Laser Open Meeting at Bough Beech Sailing Club

by Darren Steele 9 Apr 2003 13:46 BST

Photo © Brian Whitmey

On Saturday, 5 April, Bough Beech Sailing Club hosted their annual Laser open. This event was also the first leg of the UKLA south east travellers series. Simon Winn, the Race Officer for the day, had little difficulty in taking full advantage of the near perfect sailing conditions. With a 10 - 15 kt northerly breeze filling the length of the lake, the race committee was able to fit five closely fought races into the day. Brilliant sunshine attracted forty competitors, leading to packed start li nes. This meant that the black flag rule was enforced in many of the races, leading to a few disqualifications.

The sometimes gusty conditions and shorter races led to unpredictable finishes, with a different sailor winning each race. At the end of the day it was Ian Gregory from Frensham who took the overall win. Martin Brooking (BBVC) followed in second place, and local sailor Andrew Peake filled the third position. Mark Heather (BBSC) was the first radial home, and another home club sa ilor, Sonya Riley won the ladies category.

Overall Results:

Pos	Class	Sail No	Helm	Club	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Pts
1st	Laser	166675	lan Gregory	Frensh	6	1	5	4	2	12
2nd	Laser	172161	Martin Brooking	BVSC	5	4	4	1	20	14
3rd	Laser	125516	Andrew Peake	BBSC	~~DNF~~	3	1	11	4	19
4th	Laser	164693	Sergio Missina	Ch.S.C	10	15	6	5	1	22
5th	Laser	160550	Olly Bush	WWSC	1	20	9	3	11	24
6th	Laser	174890	Andy Grice	DWSC	12	10	2	7	5	24
7th	Laser	174711	David Goddard	Ch.S.C	9	9	10	8	7	33
8th	Laser	173877	Geoffrey Bush	WWSC	4	29	18	10	3	35
9th	Laser	175619	Peter Curl	BBSC	22	6	23	2	9	39
10th	Laser	168979	Mark Nethercleft	WWSC	2	8	25	21	8	39
11th	Laser	174938	Rob Sumner	Is Bar	3	5	14	17	~~DNF~~	39
12th	Laser	17	Mark Barnes	BBSC	8	12	7	20	13	40
13th	Laser	172157	Bill Stean	WWSC	7	2	11	24	~~DNF~~	44
14th	Laser	135390	John Reed	BBSC	21	20	3	6	19	48
15th	Laser	133492	Darren Steele	BBSC	18	7	13	25	10	48
16th	Laser	158363	Chris Catt	DOWNS	16	22	12	13	12	53
17th	Laser Radial	173486	Mark Heather	BBSC	15	11	17	14	26	57
18th	Laser	173572	David Victor	Ch.S.C	28	18	16	9	17	60
19th	Laser	174916	James Cooke	DOWNS	26	23	8	15	18	64
20th	Laser	169098	Sonya Riley	BBSC	23	30	22	19	6	70
21st	Laser Radial	170169	James Royston	BVSC	11	19	27	~~DNF~~	16	73
22nd	Laser	172565	Joe Pascoe	WWSC	17	32	33	12	14	75
23rd	Laser	137358	John Masters	Ch.S.C	27	14	15	27	21	77
24th	Laser Radial	154747	D Homer	W.S.C	19	16	21	26	24	80
25th	Laser Radial	17387	Nick Bush	WWSC	14	24	34	23	22	83
26th	Laser	166405	D Carter	BBSC	33	33	30	16	15	94
27th	Laser	163354	Mark Dowling	BVSC	32	28	19	22	25	94
28th	Laser	173573	lan Patrick	BBSC	29	27	28	18	27	100
29th	Laser	173386	Pat McNaulty	Ch.S.C	24	31	20	28	~~DNF~~	103
30th	Laser	136401	C Watts	BBSC	~~DNF~~	25	24	31	23	103
31st	Laser	127551	JamesAndrews	tamsc	20	13	31	~~DNF~~	DNF	105
32nd	Laser Radial	170615	Ben Paton	Lym	13	17	~~DNF~~	DNF	DNF	112
33rd	Laser	115368	Keiran Dix	War	25	26	26	~~DNF~~	DNF	118
34th	Laser	139344	lone Branton	BBSC	30	~~DNF~~	29	32	30	121
35th	Laser Radial	165548	K Fitzsimmons	BBSC	35	35	32	30	28	125
36th	Laser	172838	Robert Willmott	Ch.S.C	31	34	35	29	~~DNF~~	129
37th	Laser	112025	Robert Bushell	BBSC	34	36	36	34	31	135
38th	Laser Radial	177527	Anne Burrell	BBSC	~~DNF~~	37	37	33	29	136
39th	Laser	77789	T Tolson	BBSC	36	~~DNF~~	38	35	32	141
40th	Laser Radial	159460	Alex Smith	BBSC	~~DNF~~	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	164