Results / Fat Face Racing Circuit Stokes Bay SC - 09/06/2007
Fourteen RS300s competed in the fourth round of the FatFace UK racing
circuit at Stokes Bay Sailing on the weekend of the 9th-10th June.
Undeterred by the prospect of little wind and the choice of attending
the Northern Tour event at Combs SC competitors were greeted by
glorious sunshine, a glass-like solent and soaring temperatures.
Thankfully by the time the fleet launched a nice sea breeze of around
6 knots had appeared from the South East to ensure that racing could
get underway.
Race 1 began with a frantic luffing session on the startline which
saw homeboys Steve Cook and Cliff Shaw pushed over the line by an
eager fleet. Ian Smith and Richard Pelley lead the pack from the
windward mark until the run, however rounding the wrong leeward mark
allowed Sargent through to 1st and demoted the pair down the fleet.
The following run saw Cook claw his way back from a poor start to
find some extra pressure down the run and sneak into the lead. Cook
retained this lead until the finish to be followed home by Sargent
and Richard Pelley in 3rd.
The fleet started race 2 in a more controlled fashion but in a dying
breeze. After again putting in a strong performance on the beat
Smith and Pelley were able to get out in front for the first few legs
of the race. Unfortunately due to the wind shifting 180 degrees and
then completely dying the race was abandoned much to the dismay of
the early leaders who were but boat lengths away from a finishing
boy.
The fleet were able to restart race 2 after a brief pit stop ashore
where the deprived leaders were given redress in the form of jammy
donuts, kindly provided by Catherine Wood. Cook again lead much of
the race but was pushed hard by Sargent and newcomer to the circuit
Thorsby, who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The sea breeze was definitely dying off by the start of the third
race, despite a few gusty moments close tactical racing became the
order of the day. Pelley, Phare and Smith chose to sail the left-
hand side of the beat to avoid the pack on the right. This seemed to
pay off as Cook rounded the top mark first followed by Pelley and
Smith. However a devious floating mooring line was to claim its
first prey of the weekend by snagging Smith's rudder and stopping him
dead, allowing Phare past into 3rd. Phare was then able to slip into
1st on the following run to be followed home by Cook and Pelley.
Newcomer Luke Ridout also showed good boat speed in his first 300
open to claim 6th.
Overnight Cook headed the leader board with Sargent in 2nd and Phare
in 3rd. However with the Grand RS Ball that evening and similarly
fickle conditions forecast for the next day anything could happen.
The next day race 4 kicked off in about 7-10 knots of breeze allowing
for some more exciting racing. Two thirds of the fleet took the
right hand side with one third favouring the left. Cook again led
the pack at the top mark followed closely by Smith, Underwood and
Phare. However little did the pack know that something was again
lurking below the water……that sly mooring line again! Underwood,
Phare and Sir Barry all snagged and stopped dead, however fortunately
for the rest of the fleet they were kind enough to sink the line just
enough to allow others past. Cook then sailed another successful
race claiming 1st but was pushed hard by Sargent and Smith. Chris
Hart was rewarded with a 4th after his misfortune in races 2 and 3
where he experienced problems with his mainsheet.
The wind hotted up to a steady force 3 for race 5 to the delight of
Alastair Wood, of Bough Beech, who led the fleet away with a
fantastic Sir Barry style port tack flyer. Swiftly followed on port
up the first beat by Clegg in his first 300 event Wood held onto the
lead down the tricky runs to claim first place. Richard Pelley
chased hard for 2nd followed by Phil Underwood who earned a well
deserved 3rd after showing excellent boatspeed all weekend.
For the final race of the weekend there was no mistaking the
starboard bias as the fleet bunched at the committee boat end. Cook
somehow escaped the fleet on the first beat to lead the way around
the course. Although pushed hard by Sargent, Pelley and Hart Cook
again held on for the win with Sargent finishing in 2nd and Pelley in
3rd.
So, overall the Fat Face open at
heading the leaderboard followed by Sargent in 2nd and Pelley in
3rd. The racing was close throughout and it was great to see a
number of new faces pushing the regulars all the way round. Despite
lacking the lard factor of many of the other B-Rig regulars Clegg put
in a fantastic performance at his first open to claim the merit
prize. The fact that the class was able to hold two events on the
same weekend without diluting either's numbers must also bode well
for the prospect of a first 50 boat Nationals in September at
Hunstanton. Thanks again to
event and to Fat Face for their continued support of this exciting
open circuit.
STOKES BAY SAILING CLUB
Class: | RS 300 |
Series: | FAT FACE RACING CIRCUIT |
Overall results
Place | Sail No | Helm | Club | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Gr Pts | Nt Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9Jun | 9Jun | 9Jun | 10Jun | 10Jun | 10Jun | ||||||
1 | 479 | Cook | Stokes Bay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | (5) | 1 | 11 | 6 |
2 | 506 | Sargent | Royal Artillery | 2 | 2 | (4) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 |
3 | 365 | Pelley | Stokes Bay | (11) | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 21 |
4 | 368 | Smith | Craven | 5 | (9) | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 25 |
5 | 471 | Phare | Bough Beech | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | (12) | 8 | 39 | 27 |
6 | 31 | Underwood | Cotswold | 4 | 4 | (15) | 9 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 27 |
7 | 457 | Brooks | Oxford | (9) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 31 |
8 | 422 | Wood | Bough Beech | (15) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 34 |
9 | 436 | Thorsby | Emsworth Slipper | 3 | 3 | (15) | 10 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 36 |
10 | 475 | Hart | Alton Water | 12 | (15) | 15 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 60 | 45 |
11 | 419 | Ridout | Christchurch | 8 | (12) | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 45 |
12 | 366 | Steel | Aldenham | 10 | 11 | 9 | (12) | 11 | 10 | 63 | 51 |
13 | 456 | Clegg | AWSC | (15) | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 78 | 63 |
14 | 509 | Shaw | Stokes Bay | 6 | (15) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 81 | 66 |
Races in brackets () are discards.
There were 6 races scheduled in this series,
6 races have been sailed.
5 have been counted.
Individual race results
Race 1 - Sat 9 Jun 2007 at 12:30:00 | |||||
Place | Sail No | Helm | Club | Status | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 479 | Cook | Stokes Bay | OK | 1 |
2 | 506 | Sargent | Royal Artillery | OK | 2 |
3 | 436 | Thorsby | Emsworth Slipper | OK | 3 |
4 | 31 | Underwood | Cotswold | OK | 4 |
5 | 368 | Smith | Craven | OK | 5 |
6 | 509 | Shaw | Stokes Bay | OK | 6 |
7 | 471 | Phare | Bough Beech | OK | 7 |
8 | 419 | Ridout | Christchurch | OK | 8 |
9 | 457 | Brooks | Oxford | OK | 9 |
10 | 366 | Steel | Aldenham | OK | 10 |
11 | 365 | Pelley | Stokes Bay | OK | 11 |
12 | 475 | Hart | Alton Water | OK | 12 |
422 | Wood | Bough Beech | OCS | 15 | |
456 | Clegg | AWSC | DNF | 15 |
Race 2 - Sat 9 Jun 2007 at 13:30:00 | |||||
Place | Sail No | Helm | Club | Status | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 479 | Cook | Stokes Bay | OK | 1 |
2 | 506 | Sargent | Royal Artillery | OK | 2 |
3 | 436 | Thorsby | Emsworth Slipper | OK | 3 |
4 | 31 | Underwood | Cotswold | OK | 4 |
5 | 471 | Phare | Bough Beech | OK | 5 |
6 | 365 | Pelley | Stokes Bay | OK | 6 |
7 | 457 | Brooks | Oxford | OK | 7 |
8 | 422 | Wood | Bough Beech | OK | 8 |
9 | 368 | Smith | Craven | OK | 9 |
10 | 456 | Clegg | AWSC | OK | 10 |
11 | 366 | Steel | Aldenham | OK | 11 |
12 | 419 | Ridout | Christchurch | OK | 12 |
475 | Hart | Alton Water | DNF | 15 | |
509 | Shaw | Stokes Bay | DNC | 15 |
Race 3 - Sat 9 Jun 2007 at 14:30:00 | |||||
Place | Sail No | Helm | Club | Status | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 471 | Phare | Bough Beech | OK | 1 |
2 | 479 | Cook | Stokes Bay | OK | 2 |
3 | 365 | Pelley | Stokes Bay | OK | 3 |
4 | 506 | Sargent | Royal Artillery | OK | 4 |
5 | 368 | Smith | Craven | OK | 5 |
6 | 419 | Ridout | Christchurch | OK | 6 |
7 | 457 | Brooks | Oxford | OK | 7 |
8 | 422 | Wood | Bough Beech | OK | 8 |
9 | 366 | Steel | Aldenham | OK | 9 |
10 | 456 | Clegg | AWSC | OK | 10 |
31 | Underwood | Cotswold | DNF | 15 | |
436 | Thorsby | Emsworth Slipper | DNF | 15 | |
475 | Hart | Alton Water | DNC | 15 | |
509 | Shaw | Stokes Bay | DNC | 15 |
Race 4 - Sun 10 Jun 2007 at 10:30:00 | |||||
Place | Sail No | Helm | Club | Status | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 479 | Cook | Stokes Bay | OK | 1 |
2 | 506 | Sargent | Royal Artillery | OK | 2 |
3 | 368 | Smith | Craven | OK | 3 |
4 | 475 | Hart | Alton Water | OK | 4 |
5 | 457 | Brooks | Oxford | OK | 5 |
6 | 471 | Phare | Bough Beech | OK | 6 |
7 | 365 | Pelley | Stokes Bay | OK | 7 |
8 | 422 | Wood | Bough Beech | OK | 8 |
9 | 31 | Underwood | Cotswold | OK | 9 |
10 | 436 | Thorsby | Emsworth Slipper | OK | 10 |
11 | 419 | Ridout | Christchurch | OK | 11 |
12 | 366 | Steel | Aldenham | OK | 12 |
13 | 456 | Clegg | AWSC | OK | 13 |
509 | Shaw | Stokes Bay | DNC | 15 |
Race 5 - Sun 10 Jun 2007 at 11:30:00 | |||||
Place | Sail No | Helm | Club | Status | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 422 | Wood | Bough Beech | OK | 1 |
2 | 365 | Pelley | Stokes Bay | OK | 2 |
3 | 31 | Underwood | Cotswold | OK | 3 |
4 | 506 | Sargent | Royal Artillery | OK | 4 |
5 | 479 | Cook | Stokes Bay | OK | 5 |
6 | 457 | Brooks | Oxford | OK | 6 |
7 | 368 | Smith | Craven | OK | 7 |
8 | 436 | Thorsby | Emsworth Slipper | OK | 8 |
9 | 419 | Ridout | Christchurch | OK | 9 |
10 | 475 | Hart | Alton Water | OK | 10 |
11 | 366 | Steel | Aldenham | OK | 11 |
12 | 471 | Phare | Bough Beech | OK | 12 |
456 | Clegg | AWSC | DNC | 15 | |
509 | Shaw | Stokes Bay | DNC | 15 |
Race 6 - Sun 10 Jun 2007 at 12:30:00 | |||||
Place | Sail No | Helm | Club | Status | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 479 | Cook | Stokes Bay | OK | 1 |
2 | 506 | Sargent | Royal Artillery | OK | 2 |
3 | 365 | Pelley | Stokes Bay | OK | 3 |
4 | 475 | Hart | Alton Water | OK | 4 |
5 | 368 | Smith | Craven | OK | 5 |
6 | 457 | Brooks | Oxford | OK | 6 |
7 | 31 | Underwood | Cotswold | OK | 7 |
8 | 471 | Phare | Bough Beech | OK | 8 |
9 | 422 | Wood | Bough Beech | OK | 9 |
10 | 366 | Steel | Aldenham | OK | 10 |
11 | 419 | Ridout | Christchurch | OK | 11 |
12 | 436 | Thorsby | Emsworth Slipper | OK | 12 |
456 | Clegg | AWSC | DNC | 15 | |
509 | Shaw | Stokes Bay | DNC | 15 |