Vintage National 12s @ Earlswood

The day dawned overcast and windy, perhaps a little strong for these lovely old boats. However there was a good turnout, with some competitive racing. With the first race underway it was soon apparent that Brian Herring and Roz Stevenson in N1673 were going to have to look pretty sharpish with Paul Turner and Andrea Murphy in N2487. After some changes in the lead the 1st race was won by Paul Turner, with Brian Herring 2nd and our own Bob Lewis with Adrian Nudds crewing in 3rd.

Having now set the handicaps for the second race Jonathan Reubin in N443 had a ten minute start on Paul Turner. With the wind now dying, it gave Alan Mason in N1607 a chance, who managed with Brian Herring to catch up with Jonathan in the fourth lap, but it took Paul Turner another lap ending with Alan Mason 1st, Brian Herring 2nd and Paul Turner 3rd.

In the final race the handicaps were adjusted slightly. With the wind now steady, and the sun shining, Brian and Paul had a race on. Paul managed to breakaway from Brian, but with close quarter racing for the beginning of the race they never really caught the remainder of the fleet, giving yet another winner Brian Kitching ,2nd Bob Lewis, 3rd Jonathan Reubin.

Overall Results:

1st Paul Turner and Andrea Murphy N2487
2nd Bob Lewis and Adrian Nudds N2476
2nd Brian Herring and Roz Stevenson N1673
4th Brian Kitching and George Kitching
5th Jonanthan Reubin and Jack Hawkins N443
6th Alan Mason and Alex Bajjon N1607
7th Ken Goddard and Ann Britton