Combined Comet Class Inland Championships at Cotswold Sailing Club
by Bob Horlock 30 May 2016 21:41 BST
28-29 May 2016
Comet Trio Inland Championships 2016 © Kathy McCaffrey
The CCCA Inlands, sponsored by Noble Marine, took place at Cotswold Sailing Club over the bank holiday weekend. 12 Comet Trios and 4 Comet Versas competed for the trophies over excellent courses set by race officer Neil Wetherley.
North Easterly F3 or 4 winds enabled the full set of 5 races to be sailed over the 2 days in gusty and shifty conditions.
Trios
Adrian and Tracy Padro from Shustoke SC dominated the weekend winning all 5 races. Despite several different boats holding the lead at times in various races but no one else could manage to be in the lead when it mattered!
They were chased hard all weekend by Stuart and Rory Bush also from Shustoke SC who with 4 second places secured the runners up spot. It was left to Bob and Colette Horlock from Exe SC and Stephen and Helen Whittle from Cotswold SC to battle for 3rd place.
This contest went down to the wire with the outcome depending on who could finish in front in the last race of the weekend. Stephen and Helen and Bob and Colette swapped places all round the course but in the end Stephen and Helen won through to take 4th in the race and 3rd overall.
Versas
John and Jackie Sturgeon from Hawley Lake won four of the five races and despite some remarkably close racing, the last 4 races resulted in wins for John and Jackie, seconds for Anne Higgins of Cotswold SC and thirds for Al Parker.
Adrian Padro thanked Cotswold on behalf of all the competitors for an excellent weekend. The food and hospitality extended by the club had been first class, the organisation of the event had been seamless, the racing fair and well run and the BBQ and quiz night had been great fun. Thank you to our sponsors Noble Marine for the prizes.
Trio Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Club | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 433 | Shustoke SC | Adrian Padro | T Padro | ‑1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2nd | 76 | Shustoke SC | S Bush | R Bush | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | (DNS) | 8 |
| 3rd | 474 | Cotswold SC | Steve Whittle | Helen Whittle | ‑10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 4th | 394 | Exe S C | Bob Horlock | Collette Horlock | 3 | 3 | ‑6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 5th | 476 | Whitefriars | Steve Ashford | Martin | ‑8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| 6th | 365 | Hawley Lake S T C | David Talbot | Joe Mayne | 5 | ‑8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 7th | 385 | Frensham Ponds S C | Godfrey Ayres | Jan Ayres | 6 | ‑10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 8th | 364 | Cotswold SC | Simon Doliczny | Lou Doliczny | 4 | 9 | (DNF) | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 9th | 410 | Cotswold SC | Brian Weatherley | Dee Weatherley | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | (DNS) | 31 |
| 10th | 490 | Cotswold SC | Mat Doliczny | Jane Higgins | 9 | 7 | ‑11 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
| 11th | 348 | Hawley Lake S T C | Chris Mayne | Anne Mayne | ‑11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 41 |
| 12th | 357 | Shustoke SC | Chris Padro | R Padro | (DNF) | DNF | 8 | DNF | DNS | 47 |
Versa Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Club | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 366 | Hawley Lake S T C | John Sturgeon | Jackie Sturgeon | ‑2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2nd | 235 | Cotswold S C | Ann Higgins | | ‑4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3rd | 218 | Cotswold S C | Al Parker | | 1 | ‑3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4th | 224 | Cotswold S C | S Crocker | O Crocker | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | (DNF) | 15 |