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Snipe Open at Blue Circle Sailing Club

by Richard Lambert 8 Jun 2006 03:11 PDT 3-4 June 2006
Race winners Alan Williams and Liz Crouch cross in front of Richard and Nicky Lambert during a Blue Circle Snipe open in 2006 © Richard Lambert

14 Snipe crews gathered at Blue Circle Sailing Club on June 3-4 on the Club’s 50th anniversary for two days of tight racing, on the 140 acre lake near Cliffe, north Kent.

Winds never exceeded 10mph and on Saturday especially, the breeze was very shifty.

Race Officer Derrick crouch set a P shaped course and there was an extra premium gained from a good start as the crews beat up the narrowest stretch of the lake. Brian and Anne Gregory led for a few laps, before Mark Antonelli and Susan Robertson took the gun in the first race.

After lunch two races were sailed back to back and in the second race, Alan Williams and Liz Crouch posted their first of three wins, followed in by Iain and Richard Marshall, who in turn would post three second places in the regatta.

The third race was won by local crew Steve Roberts and Mike Kerr. Steve is a good amateur long distance runner and his victory demonstrated the breadth of his sporting talent.

On Sunday, the morning race had to be abandoned due to lack of wind, but after an early lunch the crews returned for two more back to back races which were won by Williams and Crouch.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelm / CrewClubR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
1GBR 30316Alan Williams / Liz CrouchBudworth SC40.753 0.750.755.25
2GBR 29501Iain Marshall / Richard MarshallMaldon YC622 329
3GBR 30226Mark Antonelli / Susan RobertsonBudworth SC0.7564A4311.75
4GBR 29611Steve Roberts / Mike KerrBlue Circle SC350.75B6513.75
5GBR 30315Brian Gregory / Anne GregoryBlue Circle SC2105A2817
6GBR 29411Richard Lambert / Nicky LambertBlue Circle SC947N9424
7GBR 27098John Love / Chris SurridgeBudworth SC738D71025
8GBR 29303Nick McGonigle / Hannah McGonigleRutland SC5710O5926
9GBR 28451Ian Gregory / Paul WilkesBlue Circle SC1099N8733
10GBR 29164Ian Knight / Graham HoyMaldon YC8116E10DNS35
11GBR 29538Eric Paalman / Emma TownBudworth SC11811D12636
12GBR 21724David Jones / Luke HarveyBlue Circle SC121312 111247
13GBR 29408Peter Wibroe / Debbie CardensBlue Circle SC131413 131150
14GBR 28276Andrew Wibroe / Ashlyn GilhamBlue Circle SCDNF1214 141353

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