SGSC Race Results on Sunday 27 August 2017
This race was a substitute for the cancelled annual visit to the RSYC base at Gins on the Beaulieu River, and not a points race. The results are contentious, but I have spent some time studying the various reports and timings, and I hope that I have correctly deduced what happened. If I have made errors, please reply to me in the first instance, and I will discuss them with the participants.
Race Report by Terry Atkins OOD:
“After much discussion about exactly where the zoffany line was or is the race albeit with very little wind got off to a slow start ebbing slowly up the eddies. Towards the end of the 1st lap there were 3 boats vying to turn 1st at the buoy all bunched together with Ian in mid channel. Much was the same for the 2nd lap as the GP14, Pacman and Comma passing together. With James clear of the rest he decided to pull over on the bank adjacent to Kew bridge, Lev retired after being swept away. The OOD finished the race as the rest of the fleet came through to finish their 4th laps. Well done to all who participated.”
I deduce that the OOD, in view of the conditions, decided to finish the race as Ian, then lying second, finished his fourth lap. The race sheet shows times after four laps for Ian with crew Sophie, Alex, and Andy with crew Steve; Lev had retired earlier. However, there is no finishing time for James and crew David after either their fourth or presumed fifth lap. Luckily Steve recorded the end of James’s fifth lap, which was when he next crossed the line after the finish, and the results below show that despite his long final lap he still wins on handicap.
| Elapsed | Average lap time | |||||||||
| Class | Sail no. | PY | Laps | min | sec | Elapsed | Corrected | Posn | ||
| James A | E | 21408 | 1113 | 5 | 85 | 52 | 17.17 | 15.43 | 1 | |
| Andy R | E | 18172 | 1113 | 4 | 74 | 7 | 18.53 | 16.65 | 4 | |
| Ian N | Vibe | 1140 | 4 | 72 | 13 | 18.05 | 15.84 | 3 | ||
| Alex P | 14 | 1170 | 4 | 72 | 37 | 18.15 | 15.52 | 2 | ||
| Lev K | Gull | 2192 | 1363 | 2 | Retd | |||||
Andy Ross has published an alternative race report, which I can forward to anyone on request if they have not already seen it. It is clear from the relevant parts of this that he, Ian and Alex did not understand that they had finished, and sailed a further lap. There were significant changes of fortune, and the finishing order was Andy, Alex, the recovering James, and Ian. They had each done five laps (not four as in Andy’s report), and times were recorded by Steve. Unofficial results based on these are:
| Elapsed | Average lap time | |||||||||
| Class | Sail no. | PY | Laps | min | sec | Elapsed | Corrected | Posn | ||
| James A | E | 21408 | 1113 | 5 | 85 | 52 | 17.17 | 15.43 | 4 | |
| Andy R | E | 18172 | 1113 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 15.80 | 14.20 | 1 | |
| Ian N | Vibe | 1140 | 5 | 87 | 22 | 17.47 | 15.33 | 3 | ||
| Alex P | 14 | 1170 | 5 | 85 | 20 | 17.07 | 14.59 | 2 | ||
| Lev K | Gull | 2192 | 1363 | 2 | Retd | |||||