Fourteen sailors gathered for the first of the two Maylandsea Bay Kestrel opens for 2022, held on 14th/15th May. Long range forecasts had been excellent, but as so often happens in Blighty, by the time of the event, Saturday looked like being a no wind day and the sunshine was going to be missing on Sunday.
As it happened, staying within the creek, Race Officer Bill and his team were able to get two decent races in on Saturday, albeit in shifty, often very light conditions. Whilst difficult for the Race team, it was far more so for the crews, as they struggled to find and stay in the bits of wind that came through the course, whilst negotiating the numerous tidal gates.
Sunday dawned overcast but with 10-12 knots of breeze, now coming from the East.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts
1st 1574 Howard Enkel Danni Tebbutt MBSC ‑3 1 1 1 3
2nd 1587 Glen Enkel Julia Batchelor MBSC 2 2 ‑7 3 7
3rd 1472 Chjris Grice Kenny Hobbs MBSC 1 4 3 (OCS) 8
4th 1600 Paul Gray Karin Grice/Sall Gray MBSC 5 ‑6 2 2 9
5th 1612 Dave Gibson Chris Harris/Peter gibson MBSC ‑7 3 5 4 12
6th 1593 Dean Saxton Mark Harman MBSC 4 (DNF) 4 DNF 16
7th 1605 Paul Wilkinson Jane O'Brien MBSC ‑6 5 6 5 16
More, intense, open Kestrel sailing due at MBSC at Maylandsea Week from 25th July and the Eastern Areas on 8th/9th October.
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