Day two - Sunday October 20th - of the Tyco Healthcare Hamble Winter Series proved to be full of excitement and incident for the 40 plus entries in the 707-class reports club commodore Roger Pritchard.
" Mark Gillett and James Ross finished first and second in the two races. A 707 unexpectedly sank after a spectacular broach; other entrants came to the rescue and picked up the five-man crew.
"Despite the forecast of extreme gales for the Solent, the legacy of hurricane Kylie, 180 yachts turned out. Although it was dull and grey overhead there was a good racing wind with a south-easterly gusting from 15 to 25 knots."
Provisional results - In the white fleet, for sports boats, the winners in the Hunter 707 class were:
Race one
First - Mark Gillett in Pocket Battleship (7105)
Second - James Ross in Blacksheep (7038)
Third - Derek Blancke with Censored (7103)
Race two
First - James Ross in Blacksheep (7038)
Second -Mark Gillett in Pocket Battleship (7105)
Third - Ian Southworth with Chilli Chaser (7098)
The rest of the black and white fleet Class winners were:
One - Firestorm; Jon Perry
Two - Waverider; Mike Bennett
Three - Dick Bastardly; Kim Reece
Four - Funtastic Graham Deakin
X332 - X-Therapist; Russell Hodgson
Sigma 33 - Jupa; Julian Spencer-Smith
Sigma 38 - Alliance; John Brantley
Bowsprit - Jezebel; Barry Isles
Cork 1720 (race 1) - Yachtsandyachting.com; John Heyes
Cork1720 (race 2) - STBD; Simon McLean
Sportsboat (race 1) - Easytiger; Stewart Coleridge
Sportsboat (race 2) - Wee Jamarama; Stewart Hawthorne
IRM (race 1) - Bounder; Chris Little
IRM (race 2) - Blue Belle: Mike Cover
Mumm 30 (race I and 2) - Bogo Pogo; Dave Knight
Zero - Kirribilli David Flynn
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