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Blaze Open at Blackpool and Fleetwood Yacht Club

by I Brooker 11 May 2007 07:28 BST 6-7 May 2007

Eleven Blazes attended and were greeted with high winds. Despite a low tide race officer Tony Roe set a challenging P course with a tight start line.

Andrew Taylor led race 1 from start to finish, followed by Ian Brooker then Oliver Birtwistle.

With the breeze building race 2 was a triumph for lightweight Steve Baldam, followed by Ian Brooker with John Ainsworth 3rd.

Andrew Taylor was leading race 3 when his boom broke on the final beat – giving first place to John Ainsworth followed by Steve Baldam then Ian Brooker.

Monday's winds were stronger with gusts of 38 kts giving the heavyweights an edge. John Ainsworth won all three races, the lesser positions being taken by a mix of Brooker, Baldam and Birtwistle.

Multiple capsizes with Bob Johnson giving a masterclass in capsize technique both up and down wind, tacking and gybing. Dodgy DJ James Dyson accompanied by his new “squeeze” Harriette provided the evening entertainment!

Many thanks to all visitors and race officials.

Overall Results:

PosHelmClubPts
1st John Ainsworth Weaver 
2nd Steve Baldam B&FYC 
3rd Ian Brooker B&FYC 
4th Oliver Birtwistle Burwain 13 
5th James Dyson Dodgy DJ 19 

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