Supernova
Sea Championships at Portland Sailing Academy, Weymouth
The 2003 Supernova
Sea Championships were sailed at Weymouth at Portland Sailing Academy
and run by Portland Castle Sailing Club for the twenty seven visiting
Supernovas. A clean start from a long line in the light
breeze with Andy Flitcroft first to the windward mark followed by
Mike Gibson, Tom Abbott and Adrian Hollier. Gibson took
the lead to be passed by Abbott while Nick Hoath climbed to third
place ahead of Hollier,
Flitcroft and Tony Critchley.
Race two saw some starters getting away on the port tack.
Flitcroft, Critchley, Abbott and John Waterfall got away down the
reach. Abbott took the lead and Flitcroft passed Critchley,
Gibson was fourth ahead of Waterfall and Hollier.
Sunday
dawned as bright but much breezier. Flitcroft took a
firm grip on race three and led most of the way with Abbott finishing
second in front of Gibson and Geoff Childs. Critchley
was fifth and Jeffary Robinson sixth in a race that produced a few
capsizes.
Race four and Flitcroft again powered into the
lead with he and Critchley some way clear of the pursuing Hollier.
Waterfall crossed ahead of Abbott and Robinson. The
wind at 23 knots was taking its toll at the gybe marks and the water
was now much more lumpy.
The final race and Abbott elected
not to sail with several other sailors. Nothing daunted Flitcroft
again showed the way round with Critchley, Gibson and Hollier ahead
of Robinson and Neil Boneham in a much closer race with several
boats crossing the line close together.
1st Andy Flitcroft
- Bolton S.C.
2nd Tom Abbott - Sutton Bingham S.C.
3rd Tony
Critchley - Bolton S.C.
4th Mike Gibson - Bartley S.C.
5th
Adrian Hollier - West Oxfordshire S.C.
6th John Waterfall -
Fowey Gallants
Person Handicap prize - Jeffary Robinson
- Bolton S.C. |