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Some 300 sailors invaded Weymouth over the weekend (3-4 November), all hoping to walk away with the first BUSA (British University Sports Association) points of the season. 

For the second year in a row Southampton University sailors thrived in the light winds to retain the Team Trophy.  Their winning combination came from Ian Dobson and Katie Restall (RS200) who reclaimed their championship title in the Handicap fleet, narrowly beating team mates Jo Brigg and Lizz Willows (RS200) into second place, while Matt Findlay and Joanne Bailey came second in the Firefly class.  

However Southampton were pushed all the way for the title, wins in the Laser (Nick Thompson) and Firefly (Tom Mallindine and Pete Matthews) fleets taking Exeter University within a point of the trophy. 2007 ISAF Youth Worlds silver medallists Sophie Weguelin and Sophie Ainsworth did their best to put the Devon university in the ascendancy but they were unable to break up the dominance of the RS200s at the top of the Handicap fleet and were forced to settle for fourth place resulting in team victory for Southampton.

The Laser 2 Fleet saw some close racing with Pete Williams and David Kness from Surrey University keen to go one better than their second place last year.  However, despite Surrey’s Lead overnight, the Brunel pair of Piers Arnold and Emanuel Koechert surprised the fleet on Sunday by scoring three bullets and clinching the title.

Sailors in the Handicap and Firefly fleets saw racing interrupted on Saturday afternoon after a pod of dolphins appeared in the harbour between the boats and their next mark!

Students will now be turning their focus to Team Racing with the Qualifiers for the Team Racing Championships due to take place throughout the country on the 2-3 February 2008.

Results in Brief:

Laser                    

1st  Nick Thompson  Exeter  5 points

2nd  Dyfrig Mon  Swansea  10 points

3rd  Sean Evans  Swansea  12 points

Laser 2                

1st  Piers Arnold/Emanuel Koechert  Brunel  5 points

2nd  Pete Williams/David Kness  Surrey  11 points

3rd  James Perry/Christopher Williams  Birmingham  14 points

Firefly                   

1st  Tom Mallindine/Pete Matthews  Exeter  4 points

2nd  Matt Findlay/Joanne Bailey  Southampton  9 points

3rd  Matt Pinner/Ali Haylett  Bristol  10 points

Handicap            

1st  Ian Dobson/Katie Restall  Southampton  9 points

2nd  Jo Brigg/Lizz Willows  Southampton  19 points

3rd  Sam Littlejohn/Emma Hayward  Bath  19 points

Team                    

1st  Southampton  5 points

2nd  Exeter  6 points

3rd  Brunel  15 points

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