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2005 Asymmetric Open Report Great Yarmouth & Gorleston SC
hosted an open meeting for Asymmetric dinghies with separate starts for B14
& handicap competitors, the B14 event being part of the UK series. The open
event was attended by 19 boats with visitors from Hickling Broad, Oulton Broad,
South Shields, Brightlingsea and Whitstable. There were nine B14s with the
allcomers fleet consisting of one RS200, two RS800's and seven RS400's. Three back to back windward/leeward
races were planned for each day, with the handicap fleet using elapsed time
handicapping. Saturdays racing saw light variable
winds which proved challenging to both race officers and competitors! Two races
were completed with much place changing taking place before the wind died and
both fleets had to return to the beach. Overnight leaders in the B14 fleet
were Dan Willett/Stu Philips with a first and a second followed by Chris
Bines/Dave Gibbons with a second and a third. Mark Barnes/Tom Pygall won the
second race but did not start the first so Simon Hadley/Pete Nicholson filled
third spot with a third and a fourth. In the handicap fleet Richard Fryer
sailing with Di Holmes in an RS400 had a consistent day with two firsts, closely
followed by Chris and Tash Pilling in a RS200 with a second and a third. Tying
for third spot sailing in RS400's were Richard Brown/Hamish Grice with a third
and a fourth and Jim and Robyn Rosser with a fifth and a second. Sundays dawned with bright sunshine
but hardly any wind so racing was delayed until the predicted sea breeze set in.
This arrived on que and built to a solid force as racing started to provide
perfect blasting conditions. Bets of the bunch in the B14 class
were Barnes/Pygall with two firsts and a second to win the event with runners up
Bines/Gibbons scoring a second, a third and a first. Tying for third spot were
Willett/Philips with a fifth, a fourth, an OCS and Hadley/Nicholson with a
fourth, a second and a third, Willett/Philips taking third on the count back. In the allcomers fleet Veronica and
Ben Falat with three firsts in their RS800 tied on point with Fryer now crewed
by Carol Smalls with a fifth, a second and a third, the Falats taking the event
on the count back. There was another tie for third spot between the Pillings
with a fourth and two sixth's and the Rosser's with a sixth and two fourths, the
Pillings winning the count back. The other notable performance of the day was by
Di Holmes now crewing Martin Brown who only sailed on the Sunday scoring two
thirds and a second. B14 results 1st, B14, 768, Readycrest, Mark
Barnes, Tom Pygall, Whitstable YC, 5. 2nd, B14, 741, CSC, Chris Bines,
Dave Gibbons, Brightlingsea SC, 8. 3rd, B14, 757, Turkey Sub, Dan
Willett, Stu Philips, Brightlingsea SC, 12. 4th, B14, 770, ----, Simon Hadley,
Pete Nicholson, Brightlingsea SC, 12. 5th, B14, 767, Pain In The RS,
Chris Sallis, Matt Frary, Great Yarmouth & Gorleston SC, 17. Asymmetric Handicap results 1st, RS800, Bitter Blue, 870, Veronica
Falat, Ben Falat, Great Yarmouth & Gorleston SC, 7. 2nd, RS400, Custard, 721, Richard
fryer, Di Holmes/Carol Smalls, Great Yarmouth & Gorleston SC, 7. 3rd, RS200, Harry, 369, Chris
Pilling, Tash pilling, Hickling Broad SC, 15. 4th, RS400, ----, 951, Jim Rosser,
Robyn Rosser, Hickling Broad SC, 15. 5th, RS400, Hang On, 1137, Richard Brown, Hamish Grice, Great Yarmouth & Gorleston SC, 19.
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