Clywedog Open
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Clywedog Open – August 8-9 2009
A truly exciting weekend of close tactical racing was enjoyed by 8 ff’s inc 3 classics from the Clywedog fleet with sadly no visiting boats.
Two races were held on Saturday afternoon in a gentle north-westerly, with all the positions changing throughout with 3 boats ff 3317 Bob & Hazel Rowley, ff 1855 Keith Rollinson & Jane Install and 3377 Mike Install & Dave Grant. All three finished the day on 5pts each, and two more with 6pts.
Sunday dawned with mirror-calm water, and the first race was delayed until 11.30 when Race Officer Steve Gamman set a small triangular course in front of the clubhouse, which resulted in much shouting at marks and penalty turns – great spectator sport!!. Bob & Hazel Rowley ff3317 scraped in 1st with Keith & Jane ff 1855 2nd and ff1457 Peter Jackson and Paul in 3rd.
The wind filled in after lunch and the RO set a long course down the lake for two back-to-back races.
Keith Rollinson & Jane Install ff 1855 jumped the gun and had to start from the back of the fleet but over the three laps fought back to win by a few seconds on handicap with Bob & Hazel Rowley ff 3317 in 2nd and Mike Install and David grant ff3377 in 3rd.
The last race was just as full of drama, with a number of boats still in with a chance of victory and leading places being swapped during the race. Clywedog’s legendary windshiifts helped some and frustrated others!
The first home were Mick Edwards & Andrew Watson ff 3365 and 2nd Bob & Hazel Rowley ff 3317 and Keith Rollinson & Jane Install ff1855 in 3rd.
Once the final scores were totalled there was still a tie for 1st place and the best discard had to be counted which gave victor y to Keith & Jane in the classic ff1855 by just 1pt
Overall Results
1st 5pts ff 1855 Keith Rollinson & Jane Install
2nd 5pts ff 3317 Bob & Hazel Rowley
3rd 6pts ff 3365 Mick Edwards & Andrew Watson
4th 8pts ff3377 Mike Install & Dave Grant