What felt like the first day of summer greeted a fleet of fourteen Flying Fifteens and nine GP14s at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club for a combined open meeting, sponsored by Impact Marine.
With all three races run back-to-back, it was a steamy day on the water, both in terms of the amount of sun cream required and with a few helms finding the tricky beat into the windward mark a little frustrating. In the Flying Fifteens three different teams won each of the three races. Stamping authority on the score sheet, event sponsor Andy Tunicliffe and Andy Smith, sailing a Ginger Boats FF, won the first race by over a minute.
In the GP14s, local boats led the way, with Bass wind sniffers Dave and Lyn Lawson winning all three races. Val and Ken Bell held second overnight with two second places. First visitors were Arthur Logan and Iain Hardy from Castle Semple SC, counting a fourth and two sevenths. Saturday evening was a pleasant affair fuelled by the club BBQs and some cool refreshments in the sun.
Sunday dawned windless and overcast, much to the liking of those who forgot the sun cream the day before. A small thirty-minute postponement was all that was required to allow a building westerly to set in. By the time the boats reached the racecourse it was almost blowing double figures and built into hiking conditions for the final race. In the Flying Fifteens, Dave and Jackie Gebhard arrived at the windward mark first, bust were passed halfway through the race by Paul Allen and Stephen Kirkpatrick who took the win. At this stage four different race winners in four races!
The final race was sailed in semi planning conditions, with Andy Tunicliffe and Andy Smith finding their way to the front and claiming the overall win with their second bullet. Close behind was Robin Dawson and Mike Cowan, who sailed consistently all weekend. When others scored race wins followed by mid fleet results, Robin and Mike counted all five results in the top four with eleven points overall from four races to finish a clear second overall. John Reekie and Rory Yardley also sailed consistently, finishing third overall, counting a first, a third and a fourth.
In the GP14s, Dave and Lyn Lawson continued their dominance, winning race four and with it the event with a race to spare. Val and Ken Bell added a third and a first to their consistent score line to claim second place. James and Jenny Macgregor finished in third overall, counting two second places on Sunday which helped put them ahead of Alan Jones and Sue Watson in fourth.
At the prize-giving commodore Andrea Preston thanked the volunteers and the visitors for making it a successful weekend on and off the water (and thanks to Andrea for a top galley service). Prizes were generously sponsored by Impact Marine.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts
Flying Fifteen Fleet
1st 4102 Andy Tunicliffe Andy Bassenthwaite SC 1 2 3 4 1 7
2nd 3865 Robin Dawson Mike Cowan Bassenthwaite SC 2 4 4 3 2 11
3rd 3520 John Reekie Rory Yardley Bassenthwaite SC 4 8 1 5 3 13
4th 3496 Dave Gebhard Jackie Gebhard Derwent Reservoir SC 3 9 5 2 7 17
5th 3440 Mark Somerville Joe Roberts Bassenthwaite SC 6 1 6 7 5 18
6th 3265 Paul Allen Stephen Kirkpatrick Bassenthwaite SC 10 7 7 1 4 19
7th 3996 michael john moore sally Bassenthwaite SC 5 10 2 9 8 24
8th 3815 Ian Campbell Lezli‑Ann Pearson Bassenthwaite SC 7 5 8 6 6 24
9th 3281 Graham Kirkpatrick John Somerville Bassenthwaite SC 9 3 9 11 9 30
10th 1155 Graham Lamond Alistair Lamond Ripon SC 8 6 10 10 10 34
11th 3623 Jon Denwood Ian Preston Bassenthwaite SC 11 11 DNC 8 DNF 45
12th 2372 Alan Smith Eric Smith Bassenthwaite SC 12 DNF 11 12 DNC 50
GP14 Fleet
1st 14064 David Lawson Lynn Lawson Bassenthwaite SC 1 1 1 1 DNC 4
2nd 13960 V Bell Ken Bell Bassenthwaite SC 2 2 3 3 1 8
3rd 14088 James Macgregor Jenny Macgregor Bassenthwaite SC 5 3 4 2 2 11
4th 14206 Alan Jones Sue Watson Bassenthwaite SC 3 4 2 4 4 13
5th 14056 Arthur Logan Iain Hardy Castle Semple SC 4 7 7 6 3 20
6th 13567 Kieron Inman Paul Jenkins West Kirby Sailing Club 6 5 5 5 5 20
7th 13872 Paul O'Neill Jon Hasler CSSC 7 8 6 8 6 27
8th 14021 Hender Blewett Mike Beesley Derwent Reservior 8 6 8 7 7 28
9th 13489 Paddy Lambton Liam Dempsey Bolton Sailing Club 9 9 9 9 8 35
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