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Osprey
Welsh & Midland Area Championship 2007
28th - 29th April
Blithfield Sailing Club welcomed 15 boats for the Welsh
and Midlands Osprey Open Meeting on the weekend of 28th
& 29th April. The racing consisted of 4
races over 2 days. The wind conditions on Saturday were
from the North East, blowing force 5 with gusts of 7
& although the sunshine was nice the wind had a cold
edge to it giving the competitors thoughts on what to
wear.
Racing started at 14.00 Hrs with a beat towards the club
house, giving the spectators a good view of the fleet
rounding mark one with the boat of Nick Jones &
Arthur Butler (RYA) leading from John Batt & Nick
Broomhall (Blithfield SC) coming a very close second,
followed by Viola & Mike Scott (Kielder SC)
chasing. This situation did not continue as Batt/Broomhall
& Scott/Scott took over first & second places
respectively and held on to these positions until the
finish of the first race, with Manwell/Little (Kielder/Coniston
SC) finishing third.
After a suitable interval for tea & cake the second
race started in similar blustery conditions that tried
the righting skills of a number of the competitors. Batt/Broomhall
had an unfortunate incident at the first windward mark,
causing them to have to take penalty turns, but undaunted
they settled down to some excellent sailing to put their
boat into the lead once again, & there they stayed to
the finish with Scott/Scott again in second place and
Ellery/Holland in third.
A sumptuous four-course dinner was provided on the
Saturday evening, and a barrel of Black Country ale
consumed. An early start on the Sunday at 10.00am almost
caught some late night revellers out, but all reached the
start line in time for the gun. The breeze was still
northeasterly, over the Club House & only slightly
less than the previous day, with strong gusts to catch
the unwary. After a short delay due to a fickle
wind shift the third race got under way with Batt/Broomhall
taking over the lead from the initial leader who decided
to inspect the bottom of his boat due to a rather vicious
gust, and this is the way the third race finished with
Batt/Broomhall again being triumphant, Scott/Scott being
a consistent second and Lewis/Holland finishing in third
place.
The fourth & last race continued in the same vein
with Batt/Broomhall finishing in first to make it a clean
sweep, Scott/Scott in second once again, with Ellery/Holland
in third.
Nick Broomhall
Ospreys at the 2007 Blithfield Open. More photos here.
Overall Results
| Pos |
Sail No. |
Helm/Crew |
Club |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Pts |
| 1 |
1311 |
Jon Batt
Nick Broomhall |
Blithfield SC |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 2 |
1314 |
Viola Scott
Michael Scott |
Kielder SC |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
| 3 |
1324 |
Adam Ellery
Angelo Spencer Swift |
Mounts Bay SC |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
| 4 |
1276 |
Alec Manwell
Ian Little |
Kielder/Consiton |
3 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
12 |
| 5 |
854 |
Paddy Lewis
Tom Holland |
Kielder SC |
5 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
| 6 |
1330 |
Nick Jones
Arthur Butler |
RYA |
6 |
4 |
12 |
5 |
15 |
| 7 |
1318 |
Oliver Hobson
Robin Hobson |
Shorham SC |
11 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
| 8 |
1181 |
Will Crichton
Tom Holland |
Ribble CC |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
24 |
| 9 |
1292 |
Paul Heather
Jonathan Osgood |
Wilsonian SC |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
27 |
| 10 |
1163 |
Don Flannery
Roger Woodhead |
Ribble CC |
7 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
28 |
| 11 |
1158 |
Chris Dickinson
Brian Kelly |
Ogston SC |
10 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
30 |
| 12 |
1205 |
Keith Gibbons
Jon Gibbons |
Blithfield SC |
DNF |
DNF |
6 |
11 |
33 |
| 13 |
1284 |
Jerry Brooks
Paul Watson |
Blithfield SC |
12 |
10 |
OCS |
14 |
36 |
| 14 |
1209 |
Albert Mottram
Bob Cartwright |
Blithfield SC |
DNF |
12 |
13 |
DNF |
41 |
| 15 |
905 |
Ian Madeley
John Shenton |
RYA |
DNF |
DNF |
14 |
13 |
43 |
4 races, 3 to count.
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