Five winners in six races

The competition was tough at the 14th round of the Lark Belle Isle Travellers series

The 14th round of the Lark Belle Isle travellers series was held at Royal Lymington YC. The tide and oscillating breeze made for tricky conditions, however the closeness of the racing was tantamount to the quality of the courses and the even standard amongst the Lark fleet.

There were five different race winners from six races over the course of the weekend. Steve Hall and Simon Haighton started the event well by winning the first race but were then unlucky as a freak breakage ruled them out for the rest of the day. Chris and Anne Biglin also had a good start to the event sailing consistently in the first two races and winning the third.

The races on Sunday were just as closely fought with Steve Cumley and Eluned Jones taking the gun in the fourth race, Dave Young and Amy Finney winning the fifth and James Stewart and Ruth Johnson taking the gun in the final race. Consistency in these conditions was clearly going to be rewarded and five results in the top three was plenty sufficient for Steve Cumley and Eluned Jones to win the event.

Things are really hotting up in the Belle Isle series. With three events left to sail there is only one point separating the top two in the gold and silver divisions and only two points separating the top two in the bronze division. The really exciting thing is, there are still lots of other boats that can come into the frame in all three divisions so predicting the outcome at this stage is still all but impossible.

Our thanks go to Royal Lymington YC for organising a fantastic weekend and to P&B, Speed Sails and Pedrollo for sponsoring the Lark Belle Isle Travellers Circuit.

Results :

1-Steve Cumley and Eluned Jones, Barnt Green
2-James Stewart and Ruth Johnson, Stokes Bay
3-Chris and Anne Biglin, Shustoke
4-Dave Young and Amy Finney, South Staffs