AM: Sailboat Trophy 3

Seemingly spurred on by having his son Lee on board as crew, Bob 
Sampson got a good start in the RS 200. Jane Anderson, Simon Veal and 
Roger Heasman were all over the line at the start and whilst Jane turned 
back, Roger, being hemmed in didn't turn back and was disqualified. 
Simon meanwhile, didn't realise that it was necessary to re-take the start 
line and did a 360 penalty turn instead which subsequently unfortunately 
led to his disqualification.

All the boats were jostling for position going to West mark with Bob 
rounding first, Steve Axford second and Neil Wallace with Nicky Buckett 
third. Just after West, Chris Bellairs racing in the RS Vision for his first 
senior race and with Will Pepworth mentoring as crew suddenly 
pirouetted out of control. The reason quickly became evident as Chris 
stood with a look of amazement brandishing a broken tiller before being 
quickly ejected from the boat along with Will as the sail crashed to the 
water.

As the boats headed out to Far, the fleet split into two groups with the 
second group being headed by Alan Comber and John Weller in the 
Enterprise. Alan and John were sailing well and climbing their way 
through the fleet on the water if not on handicap. They are also giving the 
two Wanderers of Mike Ford and Derek Farnfield a good run for their 
money.

The second and third laps brought lapses of concentration on the parts of 
Mary Carter in the Laser and Stephanie in the Topper as they both 
rounded buoys on the wrong side and were disqualified.

Whilst Bob and Lee Sampson brought the RS 200 home in first place on 
the water, Jane Anderson was the pick of the fleet. Over the course of the 
race she shortened the distance between herself and the front three boats, 
enabling her to win the race on handicap.

Results: 

1st Jane Anderson (Laser 4.7)
2nd Steve Axford (Laser Radial)
3rd Neil Wallace and Nicky Buckett (Wayfarer)
4th Bob and Lee Sampson (RS200)
5th John Buckett (Otter)
6th Mike Ford and Adeney Pooler (Wanderer)
7th Alan Comber and John Weller (Enterprise)
8th Derek Farnfield (Wanderer)
Roger Heasman (Laser 4.7), Simon Veal (Laser), Mary Carter (Laser 
4.7), Stephanie Heasman Topper dsq

PM: Barnwell Cup 7

All the boats got across the start line cleanly, except for Simon Veal who 
hit the port start line buoy which induced a 360 penalty turn. Neil 
Wallace and Nicky Buckett managed to take the lead by the time the 
boats reached the West mark and stayed in front for the duration of the 
race. Stephanie Heasman got caught by a huge gust just after West which 
pitched her out of the Topper making her decide it was time to retire 
gracefully for an early hot shower.

Bob and Lee Sampson, whilst having a close tussle with Steve Axford 
and Simon Veal, suddenly veered of course as they rounded the Far 
Mark.  The cause of the sudden problem was the main sheet wrapping 
around the tiller. Lee in his first races with his father, was given an early 
lesson in the art of helming, as Bob managed a very quick recovery. 
Shortly afterwards there was a collision between the two Wanderers at 
Far with Derek Farnfield's Wanderer losing its mainsail and ending up on 
the beach.

Steve Axford sailing the smaller radial sail on his Laser managed to keep 
Simon Veal at bay for the whole race, whilst Bob and Lee passed Simon 
on the second lap, only to have Simon retake them on the final lap.
A sneaky extra buoy at Middle added to the course by the Officer of the 
Day gave all the helms problems in trying to make up to it without 
tacking. Windsurfers didn't help with the difficulty, as they seemed for 
some reason to be attracted to the buoy like bees round a honey pot.
Having got over his earlier collision, Mike Ford with Adeney Pooler as 
crew in the Wanderer sailed a solid race in the middle of the fleet 
managing to gradually close down on Jane Andersons Laser 4.7.
Mary Carter also managed to put distance between herself and John 
Buckett in the Otter, as John had a tussle at the end of the second lap with 
David Harker and Fraser Martyn in the RS Feva.

Nicky and Neil managed to finish first on handicap, with Steve Axford 
second. Simon Veal was very pleased with himself for staying dry and 
finishing fourth on handicap.

Results: 

1st Neil Wallace and Nicky Buckett (Wayfarer)
2nd Steve Axford (Laser Radial)
3rd Jane Anderson (Laser 4.7)
4th Simon Veal (Laser)
5th Roger Heasman (Laser 4.7)
6th John Buckett (Otter)
7th Mike Ford and Adeney Pooler (Wanderer)
8th Bob and Lee Sampson (RS 200) 
9th D Badger (Pico) (visitor)
10th E Badger (Pico) (visitor) 
11th Mary Carter (Laser 4.7)
12th David Harker and Fraser Martyn (RS Feva)
Stephanie Heasman (Topper), Derek Farnfield (Wanderer) rtd