BRITISH AUTUMN CHAMPIONSHIPS FACE WEATHER EXTREMES
03
Oct 2016
Light conditions on day 1 at the British 420 Autumn Championship converted to breeze on day at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, home of the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition over a weekend of racing on 1-2 October 2016.
Thirty-nine 420s took to the race track, which was controlled by Katie Davies/Madeleine Watkins scoring a 2,1,1 in a stunningly consistent performance. Second to Robbie King/Marcus Tressler 7 points behind and holding the tiebreak advantage over Alex Smallwood/Ross Thompson, with both teams counting 11 points apiece.