After a highly successful national championships in Plymouth earlier this year the Buzz fleet returned to the south west for their inland championship which was held at Roadford Lake as part of the Goodacre Cup over the bank holiday weekend.
The first two races on Saturday were held in a shifty north westerly wind gusting up to 20mph making the courses challenging for the race officer to set and the sailors to negotiate.
After a very enjoyable, and thankfully under cover, barbecue on Saturday evening, the racing resumed on Sunday with three races planned. Conditions were similar to Saturday with the gusts perhaps a little stronger.
After a soggy Sunday evening, racing resumed on Monday, the wind now abated slightly and coming from a more northerly direction. Julian and Ali had a great start and were leading for several legs before heading for the wrong mark, taking Jason and Walter with them. Ian and Bridget took advantage and secured the win and the championship. The final race of the weekend saw Ian eject himself from the boat at the windward mark with Bridget so focussed on getting the spinnaker raised she never even noticed. After another close race Stuart and Penny held on to take line honours from Ian and Bridget.
A special mention to Josh Jones and his brother who made a special effort to attend on Monday despite work commitments preventing them participating in the rest of the event.
An excellent weekend was had by all and many thanks to RLSC for hosting the event.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Pts
1st 919 Ian Staples Bridget Staples Barnt Green SC ‑2 1 1 1 2 1 2 8
2nd 987 Stuart Bailey Penny Eyre Wilsonian 1 ‑2 2 2 1 2 1 9
3rd 777 Matt Butler W Threlfall Stewartby 3 3 3 ‑4 3 3 3 18
4th 966 Julian Miles Ali Miles Mountbatten 4 4 ‑5 5 5 4 4 26
5th 566 Jason Holtom Walter Douie Saltash (DNC) DNC 4 3 4 5 5 28
6th 426 Josh Jones A Jones RLSC (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC 6 6 40
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