It was another wild windy day that faced the 13 competitors at Oxford on Saturday 19th August, with a steady 16-18 knots rising to 23 knots in the gusts!
It looked a bit intimidating before the fleet launched, but most found it was great when they plucked up the courage to venture out! Caroline Hollier sported the smaller 5.8m2 rig, and the two juniors Clayton & Georgie Parker opted for even smaller storm sails, which was a wise decision given the ferocity of the gusts.
After three exciting races Simon Hopkins, with two wins, retained the Inland Championship trophy that he won last year at the same venue, with Duncan Cheshire in second and Ian Ranson in third overall.
Once again the welcome, race management and safety cover provided by the Oxford SC teams was exemplary, and the exhausted competitors had nothing but praise for the organisers of the event.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Helm Club R1 R2 R3 Pts
1st 428 Simon Hopkins Up River YC ‑4 1 1 2
2nd 416 Duncan Cheshire Winsford Flash SC ‑3 3 2 5
3rd 441 Ian Ranson Bolton SC 2 ‑9 3 5
4th 433 John Butler Notts County SC 1 ‑5 5 6
5th 438 Caroline Hollier WOSC 5 2 ‑8 7
6th 446 Andrew Yuille Cookham Reach SC ‑7 4 4 8
7th 325 Paul Bevan Up River YC ‑10 6 6 12
8th 417 Jason Gallagher Denholme SC 6 8 ‑10 14
9th 402 Stephen Hodgson Denholme SC 8 7 ‑9 15
10th 407 Bryan Westley Aldridge SC 9 ‑10 7 16
11th 257 Clayton Parker Winsford Flash SC ‑11 11 11 22
12th 440 Margaret Clarke Oxford SC (DNF) 12 12 24
13th 337 Paul Taylor Oxford SC (DNF) DNS DNS 30
13th 209 Georgie Parker Winsford Flash SC (DNS) DNF DNS 30
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