Seventeen boats arrived bright and early Tuesday morning at Winsford Flash for the final meeting of the inaugural Border Counties Midweek Sailing Series.
The mirror-like conditions were a little worrying but assurances from the locals that the wind would soon materialise kept everyone happy. Although, the high spirits were probably more to do with the tea, coffee and yummy chocolate brownies which set a great atmosphere for the day among competitors and spectators alike.
The third and final race was soon under way with once again many changes of fortune. Steve Bellamy (Comet) was quick to play the wind shifts on the first beat and was one of the first boats to round the windward mark. Phil continued his winning ways doing just enough for a hat-trick of firsts. The ever-consistent Pete was second followed this time by fellow Supernova sailor Eric Hasleden.
A great day on the water was rounded off by prize-giving in the clubhouse and talk of another Border Counties Midweek Sailing Series next year. Many thanks to all those at Winsford who put so much effort into making the day such a success.
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Overall Results:
Pos Class Sail No Helm CrewName Club R1 R2 R3 Pts
1st SOLO 5963 Phil Snewin Chester ‑1 1 1 2
2nd SUPERNOVA 1168 Pete Coop Winsford Flash 2 ‑3 2 4
3rd STREAKER 1926 Dave Turtle Shotwick Lake 3 2 ‑6 5
4th LIGHTNING 368 410 Jeremy Cooper Shotwick Lake 4 4 ‑5 8
5th COMET 311 Steve Bellamy Winsford Flash 5 ‑6 4 9
6th SUPERNOVA 1120 Eric Haselden Winsford Flash 9 ‑11 3 12
7th SUPERNOVA 519 Pete Chambers Winsford Flash 6 7 ‑11 13
8th LIGHTNING 368 257 Duncan Cheshire Winsford Flash ‑12 5 9 14
9th LASER/ ILCA 7 198833 Ros Benson Winsford Flash 7 ‑10 7 14
10th COMET 877 Charlotte Coop Winsford Flash 8 9 ‑10 17
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