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Craftinsure Supernova Traveller Series at Haversham Sailing Club

by Grace Muldoon 20 Oct 23:58 PDT 13 October 2024
Craftinsure Supernova Travellers at Haversham © Grace Muldoon

On October 13th, Haversham lake was nearly as still as a mirror with wind conditions of 0-8 knots. This led to the race officer of the day to hold two races in the morning however cancel the third due to the lack of wind.

At the start of the first race you could find yourself easily buried if you weren't at the right place at the right time, this resulted in the following sailors, Alistair Goodwin (1304), Serena Stewardson (1083), Adrian Lumb (1325) and Luke Fisher (1163) to get notable starts ahead of the rest of the fleet. Most people opted to start on starboard at the pin end of the line which then gave the option to tack onto port and find a clean lane. Steve Johnson (1203), Alistair Goodwin, and Mike Malcom (1215) were the three boats to get away from the others after the windward mark however the rest of the fleet weren't too far behind.

During this race there were lots of little battles, including Daniel Stewardson (1309) trying to take over David Allen (536), however Dave wasn't going to give up easily and started to luff him up. As well as this, Alistair's lead didn't last for too long as he sailed into a hole allowing Richard Boutle (1060) and Adrian Lumb (1325) to catch up as the wind filled in from behind.

The first bullet of the day went to Adrian Lumb, with Alistair Goodwin and Richard Boutle behind.

Next was the second race where there was a bit more of a breeze however, only one boat (Mike Malcom) sailed the right course, as a result everyone else got pushed back a lap because they went round the buoy the wrong way. In this race, Tony Bleasdale (1254) seemed to excel in the lighter winds and go ahead with the race in third place behind Alistair. The mark 1 boats proved to be very competitive against the mark 2s, this showed when mark 1 sailor, Josh Beardshaw (520), came fourth in the second race and eighth overall making him the first mark 1 boat. Towards the end of the race, the wind started to drop again so the race officer finished the race to go in for lunch.

After a break for lunch, everyone started to prepare for a third and final race, however by this time the wind had completely gone leaving the lake still. This led to the race officer cancelling the third race and moving prize-giving forward.

The turnout of the event was really good with nine sailors from Emberton Park SC, twelve from Haversham SC, one from Attenborough SC, another one from Cotswold SC and Redditch SC, and lastly the furthest travelled going to Tony Bleasdale from Girton SC. The total number of supernovas on the water were twenty five. The overall results of the day were Alistair Goodwin in 1st place, Adrian Lumb in 2nd place, and Richard Boutle found himself in 3rd place. The next event will be on the 26th of October at Bowmoor Sailing Club.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelmClubR1R2Pts
1st1304Alistair GoodwinHaversham SC224
2nd1325Adrian LumbHaversham S C156
3rd1060Richard BoutleHaversham SC369
4th1215Mike MalcolmHaversham SC9110
5th1254Tony BleasdaleGirton SC7310
6th1163Luke FisherEmberton Park SC5712
7th1258lan HowettHaversham SC41014
8th520Josh BeardshawRedditch SC11415
9th1319Sean MuldoonHaversham SC61117
10th1309Daniel StewardsonEmberton Park SC81220
11th588Rob BellEmberton Park SC16824
12th1017Marc SandhamHaversham SC15924
13th536David AllenHaversham S.C121325
14th1003Marcus PakesHaversham SC101727
15th1090Karl RichardsonEmberton Park SC141428
16th1203Steve JohnsonCotswold SC131629
17th1135Gordon TweedleHaversham SC181533
18th1272Andy Goodman‑SmithAttenborough SC201838
19th1196Mke GriffithsEmberton Park SC211940
20th1105Patrick PakesHaversham SC192140
21st1083Serena StewardsonEmberton Park SC17DNF43
22nd516Christopher JohnsonEmberton Park SC232043
23rd472John WilliamsEmberton Park SC242246
24th1132David HallHaversham SC22DNF48
25th1195lan WhiteEmberton Park SCDNCDNC52

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