Penguin Trophy at Royal Lymington Yacht Club
by Adrian Jardine 30 Dec 2002 10:21 GMT
Sunday 29th December 2002
Eighteen club members with ages ranging from 8-70 turned out for this regatta in Scows. A moderate to fresh westerly wind brought frequent showers but did not discourage the sailors enthusiasm. Heats were run by race officer Ado Jardine from a start boat on the east side of the river to establish the top ten helmsmen.
Three races were sailed in the finals with no discards. The first race was won by the 2001 winner Peter Barton, with Ben Paton second and Stuart Jardine third. The second race was won by Ben Paton with Peter Barton second and John Doerr third. The final critical race was dominated by Ben Paton who took an early lead and never looked back, Stuart Jardine came through to finish second with Robyn Stock third.
Ben Paton won the Penguin trophy to add to his earlier success this week when he won the Peter Andreae trophy. The Race Officer thanked all the participants and helpers and especially all those members who lent their Scows for the event. Over £58 was raised for the Lifeboat, thankyou.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Helm | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Ben Paton | 4 |
| 2 | Peter Barton | 8 |
| 3 | Stuart Jardine | 13 |
| 4= | Robyn Stock | 15 |
| 4= | Rupert Stock | 15 |
| 6 | John Doerr | 17 |
| 7 | Charlotte Lawrence | 18 |
| 8 | Sophie & Robert Weguelin | 19 |
| 9 | Jo & Nick Ryley | 26 |
| 10 | Hannah Snellgrove & Thomas Dudley | 30 |