78 boats were greeted by a beautiful morning at Starcross Yacht Club without a breath of wind for the annual pursuit race. Patience prevailed however and after a delay of an hour and ten minutes, the fleet eagerly took to the water in lovely sunshine and a building breeze.
With the delay and a narrow tidal window, the race was shortened to 2 hours with the slowest class setting off first with the faster boats setting off later in accordance to their respective handicaps.
As the third lap got under way the faster boats were beginning to overtake and work their way through the fleet in the building breeze. Even with two downwind legs the singlehanders seemed to edge through.
A big thank you to all the competitors, all the volunteers who gave their time and Exe Sails and Covers for the prizes and safety boat!
The next leg of the Southwest Winter Series, supported by Allen & Admiral Trailers, is the Exmoor Beastie on the 26th of March. The 2024 edition of the Steamer is provisionally scheduled for the 4th of February 2024.
Overall Results:
Pos Class Sail No Helm / Crew Club Pts
1 OK 6 Charlie Cumbley Teign Corinthian YC 1
2 B14 762 Russell Gibbs / Lucy Starcross YC 2
3 RS Aero 9 3597 Peter Barton Lymington Town YC 3
4 Phantom 1473 Simon Hawkes Wimbleball SC Starcros 4
5 Phantom 1271 Alex Carr Torpoint Mosquito SC 5
6 OK 77 Gavin Poulloin Weymouth SC 6
7 Solo 5546 Olly Turner Salcombe /Starcross YC 7
8 OK 2104 Charlie Maunder Highcliffe SC 8
9 Osprey 1234 Terry Curtis / Peter 0 Greig Weymouth SC 9
10 RS400 411 Richard Cain / Barney Dearsly Starcross YC 10
11 RS Aero 7 2550 Chris Jones Sutton Bingham SC 11
12 Laser Radial 176836 Michael Bagge Starcross YC 12
13 Phantom 1118 Nik Lye Torpoint Mosquito SC 13
14 2000 22171 Jon Nuttall / Amelia Nuttall Tenby SC 14
15 Laser Radial 214134 Ellie Hutchings Roadford Lake SC 15
16 Solo 5926 John Steels Starcross YC 16
17 Solo 6033 Simon Greenslade Starcross YC 17
18 Fireball 15083 Chris Gill / Adam Broughton Portishead Y&SC 18
19 Merlin Rocket 3746 James Wells / Anna Aylward RYA 19
20 Firefly 3695 Angus Cook / Mandy Henderson NYDC/Castaways 20
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