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MYA Scottish District IOM Nationals 2007 - Day 3 |
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The final day of the Nationals opened with nice top suit breeze which slowly built over the morning to again give some skippers a problem with getting downwind on A rig. Wind direction was the same as day 1 and 2 as was the course. However, the squalls weren't nearly as strong nor were they quite as regular as yesterday. However, about lunchtime, the only protest to be taken to a hearing coincided with a heavy downpour. Skippers and race team alike were glad to be able to take shelter. Once the worst of the rain cleared, the earlier stronger wind was reduced somewhat and for a short period was quite light. The final races of the event were held in light to medium A rig conditions. Martin Roberts continued his excellent performance to produce an unbeatable run over the final 5 races, scoring an amazing 3 first and 2 seconds. At the end of the event, he finished well in front of second place Peter Stollery. Peter put together a better set of results than he had managed previously to overtake Robert Walsh. Graham Bantock did not appear to have an answer to the performance of the top 3 boats and finished fourth overall. There were 3 lady sailors, the best of whom was Victoria McNulty whose performance to windward was remarkable. Unfortunately she didn't seem to be able to manage the downwind legs quite so well. However, she finished in a creditable 31st position. The other two ladies finished absolutely together with Liz Tushingham being credited with 46th position and Lisa Reeves 47th. Young Ben Martin (who is only 15) kept his cool and finished in 52nd place, taking home the Junior Champion trophy. Ralph Knowles was awarded the Boussey Medallion. |
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| Final result - summary (pdf file) | Final result - detailed table | Competitor's individual race positions (pdf file) |