Laser EPS Open at Whitefriars Sailing Club
by Ivor Keates 12 Apr 2008 07:43 BST
6 April 2008
Building on the success of last year’s events at Burton and Llangorse, the largest EPS fleet for some time gathered at Whitefriars SC on Sunday 6 April for the first of this season’s open meetings.
After brushing the overnight snow off the boats, 11 hardy helmspeople (well, there was a lady amongst us) braved a cold and blustery northerly to enjoy some fine racing. Local man John Codner (127) showed the way in the first race which saw a number of capsizes in the gusty conditions, leading to 3 retirements. Peter Card (Llangorse, 188) and a second Whitefriars boat – Steve Merchant (295) were 2nd and 3rd.
Race 2 was won by Rob Dangerfield (Llangorse, 303). John kept up the pressure with a 2nd place, with Steve again coming home 3rd. Peter slipped out of the top 3 but was still in contention with his 4th spot.
Alas for John, a capsize late in the final race ruined his chances of overall victory. Peter took the race and the event on tiebreak. Simon Bates (Dee, 135) put in a strong performance to take 2nd place in the final race, while Rob clinched 3rd spot overall with his 3rd place.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 188 | Pete Card | Llangorse SC | 3 |
| 2 | 127 | John Codner | Whitefriars SC | 3 |
| 3 | 303 | Rob Dangerfield | Llangorse SC | 4 |
| 4 | 295 | Stephen Merchant | Whitefriars SC | 6 |
| 5 | 135 | Simon Bates | Dee SC | 7 |