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Solo Northern Area Series Round 1 at Burwain Sailing Club

by David Winder 23 Apr 2024 06:33 BST 20 April 2024
Solo Northern Area Event at Burwain © Dom Lloyd

Sponsored by Winder Boats and Impact Marine

This was the first event of the series, held on the 20th of April. A bright sunny morning greeted the competitors, it was time for a bacon sandwich and cup of tea whilst the wind filled in.

After a 30-minute delay the first race got under way in a shifty 5-10 knots. It was a close battle for 2 laps between Innes Armstrong, Andy Carter, Steve Denison and David Winder with the 4 boats pulling clear of the fleet.

Andy Carter came out on top with a photo finish giving Innes Armstrong second from Dave Winder third, closely followed by Steve Denison fourth.

The fleet headed in for a nice home-made curry.

The second race got under way with Nick Hornsby taking an early lead with the usual suspects chasing him down, Innes Armstrong eventually took the lead with half a lap left. With the wind dropping on the last beat and then filling in from the right allowing Andy Carter and Dave Winder to recover to second and third with Stephen Graham in an old wooden boat coming through to fourth.

This left Innes Armstrong and Andy Carter to fight it out for victory in the last race. Dave Winder was ahead at the first mark closely followed Andy Carter with Innes Armstrong having a bad first beat.

Andy Carter took the lead on the next downwind leg, and held on till the finish, even recovering from rounding the mark the wrong way! This left Steve Denison and Dave Winder to fight it out for third overall. Another photo finish gave it to Dave Winder.

It was a great day's racing and a well-deserved victory for Andy Carter.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelmClubR1R2R3Pts
1st5615Andy CarterLeigh & Lowton SC1‑212
2nd5813Innes ArmstrongBurwain SC21‑53
3rd6093David WinderHollingworth Lake SC‑3325
4th6073Steve DenisonRYA4‑537
5th4286Stephen GrahamBurwain SC‑64610
6th5617Steve RestallElton SC7‑10411
7th5968Nick HornsbyHollingworth Lake SC56(DNS)11
8th4715Justine DavenportBurwain SC8‑9715
9th5888Philip ProctorChester SC‑117815
10th5907Steve FarringtonWest Kirby SC‑98917
11th5386Trevor OrmerodBurwain SC1011(DNS)21
12th4283Michael CampbellFiddlers Ferry‑13121022
13th5979John ColegraveYorkshire Dales SC12(DNS)DNS26

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