Perishers Series at Lymington Town Sailing Club - Day 1
by Barry Sticklen 3 Jan 2012 10:22 UTC
1 January 2012
Homewood and Level during the first race of the Lymington Perishers Series © Barry Sticklen
King rules the waves in race one
The first race of the L.T.S.C. Perishers Series was started just eleven hours into the New Year. Seventeen sailors came to the start line on a rather cheerless morning with leaden skies and patchy rain. It was however, incredibly mild which was a bonus as the competitors set off on a short but testing course down the river to Jack in the Basket followed by a couple of windward leeward legs in the Western Solent.
The big green Tri of Homewood and Level took control of the race from the start and set up a huge advantage which saw them come home several minutes clear of the fleet. However, the real action was developing farther back in the pack and it became abundantly clear that the reaching single-handlers were the boats to be in. This was reflected in the results when the handicaps were applied.
A narrow margin win for Ocean Racer Nigel King in an RS 600 from regular Yarmouth visitor Myles Mence in a Blaze with Tig Williams in another 600 concluded an altogether satisfactory first round.
Race 1 Results:
1st Nigel King, RS 600
2nd Myles Mence, Blaze
3rd Tig Williams, RS 600