Lady Helm 2006

HELFORD RIVER SAILING CLUB
Lady Helm 2006

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Committee boat start and finish. Durgan start Class Z at 1815, Class E at 1830.

See the results of the Early Summer Series
See the results of the Mid Summer Series

2nd August 2006

Course: ELNSC Distance: 6.93 NM Wind Dir: NNW Force: 3-5

Verity Cunliffe, IRC winner on Demolition

Winner PY
Julia Deane, (Centre), PY winner on Jacobi

Rank PY	Boat Name	Class	Sail No	Lady Helm	Corrected Time
1st	Jacobi	J109	9014R	Julia Deane	1:32:00
2nd	Jinjy	3/4 tonner	4089	Lynda Filmer	1:32:32
3rd	Demolition	1/2 tonner	8444	Verity Cunliffe	1:32:54
4th	Jetta	J92	GBR6292T	Katherine Sharp	1:34:54
5th	Magic Bus	First Class 8	K9819Y	Emma Broad	1:35:02
6th	Jabadeo	J92	F19415	Pam Royall	1:36:28
7th	Shere Khan	First Class 8	K4852	Verity Slater	1:36:48
8th	Big Purple	Projection 762	7620R	Tammy Hector	1:37:04
9th	Forza!	J92	GBR9298R	Karen Smith	1:38:34
10th	Amanzimtoti	Contessa 32	CO 761	Katie Sykes	DNF
11th	Malouine			Rebecca Kestin	-

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Rank IRC	Boat Name	Class	Sail No	Lady Helm	Corrected Time
1st	Demolition	1/2 tonner	8444	Verity Cunliffe	1:18:53
2nd	Jinjy	3/4 tonner	4089	Lynda Filmer	1:18:55
3rd	Jacobi	J109	9014R	Julia Deane	1:19:45
4th	Magic Bus	First Class 8	K9819Y	Emma Broad	1:20:41
5th	Jetta	J92	GBR6292T	Katherine Sharp	1:21:31
6th	Jabadeo	J92	F19415	Pam Royall	1:22:21
7th	Shere Khan	First Class 8	K4852	Verity Slater	1:22:23
8th	Big Purple	Projection 762	7620R	Tammy Hector	1:22:41
9th	Forza!	J92	GBR9298R	Karen Smith	1:25:05

There was very good support for the Lady Helm Race with eleven yachts starting in a steady breeze from the NNWest. The race began with a two-mile spinnaker run out to the Eastern mark, and Jetta, helmed by Katherine Sharp, had an excellent start, leading all the way, with Jacobi and Forza! in hot pursuit. On the beat back into the River, Jacobi, helmed by Julia Deane, sailed past Jetta and rounded the Central mark first, followed by Jetta and Forza! The boats then had another spinnaker run out to the Nare mark, near Nare point, before heading back to the Shag mark, beneath the cliff at Mawnan. Jacobi had problems rounding the Shag mark where there was a pronounced "hole" in the breeze, caused by the nearby cliffs, but eventually she got round. Jetta got round the Shag mark, but then got becalmed just after it, with Jinjy, Demolition, and the rest of the fleet catching up fast. On the last leg to the Committee buoy Jacobi had a good lead, but most of the other boats were quite close, and there was only three minutes separating the first and fifth boats on corrected times. Demolition beat Jinjy by just two seconds, to win the IRC handicap, with Jacobi finishing just ahead of Jinjy to win the PY handicap.