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FD Southern Area Championship Lee-on-the-Solent - 7/8 June 2003 |
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Peter Doran & Richard Phillips (2nd), John Best (Commodore - LOSSC) |
James Cole & Toby Dale (Southern Area Champions) |
Peter Frith & Victoria Parry (3rd) |
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Lee-on-the-Solent Sailing Club hosted the FD Southern Area Championship. Stephen Parry, race officer assisted by Dawn laid on two races on the Saturday consisting of triangles and sausages. There was, unusually for Lee, very little tide and the wind initially provided marginal trapezing conditions increasing during the second race. The first race saw a bemused Rosie and Neil leading at the first mark as most of the rest of the fleet were heading up the shore expecting a longer first beat and adverse tide in the Solent where the mark was laid! Excitement continued testing the adaptability of the race officer as the leeward mark was removed! Hastily positioning committee boat at position of now removed leeward mark just in time for leading boats to round. Places changed as the boats who had overstood the first mark clawed back up the fleet. James & Toby eventually found their way to the lead after a battle with Peter and Andrew Weeks. Victoria Parry crewed by Peter Frith was third and Neil & Rosie finished 4th.
The second race saw Peter & Richard get away to a good start and after a short hike up the shore led at the first mark and then staid in front covering Toby & James up the last beat as the wind increased with Victoria and Peter 3rd and Tom & Rob 4th. Sunday saw a significant increase in wind speed during the first beat which started in approx 20 knots of wind and soon rose to 30 gusting 40 contrary to weather forecast!! Racing was abandoned as a few boats capsized and the rapid increase in wave height made recovery difficult. At the prize giving, Commodore John Best presented Toby and James with the trophy again!
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