Waveney and Oulton Broad Yacht Club welcomed eight national 12s to its open meeting on 9 April 2006

Waveney and Oulton Broad Yacht Club welcomed eight national 12s to its open meeting on 9 April 2006.
Waveney and Oulton Broad Yacht Club welcomed eight national 12s to its open meeting on 9 April 2006.

Racing was exciting with the overall winner decided just before the finish line. The first race went to plan for Richard Smith and Andrea Prime. They led round the windward mark and never looked back. Antony Gifford and Helen Hunt were second followed by Bernard Clark and Lucia Lachlan-Cope third.

In the second race, Andy Jarvis and Helen Taylor moored up with Smith and Prime on the line. Brian and Jenny Riley were first round the windward mark and took victory from Gifford and Hunt second and Clark and Lachlan-Cope third.

Going into the final race four boats could take the overall win. Smith and Prime took an early lead, hotly pursued by Gifford and Hunt, with the Rileys in third. They finished in that order to give Smith and Prime the trophy.

Overall Results

1st 3446 Richard Smith and Andrea Prime
2nd 3484 Antony Gifford and Helen Hunt
3rd 3169 Brian and Jenny Riley
4th 3447 Bernard Clark and Lucia Lachlan-Cope
5th 3462 Andy Jarvis and Helen Taylor
6th 3271 Phillip Highfield
7th 3365 Jerry Garner
8th 3220 E. Lachlan-Cope