Cancelled on Saturday

5 races on Sunday at the 29er Eurocup and 49er open meeting at HISC

The two fleets were disappointed on Saturday to be kept ashore due to high winds in the bay. Later in the afternoon several squalls eventually convinced the race officer that there would be no racing.

On Sunday the start time was brought forward to allow for five races to be held in the Bay for both fleets on two race tracks. A North Westerly force three to four made for lively but manageable racing and exciting sailing.

The 29er fleet had a real international flavour to it with boats travelling from Europe and Scandinavia to take part. It looked like the current UK National Champions Hew Humphreys and Max Todd with a win in race one were going to be the ones to beat. However it was the new paring of Dylan Fletcher and Rob Partridge who eventually took the day with two firsts and two seconds. Humphreys and Todd slipped to third overall behind Dave Hall and Jonny Clegg who in spite of a black flag in the first race kept a consistent score line to finish second. A new team to the front of the fleet was Will Tremlow and Peter Petera ending up with a second in the last race and fourth overall.

First girl team was Sarah Martin and Nicola Groves.

The 49er fleet saw Richard Bone and Chris Rodway (sailing allgoodfun.com) making a good start to the regatta with a win in the first race after the Fred and Hugh Shone made an interesting start. The Shones soon got themselves back on track to win the next four races and the open. Richard Bone and Chris Rodway were kept at bay by the Shones to finish second in the same four races which left the battle for third between Jon Emmett and Nick Murray and Phil and David Hyde. A capsize by the Hyde brothers in the last race allowed Emmett and Murray to take third.

Many thanks to Hayling Island SC and well done to the Race officers and their teams for getting so many races in. Lots of thanks are owed to the many rescue volunteers.

49er Results:

1-Fred and Hugh Shone, 4
2-Richard Bone and Chris Rodway, 7
3-Jon Emmett and Nick Murray, 14
4-Phil and David Hyde, 20
5-Ed Chapman and Ryan Visser, 22

29er Results:

1-Dylan Fletcher and Rob Partridge
2-David Hall and Jonny Clegg
3-Hew Humphreys and Maxwell Todd
4-Will Tremlow and Peter Petera
5-Gregory J Hall and Dicken Maclean