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Spectacular Solent Racing

Day three of the Red Funnel Easter Challenge, organised by the RORC, produced some quite stunning Solent racing with plenty of spills and thrills. Finally, after two days of frustration, racing got under way and it was well worth the wait.

“It was tough out there today for all of the boats and the race committee,” commented Ran navigator, Steve Hayles. “There were a lot of variables on the race course. The wind speed varied from 12 to 25 knots and the wind direction was never really stable. We made a few mistakes today, as I am sure everybody did but Easter being so early this year has been a big factor. On Ran we have only managed a few training days prior to the event and I am sure that we will improve as the season goes on. It is great to have these boats in the Solent; it is a fascinating and challenging place to race.”

Provisional Overall Results
Series Place, Sail No, Boat, Type of Boat, Owner, (Handicap, Series Points, Race 1, Race 2)

Class IRC SZ
1. GBR528R, Ran, TP52, Niklas Zennstrom, (1.369, 2, 1, 1)
2. GBR952R, Henri Lloyd - Cutting Edge, TP52, Robert Lutener & Martin Elwood (1.36, 5, 2,3)
3. GBR76R, Volvo RYA Keelboat Programme, TP52, Volvo RYA Keelboat Programme (1.358, 7, 3, 4)

Class IRC 0
1. IRL3939, Silk Glove, Ker 39, Colm Barrington (1.131, 4, 1, 3)
2. GBR945R, Fever, Swan 45, Stuart Miller (1.184, 6, 3, 3)
3. GBR1545R, Poppy of Portland Marina, David Lancefield (1.136, 8, 7,1)

Class IRC 1
1. IRL3008, Blondie IV, King 40, Eamonn Rohan (1.116, 3, 1, 2)
2. IRL2007, Jump Juice, Ker 37, Conor & Denise Phelan (1.098, 5, 4,1)
3. GBR236R, Erivale III, Ker 39CR, Jerry Otter (1.118, 5, 2, 3) Class IRC 2
1. GBR7031T, Sanguma, Ker 31, Chris Walmsley (1.036, 4, 1, 3)
2. GBR7712R, Zarafa, HOD 35, Peter Scholfield (1.031, 4, 2, 2)
3. GBR73R, Salvo, Beneteau 34.7, Peter Morton (1.012, 6, 5, 1)

Class IRC 3
1. GBR4992R, Jack Sparrow, J/92 S, Paul & Marie-Claude Heys (0.987, 2, 1, 1)
2. GBR4365, Dean & Dyball Enigma, MG346, Ian Braham (0.95, 4, 2, 2)
3. GBR9395R, Elusive, Elan 333, Jackie & Robert Dobson (0.981, 6, 3, 3)

Full results at www.rorc.org

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