The K1 Northern Area Championships were held at Carsington Sailing Club on Sunday 16th April. The wind which greeted the fleet was, thank goodness, greater than was predicted and the 7 to 12 knot breeze provided very close racing.
The PRO Keith Appleby and his team set windward, leeward courses for the first two races and when the wind direction shifted the introduction of a W course kept the fleet guessing which side of the course to favour.
After two races going into the last race three potential winners were emerging so all to play for. The first beat proved decisive with all the club sailors choosing the left hand side and visitors again taking the lifts which clearly did not pay in the swinging wind. Great to see Alf Hawkesworth and Kim Dunstan both from Carsington in the mix at the windward mark but it looked like Ian was clear with Richard a comfortable second. Richard however had other plans and passed Ian off wind and despite all Ian's best efforts Richard was not to relinquish the lead. At the finish Richard took the bullet followed by Ian, Hilly and Jeremy.
Each race had a different winner and on countback Richard had won The Northern Area Championship, followed by Ian in second and Geoff in third.
The Open Meeting has again proved extremely enjoyable and demonstrated how competitive and friendly the racing is within the K1 class.
The prize-giving also celebrated the K1 demographic prize categories and spot prizes kindly donated by Ovington Boats.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Helm Club R1 R2 R3 Pts
1 180 Richard Sims Carsington SC ‑3 2 1 3
2 93 Ian Tinker Carsington SC ‑2 1 2 3
3 138 Geoff King Tewksbury 1 (DNF) 5 6
4 161 Hilly King Datchet Water ‑4 4 3 7
5 120 Jeremy Hudson Frensham Pond (RET) 3 4 7
6 74 Jason King Datchet Water 5 5 ‑6 10
7 160 Alfred Hawksworth Carsington SC 6 6 ‑8 12
8 18 Kim Dunstan Carsington SC ‑7 7 7 14
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