Flying Fifteen open meeting at Llangorse Sailing Club
by Robert Dangerfield 28 Sep 2022 23:04 NZDT
24-25 September 2022
Nick and Claire Taylor win the Flying Fifteen open meeting at Llangorse © Robert Dangerfield
Nick & Claire Taylor sailed consistently well through all five races to take the honours in inconsistent breezes at this club, nestling in the Brecon Beacons.
The three Open, Silver and Classic fleets sailing together produced intensely competitive sailing - regularly seeing tight groups converging on critical marks and passing through finish-lines in quick succession.
Past regular winner David Morgan took on a scratch crew in Ned Pullen, inexperienced in Fifteens, and still achieved two first-places to come in second. Paul Atwell & Lyndall Merry - always a threat to the leaders - scored a highly creditable third place signalling a positive direction of travel for future events.
The Silver and Classic fleet honours went to Robert Dangerfield & Claire Ellis and Jonny Craddock & Frankie Devereux respectively.
Last word is reserved, however, for Colin Fletcher who - with a distinguished yacht-racing record but a painful hip condition - raced his newly acquired boat with crew Rebekah Hancock-Lashley, and led the fleet on more than one occasion - and gave everybody a good scare!
Thanks to Jon Heissig and Nicky Griffin and team for running a splendid event.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Fleet | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Open | 3784 | Nick Taylor | Claire Taylor | Llangorse | ‑2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Open | 3780 | David Morgan | Ned Pullen | Llangorse | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ‑4 | 8 |
| 3 | Open | 3675 | Paul Atwell | Merry | Llangorse | 3 | 5 | ‑6 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | Classic | 2695 | Johnny Craddock | Frankie Devereux | Llangorse | 5 | 4 | 4 | ‑6 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Open | 3691 | Ben Williams | Kate Williams | Llangorse | ‑7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Silver | 3121 | Robert Dangerfield | Claire Ellis | Llangorse | ‑8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Open | 3446 | Colin Fletcher | Charlie | Llangorse | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | (DNS) | 25 |
| 8 | Classic | 2626 | Richard Taylor | Kate Holligon | South Cernay | 6 | ‑8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Silver | 3268 | John Harvey | Barry Medwell | South Cernay | ‑9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 |