Snipe Open at Blue Circle Sailing Club
by Richard Lambert 8 Jun 2006 11:11 BST
3-4 June 2006
Race winners Alan Williams and Liz Crouch cross in front of Richard and Nicky Lambert during a Blue Circle Snipe open in 2006 © Richard Lambert
14 Snipe crews gathered at Blue Circle Sailing Club on June 3-4 on the Club’s 50th anniversary for two days of tight racing, on the 140 acre lake near Cliffe, north Kent.
Winds never exceeded 10mph and on Saturday especially, the breeze was very shifty.
Race Officer Derrick crouch set a P shaped course and there was an extra premium gained from a good start as the crews beat up the narrowest stretch of the lake. Brian and Anne Gregory led for a few laps, before Mark Antonelli and Susan Robertson took the gun in the first race.
After lunch two races were sailed back to back and in the second race, Alan Williams and Liz Crouch posted their first of three wins, followed in by Iain and Richard Marshall, who in turn would post three second places in the regatta.
The third race was won by local crew Steve Roberts and Mike Kerr. Steve is a good amateur long distance runner and his victory demonstrated the breadth of his sporting talent.
On Sunday, the morning race had to be abandoned due to lack of wind, but after an early lunch the crews returned for two more back to back races which were won by Williams and Crouch.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm / Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | GBR 30316 | Alan Williams / Liz Crouch | Budworth SC | 4 | 0.75 | 3 | | 0.75 | 0.75 | 5.25 |
| 2 | GBR 29501 | Iain Marshall / Richard Marshall | Maldon YC | 6 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | GBR 30226 | Mark Antonelli / Susan Robertson | Budworth SC | 0.75 | 6 | 4 | A | 4 | 3 | 11.75 |
| 4 | GBR 29611 | Steve Roberts / Mike Kerr | Blue Circle SC | 3 | 5 | 0.75 | B | 6 | 5 | 13.75 |
| 5 | GBR 30315 | Brian Gregory / Anne Gregory | Blue Circle SC | 2 | 10 | 5 | A | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | GBR 29411 | Richard Lambert / Nicky Lambert | Blue Circle SC | 9 | 4 | 7 | N | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | GBR 27098 | John Love / Chris Surridge | Budworth SC | 7 | 3 | 8 | D | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 8 | GBR 29303 | Nick McGonigle / Hannah McGonigle | Rutland SC | 5 | 7 | 10 | O | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| 9 | GBR 28451 | Ian Gregory / Paul Wilkes | Blue Circle SC | 10 | 9 | 9 | N | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 10 | GBR 29164 | Ian Knight / Graham Hoy | Maldon YC | 8 | 11 | 6 | E | 10 | DNS | 35 |
| 11 | GBR 29538 | Eric Paalman / Emma Town | Budworth SC | 11 | 8 | 11 | D | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 12 | GBR 21724 | David Jones / Luke Harvey | Blue Circle SC | 12 | 13 | 12 | | 11 | 12 | 47 |
| 13 | GBR 29408 | Peter Wibroe / Debbie Cardens | Blue Circle SC | 13 | 14 | 13 | | 13 | 11 | 50 |
| 14 | GBR 28276 | Andrew Wibroe / Ashlyn Gilham | Blue Circle SC | DNF | 12 | 14 | | 14 | 13 | 53 |