lane.

Dave Smithwhite wins the Masters silver tankard

Hamish Griffiths

Wales got spat out to the right, Ashby was forced out to the left but it was Dave Smithwhite who found a way through the traffic to lead at the top mark followed by the bunch including Olive, Kennedy and Wales. By the finish Wales had managed to luck his way through to the front followed by Smithwhite and Olive.

Overall it was an excellent Championship with a mix of conditions across the four days. The form guide would have suggested that Bell, Ashby, Smithwhite, Nolan, Wales and recently crowned European Champion, Simon Letten would be in the mix and so it turned out. Smithwhite won the Masters trophy. Had luck gone their way Colin Dacey, Ian Swann and Alex Reid whoall had moments of glory could have been fighting for the podium.

Richard Wadsworth racing “Punisher” RS700 sail no 720

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Man of the event was probably Richard Wadsworth. He was sailing the oldest boat, number 720, and showed good speed when the conditions suited. He had a handful of individual race podiums and finished fifth overall winning the Silver division, but evermore in the Gold fleet.

Richard Wadsworth wins the Silver division silver plate

Hamish Griffiths

Success of events are frequently determined by those not doing the sailing. The race team lead by Keith Kendall did an excellent job running the event alongside the RS800s, not always a straightforward task. Stuart Jones, Adrain Kemp and the team from Plymouth Youth Sailing both on shore and in the rescue boats were