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The format for the July Cup this year was four races, each about 30 minutes duration with three to count. It was very hot and sunny, but there was only a light breeze. Paul R was SOOD and used the movable marks A, B, C and D to give himself more flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were 15 competitors initially, but Jess, Jewels and Dave & Ann decided one race was enough for them and James and Mark opted out after two races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first race turned out to be a one lap affair as the wind dropped. Having said that, Newton & Sam in the RS200 finished in 1st<\/sup> place in 28 minutes and the last finisher was Joe in 54 minutes and Sally and Paul W did not finish at all! The first six on the water were Newton & Sam (RS200), Mike C (Solo), Rhys (Laser), Mark (Laser), Jess (Laser) and Chris H (Comet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n On corrected time this becomes \u2013 1st<\/sup> Mike C; 2nd<\/sup> Newton & Sam; 3rd<\/sup> Rhys; 4th<\/sup> Ron; 5th<\/sup> Chris H; 6th<\/sup> Mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paul adjusted the course for the second race and got the timing spot on with two laps taking just over 30 minutes. Newton & Sam were first back across the line followed closely by Rhys and the old man battling for 2nd<\/sup> place. Mike C was 4th<\/sup> about one minute ahead of Mark in 5th<\/sup>, \u00a0who in turn was one minute ahead of Aileen (Comet) in 6th<\/sup> just ahead of Ron (Mirror) and Chris H in another Comet.\u00a0 Behind them Joe (Laser) and Emily (Radial) were only split by 5 seconds with Paul W Morbic 12) and Sally (Comet) bringing up the rear. At the end of the second lap Mike C had moved up to 2nd<\/sup> place with James 3rd<\/sup>,Rhys 4th<\/sup>, Chris H 5th<\/sup> and Joe 6th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On corrected time the order changes to \u2013 1st<\/sup> Ron; 2nd<\/sup> Newton & Sam; 3rd <\/sup>Mike C; 4th<\/sup> Chris H; 5th<\/sup> James; 6th<\/sup> Rhys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After a short lunch break Paul tweeked the course again and this time the fleet managed two laps in a slightly shorter time. Chris H was first back across the line followed by Aileen, so a good start for the Comets. Newton & Sam were 3rd<\/sup> with Rhys 4th<\/sup>, Mike C 5th<\/sup> and Emily 6th<\/sup>. Sally crossed in 7th<\/sup> ahead of Joe with Ron and Paul W behind them. At the finish Newton & Sam were up to to 1st<\/sup>, but there were no other changes in position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The order on corrected time was \u2013 1st<\/sup> Chris H; 2nd<\/sup> Aileen; 3rd<\/sup> Mike C; 4th<\/sup> Newton & Sam; 5th<\/sup> Emily; 6th<\/sup> Rhys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The final race was also a two lapper and Newton & Sam were again first back across the line with Rhys in a good 2nd<\/sup> place about one minute ahead of Mike C in 3rd<\/sup>. The Comets of Chris H and Aileen were next along with Emily in 6th<\/sup> place and Joe in 7th<\/sup> place. Ron and Paul W vying for the lanterne rouge. Unusually there were no changes at all in position at the end of the second lap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The corrected order was \u2013 1st<\/sup> Newton & Sam; 2nd<\/sup> Rhys; 3rd<\/sup> Chris H; 4th<\/sup> Mike C; 5th<\/sup> Aileen; 6th<\/sup> Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Interesting to note all the races were won by a different helm with a different class boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the numbers were crunched and the discards made the final podium was<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 1st<\/sup> Newton & Sam (RS200); 2nd<\/sup> Mike C (Solo); 3rd<\/sup> Chris H (Comet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Congratulations to Newton & Sam the winners of the July Cup for 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to SOOD Paul R and the race team of Hadey, Bill, Mike and Nando.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The format for the July Cup this year was four races, each about 30 minutes duration with three to count. It was very hot and sunny, but there was only a light breeze. 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