2003 Symmetric Grand Prix

4th & 5th October

Datchet Water Sailing Club were very pleased to host the inaugural Symmetric Grand Prix event. Thank you to all the competitors who made the event so enjoyable for all those involved at Datchet. More reporting soon, but the most important aspect for the competitors and the classes are the results which are accessible via the links on the left.

Pos	Class	Points
1	Fireball	175
2	505	574
3	Osprey	659
4	Hornet	741
5	Javelin	888
6	Flying Dutchman	1575
7	470	1795
8	18	3364
Sum of best 5 boats aggregate total in each race

The results have been analysed using the RYA method to produce the annual Portsmouth Number return (get file updated 21st October), the information is available in PDF format and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the information.

Wind direction data from the warning signal to the last boat to finish. The number is the number of data points giving that wind direction (data logged every minute). This information is obtained from the weather station located at the top of the ramp down to the launching beach and therefore is indicative of the conditions experienced on the race course.
Wind Direction	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6
N	1	4	5	11	13	12
NNE	0	0	0	0	0	0
NE	0	0	0	0	0	0
ENE	0	0	0	0	0	0
E	0	0	0	0	0	0
ESE	0	0	0	0	0	0
SE	0	0	0	0	0	0
SSE	0	0	0	0	0	0
S	0	0	0	0	0	0
SSW	0	0	0	0	0	0
SW	0	0	0	0	0	0
WSW	0	0	0	0	0	0
W	1	0	0	0	0	1
WNW	24	1	3	3	15	4
NW	28	27	29	33	21	14
NNW	3	16	19	10	8	10
Wind speed (knots)
Maximum	19.1	15.7	16.5	14.8	22.6	19.1
Minimum	7.8	6.1	5.2	4.0	5.2	6.1
Average	10.6	8.8	9.1	8.5	9.9	11.0
Median	10.4	8.7	9.2	8.5	9.9	11.3