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Below are the 2010
TT results. With 28 races completed, there were 19
to count (two thirds), so that the totals are with 9 discards. Both
first vs second, and fourth vs fifth were decided in the last races at Grafham
Cat Open.
THE SAILING PROGRAMME 2010 IN
BRIEF
The 2010 Programme
(click
here) finished with dramatically-varying
conditions, back once again to the big Grafham Cat Open on October
16-17th. Three back to back races in fresh northerlies on Saturday were
followed by one light airs battle as the high pressure moved in on
Sunday, until drifting conditions sent everyone to shore.
Gareth Ede counted three wins to take the event
(Report) He
took second place in the Medium handicap fleet, and clinched the TT
trophy for 2010 over Paul Ellis.
Looking back over 2010, the season kicked off with a welcome Spring return
to Bewl Water in exciting conditions on April
12th (Report)
The May Bank Holiday gave great racing in the beautiful venue at
Bassenthwaite, for the Europeans/TT's with a good win for Paul Ellis
against strong competition. (Results and Personal Report and
Racing Report)
Pagham on June 5th - 6th gave close racing in open sea
(Report) and
three Catapults contested the Colne Point long-distance race at Marconi
Club, Essex on 4th July (Report) in sunshine and fresh breezes.
Rutland Water on 11th July, had a strong turnout, with bright sunshine
and wind gusting up into the 20s (Report and
photos
and
more photos )
We were back to Bala for August 7th-9th, for the Nationals
(Racing report)
and the Bala Gala and fun races
(Unofficial
report) and then to the new TT event at the Royal
Yorkshire Club at Bridlington on August BH, to a warm welcome and high
winds, curtailing some of the racing
(Report)
The wind was back at Carsington Cat Open on September 25th-26th with a
good fleet and excellent competition in amongst the A Class cats. The
photos from Pauline Love at CSC are excellent. (Report
and
Results
and Race Report
and photos).
Helm Bewl Bassen'te Pagham Rutland Bala Brid'tn Carsington Grafham Total
Starters
5 12 4 9 13 7 11 7
1 Gareth Ede 17 *X 3 1 4* 2 2 9*
17*X 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 3* 2 1 2 1 1 1
1
1 1 1 27
2 Paul Ellis 6* 6* 6* 2 1 1 1 2 17* x 3
2 1 1 3* 1 2 1 1
17*x 2
3 2 2 1
2 2 1 29
3 Cliff Antill
2 2 1
5* 6* 5 6* 1
3 1 1
1 3 4 6* 3 6* 3 9* 2 1 5 3 3 3
17" x 3 47
4 George Evans
17* x 3 4 1 2 3 5 17* x 3 17*
x 3
4 3 7 7 3
3 5
4 4 2 4
2 3 4 70
5 Stuart Ede 17* x 3 3 3 6* 3 3 17* x 3 10* 4 6* 5 6* 4 5 5
5 3 2 3 4 5
6 4 5 72
6 Alastair Forrest4 4 3 8* 5 8* 8*
4 1 3 1
4 8* 8 17* x 5 6 6 7
6 4 7 5 4 6 88
7 Neil Graneau 17*x 3 10* 10 11* 9 4 2 2 2
5 5 9 10 7 9 11*6
4 4 6 6 6 6
17*x 3 112
8 John Terry 3 3 2 17* x 5 1 7* x 3 10 3 3 1 1 8 2 4
17*x 2
17 X 4 3 3 2
133
9 Dave Jennings 17* x 3 7 4 13 13 7
17* x 3 10 7 5 2 5 6 6 8
17*x 2
10 12x3
17* 17x2 173
10 Justin Evans 17* x 3 6 9 4 5 8 17* x 3
4 6 8 12 9 4 10
17*x 2 17* 17 x 3
17 x 3
193
11 Nigel Harris'n17* x 3 3 6 9 10 6 17* x 3
17 x 3 10 9 8 8 11
17 x 2 9 8 5 8
17
x 3 195
12 John Peperell 17* x
3 17* x 5
5 3
3 17* 17x27 8 10 10 7
17 x 2 5 9 12 12
17 x 3
210
13 Tony Costall 17* x 3 7 7 5 8 17* x 3 17* x3 11x3 4 5
17x 2
17x
4 17
x 3
231
14 Chris Phillips 17* x 3
10 8 9 10 11 17* x 3
17 x 3 17 x 5 7 8
17 x 4 7 7 7
237
15 N'n Taverner17* x 3
17* x 5 17* x 3
17* x 3 13 14x4 17 x 2
12x4
17 x 3
287
Non-qualifying
Alex Montgomery
1 1 1 17*
x 5 17* x 3
17* 17x 2 17 x 5
17 x 4
17 x 2
17
x 3 275

Above: Gareth Ede
characteristically on the wire on the way to his Travelling
Trophy 2010 Series win |

Above: Paul Ellis second in the
2010 TT series, decided in the final races at Grafham
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Heavy conditions suiting Cliff Antill at Carsington,
putting third in the TT in the bag with an event to spare
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George Evans going upwind at speed off trapeze to the
fourth TT place, decided at Grafham |
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