Streaker North Sails Southern Paddle Series at Tamworth Sailing Club

Six visitors and two home helms arrived at Tamworth SC on the morning of Saturday 25th March to be greeted by sunshine and a good strong breeze. It was set to be a challenging day on the water of picking the right shifts and managing the gusts.

After three races it was James Dawes who  made a dominant start to his season with three wins to take first overall, Alan Gillard in second and Matt Whitfield in third. Michael Alexander took the class association prize in fourth overall.

Thank you to Tamworth SC and all the volunteers for hosting the Streaker Class season opener once again, and to North Sails for their continued support of the class and the Southern Paddle Series.

Upcoming events for the Class:

P&B Northern Paddle: Ripon SC 15 April

North Sails Southern Paddle: Banbury SC 16 April

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Overall Results:

Position Sail No Helm Club R1 R2 R3 Net

1st 1975 James Dawes Redditch SC ‑1 1 1 2

2nd 1551 Alan Gillard Sheffield Viking SC ‑3 2 2 4

3rd 1901 Matthew Whitfield Tamworth SC ‑4 3 3 6

4th 2124 Michael Alexander Rutland SC (DNF) 4 4 8

5th 1977 Neil Firth Banbury SC 2 (DNS) DNS 9

6th 1900 Ian Whitfield Tamworth SC ‑6 5 5 10

7th 1864 Dave Barrett Beaver SC 5 (DNF) DNF 12

8th 2164 Colin Staite Bartley SC (DNF) DNF DNS 15