Delta Lloyd Cadet World Championships 2008

British girls placed second. Strong performance from Team GBR.

Joanna Freeman and Holly Francis sailing GBR 9575 took second place in this year’s Delta Lloyd Cadet World Championships in Medemblik, Netherlands. The ultimate winners, Quentin Leuwers and Nele De Munck in BEL 8518, led by eight points into the final race and the Parkstone pairing led from the start to take the gun. However, the Belgians carefully tracked the British girls throughout the race, finishing just one place behind them for a winning margin of seven points. This victory, in what was Joanna’s final race in a Cadet, capped a consistent week for the British pairing, who also achieved five third’s, one fourth and a ninth place for a total score of 29 points.

Together with Freeman and Francis, three other British crews were placed in the top ten. Alex Horlock and Tim Pearce from Exe SC sailing GBR 9382 finished fifth with 90 points from 3 top-ten finishes and 7 in the teens. Tom Kinver, also from Exe and Jamie Proffitt from Fishers Green in GBR 8511 finished eighth, with Josh and Naomi Flack, from Parkstone, sailing GBR 8434, one place behind. Both crews achieved three top ten places. George Ayre and Nick Sutton from Corinthian Otters, sailing GBR 8542 finished in 20^th position, including two top-ten places and Will Kennedy and Loni Lilienthal, from the same club,  finished 24^th including a well-deserved victory in Race 7. James Hayward and Alex Warrington sailing GBR 9631 finished 31^st. The Waldringfield/Thorpe Bay pairing consistently improved through the week and achieved their best result of a 10^th place on the final day.

RYA National Cadet Coach, Adam Bowers was delighted with the overall performance of the British squad. “The team persevered through thick and thin, achieved some well-deserved results and demonstrated good sportsmanship at all times”.

The World Champions achieved four consecutive second places and followed these with two consecutive victories. With discards taken on Day 4, they started the final day with ten points, nine ahead of the British girls. Race 9 saw both crews discarding results of 17^th and 20^th respectively and the final margin was sufficient for the Belgians to follow the British pair home. The Australian pairing of Tom Kennedy and Ellie Chesterman, sailing AUS 9012 were third on 79 points. Two seconds and four other top ten finishes put them in a strong position for the final day, but a 41^st place in Race 9 followed by another top ten result saw them finishes 50 points behind the British girls.

Interest surrounded the Argentinean team following their victories in the previous two World Championships in Hungary and Pwllheli. Ivan Cosentino and Agustin Romero sailing ARG 8010 suggested a third consecutive victory was possible, winning three of the first four races, but two black-flags saw them counting two 14^th places and a 24^th which put them out of contention ahead of the final race.

David Elliott

Delta Lloyd Cadet World Championships 2008

Event Result

World Championships

Promotional Regatta

Gold Fleet

Silver Fleet

Delta Lloyd Cadet World Championships 2008 - Final Day

Final Day

Both fleets launched into an 18 knot north-westerly which strengthened to Force 6 and swung round to the north as the second races of the day progressed.

World Championships

Race 9

After two general recalls, Jiri Paruzek / Katerina Havlova (CZE 9640) led for the first circuit in a close race. By the second Windward, Toon De Hunck / Kamiel Klumpers (BEL 8909) had moved into first place and took the gun, holding off Rodrigo Abalo Martinez / Joaquin Minos Vaniaethem (ESP 9590) in second and the Czech crew in third. Best placed British crews were James Hayward / Alex Warrington (GBR 9631) in 10^th, to record their best placing of the series and Tom Kinver / Jamie Proffitt (GBR 8511) in 11^th.

Race 10

Joanna Freeman / Holly Francis (GBR 9575) recorded their first victory of the series and the second for the British team. Tom Kinver / Jamie Proffitt (GBR 8511) took an initial lead from a port-end start but by the first Windward mark, Freeman and Francis had established a useful lead. Despite challenges from Krzysztof Maklecki / Hubert Krzewinski (POL 9734), Semen Dmytrenko / Serhiy Brtsyyev (UKR 92) and event leaders  Quentin Lauwers / Nele De Munck (BEL 8518), the British pair maintained their lead with the Belgians in second and the Polish crew in third. Tom Kinver / Jamie Proffitt (GBR 8511) kept up the pressure, finishing 4^th.

Promotional Regatta

Gold Fleet – Race 9

1^st, Sophie Dingwall / Josie Gummer (GBR 5000), 2^nd, John Page / Alexander Page (GBR 8521), 3^rd Arthur Henderson / Matthew Currell (GBR 8561).

Gold Fleet – Race 10

1^st, Amy Yeoman / Alice Alcock (GBR 9161), 2^nd, Emily Kinver / Katie Kinver (GBR 8408), 3^rd Tim Carter / Henry Stone (GBR 9374).

Silver Fleet – Race 9

1^st, Michal Kliment / Veronika Zivna (CZE 9649), 2^nd, Edward Cummings / Sam Cooper (GBR 9028), 3^rd James Dodd / Max Crowe (GBR 9673).

Silver Fleet – Race 10

1^st, Louise Latham / Matthew Aldous-Horn (GBR 9635), 2^nd Kasper Hering / Severijn Hering (NED 8437), 3^rd, James Dodd / Max Crowe (GBR 9673).

Delta Lloyd Cadet World Championships 2008 - Day 6

Day 6

Racing was first postponed and then abandoned for the day due to adverse weather conditions. Start times for tomorrow’s final day have been brought forward by 30 minutes. With two discards, the overnight positions are as follows;

World Championships

Promotional Regatta

Gold Fleet

Silver Fleet 

Delta Lloyd Cadet World Championships 2008 - Day 5

Day 5

Both fleets launched into an 8 knot westerly wind, with gusts into the low-teens.

World Championships

Race 7

The British team achieved its first victory of the championships when Will Kennedy / Loni Lilienthal (GBR 8539) crossed the line some 90 seconds ahead of their closest rival. The first start saw a General Recall and on the second attempt, fourteen boats were “Black-Flagged”, including third placed overnight Ivan Cosentino / Augustin Romero (ARG 8010). The British pair held a 20 second lead at the first windward over Tomas Cosentino / Matias Pessallaccia (ARG 8134) and steadily extended their lead throughout the race. The Argentineans held onto second place from Jakub Antoniak / Michal Rola-Janicki (POL 9488), who had featured strongly throughout the race. British boats were well placed, with Joanna Freeman / Holly Francis (GBR 9575) in 4^th, Alex Horlock / Tim Pearce (GBR 9383) in 5^th , Tom Kinver / Jamie Proffitt (GBR 8511) in 10^th and James Hayward / Alex Warrington  (GBR 9631) achieving their best finish of the week in 13^th place.

Race 8

Ivan Cosentino / Augustin Romero (ARG 8010) returned to their winning ways with their fourth victory of the event. In a close race the Argentineans took the lead on the final beat to overcome race leaders Delfina Saldana / Javier Cigaina (ARG 8064) with Eliezer Fernandez Alvarez / Javier Perez Martinezi (ESP 9499) in third. Overnight first and second Quentin Lauwers / Nele De Munck (BEL 8518) and Joanna Freeman / Holly Francis (GBR 9575) battled against each other over the last two legs with the British crew finishing in 9^th position, one place ahead of the Belgians.

With the completion of 8 races, a second discard is allowed. At the end of the fifth day, the overall position is 1^st BEL 8518 (10pts), 2^nd GBR 8434 (19), 3^rd ARG 8010 (32), 4^th AUS 9012 (33), 5^th GBR 9382 (57) and 6^th ESP 9590 (64).

Promotional Regatta

Gold Fleet Race 7

Tim Carter / Henry Stone (GBR 9374) and Arthur Henderson / Matthew Currell (GBR 8561) fought a close race with the lead changing hands at the Gybe and the second Windward  before the former established a sufficient lead to take the gun. John Page / Alexander Page (GBR 8521) came through to take third from Sophie Dingwall / Josie Gummer (GBR 5000) in fourth.

Gold Fleet Race 8

John Page / Alexander Page (GBR 8521) led from the first Windward to record his third victory with Tim Carter / Henry Stone (GBR 9374) tracking closely to finish second with Will Matthews / Sam Barr (GBR 8847) in third place.

With the completion of 8 races, a second discard is allowed. At the end of the fifth day, the overall positions are 1^st GBR 8521 (13pts), 2^nd GBR 8513 (15) and 3^rd GBR 9374 (19).

Silver Fleet Race 7

James Dodd / Max Crowe (GBR 9673) progressed steadily from 4^th place at the first Windward to take the line with Bethany Bridge / James Marsh (GBR 9458) in second and Michal Kliment / Veronika Zivna (CZE 9649) in third place.

Silver Fleet Race 8

Michal Kliment / Veronika Zivna (CZE 9649) was first with Bethany Bridge / James Marsh (GBR 9458) in second place and Australian,s Alice Endersbee / Grace Endersbee sailing GBR 9240 in third.

Delta Lloyd Cadet World Championships 2008 - Day 4

Day 4

World Championships

Today was a lay day. Racing resumes tomorrow with Quentin Lauwers / Nele De Munck (BEL 8518) in first position, Joanna Freeman / Holly Francis (GBR 9575) in second and Tom Kennedy / Ellie Chesterman (AUS 9012) in third.

Promotional Regatta

Still airs resulted in a postponement until after lunch and light, shifty winds influenced racing throughout the afternoon.

Race 5

The first group away included four of the top six boats in the overall rankings. John Page / Alexander Page (GBR 8521), who had been lying fifth overnight, led from the second Windward to take the gun, followed by William Matthews / Sam Barr (GBR 8847). Amy Yeoman / Alice Alcock (GBR 9161) finished third and Alex Young / Jack Hardie (GBR 8513), who was placed mid-fleet at the first Windward, recovered strongly to take fourth place.

Arthur Henderson / Matthew Currell (GBR 8561) led the second group home, having dominated the race from the first Windward. Alec Bailey / Samantha Bailey (AUS 4887) tracked the leaders throughout the race to finish second, with third place taken by Zoe McBride / Rhos Hawes (GBR 8533).

Race 6

Max Ingall / Francesca Ingall (GBR 8855) took the gun in the first group to record their first victory. In a very competitive and exciting race where the lead frequently changed hands, the British crew came from fifth place at the final mark to tack through the line ahead of Emily Kinver / Katie Kinver (GBR 8408) in second place and Gideon Hoogenraad / Ruben Hoogenraad (NED 7108) in third.

In the following group, John Page / Alexander Page (GBR 8521) again led from the first Windward for their second victory of the day. Alex Frost / Rory Sanderson (GBR 8402) were placed second, having held off the challenge of William Matthews / Sam Barr (GBR 8847), who finished third.

The overall positions after six races are 1^st GBR 8513 (11pts), 2^nd GBR 8521 (12), 3^rd GBR 8420 (16), 4^th GBR 9374 (18), 5th GBR 9161 (18) and 6^th GBR 8561 (20).

The Promotional Regatta is now divided into Gold and Silver fleets for the last 6 races.

Delta Lloyd Cadet World Championships 2008 - Day 3

Day 3

Racing began in a Force 5 westerly wind, which strengthened as the day progressed, producing some challenging conditions.

World Championships

Race 5

Overnight leaders Ivan Consentino / Augustin Romero (ARG 8010) run of first places came to a halt when “Black Flagged” in today’s first race. The first start produced a general recall and at the second attempt, eight boats were over the start line. Quentin Lauwers / Nele De Munck (BEL 8518) seized the chance to improve on their second position overnight and led at the first Windward mark. Tom Kinver / Jamie Proffitt (GBR 8511) came off the pin end to move into second place and Sam Vinkier / Thijs Klumpers (BEL 9149) filled the third spot. By the Gybe mark, Harrison Fullard / Henry Field (AUS 9523) had moved into third place and the top three places remained unchanged at the Leeward mark. Tom Kennedy / Ellie Chesterman (AUS 9012) made a move to take third place at the second Windward and by the final Leeward gained a further place to put them  behind the  Belgians. Joanna Freeman / Holly Francis (GBR 9575) made a strong challenge on the final beat and broke into the top three places. Quentin Lauwers / Nele De Munck (BEL 8518) scored their first victory of the event, with Tom Kennedy / Ellie Chesterman (AUS 9012) in second and Joanna Freeman / Holly Francis (GBR 9575) in third. Tom Kinver / Jamie Proffitt (GBR 8511) were placed fourth, with Alex Horlock / Tim Pearce (GBR 9382) in sixth and George Ayre / Nicholas Sutton (GBR 8542) in eighth.

Race 6

Following a further general recall, Quentin Lauwers / Nele De Munck (BEL 8518) led the fleet to the Windward mark followed by Sam Vinkier / Thijs Klumpers (BEL 9149) and Joanna Freeman / Holly Francis (GBR 9575) in third. By the Gybe mark , the Belgian boat had a substantial lead over the British crew and Tom Kennedy / Ellie Chesterman (AUS 9012),who had moved into third place. The Australians continued to push the British crew and by the final Leeward mark had taken second place. The Belgian crew, who were extending their lead at each mark, recorded their second victory of the day.  Of the British boats, Alex Horlock / Tim Pearce (GBR 9382) again featured with a 5^th place finish.

At the end of the third day the overall position is 1^st, BEL 8518, 2^nd GBR 9575, 3^rd AUS 9012, 4^th ARG 8010, 5^th GBR 9382 and 6^th BEL 9149.

Tomorrow is a lay day.

Promotional Regatta

Racing was abandoned due to the strengthening wind. The two races scheduled for today will take place tomorrow, which had been set aside as a lay day.

Delta Lloyd Cadet World Championships 2008 - Day 1 and 2

This year’s Cadet World Championships and Promotional Regatta are being held in Medemblik, from 1^st to 8^th August. 81 boats from 14 countries have entered the Worlds and will race as one fleet. 97 boats from 7 countries have entered the Promotionals, including 52 from the UK. They will race in two fleets for the first part of the competition, before being divided into Gold and Silver fleets.

Day 1

Racing commenced in a Force 4 South-Westerly wind with excellent visibility throughout the day.

World Championships

Race 1

Crews taking the left hand side of the course dominated the early part of the race with Will Kennedy / Loni Lilienthal (GBR 8539) leading at the first Windward mark from Joanna Freeman / Holly Francis (GBR 9575) and Rodrigo Abalo Martinez / Joaquin Minos Vanlaethem (ESP9590). The lead boats maintained these positions until the second beat when the Spanish boat took the lead at the second Windward from Quentin Lauwers / Nele De Munck (BEL 8518) with Eliezier Fernandez Alvarez / Javier Perez Martinez (ESP9499) in third and the two GBR boats closely in touch. Martinez (ESP 9590) took the line from Lauwers (BEL 8518) in 2^nd with Freeman (GBR 9575) in 3^rd place. Other GBR crews to produce good starts to their campaign included Will Kennedy / Loni Lilienthal (GBR 8539) in 5^th, Josh Flack / Naomi Flack (GBR 8434} in 6^th, George Ayre / Nicholas Sutton (GBR 8542) in 8^th and Alex Horlock / Tim Pearce (GBR 9382) in 11^th.

Race 2

Wind shifts and a steadily dropping breeze provided challenging conditions  for the second race and by the second Windward mark, Ivan Consentino / Augustin Romero (ARG 8010) had established a useful lead over Quentin Lauwers / Nele De Munck (BEL 8518) with Oleg Yatsenko / Yurly Kriger (UKR 9251) in 3^rd and Peter Foldesi / Marton Munka (HUN 9557) in 4^th. At the second Leeward gate, the three leaders had broken away from the remainder of the fleet and maintained their positions through to the finish. Josh Flack / Naomi Flack (GBR 8434} was the best GBR finisher in 8^th place.

At the end of the first day the overall position was 1^st, BEL 8518, 2^nd GBR 8434, 3^rd ARG 8010, 4^th UKR 9251, 5^th AUS 9012 and 6^th ESP 9590.

Promotional Regatta

British boats showed stongly in the first day’s racing. In Race 1, the top boats in the first group were Stevie Green / Ben Thame GBR 8420 in first, Zoe McBride / Rhos Hawes GBR 8533 in second and James-John Dwyer-Wilkinson GRB 8412 in third , while in the second group, the winners were Alex Young / Jack Hardie GBR 8513 with John Page / Alexander Page GBR 8521 in second and Sophie Dingwall / Josie Gummer GBR 5000 in third.

In second race, the first group was won by Tim Carter / Henry Stone GBR 9374  with Stevie Green / Ben Thame GBR 8420 in second and Julita Osinska / Karolina Terpikowska POL 9487 in third. Sophie Dingwall / Josie Gummer GBR 5000 were first in the second group, followed  by Alex Frost / Rory Sanderson GBR 8402 in second and Alex Young / Jack Hardie GBR 8513 in third.

At the end of the first day, the overall position is 1^st GBR 8420, 2^nd GBR5000, 3^rd GBR8513, 4^th GBR8402, 5^th GBR8521 and 6^th GBR9374.

Day 2

The fine weather seen on Day 1 continued until early afternoon when an extended band of rain moved through the race course. A South-Westerly wind moved steadily towards the South before recovering some 15 degrees.

World Championships

Race 3

Race 4

The top boats in the first race featured strongly in closing stages of the second race of the day. The fleet was again away at the second attempt.  Ivan Consentino / Augustin Romero (ARG 8010) led at the first Windward mark followed by Julia Marfil Daza / Cristina Laucirica Busea (ESP 8087), Joanna Freeman / Holly Francis (GBR 9575) and Quentin Lauwers / Nele De Munck (BEL 8518).These positions were maintained at the Gybe Mark, but by the first Leeward mark, the Belgian had moved into second place behind the Argentinean. Third place changed hands throughout the remainder of the race with Maurice Bakker / Jan Wanders (NED 8515), Oleg Yatsenko / Yurly Kriger (UKR 9251), Jakob Gotowicki / Damian Frank (POL 9602) and  Joanna Freeman / Holly Francis (GBR 9575) all challenging for the position. Consentino in ARG 8010 successfully held off the challenges of Lauwers in BEL 8518 and the British boat came through on the final beat to take third place and produce an identical top three to the day’s first race. Tom Kinver / Jamie Proffitt (GBR 8511) achieved their best result of the event finishing 7^th.

At the end of the second day, the overall position was 1^st  ARG 8010, 2^nd BEL 8518, 3^rd GBR 9575, 4^th UKR 9251, 5^th 9012 AUS and 6^th ESP 9590.

Promotionals

British boats again featured strongly in the second day’s racing. In the first race, the top boats in the first group were Alex Young / Jack Hardie GBR 8513 in first, Stevie Green / Ben Thame GBR 8420 in second and Alec Bailey / Samantha Bailey AUS 4887 in third, while in the second group, the winners were Arthur Henderson / Matthew Currell GBR 8561, with Yamile Bueters / Pam Witsenboer NED 8339 in second and Charlie Impey / Jack Young GBR 9047 in third.

In second race, the first group was won by Tim Carter / Henry Stone GBR 9374 with Alex Young / Jack Hardie GBR 8513 in second and John Page / Alexander Page GBR 8521 in third, while in the second group, Amy Yeoman / Alice Alcock GBR 9161 were first, with Stevie Green / Ben Thame GBR 8420 in second and Katie Barr / Laura Sutton GBR  in third.

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Cadet Indicator at Datchet Water (added 8th May 2008)

The Rutland event at Easter was abandoned to strong icy winds, so expectations were high after a long winter’s training for the main fleet of 98 cadets.

The racing started with a lovely 3-4 in sunshine, Tom Kinver and Jamie Proffitt led the way up the first beat, followed by Henry Mills and Oliver Jones, then Rebecca Longman and Alex Corby. The second time round the windward mark saw a lot of position changes, with George Ayre and Nicholas Sutton in Pure Genius pursued by Rebecca Longman in Whitestuff and Louise Latham and Mathew Aldous Horne in Shine On. The next sausage saw Tom Kinver climb back from 14th to first, but George Ayre was to clinch the win, followed by Rebecca and Alex, then Sophie Dingwall and Josie Gummer in third.

In race 2 quite a large pin end bias saw Joanna Freeman and Holly Francis take the lead at the windward mark, followed by Stevie Green and Ben Thame, then Tim Carter and Henry Stone. A series of big gusts with accompanying large wind shifts capsized several boats and shook the fleet up through the rest of the race so that the dominant figures became Joanna Freeman still, in True Blue, (first) then James Hayward and Alex Warrington, (second ) and Sophie Dingwall and Josie Gummer who finished in third place.

After lunch the trapezoid courses were sailed, again in a shifty but lighter wind. Alex Horlock and Tim Pearce extended a large lead throughout the race, as the wind eased. The battle behind had early promise for Joanna Freeman and Alex Frost but they were taken on the following beat so that second place went to William Kennedy and Loni Lilienthal, and third to James Hayward and Alex Warrington.

The trapezoid course was sailed again in race 4. James Hayward in Hammerhead took the early lead, which he retained throughout the race. George Ayre and Nicholas Sutton followed in second, but were beaten to the place by William Kennedy's Genesis.

Sunday saw the sailors arrive to great wind but it quickly dropped as the fleet launched and spent the rest of the day teasing Race Officer Nigel Vick until the day was eventually abandoned.

The first day’s shifty conditions led to some varied results so there is still all to play for at the Weymouth Indicator to come.
Overall Results: 1st James Hayward/ Alex Warrington; 2nd William Kennedy/ Loni Lilienthal; 3rd Joanna Freeman/ Holly Francis.

The Regatta Fleet sailed 7 races over the weekend, finding a nice patch of wind in front of the club house. Eleanor Hinde and Rosie Woodhouse in Iguazu sailed consistently well to pip Nick Cherrill and Ollie Fitzgerald into second place, with Tom Nevett and Ross Thompson in third.

Barry The Snowman Speaks!

Now that the dust has settled I would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding at Rutland. It is quite a sad thing to have to stand up and cancel the event, knowing how much everyone, kids and adults look forward to racing. It was fantastic to see all the children renew their friendships after the winter break.

The weather forecast for Sunday was correct and we awoke to a covering of snow at Rutland, which would have made any sailing impossible (I was never so glad to see snow).  I enclose some photos.

I would like to thank all those parents who offer their help and time, rib crews, mark movers and layers, safety etc, the list is endless, but without this help no racing would ever occur.  The amount of people who utter those immortal words, “Can I help” is absolutely brilliant.

Upwards and onwards we now look forward to Datchet and hope Mother Nature will be more kind to us.  We have had quite a few discussions and have now decided to run the next two indicators as 7 races each.  Weather permitting we will do 3 on the Saturday and 4 on the Sunday.  Using our new courses we intend to keep the gaps between races to a minimum and again allowing for the weather if possible we will take the sailors ashore for lunch.  We want to assure all parents that the welfare and safety of all the sailors (as at Rutland) is our first priority.   We will award the Inland Trophies and prizes in conjunction with the Datchet Indicator, see amended NOR.

We also have to thank Rutland who reduced the cost of the event to the Cadet Class.  Because of this we are able to offer a refund of £20 per boat to all those who entered Rutland.  This will be deducted from your next payment, if you have already paid for Datchet it will come off Weymouth etc.  Barbara has a list and will make sure everyone will receive their refund over the course of this summers racing.

I know some parents are concerned of what are our costs at events and below is a rough guide of what we have to cover when we arrange an event.

1) Venue Costs:    Usually half our entry fee
2) Race officer, Jury,etc costs,  accommodation and travel
3) Ribs   we pay a nominal fee of £35 for rib owners to drag their ribs all over the country and fuel costs when we race.
4) Stationary/Postage
5) Administrator Costs… Barbara Harrison is our professional Administrator and this is a paid position. We make a small amount at each event and this is to cover this cost. 
6) Gifts   We gave small “thank you” to various people such as bottles of wine or flowers, for their help.  This is a normal courtesy in sailing.
7) Prizes….This is quite a substantial element.

All the other help is purely on a voluntary basis, be it the committee or parents and there are no payments here.

So when we book any event we are faced with all the above payments, irrespective of whether we race or not.  Most venues will not reduce their costs in the unlikely event of a cancellation and it is only the generosity of Rutland that allowed us on this occasion to offer a refund. As a word of caution we might not be able to offer refunds if a similar problem arises in the future. Such is the nature of the beast; events are always going to generate a cost.

So looking forward to Datchet, hopefully to some sun and fair winds

Your ever greying Chairman
Barry