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Comet Open Meeting at Naseby Sailing Club

by Comets 8 Jul 2002 19:22 BST

Twelve Comets and one Mino (reduced rig Comet) enjoyed friendly competition at the Open Meeting held on 7th July at Naseby SC in Northants.

The morning race started in a gentle but dying breeze. Alan Bennett (Shustoke SC) overtook the early leaders George Parry (Naseby) and Peter Hayes (Winsford Flash) to win and Mark Coppenhall (Hunts) was 2nd.

After lunch and relaxation in warm sunshine it was back to the fray in a nice force 2. Paul Hinde (Naseby) showed early pace but faded to 5th, with Bennett again winning with Coppenhall 2nd and Brian Herring (Winsford Flash) 3rd.

A sudden increase in wind strength at the start of Race 3 caused some excitement but Bennett again won with Coppenhall overtaking Hayes and Phillip Hossell (Severn) to come 2nd.

Overall Results:

PosHelmSail NoClub
1stA Bennett620Shustoke SC
2ndM Coppenhall427Hunts SC
3rdP Hayes803Winsford Flash SC
4thB Herring730Winsford Flash
5thP Mountford780Staunton Harold SC

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