Midland Sailing Club were honoured to host another Hansa TT event on Wednesday 30th August 2023, with sailors from all over the country. The weather was changeable with a couple of showers before launching but then we had some mixed wind making for some good tactical decision making.
There were 22 entries over 4 classes which was an increase from the year before and they were the Hansa Liberty class, the Hansa 303 singlehanded class, the Hansa 303 double handed class and the Hansa 2.3 class. The most popular class this year was the Hansa 303 singlehanded class with 9 boats.
After a busy morning of rigging and launching, 3 races were run back to back, each with 3 starts; first the Libertys, followed by the 303 singlehanded and the 303 double handed fleet and then the 2.3s. The race management team in the committee boat were hard at work setting a course that despite the classic MSC constantly shifting wind direction would provide the sailors with a solid course.
This was the penultimate event in the series and the results leave the battle for the top place finely poised in three of the fleets. In the Liberty fleet Paul Phillips is 1 point behind David Durston, so a first place at Frensham Pond would give him the series. The position in the 303 one person fleet is the same, with Mike Everitt gunning for Rory McKinna in the top spot. In the 2 person fleet Nick and Harry Holland lead on 9 points, with Rick and Sue Holland in 2nd place on 11. However a good result in the final event could seal the victory for either once discards have been applied. Frensham Ponds will host the final event and prize-giving on 20th September.
In conclusion the Hansa TT event was very successful as the sailors left happy with the way the Club organised the event. It was a really enjoyable day of racing and ended with lunch onshore out in the sun as the competitors enjoyed the gorgeous weather.
To find the results from the event and for the series so far, go to :-
www.hansaclass.org.uk/page-results.html
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