28 Crews and 22 boats
from the 3 Clubs enjoyed a good days racing.
The visiting clubs fielded 4 boats each and it was great to see some classes not usually seen at
HOAC.
One of our club
was heard to mutter “we have lost already” after seeing some of the immaculate boats being unloaded in the car
park!
The Weather Gods decided to be kind to us and we had a reasonably steady Force 2-3
which built slightly through the day and from the North which is the best direction for HOAC – none
of the usual 30 degree shifts that we are used to! (Damn there goes the home team advantage) A major improvement on the forecast
48hrs earlier which suggested 2-5 mph winds max and torrential rain all day – even the rain held off.
The 2 Albacores led the fleet round the different courses set for the 3 races, but the racing was much
closer than the results suggest with many good natured battles mid-fleet, it was certainly good experience for our youngsters
to be racing against different boats and crews. Graham Darvill and Myke Bowers in the leading Albacore won
2 of the races but was pipped on Handicap by David and Sandra Wilson in the Graduate in Race 1.
Congratulations
to the winners
1st Place Albacore – Graham Darvill and Myke
Bowers from Broadwater
2nd Place Albacore – Brian Deacon and Emma
Turner from Broadwater
3rd Place Graduate – David
and Sandra Wilson from Broadwater
1st Junior Laser – David Paul from
HOAC
1st Senior Enterpise – Greg and –Pam Hart from Broadwater
The new Inter-Club Trophy was awarded to Broadwater for the best placed 3 boats
Broadwater
12 points HOAC 38 points Rickmansworth
48 points
I hope all that took part enjoyed
the day and are looking forward to making it a 3 way series next year
Thank you again to the support
from the 3 clubs in making this day a success and to all those that took part and those behind the scenes that pulled everything
together on the day and last but not least to Broadwater for inviting every body back to there club for the Bonfire and Firework
Display.
