Winsford Flash Sailing Club hosted the final round of the 2023 Borders Counties Series. 24 boats (27 sailors) entered with a healthy mix of dinghies including - Comet, Streaker, Miracle, Solo, Supernova, RS100, Laser, Topper and British Moth.
The racing format was three handicap races. Winds were variable ranging from 5 to 12 knots from a shifting westerly direction. Race officer Jon Close got the fleet cleanly away at the first start at the southern end of the flash.
Following a short lunch break Race 2 got away cleanly. Lots of place changing and challenging wind shifts resulted in a very tight finish.
With different boats pushing into the podium positions, it was all to play for in the last race. Pete Coop led the pack from start to finish, but well sailed slower boats were always in contention on handicap.
In the end two Comets pushed into the top three with yet another different boat and helm taking the race on handicap - the Comet of Dave Turtle.
The first Double handed boat was the Miracle of Dave Southwell and Michelle Raines finishing in 10th place Nayth Twiggs was first junior in his Topper.
The wide variety of different podium winners and classes throughout the day is a key feature of the attraction of the Bordersand so no-one knows who has finished where until the handicaps are finalised and this ensures everyone is trying wherever they are on the course.
Dave Turtle as the leading visitor thanked Winsford for putting on a great day's racing. This event brings to an end to the Borders series for 2023.
Final Scores for the overall 2023 series:
1st Pete Coop - Supernova 22pts
2nd Ted Garner - Solo 44pts
3rd Andy Todd - RS100 50.5pts
1st Double hander - Dave Thomas and Shan Stapley - Enterprise/Miracle
1st Junior Nayth Twiggs - Topper
Winsford Flash event results:
Pos Class Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 Pts
1st SUPERNOVA 1281 Pete Coop Winsford Flash ‑3 2 2 4
2nd COMET 815 Dave Turtle Shustoke ‑6.5 3.5 1 4.5
3rd SOLO 5016 Ted Garner Budworth ‑9 1 4 5
4th SUPERNOVA 1296 Eric Haselden Winsford Flash 2 3.5 ‑9 5.5
5th STREAKER 1621 Paul Newman Shotwick 1 ‑7 6 7
6th LASER/ ILCA 7 189181 Mark Nield Shotwick 4 5.5 ‑11 9.5
7th SUPERNOVA 1320 Phil Watson Winsford Flash ‑6.5 5.5 5 10.5
8th COMET 311 Steve Bellamy Winsford Flash ‑16 10 3 13
9th RS 100 8.4 360 Andy Todd Bala 5 8 ‑13 13
10th MIRACLE 3740 Dave southwell Michelle Raines Leigh & Lowton 10 ‑13 8 18
11th SUPERNOVA 1253 Ian Clarke Winsford Flash 14 ‑20 7 21
12th SOLO 5963 Phil Snewin Chester 12 ‑14 10 22
13th MIRACLE 3520 Simon Dolman Julie Dolman Shotwick Lake 11 12 ‑16 23
14th LASER RADIAL 198833 Ros Benson Winsford Flash 13 ‑18 12 25
15th MIRACLE 4103 Dave Thomas Shan Stapley Shotwick ‑22 11 15 26
16th SOLO 5536 Richard Wynn Budworth 15 ‑19 14 29
17th TOPPER 49191 Nayth Twiggs Winsford Flash 21 9 ‑22 30
18th COMET 705 Martin Loud Winsford Flash ‑18 15 17 32
19th COMET 437 Pete Chambers Winsford Flash 8 (RET) DNS 34
20th BRITISH MOTH 815 Bill Webber Shropshire S C ‑23 16 18 34
21st COMET 745 Fiona Niddrie Winsford Flash ‑24 17 19 36
22nd SUPERNOVA 406 James Stark Winsford Flash 17 ‑21 20 37
23rd STREAKER 2165 Alexander Mill Winsford Flash 19 22 ‑23 41
24th SUPERNOVA 1241 Frank Lafferty Winsford Flash 20 (RET) 21 41
25th COMET 690 Carl Ellis Winsford Flash ‑25 23 24 47
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