Dinghy Racing & Comet Flag Pole to Flag Pole Round Up
Dinghies Collide in Granaway Deep
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The 2016 Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Race Season continued in the Granaway Deep, with racing hosted by the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club.
Elizabeth II came away with two wins on the day, with the opening race of the day the B.A.A Cup and the second race of the day the W.H. Bennett Memorial Trophy, while Contest III won the third race which was the Spithead Trophy race.
Race two sees a protest as two boats collided, although no one was injured the protest will be heard at some point.
B.A.A Cup Race
1. Elizabeth II 2. Contest III 3. Victory IV 4. Challenger II
W.H. Bennett Memorial Trophy Race
1. Elizabeth II 2. Challenger II 3. Victory IV 4. Contest III
Spithead Trophy Race
1. Contest III 2. Challenger II 3. Victory IV - Sunk 4. Elizabeth II – Sunk
Meanwhile Stephen Dickinson and Pat Young won the 2016 Flag Pole to Flag Pole race which began off the West End Sailboat Club Flag Pole and not the Flag Pole in Hamilton.
Five boats took the challenge of making the track east, with youngster Maxwell Curtis and his crew Stefan Furbert chasing down Gladwin Lambert and his crew Tre Maxwell at the start.
With the wind blowing West-North-West at 5-10 knots Curtis and Lambert battled back and forth with Dickinson just behind in third, but staying on the rumline as the pair kept each other in site.
Just as the race entered the Oil Docks in the Ferry Reach Area, Dickinson’s experience took over as Lambert and Curtis got caught below the rumline and Dickinson was able to sail by both of them, but the pair did not give up.
Dickinson said after the race, “Those guys were fast today, they both took off and I just kept saying to myself keep the boat moving and things would work out.”
In the end Dickinson and Young clocked a winning time of 2:52:17, Lambert and Maxwell finished with a time of 2:53:09 and Curtis and Furbert finished third in 2:53:30.
2016 FLAG POLE TO FLAG POLE RESULTS
2:52:17 Stevie Dickinson & Pat Young 2:53:09 Gladwin Lambert & Tre Maxwell 2:53:30 Maxwell Curtis & Stefan Furbert 2:56:42 Dale Brangman & Comori Matthew 2:57:02 Quinton Simons & Greg Proctor
