The Craftinsure Supernova Travellers event at Cotswold SC was held on the 16th March. The recent non-stop rain had kindly stopped for the day, and the wind slowly built through the day to a nice 8-10kts from the south. Race officer David Hanson set a nice beat and a variety of runs and reaches to get back down the lake.
The Cotswold fleet were very grateful for the 14 visiting sailings who bolstered their large home fleet to make a nice fleet of 25 Supernovas.
Local boat Alex Reave was first out of the traps and lead at the windward mark closely followed by fellow Cotswold sailor Gavin Young, and visiting superstar Alex Hagen-Collins. Reeve lead around the course to take first but the places behind changed constantly, Young somehow got his battens caught on Collins shrouds leaving a nice gap at the bottom mark, letting Cotswold sailor Cliff Milliner and Bartley's Steve Hawley through into 2nd and 3rd.
After the traditional chilli lunch, the fleet ventured out for races 2 and 3 as the wind built slightly. At the first mark of Race 2, the port lay line was the place to be with Rich Storey coming in fast. It was the usual group, including Hugo Hanson, Hawley, Hagen-Collins and Young. Milliner found some pressure on the other side of the first run to jump them and follow Hanson around the mark. These 2 had a close battle around the course, until Hawley found a nice shift up the last beat to take second behind Milliner.
Race 3 was much like the other 2, very close at the front and all the way through the fleet, but this time it was Hagen-Collins who found the front early, Milliner slowly closed the gap and found a way past. The group behind were constantly swapping places, with Hanson finding the best lanes, just keeping Young out of the places.
Overall Milliner took the win from Hagen-Collins and Hawley.
During prize-giving all the sailors feasted on the incredible tea and cakes part of Cotswold's epic hospitality.
The Supernova Class Association thanks Cotswold for hosting the event and all of the sailors for taking the time to support the event.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Helm Club R1 R2 R3 Pts
1st 1245 C Milliner Cotswold sc (2) 1 1 2
2nd 99 Alex Colins Bolton 3 (4) 2 5
3rd 1263 S Hawley Bartley SC (5) 2 3 5
4th 1344 Alex reeve Cotswold SC 1 (8) 6 7
5th 1218 Hugo Hanson Costwold SC (6) 3 4 7
6th 1261 G Young Cotswold SC 4 (5) 5 9
7th 1203 D White Costwold SC (8) 7 7 14
8th 1248 Chris Williams Costwold SC (18) 6 10 16
9th 1160 P Undrell Haversham 7 9 (11) 16
10th 1333 C Hawley Bartley SC 9 (10) 8 17
11th 1162 Oliver Crocker Costwold Sc 10 (14) 9 19
12th 1234 Nick Whiles Girton 11 (13) 12 23
13th 1244 J White Costwold SC 13 (17) 13 26
14th 1043 Rich Storey Costwold Sc 16 11 (17) 27
15th 1274 A Gould Cotswold SC 12 (16) 15 27
16th 1228 Steve Jellico Olton mere 17 12 (19) 29
17th 1307 Martin Roots Cardiff Bay (20) 15 14 29
18th 1080 Pual Bicky Olbon mMere 14 (21) 20 34
19th 1171 Mrk Medows Teesdale Sc (22) 20 16 36
20th 1256 Paul Burton Girton (19) 18 18 36
21st 1127 Phil North Girton (23) 19 21 40
22nd 1318 James Serwat Shoreham 15 (DNC) DNC 41
23rd 1180 D Stephen Bartley 21 (22) 22 43
24th 698 Charles Felgate Cardiff Bay 24 (DSQ) 23 47
25th 1299 W Gifford Costwold SC (DSQ) DNC DNC 52
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