CLUBS & CLASSES
CLUBS
Sunshine but also a distinct lack of wind have seen classes launching into their summer
circuits with mixed fortunes on the racing front. Paula Irish reportsBigturnoutforLaserMasters
TOM HURLEY / DEVONDIGITAL.CO.UKIAN ROMAN / IANROMAN.COMNeale Jones and Ed Fitzgerald claimed the International 14 Prince of Wales Cup
andwithitthenationaltitle–ahistoricfamilyvictoryfortheleetyoungguns
who now can join the exclusive list of winners, along with both their fathers.
he legendary Phil Morrison was race oicer for the day that saw a breeze
slowly but surely ill in to a steady 5-7 knots at Exe SC for the single two-hour
race, which traditionally decides the International 14 National Champion.
Over laps three and four Jones/Fitzgerald managed to maintain control ater a
lurry of attacks from Archie Massey/Harvey Hillary, but the tussle allowed the
Partingtons, Andy and Tom, who had made steady progress through the leet, to
jointhebattleforthelead.
he last two laps were a one-on-one duel between the Partingtons and Jones/
Fitzgerald, the latter managing to reach the windmark irst for the last triangle
leg without relinquishing the lead.Submit your event reports to [email protected]
JonesandFitzgeraldwinPOWCup
he Laser Performance Masters Qualiier at Parkstone YC
welcomed 104 sailors, both male and female, from 42 clubs
and ranging in age from 35 to considerably more!
For two days the wind gods decided to play fast and loose
with the leet's fortunes, presenting race oicer and
competitors alike with some diicult decisions.
he results for both leets suggest 'two horse races', but in
the six-race series, the Standards had four diferent race
winners and the Radials had three. hus, the spotlight of
success shone on quite a few sailors, with prizes aplenty
provided by Laser Performance, Southeast Sailboats, Tideway
Investment Partners and Fernhurst Books.James Gray (Apprentice Master, Stokes Bay) was irst
overall in the Standard leet, with Alan Davis (Grand Master,
Oxford) second and Orlando Gledhill (Master, QMSC) third.
First overall in the Radial leet was Ian Jones (Master,
Dovestone) with Ben Elvin (Apprentice Master, Stokes Bay)
secondandnewclassvicechairmanRobCage(Grand
Master, hames) third. Roberta Hartley (Master, Parkstone)
was eighth and leading lady.
As report author John Keates notes, being part of, or just
witnessing an event like the qualiiers at Parkstone for the
LaserMastersworldsandEuropeans,givesoneamuchbetter
appreciation of the phrase: "here's life in the old dog yet!"Round Antigua Race
The Peters & May Round
Antigua Race produced a
record breaking start to
Antigua Sailing Week.
American-modified Volvo
70 Warrior, sailed by
Stephen Murray, blasted
around the 53-mile course
in a record time of 3 hrs 55
mins and 38 secs,
demolishing the previous
record held by Peter
Harrison's British
superyacht Sojana by over
42 minutes. Anthony
McVeigh's GF51 tri 2 2 Tango
took the multihull class line
honours.707 Edinburgh Cup
The 707 Edinburgh Cup is a
one-day, no discards,
five-race format, which is
not for the faint-hearted.
Seventeen boats hit the
startline at Port Edgar YC
and in light winds, the final
result went down to the
wire, with the first five
boats separated by just
three points; second and
third were decided on
count-back as were fourth
and fifth. The consistent
results of Blue Funk won
the day, with Neil Mclure
and team putting in a steady
series. Seaword was second
overall from More-T-Vicar.RS Aeros Springs
With light winds for the RS
Aero Spring Championships
at Burghfield SC, the five
boat RS Aero 5 fleet were
upsized to RS Aero 7s
thanks to kind loans from
other sailors using their RS
Aero 9 rigs. This produced
two equal-sized fleets of 17
boats for both the RS Aero
7s and 9s, making for some
great racing.
Dave Lynall (Bowmoor) led
all four races with great
speed to win the 9 class88 Yachts & Yachting July 2018 yachtsandyachting.co.uk