Splash Open at Alton Water Sailing Club
by Gavin Johnson 2 May 2006 09:14 BST
29-30 April 2006
Simon Barker at the Alton Water Splash open © Gavin Johnson
With conditions varying from a zephyr to force 3 and direction from North West to South East, the Splash fleet were given a true test of their skills.
Throughout the weekend the racing was very tight with battles for position going on throughout the fleet. So tight in fact that six positions were settled on tie break rulings. Leading the pack however was Simon Barker who took five first places despite a spectacular capsize and swim in the final race. Tom Barker took the final race and second place overall. Victoria Marfleet put together an impressively consistent set of results pushing Tom and Simon in every race.
The truly international flavour of the class was represented by Spencer Loxton from New Zealand, who spectacularly took race 4. Will Powell, James Morley and Will Johnson provided us with superbly tight racing settled finally in the last two feet of the last race.
The biggest battle of the weekend was between Bradley Field, Jessica Hewes, Roo Clark and Chris Smith who battled for places throughout the series little surprise, they all finished on the same points.
As usual we were superbly supported by AWSC ashore and afloat.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Helm | Sail No | Club | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Simon Barker | 1576 | Norfolk Broads YC | 5 |
| 2 | Tom Barker | 1066 | Norfolk Broads YC | 10 |
| 3 | Victoria Marfleet | 2009 | Waveney and Oulton Broad YC | 16 |
| 4 | Spencer Loxton | 1820 | KKCC | 18 |
| 5 | Will Powell | 1660 | Dabchicks | 20 |
| 6 | James Morley | 2297 | Ulley SC | 26 |
| 7 | Will Johnson | 1068 | Alton Water | 26 |
| 8 | Jessica Hewes | 2040 | Dabchicks | 40 |
| 9 | Bradley Field | 834 | Benfleet YC | 40 |
| 10 | Roo Clark | 2246 | Aldburgh YC | 40 |
| 11 | Chris Smith | 1626 | Dabchicks | 40 |