Albacore Open at Whitefriars Sailing Club
by Paul McHenry 11 Nov 2022 08:08 NZDT
29 October 2022
Whitefriars Albacore Open © Vikki Kidd
Albacores from the midlands and south coast converged on the picturesque and friendly Whitefriars Sailing Club in the Cotswolds for their open meeting on 29th October.
Unseasonably warm weather and moderate but gusty conditions were the order of the day.
Five shortish races were held which led to close racing throughout the fleet however Cameron Moss and Jake Stow from Lyme Regis came out best with a series of firsts sailing the Albacore class association demo boat.
Boats ranged from new all singing and dancing plastic Ovington to a couple of wooden Woofs which were nearly 45 years old. Helm ages also ranged from the over 70s to teenagers which showed the longevity and versatility of the class.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 8253 | Cameron Moss | Jake Stow | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 8132 | Barry Weeks | Rob Owen | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | 8230 | Dave Whittle | Amy Benson | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | 6654 | Clive Gimson | Paul Mchenry | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | 7525 | Andy Pearce | Sarah Street | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | 6504 | Steve Bailey | Jeremy Wallace | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | 7911 | Matt Bather | Toby Owen | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | 8263 | Paul Sleeman | Robin O'keefe | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 |