The second event of the Dart 15 Winter Series took place at Rutland Water on Sunday 10th December. Despite the 50 knot winds on the Saturday, there was a weather window in the forecast for Sunday which encouraged ten competitors to turn up and take part in the event.
The schedule was for three back to back races and, following a briefing from the Race Officer, the fleet set off in time for the scheduled 11am start. All the competitors were clutching a map showing the location of the club race marks which are many, varied and can be confusing to visitors. And also apparently the local sailor Steve Sawford who confessed he was also not sure which mark was which! So he Race Officer kindly stationed a safety boat at the first two marks to give the fleet a helping hand.
The breeze was much lighter than the forecast suggested, but certainly enough to race in. The rain forecast, unfortunately, proved completely correct with rain falling steadily across race one and two although thankfully the temperatures were milder than the preceding three week cold snap.
After some very tight racing the fleet headed in having completed three competitive races in a variety of breeze courtesy of the Race Management team who ran a great event in less than easy conditions. And whilst the breeze may not have been as exciting as the forecast suggested, we were fortunate not to have had the very strong winds from the day before which would have cancelled it outright!
Overall Results:
Pos Helm Sail No Club
1 Jason Clarke 2037 Marconi Sailing Club
2 Jenny Ball 2025 Marconi Sailing Club
3 Steve Sawford 2033 Rutland Water Sailing Club
4 Derek James 1940 Draycote Water Sailing Club
5 Jan Elfring 2030 Draycote Water Sailing Club
6 Jeremy Franklin 1930 Draycote Water Sailing Club
7 Jon Pearse 2035 Marconi Sailing Club
8 Christophe Clarke 1988 Marconi Sailing Club
9 Dave Clarke 1776 Marconi Sailing Club
10 Lee Garton 1759 Marconi Sailing Club
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