ISO Inland Championships at Rutland Sailing Club
by Colin Snook 19 Sep 2008 08:23 BST
13-14 September 2008
Rutland Sailing Club hosted the 2008 ISO Inland Championship on 13th and 14th September with nine ISOs competing. There was no wind on Saturday but a fresher breeze on Sunday allowed the race officer to fit in 4 races.
National champions, Neil Ashby and Sam Proctor (1195) took the first 2 races from Lloyd Walker and Katie Keam-George (1185) who were followed in both cases by Ian Moss and Ellie Dalton (1207).
However, Walker and Keam-George won the third and fourth races and, with Moss and Dalton denying Ashby and Proctor second place in race 3, Walker and Keam-George became 2008 Inland Champions.
Colin Snook and Alison Revitt (1190) were often challenging the top three but slipping back to finish ahead of Rob Howlett and Barry Newport (1022) in all but race one. Newcomers Ceilidh Higgs, and Alex Benfield (568) were also well up the fleet at times but finishing fifth or sixth.
Bruce Bowler and Steve Harniman (1178) were seventh in front of Dave and Andrew Skinner (949. Mark and Charlie Allatson (685) enjoyed the sunshine and scenery while making their debut to the events circuit.
Overall Results:
1st 1185, Lloyd Walker and Katie Keam-George (Leigh & Lowton SC) 4pts
2nd 1195, Neil Ashby and Sam Proctor (Bewl Valley SC) 4pts
3rd 1207, Ian Moss and Ellie Dalton (Whitefriars SC) 8pts
4th 1190, Colin Snook and Alison Revitt (Calshot SC) 12pts
5th 1022, Rob Howlett and Barry Newport (Poole YC) 14pts
6th 568, Ceilidh Higgs, and Alex Benfield (Herne Bay SC) 17pts
7th 1178, Bruce Bowler and Steve Harniman (Essex YC) 21pts
8th 949, Dave Skinner and Andrew Skinner (Datchet Water SC) 23pts
9th 685, Mark and Charlie Allatson (Yorkshire Dales SC) 26pts