Earlswood Lakes Sailing Club

Enterprise Open Results

Enterprises at Earlswood Lakes Sailing Club - Paul Young - Enterprise Open pics

The 8 boat fleet included visitors from Tamworth, Midland and Emberton Park Sailing Clubs who enjoyed a dry and cloudy day with a moderate to strong gusty North Easterly wind which produced few capsizes. In the first race Mike Cossey and Christine Barron led at the first windward mark, from Nigel Allso and Kate Brazier second , Graham Bentley and Janet Butroid third and Paul Young and Iain Leiper fourth.
At the second mark Paul and Iain managed to get the inside of Graham and Janet and then increased the gap on the following downwind leg. Positions were exchanged briefly for a time until the race settled down with Nigel and Kate first, Paul and Iain second and Mike and Christine third.
The second race started after a short tea break on a new course, this time Nigel and Kate led at the first windward mark from Paul and Iain second, Mike and Christine third and Martin Bottomley and Megan Ward fourth. Mike and Christine and Paul and Iain then battled for second and third places for a few laps until the race settled down again with Nigel and Kate first Paul and Iain second and Mike and Christine third. The race finished in that order with Nigel and Kate winning convincingly.
With the overall winner already decided the dramatic third race would sort out the remaining places. Sailed in the strongest winds of the day it saw only three boats finish. Nigel Allso had an unfortunate accident on the pontoon breaking his pelvis and was taken to hospital by ambulance. Paul and Iain led at the first mark with Mike and Christine hot on their heels, meanwhile Martin and Megan broke their tiller extension and had to retire. Paul and Iain, and Mike and Christine exchanged places several times over the first couple of laps until a spectacular capsize by Mike and Christine on the gybe mark in front of the clubhouse allowed Paul and Iain to relax a little. Paul and Iain won this race with Graham and Janet second and James Patterson and Paul Clark (Earlswood Lakes SC) third.
Kate Brazier thanked everyone at Earlswood for their help and the whole fleet wishes Nigel a speedy recovery.

1st Nigel Allso / Kate Brazier (Tamworth SC) 2pts
2nd, Paul Young / Iain Leiper (Midland SC) 3pts
3rd, Mike Cossey /Christine Barron (Tamworth SC) 6pts
4th, Graham Bentley / Janet Butroid  7pts
5th James Patterson /Paul Clark 8pts
6th Martin Bottomley / Megan Ward (Emb Park/MSC) 8pts
7th= Dave Vanes / Ian Evans 18pts
7th= Mary Ann Richards / Bruce Richards 18pts