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Event 4
Venue: Carsington Sports & Leisure, Ashbourne
Date: 17 September 2006
Bullets fly at Carsington
A hot and misty day with almost no wind greeted the T15ers from across the Midlands for the final T15 inter-club event. This championship was to be a showdown between the top two teams this year in the Midlands, the Bosworth Bullets & Carsington Comets. After 3 events there was only 1 point separating them and the light wind was not a good sign. However, after the obligatory photo call and briefing, the wind had steadied and the race was on, with 2 separate courses, one for the 3.5m fleet and another for the 4.5m, 5.5m & 6.8m sailors.
In the largest 3.5m class, Daniel Wilson of the Notts County Outlaws, slotted straight into his race winning performance from the previous event with a first, followed by a rapidly improving team member, Emily Hall. In third place Daniel’s younger sister Emma had an excellent start to the day and firmly placed the Outlaws in pole position in the 3.5m class. At the end of the day, however Daniel was untouchable and consistent sailing by Michael Horsley of the Carsington Comets secured a second for him place ahead of Emma with Emily finishing 4th.
The 4.5m class was a real Comets vs. Bullets shootout, with Thomas Owen of the Bullets taking the first race and Dale Burgess of the Comets chasing in 2nd. Jade Rogers (Comets) sailed well to take third and secure valuable points. Despite occasional challenges from Rachel Glendening, Luke Foster and Amy Barratt, the top three places finished as they started, with the Comets feeling in an optimistic mood. The 5.5m Class was surprisingly the smallest and this time the tables were turned. Charlie Worthington of the Bullets sailed an excellent race series to take first ahead of team member Charlie Money followed up by Rebecca Lovatt of the Comets. Theo Hempshall sailed superbly to take first in the 6.8m Open Class with Andrew Smith chasing to secure second, and pursued by Riley Harber of the Pitsford Pirates to break up the Bullets and Comets domination. Ex Squad sailor Josh Leadbetter had a great day to take first in the 6.8m Techno Class for the Bullets with team member Nicola Granger putting in a great performance to finish ahead of squad sailor Kieran Martin of the Bullets.
The Comets - just pipped at the post...
So a nail biting finish for the series and after the calculations it was the Bosworth Bullets finishing top by 2 points on the day and also 2 points ahead to claim the champions title for the Midlands T15 series and to go forward to the Champions Cup.
Event Winners & Series Winners
Bosworth Bullets (Neilson)
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T15 Champions 2008
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Mount Batten Centre - Plymouth
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 27/28 September 2008
Closing date: 5 September
Cancelled: lack of candidates
Lakes Leisure - Windermere
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 30/31 August 2008
Closing date: 15 August
Fully booked
James Hamilton Heritage Park - Glasgow
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 30/31 August 2008
Closing date: 15 August
Cancelled: lack of candidates
Gwent Adventures - Wales
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 9/10 August 2008
Closing date: 25 July
5 candidates on course
Grafham Water Centre - Cambridgeshire
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 5/6 July 2008
Closing date: 30 June
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6 candidates on course
Wimbleball Lake - Somerset
Course type: Racing Instructor
Midweek course: 3/4 July 2008
Closing date: 30 June
4 candidates on course
Roadford Lake - Okehampton
Course type: Racing Instructor
Midweek Course: 4/5 June 2008
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Carsington Watersports - Derbyshire
Course type: Freestyle
Weekend Course: 3/4 May 2008
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Carsington Watersports - Derbyshire
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Midweek Course: 1/2 May 2008
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Mountbatten Centre - Plymouth
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend Course: 12/13 April 2008
Cancelled: lack of candidates
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