2 | 63 | Peter Freeman | 642 |
| 3 | 62 | Ian Foxwell | 625 |
| 4 | 51 | Jamie Blair | 575 |
| 5 | 83 | Richard Stone | 493 |
| 6 | 72 | Charles Pegram | 353 |
| 7 | 58 | David Townshend | 317 |
| 8 | 4 | Tony Alexander | 309 |
| 9 | 958 | Brian Lev'y | 266 |
| 10 | 84 | Jon Moon | 218 |
| 11 | 3 | Mark Penny | 158 |
| 12 | 309 | Adrian Tomlinson | 93 |
| 13 | 17 | Sarah Mason | 87 |
| 14 | 33 | Les Willson | 79 |
| 15 | 48 | Phil Walker | 64 |
| 16 | 82 | Scot Atkinson | 60 |
| 17 | 613 | Andrew Nicholls | 52 |
| 18 | 83 | Fin Atkinson | 13 |
| 19 | 36 | Roger White | 7 |
| 20 | 13 | Bryan Collings | 0 |