Inland series gets off to a fantastic start

The Midland region would like to thank the 88 competitors who turned out to race last weekend at Carsington Water.
Saturday morning began with a box course and two races were held in a strong North Easterly wind. Most competitors headed to the nearby Island between races and all but a few suffered the extreme pain of ‘The hot aches', and many blue feet could be seen amongst the barefoot sailors. After lunch the race officer set a windward leeward course to accommodate the dingy fleets who had come out to share the water and a further three rounds of racing took place.

Saturday evening saw the UKWA take over the local pub, which was at least warm, had good beer and served excellent food.
Sunday had promised much lighter winds but out on the course little had changed, certainly not the temperature and a further four rounds of racing on the windward leeward course tested both the competitors stamina and pain thresholds. Ten junior sailors who raced on the team 15 course on Saturday joined the main course on Sunday with a reduced upwind leg and showed great skill and more than a little bravery with a mad Frenchman flying around the course chased by rapidly improving Dan Simpson.

Overall fleet winners, Techno - Sam Sills, Raceboard - Tom Naylor, RS:X - Ed Strange, Formula - Xavier Ferlet. Full results will follow soon.

Our sincere thanks goes out to everyone who helped make the event such a success:
Carsington Water, Carsington Fields Camping site who took over the overnight camping at discounted rates at such short notice.
Our race team without whom none of this would happen
Race officer - Tessa Ingram
Scorer - John Eskdale
Admin - Claire Strange
Beech / Admin - Sue Ingram
Committee boat - Sue Round & Julie Hall
Child Protection - Donna
Rescue - Malcolm Cooper, Paul Linnet, Ed Carr, Paul Chapman, Rob Strange, Oz Brown, Dave Barratt, John Owen, Steve Scissons & Kevin Profitt