Race Reports 2008

Short reports after each race of the GP14 Class Racing at P.Y.C. in REVERSE date order

SPRING SERIES (Evenings)
Mon 5 May
		1st 2nd 3rd
Thurs 1 May
		1st 2nd 3rd	The Big Floater - Matt and Andy Burge Talula - Mike Williams and Martin Trim White Heat - David and Barbara Brann
Mon 28 April
		1st 2nd 3rd	Talula - Mike & Margaret Williams White Knuckles - Mike Arrow and Ian Aitken White Heat - David and Barbara Brann
Thurs 24 April
		1st 2nd 3rd	The Big Floater - Matt and Andy Burge White Knuckles - Mike Arrow and Ian Aitken Moondust - Martin Trim and Greg McGloughlin
Mon 21 April
		1st 2nd 3rd	Talula - Mike & Margaret Williams David Goodliffe and Paul Heawood Moby - Andy Welch and Sue Southam
Thurs 17 April	Race Cancelled - Strong Winds
Mon 14 April	The northerly F3-4, shifting before the start had the course setters guessing and guessing wrong with hence no beat. 14 GPs sailed a processional race, at least at the front with White Knuckles holding off their main rivals in Talula & White Heat. Moby came in fourth ahead of The Big Floater with guest helm Jamie Thompson at the stick.
		1st 2nd 3rd	White Knuckles - Mike Arrow and Ian Aitken Talula - Mike & Margaret Williams White Heat - David and Barbara Brann
Thurs 10 April	Twelve GP14s set out in a strong ebbing tide with F3 breezes. By making the best of the tide, Talula got a head start on the favourite (The Big Floater) holding them off throughout. Martin Murphy in Celtic Warrior looked good for third but the Brann's in White Heat recovered well from their poor start to pip them at the end.
		1st 2nd 3rd	Talula - Mike Williams and Martin Trim The Big Floater - Matt and Andy Burge White Heat - David and Barbara Brann
Mon 7 April	Force 3-4, Sunshine but bitterly cold for the 9 GPs that left the slipway. With hardly any water it was strictly up and down the channel with Moby leading most of the race. The Brann's had other ideas and passed them before the end with White Knuckles staying third throughout. Definitely a race to witness from the bar but congratulations to those who braved it.
		1st 2nd 3rd	White Heat - David and Barbara Brann Moby - Andy Welch and Sue Southam White Knuckles - Mike Arrow and Joe Cross
Thurs 3 April	Race Cancelled - No Wind
Mon 31 March	Only eight GP14s turned out on a mild evening for the first race of the season. The fickle breeze picked up to a Force 3 but from the off the Burge's (The Big Floater) were uncatchable. The race for second was more competitive with Mike and Martin (Talula) taking it.
		1st 2nd 3rd	The Big Floater - Matt and Andy Burge Talula - Mike Williams and Martin Trim White Knuckles - Mike Arrow and Ian Aitken