Results / Boll� RS100 Grand Prix Stokes Bay SC - 20/04/2013
Despite the fleet diminished due to a poor forecast, sailors from as far away as North Wales made the trip to Stokes Bay with the usual suspects joined by some welcome new faces and an equally welcome return of Team Chelmarsh. With the breeze forecast to drop through the day, the pressure was on the get the races in. Grateful to be just ahead of some close action at the first top mark, Huw Powell won the first race from Steven Lee and Al Hall. In the lighter breeze of the second race Clive Eplett hit the front with some deep quick downwind pace but Huw squeezed through on Lap 2 to take the bullet from Clive and Steven. The fleet was then sent ashore and all further racing for the day abandoned.
Huw won Race 3 on Sunday, followed home by Clive and Keiron Holt. Knowledge of local tidal dynamics split the fleet at the start of Race 4 with a group determinedly heading up the shore. Offshore paid though, with Huw first around the top mark, winning from Kieron and Steven. Race 5 was sailed in 12-15 knots of breeze with the fleet enjoying planing downwind through the waves. Huw won from Steven with fleet newcomer Alistair Dickson showing some great pace to finish third.
| Rank | Sail No | Helm | Club | Race_1 | Race_2 | Race_3 | Race_4 | Race_5 | Nt Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 240 | Huw Powell | Red Wharf Bay SC | (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 314 | Steven Lee | Weston SC | 2 | 3 | (4) | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 233 | Clive Eplett | Homeless SC | 4 | 2 | 2 | (5) | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | 218 | Kieron Holt | Weston SC | (11/DNC) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | 298 | Al Hall | N/A | 3 | (6) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | 410 | Alistair Dickson | Port Dinorwic SC | 5 | 5 | 5 | (6) | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | 252 | Chris Jones | Chelmarsh SC | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | (11/DNF) | 28 |
| 8 | 251 | Tony Jukes | Chelmarsh SC | 7 | 9 | (10) | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 9 | 250 | John Kewley | Datchet Water SC | 8 | (11/OCS) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
| 10 | 107 | Mark Tissiman | Chelmarsh SC | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | (11/DNF) | 34 |