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Classic & Vintage Regatta at Bristol Avon Sailing Club

by Ed Bremner 1 Aug 2002 08:57 BST

The Classic and Vintage Racing Dinghy Association was blessed wih georgeous weather and gentle winds at their second regatta of the season on the Avon river with the Bristol Avon Sailing Club on the 27/28 July.

17 boats took part, 10 local and 7 visitors. Boats varied from the 1948 International 14 of Andrew Thornhill, through four beautiful Fireflies, to a 1960's Finn. The wind on both days was fickle and rather feeble allowing the experienced river sailors the opportunity to excel in the ch allenging conditions.

Making the best of the gently winds with a clean sheet of first places was Rupert Whelan sailing single handed in Saskia - Firefly F2324, returning to BASC after a few years lake sailing and showing that the time away from the river had done nothing to slow him down. Second place was taken by the local experts, Bob Corefield and Christine Higham in Mercury 37 and third was Ed Bremner in Firefly F2942 from Baltic Wharf Sailing Club.

Further Details of the CVRDA from www.cvrda.org

Overall Results:

Pos Boat Name Class Sail No Helm Crew Club Handicap R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts
1st Saskia Firefly S/H 2324 Rupert Whelan   Whitefriars Sailing Club 98 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75   2.25
2nd Boat 9 Mercury 47 Bob Corefield Christine Higham Bristol Avon Sailing Club 94 2 DNS 2 2   6
3rd Goonfly Firefly S/H 2942 Edmund Bremner   Baltic Wharf Sailing Club 98 5 2 3 4   9
4th Boat 3 British Moth 630 Fenella Gass   Bristol Avon Sailing Club 132 3 DNS 5 3   11
5th   Merlin Rocket - Clas 507 Chris Barlow L Barlow Sheerwater Sailing Club 91 9 4 4 5   13
6th Boat 2 Gull 932 Simon Woolen   Bristol Avon Sailing Club 132 6 3 7 6   15
7th Finnality Finn 163 Dave Skinner   Bristol Corinthian 94 11 5 11 8   24
8th Boat 15 Mirror 24215 R Westacot   Bristol Avon Sailing Club 132 DNS 6 9 9   24
9th Boat 8 Graduate S/H 2983 John Gardiner   Bristol Avon Sailing Club 98 4 DNS 6 DNS   28
10th Boat 10 Mercury 7 R Wendlad S Issac Bristol Avon Sailing Club 94 13 7 DNF 10   30
11th Boat 17 Enterprise 19212 Competitor 17   Bristol Avon Sailing Club 98 DNS DNS 10 7   35
12th Boat 1 Mirror 5760 Jon Green   Bristol Avon Sailing Club 132 7 DNS DNS DNS   43
13th Thyme International Fourte 523 A Thornhill M Thornhill   88 8 DNS DNS DNS   44
13th Boat 16 Mirror 55955 Mervyn Banfield   Bristol Avon Sailing Club 132 DNS DNS 8 DNS   44
15th Boat 14 British Moth 647 M Wendland   Bristol Avon Sailing Club 132 10 DNS DNS DNS   46
16th The Sieve Firefly 1229 Judith Marlow Terry Burgess Baltic Wharf Sailing Club 100 12 DNS DNS DNS   48
17th Boat 6 Firefly S/H 2753 Nigel Osborne   Baltic Wharf Sailing Club 98 DNF DNS DNS DNS   54

Results generated and submitted using Sailwave - completely free Windows sailing scoring software

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