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Originally Posted by Pearny
How come nothing has been metioned about the other classes that raced in the CPC along side the CTC ie both the honda classes, V24, class 3C and B as it was there event too but noting has really been said!
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3B
Neither boat completed the course, although Ashleigh Foulser picked up Alex Foster Meridien Trophy for youngest competitor from Lady Aiken.
3C
2 finishers Ian Stirling beating Brian and Pat.
V24
The order was It wasn't Us, Vector Aerospace and Bat out of Hell.
V56 - SB Racing picked up The King George's Fund for Sailors Seahorse Challenge Trophy for Best Presented Entry.
Honda
Gives you an idea of the conditions;
Honda Press Release;
The Honda race which consisted of seven legs totalling 39.0nm with one lap of Poole and Christchurch Bay finished a little over an hour or so later between the transit of East Lepe and Gurnard Edge buoys in the Western Solent. The result was a 40 mile contest with the rest racing 70.
Conditions were described as extremely challenging and tiring by the Honda fleet on their return in to the official wet pit area in the North Basin of the Cowes Yacht Haven. Sea conditions were rough and waves were reaching some concerning feet as the crews maintained focus on the race before them.
A few Honda boats suffered some damage, which was expected of the sea states, but nothing that prevented any of them from completing the race. The full fleet from both classes 150hp and 225hp were in attendance with the exception of one 225hp Vortigern which had been having some technical difficulties yesterday that were not possible to overcome.
As the race came to a finish the crew of Heights of Abraham 225hp returned with their heads held high when they came first overall out of the Honda fleet. Driven by Rupert Pugh and navigated by Daniel Whapples the pair were described as totally elated with their victory at such a historic event and one so far from what they are used to in the normal multi-lap circuit of a Honda F4SA race event.
The words that were on everybody’s lips were confirmed when the crew of Hydrex the 2007 championship winners rolled into the finish line in their Honda 150hp that had miraculously over taken a few of the faster Honda 225hp boats.
Putting their achievements down to skill and an appreciation of the rough conditions Jak Cockman, driver and Andy Phipps, navigator had aimed to please the crowds and certainly managed to prove that the performance of a Honda engine is not to be reckoned with.
“I have to say that this has been the best race of the season so far; everyone enjoyed being part of something a little different and it really went a long way to separate the men from the boys and the women from the girls with our entire fleet battling it out together alongside new blood from different classes of racing.” Said Brian Wheeler F4SA’s Race Organiser.
Sports Boats
First overall Dean Gibbs in his Fountain, then Tony Toll in The Apache 41' with Barry Deakin and Nik Keyser in The Bandit making 3rd.
Finish order by Race Number >>
42, 41, V3, V56, 69, V24, V2, 2, 4 74 H1 H5 H2 H6 H9 H7 H4 C11 H8 C13 G97 H10 19 3 H20 V8 H18 H16
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