Ghost Rider wins Squib South Coasts

Submitted by she on Mon, 15/09/2008 - 19:59

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 The Squib South Coast Championships were hosted by Royal Victoria Yacht Club on the Isle of Wight over the September 13/14th weekend.  26 Squibs arrived from as far away as Yorkshire and Anglesey.  The event was dominated by very light fickle winds and strong Solent tides.  Tide times dictated that racing had to finish by early afternoon otherwise the fleet would not have got ashore.  The result was that only three races were possible, however, the race officer did extremely well to get those in.  Most of the fleet had variable results with some of the favourites coming unstuck in the conditions. 
Weymouth's entry, Mike and Penny Fenwick in Ghost Rider, managed a 2nd, and 1st on the Saturday and a close finish in drifting conditions in the Sunday race resulted in a 3rd and the overall victory.  Second overall was local boat Hussar with Martin and Anne Harrison and third went to Electra from Royal Corinthian YC, the only three boats to get all results in the top 10.  With Insatiable from Anglesey fourth and Echo from West Hoe fifth, it was notable that the top five were all from different clubs.