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Open Week started in bright sunshine on Monday 1st August, you could have been forgiven for thinking it had started on Sunday because there was a Summer Series race attended by nearly all the Open Week competitors keen to get some last minute practice in!
Lots of organisation has to go into an event like this and Tim Brooke did his usual enthusiastic and effective job if not a little bit closer to time limits than usual, no doubt due to the pressures of modern life for a young businessman!
The twist in the tail at the last minute this year was a decision to hold a Handicap Committee meeting the evening before the racing. The outcome of this was some grumbling in the ranks but no surprise in that as there always winners and losers in even things like handicap changes!
Both fleets were brilliantly supported, in Fleet 1 the Merlins and Phantoms were joined by braces of National Twelves, Lasers, International Canoes and 420s plus an OK and a Fireball.
Fleet 2 was as colourful as always with the brightly coloured Topazes, Picos, Mirrors and Toppers mixed in with the Elder Statesman of the club racers in their lovely Jewels.
Conditions for the week were generally excellent but the Wednesday gave a cloudy, wet and windy test for the fleets. Normal sunny service was resumed for Thursday.
An event like Open week simply can’t happen without the dedication of time and effort from many people, note must be made of the tremendous support from Liam and his crews in the rescue boats, Chris and his team in the bar and of course Anna Brooke and her team in the race box/boat for the excellent courses and race management.
The outcome? Results are listed here but in Fleet 1 a great battle was held by the top two Phantoms and the Merlin Rockets with The International Canoes basking in their new handicap bonus to get in amongst the chocolates and in Fleet 2 The Jewels just managed to hold off the hoard of enthusiastic youngsters and not-so-youngsters in the lighter Picos and Topazes to take overall honours.
A great ending to the week was The Gala Ball which for those lucky enough to attend provided the perfect finale!
Martin Jenkins
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Dinghy
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Dinghy
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Becky
Chapman
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Laser
Pico
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Richard
Lavington
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420
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Beth
Newland
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Topaz
UNO
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Robin
Cooper
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Jewel
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Brian
Ward
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Mirror
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Roy
Tappenden
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Mirror
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Chris
Brooke
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Jewel
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Sally
Bucklitsch
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Topaz
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David
Wood
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OK
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Sara
Haig
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Laser
4.7
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Domonic
Jacobs
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Laser
Pico
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Simon
Hipkin
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National
12
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Ed
Evans
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Merlin
Rocket
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Simon
Whitehouse
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International
Canoe
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Geoff
Battersby
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Phantom
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Steve
Garneys
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Topper
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Hester
Lavington
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Laser
Pico
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Sue
Wood
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Topaz
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Jack
Collis
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Topper
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Tim
Brooke
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Fireball
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James
Oxley
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Merlin
Rocket
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Tim
Chapman
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Phantom
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John &
Martin
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Merlin Rocket
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Tim
Wood
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National
12
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Martin
Jenkins
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Phantom
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Toby
Phillips
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420
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Martin
Wilberforce
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Jewel
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Tom
Berryman
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Laser
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Mike
Mitchell
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Jewel
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Tom
Hale
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Laser
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Poppy
Douglas
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Laser
Pico
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Tony Blake
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Jewel
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Results
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Race 1
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Class 1
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John Summerfield & Martin Berryman
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Merlin Rocket
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Class 2
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Sally Bucklitsch
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Topaz
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Race 2
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Class 1
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Ed Evans & Jenny Warren
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Merlin Rocket
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Class 2
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Sally Bucklitsch
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Topaz
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Race 3
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Class 1
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Martin Jenkins
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Phantom
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Class 2
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Sally Bucklitsch
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Topaz
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Race 4
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Class 1
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Martin Jenkins
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Phantom
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Class 2
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Sally Bucklitsch
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Topaz
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Race 5
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Class 1
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Ed Evans & Jenny Warren
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Merlin Rocket
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Class 2
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Hester Lavington
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Laser Pico
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Race 7
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Class 1
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Simon Whitehouse
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Class 2
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Hester Lavington
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Laser Pico
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Round The Island
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Halls Silver Jubilee
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1st – Martin Jenkins
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Phantom
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Omori Cup
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1st – Robin Cooper
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Jewel
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Long Distance
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Psyche Cup
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1st – Sally Bucklitsch
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Topaz
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Class1
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Candor Trophy
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1st – Martin Jenkins
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Phantom
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2nd – Ed Evans & Jenny Warren
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Merlin Rocket
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3rd – John Summerfield & Martin Berryman
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Merlin Rocket
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Thake Cup
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1st U18 – Sophie Newland
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Brooke Trophy ‘79
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1st H/cap – Martin Jenkins
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Phantom
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Palmer Dinghy Cup
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1st Laser – Tom Hale
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Laser
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Fairhead Trophy
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Simon Whitehouse
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Class 2
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Charles & Vera Keen Cup
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1st – Sally Bucklitsch
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Topaz
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2nd – Robin Cooper
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Jewel
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3rd – Beth Newland
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James Sandell Cup
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1st U18 – Hester Lavington
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Laser Pico
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Dilly Cup
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1stU13 – Jack Collis
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Topper
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Wood Rose Bowl
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1st Pico – Hester Lavington
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Laser Pico
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Brooke Trophy ‘03
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1st Ex Pico – Sally Bucklitsch
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Topaz
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Motorworld Shield
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1st Topper – Jack Collis
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Topper
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Cresswell Cup
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1st Jewel – Robin Cooper
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Jewel
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Fairlead Trophy
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1st Lady – Sally Bucklitsch
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Topaz
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