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Optimist Open Meeting at Hayling Island SC - Final

by Gerald New on 2 Jul 2007
Optimist Open at Hayling Island SC Lucy Jameson

Over 100 Optimist sailors raced at HISC for the Open Meeting. After an exciting first day the weather became too strong on Sunday and further racing was abandoned.

After the first day, with three races completed, Alex Mothersele, ESSC, led the Main fleet after winning all three races. Second was James Parker-Mowbray, FOSSC/CBYC, and in third place Tarra Gill-Taylor, Spinnaker SC.

In the Red Ribbon fleet with four races completed, Anna Prescott, RLYC, won. Hugo Andrews HISC, was just one point adrift, with Fraser Woodley, Burghfield SC, in third place on the same points total.

Racing continues Sunday. Full results are posted on the HISC website.

Main Fleet Leading positionsafter 3 races, 76 entries:

1 GBR 5592 Alex Mothersele Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club 1 1 1 3 3 pts
2 GBR 5594 James Parker-Mowbray FOSSC/CBYC 13 2 4 19 19 pts
3 GBR 5666 Tarra Gill-Taylor Spinnaker 10 4 8 22 22 pts
4 GBR 5575 Jack Martin Restronguet 2 7 14 23 23 pts
5 GBR 5707 Jess Lavery Emsworth Sailing Club 4 16 3 23 23 pts
6 GBR 5678 Oliver Cooper Hayling Island SC (& Wraysbury Lake SC) 9 15 7 31 31 pts
7 GBR 5683 Matt Wallis Spinnaker 19 9 9 37 37 pts
8 GBR 5596 Craig Dibb Warsash Sailing Club 6 37 2 45 45 pts
9 GBR 5296 Kirstie Urwin R Lymington YC 22 14 10 46 46 pts
10 GBR 5690 Georgie Mothersele Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club 16 21 11 48 48 pts

Red Fleet Leading positionsafter 4 races, 1 discard, 43 entries:

1 GBR 4845 Anna Prescott Royal Lymington YC 2 3 -7 1 13 6 pts
2 GBR 5426 Hugo Andrews HISC 1 5 1 -10 17 7 pts
3 GBR 5285 Fraser Woodley Burghfield -3 2 3 2 10 7 pts
4 GBR 4791 Robert Masterman HISC -8 1 4 4 17 9 pts
5 GBR 5689 Jemima Lawson Emsworth Sailing Club 4 -6 2 6 18 12 pts
6 GBR 4602 Amelia Harper TBA -9 4 5 5 23 14 pts
7 GBR 5432 Callum Tolley Papercourt 5 7 -9 3 24 15 pts
8 GBR 5136 Jack Daniel TBA -18 10 6 8 42 24 pts
9 GBR 5294 Guy Wilkinson Salterns -15 8 10 11 44 29 pts
10 GBR 5608 Arran Holman Hollowell 6 12 -16 12 46 30 pts

Event website: www.hisc.co.uk
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