This year for the Inland Championship conditions were rather different, a very shifty northerly-ish breeze of 5-8knots. PRO, the excellent Johnny Allen and his team had a difficult time laying a trapezoid course with the windward mark well and truly facing the steep sided hills surrounding Cheddar Gorge.
After three races on Saturday Martin and Isobel led by one point from the Birds. Ann and Alan and Phil and Jane just a further point behind. With three different race winners the competition was wide open.
Sunday dawned with mirror like conditions, with the wind gradually filling in from the South East as forecast to a familiar 8 knots in strength.
Clean get aways from each of the three race starts saw Enterprises banging corners to both the left and right. Snakes and ladders of lifts and headers had the fleet changing places on each round. In the 5th race Martin and Isobel took a conservative middle of the course approach on the second beat to gain the lead as they exited from the middle of the pack, again. They convincingly won all three races with the usual protagonists, Birdies, Ann and Alan, Darren and Sam, Phil and Jane all trying to play catch up in their wake.
With an emphatic 4 wins from 6 races the Enterprises have been Honnored.
Thanks to Johnny Allen's race team and the speedy mark laying ribs. Thanks also to our supporters this year, Fernhurst Books and Noble Marine Insurance Brokers.
Overall Results:
Pos Boat Name Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Pts
1st Riot Van 22619 Martin Honor Isobel Hedley‑Fenn Ogston Sailing Club 1 2 ‑6 1 1 1 6
2nd Unlawful Entry 22456 Nigel Bird Andy Bird RYA 3 1 5 3 ‑6 4 16
3rd Harken 23170 Ann Jackson Alan Skeens Burghfield SC ‑6 3 2 6 3 2 16
4th Banged Up 23307 Darren Roach Sam Watson Looe Sailing Club ‑10 6 3 4 2 3 18
5th Kitty 23270 Phil Ford Jane Humpage Looe Sailing Club / BCYC 9 4 1 2 ‑14 5 21
6th Wimp 23275 Matt Jaycock Dave Jackman Looe Sailing Club 2 7 4 12 ‑13 6 31
7th 22349 Vincent Horey Fresh Abenstem King George Sailing Club 5 5 8 ‑11 4 9 31
8th Minion 23347 Callum Dingle James Hobson Looe Sailing Club 4 12 (DNC) 5 10 11 42
9th Blue Job 22501 Alice Allen Karl Evans Looe Sailing Club / BCYC 13 ‑16 7 7 5 12 44
10th Ruby Tuesday 23044 David Marsden Natalie Blake BCYC ‑12 8 12 9 7 10 46
11th Rise & Shine 21067 Ian Wakeling Towan Latham BCYC 7 10 11 10 (OCS) 13 51
12th Wedg‑E 23015 Nick Jackson Kate Goudemans Burghfield SC (DNC) DNC 10 8 8 7 53
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