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Windward Leeward Series at Grimwith Sailing Club

by Jonathan Lister 24 Sep 2003 08:25 BST 21 September 2003
Phil Whitehead sailing his asymmetric Vortex at the Grimwith Windward Leeward event © Jonathan Lister

20 entrants from 9 clubs lined up for the start of the 5 race series. OOD Trevor Jefferson delayed the start of race 1 several times as the wind swung round and eventually settled with a gentle force 1 from the South West. Ian Craven and Steve Wilson's Hobie 16 opened a dramatic lead on the first beat but missed the windward mark letting Mark Fearnley and Chris Spicer's 59er take over the pace with the RS400s of Richard Marsh / Heather Nocton and Paul / Michael Allen in close contention. Mike Saul and Sophie Hartley in the RS200 hung on to the tails of the RS400s to take the race on handicap with the 59er second.

A significant change in wind direction during race 2 turned the beat into a fetch and the run into a broad reach, which favoured Geoff Stubbs in the RS700 with Fearnley / Spicer taking another second, Ian Escritt's Vortex third and Andrew Foulds / Oliver Dewhurst fourth in the 29er. Fearnley / Spicer were clear leaders after two races, but with three more back to back races after lunch and the wind increasing anything could happen.

Race three started in a pleasant force 3 with sunshine, ideal conditions for the asymmetric boats and was won by Saul / Hartley with Keith Escritt / Anne Saul second in another RS200 and Ian Escritt notching up another third.

Race 4 in similar conditions saw the same bunch at the top of the pack, Saul winning from Ian Escritt with Keith in third. The wind increased just enough for Ian Escritt's Vortex to win race 5 with Saul / Hartley's RS200 second, Marsh / Nocton's RS400 third and Fearnley / Spicer's 59er returning to form in fourth.

Saul / Hartley's consistency won them the event, with Ian Escritt second and Keith Escritt / Anne Saul third. Fearnley / Spicer's 9'th in race 4 dropped them to third overall and Marsh / Nocton were disappointed they didn't return to restart after being OCS in race 2. A very enjoyable format with close racing throughout the fleet and a good mix of boats in the prizes.

Overall Results:

Pos Class Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts
1 RS 200 908 Mike Saul Sophie Hartley Grimwith 1 5 1 1 2 5.0
2 LASER VORTEX 1183 Ian Escritt   Grimwith 13 3 3 2 1 9.0
3 RS 200 876 Keith Escritt Anne Saul Grimwith 3 7 2 3 5 13.0
4 59er 108 Mark Fearnley Chris Spicer Morecambe & Heysham 2 2 15 9 4 17.0
5 RS 400 559 Richard Marsh Heather Nocton Elton 4 OCS 4 6 3 17.0
6 RS 400 765 Paul Allen Michael Allen Leigh & Lowton 6 6 5 5 DNC 22.0
7 RS 200 888 Andrew Hartley Eve Hartley Ripon 8 8 7 4 7 26.0
8 RS 200 332 Martin Smith Barbara Smith Delph 7 10 8 7 8 30.0
9 29ER 489 Andrew Foulds Oliver Dewhurst Burwain 15 4 9 12 6 31.0
10 RS 200 620 Ben Lister Natasha Lister Grimwith & Craven 5 9 11 8 11 33.0
11 RS 700 757 Geoff Stubbs   Grimwith 12 1 12 10 DNC 35.0
12 RS VAREO with spinna 142 Martin Barrett   Craven 10 12 10 11 DNC 43.0
13 RS 200 577 Andrew Macwhirter Louise Macwhirter Ripon 9 11 13 15 DNC 48.0
14 Vortex Assymetric X Phil Whitehead   Grimwith 16 13 6 DNF DNC 56.0
15 LASER 4000 4300 Steve Rickwood David Ingles Grimwith 17 17 14 16 9 56.0
16 RS 200 497 Mathew Bartle James Gibson Ripon 14 16 16 16 12 58.0
17 HOBIE 16 97038 Ian Craven Steve Wilson Grimwith 18 18 19 13 10 59.0
18 470 771 Stan Speer Dawn Speer Grimwith 11 14 DNC DNC DNC 67.0
19 RS 400 1127 Jeremy Bartle Gillian Bartle Ripon DNC 15 17 14 DNC 67.0
20 HURRICANE 5.9 190 James Larmuth Emma Larmuth Grimwith 19 19 18 18 DNC 74.0

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