Blues Xtra (X-302)
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Fandango (First 40.7) |
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Dartmouth Spring Regatta
2001
This year's Dartmouth Spring
Regatta was held over the early May Bank Holiday weekend and
featured three races over two days. The varied fleet included
a pair of X-332s, an X-362, a Mumm 30 and a Melges 24 as well
as the IRC 1 and IRC 2 winners from last year's Dartmouth Royal
Regatta - the First 40.7 Fandango and the X-302 Blues Xtra.
For this weekend Blues Xtra had added a new Banks Series 2000
1/2oz Runner to her inventory, complementing the Checkmate Kevlar
Sport Main and AP No.1 that we supplied last year. Aboard Fandango
we were looking forward to the boat's first outing since August
last year!
For Saturday afternoon's race a Windward-Leeward course was
set in a light and shifty breeze. Confusion reigned at the start
as the Committee seemed to be firing guns off almost at random!
After a short race of just over an hour for the leaders, first
on corrected was the RF 290 Red Fox of Dart followed by the
X-332 Xcapade.
For Race 2 on Sunday morning the conditions were very different
with a strong breeze and gusts to well over 20 knots. Blues
Xtra revelled in the conditions and powered around the track
to win by nearly three minutes from the Melges 24 Dignity, with
Fandango in third.
On returning to the course area after lunch at the Royal Dart
Yacht Club we found the wind had moderated to around 16 knots
for Race 3, although there were still some strong gusts to contend
with. On board Fandango we opted for full Main together with
our PBO Medium/Heavy No.1 and flew around the shortened course
to finish in just under an hour, scoring a first on corrected
from Blues Xtra.
Congratulations to Peter Johnson and the crew of Blues Xtra
for a very well deserved 1st overall. Thanks to David and Tina
Scanlan for another enjoyable weekend in the West Country. Aboard
Fandango we successfully blew away the cobwebs and still managed
a second place overall!
Results
1st: Blues Xtra, Peter Johnson, X-302, Banks Sails
2nd: Fandango, David Scanlan, First 40.7, Banks Sails
3rd: Red Fox Of Dart, Peter Blackler, RF 290
Roger Cerrato, Banks Sails, onboard Fandango.
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