HD Sails Scottish Solo Travellers at Bardowie

 The Scottish Solo fleet came to Bardowie, just outside Glasgow, for the first of the 2023 HD Sails Scottish Solo Travellers events.

At Bardowie races are usually started from a pontoon giving a stable space for the race team. The loch is narrow which restricts course setting. The course was a short beat followed by a short tight reach then another run and reach followed by a beat up the length of the loch. This meant three gybes every round so it was going to be an exciting day in a wind that at times was barely F2 but seconds later could be F5 in a gust. With a hard afternoon ahead it was as well that we were sustained before sailing by pies and soup courtesy of David Sword and his bakery.

So with three first places Kevan Gibb had proved the master of the conditions, although he had to work hard in every race. Behind him it was very close with three boats each with a second and third. This was resolved in favour of Willie Todd flowed by Stuart Gibson and Malcolm Worsley.

The next event in the HD Sails Scottish Solo Travellers is on the sea at Largo Bay where we can hope for some good waves, and steadier winds.

Overall Results:

Pos Helm Club Sail No R1 R2 R3 Pts

1 Kevan Gibb Largo Bay SC 6043 1 1 1 2

2 Willie Todd Largs SC 5801 6 3 2 5

3 Stuart Gibson CCCDS 5948 2 14 3 5

4 Malcolm worsley Royal Tay YC 5602 3 2 14 5

5 Ross Watson East Lothian YC 5841 4 4 5 8

6 Paul McCombie St Andrews SC 5777 11 5 4 9

7 Ian Fleetham St Andrews Sc 5970 5 7 6 11

8 Robert Signer Loch Ard SC/CCCDS 4856 7 6 14 13

9 Robert Taylor Dalgety Bay SC 10 8 7 15

10 David Parkin Aberdeen & Stonehaven SC 5889 9 9 15 18

11 Bruce Burrel Largo Bay SC 4517 8 15 15 23

12 David Whyte CCCDS 4766 13 15 15 28

12 Colin Crichton CCCDS 5034 13 15 15 28