2007 Start of Season

Competitors who arrived at Gorleston for the first race day of the 2007 season, the Start of Season Trophy, were rewarded with almost perfect sailing conditions, flat water, sunshine and a force 3 to 4 easterly breeze. Four races were sailed all of which were closely contested with congested mark roundings and finish lines being the order of the day, although the top 3 places of all the races were taken by the same 3 boats.

Race 1 was held over a windward/leeward course and was won on handicap by Chris Sallis in a Phantom, with the RS800 of Phil Highfield/Tamsin Butcher second and the RS400 of Richard Fryer/Carol Smalls third. The next race over a triangle course was won by Highfield/Butcher, with Sallis second and Fryer/Smalls third. 

After lunch race 3 was sailed using a trapezoid course, this was won by Sallis with Fryer/Smalls second and Highfield/Butcher third. The final race tested crews grey matter with the first lap being a windward/leeward, the second a triangle and the third a trapezoid. This was again won by Sallis who also took overall victory with 5 points, second was Fryer Smalls who with a total of 10 points were pipped for second place overall by Highfield/Butcher who though they finished third in this race had a total score of 9 points.

Race1 (10) Phantom 1116 (Chris Sallis); RS800 848 (Highfield/Butcher); RS400 721 (Fryer/Smalls).
Race 2 (10) RS800 848 (Highfield/Butcher); Phantom 1116 (Chris Sallis); RS400 721 (Fryer/Smalls).
Race 3 (10) Phantom 1116 (Chris Sallis); RS400 721 (Fryer/Smalls); RS800 848 (Highfield/Butcher).
Race 4 (10) Phantom 1116 (Chris Sallis); RS400 721 (Fryer/Smalls); RS800 848 (Highfield/Butcher).

GYGSC Start of Season Trophy overall (10) Phantom 1116 (Chris Sallis); RS800 848 (Highfield/Butcher); RS400 721

Full results can be found here