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Great North Asymmetric Challenge at Bassenthwaite SC
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Great North Asymmetric Challenge 2012 was held at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club during the 28th and 29th April. The members of Bassenthwaite SC must be more righteous than most, because their collective prayers for wind in the run up to this year's event were rewarded in abundance.
Forecasts during the week preceding the event, suggesting winds up 50mph, persuaded many not to travel. Some who made the journey decided to let discretion be the better part of valour, as they watched the white horses galloping across the lake towards the clubhouse. Despite the conditions the entry still exceeded that of last year's inaugural event, with 29 boats, representing nine classes, opting to sail.
Defending champion, Paul Allen, was unimpressed to find that he would not have an opportunity to avenge his recent defeat at the hands of fellow RS 400 sailor, Wayne Fletcher, who was third in last year's event, when Wayne failed to emerge from his camper van. This, however, was only the beginning of Paul's troubles.
As the boats took to the water, the RS 800 of Robin and Pat Shellcock was the first casualty. During a capsize the crew took an inadvertant dive through the main sail, dividing it neatly into two pieces.
The race was sailed in cold, blustery conditions, with patches of relative calm giving respite between the overpowering gusts. Paul and Jude Allen's second disappointment of the weekend came when their bowsprit gave up the unequal strugggle and collapsed, preventing them from completeing the course.
Angus Winchester, sailing a Vortex, justified his journey from Castle Semple by taking the gun, with Joe Pester and Paul Murphy from Ullswater, sailing a Laser 3000 in second place, and Mark Somerville from the home club, sailing an RS Vareo, third.
As the fleet prepared for the second race the wind eased slightly and some pleasant sunshine gave competitors some welcome warmth. Paul Allen managed to borrow the bowsprit from Wayne's boat and returned to the fray. However, at the first hoist he discovered that the pole was incorrectly rigged and the 'wing wangs' couldn't be adjusted.He struggled with the pole during the race and could only finish eighth. Joe Pester and Paul Murphy proved that their 3000 was a flying machine in strong breeze, showing breathtaking offwind pace to take a comfortable victory. Mike Hart and Sally Kilpatrick from Port Dinorwic, sailing an RS 400, were second with Phil and Naomi Smith from Bass SC first of the fleet of eight RS 200s and third overall.
The fleet took a short break ashore to refuel, treat injuries and recover. PRO, Steve Hunt, decided that with the wind forecast to increase to Force stupid on the sabbath it would be sensible to get five of the scheduled eight races sailed while conditions, although taxing, were not impossible and the sun was shining.
In the three races sailed after lunch an enthralling battle ensued within the RS 200 fleet with extremely close and competitive racing between Phil and Naomi Smith, Robin Dawson and Phil Hodgkins (also from Bass) and last year's runners up, Chris and Laura Pickles from Yorkshire Dales. These three were seldom separated by more that a couple of boat lengths, with positions changing constantly. The 3000 of Joe Pester and Paul Murphy, however, continued to show the way, winning both the third and fourth races. Paul and Jude Allen had managed to rig their pole correctly whilst ashore, only to have one of the 'wing wang' lines break during the third race. They still managed to finish in second place, with Mike Saul and Meg Fletcher from Yorkshire Dales, sailing an RS 500, in third. The close competition in the 200s propelled them up the overall rankings and in the fourth race, Robin Dawson was joint second with Paul Allen, and Chris and Laura Pickles were fourth.
The demanding conditions took their inevitable toll and only fourteen boats contested the final race of the day. Paul and Jude Allen finally had an incident free race and took the gun from Joe Pester and Paul Murphy, who were joint second with Mike Saul and Meg Fletcher in the RS 500.
Many competitors were wondering if they would have sufficient energy left to do justice to the evening festivities, but for most the Italian meal and accompanying libations proved quite sufficiently restorative.
When Sunday came, all too soon for some, the wind had failed to build to the extremes that had been forecast, so PRO Steve Hunt started racing on time, aiming to sail the remaining three races back to back before conditions became untenable.
Overall Results:
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Rank
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Class
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Sail
No
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Helm
/Crew
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Club
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PY
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R1
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R2
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R3
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R4
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R5
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R6
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R7
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R8
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Total
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Nett
|
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1st
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Laser 3000
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3601
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Joe Pester
Paul Murphy
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Ullswater SC
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1032
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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2.5
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(5.0)
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(7.0)
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2.0
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21.5
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9.5
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2nd
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RS 400
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1395
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Paul Allen
Jude Allen
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Leigh and Lowton
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948
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(29.0 DNF)
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(8.0)
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2.0
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2.5
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1.0
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3.0
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2.0
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1.0
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48.5
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11.5
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3rd
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RS 500
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536
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Mike Saul
Meg Fletcher
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Yorkshire Dales
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972
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(13.0)
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(15.0)
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3.0
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6.0
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2.5
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1.0
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1.0
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4.0
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45.5
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17.5
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4th
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RS 200
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1296
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Chris Pickles
Laura Pickles
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Yorkshire Dales
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1057
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6.0
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(11.0)
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4.0
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4.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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64.0
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24.0
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5th
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RS 400
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1082
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Mike Hart
Sally Kilpatrick
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Port Dinoric
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948
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7.0
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2.0
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(10.0)
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9.0
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5.0
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2.0
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4.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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68.0
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29.0
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6th
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RS 200
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1369
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Phil Smith
Naomi Smith
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Bass SC
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1057
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4.0
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3.0
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7.0
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5.0
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(9.0)
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(8.0)
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5.0
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5.0
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46.0
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29.0
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7th
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RS Vareo
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570
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Mark Somerville
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Bass SC
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1045
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3.0
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5.0
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(11.0)
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8.0
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(11.0)
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6.0
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6.0
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7.0
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57.0
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35.0
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8th
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RS 200
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1195
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Robin Dawson
Phil Hodgkins
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Bass SC
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1057
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5.0
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(10.0)
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5.5
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2.5
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8.0
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7.0
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(29.0 DNF)
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8.0
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75.0
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36.0
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9th
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Laser Vortex
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1181
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Angus Winchester
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Castle Semple SC
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960
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1.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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5.5
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17.0
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4.0
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9.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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9.0
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103.5
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45.5
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10th
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RS 400
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840
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Peter Snowdon
Pippa Fletcher
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Scaling Dam
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948
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(11.0)
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6.0
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9.0
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10.0
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7.0
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11.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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6.0
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89.0
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49.0
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11th
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Laser Vortex
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1153
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Johnathan Carter
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Ricksmanworth SC
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960
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10.0
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7.0
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(15.0)
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(15.0)
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10.0
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13.0
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8.0
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13.0
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91.0
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61.0
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12th
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RS Vareo
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374
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Dave Lawson
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Bass SC
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1045
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(14.0)
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13.0
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13.0
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13.0
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(15.0)
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14.0
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11.0
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12.0
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105.0
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76.0
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13th
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RS Vareo
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303
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Mike Cowan
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Bass SC
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1045
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(16.0)
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14.0
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16.0
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12.0
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13.0
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12.0
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10.0
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(29.0 DNF)
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122.0
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77.0
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14th
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RS 200
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641
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Alex Leonard
Olivia Storey
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Bass SC
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1057
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(29.0 DNC)
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9.0
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12.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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29.0 DNC
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10.0
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9.0
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10.0
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137.0
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79.0
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15th
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RS 400
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1281
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Adrian Brooks
Paul Salmon
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Elton Sailing club
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948
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15.0
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(20.0)
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17.0
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11.0
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14.0
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17.0
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(29.0 DNF)
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11.0
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134.0
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85.0
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16th
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RS Vareo
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132
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Phil Davenport
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Bass SC
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1045
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18.0
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16.0
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19.0
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14.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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16.0
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12.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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153.0
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95.0
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17th
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RS 200
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748
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Matt bromley
Andrea Morgan
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Budworth
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1057
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12.0
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19.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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7.0
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6.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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160.0
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102.0
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18th
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RS 200
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1068
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Martin Smith
Barbara Smith
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Delph SC
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1057
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8.0
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4.0
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8.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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(29.0 DNC)
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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165.0
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107.0
|
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19th
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Laser Vortex
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1175
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Alex Glendinning
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Brampton SC
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960
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19.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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20.0
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(29.0 DNF)
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12.0
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15.0
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29.0 DNF
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14.0
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167.0
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109.0
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20th
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RS 400
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440
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Roger Carter
Ian Robertson
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Wormit Boating Club
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948
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9.0
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12.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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(29.0 DNC)
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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195.0
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137.0
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21st
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RS 200
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4
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Caitlin Ross
Elaine Ross
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Solway YC
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1057
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17.0
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18.0
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22.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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(29.0 DNC)
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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202.0
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144.0
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22nd
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Laser 3000
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K1
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TBA
TBA
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Sedbergh School
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1032
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(29.0 DNC)
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21.0
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21.0
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16.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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203.0
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145.0
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23rd
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RS Vareo
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173
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Rory Yardley
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Bass SC
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1045
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(29.0 DNC)
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17.0
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18.0
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(29.0 DNF)
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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209.0
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151.0
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24th
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Laser 4000
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4287
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Tom Gentry
Caroline Storey
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Pennine SC
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911
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(29.0 DNC)
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(29.0 DNC)
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14.0
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29.0 DNF
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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217.0
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159.0
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25th
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29er
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322
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Jack Lawson
Ben Sawyer
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Coniston SC
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922
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20.0
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(29.0 DNC)
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(29.0 DNC)
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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223.0
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165.0
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26th
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Laser 3000
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3252
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TBA
TBA
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Sedbergh School
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1032
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(29.0 DNC)
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(29.0 DNC)
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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232.0
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174.0
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26th
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RS 800
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940
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Robin Shellcock
Pat Shellcock
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820
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(29.0 DNC)
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(29.0 DNC)
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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232.0
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174.0
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26th
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RS 200
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1351
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Robert Paul
Gillian Paul
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Bolton SC
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1057
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(29.0 DNC)
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(29.0 DNC)
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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29.0 DNC
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232.0
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174.0
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