Comet Open at Sandwell Valley Sailing Club

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Comet Open at Sandwell Valley Sailing Club

by Alan Bennett 9 Jul 2007 09:56 BST 7 July 2007

15 Comets from as far as South Wales, Chester and Peterborough, lined up for close racing in gusty but sunny conditions.

Race one was lead for a while by Roger Lemmon, but he was eventually overtaken and came 4th. Mark Coppenhall went on to win with a good margin with Dave Jobling in 2nd and Alun Bevan 3rd.

In race 2 very close sailing took place at the front during which Mark capsized twice but still finished 3rd. Alan Bennett won this one followed by Roger.

With the overall winner to be decided in the last race there was very close competition between Mark, Alan and Dave, who finished in that order for the race and overall.

Thanks to Sandwell Valley SC.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	Pts
1st	427	Marl Coppenhall	Hunts SC	2
2nd	620	Alan Bennett	Staunton Harold SC	3
3rd	735	Dave Jobling	N Staffs +Chester SC	5
4th	812	Roger Lemmon	Severn SC	6
5th	420	Alun Bevan	Merthyr Tydfil SC	7

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