Early Summer Series, 18 May 2003
Report
The series may be called early summer but the weather for race 3 on Sunday 18th June was more suited to late Autumn. The south westerly winds gusted to force 6 and built up a heavy shortbreak which deterred all but the four dedicated members of the Laser fleet.
Don Bowles took the lead from the start and Roy Sandford was unable to close the distance between them. Steve Clark finished in a hard fought third place ahead of Dave Dicker.
With four boats safely landed in heavy seas a repeat race for the afternoon was ruled out. Off to the bar!
Results
Early summer 2003
| Pos | Fleet | Class | Sail No | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Fleet - Sailed: 3 Discards: 1 Ratings: None | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Laser | Laser | 163449 | D Hall | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Laser | Laser | 172692 | D Bowles | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Laser | Laser Radial | 197963 | R Sandford | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | ||||||||
| 4 | Laser | Laser | 175485 | M Evans | 3 | 3 | 6.0 | ||||||||
| 5 | Laser | Laser Radial | 158364 | R Patching | 4 | 4 | 8.0 | ||||||||
| 6 | Laser | Laser | 165817 | D Dicker | 6 | 4 | 10.0 | ||||||||
| 7 | Laser | Laser | 33567 | T Hilder | 7 | 8 | 15.0 | ||||||||
| 8 | Laser | Laser | 143470 | C Humphreys | 9 | 7 | 16.0 | ||||||||
| 9 | Laser | Laser | 152494 | S Clark | DNC | 3 | 20.0 | ||||||||
| 10 | Laser | Laser | 174538 | M Greenhill | 6 | DNC | 23.0 | ||||||||
| 11 | Laser | Laser | 166340 | Chris Hills | 10 | DNC | 27.0 | ||||||||
| 12 | Laser | Laser Radial | 169138 | M Lane | DNC | DNC | 34.0 | ||||||||
| 12 | Laser | Laser | 153689 | R Waples | DNC | DNC | 34.0 | ||||||||
| 12 | Laser | Laser | 139372 | A Farrant | DNC | DNC | 34.0 | ||||||||
| 12 | Laser | Laser | 33567 | D Hilder | DNC | DNC | 34.0 | ||||||||
| 12 | Laser | Laser | 139372 | A Farrant | DNC | DNC | 34.0 | ||||||||
| 12 | Laser | Laser | 158311 | E Wallbutton | DNC | DNC | 34.0 | ||||||||
| Shearwater Fleet - Sailed: 2 Discards: 0 Ratings: None | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shearwater | Shearwater | 2000 | NStruys | CDuck | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | |||||||
| 2 | Shearwater | Shearwater | 1990 | B Farnborough | B Duck | DNC | 2 | 5.0 | |||||||
| 3 | Shearwater | Shearwater | 1986 | S Terry | Sarah Terry | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | |||||||
| Mirror s/h Fleet - Sailed: 0 Discards: 0 Ratings: None | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mirror s/h | Mirror | J Loake | 0.0 | |||||||||||
| Dart 16 Fleet - Sailed: 2 Discards: 0 Ratings: None | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dart 16 | Dart 16 | 2037/6 | John Wiseman | Clare Wiseman | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | |||||||
| 2 | Dart 16 | Dart 16 | 2252 | ETowner | KVeness | 1 | DNF | 4.0 | |||||||
| 3 | Dart 16 | Dart 16 | 2007/5 | Barry Duck | Ollie Flay | DNC | DNC | 12.0 | |||||||
| 3 | Dart 16 | Dart 16 | 2039/11 | Mark Pollard | Mike Pollard | DNC | DNC | 12.0 | |||||||
| 3 | Dart 16 | Dart 16 | 2006 | R Hamilton | C Clark | DNC | DNC | 12.0 | |||||||
| 3 | Dart 16 | Dart 16 | 2008/3 | Jim Cartlidge | D Hilder | DNC | DNC | 12.0 | |||||||
| Topper Fleet - Sailed: 2 Discards: 0 Ratings: None | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Topper | Topper | 43748 | M Wiseman | 3 | 1 | 4.0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Topper | Topper | 32607 | J Norris | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Topper | 34529 | P Sharrod | 4 | 2 | 6.0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Topper | Topper | 44520 | M Greenhill/D Sayers | 1 | DNF | 8.0 | ||||||||
| 5 | Topper | Topper | 44525 | R Playford | 6 | 4 | 10.0 | ||||||||
| 6 | Topper | 44254 | E Hamilton | 5 | DNF | 12.0 | |||||||||
| 7 | Topper | Topper | 44254 | T Norris | DNC | DNC | 26.0 | ||||||||
| 7 | Topper | Topper | 44510 | A Flay | DNC | DNC | 26.0 | ||||||||
| 7 | Topper | Topper | 33079 | T Hilder | DNC | DNC | 26.0 | ||||||||
| 7 | Topper | Topper | 34125 | C Clark | DNC | DNC | 26.0 | ||||||||
| 7 | Topper | Topper | 37498 | F Clark | DNC | DNC | 26.0 | ||||||||
| 7 | Topper | Topper | 44510 | O Flay | DNC | DNC | 26.0 | ||||||||
| 7 | Topper | 32782 | C Humphreys | DNC | DNC | 26.0 | |||||||||
| Merlin/Tasar Fleet - Sailed: 0 Discards: 0 Ratings: None | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Merlin/Tasar | Tasar | 394 | N Inwood | M Watson | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 1 | Merlin/Tasar | Merlin | 2935 | D Terry | S Terry | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 1 | Merlin/Tasar | Merlin Rocket | J Parmenter | R Parmenter | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| Maverick Fleet - Sailed: 1 Discards: 0 Ratings: PY | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maverick | Laser2 | 3622 | A Francis | R Bingham | 1 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Maverick | Hobie 16 | 92215 | L Potterton | L Posgate | DNC | 2.0 | ||||||||
| Miracle Fleet - Sailed: 2 Discards: 0 Ratings: None | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Miracle | Miracle | 2170 | P Cosham | L Tanner | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | |||||||
| 2 | Miracle | Miracle | 2320 | D Harris | R Richards | DNC | DNC | 4.0 | |||||||