Report - Hilary Davies                                                    Full Results

This is the first time Pagham YC has hosted a GP14 championship and the organisers made every effort to make the competitors feel welcome. Pagham YC is delightfully situated on the edge of the South coast. Enthusiastic club members are currently redeveloping the clubhouse to enhance the sailing and training facilities for the local community. Motorised winches remove the strain of recovering boats over the shingle beach.

The weather on Saturday was grey. Our very experienced race officers, Peter and Carol-Anne Pocock, prepared everything except the elusive wind which failed to materialise and eventually racing was called off for the day. In contrast, Sunday provided a pleasant force 3 wind and a keen fleet was soon afloat. All four races were held on a compact Olympic triangular course.

In race one, Carl Jeffs & Jim Toothill of Trimpley SC led all the way followed by Tim & Hilary Davies of Chelmarsh SC. In race two, Jeffs was leading with Roger Walton & Sue Tomkins of BTYC taking second place. In race three, Jeffs was again in the lead with Davies following until overtaken on the last beat by Mike Abbott & Debra Harris of BTYC. By race four, Jeffs was already the Championship winner and relaxed too much on the start line allowing Abbott to forge ahead and win the final race claiming the trophy for the first boat from the Southern area.

Overall Results

1st        13892  Carl Jeffs & Jim Toothill                         Trimpley SC

2nd      13853  Mike Abbott & Debra Harris                 BTYC Sailsport

3rd       13887  Roger Walton & Susan Tomkins           BTYC Sailsport

4th       13727  Tim & Hilary Davies                              Chelmarsh SC