With probably the closest finish we have ever had, Draycote's New Year's Day pursuit race was drama to the end. Not even the top two boats knew who had won when they came ashore, and the destination of the Club Championships was also in the balance.
The forecast was for wind, and in the morning it was gusting 24 knots and the windsurfers were out. But the wind started to decline at 12 noon and by the 1.30pm start the gust were a more manageable 16 knots. But the fruity forecast made some choose smaller rigs than they would usually. Notably Greg Irish, who was leading the series, chose to go for an ILCA 6, meaning that this result wouldn't count towards his series tally.
And yes, Freddie did take the race - by millimetres - making up for his navigational error which took his Boxing Day pursuit race win away from him. Well done, Freddie, a great way to come back from that disappointment!
New Year's Day Pursuit
1st Freddie Sunderland, ILCA 6
2nd Greg Irish, ILCA 6
3rd Millie Irish & Jess Powell, 29er
4th Mike Deane & Paul Disney, Fireball
5th Sam Byrd, ILCA 7
6th Chris Brown, Solo
Club Championships
1st Greg Irish, ILCA 7
2nd Will Sunderland, ILCA 7
3rd George Sunderland, ILCA 7
4th Chris Larr & Various, RS400
5th Marcellus Pryor, ILCA 7
6th Imogen Green & Felicity Angel, Feva
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