Sailingfast ILCA Midland Grand Prix at Attenborough Sailing Club

 

Seventeen boats took to the water for a three-race series. Forecasts all predicted a gusty day and high probability of rain throughout. The wind continued to be light with few place changes, although Paul Keeling passed Steven Thomas to finish second and third respectively. Those sailing with radial rigs suffered in the light winds with Andy Allan 24110 coming in tenth after just two laps.

There was an interlude for lunch before getting back out on the water for two races to be sailed back-to-back. With a storm cell showing on the weather radar 10 or so miles south of us the winds beside being fickle veered significantly, and even after a short postponement due to lightening in the vicinity, the first leg had changed from a beat to a reach.

The storm cell had passed, and the wind backed to making the OOD decision look more positive with a good beat on the first leg. The wind had also increased in strength. There was some close racing throughout the fleet which stayed much closer together with the improved wind conditions, and significant place changes occurred and even a couple of capsizes took place. 

The club received great feedback from all the visitors on the welcoming friendly atmosphere and a special thanks to all the club members who helped to make the day a success Roger and Gillan Day as Race Officers, Lisa Burnham and Racheal Berridge for the delicious refreshments and Peter Stevens and Sue Burnham for safety boat and finally Phil Burnham and Russ Statham as lead boat.

Overall Results:

Pos Helm Sail No Rig R1 R2 R3 Pts

1st John Ling 224155 ILCA 7/ Full Rig 1 1 1 2

2nd Paul Keeling 108827 ILCA 7/ Full Rig 2 2 2 4

3rd Steven Thomas 165537 ILCA 7/ Full Rig 3 3 3 6

4th Ben Richardson 222774 ILCA 7/ Full Rig 4 4 5 8

5th Andy Allan 214110 ILCA 6/ Radial 10 5 4 9

6th Christine Statham 182627 ILCA 7/ Full Rig 7 7 6 13

7th Alex Homer 186067 ILCA 7/ Full Rig 9 6 8 14

8th Simon Limb 217014 ILCA 7/ Full Rig 5 10 15 15

9th Lazaros Andronis 209010 ILCA 6/ Radial 13 9 7 16

10th Mike Homer 166638 ILCA 7/ Full Rig 6 11 14 17

11th Mike Pain 213563 ILCA 6/ Radial 16 8 9 17

12th David Burnham 216065 ILCA 7/ Full rig 8 12 13 20

13th Carl Avery 197774 ILCA 7/ Full Rig 12 13 10 22

14th Louis Mok 134702 ILCA 7/ Full Rig 11 14 11 22

15th Greg Rimmer 67023 ILCA 6/ Radial 15 17 12 27

16th Oliver Rogers 212144 ILCA 6/ Radial 14 15 17 29

17th Philip Deeley 201354 ILCA 6/ Radial 17 16 16 32