While the cats are away…
With the GP14 Inlands being held at Derwent Reservoir there was a chance for the rest of the fleet to enjoy the sweet smell of success. Ginge and Bridget (aka Jose) Hodgkins took the opportunity by the throat and ran away with Saturday’s first race from Hugh Godfrey and Tim Knowles. With the second race heading the same way, for the first lap at least, until Hugh and Tim broke through the excitement was so much that Bridget almost wet her Gnatsy Gants!!. Congratulations to them on their successes.
The Celebrity Glass Trophy was sailed for by a fleet of 13 boats. There was a fresh breeze at times, the sun broke through the clouds many times but the rain failed to materialise. The wind picked up for Monday’s racing. William Carruthers tried his hand in Neil Garrison’s Dart and some feel he failed miserably – ok so tacking in light winds in difficult enough but going on to pass mark 0 to port and starboard at the same time (i.e. letting it pass between the hulls!!) outside was not a good move. As the wind picked up he managed to get into 2nd position on the water (but last on handicap!).
The 2nd race started in stronger winds, but when some gusts knocked over several boats at once the OD abandoned racing. Of course there were many tales to tell. Was it stopped because Miles was in the lead. Was the Dart too much for William and that’s why he capsized? (Actually the main sheet had come adrift and was being tied up when the gusts came in toppled the boat)
Overall results
CELEBRITY GLASS TROPHY
PN Boat Helm Class 1 2 3 4 Pts
1 161866 M SOMERVILLE LAS 2 1 1 2 4
2 3521 P BURNELL FF 3 8 3 1 7
3 3385 M MIDDLETON FF 5 4 2 DNS 11
4 3231 M PARRY FF 4 5 4 OD 11
5 3729 N PLATT FF 1 2 RTD DNS 15
6 13371 J RILEY GP 6 6 DNS 3 15
7 167828 I MACPHERSON LAS 6 7 5 5 16
8 151286 P MURRAY LAS 8 9 DNS 6 23
9 13161 S SPENCE GP 10 15 8 9 27
10 13118 V BELL GP DNS 14 7 8 29
11 6642 J SHARP GP RTD 12 RTD 7 31
12 6905 N GARRISON D 18 11 13 9 DNS 33
13 530 K CLARK FF DNS 10 6 DNS 36
14 6372 MURRAY LAS DNS 3 DNS DNS 43
15 130579 A THOMAS LAS DNS DNS DNS 4 44
16 13013 N LEWIS GP 9 DNS DNS DNS 49
17 3268 W CARRUTHERS D 18 DNS DNS DNS 10 50
18 46053 L PEARSON MIR DNS 11 DNS DNS 51
19 12324 ? GP DNS DNS DNS RTD 52
Points for RTD = 13 16 12 12
Points for DSQ = 13 16 12 12
Points for DNS = 20
3 races to count
