Spring Series, 6 April 2003
Report
The start of the spring series was greeted by a rather grey and cold north easterly force four. 15 boats took to the water in the morning, with a number of capsizes. Don Bowles won the Laser fleet in the morning with Dave Hall a close second. In the afternoon Don slipped down to third, leaving room for Matt Evans (who didn't compete in the morning) to sneak in at second and allow Dave to gain a first and also victory overall.
Only two Dart 16s ventured out this week; Mark Pollard with his dad Mike as a crew and John Wiseman with Alex Flay. The father and son team won both races and at the moment are leading the series.
Four Toppers took part in the Spring Series race 1, but only two braved the afternoon race 2 as well. The four boys did well to complete the course, the youngest, Fraser Clark, unfortunately didn't finish the race but made a good attempt. Matt Wiseman won both races and is currently the series leader followed by Richard Playford in second.
Many thanks to Emily Hamilton for the report.
Results
Spring series cumulative results after 2 races
| Pos | Fleet | Class | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Rating | R1 | R2 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Fleet - Sailed: 2 Discards: 0 Ratings: None | |||||||||
| 1 | Laser | Laser | 163449 | D Hall | 1078 | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | |
| 2 | Laser | Laser | 172692 | D Bowles | 1078 | 1 | 3 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | Laser | Laser Radial | 158364 | R Patching | 1101 | 3 | 4 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | Laser | Laser | 153689 | R Waples | 1078 | 4 | 5 | 9.0 | |
| 5 | Laser | Laser | 165817 | D Dicker | 1078 | 5 | 7 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | Laser | Laser | 143470 | C Humphreys | 1078 | 6 | 6 | 12.0 | |
| 7 | Laser | Laser | 175485 | M Evans | 1078 | DNC | 2 | 15.0 | |
| 8 | Laser | Laser | 166340 | Chris Hills | 1078 | 7 | DNC | 20.0 | |
| 9 | Laser | Laser Radial | 197963 | R Sandford | 1101 | DNC | DNC | 26.0 | |
| 9 | Laser | Laser | 166340 | C Hills | 1078 | DNC | DNC | 26.0 | |
| 9 | Laser | Laser Radial | 169138 | M Lane | 1101 | DNC | DNC | 26.0 | |
| 9 | Laser | Laser | 152494 | S Clark | 1078 | DNC | DNC | 26.0 | |
| Miracle Fleet - Sailed: 0 Discards: 0 Ratings: None | |||||||||
| 1 | Miracle | Miracle | 2320 | D Harris | R Richards | 1178 | 0.0 | ||
| 1 | Miracle | Miracle | 2170 | P Cosham | L Tanner | 1178 | 0.0 | ||
| Dart 16 Fleet - Sailed: 2 Discards: 0 Ratings: None | |||||||||
| 1 | Dart 16 | Dart 16 | 2039/11 | M Pollard | R Stacey | 850 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 2 | Dart 16 | Dart 16 | 2037/6 | John Wiseman | Mike Pollard | 850 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Dart 16 | Dart 16 | 2008/3 | Jim Cartlidge | D Hilder | 850 | DNC | DNC | 10.0 |
| 3 | Dart 16 | Dart 16 | 2006 | R Hamilton | C Clark | 850 | DNC | DNC | 10.0 |
| Topper Fleet - Sailed: 2 Discards: 0 Ratings: None | |||||||||
| 1 | Topper | Topper | 43748 | M Wiseman | 1290 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | |
| 2 | Topper | Topper | 44525 | R Playford | 1290 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | Topper | Topper | 34125 | C Clark | 1290 | 3 | DNC | 12.0 | |
| 4 | Topper | 37498 | F Clark | 1290 | DNF | DNC | 18.0 | ||
| 4 | Topper | Topper | 32782 | C Humphreys | 1290 | DNC | DNC | 18.0 | |
| 4 | Topper | Topper | 44254 | P Sharrod | 1290 | DNC | DNC | 18.0 | |
| 4 | Topper | 44510 | O Flay | 1290 | DNC | DNC | 18.0 | ||
| 4 | Topper | 44520 | M Greenhill/D Sayers | 1290 | DNC | DNC | 18.0 | ||
| Merlin/Tasar Fleet - Sailed: 1 Discards: 0 Ratings: None | |||||||||
| 1 | Merlin/Tasar | Merlin | 2935 | D Terry | S Terry | 1024 | 1 | 1.0 | |
| 2 | Merlin/Tasar | Merlin Rocket | J Parmenter | R Parmenter | 1024 | 2 | 2.0 | ||
| 3 | Merlin/Tasar | Merlin | 394 | N Inwood | M Watson | 1024 | DNC | 4.0 | |
| Maverick Fleet - Sailed: 1 Discards: 0 Ratings: PY | |||||||||
| 1 | Maverick | Hobie 16 | 92215 | L Potterton | L Posgate | 802 | DNC | 3.0 | |
| 1 | Maverick | Laser2 | 3622 | A Francis | R Bingham | 1034 | DNS | 3.0 | |