Solo Open Burwain Sailing Club
by Innes Armstrong 6 Apr 2022 06:46 BST
3 April 2022
Burwain Solo Open © Georgina Wilcox
The first Northern Solo Open Meeting of the year, sponsored by Winder Boats, took place on 3rd April at sunny Burwain. There were three challenging races for the 14 boat fleet, of which there were 9 visitors from as far a field as Ogston and Bassenthwaite.
Wind strength across the day ranged from 8 to 14 mph and so tested the brain and later on the muscles as the wind strengthened through the day. Close racing was the order of the day throughout the fleet.
The first race was won by Martin Honnor followed by Ste Dennison and Alex Alcock. The second race followed with a change of course which allowed a bit of local knowledge from Innes Armstrong to pull out an early lead which he held to the finish. Second was Ste Dennison followed by Martin Honnor.
So it came down to the last race with three possible winners. By now the wind had built up to the strongest of the day and certainly tested the muscles. Martin got off to a strong start using all his weight advantage and was able to lead from start to finish, but was pushed all the way by Ste Dennsion and Alex Alcock.
So it was Martin who won with two firsts, Stephen Dennison was second and Innes Armstrong was third thanks to a race win in R2, beating Alex Alcock into fourth on the same points. Martin thanked all those that made the Racing possible and the galley crew for looking after the fleet off the water.
The first event of the Northern Solo Series was a great success and Burwain SC was deemed a great place to sail with a full lake and a very welcoming team to host.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
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| 1st | 5880 | Martin Honnor | Ogston SC | 1 | ‑3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | 6013 | Stephen Dennison | Yeadon SC | 2 | 2 | ‑3 | 4 |
| 3rd | 5813 | Innes Armstrong | Burwain SC | ‑4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4th | 4529 | Alex Alcock | Leigh & Lowton SC | 3 | ‑4 | 2 | 5 |
| 5th | 5825 | Martin Brennan | Hollingworth Lake SC | ‑7 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 6th | 5615 | Andy Carter | Leigh & Lowton | 5 | 7 | ‑9 | 12 |
| 7th | 5741 | Stephen Graham | Burwain SC | ‑6 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 8th | 5016 | Ted Garner | Budworth SC | 8 | 8 | ‑11 | 16 |
| 9th | 5949 | John Richardson | Royal Windermere YC | ‑10 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 10th | 5386 | Trevor Ormerod | Burwain SC | ‑13 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 11th | 4286 | Paul Graham | Burwain SC | 9 | 11 | (DNS) | 20 |
| 12th | 5203 | Mike Cowan | Bassenthwaite SC | ‑11 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 13th | 4715 | Justine Davenport | Burwain SC | 12 | ‑13 | 12 | 24 |
| 14th | 4281 | Sam Paechter | Otley SC | 14 | 14 | (DNS) | 28 |