Bosun Bob's RS400 Frostie Series at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club - Week 1
by Robert Hastings 10 Nov 2018 09:55 PST
4 November 2018
Sunday 4th November saw the first day of the Bosun Bob's RS400 Frostie Series at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club. Seventeen boats took to the water and the racing was fierce!
The day started with nice a bright and really fresh breeze coming off the land at Holywood, but typically the wind started to calm down just before the first race, but there was enough to make us all hike. The first race saw some chap called Ryan Seaton teamed with Tiffany Brien take the lead from the first mark and they managed to hold onto the lead until the end, not bad for a pair of novices.
The second race was a bit more of a ding dong with Peter Kennedy & Stevie Kane leading the first round, closely pursued by Tom Purdon and Rory Fekkess, but by the next lap, Paul McLaughlin and Owen McKinley had over taken both of them to take the win.
The third race kicked off and the wind started to bend to the left. Luckily for veteran sailor Liam Donnelly and Skinny Rick it paid dividends and they lead from start to finish. Liam didn't stop smiling for the rest of the day which was a strange sight!
This Sunday 11th November, racing starts at 13.30. As a result of the tight racing and crowded mark roundings, it has been decided that there will be a spreader mark at the windward mark and the leeward mark will be gate marks. Hopefully this will reduce the scrapes and colourful language. Numbers on the start line should be up with Bob Espey, Hammy Baker, Neil Cody, Ed Cody & Sam Pickering joining the fun.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 1376 | Tiffany Brien | | RNIYC | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 2nd | 1406 | Paul McLoughlin | John Ferguson | Cushendall SBC | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3rd | 1004 | Tom Purdon | | SLYC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4th | 1264 | Barry McCartin | Andrew Penney | CSBC | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 5th | 1405 | Liam Donnelly | Rick McCaig | CSC | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 6th | 815 | Trevor D'Arcy | Alan McClernon | CSC | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 7th | 1178 | Brian Holmes | Wendy Smyth | Coleraine YC | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 8th | 578 | Peter Kennedy | Stephen Kane | | 15 | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| 9th | 1353 | Rob Hastings | | RNIYC | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 10th | 484 | Shaun Ritson | | | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 11th | 1440 | Simon Hutchinson | Ben Williams | RNIYC | 10 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 12th | 941 | Fiona Atkinson | Steve Atkinson | CSC | 8 | 12 | 16 | 36 |
| 13th | 825 | Paul Robinson | S Toland | CSC | 11 | 14 | 12 | 37 |
| 14th | 840 | Neil Calvin | Roger Perrot | CSC | 14 | 11 | 14 | 39 |
| 15th | 500 | Frank McFarlane | Kyle Mercer | CSC | 12 | 16 | 15 | 43 |
| 16th | 1379 | Neill Strain | John Ferguson | RNIYC | 16 | 15 | 13 | 44 |
| 17th | 1001 | Woo Kearney | Adam McCullough | RNIYC | DNS | 17 | 18 | 53 |