Results / Chanonry Open Chanonry SC - 12/06/2004

Winds were light and easterly for Saturday and honking from the West for Sunday to give a good range of conditions. Great enthusiasm saw two boats over the start line in the first race with newcomers to the fleet Jo Dixon and Vicki Simpson returning over the line. Gillian Hooton and Jennifer Reekie took the lead with Bess Homer and Kirsty Higgins in second with Richard & Val Evans just behind. There was no hoot for Hooton/ Reekie as they crossed the line being OCS giving Homer/ Higgins first, the Evans second and Graeme Henry and Shona Redpath third. The second race was light with the “canny” Evans showing the way with Homer/ Higgins in second and Henry/ Redpath in third. The third race was again light with the tide changing making for interesting tactics throughout the race. Hooton/ Reekie won with the Evans second. Henry/ Redpath gained the tactical advantage on the run over Homer/Higgins and got them on the line.gaining third place. A great curry was had by all courtesy of Chanonry sailing club followed by dolphin watching by the lighthouse. The wind was up and honking from the west with difficult breezy conditions for Sunday. Hooton/ Reekie lead the race from start to finish with Homer/Higgins in second and Katie Masterton and gutsy Ailsa Redpath in third. The wind increased in the final race up to 30 knots for the final lap to “cling on conditions”. Homer/ Higgins miscalculated the tide at the windward to get stuck and round in fifth position. Team Evans were first to swim at the gybe followed by Hooton/Reekie on the following gybe and Masterton/Redpath. Henry/ Redpath and Homer/Higgins were battling it up the last beat when Henry/ Redpath got knocked over going upwind. Homer/ Higgins finished in first with Henry/ Redpath second, Masterton/ Redpath third and the final finisher Hooton/Reekie.