Gill once again supported the latest Dart 15 TT at Grafham on Sunday 9th March. This was the annual Chris Black Icicle TT and the final event in our Winter Series. Having had to reschedule or cancel four fixture dates during this Winter Series due to light winds or storms - the fleet were delighted to still have completed four events in the series. And particularly delighted to arrive at the final event with sunshine and a F2-3 breeze.
The superb weather resulted in a strong turnout of 17 entries, racing alongside club racing. It also brought out a stellar number of club racers and with around 60 boats on the course, it was going to be an interesting three race day.
The event prize-giving was run by Race Officer Nigel Denchfield and we were delighted to again welcome Judith Black to present the prizes. Jason took a well deserved event win, with Jenny in second, Liam third, Steve fourth and George fifth. Charles Watson had also kindly made wind indicators from a sacrificed 420 spinnaker which were duly distributed to all attendees.
Jenny then presented the Winter Series prize-giving which, as always, was extremely close and came down to the final event. Just one point separated the top three positions and the winner was selected on countback.
Thank you to everyone at Grafham for hosting us alongside such a busy weekend. And particular thanks to our Winter Series host clubs and competitors who, despite all the disruptions to dates, ensured that a successful series was held over four great events.
Winter Series Overall results :-
4th - Steve Sawford, Rutland
3rd - Jason Clarke, Marconi
2nd - Jenny Ball, Marconi
1st - Liam Thom, Shanklin
Grafham TT Results:-
Pos Sail No Helm Club R1 R2 R3 Pts
1st 2037 Jason Clarke Marconi Sailing Club 1 1 (DNC) 2
2nd 2025 Jenny Ball Marconi Sailing Club 2 (RET) 2 4
3rd 2034 Liam Thom Shanklin Sailing Club ‑3 2 3 5
4th 2033 Steve Sawford Rutland Water Sailing Club ‑7 5 1 6
5th 2019 George Love Carsington Sailing Club 4 3 ‑12 7
6th 2022 Simon Farthing Grafham Water Sailing Club 5 ‑11 6 11
7th 1965 Yvonne Pike Shanklin Sailing Club ‑11 4 9 13
8th 1347 Paul Tanner Shanklin Sailing Club 6 ‑8 8 14
9th 1942 Charles Watson Halifax Sailing Club ‑9 7 7 14
10th 1962 Mark Aldridge Grafham Water Sailing Club ‑10 10 5 15
11th 2028 Ray Gall Carsington Sailing Club ‑16 6 10 16
12th 66 Jacob Aldridge Grafham Water Sailing Club ‑15 14 4 18
13th 2035 Jon Pearse Marconi Sailing Club 8 ‑13 11 19
14th 1702 Mark Patten Stewartby Sailing Club 13 9 ‑14 22
15th 1521 David Clarke Marconi Sailing Club 12 12 ‑13 24
16th 1759 Lee Garton Marconi Sailing Club 14 ‑15 15 29
17th 1292 Colin Wright Stewartby Sailing Club ‑17 16 16 32
18th 1522 Andrew Clarke Grafham Water Sailing Club (DNC) DNC DNC 40
18th 1988 Christophe Clarke Marconi Sailing Club (DNC) DNC DNC 40
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