Brewin Dolphin Channel Islands Hobie Cat Champs - Day 2
by Bill Harris 20 Sep 2010 20:07 NZST
18-19 September 2010
Brewin Dolphin Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships © Bill Harris
After the highly variable winds of yesterday (Saturday), today came as a welcome relief to all. From the outset, with the first race going at 1.00 p.m., the wind had settled in the southwest at force 2 to 3. Thus it persisted throughout the afternoon allowing all three races in each of the three classes to be run, in bright sunshine, on time and without the agony of having to reposition marks.
The day produced some really competitive sailing resulting in overall victory, with five races counted, for Darren Stower and Grant Hamilton's Angry Pirate in the Tiger & Wildcat class, Laurence Carter and Josh Potts Fly Bi in the Hobie 16 class and Louis Sangan and Jonty Gales in the Hobie Dragoon class.
A full report will follow...
Overall Results:
Class 1 - Tiger & Wildcat
1st Angry Pirate, Darren Stower & Grant Hamilton, 8pts
2nd Breaching 69, Andrew Hart & Michael Kinross, 14pts
3rd Poker Face, Benn Garnham & Jamie Hamilton, (Guernsey) 14pts
4th Two Degrees North, James Read & Matt Atkinson, (Guernsey) 17pts
Class 2 - Hobie 16
1st Fly Bi, Laurence Carter & Josh Potts, 7pts
2nd Pure Energy, Gordon Burgis & Ken Snell, 20pts
3rd iCAT, Grant Neale & Karen Larose, 22pts
4th Hobie 37, Adrina Jesson & Steve Troy, 28pts
Class 3 - Hobie Dragoon
1st 1034, Louis Sangan & Jonty Gales, 5pts
2nd 1077, Hannah Voak & Oliver Voak, 6pts
3rd 1076, Andrew Graham & Peter Graham, 11pts
4th 218, Jamie Sunter & Victoria Dolemen, 12pts
The next major event in the Royal Channel Islands YC's calendar is the Jackson Yacht Services Bay Races for sportsboat, cruiser racer, dayboat and sport-catamaran classes being held in St Aubin's Bay on 16th Ocotber. Details and the Notice of Race will be available soon in the RCIYC clubhouse and on www.rciyc.je