Results / RS Fat Face Circuit Oxford SC - 07/09/2002
With the forecast of a windy day, 11 Vareo�s gathered in Oxford for a
very challenging event. The condition will be very different during the
three races. Light wind for the first, increasing during the day to reach
its maximum during the third race.
In the first race a group of three took the lead after the first mark and
sailed together for the rest of the race, to finish within 5 seconds from
each other, Christopher Froehlich being first in front of John Taylor
beating Antoine Vincent for a fraction of second.
In the second race the wind strength increased and the leader changed
several times. Froehlich lost its lead to Phil Harris and Robin Sander
after an unfortunate capsize. He still managed to regain the second spot
just yards from the line and would score some critical point for the
overall lead.
In the third race, the wind reached its maximum, and boat handling was
critical. Robin Sanders was the best in what was sometime very
challenging conditions. Christopher Froehlich after leading the race for
a while capsized, giving John Taylor the opportunity to take a deserved
second place.
Overall, Christopher Froehlich wins the event, in front of Robin Sander
second and John Taylor third.
1st Christopher Froelich 1 2 3 3.0
2nd Robin Sander 5 3 1 4.0
3rd John Taylor 2 5 2 4.0
4th Phil Harris 4 1 5 5.0
5th Antoine Vincent 3 4 6 7.0
6th Graham Cooper 7 7 4 11.0
7th Robert Norris 8 6 RTD 14.0
8th Eddie McDonald 6 DNF 8 14
9th A. Chauldicott 9 11 7 16.0
10th Rene Smith 10 9 9 18.0
11th Mark Shear 11 8 11 19.0