Sunday 17th September
Race officer: Ken and Mary Murray
Seven willing souls took part in this prestigious ancient event in ‘orrible conditions. A foul tide, very lumpy seas brought on by a bone chilling northerly wind were not ideal conditions. Still the magnificent seven took up the challenge. Because of the ‘orrible conditions it was agreed that the race could be shortened if not a lot of headway was made. Ken and Mary Murray the race officers of the day wisely shortened the course off Newbiggin. It had taken well over two hours just to get there. The trip back was fast and fun but that’s about all the good we could say.
Results
The winner of the Brown Alnmouth Challenge trophy, that one I was under orders not to rewin (it’s huge) were:
| Yacht | Sail Num | WS | TCF | Elapsed | Laps | Seconds | Corrected (sec) | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Express | 0 .8712 | 2:13:36 | 8016 | 6983.53 | 1 | |||
| Summer Wine | 1.0931 | 1:50:30 | 6630 | 7247.253 | 2 | |||
| Sorcerer | 0.9898 | 2:14:34 | 8074 | 7991.64 | 3 | |||
| Alchris | 0.8331 | 2:45:20 | 10220 | 8514.28 | 4 | |||
| Pintail | 0.8112 | 3:00:01 | 10860 | 8809.63 | 5 | |||
| Phoebe | 0.9500 | 2:43:20 | 9800 | 9291.00 | 6 | |||
| Baloo | 0.9660 | 3:32:30 | 12750 | 12316.50 | 7 |
Hopefully once we get this global warming over and done with we might get the pleasant westerlies of days gone by.
Race report by Tony Freeth
