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The inaugural FAST40+ season came to a conclusion on Sunday 9th October with, the fifth and final round of the 2016 FAST40+ Race Circuit. Alex Mills at the helm of KER40+ Invictus was the winner of Round 5, scoring four wins out of six races and securing the team second place overall for the season.
However it was Cowes based Peter Morton’s Carkeek 40+ Girls on Film, although second in this final round, which had enough points to win the 2016 FAST40+ Race Circuit.
A win at Cowes Week
As already reported through OnTheWight Peter and his crew secured the win for the Fast40+ races at Cowes Week and had further success in the One Ton Cup which counted towards this year’s championship.
Mike Bartholomew’s Carkeek 42 Tokoloshe failed to make the podium for this regatta, but consistency throughout the season was rewarded with third place overall for the South African skipper.
A fantastic season of racing
Peter Morton said,
“On behalf of all the FAST40+ owners I would really like to thank Stuart Childerley and Rob Greenhalgh and the management team. It has been a fantastic season of racing, the highlight for me was the One Ton Cup, personally there is a lot of history there.
“The racing has been incredibly close and getting more competitive as each race was held. Well done Alex (Mills) this weekend, and let us all look forward to next year.”
Round 5 of the FAST40+ Race Circuit was held as part of the Hamble River Sailing Club’s Winter Series and consisted of six races, with windward leeward and round the cans races.
Image: © Paul Wyeth
