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Hyde Sails fill podium at Squib gold cup
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
It was a 1,2,3 for Hyde-powered Squibs at the hotly-contested Gold Cup in Burnham.
The prestigious Squib Gold Cup took place at Burnham On Crouch over the Bank Holiday weekend with 21 competitors, including visitors from Lowestoft and Felixstowe, three times nationals winners Brian and Jenny Riley and former 505 world champion Peter White, debuting his new boat.
The eight-race programme got off to a bad start when all but three competitors were timed out of race one after a twolap struggle as the sea breeze tried desperately to establish itself. Robert Coyle and Mel Titmuss claimed victory after just making it into the new breeze on the Creeksea shore.
Sunday provided perfect conditions with four back-to-back races on short windward leeward courses in a consistent force 4-5. Nigel and Jack Grogan managed two firsts and two seconds, showing great pace upwind using the new design Hyde flat-cut sails developed over the winter. Dave White and Pete Ballam also scored a win, as did Malcolm Hutchins and Andy who had retired from the previous race with spinnaker problems. The short port-biased line made starting skills critical with Robert Coyle damaging his chances with a marginal OCS.
Monday saw the course in the mouth of the Roach and race six comprised five laps where the only place to be upwind was as close as you dared to the Foulness shore. Malcom Hutchins scored his second win with Dave White taking the overall lead with an important second.
The last race decider saw Dave White in pole position at the pin and rivals the Grogans betting on the wind staying right at the committee boat end. Dave comfortably crossed the fleet to win the race, with Pam and Max Evans securing second and Malcolm third. The Grogans climbed to fourth, leaving Dave White two points ahead to take the Gold Cup with the Grogan's in second place for the second year. Robert Coyle was third overall ahead of the consistent Rileys on equal points. Last years winner Paul Buckley had his moments but ending up fifth ahead of the unlucky but fast Malcolm Hutchings.
The event also saw the Grogan's using the newly-developed prototype Hyde Hiking Pads which demonstrated their worth in what were fairly testing conditions.
Hyde prides itself in its continual sail development, Squib Sails and accessories are available direct from Hyde's online shop, www.hydeshop.com or contact Paul Austin (T: +44 (0) 7801 907458) or Toby Barsley-Dale (T: +44 (0) 7872 816918).
The prestigious Squib Gold Cup took place at Burnham On Crouch over the Bank Holiday weekend with 21 competitors, including visitors from Lowestoft and Felixstowe, three times nationals winners Brian and Jenny Riley and former 505 world champion Peter White, debuting his new boat.
The eight-race programme got off to a bad start when all but three competitors were timed out of race one after a twolap struggle as the sea breeze tried desperately to establish itself. Robert Coyle and Mel Titmuss claimed victory after just making it into the new breeze on the Creeksea shore.
Sunday provided perfect conditions with four back-to-back races on short windward leeward courses in a consistent force 4-5. Nigel and Jack Grogan managed two firsts and two seconds, showing great pace upwind using the new design Hyde flat-cut sails developed over the winter. Dave White and Pete Ballam also scored a win, as did Malcolm Hutchins and Andy who had retired from the previous race with spinnaker problems. The short port-biased line made starting skills critical with Robert Coyle damaging his chances with a marginal OCS.
Monday saw the course in the mouth of the Roach and race six comprised five laps where the only place to be upwind was as close as you dared to the Foulness shore. Malcom Hutchins scored his second win with Dave White taking the overall lead with an important second.
The last race decider saw Dave White in pole position at the pin and rivals the Grogans betting on the wind staying right at the committee boat end. Dave comfortably crossed the fleet to win the race, with Pam and Max Evans securing second and Malcolm third. The Grogans climbed to fourth, leaving Dave White two points ahead to take the Gold Cup with the Grogan's in second place for the second year. Robert Coyle was third overall ahead of the consistent Rileys on equal points. Last years winner Paul Buckley had his moments but ending up fifth ahead of the unlucky but fast Malcolm Hutchings.
The event also saw the Grogan's using the newly-developed prototype Hyde Hiking Pads which demonstrated their worth in what were fairly testing conditions.
Hyde prides itself in its continual sail development, Squib Sails and accessories are available direct from Hyde's online shop, www.hydeshop.com or contact Paul Austin (T: +44 (0) 7801 907458) or Toby Barsley-Dale (T: +44 (0) 7872 816918).
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