Multiple dinghy champion Sam Pascoe trapezed his Musto Skiff to a one-point victory at the Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash last weekend, 18 & 19 November. This was the first of eight events in the 15th edition of the Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series.
Competing in a 109 boat handicap fleet made up of 44 different dinghy, catamaran and keelboat classes, Pascoe won the weekend by a single point from the RS800 sailed by Tom Morris and Guy Fillmore.
The breezy weather made for a trapeze boat top three, with Olympic aspirants Arran Holman and Alex Hughes sailing their 470 to victory on Pursuit Race Sunday and third overall.
There was a diverse entry of sailors ranging from 11 to 76 years old, and 41 youth competitors, all looking to enjoy close racing in four back-to-back handicap races on the Saturday followed by the two-hour Pursuit Race on Sunday morning.
The GPS tracking always brings up some interesting viewing during and after racing. The breeze was strong enough for even the Toppers to be hitting sustained speeds over 8 knots.
Behind the front three podium finishers it was Ed Presley's Contender in 4th and Ben Flower hiked his ILCA 7 to 5th overall, first non-trapeze boat at the event just ahead of former Series winners Tom Gillard and Rachael Gray in their Scorpion. First junior was Draycote's Freddie Sunderland who took his ILCA 6 to 8th overall.
Top sustained speeds from SailRacer GPS trackers:
Daniel GOODMAN, Waszp, 16.31 kts
Thomas MORRIS, RS800, 15.87 kts
Sam PASCOE, Musto Skiff, 15.26 kts
Corrected sustained speeds:
Imogen WADE, 420, 11.43 kts
Sam PASCOE, Musto Skiff, 15.26 kts
Val MILLWARD, Challenger, 10.75 kts
Next event on the schedule is the Datchet Flyer on 9 & 10 December, with 30 boats already entered including a Norfolk Punt crewed by Ed Clifford and Alex Standley.
To enter this and the other events, go to www.sailjuiceseries.com
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