14 Merlin Rockets were welcomed at Bartley Sailing Club for the third round of the HD Sails Midland Circuit event. The forecasters had promised a day of sunshine and a light north easterly breeze but, as opposed to the warm welcome from the club, it was fully dampened by a cold, grey, wet start to the day!
Fortunately, the weather gods did deliver sunshine but not so much the breeze which can be best described as tricky.
Despite the difficult conditions Matt Biggs & Beka Jones treated us all to a masterclass in the art of sailing when the vital ingredient refuses to play ball, winning all four races.
There was another impressive string of consistent results from James Wells & Anna Aylward with Rob Kennaugh & Andy Prosser keeping them honest, in fact all three of the podium crews had their moments during the day by leading the way. Further down the fleet there was a lot of place changes with numerous "hero to zero" issues but everybody finished the day with smiles but tired bodies.
Steve Ward and his team did a sterling job on a day when nobody would want to be a race officer running two races before lunch in Tilly's Galley, and two after, and all off the water in good time for a beer and prize-giving.
The oldest boat prize went to 2734, a wooden classic sailed by Paul Atwell & Lindall Merry, with Millie Hardiman sailing with her dad taking the Junior prize. Colin & Sean Anderson won the Silver Fleet and Nigel & Freya Hudson the Bronze fleet.
So, the next round of the HD Sails Midland circuit will be at Burton Sailing Club on Sunday 4th June incorporating a class training day on Saturday 3rd June.
Overall Results:
Fleet Sail No Boat name Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts
1st Gold 3801 Pokey BIGGS Matt JONES Becka Bartley SC ‑1 1 1 1 3
2nd Gold 3746 Point n Squirt WELLS James AYLWARD Anna RYA 2 2 ‑3 2 6
3rd Gold 3700 Brazilian KENNAUGH Rob PROSSER Andy Midland SC ‑5 3 2 3 8
4th Gold 3716 Carbon Footprint LENEY Steve LENEY Gillian Blithfield SC 3 4 ‑6 4 11
5th Silver 3749 Stanley ANDERSON Colin ANDERSON Sean Blithfield SC 4 5 4 ‑8 13
6th Silver 3732 Two Planks HOLLIS Ben PAUSEY Alex Upper Thames ‑6 6 5 5 16
7th Silver 3667 Last Gasp KEELING Paul KEELING Michele Blithfield SC 7 ‑9 9 6 22
8th Bronze 3662 Attack of the Clones HUDSON Nigel HUDSON Freya Bartley SC 8 7 8 ‑9 23
9th Bronze 3742 Speed Machine EELES Howard BENNETT Gavin Bartley SC ‑10 8 7 10 25
10th Silver 3805 Nermal REDDINGTON Mark FOWLER Lewis Bartley SC 9 10 (DNF) 7 26
11th Bronze 3624 Stab in the Dark HARDIMAN Simon HARDIMAN Millie Bartley SC 11 ‑12 10 12 33
12th Bronze 3619 Dark n Stormy BROWNE Guy MARTIN Greg Trent Valley SC 12 11 ‑13 11 34
13th Bronze/Classic 3530 Sir Topaz COLLES Mike MORGAN Lauren Midland SC ‑14 13 11 13 37
14th Bronze/Classic 2734 Days of Future Past ATWELL Paul MERRY Lindall Llangorse SC 13 ‑14 12 14 38
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