Flying Fifteen Open Meeting at Dovestone Sailing Club
by John Clarke 29 Apr 2002 17:21 BST
David McKee, sailing with daughter Emily, proved to be the master of some very difficult sailing conditions over the weekend of 27/28th April, counting three first places.
They were beaten in the first race by Ian Jones and Nathan Poulton, sailing their new boat, but as the weather deteriorated with squally showers and heavy gusts, David and Emily dominated and Ian and Nathan had to settle for second place overall.
Following closely in third place were Adrian Tattersall and Tim Stuart from Bala SC,who counted two second places and a fourth.
It is a credit to the quality of the boats and the sailors that there were no retirements in the final race, when conditions were very challenging.
In the Classic Fleet David Naylor and Norman Christie had a frustrating time in the first two races. In each they led for most of the race, only to be passed coming to the final mark by Nick Heath and Ted Legg. Nick and Ted finished clear winners, with three first places while David and Norman were second overall.
John Orchard and Jeremy Arnold moved in to third place when they were the only finishers in the final Classic race.
The Concours d'Elegance winners were Graham Lamond in 617 (Fettercairn) and John Orchard in 2700 (Ffrolich)
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
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| 1 | 3628 | D. McKee | E. McKee | Dovestone | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 3750 | I. Jones | N. Poulton | Dovestone | 1 | 3 | 2 | dns | 6 |
| 3 | 3675 | A. Tattersall | T. Stuart | Bala | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 3439 | G. Winterbottom | B. Miles | Dovestone | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 3083 | B. Glover | B. O'Hana | Draycote | 6 | 6 | retd | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | 3437 | R. Rowlands | G. Jones | Dovestone | 5 | 5 | retd | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | 3229 | L. Mayrick | J. Halliwell | Dovestone | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | 3381 | C. Massey | A. Clements | Dovestone | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 9 | 3380 | E. Dyson | A. Webb | Dovestone | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 10 | 3222 | J. Clarke | S. Finnegan | Dovestone | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| Classic Fleet |
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| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
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| 1 | 2520 | N. Heath | T. Legg | Grafham | 1 | 1 | 1 | retd | 3 |
| 2 | 2620 | D. Naylor | N. Christie | Dovestone | 3 | 2 | 2 | retd | 7 |
| 3 | 2700 | J. Orchard | D. Arnold | Notts County | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | 759 | P. Hogg | D. Wheeler | Dovestone | 4 | 3 | 3 | retd | 10 |
| 5 | 617 | G. Lamond | S. Train | S. Windermere | 2 | 4 | 5 | dns | 11 |
| 6 | 1872 | G. Powell | J. Webb | Dovestone | 6 | 7 | dns | dns | 21 |
Photos from the event can be seen on www.dovestone.fsnet.co.uk in the race results section.