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Rudyard Lake SC Enterprise Open Meeting 2010
 Rudyard Lake Sailing Club Open Meeting 201021 June 2010 As we arrived at Rudyard Lake SC we were met with 17 Enterprises and 17 Albacore’s who had traveled from all corners of England. The Albacore’s were also enjoying an Open Meeting. The sun was shining and the wind was building through out the day to a force 2 – 4. Perfect sailing conditions for all standards. Phil Wilson from Ogston was sailing his newly refurbished boat 472 and finished ninth overall, a great achievement. Race one soon approached as we started 5 minutes before the Albacore’s. Tony Woods and Charlie Berry (Etherow) soon create a lead up the first beat. Jonathon Woodward and Alex Halliwell (Bartley) were not far behind Tony. In third place was Steve Blackburn and Royston Taggart (WLYC / Pilkington). In forth was Ian & Fiona Friswell (Rugby & Daventry) Tony was put under great pressure from Jonathon but held his nerve to finish first. With all the positions remained the same for the end of the race. Race two soon came as we sailed back to back. Again Tony sailed Well and soon established a lead. Martin & Laurence Davies (Rugby & Daventry) was a little behind in second with Steve & Royston in third. Through out the race Tony, Martin and Steve exchanged places on the downwind legs. Eventually on the last beat Tony and Martin had an altercation with Martin having a penalty 720. Tony went on to win, Steve came in second and Martin in third. After lunch which was a great spread of Jacket potatoes, Sausage, Ham, Cheese, salad and more. The dessert was superb with apple pie and Cream and was finished with a cup of tea. Again we set sail for the final race. The wind was nice a steady, the course with a good long beat nearly the whole length of the lake with runs and reaches. Tony Woods didn’t sail due to winning the event. Second and third had not been decided so still plenty to sail for. Again Jonathon and Steve sailed well up the first beat to round the buoy in first in second. Jonathon and Steve had a great battle through out the race with Jonathon finishing in first and Steve in Second. The next pack was three boats, Martin & Laurence, Karen Morris and Lisa Woods (Etherow) and Ian Friswell. Eventually on the last beat Martin came through to finish third with Karen pulling through the fleet for forth and Ian in fifth. Another great event from Rudyard Lake Sailing Club, we can’t wait for next year! Results: Rank SailNo Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 Nett Total 1 23196 Tony Woods Charlie Berry Etherow CP 1 1 DNC 2 20 2 23089 Jonathan Woodward Alex Halliwell Bartley 2 18.0 DNS 1 3 21 3 21333 Steve Blackburn Royston Taggart WLYC 3 2 2 4 7 4 22320 Martin Davies Laurence Davies Rugby & Daventry 5 3 3 6 11 5 23165 Karen Morris Lisa Wood Etherow CP 6 4 4 8 14 6 23231 Ian Friswell Fiona Friswell Rugby & Daventry 4 6 5 9 15 7 21983 John Berry Rick Hayton Etherow CP 8 5 6 11 19 8 22901 Paul Young Fiona Rattigan Midland 7 7 7 14 21 9 472 Philip Wilson Jess Smith Ogston 10 9 8 17 27 10 22881 Ben Steel Cerys Butcher Etherow CP 9 8 9 17 26 11 20543 Larry Muir Karen Holmes RLSC 11 10 10 20 31 12 21568 Craig Woodhouse Frances Harrison Etherow CP 13 18.0 DNS 11 24 42 13 21590 Trish Ordsmith Jybaz RLSC 12 18.0 DNF 12 24 42 14 21145 James Ordsmith Emily Bethell RLSC 16 11 DNC 27 45 15 15924 Oliver Nuttall Alan Bethell RLSC 15 12 DNC 27 45 16 17044 Arthur Wilson Mary Wilson RLSC DNC DNC 13 31 49 17 15942 Naomi Tyers Toby Sanderson RLSC 14 18.0 DNF DNC 32 50 By Steve Blackburn |
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