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Sail-World.com : Simon Childs wins first event of the Phantom Eastern Series
Simon Childs wins first event of the Phantom Eastern Series
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A record 26 Phantom helms turned up to the Training Day and JJ Boats/Tempera-Tech sponsored Eastern Series Open Meeting at Alton Water on Saturday, 14 March 2009, with many new faces attending their first event. This was followed by the first event of the Eastern Series on Sunday, sponsored by the Morton Partnership.
Simon Childs was the eventual winner after four closely contested races and although at times it looked as though the wind might die altogether, the Race Committee managed to get all the races completed.
Sunday morning broke to bright sunshine and the wind having settled to a force 2/3 from the southwest. In order to keep things simple Jerry Andrews and Gavin Johnson, the race team, set a triangle sausage course to the southwest of the reservoir.
RACE 1
The race was started with a slight port end bias. New to the circuit Nick Radley started on starboard at the pin end along with Simon Childs, John Wayling and Ian Miller, this group headed out to the left of the course whilst Chris Roberts led a second group out to the right of the course where he tried to pick a lift into the windward mark.
Nick Radley led around the windward mark, closely chased by Miller, Childs, Roberts and Wayling. Down the following 2 legs Wayling and Childs slid past Miller in pursuit of Radley. On the second beat Roberts again went right and this time successfully picked a lift and came into the windward mark in third place having sailed through both Miller and Childs. Radley was stretching his lead and by the end of the run Wayling appeared to be the only one who might stop Radley from achieving the win on his debut. Up the final beat nobody was able to trouble Radley although Wayling was slowly closing the gap. At the finish line it was Radley 1st, Wayling 2nd and Roberts 3rd.
RACE 2
This started with the wind becoming lighter and more variable than in Race 1. Childs broke away early from the start line picking the lifts up in the centre of the course. By the windward mark Childs had opened up a significant lead that would never be challenged. Meanwhile the minor places were being fiercely contested. James Jarvey and Rod Thorpe managed to force their way in behind Childs; the race finishing with Childs 1st, Jarvey 2nd and Thorpe 3rd.
Before the start of Race 3, a break was taken for lunch. Fortunately this coincided with the wind dropping away to nothing whilst we were off the water.
RACE 3
By the time Race 3 started the wind had built up again to a gentle Force 2, although there were dead pockets that could be seen across the water which were to be avoided at any cost.
With helms having refuelled at lunchtime there was an added haste to get to the start line; a ‘general recall’ thus ensued before the race finally got underway at the second attempt.
Childs, Wayling, Miller and Jarvey got away well and Childs led Miller around the windward mark. Along the second reaching leg, Wayling and Jarvey pulled through Miller and set off in pursuit of Childs. Along the second beat Childs, uncharacteristically made a poor tack onto a header, giving an opportunity for Wayling to sail away underneath him and take the lead to the windward mark and through to the finish. The race result was: Wayling 1st, Childs 2nd and Jarvey 3rd.
RACE 4
The wind had now settled to a consistent Force 2 to 3 across the water with the windless pockets now filled in.
Feeling bold James Case and Miller pushed for a pin end start thinking they would be covered by those at the committee boat end. Being too eager they were both spotted for being over the line and both had to return to a re-start.
Meanwhile at the front of the fleet Jeremy Taylor had found his form and led Childs and the remainder of the fleet up the beat. Case and Miller seeing the fleet slowing to the left of the course, headed right and began to pick off the back markers up the course.
Taylor continued to lead Childs and Wayling down the remaining legs of the course but the pressure told at the final mark to the finish line when Taylor did not adequately cover Childs who tacked onto a lift and managed to pip Taylor to the finishing line. The race result was: Childs 1st, Taylor 2nd, 3rd Wayling.
Our thanks to Alton Water personnel for hosting the event; to Jerry Andrews and Gavin Johnson for being our Race Committee; to our series sponsors JJ Boats and Tempra Tech, and to our Events Sponsors – The Morton Partnership Ltd for the host of superb prizes.
Phantom Open Results - Leading positions:
1st 1 Phantom 1274 Northampton Simon Childs 4.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 8.0 4.0
2nd 2 Phantom 1175 Northampton John Wayling 2.0 4.0 1.0 3.0 10.0 6.0
3rd 3 Phantom 1209 Hickling James Jarvey 6.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 15.0 9.0
4th 4 Phantom 1305 Alton Water Ian Miller 5.0 9.0 4.0 6.0 24.0 15.0
5th 5 Phantom 1278 Creeksea Chris Roberts 3.0 10.0 6.0 8.0 27.0 17.0
6th 6 Phantom 1255 Wells James Case 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 24.0 17.0
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