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WAITING GAME: Contestants ready for the off at the 505 East Coast Championships at Blackwater Sailing Club
BLACKWATER Sailing Club played host to the
505 East Coast Championships on the 29th and
30th September.
In light winds that tested the skills of the expe-
rienced travelling boats, the home pairing of Brett
Townsend and Andy Denniss set the pace for race
1 on Saturday. After shaking off an early
challenge by fellow BSC team Charlie Stewart
and John Gibson they led to the finish closely
followed by Martin Hodgson and Adrian Miles.
Martin and Adrian found their feet on an altered
course in race 2 and took the honours with Chris
Dando and Don Sloan in second. Brett and Andy
gained a well earned third after fighting their way
back up the fleet, having been buried at the start.
On Sunday after an initial postponement to
allow the wind to fill in, everyone had it all to play
for. In race 3 Arthur George and Dennis
Cartwright took first place but were followed
home closely by Brett and Andy who were now
showing the most consistent results.
Race 4 saw some changing fortunes with Steve
Perkins and Gareth Davis taking a very well
deserved second place to Arthur and Dennis, who
led the fleet home again to ensure an overall sec-
ond place for the weekend. Brett and Andy how-
ever, in the newly fitted out “Coolio Julio”,
remained cool - having ensured they had done
enough to win the event.
Chris Dando was seventh overall but as this was
the final event on the East Coast Calendar the
results meant that he had won the Championship
with Arthur George and Denniss Cartwright second.
Continued
trials for the
Paralympics
FOLLOWING the first phase of the trials process
for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, the Royal
Yachting Association has confirmed that the trials
in the three Paralympic classes will be extended to
include regatta results from early 2008.
The trials in the 2.4mR (one-person keelboat),
the SKUD-18 (two-person keelboat) and the Sonar
(three-person keelboat) will continue with events
to include the Rolex Miami Olympic Classes
Regatta from 27 January-2 February 2008 and, if
required, the Disabled/Open Midwinters at the St
Petersburg Yacht Club, Florida (USA) from 28
February-2 March 2008.
The RYA’s Paralympic Selection Committee has
determined that the trials will continue for a short-
list of sailors, namely: 2.4mR Helena Lucas
Megan Pascoe; Sonar John Robertson-Hannah
Stodel-Stephen Thomas; SKUD-18 Niki Birrell-
Alexandra Rickham Allan Smith-Jackie Gay
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