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Rudyard Lake SC Enterprise Open Meeting 2009

At the startRudyard Lake Sailing Club Enterprise Open Meeting

7th June 2009 saw round 4 of the Top Helm Series and Joint with the Midland Double Chine Series. Both sponsored by Speed Sails. We all arrived at Rudyard made famous by Top Gear with the Toyboata. 23 boats started in challenging conditions. The open was a joint with the Albacore’s.

Race 1 got under way after a total recall, every boat was practically over the line. We used the wrong transit. Up the first leg Martin & Laurence Davies (Rugby & Daventry) held 1st with Steve Blackburn & Rob Lee (WLYC) in 2nd the wind was swirling, gusting and could just change direction without any warning. Steve was one of the 1st to capsize with many following through the next few legs. Dave & Beth Porter were excelling in the conditions and soon moved to 1st. Karen Morris & Lisa Woods (Etherow) also moved through the fleet and held 2nd, with Jonathon Woodward & Alex Halliwell (Redditch) finishing 3rd.

After a short rest, we set sail for race 2. The wind had swung and was be fairly well behaved. A clean start for all and Dave Porter and Ges Brown & Dennis Swain (Chester) had superior starts. Alan Johnson & Jane Hivey (SCYC) held third and even moved in to 1st for a while. As the rain began the wind decreased. Dave Porter took full advantage to take the win and the Open Meeting. Ges Brown also moved back to third with Steve Blackburn overtook to take 3rd.

Time for a well deserved lunch, cold wet and a confused were the sailors as the came to land. Not sure what had quite hit them. Excellent buffet was laid out. Jacket Potatoes, Salad Cus Cus and much more. I particularly like desert, Apple Pie and Cream. Luckily while we were enjoying our lunch. The wind had building up again, rain reduced and stopped. So race 3 could begin.

Tony Woods & Charlie Berry (Etherow) and Steve Blackburn made the most of the start. Jonathon Woodward came from the back to hold contention and Ges Brown also challenged. The top four seemed to escape from the middle pack, I’m quite sure every sailor in the top four held 1st at one time through the race. Tony held his lead to finish 1st with Jonathon in 2nd and Steve in 3rd. John Berry & Ben Steel (Etherow) took full advantage of a wind shift and finished forth.

Results:

Rudyard Lake Sailing Club
Enterprise Open Meeting 2009
Preliminary Results
Sailed: 3 Discards: 1 Ratings: PY
Rank Class Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 Nett
1st Enterprise 22102 Dave Porter Beth Porter WLYC 1 1 DNC 2
2nd Enterprise 23089 Jonathon Woodward Alex Halliwell Redditch / WLYC 3 6 2 5
3rd Enterprise 21350 Steve Blackburn Rob Lee WLYC 5 3 3 6
4th Enterprise 23194 Ges Brown Dennis Swain Chester 7 2 5 7
5th Enterprise 19876 Alan Johnson Jane Hivey SCYC / WLYC 4 4 8 8
6th Enterprise 44 Tony Woods Charlie Berry Etherow DNC 9 1 10
7th Enterprise 23165 Karen Morris Lisa Woods Etherow 2 8 DNF 10
8th Enterprise 21983 John Berry Ben Steel Etherow 9 DNF 4 13
9th Enterprise 22320 Martin Davies Laurence Davies Rugby & Deventry 6 7 7 13
10th Enterprise 22272 Charlie Adams Oliver Hilliker WLYC 18 5 9 14


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