An Italian evening was arranged for
Saturday night, so there may have been some people on
auto-pilot on Sunday! Sunday lunch was included in the
entry fee.
Bassenthwaite was host to a
total of 21 boats, divided into seven teams of three,
with visiting teams from Derwent Reservoir, Loch Earn in
Scotland, and Bala lake in Wales. Friendly
competitiveness was the order of the weekend, without a
single protest being made between crews. Weather
conditions were fairly consistent, with overcast skies
occasionally giving way to heavy showers, and winds NW
Force 3 gusting to Force 5 at times.Race 1 on Saturday was led most of the way by Neil Currie, but he was overtaken on the final lap by Howard Green, with Graham Kirkpatrick a close third.
Race 2 was totally dominated by Neil Platt, a new sailor to the Flying Fifteen fleet, normally seen at the helm of GP14s. Second was Dave Gebhard, also a new face in the fleet, from Derwent, and third Bass sailor Scott Beattie.
Race 3 on Sunday was the windiest of the weekend, with some very strong gusts during the first lap; unfortunately this led both to serious gear failure on Neil Platt’s boat and also to the dismasting of William Carruthers boat. William was very philosophical about the breakage and he expects to be afloat again very soon. The race was won by Terry Crumpton of Derwent, with Scott Beattie second, and Neil Currie third.
Race 4 was won by Neil Currie with a clear margin, followed by Howard Green second and John Hardisty third.
Overall team results:
- Bassenthwaite 1
- Derwent 1
- Derwent 2
- Bassenthwaite 2
- Bala
- Loch Earn
The results for the 10th
Viking Team Racing Trophy
R1
R2
R3
R4
Pts
9
3
2
4
8
4
4
5
57
1
2
12
3
1
14
6
5
3
10
13
1
6
95
2
16
2
11
8
6
8
8
14
5
7
16
16
119
3
11
10
9
9
3
17
14
13
15
9
13
11
153
4
4
11
22
21
13
19
18
12
20
5
10
15
163
5
7
1
22
21
12
14
7
7
18
18
12
10
163
6
17
16
15
17
1
15
6
2
19
20
17
18
179
7
21
21
19
20