GP14 Open Meeting - Sun 1st June
Posted on June 2nd 2008, by Craig HewettBudworth SC hosted the fifth round of the GP14 Northern Bell Open Meeting on Sunday 1st June.
In one of the best attended meetings of the season 27 GP14s sailed in a light testing northerly and steady rain. However the competition was close and OOD Graeme Bristow and team coped superbly with the conditions ensuring good beats and clean starts in all 3 races.
Competition was intense amongst the Gold Fleet sailors at the front of the fleet with wins shared by visiting sailors Innes Armstrong, Mark Platt and Ian Platt.
For the home fleet Bill Kenyon was the leading sailor posting two thirds and a fourth. As a result Bill retains his lead in the 2008 GP14 Northern Bell Championship, which is kindly sponsored by Omega Sails.
Competition was equally ferocious in the Silver and Bronze fleets with no single club showing dominance. The event was generously sponsored by Kelvin Hughes Ltd, through 1st Mark Chandlery of Golborne Lancs, which ensured a spread of prizes for large sections of all three fleets.
- Overall Results:
1st 13914 Mark Platt and Malcolm Marsden (Bolton SC)
2nd 13849 Ian Platt and Alex Pilkington (Bolton SC)
3rd 13842 Martin Brennan and Alistair Knott (Hollingworth Lake SC)
4th 13447 Innes Armstrong and Thomas Bennett (Burwain SC)
5th 13900 Bill Kenyon and Ben Ditchburn (Budworth SC)