Sutton
Dinghy Club held the 2010 IDRA14 Open, this is the first
time in many years that the open was held in Sutton, and
the event was very successful with 17 entries.
The first day of racing consisted of 2 races back to back.
The results of the first days racing were used to split
the competitors into the Gold and Silver Fleet. - 7 Gold
Boats and 9 Silver boats.
The second day the competitors in each fleet were assigned
2 boats other than their own in which to race. 2 races were
sailed back to back in good winds despite some wind shifts.
The top 3 gold fleet results were very close with all 3
boats drawn on 6 points. Killian Sargent & Yvonne Murray
got first place on 6 points with a 5th and 1st. Alan Carr
& Dana Kilroy got second place on 6 points with a 4th and
a 2nd. Scorie Walls and Dave Tillotson got third on 6 points
with a 3rd and a 3rd. This was Killian's first time to win
the open as a skipper, although as a teenager he won crewing
for Jim Lambkin. The Silver Fleet was also very close with
the top 3 boats level on points.
....RESULTS