Results / RS700 Racing Circuit Datchet SC - 12/06/2004
The wind looked good at Datchet on Saturday (F3-4
gusting up to F5), but competitors were thin on the
ground. To emphasize that it was the B-Team competing,
the first race was dominated by capsizes. Chris Kirk and
Dave Aston were jockeying for position for the first
half of the race of the race with Steve Marshall
following in third, until Chris capsizes, Dave
stays ahead until the last reach when he falls in a
hole and goes in towindward. Steve finishes first,
followed by Chris and Dave.
In the second race, Dave has a terrible first beat.
Chris and Stuart Speer disappear into the distance.
Stuart capsizes allowing Steve into second
place who closes with Chris, but Chris stays ahead
to the line and Dave fights back to third.
The wind drops for the third race and this time Tom
Offer disappears into distance followed by Dave.
It is Steve's turn to have the terrible first
beat. The wind gets back up to force 4 by the last
lap. Tom capsizes 3 times but manages hold on to first
place, Dave gets second and after an
amazing gust, Steve comes through to third place.
Sunday's wind was lighter, force 0-3 and all over
the place. The first race was Mark Pollington's
turn to get away at the end of the beat, but with
the wind coming from all directions positions change
several times before the final run which saw Mark
followed by Tom and Dave ahead of Steve, Steve
gybes off and calls starboard on Mark at the mark,
gets ahead and as the others drop their kites,
keeps his kite flying up the final reach which has
become a run finishing first, followed by Dave, Tom
and Mark.
The second race on Sunday saw even more changing of
positions as the wind favoured one person then another.
Mark rounds first onto the final reach which is now a
beat, followed at a distance by Dave and Tom. Mark
sails into a hole in the wind, which shifts back to a
reach. Dave, well up to windward hoists his kite to
reach down to the mark and win the race but
loses his wind. Mark finds some wind as the others
catch up fast, and finally reaches the finish first,
closely followed by Dave, Tom, Chris and
Steve in quick succession.
Needless to say, the third race was abandoned.
Full
results
1st Steve Marshall
2nd David Aston
3rd Tom Offer
4th Chris Kirk
5th Mark Pollington
6th Stewart Speer