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Bassenthwaite SC Enterprise Open Meeting 09

Mark & SteveBassenthwaite SC Enterprise Open Meeting

01/08/09 – 02/08/09

22 Enterprises, the largest fleet at Bass Week, arrived at Bassenthwaite Lake idyllically set in the North West of the Lake District below the mountain of Skiddaw. Wet and windy conditions prevailed hitting a force 6 at times.

At 1pm race 1 started, with very close racing at the front of the fleet. Ed Pilling & Dave Boustead (Arnside) lead the pack, with Steve Blackburn & Nick Hampson (WLYC / Pilkington) holding second. Mark Ninnim & Rob Smith (Bass) came in third with Richard Critchley & Rob Lea (Pilkington) in 4th.

Race 2 soon came round; again the fleet was very close. Mark Dingsdale & Diane Blackburn fought their way into first while Steve again held 2nd and Mark Ninnim again held third. The sailing was very fast and furious with a mistake creating a place loss.

After a beer fuelled evening and a fantastic disco, we headed for bed, looking forward to another exciting day of racing.

Day 2, race 3 and the wind had dropped a little and swung a little. Again the racing was very close. Steve Blackburn & Eddie Pilling were leading the race but places were changing frequently. Steve managed to break from Eddie on the last beat to win. Again Mark Ninnim came in 3rd with Mike Cossey & Christine Barron (Tamworth) coming in 4th.

After lunch the final race approached, and once again the racing was extremely close. The wind seemed to have dropped but soon strengthened. Tim & Jackie Finch (Chester), Eddie & Steve were out in front until the second beat and a huge shift to the left changed positions. Mike Cossy gained and took the lead, finishing 1st, while Steve pushed through the fleet to finish 2nd. Tim Finch finished 3rd with Mark Ninnim in 4th.

A great weekend was had by all. Big thanks to Bassenthwaite SC for exciting racing and holding an excellent event.

Results:

Rank G/S Class SailNo HelmName CrewName Club R1 R2 R3 R4 Nett
1st Gold Enterprise 21350 Steve Blackburn Nick Hampson Pilkington SC -2 2 1 2 5
2nd Gold Enterprise 23158 Edward Pilling David Boustead Arnside 1 4 2 -11 7
3rd Gold Enterprise 23166 Mark Ninnim Bass SC 3 3 3 -4 9
4th Gold Enterprise 22823 Mike Cossey Christine Barron Tamworth SC 7 -12 4 1 12
5th Gold Enterprise 22885 Mark Dingsdale Clare Gerrard Pilkington SC (DNF) 1 7 5 13
6th Gold Enterprise 23137 Wally Riley Frances Riley Chester S&CC -6 5 5 6 16
7th Silver Enterprise 20673 Richard Critchley Rob Lea Pilkington SC 4 6 8 -10 18
8th Gold Enterprise 23050 Tim Finch Jacky Finch Chester S&CC (DNC) 7 9 3 19
9th Gold Enterprise 22695 Alan Baker Gill Kincaid Tynemouth SC 5 -8 6 8 19
10th Silver Enterprise 21483 Paul Graham George Graham Burwain SC 8 10 -13 7 25
11th Silver Enterprise 21318 Alison Payne Kevin Law Toddbrook 10 -14 12 9 31
12th Silver Enterprise 22918 Charles Fletcher Joy Fletcher Ripon SC 12 11 14 -19 37
13th Silver Enterprise 22199 Peter Middlemiss Alistair Middlemiss Tynemouth SC 9 (DNC) 17 14 40
14th Gold Enterprise 1068 Mark Blackham Alex Blackham Chase SC 11 9 (DNC) DNC 43
15th Silver Enterprise 22315 Kevin Bilham Scott Bilham Ely SC (DNF) 13 15 15 43
16th Silver ENTERPRISE 22946 Allan Dale Sue Dale Ripon SC (DNC) DNC 10 12 45
17th Silver Enterprise 23221 Michael Tomlinson Sue Ripon SC (DNC) DNC 11 13 47
18th Silver Enterprise 22117 Mike Maddocks Carys Done Chester SC 13 17 18 -20 48
19th Silver Enterprise 1909 Dennis Beard Jo Beard Yeadon (DNC) 15 21 17 53
20th Silver Enterprise 20684 Gerald Dawson Helen Blackburn Pennine (DNF) DNC 16 18 57
21st Silver Enterprise 20181 Michael Wilde Sam Doney Berwick Upon Tweed (DNF) 16 20 21 57
22nd Silver Enterprise 22623 Eric Christan Clare Christan Ely SC (DNC) DNC 19 16 58

By Steve Blackburn


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