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The 43rd WLYC 24 Hour Race 2009 - Part 1
THE results
are now in after a very long race, which started on Saturday, 19
September 2009 and ended at 12:00 noon on Sunday, 20 September 2009.
This was, of course, the world's premiere dinghy race, the WLYC 24
Hour Race. The race is a serious opportunity for Sailing Club teams
to compete and test their skills, but also provides unique social
networking as well. The race is sailed on the relatively safe waters
of the Marine Lake, Southport, on the Mersey Coastline. Even in
extreme weather conditions this racing is continuous for the full 24
Hours. Most of the time this extreme weather is high winds, rain and
at times worse, but this time teams found life hard, due to lack of
wind. This added to the test of skills required for the Sailing
Clubs, Class Associations and Universities who came to Southport
from all over the UK, Eire, France and even the USA! The teams
competed for special prizes, whilst also being on equal terms with
all other teams. With three classes of classic dinghies, Enterprise,
GP14 and Lark, on the water, it made for an interesting event. You
can see more photos in next weeks on
Southport Reporter and also video on
Southport.tv very soon.
Sadly, not all the
teams who were expected could come; for example, the Army and the
Navy who have just been sent out on active service. All the teams
who came to this year's event pass on their regards and wished them
a safe deployment.
In first place was GP14 13417 South Staffs S.C. In second place was
Lark 2507 again from South Staffs S.C. and third place was
Enterprise 22370 West Lancashire Y.C.
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For full results of
the race go to:-
24-hour-race.wlyc.org.uk.
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