Warsash Sailing Club is one of the favourite venues for the Hadron H2s. The Hamble club hosted the first H2 Nationals in 2017 when every H2 then built attended and we have been back nearly every year since. This year the racing for the Solent Trophy was held on October 7-8, the last H2 event of the season.
13 entries were blessed with warm sunshine and on the Saturday a brisk 15-20 knot breeze - champagne sailing in October! Race officer Nigel Russel set a trapezoid course which ensured that the H2,s got their fair share of reaching for everyone to enjoy.
It was a very tired group of sailors who made their way back to the clubhouse after over four hours on the water but a convivial evening meal at the club in the company of the Finn fleet set up everyone for the following day.
But it was not to be. On Sunday morning the smoke could be seen rising vertically from the Fawley refinery chimneys and with no improvement by midday the racing was abandoned. Richard Leftley was declared the winner, having beaten Richard Le Mare in the fourth race.
So a great weekend weather-wise, a super-hospitable club, and great racing on one day. Thanks to all club members, afloat and ashore, who helped make the event a great success.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Helm Club R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts
1st 145 Richard Leftley Bowmoor SC ‑2 1 2 1 4
2nd 156 Richard Le Mare Warsash SC 1 ‑2 1 2 4
3rd 166 Steven Hendon Blithfield SC ‑4 3 3 3 9
4th 105 Tim Garvin Queen Mary SC 3 4 4 ‑5 11
5th 154 Adrian Williams Warsash SC 5 10 3 ‑8 16
6th 159 Josh Hamer Glossop SC 6 6 5 ‑7 17
7th 131 Roger Millett Chichester SC ‑8 8 7 4 19
8th 146 Andrew McGaw Grafham Water SC 7 7 ‑8 6 20
9th 148 Dave Barker Draycote Water SC ‑10 9 9 10 28
10th 127 Chris Brown RORC 11 ‑13 10 9 30
11th 152 Ian Dawson Warsash SC 9 10 ‑14 14 33
12th 113 Neil Smythe Paignton SC 13 11 11 ‑14 35
13th 150 Stephen Oliver Warsash SC 12 12 ‑14 14 38
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