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Excellent fleet of Solings competes on the River Wyre
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| North West Championship - Harken Series - Excellent fleet of Solings competes on the River Wyre |
UK-(18-5-2004) Over the weekend an excellent fleet of Solings competed for the North West Soling Championship on the River Wyre, the championship is part of the HARKEN Soling Series in UK.
Hosted by Blackpool and Fleetwood Yacht Club had as Race Officer Peter Jackson who with his team provided windward / leeward courses producing tight racing and mixed results throughout the fleet in two opposite wind conditions.
Overnight leader Derek Priestley (GBR 164) was sitting comfortable after two firsts from first day until light airs came on the second day and let Bryan Bottomley's team in Cockatoo 2 (GBR143) capitalise on consistent results and two victories winning this first part of the Harken series.
Six races were started and only Hamish Loudon (GBR 161), Ken Bailey (GBR 156), Bryan and Derek were the only who manage to win some races but Gary Richardson (GBR 155) with his regularity jump into the podium finishing second at the championship and Derek after his first day could use one of his victories to untie the score over Ben and finish third.
First lady and Youth prize went to Judith Hewitson sailing on GBR 16.
The Blackpool and Fleetwood Yacht Club were congratulated by an excellent racing and dinner prize giving on the Saturday night. Wishing luck to all competidors in the next Harken series event that would be the Southern Area Championship at Salcombe June 12 and 13 followed then by the Lochaber Golden Jubilee at Fort William June 19.
1st. GBR 143 Bryan Bottomley 8 pt
2nd. GBR 155 Gary Richardson 17 pt
3rd. GBR 164 Derek Priestley 18 pt
4th. GBR 156 Ken Bailey 18 pt
5th. GBR 161 Hamish Loudon 20 pt
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