HISC Solo Open Meeting 30 June 2002 - Barry Blaydes reports
26 Solos entered for the Tyler Trophy on the 30 June. As the boats left the shelter of the harbour in a gentle force 3, many wondered what was in store for them as they sailed far out into Hayling Bay with a forecast of Force 5 to 6.

Shortly after the start of the first race Keith Videlo stamped his authority on the meeting by taking an early lead and winning the race by a clear margin, followed by Ian Houston and Tom Davis, who had steadily improved after a poor start.

By the start of the second race the wind was rising and there were some decent waves to content with. Race Officer Adrian Murphy tightened the course to keep the fleets compact. The wind rose to 25 knots during the race and Keith Videlo made most of the conditions to win again followed by Gordon Barclay and Jerry Garner.

For the last race the fleet was halved in size as gear failure and wisdom had taken their toll. As the tide was on the turn the waves increased more the race was a true roller coaster. However Keith Videlo won again, Jerry Garner came second and Ian Houston third.

Overall Results

1 4369 Keith Videlo Frensham Pond SC -1 1 1 1pt
2 4189 Jerry Garner Littleton SC -5 3 2 5pt
3 4323 Ian Houston Littleton SC 2 -4 3 5pt
4 4390 Tom Davis Chew Valley Lake 3 -7 4 7pt
5 4210 Gordon Barclay Littleton SC 7 2 -27 9pt
6 4283 Vanda Young Littleton SC 4 8 -27 12pt
7 4384 Tony Lock Christchurch -6 6 6 12pt
8 4381 Tony Catchpole HISC 8 5 -27 13pt
9 4190 Mike Wilkie Thames Valley SC -12 9 5 14pt
10 4313 Barry Blaydes HISC 9 -11 9 18pt
11 4071 Derek Jackman Chichester YC -17 12 8 20pt
12 4357 Tim Hore Littleton SC 10 10 -27 20pt
13 4146 Steve Jones Littleton SC -20 14 7 21pt
14 4396 Anthony Penfold HISC 14 -16 10 24pt
15 3934 Robert Hack HISC 15 13 -27 28pt
16 3751 Paul Hurn Littleton SC 18 15 -27 33pt
17 4152 Mike Hudson Castawys 19 17 -27 36pt
18 4307 Tim Randall HISC 11 -27 27 38pt
19 3631 Martin Macley Herne Bay SC 21 18 -27 39pt
20 4394 Michael Ball Papercourt SC 13 -27 27 40pt
21 4365 Bill Shepherd HISC 16 -27 27 43pt
22 1586 Tony Lord Wraysbury Lake -27 27 27 5pt
22 3016 Mark Simpson Papercourt SC -27 27 27 54pt
22 3174 David Colebrook HISC -27 27 27 54pt
22 4004 Colin Waters HISC -27 27 27 54pt
22 4257 Peter Fryer HISC -27 27 27 54pt