Allen 29er GP3 – HISC
The fleet headed down to Hayling Island for the halfway event of the Grand Prix series. With sun and wind in the forecast, they were all eager to launch. After a short briefing from the race officer and jury, sails started to be hoisted up the masts.
The fleet battled the tide on the transit to the race course which gave everyone a good opportunity to fine-tune their rigs to the tricky sea state. After a short postponement on the water, race 1 was underway. Santi and Kuba jumped the gun and received a UFD, the race was on for the rest of the fleet. Charlie and Sam crossed the finish line first to take a convincing win with Olly and Freddie in 2nd.
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