Late Summer Wednesdays 2007 Race 1

HELFORD RIVER SAILING CLUB
Late Summer Wednesday Series 2007

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22nd August 2007 Race 1
Course: 15 Distance: 7.41NM Wind Dir: N Force: 4/5 Race Officer - Ian Wort
Demolition, Big Purple and Jetta off to Maenporth	Origo, just after the start	Demolition nearing Dennis

Provisional Results

Rank IRC	Boat Name	Class	Sail No	Helm	Elapsed Time	Corrected Time	Nett
1st	Origo	RS Elite	GBR13	Stuart Sawyer	-	1:28:34	1
2nd	Big Purple	Projection 762	7620R	Garth Weaver	-	1:28:46	2
3rd	Demolition	1/2 tonner	8444	Simon Kearsley	-	1:28:52	3
4th	Jetta	J92	6292T	Tom Smith	-	1:32:38	4
5th	Jabadeo	J92	F19415	Wally Royall	-	1:32:56	5

On a fine evening with a good northerly breeze, Race Officer Ian Wort decided to send the five yachts out of the River for a beat to the Maenporth mark, off Maenporth beach. By the time the boats came back from Maenporth flying spinnakers to the Dennis mark, Big Purple had established a lead, with Jetta and Jabadeo competing with each other not far behind, and Origo and Demolition further back. The next leg took the fleet back across the river mouth where the shelter of the cliffs at the Shag mark made for a difficult rounding with light and fickle breezes. Once clear of the wind shadow, spinnakers were hoisted as the fleet headed off towards Nare Point. Jetta kept out to sea before gybing for the Nare mark while Jababdeo chose a course nearer to the entrance to Gillan Creek, but Jetta managed to round first of the J92s. Demolition and Origo seemed to have closed the gap on the faster boats, and it began to look as if a close finish was in store. With the breeze dying a little, Jabadeo changed foresail to their number one, in an effort to catch Jetta. Once more to the Dennis mark, then a beat back to the tricky rounding at Shag, and the fleet headed back up the River for the finish off Trebah Beach. Big Purple was first across the line followed by Jetta and Jabadeo. Jabadeo's larger foresail proved an advantage, as they approached the line, slowly catching Jetta, but Jetta, helmed by Tom Smith, just held on, to finish seven seconds ahead of Jabadeo after ninety minutes of racing. When the handicaps were applied to the results there was a win for Stuart Sawyer's Origo, with Big Purple second and Demolition third.