The light winds continued for Bassenthwaite Sailing Week on Monday and there was a single race held after lunch to allow competitors to have a break from sailing.
Local class winners in this race were Mike Fairlamb (Deanscales) / Eric Smith (Dalston) and Phil Smith now sailing with his young son Oliver as his crew. Graham Kirkpatrick (Crosscanonby) / Alan Smith (Harrington) secured an excellent second place in the Flying Fifteen fleet.
Tuesday morning saw the first damp conditions and it was also cold so the race officer made the race a short one. Results showed Mark Somerville / Joe Roberts (both Carlisle) had taken the win in their class.
The afternoon race was a Pursuit where all boats and their crews compete against each other in one combined fleet. The slowest boats start first and the faster ones up to 30 minutes later.
There were 83 boats competing and, much to everyone’s surprise and delight, Alan Jones (Lorton) crewed by Phil Hodgkins (Brigham) were the fourth crew to finish. This is Alan’s best result to date by a large margin.
Going back, it was a superb weekend to open the competition on Bassenthwaite Lake where 130 boats with crews from throughout the UK had gathered for the annual regatta.
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