Banbury Sailing Club 

 Solo Open Meeting held at Banbury Sailing Club
on 21st July 2007

Following a day of torrential rain, 19 entrants     braved headline grabbing floods to enter the Banbury Solo Open, part of the Midland Travellers Series sponsored by Speed Sails. Several entrants had had interesting journeys – not sure at times if they were towing their boats or if the boats were towing them. Despite the grey conditions and wind speeds of 1-2,  they were rewarded with close racing throughout the fleet, with nothing decided until the third race.

Solo Open

The first race set the scene for the meeting with Jon Clarke, 4712, and      Chris Brown, 4804, fighting it out for first place and with those behind them battling to the end to obtain hard won places.  Brown finished first, having pulled away on the third lap, Clarke second, with Colin Newton,4336,  third.

Fortified by a hot lunch the fleet set out for the second race. This time, having gained a significant lead Clarke was first, Brown second and Newton third. The rest of the fleet battled on with significant changes in position right up to the finish line.

Competition was fierce in the third race. It ended with Brown first thereby winning the meeting, Clarke second and Roger Hopper,4608,  third.
Jon Clarke 4712

 Results

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Last Modified: 30/07/2007