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Pracc (12)/ St Georges RA Trophy Open 2011, Results, Report and lots of pictures.
| FULL RESULTS | ||||||||||||||
| Place | Skipper | Club | Boat design | Jib | Score | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 |
Peter Wiles |
Poole | Sweet 9 | 59 |
11.0 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
|
2 |
Chris Harris |
Bourneville | Pearl | 86 |
24.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
11.0 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
14.0 |
3 |
Derek Priestley |
Fleetwood | Hardtack | 167 |
29.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
15.0 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
4 |
John White |
Bideford | Venom | 37 |
29.0 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
5 |
Dave Andrews |
Hampton Court | Sword | 13 |
31.0 |
6.0 |
15.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
13.0 |
3.0 |
6 |
Trevor Binks |
Eastbourne | Venom | 72 |
34.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
14.0 |
16.0 |
5.0 |
9.0 |
7 |
Lester Gilbert |
Buchaness | Sword | 105 |
41.0 |
7.0 |
12.0 |
1.0 |
15.0 |
9.0 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
8 |
Darin Ballington |
Manor Park | Sweet 4 | 190 |
47.0 |
5.0 |
13.0 |
16.0 |
27.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
4.0 |
9 |
Mike Nichols |
Gosport | Sweet 9b | 91 |
52.0 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
13.0 |
17.0 |
3.0 |
14.0 |
21.0 |
10 |
Vernon Appleton |
Coalhouse Fort | Destroyer | 36 |
55.0 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
11.0 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
9.0 |
13.0 |
15.0 |
6.0 |
11 |
Clive Tappenden |
Ryde | Sweet 8 | 92 |
58.0 |
2.0 |
11.0 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
11.0 |
8.0 |
14.0 |
24.0 |
16.0 |
12 |
Linda Munro |
Poole | Venom | 31 |
70.0 |
5.0 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
14.0 |
24.0 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
23.0 |
10.0 |
13 |
David Munro |
Poole | Venom | 03 |
76.0 |
10.0 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
9.0 |
15.0 |
12.0 |
18.0 |
1.0 |
13.0 |
14 |
Mike Harris |
Bourneville | Sweet 9 | 45 |
84.0 |
11.0 |
22.0 |
12.0 |
13.0 |
26.0 |
22.0 |
10.0 |
9.0 |
7.0 |
15 |
Tony Guerrier |
3 Rivers | Vision | 21 |
85.0 |
7.0 |
15.0 |
21.0 |
5.0 |
8.0 |
13.0 |
20.0 |
19.0 |
18.0 |
16 |
Peter Townsend |
Hampton Court | Sword | 67 |
86.0 |
9.0 |
18.0 |
6.0 |
12.0 |
17.0 |
16.0 |
17.0 |
10.0 |
16.0 |
17 |
Gordon Beddall |
Hampton Court | Sword | 81 |
91.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
13.0 |
23.0 |
22.0 |
11.0 |
15.0 |
25.0 |
23.0 |
18 |
Vic Padget |
Eastbourne | Sweet 9 | 136 |
93.0 |
12.0 |
17.0 |
18.0 |
17.0 |
16.0 |
18.0 |
9.0 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
19 |
Richard Utley |
Gosport | Sweet 9 | 25 |
93.0 |
3.0 |
10.0 |
14.0 |
27.0 |
14.0 |
21.0 |
19.0 |
21.0 |
12.0 |
20 |
Rick Buxton |
Broads | Sweet 9 | 41 |
107.0 |
10.0 |
19.0 |
17.0 |
19.0 |
23.0 |
19.0 |
11.0 |
12.0 |
19.0 |
21 |
Martin Dovey |
Bourneville | Tequila Sunrise | 186 |
124.0 |
11.0 |
20.0 |
24.0 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
24.0 |
21.0 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
22 |
Lynne Rowcroft |
Ryde | Sweet 9 | 82 |
125.0 |
8.0 |
24.0 |
19.0 |
21.0 |
20.0 |
16.0 |
23.0 |
18.0 |
27.0 |
23 |
Alan Oxlade |
Woodley | Sweet 4 | 34 |
128.0 |
12.0 |
23.0 |
22.0 |
16.0 |
12.0 |
23.0 |
25.0 |
20.0 |
27.0 |
24 |
Mike Connell |
Hampton Court | Third Time | 06 |
137.0 |
9.0 |
21.0 |
25.0 |
20.0 |
21.0 |
26.0 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
25 |
John Smith |
Manor Park | Martini | 62 |
140.0 |
14.0 |
27.0 |
26.0 |
24.0 |
19.0 |
25.0 |
24.0 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
26 |
Joe Binks |
Eastbourne | Sweet 9 | 05 |
154.0 |
13.0 |
25.0 |
23.0 |
22.0 |
25.0 |
20.0 |
26.0 |
26.0 |
27.0 |
which
meant for the Rick Pond, a shorter than desirable, first beat. With 15 or so skippers in a
fleet this meant that to achieve a win and not be caught up in the traffic, you had to be
away from the line pretty smart or get a lucky lift. Skippers who achieved this more than
most in the early races were Chris Harris, Peter Wiles, and Trevor Binks. A new feature to
me in race management was for the finish line judges to blow a whistle when the leading
boat crossed the line. I liked this, it provided a clear indication to skippers, and
confirmed that the judges were in control
The event ran very smoothly, there were no unresolved protests and by the lunch break at 12.30, even after the delayed start, 4 race pairs had been completed. This event was both a new HCMYC open race for RA’s, and the last of the PRACC 2010 series. David Munro reported that he was delighted that this year had produced the closest contest for a season’s winner in the history of the PRACC series, and today’s result would decide whether it would be Peter Wiles or Derek Priestley taking home the cup.
At the lunch break Chris Harris was in the lead 2 pts ahead of Peter Wiles, and Derek Priestley was lagging a bit in 8th place. Chris’s boat ‘Pearl’, a very slim and lightweight boat seemed particularly suited to the 6-8mph winds of the morning.
After lunch the wind had veered more easterly the PRO was able to alter the course to give
longer windward legs allowing hopefully 
more separation of
boats at the critical buoys. Chris Harris continued his good form, but ‘Pearl’
was now in competition with the heavier boats which perhaps suited the strengthening wind
better, and Derek Priestley was gaining position with every race completed. With the new
course Peter Wiles confirmed his undoubted RA skills and stayed in first place for
remaining races. By the cut-off at 16.00hrs, 9 race pairs had been completed and Peter
Wiles was the clear winner of the St Georges Trophy with a score of only 11pts. The final
results are shown above in the Full Results table. Prizes were presented to the
leading skippers by our Club Secretary Laurie Bower. David Munro as PRACC secretary, then
summarised the final 2010 results, and surprisingly Derek Priestley was the winner, which
of course pleased Derek immensely. Linda Munro presented the cup to Derek, and engraved
glass plaques were received by the best placed 2010 PRACC skippers.
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