Streaker Southern Paddle Series Round 3 at Burghfield Sailing Club
by Veronica Falat 23 Apr 2018 11:08 BST
21 April 2018
Fifteen Streakers competed in the Burghfield open meeting on April 21st. It was a light wind day with warm sunshine in the morning giving way to more overcast conditions later.
In Race 1, Isaac Marsh was soon in the lead with Duncan McDonald close behind. The chasing pack of Kevin Druce, Chris Smith, Veronica Falat, and Mark Langston fought amongst themselves until Veronica pulled clear to take 3rd place and Mark was 4th. The wind had been very light and patchy and, as this was a joint event with Solos and Comets, we had to wait for the other boats to complete their races before we could go again – and the Comet fleet was stuck for quite a while in a flat calm. So the OOD gave pity on us and sent everyone in for an early lunch. There were hopes of sailing 3 races in the afternoon but the wind conditions didn't improve so we only got 2 more.
Race 2 again saw Isaac out in front but he was given a good race by Veronica and Duncan, while James Dawes took 4th ahead of Kevin Druce and Brenda Hoult. Duncan was the early leader of Race 3 but it was Veronica who managed to overtake and pull clear while Duncan held off Isaac to take 2nd place. Further back, James was 4th again with Doug Horner 5th.
Overall Isaac was the winner but his results won't count for the Southern Paddle travellers series as he is experimenting with various things that are currently not class legal. Most noticeable is his sail which doesn't conform to the rule requiring Streaker sails to be white. He is also using a carbon boom and experimenting with means for easier adjustment of the aft mainsheet bridle. These are all matters that no doubt will be agenda items for the class AGM during the Nationals in late June.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | I995 | Isaac Marsh | Northampton SC | 1 | 1 | ‑3 | 2 |
| 2 | 1972 | Veronica Falat | Waveney & Oulton Broad YC | ‑3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2102 | Duncan McDonald | Newhaven & Seaford SC | 2 | ‑3 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1985 | James Dawes | Redditch SC | ‑13 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 1940 | Doug Horner | Swanage SC | 6 | ‑8 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 1971 | Kevin Druce | Burghfield SC | ‑7 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 1975 | Brenda Hoult | Hayling Island SC | 5 | 6 | ‑10 | 11 |
| 8 | 1920 | Mark Langston | Beccles Amateur SC | 4 | ‑9 | 9 | 13 |
| 9 | 1844 | Chris Smith | Island Barn SC | 8 | ‑11 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | 1681 | Rupert Smith | Newhaven & Seaford SC | (DNF) | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | 1929 | Peter Withrington | Burghfield SC | 9 | ‑13 | 11 | 20 |
| 12 | 1568 | Jon Blankley | Beccles Amateur SC | 11 | 10 | (DNF) | 21 |
| 13 | 1983 | Ken Hydon | Burghfield SC | 10 | ‑14 | 13 | 23 |
| 14 | 1700 | Alan Simmons | Lancing SC | ‑14 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 15 | 1944 | Peter Russell | Burghfield | 12 | ‑15 | 14 | 26 |