Royal Southampton YC Winter series

by Simon Forbes on 23 Oct 2006 The second race of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club’s Winter series was held on Sunday 22 October in rain and a westerly breeze averaging 17 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.

Class 1 IRC saw Paul King’s Prima 38 Serendip take line honours but victory on corrected time went to Tim Octon’s Corby 35 Njos with Serendip in second and third Steve Dyke’s Jeanneau JOD35 Timberland-Aqua Wave IV.

Class 2 IRC saw Steve Sault’s J/80 Hoolinkazan take line honours and victory on corrected time from Jacob Mackenzie’s Evolution 22 Glass Onion with third Richard House’s Laser 28 Wacky Racer III.

Class 3 Club class, saw Ginny Bennett’s Dehler 36cws Ellie take line honours but Ian Morse’s Jeanneau Sunfast 26 Equus took victory on corrected time from Ellie, with Jim Hood’s Contessa 26 Mariabronn third.

In the Multihull Class, first to finish and first on corrected time was Ben Goodland’s Raider 30 Team Eberspacher from Harvey Bowden’s Firebird Orion with third George Burn’s Dragonfly 920 Extreme - Force X.

PROVISIONAL RESULTS RACE 2

Class: 1 IRC
1  Njos  Corby 35  Tim Octon
2  Serendip  Prima 38  Paul King
3  Timberland –Aqua Wave IV  Jeanneau JOD 35  Steve Dyke

Class: 2 IRC
1  Hoolinkazan  J/80  Steve Sault
2  Glass Onion  Evolution 22  Jacob Mackenzie
3  Wacky Racer III  Laser 28  Richard House

Class: 3 Club
1  Equus Jeanneau Sunfast 26  Ian Morse
2  Ellie  Dehler 36CWS  Ginny Bennett
3  Mariabronn Contessa 26     Jim Hood

Class: Multihulls
1  Team Eberspacher  Raider 30 cat  Ben Goodland
2  Orion  Firebird  Harvey Bowden
3  Force X  Dragonfly 920 X  George Burn

The RSYC Winter series continues on Sunday mornings until 3 December.

For details contact Cathy Crawley, Sailing Secretary, RSYC, Tel: 023 80 223352 or email racing@rsyc.org.uk