Mike Bees and Ferret Worth claim Round 3 victory of B14 Travellers’ Trophy
Tremendous sailing show demonstrated by Blue Badge driven by Mike Bees and Ferret Worth in the third round of the B14 Travellers’ Trophy. Quite a few boats participated in the sailing competition which made the regatta a bit less interesting. However, this
small fleet had a great time sailing on the race course.
The weather conditions on the racing area at the Whitstable Yacht Club were ideal for a perfect sail and both sailors took advantage of that to lead the overall standings with seven points after taking part in seven races, including two discard races.
Bees and Worth clinched three bullets during their regatta campaign and made their way straight to the top podium place of the event. Along with the bullets, there were a couple of second finishes which took them on top of the fleet. Blue Badge crew made
two lower finishes, a third and a fifth, which were included in discarded points.
The weather conditions over the race course were moderate. Despite the fact that the winds were quite slow in the beginning but after a while, the breeze started filling in and the participants got a chance to launch their boats into the waters and complete
the scheduled races.
With seven points in the board, Mark Barnes and Dan Hare’s Seavolution finished the event on second place. They also claimed three bullets in their campaign but due to a second finish in the first race, they were placed in the second podium position.
Overall standings at the end of the event:
1. 771, Blue Badge, Mike Bees, Ferret Worth (Brightlingsea Sailing Club) 1, (3), 2, (5), 1, 2, 1 = 7 Points
2. 788, Seavolution, Mark Barnes, Dan Hare (Whitstable YC, Stone SC) (2), 1, (3), 1, 2, 1, 2 = 7 Points
3. 758, Anthill Mob, North, Tim Harrison, Jonny Ratcliffe (Haven Ports YC) 4, 2, 1, 2, 3, (DNC), (DNC) = 12 Points
4. 769, Team Marlow, Dan Cowin, Dan Hollands (Hythe and Saltwood SC) (5), (5), 5, 4, 4, 3, 3 = 19 Points
5. 770, Team Harken, Simon and Nikki Hadley (Bough Beech SC) 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, (DNC), (DNC) = 19 Points
6. 786, Team Torq, Geri and Leaky Fermor (Down-on-the-Farm YC) 6, 6, (7), (7), 6, 4, 4 = 26 Points
7. 766, HBR Consulting, Barry Price, Al Storer (Broxbourne SC) 7, 7, 6, 6, DNF, (DNC), (DNC) = 35 Points
8. 724, Ed Lowes, Rob Spaughton (Whitstable YC) 8, 8, 8, (DNC), (DNC), DNC, DNC = 42 Points
Tags: