British Vane A-Class Championships (Day 1) There was 17 boats that turned up for this prestigious regatta hosted by Fleetwood MY&PBC. The sailing conditions were difficult with waves creating a large chop at the clubhouse end of the lake and as well as the wind blowing from the west at 20mph, gusting 28mph at times, made these elegant large yachts power to windward with their skippers running frantically to keep up with them also down wind. Inevitably the 17 boat fleet started to reduce as some boats were damaged during the racing. Repairs continued throughout the day, but still these boats would perform to their best in such strong wind conditions. David Bell sailing a John Simpson design yacht sailed admirably throughout the day to make an excellent start to his campaign. However, there is along way to go before crossing the finishing line on Friday afternoon. Locals Derek Preistley started very well and Graham Butler was also very fast today before sustaining damage. Graham has a lot of re-sails and will make up ground on the top 3 if successful. Plenty to play for tomorrow. Results from Day 1 David Bell FLEETWOOD 26 Derek Preistley FLEETWOOD 18 Anthony Warren/John Taylor HAMPTON COURT/FLEETWOOD 13 Graham & Sam Butler FLEETWOOD 13 Peter Stollery GUILDFORD 13 Martin Roberts BIRKENHEAD 11 Robert Walsh FLEETWOOD 11 Peter Whiteside/John Brooks FLEETWOOD 11 Arjan Cingel NETHERLANDS 10 Chris Harris BORNVILLE 10 Rob & CJ Vice CLAPHAM 10 Shaun Wyeth GOSPORT 10 Mark Dicks CLAPHAM 9 Alan Bell FLEETWOOD 8 Bill Green / Damian Ackroyd BORNVILLE/LEEDS 7 Robert Bell/John Simpson FLEETWOOD 7 Mervyn Cook / Peter Fothergill GOSPORT 4
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 21:11:44 +0000
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