Results / Gul RS700 Winter Championships Queen Mary SC - 21/02/2004
Queen Mary sailing club provided all the ingredients necessary for a
successful winter championships; bitter cold, freezing water and wind�a-
plenty, giving thrills and spills all round. Add the excellent race
management, and you have a weekend that will be remembered by all who
entered.
11 RS 700s turned up for a close fought contest that saw a different
winner for every race, the final result being decided on countback, as
Leigh Albrecht and Andrew Peake both finished with 9 points. Albrecht
eventually winning with a greater number of seconds.
Tony Freer won race one, but spoilt his chances with a DNF in race 3, and
an OCS in race 4. Andy Irons won race 2,, having come 2nd in race one,
but didn�t record results in races 3, or 5. Buzz Keck won race 3,, and
came second in race 5, which gave him 3rd o/all, with 12 points.
At times there were scenes of carnage around the reservoir., as the gusts
were often followed by big holes in the wind, and it is a tribute to the
skills of the sailors that so many not only survived, but competed so
closely. Those watching were treated to a marvellous spectacle as the
700s hurtled up and down the course, sometimes crashing and burning in
spectacular fashion, but always rising Phoenix-like from the ashes.
1. L. Albrecht QMSC 869 4,2,2,1,(5) 9pts
2. A Peake ? 750 (3)3,3,2,1 9pts
3. B.Keck ? 858 5,4,1,(6),2 12pts
4. E.Gatehouse,CYC,861 6,(9),4,4,4 18pts
5. T.Freer CVLSC 822 1,5,DNF,OCS,3 21pts
6. A.Irons ? 823 2,1,DNC,7,- 22pts
7. R.Rous QMSC 808 9,7,7,3- 26pts
8. D.Cummins ? 885 DNF,6,6,5,- 29pts
9. J.Heissig ? 882 7,8,8,-,- 35pts
10. C.Kirk QMSC 833 8,DNF,5,-,- 37pts
11. G Muir QMSC 737 -,-,-,-,- 48pts