Despite a small entry, 16 races were sailed on a hot summers day in light east north-east variable breezes and created some close & exciting finishes. RO Martin Crysell set a two lap windward leeward course with a selection of 3 windward marks, starting and finishing on a line between them, with each race taking approximately 15 minutes.
Nigel Barrow sailing a borrowed F6 started well with 3 straight wins and set the pace for the chasing pack of Barrie Martin sailing a STARKERS SQUARED & Dave Andrews sailing a GRUNGE.
The lunchtime leaderboard was headed by Nigel with 10 points, Barrie 12 & Roger Stollery 20.
The afternoon results, now with only 5 racing, belonged to Roger with 4 wins, 2 seconds & a third, but the main interest was whether Nigel could hold onto his lead over Barrie, who had 3 wins in this session. However Nigel’s consistency with just one win and 4 seconds allowed him to win the new HALFPENNY Trophy by just one point!
At the prize giving Nigel thanked Martin & Keith Parrott for running another good GAMES event and like every open event at Abbey Meads there is also a prize for the last competitor still racing; without those at the bottom of the list there would be no winners. Racing a Marblehead for the first time Celia Greetham was delighted with her micro-turbo cutter!
Results:
1st Nigel Barrow Frensham Pond F6 – 22 points
2nd Barrie Martin London MYC STARKERS – 23
3rd Roger Stollery Guildford MYC UP – 32
4th Graham Hetem Datchet Water F6 – 54
5th Celia Greetham London MYC ROAR EDGE – 58
6th David Andrews London MYC GRUNGE – 78
7th David Cole Hampton Court GRUNGE – 99
GAMES results update
1st Nigel Barrow – 350.1
2nd Roger Stollery – 261
3rd Paul Tickner – 230.6
