Barnt Green Open Meeting - 1st October 2011 by David Elliott
Repairs to the reservoir wall, which required the lowering of the water level, significantly restricted the usable space for racing at this year's Barnt Green Open Meeting. Fortunately, the clash of dates with the meeting at Fishers Green saw a number of potential visitors travel east and there was adequate room for the seven entries. Three races were scheduled using a triangular course, with a discard kicking in with the third of these.
A band of high pressure had brought with it an “Indian Summer” and the day's first race was sailed in the lightest of winds. Host club pairing Lewis Barnes & Charlie Roberts sailing 9178 Crazy Diamond led off the line, only to be caught mid-way up the beat by fellow Barnt Green sailors David Allenby & Martyn Forrester in 8545 Ice Chariot. These two traded the lead throughout the first lap until a lift carried visitors Henry Hughes & James Colquitt from West Kirby in 8405 Splinter into the lead at the second windward mark. However, a grounding put paid to their hopes and Lewis & Charlie crossed the line first, ahead of Alex Colquitt & Ella Marston from West Kirby in 9084 Speedbird II, with Rebecca Rowe & Ailish McKay from the host club third in 9300 Windchaser.
Lunch was taken early and a steady wind was blowing across the course as the fleet launched for Race 2. Rebecca & Ailish led at the windward from Henry & James and David & Martyn. Alex & Ella were holding fourth place, followed by Lewis and Charlie, host team Donald Pickworth & Charlotte Rowe in 9385 Precocious and visitors Holly Marston & Amber Riggs in 6901 Dolly Rocker. Alex & Ella had taken the lead by the second windward and held off the challenge of Henry & James to take the gun. Rebecca & Ailish were again third, while Hollie & Amber recovered from a poor start tom finish fourth.
Race 3 brought with it a discard. Alex & Ella rounded the windward in first place and steadily increased their lead for consecutive wins. Lewis & Charlie finished second, with Rebecca & Ailish once again third and Henry & James fourth.
Counting two victories, Alex & Ella took home the Barnt Green Open Meeting Shield. One point and top Barnt Green team were Lewis & Charlie, with third place going to Henry James. The generosity of the host club saw every entrant take home a prize.
RYA Volvo South Zone Championship, 24th/25th September 2011 by David Elliott (with thanks to Matt Carter, RYA)
Over 250 sailors were at WPNSA last weekend for the RYA Volvo South Zone Championships, including 23 Cadet teams from Castle Cove, Frensham Pond, Parkstone, Royal Lymington, Royal Torbay and South Cerney. Other classes present included Laser 4.7s, Mirrors, Optimists, RS Fevas, Toppers and a range of windsurfers. Six races were scheduled with the Cadets sailing the outer loop of a trapezoid course.
Saturday saw a day of light winds with gusts of up to 10 knots. Alistair & Catriona Wallace from South Cerney in 7231 Sullom Voe made the best of the day scoring 4, 1, 2 to lead overnight. In second place were Ben Shorrock & Beatrice Sexton from Frensham Pond in 8441 It Takes Two having recorded 3, 5, 1 and in third Aliya & Aqil Jannaty sailing 9319, who followed a first in R1 with a seventh and a third.
Sunday was considerably windier, with gusts measured on the breakwater in excess of 30 knots. Parkstone’s Kirsten Glen & Rosie Gorringe in 9370 Y Knot led for the whole of Race 4 from club mates Harry Wilkes and George Kennedy in 9600 Bite The Bullet. Third were Will McMahon & Tima Malikov from South Cerney in 8402 V3 who had progressed from fifth place at the windward mark. Of the top three overnight, Alistair & Catriona finished 14th, Ben & Beatrice fourth and Aliya & Aqil, ninth. Race 5 saw another victory for Kirsten & Rosie. Esme & Eliza Jones from Royal Torbay in 5966 Tumbling Dice finished second have briefly led, with Will & Tima third. Going into the sixth and final race, Esme & Eliza were first with 10 points, Ben & Beatrice second with 13 points, followed by Kirsten & Rosie and Will & Tima both on 15 points. Aliya & Aqil had 16 and Alistair & Catriona, 19. First around the windward was Louisa Coxson & Katie Hynes in 9049 Point Blank, followed by Esme & Eliza and Kirsten & Rosie. By the first leeward, Louisa & Katie had dropped back into third place and during the next loop, Kirsten & Rosie took the lead and finished with a full house on the day! Esme & Eliza were second, with Louisa & Katie third.
Demonstrating superb consistency across both days, Esme & Eliza won the title of RYA Volvo Cadet South Zone Champions. Counting four second places and a fourth, they finished four points clear of Kirsten & Rosie on 16 points. Aliya & Aqil made it a clean sweep for female helms, finishing third with 21 points. Will & Tima were fourth and top male helm with 23 points.
The full results can be accessed here.
RYA Volvo East Zone Championship, 24th/25th September 2011 by David Elliott (with thanks to Matt Carter, RYA) Thirteen Cadets from Alton Water, Corinthian Otters, Fishers Green, Stone, Thorpe Bay, Waldringfield and West Kirby entered the RYA Volvo East Zone Championships held at Grafham Water over the weekend of 24th/25th September 2011. With Toppers, Optimists and a number of windsurfer classes, around 90 sailors were milling around the boat park. Six races were scheduled for the event, with the Cadets sailing the outer loop of a trapezoid course. One discard kicked in with the third race.
A steady Force 2/3 from the South produced ideal conditions for the lighter teams. However, tricky wind shifts and unexpected gusts tested racing skills and the ability of helms and their crews to stay focussed. Ed Harris & Faye Chatterton from Waldringfield sailing 8514 Mostly Harmless were first around the
windward in Race 1, followed by Alex Page & Richard Townley from Alton Water in 8521 Gnat and Fishers Green's Francesca Ingall & Eve Turnpenny in 8855 Chase The Ace. Alex & Richard led briefly, before being hauled in by Sam Yale & Harry Chatterton from Waldringfield in 9369 Out Of The Blue, who took the gun. Ed & Faye finished second, with Alex & Richard third. Race 2 saw these three open up a substantial early lead over the following fleet. Sam & Harry were again victorious, with Alex & Richard second and Ed & Faye third. Shifty wind prevailed by the start of Race 3 and those boats which went left up the beat were best placed at the windward mark. First around were Jonathan Van Ingen & George Battersby from Stone in 8242 Garfunkel, followed by Francesca & Eve and Robert Keen & Lucy Offord from Alton Water/Dabchicks in 9179 Pink Piranha. The leeward/windward loops saw the fleet compact with Alex & Richard finishing first and Ed & Faye second, having recovered from sixth and seventh respectively. Robert & Lucy were third.
Another great day of sailing was had on Sunday. A Force 4 prevailed across the course, but with massive gusts producing some screaming downwind reaches and spectacular capsizes. Sam & Harry maintained the form shown the previous day to score 1, 1, 2 and with a total of six points take the title of RYA Volvo Cadet East Zone Champions 2011. Second were Alex & Richard with 14 points and third were Ed & Faye with 18 points. Top Girls were Scarlett Anderson & Ella Phelps from Corinthian Otters in 9083 Scallywag, who achieved their best results of the weekend in Sunday’s blowy conditions, scoring 4,4,3. Joe & Ben Barr, also from Corinthian Otters in 8370 Attitude won the final race of the day, having been placed third in R5 while Matthew & Katy Lloyd from Thorpe Bay in 8401 Spook achieved their best result of the weekend in the same race, finishing second.
The full results can be accessed here.
West Kirby Cadet at Scout National Sailing Regatta - 10th/11th September 2011 by David Elliott
Reporting on a Cadet entered in a handicap championship against other classes is quite rare. However, Alex Colquitt of West Kirby S C competed in just such an event when representing the 4th Heswall Sea Scout Group at this year’s Scout National Sailing Regatta.
Held at South Shields S C over the weekend of 10th/11th September 2011, Alex, with his crew Stuart Went competed in the Under 13 Slow Fleet against Herons, double-handed Laser Picos, RS Fevas and a Topper. Blustery conditions prevailed throughout the weekend, making it difficult for the 102 teams entered in U13, U15, U18 and Leaders/Helpers categories. Gusts of 40 kts were recorded and rounding the gybe mark was a challenge for many.
Of the four races sailed by the U13’s, three were abandoned with Alex & Stuart leading each of the double-hander slow handicap classes. Fortunately, they also won the only race to be completed and came away champions.
Stone S C Open Meeting and RYA East Zone Indicator - 17th/18th September 2011 by David Elliott Nick Sutton & Josh Bennett from Corinthian Otters are this year’s winners of Stone SC’s Open Meeting. Sailing 8844 Nasty Tern, their six points from three races gave them a four point margin over second placed Alex Corby & Robert Keen from Fishers Green/Alton Water in 9000 White Stuff with Sam & Ben Barr, also from Corinthian Otters in 9027 Whatever third with twelve points.
24 boats from Alton Water, Corinthian Otters, Fishers Green, Thorpe Bay, Waldringfield and the host club assembled for the two-day meeting over the weekend of 17th/18th September 2011. Six races were scheduled with one discard kicking in with the fifth race. The event also served as a qualifier for the RYA East Zone squad and as the penultimate round of the Mailspeed Marine Eastern Area Series.
Only two races were possible on Saturday, which were sailed in a strong wind. Race 1 saw Nick & Josh victorious and followed home by Sam & Ben. Lucy & Lainey Terkelsen from the host club in 8571 Blu Calula were third, with Waldringfield’s Sam Yale & Harry Chatterton sailing 9369 Out Of The Blue fourth, Alex & Robert fifth and Hattie Ayre & Cally Terkelsen also from the host club in 8420 Tantrum, sixth. Nick & Josh repeated their victory in Race 2 and went home overnight leaders. Alex & Robert were second, with Sam & Ben third and Lucy & Lainey, fourth. Josie Gummer & Aaron Chadwick from Fishers Green in 8415 Challenger were fifth, with Hattie & Cally sixth.
Sunday saw one race sailed in light airs before the wind died. Thorpe Bay’s Alex Warrington & Laura Lloyd sailing 8541 Stress led the fleet home, followed by Josie & Aaron, Alex & Robert, and Nick and Josh. Alex Page & Richard Townley from Alton Water in 8521 Gnat were fifth, with Hattie & Cally registering their third sixth place of the event.
The results can be accessed here.
West Kirby SC Open Meeting - 3rd September 2011 by David Elliott
After an absence of two years, the West Kirby S C Open Meeting is back on the Cadet calendar. Under the guiding hand of Cadet Class Captain Paul Colquitt, numbers have increased steadily this season and ten local boats took to the water on Saturday 3rd September at the Wirral-based club. With low water on the River Dee, racing took place on West Kirby’s 52 acre marine lake. To reflect the status of the day, Race Officer and West Kirby Sailing Secretary, Paul Jenkins, laid an Olympic course rather than using the permanent marks on the lake. Four races were scheduled; two in the morning and two after lunch.
A southerly F4 wind blew consistently during the morning. Dark clouds surrounded the estuary and rain fell throughout the morning in Wales, on the other bank of the river. Alex Colquitt & Ella Marston in 9084 Time Warp, Octavia & Hector Owen sailing 8289 She’s Electric and Henry Hughes & James Colquitt in 8405 Splinter started Race 1 from the Committee Boat end of the line, taking the right hand side up the beat. Ruby Riggs & Hebe Hemming in 8441 Pixie followed, together with Holly Marston & Amber Riggs in 6901 Dolly Rocker, who had started from the pin end and Hettie & Monty Dunlap in 6312 Canajoharie. By the windward mark, Henry & James had established a useful lead over Octavia & Hector, with Ruby & Hebe third. Hettie & Monty lay fourth, followed by Holly & Amber, Alex & Ella and Emily Pulford & Rebecca Lawrence in 8412 A&E. Robin Lowndes & Ross Atkinson in 7612 Once A Blue came next, with Jess Pulford & Isabel Flemins in 7605 Taylor Maide and Ellie & Billy Moore in 7436 Surface Tension close behind. As the race developed, Henry & James and Octavia & Hector opened up an extended gap and maintained their respective positions at the finish. Ruby & Hebe finished third, Alex & Ella fourth, Holly & Amber fifth and Hettie & Monty sixth.
Race 2 started with Alex & Ella, Octavia & Hector and Henry & James once again close to the Committee Boat and keeping right. Emily & Rebecca went left, along with Holly & Amber and Robin & Ross. Henry & James led at the windward mark from Alex & Ella and they steadily pulled away from the following fleet to finish in this order. Holly & Amber were third, Ruby & Hebe fourth, Octavia & Hector fifth and Ellie & Billy sixth.
Over lunch, the wind dropped and brighter weather prevailed. It was still raining in Wales. Lauren Price joined Emily Pulford in 8412 A&E. Race 3 was abandoned with a combination of light and shifty wind leaving the fleet stranded across the length and breadth of the lake. 
After regrouping ashore, and allowing time for the wind to fill in, Race 4 began mid-afternoon with Holly & Amber accelerating off the line to lead up the beat from Octavia & Hector, Ruby & Hebe and Hettie & Monty. Octavia & Hector took the gun from Henry & James, who were followed home by Ruby & Hebe.
With two bullets and a second, Henry & James were presented with the Jubilee Trophy, first awarded in 1977. Octavia & Hector were second with eight points and Alex & Ella third on ten.
The full results can be found here.
Royal Lymington Y C Open Meeting 10th/11th September 2011 by Sophie HouseT
he Royal Lymington Yacht Club hosted its annual ‘Harken Youth Classes Regatta' over the weekend of 10th/11th September 2011 with 57 boats representing the 420 (9 entries), Cadet (25 entries) and Laser classes (23 entries from the Radial and 4.7 classes). Forecasts for the weekend had looked challenging but despite the conditions the sailors managed the three races planned for the Saturday. With the wind gusting up to 30 knots at times, competitors braced the conditions and continued racing, despite some swimming sessions! The weather deteriorated significantly on the Sunday and racing for the Cadets was abandoned – this was definitely the correct decision to make for them! Only one race was sailed on the Sunday, with many not even making the start, let alone the finish.
The Cadet Class races were part of the selector series for the RYA National Junior Squad. There were many new young sailors to the fleet who did extremely well considering the weather. Overall winners in the Cadet class were Rhos Hawes & Jacob Payne (South Cerney/Fishers Green) sailing 8407 Fantasy with 8 points, including second in R2 and first in R3. Will Davis & Harry Fitzsimmons (Royal Lymington) 9034 Forty Two finished second in R1 and third in R2, but an 11th in the final race left them with 16 points. Third with the same points were Matthew Shorrock & Ryan Wilkinson (Frensham Pond) in 8352 Master Mariner. Their results were 6, 8 and 2. Stone S C teams Hattie 
Ayre & Jonathan Van Ingen in 8420 Tantrum and Lucy & Lainey Terkelsen in 8571 Blu Calula both finished with 18 points for fourth and fifth respectively, while Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge (Frensham Pond) sailing 9047 Touchwood won both R1 and R2, but a seventeenth in the final race left them in sixth place.
All the competitors had a super weekend of racing and managed to control their boats in difficult conditions. There was a high standard of safety cover for the event with many volunteers and parents helping out on RIBs and on shore; the teams worked well. A thank you also goes to Harken for their generosity in awarding the prizes.
Parkstone Open Meeting 3rd/4th September 2011 by Duncan Glen
Parkstone Yacht Club hosted 40 boats from seven clubs at their Cadet Open over the weekend of 3rd/4th September 2011. The event also formed the fourth leg of this year’s Cadet Class Southern Traveller Series and as an indicator for the RYA South Zone Squad. The teams ranging in age from 7 – 17 years old were looking forward to a six race series in Poole Harbour’s “top triangle” and they were not disappointed. For some, it was their first outing on salt water as they looked to gain experience and selection to the much prized winter squad.
Saturday arrived with overcast skies and a steady force 2/3 from the SW. Race 1 saw a clean start and even first beat with Frensham Pond’s Matt Shorrock & Ryan Wilkinson in 8352 Master Mariner, Parkstone trio Issie Hillard & Josh Lightfoot in 9575 True Blue, Ole Alcock & Wiggy Wilkes in 9576 C’est La Vie and Will Reid & Dan Stacey sailing 9875 In Too Deep, Katie Kinver & Lucy Rumbelow from Exe in 8511 Cyclone and Alice Alcock & Sadie Selby from Parkstone in 9295 Ice Blue all arriving at the top mark together. Places changed near the gybe mark with a swim or two and some pirouetting. At the top of the second beat the leaders Matt & Ryan and Ben Hazeldine & Tom Bridge from Frensham Pond in 9047 Touchwood over stood allowing Will & Dan to sneak through; a lead they held to the finish, despite going for a trawl with their kite on the final run. Matt & Ryan held on to second place with a strong finish from another Frensham Pond pairing, Alex Philpott & Megan Ferguson sailing 9390 Bladerunner giving them third.
The conditions remained unchanged for Race 2 with an even split up the first beat. At the top mark it was Royal Torbay’s Alice Rumbelow & Jemima Crossland sailing 7632 Black Mariah leading from Matt & Ryan, Issie & Josh and South Cerney’s Louise & Anna Coxson in 9049 Point Blank. The wind increased and shifted right slightly on the second beat and the current National Champions Ben & Tom started to show their form by cruising into a lead that they held to the finish, followed by Will & Dan and Matt & Ryan. The pattern for the weekend was set with a constant battle between the front three.
Race 3 started following a short break for sustenance. Up the first beat the wind increased to a force 4 under dark clouds arriving from Corfe Castle, and swung further right catching some out. However, the usual suspects arrived together with Matt & Ryan ahead of Issie & Josh, Ben & Tom and Will & Dan. The wind continued to swing with spinnakers being dropped on the second reach. After some tight racing the end result was Ben & Tom first, Matt & Ryan second and Issie & Josh third.
Sunday morning and the early drizzled cleared as promised by 10.00am. Conditions started with a lighter breeze that picked up to a good force 5 by the end of play.
After the first general recall of the weekend the black flag came out to keep everyone under order for the start of Race 4. The breeze was down to less than 5mph from the NW as the fleet made their way to the first mark. Charlie Whyte from Frensham Pond in 8333 Sizzerin’ Hot with local AB sailor Tommy Froud (in the front end of a Cadet for the first time) sailed a masterly beat to come out in front, followed by Ben & Tom, Matt & Ryan and Katie & Lucy. With the breeze failing to increase, the course was shortened to a triangle and single sausage and this time the order was Ben & Tom, Matt & Ryan and Will & Dan.
Race 5 started with about 5mph but the breeze started to build and track left on its way around to the expected SW direction. Will & Dan together with Henry Marsh & Freddie Collings from Royal Lymington in 9240 Nitro popped out at the top mark enjoying the building breeze. The windward mark was shifted for the second beat as the shift continued; going left paid big dividends. The finish saw Will & Dan ahead of Ben & Tom and Matt & Ryan as the wind picked up to force 4.
During the lunch break the wind continued to build. A few of the younger crews decided that this was time to call it a day – a good call. Going into the last race it was all to play for between the top three.
By the start of Race 6, the wind had built further to a steady force 5 resulting in much swimming practice for the tiring crews. The conditions were obviously to the liking of South Cerney’s Matt Sim and “The Stig”, sailing 9382 Exe-celerator as they blasted up the first beat to round the top mark with a substantial lead. They were the only boat to successfully fly a kite on both reaches and despite capsizing to windward on the second beat (how?) they maintained their lead to take a well earned victory. Behind, the overall standings were beginning to unravel; Matt & Ryan were unable to climb higher than 10th after an early swim put them out of the running. Will & Dan came home second followed by Will Davis and Harry Fitzsimmons from Royal Lymington in 9034 Forty-Two with Ben & Tom fourth.
Overall, Ben & Tom and Will & Dan were tied on points with Ben & Tom taking victory by virtue of more first places. Third were Matt & Ryan on 12 points, fourth were Will & Harry, (a very consistent weekend with nothing worse than a fifth) on 19 points and fifth, Alex & Megan on 23 points.
An excellent weekend with slick race management, plenty of breeze and some very impressive sailing – well done everyone.
The results can be accessed here.
Waldringfield Cadet Week - 29th August to 2nd September 2011 by Melissa Cutting
Thirty-six Cadets and eight Lasers entered this popular annual event sponsored by Gill, Harken and local chandlery, Seamark Nunn. Reports on each day's racing and activities can be found below.Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayGold Fleet Silver Fleet Laser Fleet
UKNCCA Selector Series 2011 by David Elliott With the completion of the National Championships, the final UKNCCA Selector Series table has been compiled and can be accessed here.
An html link can be accessed here.
In order to be eligible for a place in the UKNCCA National Squad 2011/12 a helm must NOT have been offered a place in the RYA Cadet National Junior Squad 2011/12 (by whatever name that squad may be known). The final element in the selection process is the RYA NJS Qualifier Event to be held on 10th/11th September as part of the Royal Lymington Open Meeting. Offers of places in the 2011/12 UKNCCA National Squad will not be made until the composition of the RYA Cadet National Junior Squad 2011 has been finalised.
National and Open Championships - 13th-18th August 2011 by David Elliott Close finishes have become a characteristic of this year’s Cadet Class events. Three weeks ago saw both the World Championships and Promotional Regatta decided on countback and last week a margin of one point determined the outcome of the Nationals!
With a further discard kicking-in with the second of the final day’s two races, numerous teams had a mathematical chance of overhauling event leaders Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge from Frensham Pond sailing 9047 Touchwood. After eight races, Ben & George were counting 24 points and carrying a worst placed 10th. Pencils were at the ready and the backs of envelopes were in short supply! Of the main challengers, the Corinthian Otters/Frensham Pond pairing of Nick Sutton & Hattie Sexton sailing 8844 Nasty Tern performed best on the day recording a second, then a first. Jack Wilson & Ryan Wilkinson from Frensham Pond in 735 Pintail kept up the pressure until a capsize early in the last race ended their chances. South Cerney’s Amir & Aliya Jannaty in 9319 came close, with a first and a third. Alex & Lucy Corby from Fishers Green/King George in 9000 White Stuff scored a fourth, then followed it up with a second while Matthew Currell & Theo Smith from Parkstone in 8997 Executrix saw their hopes dashed with an 18th in the first of the day’s races. Meanwhile, Ben & George quietly and efficiently went about their business and their eighth place in Race 9 was enough to secure them the title of National Champions with 32 points including three victories. Nick & Hattie scored 33 points including two firsts and two second places. Third place went to Jack & Ryan, with Amir & Aliya fourth, Alex & Lucy fifth and Matt & Theo sixth.
Hosted by Stone Sailing Club from 13th to 18th August 2011 at St. Lawrence Bay on the River Blackwater, this year’s Cadet Nationals attracted eighty entries, divided into Gold, Silver and Bronze Fleets. Sailing a triangle followed by two windward-leeward loops, Gold and Silver started together with Bronze off five minutes later and with one less loop. Gold and Silver sailed their ten scheduled races, with Bronze completing nine.
The tide influenced races sailed early in the week. Sunday saw only one of the two scheduled races completed, which was won by Mary Henderson & Lulu Knott from Salcombe/Waldringfield sailing 8561 Bad Influence. Second place went to Jack & Ryan, with Alex & Lucy third. The day’s other race was abandoned after six legs had been completed with the Gold and Silver fleets struggling to overcome the ebbing tide.
Three races followed on Monday, with podium honours shared amongst eight teams. Frensham Pond brothers Matthew & Ben Shorrock in 8352 Master Mariner took the gun in the first race of the day, from Parkstone’s Will Reid and Daniel Stacey sailing 9875 In Too Deep and Waldringfield’s Maddie Harris & Ellie Wootton in 8514 Mostly Harmless. Abigail Croft & William Palierakis from Frensham Pond/Fishers Green sailing 7274 Wave Rider led the fleet home in the next race, with Nick & Hattie second and Mary & Lulu third. The day’s final race saw Ben & George secure their first victory of the event, with Will & Daniel taking another second place and Alex & Lucy third.
Ben & George tightened their grip on the leaderboard on Tuesday, with back-to-back victories in Race 7 and the resailed Race 2, supported by a fourth place in Race 6. Nick & Hattie took the gun in that race, followed home by Jack & Ryan. Matt & Theo finished third; a position which they repeated in both the day’s other races. Alex Philpott & Megan Ferguson from Frensham Pond scored their best finish of the week with second place in Race 7, with Matthew & Ben runners-up in the resailed Race 2.
It was fortunate only one race was scheduled for Wednesday. The fleet launched into light winds, bobbed about for an hour or so and came ashore. By mid-afternoon, a steady 8-10 knots was blowing across the course and Race 8 went to Oliver Palierakis & Robert Keen from Fishers Green/Alton Water sailing 7495 Salt Air. Silver Fleet sailors Ross & Johnny Thompson from Frensham Pond/Royal Lymington in 9046 Get A Grip, finished second with Matt & Theo demonstrating consistency with their fourth consecutive third-place. Thus the stage was set for the final day and Ben & George’s victory. Mary & Lulu took the trophy for top-placed girls.
The Silver fleet had raced with Gold, but had their own trophy categories. Max Crowe & Henry Collings sailing 7630 Pulling Power took first place. The Royal Lymington pairing completed most of their races in the mid-to-high teens and this consistency produced a 23 point margin over host club sisters Lucy & Lainey Terkelsen in 8571 Blu Calula, whose best result was a seventh place in Race 6. One point behind them and also from the host club were Hattie Ayre and Jonathan Van Ingen sailing 8420 Tantrum. In addition to Ross & Johnny and Lucy & Lainey, a number of Silver Fleet sailors achieved creditable finishes. Charlie Whyte & Laura Hardie from Frensham Pond/Tamesis in 8333 Sizzerin’ Hot finished sixth in Race 8, while Charlie Linsell & Lisa Rose from Waldringfield in 8421 State Of The Art notched up an eighth place in Race 3 and a twelfth in Race 1. Parkstone’s Ole Alcock & William Wilkes sailing 9031 C’est La Vie finished eleventh in Race 7 and 13th in Race 1, while Jack Shorter & Shaun Scarsbrook from Corinthian Otters in 8435 Blue Moon recorded an eleventh place in Race 9.
Of the thirteen teams comprising the Bronze Fleet, seven won a race, with only Alastair & Catriona Wallace from South Cerney in 7231 Sullom Voe leading the fleet across the line more than once. However, their three victories were not enough to secure the title, which went to Joe Barr & Angus Sadler sailing 8370 Attitude. The Corinthian Otters pairing showed tremendous consistency in counting nothing more than fourth place for a total of 21 points. Ten behind were Alastair & Catriona, with Waldringfield’s Angus Stone and Alex Eaton in 9156 Great White third on 40 points. One point behind and fourth on countback were Frensham Pond’s Jim Brooker & Beatrice Sexton in 9076 Flash Bang, with Freya Cooney & Susie Gosling from Waldingfield in 8536 Gnasher, fifth and Pip Dearlove & Jamie Goodhead, also from Waldringfield in 7431 Muscadet sixth with 45 points. Other race winners included Fishers Green’s Francesca Ingall & Eve Turnpenny sailing 8855 Chase The Ace and Harry Wilkes & George Kennedy from Parkstone in 9600 Bite The Bullet.
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Rugen Fisch World Championships and Hanse Youngster Promotional Regatta - Final Report
In the closest of finishes, countbacks decided the outcome of both the Rugen Fisch World Championships and the Hanse Youngster Promotional Regatta. Light, shifty winds on the final day saw only one race sailed in the Worlds and an abandoned race in the Promotional event.
Maciej Kaminski & Szymon Ostrowski sailing POL 9755 are the 2011 Rugen Fisch World Champions. Tying on 47 points with Ilya Polyschuk & Ilya Gaydaenko in RUS 9811, the Polish team’s five race victories versus the Russian pair’s single first place earned them the Yachting World trophy. Third were Anton & Julian Sasson in AUS 5509, followed by Oleksandr Isarov & Andriy Kalinchuk sailing UKR 9251, Dawid Kania & Kacper Madon in POL 9512 and Santiago Ureta & Tomas Peluso in ARG 9479.
Victory in the day’s only race for Natalia Wierzbicki & Zuzanna Skibicka in POL 9489 lifted them from fourteenth to seventh place and take the Ladies Trophy for the top female helm. Matthew Currell & Theo Smith in GBR 8997 Executrix and Abigail Croft & William Palierakis in GBR 7274 Wave Rider were the best placed British teams in fourteenth and fifteenth places respectively.
Overall, four GBR teams finished in the top twenty. Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock were placed ninth with 128 points, including one second and four other top ten finishes. One point behind were Alex & Lucy Corby with a third place and three other top ten results. In 12th place were Matthew Currell & Theo Smith , which included two fourth place finishes and in 16th place were Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge with two podium places and an eighth to their credit. Matthew & Ben Shorrock finished 23rd, with four results in the low-teens, Ben Binmore & Sophia Cockell 28th, whose best result was a ninth place and Abigail Croft & William Palierakis 39th, out of a World Championship entry of 75 teams.
Jack Wilson & Ryan Wilkinson from Frensham Pond sailing GBR 735 Pintail are the 2011 Hanse Youngster Promotional Regatta champions. With equal numbers of firsts, seconds, and thirds, it was their fourth place in Race 3 which gave them victory over fellow GBR team Oliver Palierakis & Robert Keen in 7495 Salt Air. Third place went to Amir & Aliya Jannaty in GBR 9319 whose results included a first and four other podium places. Eight GBR teams finished in the top ten; Mary Henderson & Lulu Knott were fifth in 8561, including two victories and three other podium places, Annie Knott & Eve Botallico in 8432 were seventh, with two fourth places to their credit, Martha Haslam & Jack Collings in 8291 eighth, including a second in Race 8, Michael Horne & Oliver King in 9013 ninth, including two victories and Jamie Proffitt & Tom Collyer in 8846 tenth, with their best result a second place in Race 6. Alice Rumbelow & Jemima Crossland in 7632 finished 13th, including a fourth in Race 9, Nicholas Sutton & Aqil Jannaty in 8844, 15th, counting two podium places, Matt Griffiths & Tom Bridge in 8529, 21st, with a fifth place in Race 4, Jacquetta Bridge & Lucy Rumbelow in 9454, 29th, including a ninth in Race 3 and Lydia Ream & Sam Cooper in 9401, 44th, out of a total entry of 60 teams.
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Rugen Fisch World Championships and Hanse Youngster Promotional Regatta - Day 6 Report
With victories in both of Thursday’s races, Maciej Kaminski & Szymon Ostrowski in POL 9755 have assumed an eight point lead in the Rugen Fisch World Championships. Overnight leaders Ilya Polyschuk & Ilya Gaydaenko sailing RUS 9811 could manage only a fourth place and a twelfth and lie second on 39 points, while Anton & Julian Sasson sailing AUS 5509 hold on to third place with 70 points. Dawid Kania & Kacper Madon in POL 9512 have leapfrogged Oleksandr Isarov & Andriy Kalinchuk sailing UKR 9251 into fourth place on 82 points, with the latter eight points behind on 90. GBR’s Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock in 9243 have moved up five places from eleventh to sixth. Four GBR teams now feature in the top ten compared with one overnight. Andrew & Rory’s sixth in Race 9 and ninth in Race 10 were their best results since the first day of the competition. Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge have a one point deficit to seventh placed Santiago Ureta & Tomas Peluso in ARG 9479. Alex & Lucy Corby in GBR 9000 scored a tenth and a fourteenth which propelled them five places to ninth and Matthew Currell & Theo Smith scored the best GBR result of the day with a fourth in Race 9 which helped lift them into tenth place.
Two further races are scheduled for the final day and the start time has been brought forward to 1030.
GBR teams now fill eight of the top ten places in the Hanse Youngster Promotional Regatta, including all the podium spots. In today’s three races, Jack Wilson & Ryan Wilkinson in GBR 735 Pintail scored a first, a second and a sixteenth to take the lead on countback from Oliver Palierakis & Robert Keen in GBR 7495 Salt Air. Each with 39 points, they have only a three point gap over third-placed Amir & Aliya Jannaty in GBR 9319, who hit consistency with a second and two third place finishes. In fourth place with 48 points lie Anna Oczkowska & Patrycja Galazka in POL 9847, four ahead of Mary Henderson & Lulu Knott in GBR 8561. Jules Greeve & Victor de Rispaimsel in BEL 8519 are sixth with 76 points.
One more race is scheduled for the final day.
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Rugen Fisch World Championships and Hanse Youngster Promotional Regatta - Day 5 Report
Following Tuesday’s lay day, a further three races were sailed on Wednesday in both the Rugen Fisch World Championships and the Hanse Youngster Promotional Regatta. With eight races completed in each event, the second discards have now kicked in and the events are both on schedule. In the Rugen Fisch World Championships, Ilya Polyschuk & Ilya Gaydaenko sailing RUS 9811 scoring 23 points hold a six point lead over Maciej Kaminski & Szymon Ostrowski in POL 9755 with Anton & Julian Sasson in AUS 5509 third with 50 points. Oleksandr Isarov & Andriy Kalinchuk sailing UKR 9251 lie fourth with 56 points, Dawid Kania & Kacper Madon in POL 9512 are fifth with 71 points and Anna Shcherbyna & Marta Novikova in UKR 9731 are sixth with 71 points. GBR teams fill five of the top twenty places with Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge sailing GBR 9047 Touchwood in seventh place, followed by Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock in GBR 9243 Blue String Pudding in eleventh.
Honours were shared across Wednesday’s three races between Ilya & Ilya, Maciej & Szymon and Mateusz Wisniewski & Zofia Walczak in POL 9803. Best GBR performances of the day were an eighth and ninth respectively in Race 6 for Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge in GBR 9047 Touchwood and Ben Binmore & Sophia Cockell in GBR 8440 Black Otter, a seventh place for Alex & Lucy Corby in GBR 9000 in Race 7 and a tenth place for Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock in GBR 9243 Blue String Pudding in Race 8.
GBR teams continue to dominate the Hanse Youngster Promotional Regatta, filling the top four positions and seven of the top ten.
Event leaders are Oliver Palierakis & Robert Keen in GBR 7495 Salt Air with 19 points, two ahead of Jack Wilson & Ryan Wilkinson in GBR 735 Pintail. In third place lie Amir & Aliya Jannaty sailing GBR 9319 with 25 points and Mary Henderson & Lulu Knott are fourth in GBR 8561 Bad Influence on 32 points. Anna Oczkowska & Patrycja Galazka in POL 9847 lie fifth with 34 points with Jules Greeve & Victor de Rispaimsel in BEL 8519 sixth with 44 points.
Wednesday’s first race was won by Michael Horne & Oliver King sailing GBR 9013 Purple Ronnie, with Jamie Proffitt & Tom Collyer in GBR 8846 second and Oliver & Robert third. Victory in the second race of the day went to Amir & Aliya, with Anna & Patrycja second and Jack & Ryan third. Jack & Ryan went on to win the final race in a nail-biting finish with Martha Haslam & Jack Collings in GBR 8291 Aslan and Amir & Aliya, who finished third.
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Rugen Fisch World Championships and Hanse Youngster Promotional Regatta - Day 3 Report
Ukrainian pairing Oleksandr Isarov & Andriy Kalinchuk sailing UKR 9251 lead the 2011 Rugen Fisch World Championships at the end of the third day. Having lost Sunday’s racing due to little wind, a further three races were sailed today in a moderate breeze, bringing the total to five. Counting a first, two thirds and an eleventh, they lead second placed Maciej Kaminski & Szymon Ostrowski in POL 9755 by six points. Dawid Kania & Kacper Madon sailing POL 9512 lie third on 29 points, with Ilya Polyschuk & Ilya Gaydaenko in RUS 9811 fourth on 31 points, Santiago Ureta & Tomas Peluso in ARG 9479 fifth with 45 points and Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock sixth in GBR 9243 Blue String Pudding with 46 points. Maciej & Szymon in POL 9755 dominated the day’s first race. Leading at the windward mark, they held off challenges from Ilya & Ilya in RUS 9811 and Oleksandr & Andriy in UKR 9251, who finished second and third respectively. The second race saw Natalia Wierzbicki & Zuzanna Skibicka in POL 9489 open up a commanding lead to take the gun from Anna Shcherbyna & Marta Novikova in UKR 9731, with Ilya & Ilya third. The day’s final race proved the most competitive. Mateusz Wisniewski & Zofia Walczak in POL 9803 were first at the windward, followed by Ilya & Ilya in second, Alex & Lucy Corby in GBR 9000 third and Oleksandr & Andriy in fourth. Breaking away from the following fleet, these four teams fought a close battle around the course, with Oleksandr & Andriy hauling in the rest to take victory. Ilya & Ilya finished second and Alex & Lucy third.
The day proved challenging for GBR teams. Apart from Alex & Lucy in the final race, only Matt Currell & Theo Smith in GBR 8997 Executrix achieved a top ten place, finishing fourth in the day’s middle race.
GBR teams fill the top three places in the Hanse Youngster Promotional Regatta, although they did not have it all their own way. Alice Endersbee & Eliza Davis in AUS 9289 led throughout the day’s first race, being followed home by Oliver Palierakis & Robert Keen in GBR 7495 and Jules Greeve & Victor de Rispaimsel in BEL 8519. Oliver & Robert then went on to win the remaining two races; the first from overnight leaders Mary Henderson & Lulu Knott sailing GBR 8561, with Jules & Victor again third and the final race from Jack Wilson & Ryan Wilkinson in GBR 735 with Mary & Lulu third.
Counting two victories, a second and a third, Mary & Lulu lead by two points from Oliver & Robert on nine points from two victories, a second and a fifth. Jack & Ryan lie third on 17 points, Jules & Victor are fourth with 20 points, Amir & Aliya Jannaty in GBR 9319 are fifth with 23 points and Anna Oczkowska & Patrycja Galazka in POL 9847 lie sixth with 24 points.
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Rugen Fisch World Championships and Hanse Youngster Promotional Regatta - Day 2 Report
Both fleets launched mid-afternoon, but there was insufficient wind.
Rugen Fisch World Championships and Hanse Youngster Promotional Regatta - Day 1 ReportAfter the first day’s racing teams from GBR lead both the Rugen Fisch Cadet World Championships and the Hanse Youngster Cadet Promotional Regatta. 133 teams from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain and the Ukraine have entered this year’s competitions, which are being held in Kuhlungsborn, Germany until 5th August 2011. 12 races are scheduled for each event with discards kicking in with completion of the fourth and eighth races.
Friday’s Practice Race was lost to heavy seas and teams launched on Saturday with only limited experience of the course, which comprised a triangle followed by a windward-leeward lap with a short beat to the finish. Three races were scheduled for the World Championship teams, but only two were sailed as a combination of wind and sea made the conditions difficult and saw the fleet ashore by early afternoon.
Race 1 saw Australian and Russian teams challenging for the lead until errors approaching the finish saw Maciej Kaminski & Szymon Ostrowski in POL 9755 take the gun, followed by Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge sailing GBR 9047 Touchwood and Oleksandr Izarov & Andriy Kalinchuk in UKR 9251. Anton & Julian Sasson in AUS 5509 Samaran were fourth, Santiago Ureta & Tomas Peluso in ARG 9479 fifth and Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock sixth in GBR 9243 Blue String Pudding.
Race 2 saw Andrew & Rory lead the early stages followed by Ilya Polyschuk & Ilya Gaydaenko in RUS 9811, Gergo Boros & Balazs Horvath in HUN 9557 and Ben & George. Ilya & Ilya made the best of the run to the leeward mark and they led up the second beat followed by Gergo & Balazs. Rounding the second windward, the Russians capsized leaving Gergo & Balazs to lead the fleet home, followed by Andrew & Rory and Ben & George. Dawid Kania & Kacper Madon in POL 9512 were fourth, Jonathan & Thomas Cooper in AUS 5758 Wild Thing, fifth and Cameron Philcox & Cody Groat sixth in AUS 9777 X-T Sea.
Ben & George lead overnight with 5 points, followed by Andrew & Rory with 8 and Anton & Julian on 12.
GBR teams dominated the first day of the Hanse Youngster Promotional Regatta, filling all six podium places in the two races sailed. With two victories to their credit, Mary Henderson & Lulu Knott sailing GBR 8561 Bad Influence head the leaderboard, followed by Nick Sutton & Aqil Jannaty in GBR 8844 Nasty Tern on 5 points, with Amir & Aliya Jannaty in GBR 9319 third on 7 points.
Race 1 saw Mary & Lulu build-up a useful lead by the first windward, which they developed as the race progressed. Nick & Aqil traded second and third places with Jack Wilson & Ryan Wilkinson sailing GBR 735 Pintail with the former taking the runners-up place. Anna Oczkowska & Patrycja Galazka in POL 9847 took fourth, with Amir & Aliya Jannaty in GBR 9319 fifth and host nation sailors Anna Chudzik & Luisa Allwardt sixth in GER 9346 Gizmo der Mogwai.
Despite Nick & Aqil making the most of a port-end flyer, Mary & Lulu led at the windward in Race 2. Amir & Aliya then took the lead before capsizing, leaving Mary & Lulu to take victory by a substantial margin. Amir & Aliya recovered well to take second, with Nick & Aqil third. Jules Greeve & Victor de Rispaimsel sailing BEL 8519 Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster finished in fourth place, Oliver Palierakis & Robert Keen in GBR 7495 Salt Air were fifth with Annie Knott & Eve Bottalico sixth in GBR 8432 Trident.
Noble Marine Cadet Inland Championships - 2nd/3rd July 2011 by David ElliottFortunately it is quite rare for competitors to have to reach for the NOR to find out how many races must be completed to make a series. Last weekend was just one of those occasions for Cadets competing in the Noble Marine Inland Championships. Originally scheduled for the first half of the Easter weekend, when a zone of high pressure prevented any racing, fears of a repeat were uppermost in competitor's thoughts when Saturday again saw windless conditions at Datchet Water. However, Sunday's early risers arrived to find a steady breeze and phone calls being made to ensure the safety fleet were going to be ready for a 1025 scheduled start using a triangle-sausage-sausage course. Race 1 was sailed in the lightest of winds and the course was shortened at the end of the triangle. Abigail Croft & William Palierakis sailing 7274 Wave Rider had built up a three and a half minute lead over the chasing pack by the gybe mark and maintained this at the finish. Second were Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge in 9047 Touchwood, with Matthew & Ben Shorrock third in 8352 Master Mariner. Fourth place went to Alex Philpott & Megan Ferguson in 9390 Bladerunner, followed by Jack Wilson & Jim Brooker in 735 Pintail and Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock in 9243 Blue String Pudding.
Following an early lunch, the wind started building and the fleet launched into a 6 knot gusting 10 knot wind. Michael Horne & Oliver King sailing 9013 Purple Ronnie and Amir & Aliya Jannaty in 9319 accelerated off the line to open up a useful lead over the rest of the fleet. At the leeward mark, 9013 led 9319 by 30 seconds with a further 50 seconds to the third placed boat, 8440 Black Otter sailed by Ben Binmore & Sophia Cockell. These positions were maintained at the second windward mark, with the gap between Amir & Aliya and Ben & Sophia over a minute. The Race Officer shortened the course as the leaders approached the second leeward, with Michael & Oliver taking line honours from Amir & Aliya with Ben & Sophia third. Fourth place went to Matthew & Ben with Abigail & William fifth and Nick Sutton & Hattie Sexton in 8844 Nasty Tern, sixth.
With two races sailed and no discards, Abigail & William won the event with 6 points, with Matthew & Ben second on 7 points and Michael & Oliver third on 8 points.Francesca Ingall & Eve Turnpenny won the Bronze Fleet. The results can be accessed here.
Cadets at Nieuwpoortweek - Mid-event report by David Elliott
After six of the scheduled twelve races, Dafne Wijnbergh & Tess Wilschut (NED 8345) with 18 points lead on countback from Maurits van Hemert & Pieter Henham (NED 9040). Rhos Hawes & Jacob (GBR 8407) lie in eighth place on 43 points including a third place in R3 and an eighth in R6. Josie Gummer & Katherine Selfe (GBR 8415) are 18th, having put together a consistent series of mid-teen results, with a 13th in R2 their best finish.
Reports suggest conditions are calmer than might normally be expected. The event finishes on Wednesday.
July Preview - To Germany (via Datchet Water) by David Elliott Extreme weather conditions at both ends of the spectrum have seen only nine races completed in the selector series for the team to represent GBR at this year's Cadet World Championships, which are being held in Kuhlungsborn, Germany from 27th July 2011 to 5th August 2011. With a minimum of ten races required in the Notice of Selection, this weekend sees the Class at Datchet Water for an additional indicator. Six races are scheduled with discards kicking in with the first and last races. World Team training is planned for the weekend of 16th/17th July 2011 at Castle Cove SC led by RYA National Cadet Class Coach, Adam Bowers. The event is also the re- run of the Noble Marine Cadet Inland Championships. Originally scheduled for the Good Friday and Easter Saturday, the event was lost due to lack of wind.
Saturday also sees the start of Flanders Youth Week. The conflict with the selector has reduced our entry to two boats; Fishers Green's Josie Gummer & Katherine Selfe sailing 8415 Challenger and South Cerney's Rhos Hawes & Jacob Payne sailing 8407 Fantasy. Flanders has a well-earned reputation for producing challenging seas and is considered an important stepping-stone by the RYA in a junior sailor's development.
Alton Water Open Meeting - 25th/26th June 2011 by David Elliott Counting four victories, Mary Henderson and Lulu Knott are winners of the inaugural Alton Water Cadet Open Meeting. Leading overnight, they reinforced their position with another bullet in the first of Sunday’s two races and then made it a full set by winning the final race.
Second place went to Annie Knott and Lucie Offord sailing 8432 Trident. They made the perfect start winning Saturday’s first race and followed this up with a second and two thirds for a nett total of nine points. Four points behind in third place were Oliver Palierakis and Robert Keen in 7495 Salt Air, with Emma and Josh White fourth in 9876 Zest, with 15 points.
Top Alton Water boat was 8521 Gnat, sailed by Alex Page and Richard Townley. Sunday’s lighter winds suited them, scoring a second and a fourth. Together with a sixth and seventh from Saturday, their total of 19 points gave them fifth place overall and first Under 14. Second in the junior category were Francesca Ingall and Eve Turnpenny in 8372 Chase The Ace, with Scarlett Anderson and Rhiannon Williams third in 9083
Eleven teams entered the event with visitors from Corinthian Otters, Fishers Green, Salcombe and Waldringfield. Saturday’s breezy conditions were followed by a less windy day on Sunday. Five races were sailed with four to count. Prizegiving commenced with Squadron Captain Stephen Page receiving Alton Water’s International Cadet Class Squadron Charter. Prizes were sponsored by School Councils UK and First Cadet.com and presented by Claire Bridge, Chair of the UKNCCA.
The full results can be accessed here.
2012 European Championships by Steve Proffitt, ICCA Chairman I am delighted to announce that the 2012 European Championships will be held from Saturday 21st July to Thursday 26th July at Carnac Yacht Club, France. This is a new venue for the International Cadet Class and has been selected because of the quality of sailing available and the magnificent tourist attractions in the area. We have thought about the families as well as the sailors. I also hope that there will be French boats taking part in the event for the first time.
South Cerney Open Meeting 11th/12th June 2011 by David ElliottIn a bumper entry of 31 boats, Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge from Frensham Pond sailing 9047 Touchwood dominated this year’s South Cerney Cadet Open. With three wins out of three on Saturday, they accelerated off the line in Sunday’s first race to take the gun and the event. Sunday’s other race was won by South Cerney sailors Rhos Hawes & Jacob Payne sailing 8047 Fantasy, who finished second overall on countback . Third place went to Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock from Royal Lymington/Frensham Pond in 9243 Blue String Pudding. Nineteen visiting teams from Exe, Frensham Pond, Parkstone, Royal Lymington, and Royal Torbay joined twelve local boats. Many of the visitors camped on the Saturday night, braving the weatherman’s warnings of rain. Five races were scheduled, with one discard.
Ben & George were rarely out of the top three on the first day. Matt Sim & Lewis Lane from South Cerney sailing 9382 Exe-Celerator took second in Race 1 followed by Rhos & Jacob. Race 2 saw Rhos & Jacob leading at the end of the second lap before being hauled in by Andrew & Rory, who in turn were passed by Ben & George. Race 3 produced the same one-two, with Amir & Aliya Jannaty from the host club sailing 9319 taking third.
Teams woke on Sunday morning to wet, windy, overcast conditions. Andrew & Rory led at the mid-point of Race 4 from Ben & George and Amir & Aliya. However, the familiar pattern returned by the finish with Ben & George first from Andrew & Rory then Rhos & Jacob. The final race saw Rhos & Jacob lying first at the halfway stage from Andrew & Rory and Matt & Lewis. The two South Cerney boats pulled away and Ben & George passed Andrew & Rory to take third.
The results can be accessed here.
Corinthian Otters Open Meeting - 4th June 2011 by Matt Barr Saturday dawned a beautiful day with a brisk wind and the scene was set for what was hoped to be an excellent day’s sailing at the Otters 2011 Open. Unfortunately other sailing commitments meant numbers were not as high as hoped however those who did come experienced some tough competition.
The fleet launched soon after 10am and sailed downriver to just beyond the moorings where race officer Kay Tavinor had laid a triangle sausage course across the river. In what was to be the theme throughout the day, Race 1 saw the fleet away cleanly. The end of the first triangle saw local boys Sam & Ben Barr sailing 9027 Whatever leading. However, a lapse in concentration at the leeward mark resulted in a 360 from which they did not recover. Matthew & Ben Shorrock from Frensham Pond in 8352 Master Mariner, having borrowed some sailing gear due to a mishap with a car, some keys and a young Shorrock, powered through to take the win from Waldringfield pairing Maddie Harris & Ellie Wooton in 8514 Mostly Harmless in second and the Barrs in third.
The wind had been building all morning and it proved too much for two of the least experienced crews who called it a day after the first race. Race 2 saw fortune favouring the brave resulting in some fantastic three-sail reaching on the wing leg. Once again the in-form Shorrocks took the gun from Otters Nick Sutton & Robert Main in 8844 Nasty Tern and Emma & Joshua White from Waldringfield in 9876 Zest in 3rd. The fleet then returned to shore for a well earned break and a bowl of pasta.
During the Lunch break the wind steadily increased to well over 20 kts, with some sustained gusts of over 30 kts. The decision was taken to sail up river in the afternoon where the town would offer a little more shelter. Even so only 6 boats returned to the fray and it was business as usual with the Shorrocks, in spite of a couple of scares, winning both races & the event. It was nip & tuck for the minor places but Nick & Robert just managed to do enough to take second with Emma & Joshua in third.
The results can be accessed here
Royal Torbay Open Meeting - 4th/5th June 2011 by Phil RumbelowThis year’s the Royal Torbay Cadet Open Meeting was blessed with a variety of conditions. The event commenced with bright sunshine and a moderate northerly breeze greeting a smaller than usual fleet of 7 boats from Exe S C, Parkstone Y C, South Cerney S C and the host club. Two races were planned for Saturday with Race 1 starting as scheduled at 1pm in 12 knots of breeze. The race was won by Parkstone pairing Matthew Currell & Theo Smith sailing 8997 Executrix from 8440 Black Otter sailed by home team Ben Binmore & Sophia Cockell with third place going to Alice Rumbelow & Jemima Crossland also from Royal Torbay in 7632 Black Mariah.
Race 2 was sailed in similar conditions and the first two places were reversed with Ben & Sophia winning from Matthew & Theo. In third place were Royal Torbay’s Esme and Martha Jones sailing 5966 Tumbling Dice.
Sunday dawned with overcast skies, lighter winds and a rolling sea with the wind from the North East. The fleet launched promptly for the 10am scheduled start and after a short postponement racing got underway in Race 3. The results of this race were the same as Race 2 and it was becoming clear that Ben & Sophia and Matthew & Theo would be battling out for top spot all day.
Race 4 was won by Matthew & Theo from Ben & Sophia in second with Katie Kinver & Gina Hearth from Exe/Starcross third in 8511 Cyclone. This meant that whoever won between Ben and Matthew in Race 5 would win the event.
Race 5 was again sailed in similar conditions and was won by Matthew & Theo and with it the Open Meeting. Ben & Sophia finished second in the race with Alice & Jemima third.
The final results were Executrix 1st on 5 points, Black Otter 2nd on six points and with three boats all equal on 15 points; Black Mariah finished third on count back. Ben & Sophia also won 1st local boat. Matthew & Theo also won the best visitor prize and 1st under 15 with Alice Rumbelow & Jemima Crossland winning the prize for first all girl crew.
The full results can be accessed here.
Weymouth Indicator 28th/29th May 2011 – Final Report by David Elliott With a one point margin, Alex & Lucy Corby took first place in the Weymouth Indicator. A first, a second, a fifth and a sixth proved just enough to give victory to the Fishers Green/King George pairing sailing 9000 White Stuff from Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock from Royal Lymington/Frensham Pond in 9243 Blue String Pudding and Abigail Croft & William Palierakis from Frensham Pond/Fishers Green sailing 7274 Wave Rider, who both finished on 15 points.
With strong wind forecast for throughout the day, the Race Officer restricted the second day’s racing to the Gold Fleet, who completed three back-to-back races. Nick Sutton & Hattie Sexton from Corinthian Otters sailing 8844 Nasty Tern led the first race at the windward mark and maintained their lead to the finish. Royal Torbay’s Ben Binmore & Sophia Cockell in 8440 Black Otter took second having passed Andrew & Rory on the second beat, who went on to finish third. Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge from Frensham Pond in 9047 Touchwood progressed well in the latter stages to take fourth place, with Abigail & William fifth and Alex & Lucy sixth.
The second race of the day went to Alex & Lucy, who recovered from 11th at the windward mark. Abigail & William were second with Ben & Sophia, third. Fourth place was taken by Andrew & Rory, with Parkstone’s Matt Currell and Theo Smith fifth in 8997 Executrix. Sixth place went to Matthew & Ben Shorrock from Frensham Pond in 8352 Master Mariner.
Nick & Hattie scored their second victory of the day in the final race. Having rounded the windward in ninth place, they made their move on the final lap, holding off challenges from Matthew & Ben and Ben & Sophia, who finished second and third respectively. Abigail & William took fourth place from Alex & Lucy, with James & Henry Marsh from Royal Lymington sixth in 9240 Nitro.
With only nine races completed out of eighteen scheduled for the Indicator Series, a further Indicator will be held on the weekend of 2nd/3rd July 2011 to conclude the selection of the team to represent GBR at this year’s Cadet World Championships in Germany.
The Gold & Silver Fleet results can be accessed here
The Bronze Fleet results can be accessed here
The Overall Positions in the Indicator Series after 9 races can be accessed here
Weymouth Indicator, 28th/29th May 2011 Day 1 Report by David Elliott Only one race was possible on the first day of the Weymouth Indicator. The Gold and Silver Fleets were on the line ready for a 1000 start and headed for the windward mark into a Westerly F5 gusting F6. As the race developed the wind strengthened to F6 gusting F7 with capsized crews losing significant ground as following teams sped past them. With the completion of the first race, a decision was taken to return competitors to shore with the intention of launching the Gold Fleet alone. However, predictions suggested gusts of F7 or F8 within the following three hours and the AP signalling a three hour postponement was flown at 1330. Racing for the day was subsequently abandoned.
The leaders at the first windward maintained their placings throughout the race with Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock sailing 9243 Blue String Pudding from Royal Lymington/Frensham Pond taking the gun ahead of Fishers Green siblings Alex & Lucy Corby in 9000 White Stuff and Frensham Pond pairing Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge sailing 9047 Touchwood. Fourth went to Abigail Croft & William Palierakis from Frensham Pond/Fishers Green in 7274 Wave Rider, fifth to Oliver Palierakis & Robert Keen from Fishers Green in 7495 Salt Air and sixth to Sam & Ben Barr from Corinthian Otters in 9027 Whatever.
The Bronze Fleet also completed one race close to the shore. Honours went to Joe Barr & Jake Terry from Corinthian Otters in 8370 Attitude with Kirsten Glen & Rosie Gorringe from Parkstone in 9370 Y Knot second.
The Gold & Silver Fleet results can be accessed here
The Bronze Fleet results can be accessed here
The Overall Positions in the Indicator Series after 6 races can be accessed here
Tamesis Club Open Meeting for the Munster Cup 14th May 2011 by David Elliott
To win the Tamesis Cadet Open for the Munster Cup requires total concentration on the part of both helm and crew. Not only do they need to spot the windshifts and the holes, they also have to second guess the intentions of other users of the River Thames, including rowers, canoeists, narrow boats, cruisers and pleasure boats! Thirteen teams from Fishers Green, Frensham Pond, Royal Lymington and the host club entered this year’s event, which is unique in the Cadet calendar, being the only Open Meeting sailed on a non-tidal river. Three races were run; a long downstream/upstream race in the morning followed by two races around a course set on the reach in front of the clubhouse.
Race 1 saw Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock from Frensham Pond/Royal Lymington sailing 9243 Blue String Pudding take line honours, having established an early lead. Almost five minutes behind were Abigail Croft & William Palierakis from Frensham Pond/Fishers Green in 7274 Wave Rider, with Alex & Lucy Frost from Fishers Green in 9000 White Stuff alongside them in third. Fourth place was taken by Jamie Proffitt & Tom Collyer from Fishers Green in 8846 No Fear.
Race 2 was to prove a tighter affair with Charlie Whyte & Louis Mellor from Tamesis/Frensham Pond in 8333 Sizzerin’ Hot mixing it up with Alex & Lucy, Abigail & William, Andrew & Rory and Jamie & Tom. Despite slipping back to fourth place during the second lap, Alex & Lucy recovered to win by 45 seconds from Andrew & Rory with Abigail & William third and Jamie & Tom, fourth.
With two from three races to count, the outcome of the event was in the balance at the start of the final race. Andrew & Rory accelerated away from the line and led the fleet around four laps of the course to win from Alex & Lucy, Abigail & William and Jamie & Tom.
Counting two bullets, Andrew & Rory retained the Munster Cup for a second year. Alex & Lucy were second on three points, with Abigail & William third and Jamie & Tom fourth. First Tamesis boat was 1236 Hummingbird helmed by Jodok Gerber and crewed by Morgan Evans.
The full results can be accessed here.
RYA Eric Twiname Championships - Final Day by Matt Carter RYA
The Cadet fleet was turned upside down on the final day due to testing conditions proving tricky for many of the sailors. At the close of play on day one, East Zone duo Alex Page, 10, and crew Richard Townley, 9, (Alton Water) were leading the pack, however finished 12th overall. Class victory went to East Zone pairing of Charlie Linsell (Waldringfield SC), 14, and crew Lisa Rose (Hemley SC), 11, who were able to secure a bullet in the final race of the day clinching championship honours, one point above fellow East Zone members Josie Gummer/ Aaron Chadwick. The East was awarded the prize for the top Cadet Zone.
RYA Eric Twiname Championships - Day 1 by David ElliottScoring two victories from the three races sailed, Alex Page & Richard Townley in 8521 Gnat hold a one-point lead over Alex Philpott & Megan Ferguson sailing 9390 Bladerunner. Charlie Linsell & Lisa Page in 8421 State Of The Art lie third with Charlie Whyte & Louis Mellor in 8333 Sizzerin' Hot fourth, both on seven points. Sam Yale & Harry Chatterton in 9369 Out Of The Blue are fifth and Josie Gummer & Aaron Chadwick in 8415 Challenger sixth, both on eight points. A further three races are scheduled for Sunday.Click here for a full report.
Frensham Pond Open Meeting sponsored by Guildford Marine 1st May 2011 by Jim Morley
Frensham Pond is better known for light summer breezes and continual wind shifts. Sunday 1st May was a shock. An easterly wind accentuated by the shape of the surrounding hills hammered down the lake. By midday the wind meter registered gusts rising forty knots accompanied by breaking waves. None of this was going to deter the helms and crews of fifty three Cadet dinghies who contested the four race open meeting. There were capsizes and the flotilla of safety boats was busy but no serious incidents, and the standards of boat handling, tactics and mark rounding impressed the big gathering of families and supporters ashore.
The two morning races began in a wind speed around force two to three, but this rapidly increased with some gusts over thirty knots and short breaking waves. It seemed that local knowledge still counted, as both races were won by Frensham’s Matt and Ben Shorrock who sailed a faultless course. Not far behind them in race two were Frensham’s national champions Andrew Smith and Rory Burdock. Second place in race one went to Frensham’s Ben Hazeldine and George Bridge. In race two third place went to visitors Oliver Palierkis and Rob Keen from Fisher’s Green SC.
During the meal break in the crowded clubhouse the wind increased with two recorded gusts in excess of forty knots. A slightly reduced fleet took to the water for the two afternoon races. There were more capsizes and some crews were clearly tiring but the series was clinched for Matt and Ben Shorrock with a second place and a decisive first in the fourth race.
Crews, families and friends packed the clubhouse for the prize giving and the Frensham free tea. Chris Granger of sponsors Guildford Marine produced a range of tempting prizes.
Frensham’s Commodore Judith Young thanked Chris Ellis and his race team along with Ian Philpott whose safety boats had been busy. Also Paul D’Arcy who computed the results race by race. Finally Judith thanked Sala and Erin who worked the galley and kept the one hundred plus happy competitors fed.
Asked for his impressions of the day winning helm Matt Shorrock said, ‘It was a fantastic event, it was tough but it was fun…’
Overall Results:
1st Master Mariner, 8352, Matthew & Ben Shorrock (Frensham)
2nd & TR trophy, Blue Sting Pudding, 9243, Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock (Frensham)
3rd Salt Air, Oliver Palierkis & Rob Keen (Fishers Green SC)
4th Vanguard, 7627, James Turl & Chris Turl (Exe SC)
5th Nasty Tern, 8844, Nick Sutton & Hattie Sexton (Otters SC)
1st helm & crew under 14: Bladé Runner, 9390, Alex Philpott & Megan Fergusson (Frensham)
1st girl helm: Wave Rider, 7274, Abigail Croft (Frensham)
Spot prizes
For Endeavour and persistence, Attitude, 8370, Joe Barr & Jake Terry (Otters SC)
13th place “unlucky for some”, Mostly Harmless, Maddie Harris & Ed Harris (Waldringfield SC)
Ian Craig Trophy and Southern Traveller Series - Notice of Series by David ElliottClick here for the Ian Craig Trophy Notice of SeriesClick here or the Southern Traveller Series Notice of Series
Noble Marine Cadet Inland Championships 2011 - OverallSaturday's wind was even lighter than Friday's and racing was abandoned around midday. The UKNCAA committee will be considering rescheduling the event for later in the season.
Noble Marine Cadet Inland Championships 2011 - First DayDespite every effort made by the Race Officer and the Mark Layers, no races were completed on the first day of this weekend’s Noble Marine Cadet Inland Championships. The opening race was canned as the leaders approached the first mark following a 50 degree windshift . Four further attempts were made at starting on various parts of Grafham Water, but all failed in what little wind there was.
Noble Marine Cadet Inland Championships 2011 - PreviewEaster weekend sees the Cadet Class at Grafham Water for the Noble Marine Cadet Inland Championships. 85 teams have entered with six races scheduled over Friday and Saturday. It is planned to race Gold and Silver fleets together with Bronze fleet starting five minutes later and sailing one lap less. Noble Marine have acted as insurance brokers to the UKNCCA for many years and the large number of Cadets insured through them is recognised in an annual donation to class funds. Two days of high-quality training precede the event under the leadership of National Coaches Adam Bowers and Mike McNamara. Sailors have been divided into seven groups based on the various squads which formed the core of the structured training programme provided throughout the winter.
The event also forms the second indicator for the selection of the GBR team for this year's World Championships in Kuhlungsborn, Germany.
Parkstone Indicator - Overall by David Elliott
Frensham Pond teams filled three of the top four places at the first indicator held at Parkstone earlier this month with Matthew & Ben Shorrock sailing 8352 Master Mariner taking top spot by one point from Royal Torbay/Draycote Water’s Ben Binmore & Sophia Cockell in 8440 Black Otter on 18 points. Three points behind in 3rd place were Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge in 9047 Touchwood, six points ahead of 4th placed Jack Wilson & Ryan Wilkinson sailing 735 Pintail. Alex & Lucy Corby from Fishers Green in 9000 White Stuff were 5th with Corinthian Otters pairing Sam & Ben Barr 6th in 9027 Whatever. Matt Currell and Theo Smith from the host club sailing 8997 Executrix won three of the five races sailed, but could only manage 7th place having to count 29 points from Race 2. Katie Kinver & Gina Hearth from Exmouth/Starcross in 8511 Cyclone won the Silver Fleet, finishing 14th overall, with Frensham Pond’s Sam Cooper & Louis Mellor 2nd in 21st place overall and Alex Warrington & Laura Lloyd from Thorpe Bay 3rd and 27th overall in 8541 Stress.
The Bronze Fleet was dominated by Francesca Ingall & Eve Turnpenny from Fishers Green in 8372 Chase The Ace with five straight victories. Second were Kirsten Glen & Rosie Gorringe from Parkstone in 9370 Y Knot and third were Corinthian Otters’ Joe Barr & Jake Terry in 8370 Attitude.
Click here for the results for the Gold and Silver Fleets.Click here for the results for the Bronze Fleet.
Parkstone Indicator - Day 1 by David Elliott Consistency was the challenge facing teams on the first day of the First Indicator at Parkstone YC. Only one team, Matt & Ben Shorrock from Frensham Pond sailing 8352 Master Mariner recorded two podiums from the three races sailed, with a third in Race 1 and a bullet in Race 2. However, a DSQ in Race 3 saw them placed down the fleet at the end of the day.
Overnight leaders are Fishers Green sailors, Alex & Lucy Corby from Fishers Green in 9000 White Stuff. With a second, a fifth and a eighth, they lead Martha Haslam & Jack Collings from South Cerney sailing 8291 Aslan by three points, with Frensham Pond team Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge third on 21 points in 9047 Touchwood.
Results for the Gold & Silver Fleet after Day 1 can be accessed here.
Results for the Bronze Fleet after Day 1 can be accessed here.
Three further races are scheduled today, but there is no wind.
th the World Championships being held in July, it straight into serious competition for the Cadet Class, with two indicators being held this month. Today sees the start of the first of three Indicators leading to the selection of the team which will represent GBR at this year’s Cadet World Championships to be held at Kuhlungsborn, Germany from 27th July 2011 to 5th August 2011. Hosted by Parkstone Y C, 69 teams have entered with six races scheduled over two days on the top triangle of Poole Harbour. Easterly winds gusting up to 16 kts are forecast for today, with lighter airs on Sunday. The event also forms the first indicator for the National Ranking Table, which forms part of the selection process for the 2011/12 UKNCCA National Squad. Crews will be divided into Gold, Silver and Bronze Fleets, with Gold and Silver sailing together and the Bronze Fleet starting five minutes later and sailing one less lap.
Easter sees the Cadet fleet at Grafham Water for two days of training followed by the 2011 Inland Championships. This event also comprises the Second Indicator.
The third and final Indicator is scheduled for Portland Harbour on the weekend of 28th/29th May 2011.
Note on Electronic Compasses by Simon Flack 1st April 2011Dear Class Members, I have now received clarification on interpretation of Rule C5.1 from ICC
(7) Any electronic compass used shall only be capable of
correlating data relating to the magnetic north and the boat’s
heading, except that it may also incorporate an electronic
timing device.
In the application of this rule, data on a boat's tacking angle will be regarded as 'data relating to the boat's heading' until such time that the rule can be more explicitly reworded. This means that the Tacktick Micro compass is legal for the Cadet class as from 1 Dec 2010.
Thank you for you patience whilst this matter was checked.
Regards,
Simon Flack, UK Cadet Class Measurer
Notice of Selection for 2011/12 UKNCCA National SquadThis can be accessed here.
Note on Rule ChangesSimon Flack has prepared a brief note on the rule changes enacted at the beginning of the year. This can be accessed here.
Fleet Protocol, Allocation and Explanatory Note and revised NOR for Parkstone and Grafham The initial 2011 Fleet Allocation Table has now been published and can be accessed here.
An explanation of the method of calculating 2010 Rankings on which this Table is based has been added to the Fleet Protocol at Clause 6 and this document has been reissued. It can be accessed here.
The Explanatory Note attaching to the Fleet Protocol has also been amended and can be accessed here.
As the Fleet Protocol formed an appendix to the Notices of Race for Parkstone and Grafham, it has been necessary to issue an Amendment which can be found in the Class Communications section within the Members Pages of the website. For ease of use, this amendment has been incorporated into each Notice of Race and revised versions can be accessed from the links below.
Parkstone
Grafham
Grafham Training, Inland Championships and Second IndicatorClick here to access online entry for the training on 20th/21st April 2011Click here to access online entry for the Inland Championships and Second indicator on 22nd/23rd April 2011.
UKNCCA Committee Meeting MinutesThe minutes of the meeting held on Saturday 8th January 2011 have been posted to the Members Area of the website.
2011 National ChampionshipsOur thanks to Gilly Terkelsen for compiling a list of accommodation within close reach of Stone Sailing Club. This can be accessed here.
December 2010 e-letterClick here for the first of a new quarterly e-letter. Items include links to newsreel of the 1959 International Cadet Week, Rule Changes and photographs from the Nationals and the Stone Open. Giles Sinkinson, who sailed Cadets at Budworth and represented GBR at the Worlds in Turkey is seeking out old friends and there are reports on the AGM and requests for help at the London Dinghy Show and in two key roles.
Frensham Pond October Training by Andy Shorrock 48 boats took part in this year's October Training held over four consecutive weeks with always well over 30 on any one Saturday. We finished with a "coached regatta" where coaches led a group of boats through an open meeting style 3 race no-discard series. (likened to the X-factor mentors - wanting their boat to win). Trainers included Ed Impey, Alex Young, Chris Videlo, Mike McNamara, Adam Bowers and Phillipa Horne. Click here for an article which appeared in the Farnham Herald and some photographs.
Ian Craig Trophy - Final PositionsFrensham Pond sailors dominated this year's Ian Craig Trophy, taking the top four positions. Caroline Croft & Jacob were worthy winners counting two firsts and a second. Matthew & Ben Shorrock were second, with Michael Horne & Ben Crane/Oliver Payne, third. Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge were placed fourth with Rhos Hawes & Lewis Lane from South Cerney, fifth. 78 teams entered at least one of the four inland Open Meetings which comprise the series. Final results can be found here.
Southern Traveller Series - Final PositionsCongratulations to Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock on winning the inaugural Southern Traveller Series. Second were James & Henry Marsh, with Amir & Aliya Jannaty, third..Sailed at six venues in the South and South-West, the Series attracted 75 entrants, with eleven teams sailing in four or more events.The final standings can be found here.
Fishers Green Cadet Open Meeting, Saturday 2nd October 2010 by Steve Proffitt
The Fishers Green Sailing Club Cadet Open meeting took place on Saturday 2nd October 2010. The 29 boats arrived and then waited for the wind. It was a day where total concentration was key to the results. The wind varied from nothing to a maximum of five knots. It was a tribute to the Race Officer that four races were sailed. Yes boats did lose out in the lulls and the shifts but the top six boats were very consistent and a testament to the fact that the racing was fair.
Caroline Croft/Jacob Payne led the first race from start to almost the finish. Alex and Lucy Corby gained enormously up the last beat and pipped them over the line at the Committee boat. Ben and Mathew Shorrock finished third. In race two, Caroline and Jacob showed clear water to everyone. Oliver Palierakis/Robert Keen were second and Alex/Lucy third.
After lunch the forecast wind had still failed to materialise, but two more races were sailed. This time Oliver/Robert escaped from the pack to win. Mathew/Ben were second from Caroline/Jacob. With the discard kicking in, anyone of Alex, Caroline, Oliver or Mathew could win the event, so the last race was crucial. Alex started well and was closely followed by Jamie Proffitt/Tom Bridge who even passed them to take the lead at a leeward mark. However at the gun Alex/Lucy came home first to win the race and the Fishers Green Open. Jamie/Tom finished the race in second and Caroline/Jacob were third and second overall. Oliver/Robert were third overall and Mathew/Ben fourth. A frustrating day for sailors, race officers and spectators alike and a great advert for the vagaries of pond sailing!
1st 9000 White Stuff Alex/Lucy Corby. Fishers Green
2nd 7274 Wave Rider Caroline Croft /Jacob Payne. Frensham Pond/Fishers Green
3rd 7495 Saltaire Oliver Palierakis/Robert Keen. Fishers Green/Waldringfield
4th 8352 Master Mariner Matthew/Ben Shorrock. Frensham Pond
Click here for the full results.
RYA Zone Championships 25th/26th September 2010 Congratulations to Nick Sutton & Scarlett Anderson on winning the East Zone and Max Crowe & Henry Collings on winning the South-West Zone.Extracts from the reports published on yachtsandyachting.com by the RYA's Ellie Williamson can be found here.
RYA National Junior Squad 2010/11The RYA have offered places in the National Junior Squad to the following sailors. Congratulations to you all. Mary Henderson & Lulu Knott, Matthew & Ben Shorrock, Jack Wilson & Ryan Wilkinson, Will Reid & Daniel Stacey, Sam & Ben Barr, Annie Knott & Sammy Jones, Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge, James & Chris Turl and Matthew Currell & Theo Smith.The final table for the Selector Series can be accessed here.
Royal Lymington Open Meeting 18th/19th September 2010 30 Cadets entered this year’s Royal Lymington Open Meeting held over the weekend of 18th/19th September 2010. Part of the HARKEN Youth Regatta for Cadets, 420s, Laser 4.7s and Laser Radials, the Cadet Class provided the largest entry, helped no doubt by the event also serving as an indicator for the 2010/11 RYA South and South-West Zone Squad training programme and the final round of the inaugural Southern Traveller Series. Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock (Royal Lymington/Frensham Pond) sailing 9243 Blue String Pudding came out winners, scoring two bullets, a second and a fourth. Jack Wilson & Ryan Wilkinson Frensham Pond) in 735 Pintail were second and Will Davis & Jack Collings (Royal Lymington) in 9034 third.A link to the full report on Yachts & Yachting.com will be published here.Click here for the Cadet results.
Stone Open Meeting 11th/12th September 2010 46 Cadets entered this year’s Stone S C Open Meeting on the River Blackwater. The event also served as a qualifier for the RYA National Junior and East Zone squads and as a round of the Mailspeed Eastern Area Series. Six were races were scheduled over two days using a triangle-sausage course, with a discard kicking in with the fifth race. Many clubs were represented with entries from Alton Water, Corinthian Otters, Draycote, Exe, Exe/Starcross, Fishers Green, Fishers Green/Royal Burnham, Frensham Pond, Parkstone, Royal Lymington, Salcombe/Itchenor, South Cerney, Thorpe Bay, Waldringfield and the host club.With high tide predicted at 1530, Saturday’s first two races were sailed on a flooding tide, with the third starting just as the tide turned. The forecast SW wind prevailed throughout the day with gusts up to F5. The combination of wind and tide provided challenging conditions which saw a number of boats OCS in the first two races and the day’s podium places shared around the fleet. Mary Henderson & Annie Sibthorp from Salcombe/Itchenor sailing 8561 Bad Influence were victors in Race 1 with second place going to Frensham Pond’s Matthew & Ben Shorrock in 8352 Master Mariner. Matthew & Ben had led at the windward, but Mary & Annie caught them at the gybe mark and stayed in control as the race developed. Third and fourth places respectively went to Nick Sutton & Scarlett Anderson from Corinthian Otters in 8844 and Will Reid & Daniel Stacey from Parkstone in 9576. At the first windward they were lying ninth and eleventh with both making good speed on the downwind legs of the triangle to improve their positions.Line honours in Race 2 were taken by Alex & Lucy Corby from Fishers Green in 9000 White Stuff. From seventh place at the windward, they advanced quickly by the gybe mark to second place behind fellow Fishers Green sailors Jack Turner & Max Turnpenny in 6842 Dee Cider, before moving to the front on the second downwind leg. Matthew & Ben were again second, with Fishers Green’s Oliver & William Palierakis in 7495, third. Will & Daniel scored their second fourth place of the event.Jack & Max led Race 3 at the first windward, but once again could not hold off the challenge of Alex & Lucy, who in turn opened up a significant lead and take the gun. Jack & Max were second from Royal Lymington’s Will Davis & Jack Collings sailing 9034. Fourth place went to James & Chris Turl from Exe in 7627 Vanguard. With 16 points, Will & Daniel were overnight leaders, from Oliver and William on 18 and Matthew & Ben third with 22 points.Sunday’s racing started an hour after low water and the wind had swung round to the W. Nick & Scarlett led Race 4 from start to finish for their second podium place of the event. They were followed home by Frensham Pond’s Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge in 8364 Fluke with Jamie Proffitt & Arthur Brown from Fishers Green/Royal Burnham in 8846 No Fear, third. Fourth place went to Jack Hardie & Olivia Bates from Frensham Pond in 9302.Waldringfield’s Annie Knott & Sammy Jones in 8432 led Race 5 at the first windward from Thorpe Bay’s George & Ben Warrington in 9029 Freestyle, with Oliver & William third and Mary & Annie, fourth. At the gybe mark, Mary & Annie had taken the lead, Oliver & William lay second, Annie & Sammy had dropped back to third and George & Ben were fourth. Local pairing Lucy & Lainey Terkelsen in 8571 Blu Calula then made best use of the tide to lie second at the leeward mark behind Mary & Annie, with Oliver & William now third. In the run to the finish, second and third again changed hands and at the line Mary & Annie took the gun for their second bullet of the event, from Oliver & William and Lucy & Lainey. Will and Daniel in 9576 took fourth.Race 6 was dominated by Annie & Sammy. Leading up the first beat, they had opened up a useful gap over the rest of the fleet by the windward mark, which they then extended to over a minute as the race progressed. Second place was taken by Will & Daniel, with Oliver & William third and Nick & Scarlett fourth.Winners of the Stone Open were Oliver & William with 18 points, four ahead of Will & Daniel, with Matthew & Ben third with 24 points. Mary & Annie were fourth with 29 points.
Click here for the results.
Southern Traveller Series 14th September 2010This weekend's Royal Lymington Open Meeting is the sixth and final round of this year's inaugural series.
The table after the first five events can be found by clicking here.
The Notice of Series can be found by clicking here.
The trophies for the Southern Traveller Series will be awarded at the UKNCCA Annual General Meeting.
National Junior, East Zone and South Zone squad selectorsThis year's Stone Open incorporates the National Junior and East Zone selectors.This year's Royal Lymington Open incorporates the South Zone selector.Entry details for both these events can be found on the Events Page below the calender.
AGM, DInner & Dance and Volunteer Awards Ceremony - 20th November 2010Please could you indicate how many tickets you require for the above event at the latest by 30th September 2010 by e-mailing Chris Green at administrator@cadetclass.org.uk Thank you
Message from the UKNCCA Chairman 29th August 2010
Now that the National’s are behind us I thought it was an ideal opportunity to thank all of the sailors, parents, officials, volunteers, RYA and supporting organizations for contributing to an excellent 2010 sailing program. Without all your efforts and contributions the UKNCCA could not operate to the standard that we do.
I would like to highlight the Class National’s, RTYC Race Officer’s comment at prize giving on the final day when he said, “The Cadet Class competitors have behaved extremely well and it was a pleasure to be your Race Officer”. What more can I say apart from, I am extremely proud of the 164 cadet sailors at Torbay. Well done!
Please do not forget the Stone SC Cadet Open on 11-12 September 2010 is a RYA National Junior Squad & East Zone Squad selector. Please note this is a Stone Sailing Club event so register with them.
This year’s AGM is taking place at the Coppid Beech Hotel in Bracknell on Saturday afternoon 20 November 2010. A function in the evening, with Volunteer awards, is open to all cadet sailors, parents and friends of the Class past and present. For more details contact the class administrator on 07825 879727 or Email administrator@cadetclass.org.uk
And finally a sincere thank you to the parents and sailors, too many to mention, that took the time to personally thank me for a very successful 2010 Nationals. It makes it all worthwhile. Thank you and hope to see you at the AGM.
Tony
UKNCCA National Squad and RYA National Junior Squad Selector SeriesThe final positions in the UKNCCA National Squad Selecttor Series can be accessedhere.
The latest positions in the RYA National Junior Squad Selector Series can be accessed here. It is intended that places in the UKNCCA National Squad 2010/11 will be offered as soon as possible after the RYA Cadet National Junior Squad 2010/11 Selection Event at Stone on 11th/12th September 2010 and that offers will be required to be accepted or rejected within a period of 7 days of the offer being made.
2010 Cadet Nationals sponsored by Zhik – Overall
In the closest of finishes, Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock (Royal Lymington/Frensham Pond) sailing 9243 Blue String Pudding are the 2010 UK National Cadet Class champions. With 28 points from five podium places and three others single figure results, they finished one point ahead of Henry Mills & Robert Keen (Waldringfield) in 8845 Hot Rocks, who in turn finished one point ahead of Ben Binmore & Martha Jones (Royal Torbay) in 8440 Black Otter.
Today’s final race was won by Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne (Frensham Pond) in 7274 Wave Rider. Henry & Robert were second, Max & Francesca Ingall (Fishers Green) in 8855 Flirting With Danger, third, Mary Henderson & Annie Sibthorp (Salcombe/Itchenor) in 8561 Bad Influence, fourth, Oliver & William Palierakis (Fishers Green) in 7495, fifth and Ben & Martha, sixth.
The blustery conditions and poor visibility saw the Bronze fleet held ashore. Sam Yale & Lottie Passmore (Waldringfield) sailing 9369 won the overall prize with 14 points, including five bullets, one second, one third and a fourth. Sam Cooper & Alex Laidlaw (Frensham Pond) in 9151 took the runners-up position with 24 points with Charlie Anderson & Oli King (Frensham Pond) in 9634 third on 40 points.
Click here for the Gold and Silver Fleet results.
Click here for the Bronze Fleet results.
2010 Cadet Nationals sponsored by Zhik – Day 5
With one race to go, the result of this year’s Cadet Class Nationals is still in the balance. Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock (Royal Lymington/Frensham Pond) in 9243 Blue String Pudding, who have led the event since Race 3, now stand on 28 points, 11 ahead of both Ben Binmore & Martha Jones (Royal Torbay) in 8440 Black Otter and Abigail Croft & Alex Page (Frensham Pond) in 8363 On The Edge. A further discard kicks in with the tenth and final race and Andrew & Rory, Ben & Martha and Henry Mills & Robert Keen (Waldringfield) in 8845 Hot Rocks are all in contention.Thursday saw a further two races sailed in conditions similar to the previous day. In the combined Gold and Silver fleet, Henry & Robert took the gun in Race 8 from Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne (Frensham Pond) in 7274 Wave Rider, with Ben & Martha third. Jack Wilson & Jim Brooker (Frensham Pond) in 735 Pintail achieved their best result of the event so far taking fourth place, with Andrew & Rory fifth and Amir & Aliya Jannaty (South Cerney) in 9319 sixth, also producing their best performance of the week.Caroline & Jacob led the Gold & Silver fleet home in Race 9, with second place taken by Mary Henderson & Annie Sibthorp (Salcombe/Itchenor) in 8561 Bad Influence, for their best finish of the event. Abigail & Alex took third, with Henry & Robert fourth, Louise Latham & Aaron Chadwick (Fishers Green) in 9635 Shine On, fifth and Max & Francesca Ingall (Fishers Green) in 8855 Flirting With Danger, sixth.Sam Yale & Lottie Passmore (Waldringfield) sailing 9369 and Sam Cooper & Alex Laidlaw (Frensham Pond) in 9151 are winners and runners-up respectively of the Bronze Fleet. Sam & Lottie scored 1, 4 today and Sam & Alex, 3, 5 in today’s two races. Mollie Speirs & Louis Mellor (Frensham Pond) in 9294 were third in Race 8. Katie Wetherall & William Hurd-Wood (Parkstone) in 9601 were second in Race 9 and Ross & Johnny Thompson (Frensham Pond) in 9046, third.
2010 Cadet Nationals sponsored by Zhik – Day 4
Wednesday produced the toughest conditions so far this week with bands of rain and a strong, biting wind, which made the final stages of the day’s only scheduled race particularly challenging. Abigail Croft & Alex Page (Frensham Pond) in 8363 On The Edge led the Gold & Silver fleets from the start and made the most of the wind to take victory by a substantial margin. Henry Mills & Robert Keen (Waldringfield) in 8845 Hot Rocks were second throughout, again with a large gap over the following fleet, until a capsize just short of the line and subsequent gear failure saw Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock (Royal Lymington/Frensham Pond) in 9243 Blue String Pudding take the runners-up position. Third were Matthew & Ben Shorrock (Frensham Pond) in 8352 Master Mariner, followed by Matthew Currell & Theo Smith (Parkstone) in 8997 Executrix, Loni Lilienthal & Ben Barr (Corinthian Otters) in 8381 Satisfaction and Ben Binmore & Martha Jones (Royal Torbay) in 8440 Black Otter.With three races to go, Andrew & Rory retain their lead in the Championship with 16 points, 11 ahead of Ben & Martha, who in turn have a margin of one point over Abigail & Alex. Sam Cooper & Alex Laidlaw (Frensham Pond) in 9151 recorded their second bullet of the week in the Bronze Fleet. Second were Ross & Johnny Thompson (Frensham Pond) in 9046 and third were Katherine Selfe & Matthew Jayasekara (Stone) in 7280.Sam Yale & Lottie Passmore maintain their overall lead of the Bronze Fleet with nine points. Sam & Alex are second with 16 and Alex Philpott & Megan Ferguson (Frensham Pond) in 9390 third with 26 points.
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2010 Cadet Nationals sponsored by Zhik – Day 3
A further two races were completed on Tuesday, with the first discard kicking in. Race 5 was delayed to allow the wind to fill in. Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock (Royal Lymington/Frensham Pond) in 9243 Blue String Pudding led the combined Gold and Silver Fleets at the end of the triangle from Jamie Proffitt & Leyla Manthorpe Rizatepe (Fishers Green) in 8846 No Fear and Ben Binmore & Martha Jones (Royal Torbay) in 8440 Black Otter. Sam & Joe Barr (Corinthian Otters) in 9027 Whatever were fourth, Jack Wilson & Jim Brooker (Frensham Pond) in 735 Pintail, fifth and Henry Mills & Robert Keen (Waldringfield) in 8845 Hot Rocks, sixth. These six boats broke away from the rest of the fleet and as the wind dropped, the Race Officer shortened the course, finishing Gold & Silver at the second leeward mark. Andrew & Rory recorded their second bullet of the event. Ben & Martha took second, with Henry & Robert third.
Race 6 was away at the second attempt. Ben & Martha rounded the windward first from Abigail Croft & Alex Page (Frensham Pond) in 8363 On The Edge, with George & Ben Warrington (Thorpe Bay) in 9029 Freestyle, third, Jamie & Leyla, fourth, Nick Sutton & Thomas Jayasekera (Corinthian Otters) in 8844, fifth and David Galazin & Lizzie Wall (South Cerney) in 8348 Liquorice, sixth. Ben & Martha and Abigail & Alex opened up a significant gap over the rest of the Gold and Silver fleets with Ben & Martha scoring their second victory of the event. Nick & Thomas were third.
After six races, Andrew & Rory lead with 14 points. Ben and Martha are 7 points behind with Henry & Robert trailing by a further point on 22.
In the Bronze Fleet, overnight leaders Sam Yale & Lottie Passmore (Waldringfield) sailing 9369 scored 1,2 and after six races hold first place with 6 points. Sam Cooper & Alex Laidlaw (Frensham Pond) in 9151 scored 2,1 yesterday and now fill second place with 15 points. Alex Philpott & Megan Ferguson (Frensham Pond) in 9390 were third in both races and lie third overall with 19 points.
Click here for the Gold and Silver Fleet results.
Click here for the Bronze Fleet results.
2010 Cadet Nationals sponsored by Zhik – Day 2
Teams awoke to glorious conditions and expectations of a consistent F3/4 NNW. These lasted for the first race of the day, but by the second race, fickle, shifty winds were circling Torbay.
Henry Mills & Robert Keen (Waldringfield) sailing 8845 Hot Rocks were first at the windward from Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock (Royal Lymington/Frensham Pond) in 9243 Blue String Pudding. Third around was Oliver & William Palierakis (Fishers Green) in 7495, fourth was Jack Hardie & Olivia Bates (Frensham Pond) in 9302, fifth was Edward Cummings & Hattie Sexton (Royal Lymington/Frensham Pond) in 9028 She Who Dares and sixth was Jamie Proffitt & Leyla Manthorpe Rizatepe (Fishers Green) in 8846 No Fear. The top three places went unchallenged until the final run, when Will Davis & Jack Collings (Royal Lymington) in 9034 came through to take third place.
Louise Latham & Aaron Chadwick (Fishers Green) in 9635 Shine On and Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne (Frensham Pond) in 7274 Wave Rider traded the lead throughout Race 4, with the latter taking the gun in a close finish. Jamie Proffitt & Leyla Manthorpe Rizatepe (Fishers Green) in 8846 No Fear again started well to lie third at the windward, with Andrew & Rory fourth, Michael Horne & Ben Crane (Frensham Pond) in 9013 Purple Ronnie, fifth and Abigail Croft & Alex Page (Frensham Pond) in 8363 On The Edge, sixth. The experience of Andrew & Rory showed in securing third place, with Henry & Robert fourth and Abigail & Alex fifth.
Sam Yale & Lottie Passmore (Waldringfield) sailing 9369 consolidated their position at the head of the Bronze Fleet with bullets in both Races 3 and 4. Second place in Race 3 went to Sam Cooper & Alex Laidlaw (Frensham Pond) in 9151, with Molly Speirs & Louis Mellor (Frensham Pond) in 9294 Breezer, third. Charlie Anderson & Oli King (Frensham Pond) in 9634 took second place in Race 4 from Ross & Johnny Thompson (Frensham Pond) in 9046 in third.
2010 Cadet Nationals sponsored by Zhik – Day 1
82 teams have entered this year’s Cadet National and Open Championship. Hosted by Royal Torbay Yacht Club, the event runs from 14th – 20th August 2010. 10 races are scheduled with discards kicking in with the fifth and tenth races. Teams are divided into Gold, Silver and Bronze Fleets, with Gold and Silver sailing together with Bronze starting five minutes later.
The first two races were sailed today, using a triangular course followed by two windward-leeward loops for Gold and Silver. Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock (Royal Lymington/Frensham Pond) in 9243 Blue String Pudding led at the windward mark from Ben Binmore & Martha Jones (Royal Torbay) in 8440 Black Otter, Louise Latham & Aaron Chadwick (Fishers Green) in 9635 Shine On, Max & Francesca Ingall (Fishers Green) in 8855 Flirting With Danger, Henry Mills & Robert Keen (Waldringfield) in 8845 Hot Rocks and Edward Cummings & Hattie Sexton (Royal Lymington/Frensham Pond) in 9028 She Who Dares. Andrew & Rory extended their lead to take the gun from Ben & Martha. Max & Francesca took third, from Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne (Frensham Pond) in 7274 Wave Rider, who had been down in tenth place at the gybe. Fifth place went to Louise & Aaron, with sixth to Abigail Croft & Alex Page (Frensham Pond) in 8363 On The Edge, who had also made good progress on their gybe position.
The second race was dominated by Ben & Martha from the host club. Starting from the Committee Boat end of the line, they led from the start and won by a healthy margin. Max & Francesca were second, having held this position since the gybe mark. Third was taken by Caroline & Jacob with Louise & Aaron fourth, Oliver & William Palierakis (Fishers Green) in 7495, fifth and Abigail and Alex sixth.
The Bronze Fleet sailed the same course, but with one less loop. Charlie Anderson & Oli King (Frensham Pond) in 9634 took the gun in Race 1 from Alex Philpott & Megan Ferguson (Frensham Pond) in 9390 and Sam Yale & Lottie Passmore (Waldringfield) in 9369. Race 2 saw victory go to Sam & Lottie, with Katie Weatherall & William Hurd-Wood (Parkstone) in 9601, second and Katherine Selfe & Matthew Jayasekara (Stone) in 7280, third.
Cadet World Championships and Promotional Regatta - Final Report Krzysztof Malecki & Mikolaj Mickiewicz (POL 9734) are this year’s Cadet Class World Champions. Their final tally of 14 points included six firsts, a second and two thirds. Runners-up were Anton & Julian Sasson (AUS 5509) on 39 points with fellow Australians Alec & Samantha Bailey third with 57 points. Top placed British team were Katie Barr & Scarlett Anderson (GBR 8435) in fifth place, with Henry Mills & Robert Keen (GBR 8845) one place behind in sixth. Max & Francesca Ingall (GBR 8855) were 15th, Abigail Croft & Alex Page (GBR 8363), 21st, Ben Binmore & Martha Jones (GBR 8440), 25th, Louise Latham & Aaron Chadwick (GBR 9635), 51st and Oliver & William Palierakis (GBR 7495), 56th. No racing was possible on the final day due to a lack of wind. The Race Officer kept the boats on the water until the last possible moment, but to no avail. This was particularly disappointing for Andrew Smith & Jack Collings (GBR 9243) who were lying second overnight in the Promotional Event. With only the last day’s race to be sailed, Andrew & Jack were level with Emil Sawicki & Jakub Niekowal (POL 9848) on not only points, but also with the same number of victories. However, Emil & Jakub had two seconds to Andrew & Jack’s one. Five GBR teams finished in the top ten. Mary Henderson & Annie Sibthorp (GBR 8561) were fourth, Nicholas Sutton & Charlie Barr (GBR 8844), eighth, Alex & Lucy Corby (GBR 9000), ninth and Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne (GBR 7274), tenth. Full Results can be found at http://www.cadet-2010.pl/results.
Please note that the results for races 8 to 11 are on the line below the results for races 1 to 7.
Cadet World Championships and Promotional Regatta - Day 4
Krzysztof Malecki & Mikolaj Mickiewicz (POL 9734) continue to dominate the 2010 Cadet World Championships in Puck, Poland. With 9 of the 12 race series completed, they are counting 5 firsts, 1 second and 1 third place. 16 points behind are Anton & Julian Sasson (AUS 5509), with Alec & Samantha Bailey (AUS 9778) third on 50 points.Race 8 saw Joris Waller & Alexander Braat (NED 9181) leading at the gybe mark from Aron Bagyo & Luckas Polgar (HUN 9557) and Ian Lee & Alex Brzoska (AUS 4109). Alfonso Bauza de Mirabo & Luis Irisarri (ESP 9652) and Marc Vallespir & Francisco Nunez (ESP 9716) made most of the second beat to close on the leader, but they in turn were overtaken by event leaders Krzysztof & Mikolaj who finished second behind Joris & Alexander. Third place was taken by Aron & Luckas. Katie Barr & Scarlett Anderson (GBR 8435) finished 14th with Ben Binmore & Martha Jones (GBR 8440), 21st.Krzysztof & Mikolaj took the gun in Race 9 from Anton & Julian, with Jackie Stokes & Katie Mullins (AUS 9530) third. Max & Francesca Ingall (GBR 8855) achieved their best result of the week finishing in 8th place, with Henry Mills & Robert Keen (GBR 8845) 18th.Competition in the Promotional Regatta remains tight with Emil Sawicki & Jakob Niekowal (POL 9848) leading Andrew Smith & Jack Collings (GBR 9243) both on 15 points, with Emil & Jakob ahead on races won. Mary Henderson & Annie Sibthorp (GBR 8561) lie 5th, Alex & Lucy Corby (GBR 9000), 7th and Nick Sutton & Charlie Barr (GBR 8844), 9th.Full Results can be found at http://www.cadet-2010.pl/results
Cadet World Championships and Promotional Regatta – Mid-week Report
After a disappointing start to the 2010 World Championships in Puck, Poland, the second and third days have seen significant improvements in the achievements of GBR teams. The event continues to be dominated by Krzysztof Malecki & Mikolaj Mickiewicz (POL 9734) with 21.7 points including four bullets and a third. Australians Anton & Julian Sasson (AUS 5509) and Ella Connor & Hannah Chadwick (AUS 9699) lie second and third with 31 points and 53 points respectively.The GBR surge started with the first race on Monday. Abigail Croft & Alex Page (GBR 8363), who were the highest ranked GBR boat after the first day, took sixth place, with Katie Barr & Scarlett Anderson (GBR 8435) tenth. Katie & Scarlett did even better in the second race, taking fifth, with Henry Mills & Robert Keen (GBR 8845) one place behind.Tuesday saw three races sailed. Katie & Scarlett took their improving streak to higher levels taking the runners-up spot in the first race. Henry & Robert were fifth, Abigail & Alex 15th and Max & Francesca Ingall (GBR 8855) 17th. The next race saw two British teams taking podium places, with Ben Binmore & Martha Jones (GBR 8440) second and Henry & Robert third. Katie & Scarlett were seventh and Max & Francesca 11th. The final race produced a 12th place for Ben & Martha and a 16th for Henry & Robert.With three bullets apiece, Andrew Smith & Jack Collings (GBR 9243) hold a one point lead in the Promotional Regatta over Emil Sawicki & Jakub Niekowal (POL 9848). Agata Tomaszewska & Alicja Szczepariska (POL 9607) lie third. A number of other GBR teams have achieved good finishes in the 70-strong fleet. Race 6 produced a GBR 1-2 with Alex & Lucy Corby (GBR 9000) taking the gun from Nicholas Sutton & Charlie Barr (GBR 8844). Nick & Charlie also scored a fifth in Race 5 in-between third-placed Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne (GBR 7274) and eighth-placed Amir & Aliya Jannaty (GBR 9319). Mary Henderson & Annie Sibthorp (GBR 8561) were third in Race 3 and fifth in Race 4. Jack Wilson & Max Crowe were third in Race 4.With seven races completed in both the World Championships and Promotional Regatta, we have a scheduled lay day. It is raining heavily!Full Results can be found at http://www.cadet-2010.pl/resultsPhotographs can be found at http://www.cadet-2010.pl/photo-gallery
Cadet World Championships and Promotional Regatta – Day 1153 teams have gathered in Puck, Poland for the 2010 Cadet Class World Championships and Promotional Regatta. 82 teams from Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, the Ukraine and the host country are competing in the World Championships with a further 71 teams entered in the Promotional Regatta.Polish and Australian teams dominated Race 1 of the World Championships. Ella Connor & Hannah Chadwick (AUS 9699) led at the windward followed by Alec & Samantha Bailey (AUS 9778),Krzysztof Malecki & Mikolaj Mickiewicz (POL 9734), Anton & Julian Sasson (AUS 5509), Maciej Kaminski & Lukasz Kowalewski (POL 9755) and Isabella Say & Ben Brill (AUS 9529). Krzysztof & Mikolaj had moved ahead of Alec & Samantha by the gybe mark and top three remained unchanged for the following three legs. The Australian and Polish boats had opened up a considerable gap by the third windward mark, with Krzysztof & Mikolaj making the best of the head-to head duel with Ella & Hannah over the final two legs to take victory. Anton & Julian were third. Abigail Croft & Alex Page (GBR 8363) were the best placed GBR boat in 17th.Race 2 got away at the second attempt under the Zulu Flag. Anton & Julian (AUS 5509) led at the windward from Jordi Dodd & Biel Munar (ESP 8777) and these two had opened up a useful lead over the rest of the fleet by the leeward mark, with Mate Bors & Balazs Horvath (HUN 9769) in third, followed by David Henkel & Lia-Marie Sturm (GER 9813), Johana Koranova & Sara Tkadlecova (CZE 9470) and Christian Diego Duhlalde & Lino Spaghi (ARG 9478). Jordi & Biel had taken the lead by the third windward, but on the final beat Krzysztof & Mikolaj (POL 9734), who been seventh at the first windward, attacked the leaders and scored their second bullet of the day. Abigail & Alex were again the best placed GBR boat in 10th.World Championship Overnight Positions1st Krzysztof Malecki & Mikolaj Mickiewicz (POL 9734) 2 pts2nd Anton & Julian Sasson (AUS 5509) 6 pts3rd Ella Connor & Hannah Chadwick (AUS 9699) 11 ptsGBR placings; 12th Abigail Croft & Alex Page (GBR 8363) 27 pts; 19th Max & Francesca Ingall (GBR 8855) 43 pts; 20th Ben Binmore & Martha Jones (GBR 8440) 45 pts; 27th Katie Barr & Scarlett Anderson 58 pts; 30th Henry Mills & Robert Keen (GBR 8845) 63 pts; 35th Louise Latham & Aaron Chadwick 74 pts; 60th Oliver & William Palierakis (GBR 7495) 114 pts.GBR teams enjoyed better fortunes in the Promotional Regatta. Race 1 was dominated from the first windward by Emil Sawicki & Jakob Niekowal (POL 9848) who won by a useful margin. Tuche Ana & Laura Rivas (ESP 9588) and Andrew Smith & Jack Collings (GBR 9243) enjoyed a good tussle for second until Agata Tomaszewska & Alicja Szczepariska (POL 9607) swept past them on the second beat. Andrew & Jack took third place.Race 2 saw Andrew & Jack lead off the pin-end of the line, only to be caught at the leeward by Emil & Jakob, who went on to score their second bullet of the day. Mary Henderson & Annie Sibthorp (GBR 8561) took second place having closely tracked the leaders throughout the race. Andrew & Jack again took third.Promotional Regatta Overnight Positions1st Emil Sawicki & Jakob Niekowal (POL 9848) 2 pts2nd Andrew Smith & Jack Collings (GBR 9243) 6 pts3rd Agata Tomaszewska & Alicja Szczepariska (POL 9607) 7 ptsFull results can be found at http://www.cadet-2010.pl/resultsPhotographs can be found at http://www.cadet-2010.pl/photo-gallery
Thorpe Bay Open Report 10th/11th July 2010 by Howard WarringtonWe held our first open at Thorpe Bay for some years on 10th/11th July 2010. We were very keen to see the event well supported as a new or “resurrected” fleet and demonstrate to TBYC what Cadet racing is all about and hopefully encourage more of our members to the fold.Various clashes with other events and with some boats already on their way to Poland for the World Championships reduced the anticipated turn out we had hoped for but we still mustered 14 boats with 5 from Thorpe Bay and visitors from Stone, Fishers Green and Royal Burnham. So a very big thank you to all our visitors for supporting the event.We also shared the Open Weekend with the Lark Fleet who were great fun to be with and very supportive of the Cadets. They asked for a Cadet V Lark Rounders match which was hugely popular and great fun in the last warmth of the beautiful Saturday that we had.The event started with a freshening sea breeze that we often see at Thorpe Bay, which built from around 10 kts to 16 kts as the day progressed. Race 1 was won by GBR Team representatives; Max and Francesca Ingall from Fishers Green, sailing their reserve boat Chase the Ace. 2nd were Lucy and Lainey Terkelsen from Stone S C in 8571 Blu Calula. 3rd was Hattie Ayre and Johnny Van Ingen from Stone in 8420 Tantrum. Race 2 saw Max and Francesca taking the bullet again but this time Alex and Lucy Corby also from Fishers Green in 9000 White Stuff taking 2nd and Thorpe Bay’s Alex Warrington and Teddy Elmore in 9636 Trigger’s Broom in 3rd. In the final race of the day the first 2 places remained the same with Hattie and Johnny coming home in 3rd.Day 2 dawned with a 16 kt South Westerly which looked set for the day. Racing got underway with a long beat towards the famous Southend Pier head. Again the Fishers Green boats of Ingall and Corby held their momentum with another one, two, with the Terkelsen sisters fighting their way into 3rd place. Race 5 saw our great breeze die away for a time but the “Fishers Green 4” maintained their rankings but with home boys George and Ben Warrington in 9029 Freestyle, playing a safe “up-the-middle” last beat, managed to snatch 3rd place. Thankfully the breeze returned to its former glory so the final race started with Alex Warrington and Teddy Elmore, putting in a port flier, took an early lead but being hounded down by Alex and Lucy Corby, who caught them on the 2nd beat and ruining the Ingall duo’s clean sweep who then took 2nd place on the last few tacks to the finish.Final Standings and prizes went to:1st 8855 Max and Francesca Ingall – Fishers Green SC2nd 9000 Alex and Lucy Corby – Fishers Green SC / King George SC3rd 8571 Lucy and Lainey Terkelsen – Stone SC4th 8420 Hattie Ayre and Jonathan Van Ingen – Stone SC
2010 Parkstone Open 10th/11th July 201020 travellers from Draycote Water, Exe, Frensham Pond, Royal Lymington, Royal Torbay, Salcombe and South Cerney joined eight local teams at this year’s Parkstone Open. Traditionally a September meeting, but moved to accommodate the RYA National Junior Squad qualifier event, entries were affected because a number of boats were already on their way to Poland for this year’s World Championships. Racing took place in the “top triangle” of Poole Harbour using a triangle-sausage-sausage course. Photographs of the event taken by Milke Millard can be found here and by D
ave Harding here.A F2 gusting F3 shifty south-westerly prevailed throughout Saturday. Race 1 started at the second attempt under a Black Flag . Charlie Whyte & Isobel Spiers from Frensham Pond in 8333 Sizzerin’ Hot caught the Race Officer’s eye with a superbly timed port-end flier which saw them 3rd at the windward mark behind fellow Frensham Pond sailors Matthew & Ben Shorrock in 8352 Master Mariner and Parkstone’s Matthew Currell & Theo Smith in 8997 Executrix. Matt & Theo took the lead on the run to the leeward mark and held off the challenge of Royal Lymington/Frensham Pond’s Andrew Smith & Rory Burdock in 9243 Blue String Pudding to take the gun. Amir & Aliya Jannaty from South Cerney were third in 9319, followed home by Michael Horne & Ollie King in 9013 Purple Ronnie from Frensham Pond, Ole Alcock & Guy Pullen from Parkstone in 9031 C’est La Vie and Will Reid & Daniel Stacey also from Parkstone in 9576 In Too Deep.Race 2 saw Amir & Aliya open up a useful lead over Royal Torbay’s Alice Rumbelow & Jemima Crossland in 7632 Black Mariah, which they maintained for the first lap. The second beat saw Andrew & Rory move up into second, followed by Frensham Pond’s Ben Hazeldine & George Bridge in 8364 Fluke and Royal Lymington’s James & Henry Marsh in 9240 Nitro. Andrew & Rory went one further to take victory from Amir & Aliya with Alice & Jemima recovering well to take third.The ebbing tide featured strongly in Race 3. Martha Haslam & Aqil Jannaty from South Cerney in 8291 Aslan led at the windward from James & Henry, Andrew & Rory and Mary Henderson & Jim Brooker from Salcombe/Frensham Pond in 8371 White Spirit. Mary & Jim led at the leeward and held off the challenge of Andrew & Rory to take the gun, with James & Henry third and Martha & Aqil fourth. Fickle, shifty winds, when combined with the tide, produced challenging conditions for Sunday’s races. Matthew & Ben Shorrock took victory in Race 4 from Mary & Jim, Michael & Ollie and Matt & Theo. Race 5 saw Matt & Theo take their second bullet, with Mary & Jim again second and Andrew & Rory third. Going into the final race, Andrew & Rory held a five point lead over Matt & Theo, who were in turn one point ahead of Mary & Jim. Andrew & Rory opened up a useful gap over the fleet which they extended as the race progressed to score their second bullet, followed home by Mary & Jim and Matt & Theo.The results may be accessed here
Flanders Regatta 2010 - Final Report by Gerard PayneAll six GBR boats finished in the top 11 in a strong field that included most of the Belgian and Dutch world team boats due to compete in Poland at the end of July, making this a very successful event.Tuesday's winds were light and shifty with a strengthening tidal stream, and after more than seven hours on the water the three scheduled Cadet races were run. There was a lengthy delay between the first and second race as the start line was reset (the Cadets also had to wait for Optimists to start, and they had a number of recalls). Nonetheless it was an excellent day for GBR boats with a first place for Henry Mills & Robert Keen in GBR 8845 and third for Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne sailing GBR 7274 in Race 8, a third place for Oliver & William Palierakis in 9005 in Race 9 and a first for Caroline & Jacob and third for Henry & Robert in Race 10. With just one race scheduled to complete the series, Wednesday began like the two previous days with a light wind of 4-6 knots and an overcast sky. With both the wind and tide pushing the fleet back from the start line, there was a report from the Optimist fleet of a heavy bias to the right, clearly something the Cadets had noticed when they all lined up at the committee boat end. However in a skilful move Louise Latham & Aaron Chadwick (GBR 9635) and a single Belgian boat rounded the committee boat before the gun and slipped back over the line to a flying start – ‘great move Louise’, said coach Adam Bowers from our watching rib. Soon BEL 8334 took a commanding lead and rounded the windward mark first, with all GBR boats in the top 11, led by Abigail Croft & Alex Page in 8363 third. By the second mark BEL 9739 had staged a remarkably comeback to take second place, with Caroline & Jacob in fourth, Abigail & Alex in fifth and Oliver & William in eighth. However, leg of the day went to Louise & Aaron who carved through the fleet between marks two and three, overtaking at least seven boats. The final beat to the finish was both long and difficult with shifting wind and an erratic tidal flow. Most of the Belgian boats took the left side, sailing close to the beach at times while most GBR boats sailed straight for the line. This paid dividends for Caroline & Jacob, who finished fourth, followed by Abigail & Alex in fifth.Top six places;1st BEL 8909 Toon de Munck & Eline Spitteals 19pts2nd BEL 9739 Tom Alleman & Joke Lakiere 24pts3rd NED 8334 Lotte Wijnbergh & Huug Wischut 32pts4th GBR 7272 Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne 33pts5th GBR 8363 Abigail Croft & Alex Page 38pts6th GBR 8845 Henry Mills & Robert Keen 45ptsOther GBR places: 9th GBR 9005 Oliver & William Palierakis 80pts, 10th GBR 8910 Joseph Butterworth & Arthur Brown 80pts, 11th GBR 9635 Louise Latham & Aaron Chadwick 82pts.
Flanders Regatta 2010 Day Three by Gerard PayneDay three started off unexpectedly overcast. The tide was nearing its lowest point prior to race one and ready to turn, and the stream would certainly affect the strategy of the GBR sailors. The first race started with a surprise OCS for overnight leaders BEL 9379 Tom Alleman & Joke Lakiere. BEL 8909 Toon de Munck & Eline Spitteals made the windward mark followed by Henry Mills & Robert Keen in GBR 8845 and Louise Latham & Aaron Chadwick in GBR 9635. Abigail Croft & Alex Page in GBR 8363 were seventh with Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne in GBR 7274 one place behind. Joe Butterworth & Arthur Brown in 8910 were 13th and Oliver & William Palierakis 18th. By the third mark, NED 8334 Lotte Wijnbergh & Huug Wilschut had taken the lead with Tom & Joke staging a remarkable comeback to finish a very respectable fourth. Henry & Robert sailed a good tactical race to come in ahead of them in third, Caroline & Jacob followed in sixth, Abigail & Alex seventh and Louise & Aaron eighth.The second race started with the tide now turned, and this was to play a critical role, though the full effects of the strong current had yet to be felt. Caroline & Jacob had an outstanding race to finish second. The third race was a classic wind against tide, which created a minor chop. Approaching the finish line the two leading Belgian boats favoured the left side, which proved a winning decision, with a bunch of GBR boats staging a minor battle in the centre. However Caroline & Jacob took a line far on the right which, following a wind shift, paid off, and they finished third, followed by Henry & Robert in fourth and Louise & Aaron in fifth. Leaders after seven races, with one discard 1st BEL 8909 Toon de Munck & Eline Spitteals 10pts 2nd BEL 9739 Tom Alleman & Joke Lakiere 14pts 3rd NED 8334 Lotte Wijnbergh & Huug Wilschut 27pts
GBR positions: 4th Abigail Croft & Alex Page 29pts; 5th Henry Mills & Robert Keen 29pts; 6th Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne 31pts; 8th Louise Latham & Aaron Chadwick 54pts; 12th Joseph Butterworth & Arthur Brown 62pts; 14th Oliver and William Palierakis 68pts.Click here for more photos.
Flanders Regatta 2010 Day Two by Ian LathamThe first full day of sailing began with sunny skies, slight winds, moderate waves and a tide running against the wind. By the third race, the wind and tide had strengthened very significantly and the waves memorable - exactly the conditions that attract GBR Cadets to Flanders Regatta.All the GBR boats started well in the first race, spread across the course, with Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne in 7274 setting off left and Joe Butterworth & Arthur Brown in 8910, right. But as in Saturday's race it was local sailors Tom Alleman & Joke Lakiere in BEL 9739 who rounded the windward mark first with Abigail Croft & Alex Page third in 8363. Most of the GBR boats found themselves in dirty air and fell back on the reach, allowing Belgian boats to come through, taking the first four places, with Henry Mills & Robert Keen in 8845 competing well to take sixth. The second race was against a stronger tide and complicated by significant shifts first to the left and then to the right on the first beat. GBR boats were beginning to contend with the conditions, with Oliver & William Palierakis in 9005 fourth around the windward mark and the rest around mid-fleet. Climbing through the field, Henry & Robert sailed brilliantly to take second, with Caroline & Jacob fourth. The strengthening winds in race three brought out the best in the GBR sailors, with all boats rounding the first mark in the top ten places. Although Abi & Alex were in contention for line honours, in the end they couldn't make ground on the lead Netherlands boat, but stormed through in second, wiith Caroline & Jacob third, just ahead of Louise Latham & Aaron Chadwick in fifth. Henry & Robert were seventh, Joe & Arthur ninth and Oliver & William 10th.Click here for a small selection of photographsPosition after 4 races (1 Discard)1st BEL 9739 Tom Alleman & Joke Lakiere 5 pts2nd BEL 8909 Toon De Munck & Eline Spitteals 6 pts3rd GBR 8363 Abigail Croft & Alex Page 9 ptsOther GBR: 5th 8845 Henry Mills & Robert Keen 15 pts; 7th 7274 Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne 20 pts; 9th Joe Butterworth & Arthur Brown 26 pts; 10th Louise Latham & Aaron Chadwick 26 pts; 12th Oliver & William Palierakis 31 pts.
Flanders Regatta 2010 Day One by Peter Mills Six GBR Cadets are participating in the 2010 Flanders Regatta, highlight of the Belgian youth sailing calendar, against sailors from the Netherlands and the host country. Following the morning's opening ceremony, RYA National Cadet Class coach Adam Bowers towed the boats along the Nieuwpoort channel out to sea for the scheduled 3pm start. The torrential overnight rain had fortunately passed and cooler, calmer conditions were expected. The onshore breeze of about 10 knots died as the boats reached the start area, but some 30 minutes later the wind picked up with some rain in tow and the race started. Tom Allemen & Joke Lakiere sailing BEL 9739 took a pin-end flier and led from start to finish. Abigail Croft & Alex Page in 8363 were third at the windward, followed by Henry Mills & Robert Keen in 8845, Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne in 7274 and Joe Butterworth & Arthur Brown in 8910. By the finish line all GBR boats were in the top 13 in the field of 23:
Placings after 1 race
1st BEL 9739 Tom Alleman & Joke Lakiere
2nd GBR 8363 Abigail Croft & Alex Page
3rd NED 8334 Lottie Wijnbergh & Huug Wilschut
Other GBR: 5th 8910 Joe Butterworth & Arthur Brown; 7th 8845 Henry Mills & Robert Keen; 10th 9635 Louise Latham & Aaron Chadwick; 12th 7274 Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne; 13th 9005 Oliver & William Palierakis.
July Preview
July is the month when school holidays in the UK and mainland Europe coincide, providing opportunities for international competition.
The principal event is the World Championships in Puck, Poland from 22nd to 31st July 2010. 75 teams have entered from Australia, Argentina, Belarus, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Russia, the Ukraine, the UK and the host country. A further 69 teams have entered the Promotional Regatta which runs over the same period.
The Flanders Youth Regatta is already underway, which its multi-class entries. Six GBR teams have travelled the short distance to the Belgian coast where they will join 19 entries from Belgium and the Netherlands. The GBR entries include World Team members Abigail Croft & Alex Page, Louise Latham & Aaron Chadwick, Henry Mills & Robert Keen and Oliver & William Palierakis, together with Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne and Joe Butterworth & Arthur Brown. Adam Bowers, RYA National Cadet Coach will be providing training and the competitors are grateful to the RYA for their support. Tough competition is expected over the five days of racing. Six teams from the Belgian entry for this year’s Worlds have entered, together with three members of the Dutch team.
Mid-month sees two Open Meetings. The Parkstone Open is traditionally held in September, but has been moved to the weekend of the 10th/11th July because of a clash with Zone Squad selection events. Parkstone is traditionally a popular event on the Cadet circuit and this year forms the fifth round of the inaugural Southern Traveller Series, which comprises meetings at two inland and four coastal clubs.
The same weekend formally marks the return of the Cadet Class to Thorpe Bay Yacht Club after a gap of many years. Six races are scheduled over the two days of the Open Meeting. This event forms the third round of the Mailspeed Marine Eastern Area Series, the other meetings being Corinthian Otters, Waldringfield, Stone and Fishers Green.
World Team at Grafham by Ian & Louise Latham ‘We’ve been concentrating on the big picture - getting both the helms and crews to get their heads out of the boats’, says the RYA’s Cadet world team coach Adam Bowers. After two weekends of intense training at Grafham, the 2010 squad came off the just water in time to watch the England football team crack under German pressure - ‘learning to cope with stressful situations is so important for sailors at this level too’, says Bowers.
‘Our focus at Grafham has been on getting the basic processes in place so we can grasp the opportunities to achieve the best possible outcome. The weather here has been shifty and unsettled, and we’ve put a lot of work into understanding the mechanisms of shift, as well as creative starting and recognising clean air’, says Bowers. Indeed some dramatic wind shifts over the four days of training showed the sailors how important it is not to over-commit, when shifts in the practice races led to a complete reversal of positions in a single leg.
The Cadet squad that will represent GBR in July's World Championships at Puck in Poland comprises seven boats: Katie Barr and Scarlett Anderson, Ben Binmore and Martha Jones, Abigail Croft and Alex Page, Max and Francesca Ingall, Louise Latham and Aaron Chadwick, Henry Mills and Robert Keen, Oliver and William Palierakis, and reserves Andrew Smith and Jack Collings. The team was chosen following their results at testing indicators at Rutland, Torbay and Weymouth.
Behind the scenes parents, coordinated by Peter Mills, have been busy planning the team back-up, from RIB support to kit, with a plethora of emails filling inboxes in the great shorts debate.
In Poland, the team will face competition from entries from Argentina and Australia as well as countries closer to home including Belgium, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Netherlands, Russia and the host country. In addition to the world team, over 20 GBR boats are expected to participate in the Promotional event.
‘We’re keeping an open mind in terms of the conditions we expect in Poland’, says Bowers. ‘We know there’s no current and the waters are shallow and therefore choppy, and there’s low-lying land all around so it’s likely to be shifty. We’ll be sailing to make the best of opportunities.’
Waldringfield Open Meeting sponsored by Anglia Factors - Day 2
Competitors arrived for the second day of the Cadet Open at Waldringfield sponsored by Anglia Factors to find little wind on the River Deben. Frustratingly, the morning’s racing was lost when 30 minutes into Race 5, the entire fleet passed the wrong side of a mark and the N flag was raised.
Lunch was taken early and advantage was taken of high water to set a rectangular course around the island in front of the clubhouse. In the re-sailed Race 5 and following a long beat to windward, Waldringfield sisters Emma & Lulu Knott sailing 8432 Trident rounded the mark in first place from Stone’s Lucy & Lainey Terkelsen in 8571 Blu Calula, with Waldringfield’s Charlie Linsell & Alex Eaton third in 8421 State Of The Art. Emma & Joshua White, again from Waldringfield were fourth in 8414 Kiss, followed by overnight leaders Joe Butterworth & Arthur Brown from Fishers Green in 8910 Natural Mystique. Light winds over an ebbing tide produced few opportunities and the race finished after one circuit with the top five unchanged.
Going into the final race, Emma & Lulu led Joe & Arthur by two points. The Race Officer again set a rectangular course, but with the addition of a final beat to the finish. Charlie & Alex led at the windward from Annabel Fox & Ellie Walton from Draycote Water sailing 7658 Leviathan with Thorpe Bay’s George & Ben Warrington third in 9029 Freestyle. Emma & Lulu held fifth place, three places ahead of Joe & Arthur.
The lead changed hands down the run, with George & Ben heading Annabel & Ellie, with Charlie & Alex back in third and with a useful gap over the following fleet. The lead changed again on the short reach to the leeward mark and Annabel & Ellie took line honours by a safe margin from George & Ben with Charlie & Alex third. Joe & Arthur had made up good ground on Emma & Lulu and by the start of the beat were one place ahead in fourth. However, Emma & Lulu maintained close contact on the final leg to finish one place behind them in fifth.
Cadet Squadron Captain Geoff Harris thanked the Race Officer, Anglia Factors for their sponsorship and all those who had helped with staging the event, which had been preceded by three days of training. Waldringfield Vice-Commodore and former International Cadet Class Chairman,William Suddell presented the following trophies on behalf of the Club:
The Harris Salver for winning the Open Meeting and The Club Tankard for Best Female Helm to Emma & Lulu Knott (8432 Trident)
The Mason Trophy for first U15 to Emma White & Joshua White (8414 Kiss)
The Lookers Trophy for first U14 and the trophy for the Most Improvement since last year to Charlie Linsell & Alex Eaton (8421 State Of The Art)
The Open Trophy for first U13 to Lucy Terkelsen & Lainey Terkelsen (8571 Blu Calula)
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Waldringfield Open Meeting - Day 130 teams have entered this year’s Waldringfield Open, with visitors from Draycote Water, Fishers Green, Stone and Thorpe Bay joining 20 local boats on the delightful River Deben. Six races are scheduled over the two days with a discard cutting in with the fourth race. Four races were held on the first day on the stretch of water immediately downstream of the clubhouse. The fleet launched two hours before high water into a F3 easterly. Race 1 saw Fishers Green pairing Joe Butterworth & Arthur Brown sailing 8910 Natural Mystique first at the windward ahead of local teams Emma & Lulu Knott in 8432 Trident and Mark Yale & Theo Passmore in 9292 I’m A Bullet Too, with Thorpe Bay’s Alex Warrington & Laura Lloyd in 9636 Triggers Broom, fourth. The leaders opened up a useful margin over the rest of the fleet with Mark & Theo briefly leading mid-race before surrendering it to Joe & Arthur, who held off a late challenge from Emma & Lulu to take line honours. Mark & Theo were third, with Waldringfield pairing Faye Gosling & Elsa Cooney in 9041 Cool Runnings fourth, having made their way up the fleet from 12th place.
Race 2 was dominated by local team Charlie Linsell & Alex Eaton sailing 8421 State Of The Art. Their extensive lead from the first beat was almost worn away by Joe & Arthur, who made up five places to finish second. George & Ben Warrington from Thorpe Bay sailing 9029 Freestyle were third, with Faye & Elsa notching up another fourth place.
Two further races followed lunch. The wind was gusting to F4 as the third race got underway and the tide had turned. As the race developed, Alex & Laura, Lucy & Lainey Terkelsen from Stone in 8571 Blu Calula, Joe & Arthur, Emma & Lulu and Hattie Ayre & Jonathan Van Ingen , also from Stone in 8420 Tantrum broke away from the main body of the fleet. A close battle ensued between the leaders with Lucy & Lainey taking first place by a close margin from Alex & Laura, with Emma & Lulu third and Joe & Arthur fourth.
With the river ebbing away, the Race Officer made the maximum possible use of the available water by moving the Committee Boat further downstream. Joe & Arthur lead at the end of the first lap from Waldringfield’s Emma & Joshua White in 8414 Kiss, with Emma & Lulu and Hattie & Jonathan third and fourth respectively. Emma & Lulu made their move on the next beat to take the lead, which they maintained to the finish for their first victory of the day. Joe & Arthur took second, Emma & Joshua, third and Lucy & Lainey, fourth.
Provisional overnight placings
1st 8910 Joe Butterworth & Arthur Brown 5 pts
2nd 8432 Emma Knott & Lulu Knott 6 pts
3rd 8571 Lucy Terkelsen & Lainey Terkelsen 13 pts
4th 9292 Mark Yale & Theo Passmore 13 pts
5th 9029 George Warrington & Ben Warrington 15 pts
6th 8414 Emma White & Joshua White 16 pts
World Team preparation underway
Training has started in earnest for the teams selected to represent GBR at this year’s Cadet World Championships in Puck, Poland from 22nd to 31st July 2010.
This weekend sees the second of two training events at Grafham Water. Some of the teams have entered Flanders Youth Week and further training is scheduled on arrival in Poland. Training is being organised by RYA National Cadet Coach, Adam Bowers and competitors are extremely grateful to the RYA for the considerable support being provided. James Dodd and Max Crowe have stood down as the reserve boat. Their place has been taken by Andrew Smith and Jack Collings from Royal Lymington/Frensham Pond, sailing 9243 Blue String Pudding.
The team has also secured their first commercial sponsor. Award-winning travel insurance specialists InsureandGo, have contributed £1,000 towards team funds and are providing shirts with Cadet class logos to each member. InsureandGo is the UK’s largest direct travel insurer covering over 2 million travellers last year and has also branched out into home, car, breakdown, life and pet insurance.
Waldringfield Open sponsored by Anglia Factors 26th/27th June 2010This weekend's Waldringfield Open forms the second round of this year's Malispeed Marine Eastern Area Series. Alex & Lucy Corby lead the table from Katie Barr & Scarlett Anderson, Molly Brown & Sasha Musto and Joe Butterworth & Arthur Brown.Saturday's briefing is at 10am.
Exe Open Meeting 19th/20th June 2010
A close fought battle between members of this year’s RYA National Junior Squad and RYA South/South-West Zone Squad kept the outcome of this year’s Exe Open Meeting in the balance right up to the final race.
Entries from Parkstone, South Cerney and Royal Torbay joined local crews for a two-day meeting. Six races were scheduled in the mouth of the River Exe using a triangle-sausage-triangle course with a discard kicking in with Race 4. Saturday’s three races were sailed on an ebbing tide with light, shifty winds presenting opportunities for the vigilant. In Race 1, Matt Currell & Theo Smith from Parkstone sailing 8997 Executrix led at the windward mark from Royal Torbay’s Ben Binmore & Martha Jones in 8440 Black Otter and Exe pairing Katie Kinver & Gina Hearth in 8408 Inspiration. Ben & Martha took the lead on the next leg and held on for victory. Matt & Theo were second, with Amir & Aliya Jannaty from South Cerney sailing 9319, third. Race Two again saw Ben & Martha battling it out with Matt & Theo, but a capsize left the former with too much to do in the closing stages. Matt & Theo took line honours, with Ben & Martha second and local brothers James & Chris Turl third in 7627 Vanguard. The third race went to Ben & Martha, with Matt & Theo second and Alice Rumbelow & Jemima Crossland from Royal Torbay third in 7632 Black Mariah.
Sunday’s racing started two hours before high water with crews making their way to the racing area with the benefit of wind off the land and in anticipation of a sea breeze around midday. This all transpired in Race 4 when a significant windshift halfway through the race turned the course upside-down. Matt & Theo made the best of the challenge to win from Ben & Martha with Amir & Aliya third. Alice & Jemima, Amir & Aliya and Matt & Theo all led at some stage during the first triangle of Race 5. By the third windward, Matt & Theo led from James & Chris and Alice & Jemima and these positions were unchanged at the finish. Going into the final race, RYA South/South-West Zone Squad members Matt & Theo led by one point from RYA National Junior Squad members Ben & Martha. Matt & Theo led at the end of the first triangle. Up the second beat Ben & Martha went left and Matt & Theo went right, but to no avail. Matt & Theo were still ahead and extended their lead as the race progressed, with Ben & Martha second and James & Chris third.
Matt & Theo achieved their first victory in an Open Meeting counting four bullets and a second. Ben & Martha were worthy runners-up with two victories and three seconds.
The Exe Open counts as the fourth round of the Southern Traveller Series. Frensham Pond sailors Michael Horne & Ben Crane/Ollie King currently lead from South Cerney’s Amir & Aliya Jannaty.
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Otters Open 19th June 2010 by Kay Tavinor When scheduling an open meeting in June, you expect to be hosting a beautiful balmy sail on the Crouch. NOT TRUE!. The 19th June was grey and blustery with black clouds building passing through with big rainy squalls, with the wind shifting in as the rainstorms passed through and providing some very challenging conditions.
The 17 boats showed that most Cadet sailors are truly fearless and it was a great sight to see most spinnakers coming out of the bag on the downwind legs providing fast and exciting reaches (and a few capsizes too). Although the conditions were not ideal there were mostly huge smiles on the competitors faces. 4 races were completed with the front few places being hotly contested. Finlay Cullender and Harvey Turner were commended for their fighting spirit despite a number of mishaps they ventured on.
However, the consistency of Alex and Lucy Corby meant that they won the event by 1 point from Katie Barr and Scarlett Anderson who also won the first girl and first Otter trophy. Molly Brown and Sasha Musto, who, despite winning 2 races, managed a third place overall one point behind Katie. As well as the very valuable 1930s silver art deco overall first prize trophy, Alex Corby also won the first under 15s helm. Visitors included boats from Fishers Green, Frensham Pond, Royal Burnham, Stone and Thorpe Bay.
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Click here to link to photographs on the water and at the prizegiving.
South Cerney Open Meeting 12th/13th June 2010 Twenty Cadets entered South Cerney’s Open Meeting. Five races were scheduled over two days with a discard kicking in with the fifth race. Eleven visitors from Exe, Frensham Pond, Royal Lymington and Royal Torbay joined nine local crews with final placings counting towards both the Southern Traveller Series and the Ian Craig Trophy.
Three races were completed on Saturday in a shifty breeze which weakened into the afternoon. Race 1 saw Frensham Pond boats finish first and third, split by sailors from Exe. Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne sailing 7274 Wave Rider took the honours from James & Chris Turl in 7627 Vanguard with Matthew & Ben Shorrock third in 8252 Master Mariner.
Two further races followed lunch with victory going to South Cerney boats. Martha Haslam & Katie Ainsworth sailing 8291 Aslan led the fleet home in Race 2 from Frensham Pond sailors Michael Horne & Ben Crane in 9013 Purple Ronnie with Matthew & Ben notching up another third place. Race 3 was won by Rhos Hawes & Lewis Lane in 6977 Izzy Fast. Second place went to James & Henry Marsh from Royal Lymington in 9240 Nitro with Caroline & Jacob third.
Crews awoke on Sunday morning to still airs. Fortunately a breeze filled in by the scheduled start at 10am and steadily strengthened throughout the morning. Overnight leaders Caroline Croft & Jacob Payne consolidated their lead winning Race 4 by a good margin from James & Chris Turl with James & Henry Marsh third. With the trophy secure, Caroline & Jacob went on to take Race 5 from James & Henry with local team Amir Jannaty & Will McMahon third in 9319.
Counting three firsts and a third, Caroline & Jacob were worthy winners by six points from James & Henry, with Rhos & Lewis a further six points behind on 18.
The results can be found here on the Yachts & Yachting website.
Follow this link to see photgraphs taken on Sunday.
June Preview With the completion of the indicator series, interest now turns to open meetings counting towards regional series and school holiday training camps.
Waldingfield kick-off the action with their Half-Term Training which runs from this Wednesday to Friday. Places are still available and details can be found in Chris Green’s e-mail of 3rd May.
South Cerney host their open meeting on the weekend of 12th/13th June. Details can be found further down this page. This meeting is the third leg of both the Ian Craig Trophy series and the Southern Traveller Series.
The following weekend sees two events; the Corinthian Otters meeting on Saturday 19th June and the Exe Open, held over both the Saturday and Sunday. The Corinthian Otters meeting is the first round of this year’s Eastern Area Series. The Exe Open forms the fourth round of the Southern Traveller series.
Waldringfield host their Open Meeting on the weekend of 26th/27th June. This is the second leg of the Eastern Area Series.
Details on all these meetings will be posted to the website as soon as they become available.
World Selector Series 2010Congratulations to the following sailors who have been invited to represent GBR at this year’s World Championships in Puck, Poland. 8363 Abigail Croft and Alex Page (Frensham Pond)
8435 Katie Barr & Scarlett Anderson (Corinthian Otters)
8440 Ben Binmore & Martha Jones (Royal Torbay)
8845 Henry Mills & Robert Keen (Waldringfield)
8855 Max & Francesca Ingall (Fishers Green)
9005 Oliver & William Palierakis (Fishers Green)
9635 Louise Latham & Aaron Chadwick (Fishers Green)
Reserve 9673 James Dodd & Max Crowe (Royal Lymington)
Click here for the Selector Series Results
Weymouth Indicator 29th/30th May 2010Click
here for the report on Saturday's racing
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here for the report on Sunday's racing
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here for the Gold and Silver results.
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here for the Bronze results
Tamesis Open MeetingAndrew Smith and Rory Burdock win Munster Cup
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here for the report and results.
Brothers win Eric Twiname Championships Matthew & Ben Shorrock have won this year's Eric Twiname Championships. James & Chris Turl were runners-up with Will Davis & Jack Collings third.
Click here for the RYA report on Saturday's racing.
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A small selection of photographs can be found by clicking here
Torquay Indicator 1st/2nd May 2010Click
here for the report on Saturday's racing
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Gold and Silver Fleets
Bronze Fleet
Sail Measurement Clarification Simon Flack, April 10 Please click here for information regarding sail measurement clarification from the Class Measurer.
UKNCCA Southern Traveller Series 2010 Chris Green, Apr 10 We are pleased to announce the introduction of a new regional event. The Southern Traveller Series comprises six Open Meetings including two lakes and four coastal venues. The aim of the Series is to encourage sailors to gain experience by attending different Open Meetings. These will be smaller (and possibly less formal) then Indicators and provide useful experience away from their “home” clubs. The Series comprises the Opens at Frensham Pond, Royal Torbay, South Cerney, Exe, Parkstone and Royal Lymington, with the best results from four events to count.
Please click here for the Notice of Series.
Cadet Inland Championships and 1st Indicator at Rutland Water 8th/9th April 2010 Chris Green, Apr 10
Katie Barr and Scarlett Anderson are the UKNCCA Cadet Inland Champions 2010.
For a full list of results for the Gold and Silver fleet please click here For Bronze fleet results click here
Less Measurement Matters! Simon Flack, Apr 10National Measurer Simon Flack has produced some helpful notes on checking your equipment ahead of the racing season. Article
What next after Cadets? David Croft, Apr 10 Dave Croft has written an article on two of the options open to Cadet sailors on leaving the class. Click on the link below for the article and associated photographs.
Into the fast lane! Cadet to 420 
The next morning I set off with the 420 and started our journey up to Rutland. Dad and I were taking the boat up there to meet Rhos and his parents. When we eventually got there, we unhitched the boat and got to work on trying to rig it. Bearing in mind I had never sailed one before, this became quite a task especially as my crew, R
in for lunch and met some of the other 
