Results / RS Fat Face Racing Circuit Bristol Corinthian YC - 15/03/2003

Ideal conditions greeted competitors for the RS300 Fat Face sponsored circuit event on 15/16 March. The 3 races on Saturday were run in a force 3-4 in bright sunshine. In race 1, Steve Bolland picked the shifts up the first beat and was never headed. Steve Cook finished 2nd with Nick Bolland recovering well from an incident on the first beat to finish 3rd. An extremely close second race saw a number of different leaders at various times, Nick Bolland eventually finishing ahead of Chris Mason and Steve Bolland. With the breeze piping up a bit for race 3, Nick Bolland let others make all the mistakes and won comfortably from Chris Mason and Steve Cook. Sunday saw more sunshine and slightly less breeze. Steve Bolland started his comeback on brother Nick by taking both races 4 and 5 in some of the closest racing of the weekend. Nick kept the pressure on with a 2nd and 3rd with the consistent Chris Mason ever present. Race 5 also saw fleet newcomer Gavin Young showing some of the older hands a clean pair of heels. With Nick Bolland trailing Steve by a single point going into the final race, a cat and mouse game between the two resulted in a thoroughly enthralling race. Steve initially led Nick and covered carefully before the latter overtook on the 2nd run, antics which meanwhile had allowed Chris Mason to draw clear. The penultimate beat saw Nick turn the tables on his brother with some initial close cover before a favourable shift allowed Steve to pull ahead of both Nick and Chris Mason, a lead which he held to the finish. Special thanks should go to Commodore Rhys Lankaster who coped admirably with the shifty winds.