Results / Fat Face Racing Circuit Leigh & Lowton SC - 17/03/2007
Hilliar/Jagger win the opening circuit event of 2007
Despite the weekend forecast of gales and snow, 18 boats turned out for
the opening event of the RS400 Fat Face circuit on 17/18th March and were
greeted on Saturday by a fantastic 20-28 knots blowing straight down the
lake. After a general recall the first race got underway, with Paul/Mike
Allen showing great upwind speed to lead at the first mark from Jonny
Sinclair. Paul Hilliar/Stu Jagger then took the lead on the first
downwind and began a four lap tussle with the Allens, the lead changing
hands several times. While these leading two pulled away, the fleet
required strong nerves because the narrow lake meant that at least five
gybes were required on each downwind! Eventually Hilliar/Jagger held on
to win from the Allens, followed by Mark Greaves/Alan Woosey.
For race two, Dave Exley got away to a storming start and led, closely
followed by Mike Budd, the Allens and Hilliar/Jagger. While the boats
behind him kept fighting with each other, Exley kept cool and never lost
the lead. On the final downwind, the wind shifted and temporarily died,
turning the leading pack inside out. The Allens and Budd lost out big
time and Hilliar/Jagger came in second, ahead of Greaves/Woosey.
In the third race, Hilliar/Jagger led early but fell into a hole
downwind, to the profit of Budd, who, together with the Allens, built a
substantial lead over the pack. Eventually the Allens got past Budd to
win and then with 25 metres to go, a mistake over the finishing line
allowed Hilliar/Jagger to sneak into second, in front of Budd.
With Sunday�s combination of snow blizzards and gales, a wise decision
was made to abandon racing, leaving Hilliar/Jagger as the winners from
the Allens and Greaves/Woosey in third.
The RS400 Fat Face racing circuit now moves on to Queen Mary S.C. on the
31st March/1st April. We look forward to more close and competitive
racing.
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Sail No | Class | Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | Starts | Pnts� | Posn | Tie |
1121 | RS 400 | Paul Hilliar | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | � | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1155 | RS 400 | Paul Allen | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | � | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1007 | RS 400 | Mark Greaves | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | � | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1186 | RS 400 | David Exley | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | � | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1219 | RS 400 | J Sinclair | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 5 | � | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1189 | RS 400 | Nick Holt | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 6 | = | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1191 | RS 400 | Louise McKeand | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 7 | � | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1264 | RS 400 | Mike Budd | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8 | � | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1014 | RS 400 | Hamish Gledhill | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 9 | = | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1091 | RS 400 | Gareth Williams | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 10 | = | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
725 | RS 400 | Bill Kenyon | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 11 | � | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1201 | RS 400 | Neil Peacock | 12 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 12 | � | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1285 | RS 400 | Roy Thomason | 9 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 37 | 13 | � | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1163 | RS 400 | Ben Biglin | 17 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 45 | 14 | � | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
693 | RS 400 | Jon Smith | 19 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 47 | 15 | � | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
813 | RS 400 | J George | 17 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 50 | 16 | � | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
737 | RS 400 | Robert Wadge | 13 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 51 | 17 | � | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
765 | RS 400 | Neil Skellam | 19 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 55 | 18 | � |