Draycote Water SC welcomed 31 boats to the 2023 Gul Fireball Inland Championship event on the weekend of 7th & 8th October. This was set to be a classic battle of skill and tactics for the prestigious title, and Severn Trent did their bit by closing the main road to the club and posting a hopeless diversion so that only the very worthiest of competitors could even find the place.
The weather on Saturday was perfect, with a shifty, gusty 12 knot breeze and full sunshine. Suspecting that Sunday might not be so excellent, the race team opted for 4 races back to back.
Sunday dawned bright and sunny on the Costa del Draycote, but there wasn't any wind at all. After due process was observed (chatting & eating cake) Dave & Paul were duly crowned Inland National Champions for 2023.
Prizes were given for the following categories also :-
1st Lady: Georgia Booth
1st Youth: Katy Byne (Helm), Ollie Davenport (Crew)
1st Silver Fleet: Adam Whitehouse and Caroline Whitehouse
1st Bronze Fleet: Graham Clow and Anthony Wright
A great event, once again perfectly executed by Draycote SC and their race team. Many thanks to them and to Gul for their generous sponsorship, and congratulations to Dave Hall & Paul Constable and our other worthy winners.
Overall Results :-
Pos Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts
1 15155 David Hall Paul Constable Blackwater SC 1 1 1 ‑2 3
2 15144 DJ Edwards Vyv Townend Bough Beech SC 2 ‑3 2 1 5
3 15133 Kevin Hope Matt Potter Notts county sailing club 6 ‑8 3 3 12
4 14940 Georgia Booth Oliver Davenport HISC/Northampton 7 2 6 ‑10 15
5 15166 Simon Kings Jon Loe Hisc 5 ‑18 5 5 15
6 15091 Graham Cook William Cook Lyme Regis SC ‑8 5 4 7 16
7 14785 Simon Lomas‑Clarke Rob Daniels TCYC ‑12 4 10 4 18
8 15147 Paul Cullen Dave Wade Weirwood 3 12 9 ‑17 24
9 14778 Michael Deane Paul Disney Draycote 10 7 7 ‑13 24
10 14941 Derian Scott Andy Scott CVLSC 4 ‑15 15 6 25
11 15042 Peter Wood Richard Bailey Draycote Water 9 13 (DNC) 8 30
12 15122 Anthony Willcocks James Willcocks Portishead Yacht and Sailing Club 13 ‑16 8 9 30
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