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LONDON BOAT SHOW 2005 - Ladies Indoor by Ruth Elliott (Tushingham, Starboard, Sola, Funsport), winner of last years (UK) event  
The second Indoor event has started at the London Boat Show in Britain. This year the pool is shorter and one hell of a lot windier. The starting ramp now faces the crowds at the end of the pool so there is no way for the sailors to ignore them. Practice started on Tuesday with trials for the UK sailors for entry into the championships on Thursday the 13th. Three disciplines will run for the guys (jump, freestyle and slalom) and slalom for the Ladies fleet. Originally the Ladies were also supposed to take part in the Jump Ramp but sadly with only 2 entries they will not allow the event to run. Nine ladies are entered including Louise Emery (2nd last year) and Lucy Horwood (2nd PWA Formula). The practice session in the morning allowed us around 4 runs each down the pool trying to work out how to gybe in what feels like 40kts of wind in a tiny space between a buoy and the end of the pool only 5ft wide. Although windier than last year its still a huge challenge to hold onto a 5 meter sail on the way down the pool and remain close enough to the fans to make it back planning. Its not that easy!!! The afternoon ran the trials for the women with the best time from 3 runs to count. With only little practice time behind us there is always an element of luck involved in the trials. None of the women and only a few of the men are making the gybe so the skill with which you fall off plays a huge part. Lucy Robson a new comer to competition this year got the fastest time with Louise Emery in 2nd and me in third. With the main competition only a week away and only one more practice session for the ladies it should be an exciting show to watch. The PWA ladies arrive on Monday ahead of the competition on Friday with a four man fleet. This is the first International Indoor event for the women for many years so we cant wait to see the show and hopefully it will be a huge success. www.schroderslondonboatshow.com posted by editors at 1/08/2005 11:29:00 PM |
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