Solo open meeting at West Oxfordshire Sailing Club
by Andrew Turberfield 30 Jun 20:36 UTC
27 June 2026
The West Oxfordshire Sailing Club Solo open meeting was held on 27th
June with seven travellers and, disappointingly, only two home
competitors.
The sun was hot, the wind was light and conditions were
fluky. Large wind shifts caused some consternation among the visitors
(locals are never surprised by what the wind does at WOSC).
The
(average) wind direction allowed Ross Lonsdale, Race Officer, to set
long beats and to use the whole of the lake.
Two back-to-back races
were held before lunch and two after, with three to count.
Racing was
generally close - especially in the last race when the wind, filling
in from behind, brought the whole fleet together at the last mark.
Ian Matthews, on behalf of the visitors, thanked Ross for a good day's
racing and made special mention of the catering - bacon rolls for
breakfast and tacos for lunch - and of the patrol boat crew who had
cheerfully endured unrelenting sun all day.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 6112 | Ian Matthews | Spinnaker S C | ‑3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2nd | 5824 | Neil Wilkinson | Shustoke S C | ‑6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3rd | 5533 | Andy Beston | Redditch S C | 1 | 4 | ‑5 | 4 | 9 |
| 4th | 6007 | Mark Maskell | Brightlingsea S C | ‑4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 5th | 5736 | Ian Carpenter | Northampton S C | 5 | ‑7 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 6th | 4321 | Andrew Turberfield | West Oxfordshire SC | ‑8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 7th | 3805 | Newton Anthony | Reading S C | ‑7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 8th | 5900 | Mark Williams | Llandegfedd S C | 2 | (DNS) | 8 | DNS | 20 |
| 9th | 3885 | Alex Nairac | West Oxfordshire SC | ‑9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
