2008 HOLLINGWORTH LAKE SAILING CLUB
MIRROR CLASS INLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
13TH-14TH SEPT 2008
37 Mirrors descended on Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club on 13th / 14th September to contest the Mirror Inland Championship. Visitors travelled from as far a field as Windermere, Whitstable and Poole . Conditions were un-seasonal being sunny and mild, with little wind!
Racing
was close with several boats showing good speed in the light airs. The black
flag appeared after a general recall at the start of race 2. However at the end
of day 1, Julian & Evan Parry, Inge-lisa Hansen/Callum Escritt, Izzy Fitzgerald/Lisa McDannell posted a top five result.
David Conlon/Mitch Bond
sailed very consistently scoring two sixths and a fourth, Tom Lovsey/Millie Pugh
recorded a couple of fourths with David & Oliver Winder ever improving
recording a second in the last race of the day. Fighting for the lead were
Edward & Bethany Grey with two thirds, Charlotte Fitzgerald/Annie
Sibthorpe with two seconds and a third and Andy & Tom
Smith with three firsts
Sunday dawned with a little more breeze, this time from the south.
Charlotte and
Annie were victims of a black flag. Meanwhile Edward & Bethany
revelled in the conditions to overtake Andy & Tom just before the finish.
Harry Yoeward/Nick Elsdon finished third with Sarah and Rebecca Bines recorded
their first top five of the event.
In
race 5 a left wind shift required a change in position of the windward mark.
This caused some confusion with the majority of the fleet rounding the newly
laid windward mark the wrong way, resulting in the race being abandoned!
For
the final race the breeze had increased further which clearly suited David and
Mitch, who led from the start to take a well earned win and put themselves third
overall. They were closely pursued by the Grey’s, who therefore secured their
second place overall. third in the final race were Tom & Millie.
Thanks
go to the event sponsors Allen Brothers.