MUSTO PERFORMANCE
SKIFF UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011
Hosted by Mounts Bay Sailing Club http://www.mbsc.org.uk/
Photos: Tania Samus http://photoskiff.com/
Following a short delay the fleet set
off into a sunny south westerly Force 2-3.
Today was a showdown between defending
champion Bruce Keen and former 49er National Champion
James McIntosh; James held a slim 4 point lead.
After a general recall the fleet got away
and at the first mark Keen was leading from Rick Perkins
and Matt Hollis; MacIntosh was in 4th. The racing was
very tight and at the finish Keen won from Perkins and
McIntosh had pulled through to 3rd,
So with one race to go McIntosh had seen
his lead cut to just 2 points; all on the final race.
The fleet started cleanly and again Keen lead at the
windward mark from Andy Peake and Rick Perkins; McIntosh
was 4th; this was a championship winning sequence for
Keen but McIntosh sailed well to move into 2nd at the
end of the first lap and then actually into the lead
for the finish with Keen 2nd followed by Dan Vincent.
A great win for James McIntosh sponsored
by Harken.
A big thank you to all the volunteer members
of MBSC who gave up their free time to run the championships
for the class. Also a huge thank you to the class sponsors;
Musto, Ovington Boats, Harken and Hyde.
Overall:
1st: James MacIntosh
2nd : Bruce Keen
3rd: Mike Palfreman
4th: Andy Peake
5th: Ian Martin
Full results
Silver 1st: Richard
Smith
Bronze 1st: Jon Simpson
Youths: Tom Wright
Master: Richard Smith
Grand Master: John Evans
Buddies:
1st Brendan Jenner +14
2nd Richard Smith +10
3rd Chris Webber +9
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