Autumn Weekend Series – SW Pursuit T D U Q T U Q ( T C Q) 10:52 Start
| Helm | Crew | Class | Name-No. | PY | Pos | HRSC Pursuit Time | |
| After Hooter | |||||||
| Phil Philpott | Carrie Hoskins | RS400 | 766 | 948 | 1 | 34:42 | |
| Andy Biggs | Karen Biggs | Nat 12 | 3326 | 1104 | 2 | 25:36 | |
| Emily Broad | Tom Lake | RS200 | 1145 | 1057 | 3 | 28:21 | |
| Stephen Brooks | Laser | 179651 | 1085 | 4 | 26:43 | ||
| Chris Hosken | Ed Hosken | Laser II | 100 | 1035 | 5 | 29:38 | |
| Ginnie Sykes | Laser | 134714 | 1085 | Rtd | 26:43 | ||
| Jonathan Sykes | Katie Sykes | Enterprise | 21399 | 1117 | Ave Pts | 24:51 |
Phil Philpott Devours the Fleet
Phil’s battleship grey RS400 was the perfect foil for duelling dinghies on a gusty grey day on the Helford. A Met office forecast for the Lizard suggesting SW 4 was mirrored on the river with Gusts to + 30 knots by race end.
The Biggs’ continuing their consistent form regardless of conditions this season , started first in their National 12 – only succumbing to the rapier like speed of the RS400. A minute after the N12 the lasers of Brooks & Ginnie Sykes commenced a chatty & congenial intercourse for the long planning run to Toll before separating for the hard beat upriver.
Both Emily Broad and Ginnie delighted in taking a warm spa treatment in the central section of the river – Ginnie, pausing for a restorative with her sister in law Katie at the safety boat. Emily & Tom with no further need of dagger board inspection saw of any further challenge from the lasers & Chris & Ed Hosken’s laser II.
Many’s the father and son team have graduated from the Laser II – an experience similar to formula one racing with wet spaghetti for control lines. Much to Ed’s chagrin the spinnaker would not deploy from behind the main halyard, thus reducing downwind speed – but which had nothing to do with their dunking on the long beat home after race end. Or for that matter 3 little dry ones by Brooks in front of the clubhouse where Phil and Carrie having not quite lapped him were found dry and the RS’s all stored away.
Results: Phil Philpott 1, Andy Biggs 2, Emily Broad 3.
Captain Dinghies Beccy Kestin thanks all those supporting the fleet on the day
Safety cover: Katie Sykes, Dave Church, Dan Flunder
Photographer in Residence: Dan Flunder