Overcast grey skies greeted 7 Leaders
for their open over 9/10 June at Hickling Broad with passage races on Saturday
to Potter Heigham and fleet racing on Sunday.
The first race started with a
committee boat on the Broad in a force 4 northerly. The first boat round the
windward mark was Andy Hobson chased by Chris Wharmby. The rest of the fleet
followed and the race consisted of a long run to Martham with some spinnaker
work and then a reach through the bungalows with Andy winning
from Mike Sherwen. The return involved a tight start in the river and then a lot
of upwind work to Hickling. John Parker led out of the bungalows and up the
river but was overhauled later by Andy, Mike and Chris who eventually finished
in that order.
On Sunday the fleet was joined by another father and child team, Ben and Megan
Rickards. The racing was close with many place changes. Andy prevailed with
crew Robbie and some interesting kite hoisting in the first race and fought back
from a last place in the second to snatch second from Ben and Roger Morse. This
put Andy in an unassailable lead at lunch but he crowned the weekend with
another win from Ben and Mike in the final race. The final race gave second
overall to Ben and third to Chris.
Overall Results:
| Pos |
Crew |
Club |
Points |
| 1st |
Leader
1230 'Ariki' Andy Hobson and Robbie and Anne Hobson |
Hickling
Broad SC |
3 |
| 2nd |
Leader
1234 'Sky' Ben Rickards and Megan Rickards |
Hickling
Broad SC |
6 |
| 3rd |
Leader
26 'Niaid' Mike Sherwen and Val Sherwen |
Deben SC |
8 |
| 4th |
Leader
1083 'Birubi 2' Chris Wharmby and Jane Wharmby |
Milton
Keynes SC |
8 |
| 5th |
Leader
118 'Pickled Newt' Roger Morse and Sybil Morse |
Welwyn
Garden City SC |
12 |
