A record number of fourteen boats descended on the Avon Sailing Club for the annual open weekend, all looking forward to enjoying the club's now legendary hospitality. Most of the 50+ guests were camping, although some of the more experienced campaigners retired to the quieter setting of the Tewkesbury Hilton. A true mix of youth and experience was on display on the water (and on the dance floor!) over the weekend.
On the Friday evening, to ensure fair play, the majority of the boats were weighed. This was an interesting exercise when the boats minimum weight is 204kg (equivalent to 7.3 Aeros)!
The forecast early in the week was for torrential rain over the weekend but luckily this arrived overnight on Friday leaving behind a fresh South Westerly breeze. This resulted in some excellent racing
The ASC has a stunning clubhouse on bank of the River Severn between Tewkesbury and Gloucester, and boasts and extremely long sailing area. It is however, not as wide as it is long! Due to the number of boats, they were split into four flights which provided ample space on the start line for all.
A general recall in flight two however made for an interesting restart with the first flight making it's way through the start line just as the second flight was getting ready to go!
The top half of the fleet made it through to the Cup competition and the rest fought it out for the Silver Bowl. The smart money is always on the Blewett/Hewitt axis at this event, and in the morning session their pedigree shone through. The Cup and Bowl counted for double points so there was everything to play for in the afternoon.
By lunchtime it was clear that there were two new boats vying for the cup. Matt Straker who won the Bowl competition last year, from the Royal Southern, and the local ASC youth contingent Jacob and John who made the cut (and their voices heard around the course!) with two second places.
Round Robin Results:
Pos Sail No Helm R1 R1 R2 R2 R3 R3 Pts
1 669 Hewitt P 2 1 1 2
2 647 Blewett 1 1 2 2
3 639 Hewitt A 1 6 1 2
4 648 Jacob 5 2 2 4
5 621 Straker 2 3 4 5
6 676 Hewitt J 7 2 3 5
7 678 Hewitt M 3 5 3 6
8 629 Crang 3 4 5 7
9 619 Miller 4 3 6 7
10 634 Kay 4 6 4 8
11 677 Bullingham 5 4 6 9
12 629 Gent 6 5 5 10
13 535 Davies 8 7 6 13
14 631 Wylie 6 8 13
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