SOLING NORTHWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS 2001

The Soling North West Championships were held at the Blackpool and Fleetwood Yacht club over the weekend of 6^th and 7^th May. There were Solings from the home fleet plus 2 teams from Scotland and 2 teams from the south of England making 10 boats in all.

6 races were held in the River Wyre (opposite the B&FYC clubhouse) on the first day in winds of 5 to 10 knots. The courses were of windward/leward format. GBR 155 (Buzz Lightyear) won the first race being the first to get to the relief of the flooding tide "back edie" alongside the jetties to the north of B&FYC. GBR 147 (Chinook) had the better of the first day though' with 4 wins. The other race was won by GBR 143 (Cockatoo-2).

Saturday brought light winds (5 knots and less). GBR 155 won the first race. The second race was won by GBR 36 (Gerda). The third race was won by GBR 143 having kept out of the 'pile up' at the leward mark. This 'pile up' resulted in the protest committee disqualifying GBR 155, GBR 144 and GBR 7. The last race was won by GBR 155.