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    Inlands @ Northampton

    20th June 2019

    The OK Inland National Championship was hosted by Northampton Sailing Club sponsored by Harken and part of the HD Sails Inland Series

    by Tony Woods

    Despite the atrocious forecast a healthy turnout of 22 turned up to do battle at Northampton S.C, a club that is always in the Champions league as far as event organisation is concerned.

    John Wayling (friend of the class) was our P.R.O. and his intentions were made clear with an early briefing and a get on with it attitude.

    Conditions on the Saturday were attritional with gusts reaching 28 knots at times from various directions. The windward mark rounding was made difficult with 20 degree shifts in that area meaning no rest around the course.

    The reaches were often exhilarating and the runs proved to be the undoing of many competitors.

    John ran the Races back to back with a short break for calorie intake before two more back to back races after lunch.

    By the end of close on Saturday Ed Bradburn and Richard Burton were tied for the lead. Fergus Barnham trailed in 3rd after a bad swim in Race 4. Simon Cowood, Tony Woods, and Alex Scoles weren’t far behind with Racing at close quarters the order of the day.

    One of the Pre Event favourites Dave Bourne (usually assured in the breeze) retired to the club for an exhaustive and extensive debrief with his coach Captain Morgan.

    Sunday morning brought lighter and warmer conditions with a programme of 3 races back to back. With the wind running right down the lake John was able to keep us away from the shoreline however the wind was shifty and patchy throughout the course. It wasn’t easy.

    Ed Bradburn sailed impeccably throughout the day and managed the shifting conditions better than the rest of the fleet and deservedly took the Championship with some authority. Fergus Barnham took second overall and now in his third season in the boat looks a proper OK sailor. There’s surely more to come from him. Tony Woods took the last podium result in 3rd overall.

    Richard Burton never quite mastered the lighter conditions of Sunday after a great Saturday performance slipping to 4th. The new slimline Simon Cowood took 5th overall and looks to be capturing some of his 2014 form.

    Paul Scullion sailing the class demo boat achieved a very respectable 11th place. If you too would like to sail the demo boat please make contact with the OK association.

    Thanks again to Northampton Sailing Club for being superb hosts and of course thank you to Harken for their support in helping underpin an excellent weekend.

    Overall Results:

    Pos Sail No Boat Name Helm Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Pts
    1st 2185 Ed Bradburn South Staffs SC ‑3 3 1 1 1 1 1 8
    2nd 2134 Fergus Barnham Snettisham Beach SC 2 2 2 (DNF) 3 3 8 20
    3rd 2179 Frankie Tony Woods Coniston SC 5 6 6 2 2 ‑9 5 26
    4th 8 Ernie Richard Burton RYA 1 1 3 3 8 (DNF) 11 27
    5th 3 Simon Cowood Rutland SC 4 (DNF) 4 4 7 8 3 30
    6th 13 Alex Scoles Overy Staithe ‑6 5 5 6 6 5 6 33
    7th 2132 Nearly There Gavin Poulloin Weymouth SC ‑12 4 9 DNF 5 6 4 40
    8th 212 Grounds For Divorce Doug Powell Burghfield SC 13 8 (DNF) DNF 4 4 2 43
    9th 2176 In For A Penny Keith Byers Morecambe SC 8 7 8 7 10 10 ‑13 50
    10th 28 Anthony Osman Parkstone YC 7 (DNF) 10 5 11 11 7 51
    11th 2197 Demo Paul Scullion Restronguet SC 10 DNF 7 8 15 7 (DNF) 62
    12th 14 Karen Robertson Aberdoon & Storeham YC 9 (DNC) DNC DNC 9 2 14 80
    13th 2177 Simon Turner Overy Staithe SC 11 DNF (DNC) DNC 16 12 12 89
    14th 71 Eric Ben Falat Waveney & Oulton Broad SC (DNC) DNF DNF DNC 17 14 9 92
    15th 2135 Going For Broke Bill Bradburn South Staffs SC (DNC) DNC DNC DNC 12 16 10 107
    16th 58 QM3 Mary Reddyhoff Parkstone YC (DNC) DNC DNC DNC 14 13 17 113
    17th 2080 Last Tango OK Paul Pike Covenham SC (DNC) DNC DNC DNC 18 17 15 119
    18th 1966 Windbreaker Tim O’Leary Felixstowe Ferry SC (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNF 15 16 121
    19th 17 Dave Bourne RYA DNF DNF (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC 122
    20th 2062 Ian White Emberton Park SC (DNC) DNC DNC DNC 19 18 18 124
    21st 2213 Russell Ward Hayling Island SC (DNC) DNC DNC DNC 13 DNF DNC 126
    22nd 2045 Paul Dutton South Staffs SC (DNC) DNC DNF DNC DNC DNC DNC 129

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