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UK 18ft Skiff Grand Prix – Round 2 at Calshot Activity Centre
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UK 18ft Skiff Grand Prix second round is being held at Calshot Activity Centre over the bank holiday weekend (5-7 May). Eight skiff teams entered on day one.
The bitterly cold Solent was gruelling enough for the regular day tripper let alone the few that had donned rubber suits for a day on the water.
The biting north easterly blew a consistent 14, gusting 16/17kts at times with some reasonable shifts making life challenging on a short windward leeward course with plenty of ragging the kite to make the downwind gate.
It was Pica that was to dominate the day posting three firsts. With LED, Ronstan and Young and Reckless hot on their heels at times. Ronstan, having made the trip down from Loch Lomond to enter their first 18 event put in an impressive first showing with two seconds and a third often being hotly pursued by Young and Reckless. This promises more close racing between these two teams as the rest of the weekends racing unfolds.
Mark Watts and his team on Aftica showed great pace having bought Jack Grogan's M18 to replace their old B18. They were no doubt happy with a third in the first race but had to retire through gear failure in the second. The Hyde team, having only taken delivery of their replacement boat from Europe weeks before, spent the day in the boat park putting things together.
Carsington and Gill were stretching their legs as crew work settled down getting into the mix during the first couple of laps A number of team members, mostly helms with the exception of the clearly indestructible crews Steward Mears and Matt Kiddle, enjoyed a session in the Calshot Activity Centres Velodrome. More learning although different types of corners!
The Calshot Activity Centre had a live band and hog roast lined up in the evening.
A full complement of eight boats is expected for Sunday's three starts. The last day of sailing will be Bank holiday Monday.
Results after three races:
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Pos
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Boat
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SailNo
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Helm
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Crew
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Club
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R1
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R2
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R3
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Pts
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1st
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Pica
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92
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Jamie Mears
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Stewart Mears / Tristan Hutt
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Stone SC
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1
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1
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1
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3
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2nd
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Ronstan
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12
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Craig Hepplewaite
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John Annan / Cammy Steele
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Loch Lomond SC
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2
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2
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3
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7
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3rd
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LED
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43
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Steve McLean
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Nick Murray / Tom Bruton
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Hayling Island SC
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4
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RTD
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2
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14
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4th
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Young & Reckless
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30
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Tom Hill
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Miguel Andrew / Mark Kudlinski
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Rutland SC
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RTD
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3
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4
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15
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5th
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Gill
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11
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Tom Kiddle
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Matt Kiddle / Oscar Mead
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GCYC / Calshot SC
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5
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4
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RTD
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16
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6th
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Aftica
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52
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Mark Watts
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Marcelle Newbold / Alex Farr
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Cardiff Bay Yacht Club
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3
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RTD
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DNS
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20
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7th
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Carsington
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40
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Richard Allen
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Richard Bland / Peter Shaw
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Carsington SC
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RTD
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RTD
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5
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21
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8th
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Hyde Sails
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26
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Jack Grogan
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Mike Banks / Sam Caslin
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West Mersea YC
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DNS
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DNS
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DNS
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27
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by Ben Clothier
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