GJW Revett Series Week 4 – Nice cake but no wind
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The GJW Direct Insurance (GJW) sponsored Winter Season continued at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club on Sunday the 2nd of December 2012 with the Revett Series. A cold and still day greeted the 39 boats who arrived to take part in the fifth weekend of the 2012 series. Now in total 115 boats have taken to the water for this series. The race teams for the day consisted of Dave & Caroline Exley on the water and Anne & Helen in the galley.
Series race 7 started at 12 noon on the dot with the asymmetric fleet. The fleet was led by Hamish Gledhill & Simon Dowse (West Riding SC/RS400) who did a horizon job on the fleet with the Parker Sisters (Leigh & Lowton SC/RS400) and Hannah Bristow & Bobby Hewitt (Leigh & Lowton SC/RS Feva XL) following them in. Race 7 in the laser fleet was won by John Wingeatt (Leigh & Lowton SC) followed by Alex Woods. The handicap fleet was won by Matt Velemail & Tim Brownell with Christian Day & Sophie Richards (Leigh & Lowton SC/National 12) a very close second. The Solo fleet (starting as part of the handicap fleet start) was dominated by Steve White (Leigh & Lowton SC) with Graham Bristow (Leigh & Lowton SC) in close attendance.
After a light lunch the race team reviewed the breeze and the dropping temperature and decided to call it a day.
All in all it was an excellent day at the club with close racing throughout the fleets. The weather is the weather and the race teams made the correct decisions based on what they had to deal with. Thanks to all the visitors for coming to the club and to everyone from the club who helped to run the day. See you all on December 9th for the fifth and last round.