K1 Inland Championship 2022 at Wimbleball Crusing Membership sponsored by Exmoor Ales

K1 Inland Championship 2022 at Wimbleball Crusing Membership sponsored by Exmoor Ales

by Dave Stockton 17 Mar 11:22 UTC
12-13 March 2022

After a late dialogue on Wednesday night, it was determined to go forward with the K1 Inland Nationwide Championship regardless of the forecast of fifty knots of breeze for the weekend of the twelfth & thirteenth March.

Many of the ten guests arrived at Wimbleball on the Friday afternoon and had been welcomed to the membership by some pleasant faces who helped with rigging and washing down the boats.

Twenty courageous souls lined up for the primary begin on the Saturday morning they usually had been rewarded with some glorious crusing on Wimbleball Lake. Two races had been potential in a power 5 to six earlier than the a lot stronger breeze got here in at two thirty within the afternoon.

The primary race was dominated by Wimbleball sailors, with Paul Birbeck exhibiting off some spectacular velocity to win the race with Ben Hawkes and Angus MacAlistair vying for second and third place with Ben popping out on high ultimately. John Wayling from Northampton SC completed fourth.

Race two was extra of a battle with a number of place adjustments close to the entrance. Paul had rounded the primary mark in fifth place however managed to come back out on high throughout the final fifty metres. John got here a detailed second adopted by Angus in third. After quite a few boats had been flattened by the gusts earlier than the subsequent begin the race officer Dave Stockton resolve to desert the final race of the day.

The fleet had been comfortable to be off the water with white horses masking the lake. Opponents loved a warming soup and tales of the day’s racing. After a meal and a social at an area pub rivals aching our bodies had been glad to move to mattress and sit up for the next day.

Sunday racing began in a power 5 nonetheless the wind moderated all through the races a lot to the delight of the lighter sailors.

Within the third race Paul received once more with John second and Ben Third. Race 4 was a distinct matter with Paul within the pack after the primary mark after which having to do a 720. The race was on for the highest locations with many place adjustments as a consequence of some massive wind shifts all through the race. Ben got here out on high adopted by Angus and John. The final race of the sequence was began in a lot much less wind, however Paul managed to win by a powerful margin. Jeremy Hudson from Frensham pond got here in second; Jeremy had not been out of the highest 5 all weekend. Ben secured second place within the championship with a second on this race. Paul Harwood who should be near 65Kgs completed a powerful fourth on this race.

General Outcomes:

• 1st 60-64 age group and fifth general, Jeremy Hudson, Frensham Pond SC
• 1st 65-70 age and seventh general, Ian Duke, Datchet Water SC
• 1st 70+ age group and thirteenth general, Mike Inexperienced, Wimbleball SC