SAILING NEWS
News 10
Regatta
weathers
the storm
MENGEHAM Rythe Sailing Club,
Hayling Island, ran another successful
open regatta in Chichester Harbour on
Sunday 15th July 2007 and despite a
weather forecast of thundery showers the
event was well supported by a number of
clubs in the harbour with 84 entries.
The largest fleet single class entry was
the Solos with 14 starters followed by a
fleet of 10 Finns. With a steady breeze
the Race Officer, Rachelle Allsop, set a
long course in the harbour for the nine
separate fleets and only needed to shorten
the course for the slow handicap event.
A club finish line provided some excit-
ing viewing for the spectators now shel-
tering in the club when the predicted
thunderstorm and showers arrived, fortu-
nately towards the end of the races.
RESULTS .
Asymetric Fleet: 1st N Upton-Brown (Musto
Skiff) HISC, 2nd S Maxwell & H Maxwell
(RS800), HISC, 3rd M Brookes & C Wright
(Laser 4000) HISC
Flying Fifteen: 1st P Bannister & S
Bannister HISC, 2nd C Apthorp & A Simpson
HISC, 3rd A Jameson & J Grant HISC
Fast Handicap Fleet: 1st M Dawe, P
Carpenter & G Lamb (RS Elite) HISC, 2nd
M Tong, P Wareham & J Wareham (RS
Elite) HISC, 3rd J Hill, P Noble & N Gorringe
(RS Elite) HISC, 4th J Reese & D
Mountifield (Merlin Rocket ) HISC
Finn: 1st G Macdonald MRSC, 2nd N
Robinson MRSC, 3rd J Tremlett MRSC
Medium Handicap: 1st K Partington & F
Roberts (RS200) HISC, 2nd J Smith (
Laser), S Townsend (420) ESC
Laser Radial: 1st R Palmer HISC, 2nd I
Barnett MRSC, 3rd T Price MRSC
Solo: 1st N Rawlings HISC, 2nd T Catchpole
HISC, 3rd K Tomlins HISC, 4th D Moseley
HISC
RS Feva: 1st J Tate & H Barrie MRSC
Slow Handicap Fleet: 1st A Pearson (Gull)
MRSC, 2nd L Noble (Topper) MRSC DARK SKIES: Sailors approach the finishing line as the forecast storm arrives Picture: Rod Till
Medway marvels
THE Medway Dinghy Regatta, hosted and PRIZE Vettergreen/Janice (Laser 2000), Jo Wicken
organised by Wilsonian Sailing Club on GUYS: (Laser Radial) and Jayne Lambert/Paul
behalf of the Medway Yachting Association Trophy Thorpe (Laser 2000) started correctly and
was held over the weekend 14th & 15th July. winners finished in this order. Lamprell won in the
There was an excellent entry of 88 boats, from the afternoon with Vettergreen/Smith second
with 39 visitors representing 15 sailing clubs. Medway again. All the fleet ran out of time in race 3,
The event was sponsored by MTS
Dinghy
so with three races to count the four were
Cleaning Services and Laser UK and incor-
Regatta
ensured of securing the top four places. In the
porated the Pacer Nationals, and open meet- final race Lamprell was beaten by
ings for the 3000 and the Laser Vortex. Vettergreen/Smith for first and second prizes
Four races were scheduled, two on each respectively, Lambert/Thorpe with a 9th and
day, with three to count and with a Barbeque 7th were third. Tony Hunt/David Bourne
/Disco on Saturday evening. won all three races for victory in the 3000
A blustery southwesterly gusting to 20 class event, with David Fenech/Alison
knots gave demanding conditions for the Williams securing runners-up spot with a
opening race. In contrast the wind backed to couple of seconds and a third.
a light fluky easterly overnight making the Other results:
beat against the tide a tedious process and
came out on top with four pole positions, he with ease, finishing six minutes ahead of sec-
Wayfarers: 1st 1759 Roger Gibbs/Matthew
many boats failed to finish within the two-
Claridge (Medway YC) 7pts 2nd 10201Brian
won the first race by just one second over ond placed Neil Spinks, but a dip in race 2
Lamb/John Player (Wilsonian SC) 8pts 3rd 9812
hour time limit. However an unexpected
Allen, he led the fleet in races 2 and 3 for allowed Mike Gower to win with Spink sec- John Goudie/Susan Raiser (Wilsonian SC) 9pts
force 3 to 4 sprung up for the final race and
comfortable victories, was challenged by ond and Ben Rayner third. Family commit-
Miracles: 1st 206 Colin/Maureen Lown
this gave the best conditions of the weekend,
Andrew Pickrell/Jonathan White (RS 800) in ments prevented Harris from sailing on
(Wilsonian SC) 3pts 2nd 3795 David/Jackie
so everyone who had stayed could go home
Hudson (Wilsonian SC). Pacers: 1st 2302 Mike
the final race before registering another win, Sunday. None finished in the third race but
rejuvenated.
Warwicket/Kate Fitzsimmons (Bough Beech SC)
while Allen added a fifth to a couple of sec- Spink sealed victory with a win in the final
3pts 2nd 1700 Bill/Laura Banks (Bough Beech
The International Canoe aces Mark
onds for overall runners-up spot. race, with Gower second and Rayner third.
SC) 8pts 3rd 2299 Russell/Aaron Knottley
Goodchild and Simon Allen as usual domi-
Foxwell/Packman had a 2nd, 3rd and 5th to There was confusion over the postpone-
(Bough Beech SC) 10pts. Toppers: 1st 22418
nated the fast handicap, though Ian
count to secure third on aggregate and ment of the medium handicap fleet in race 1
Stephanie Wicken (Wilsonian SC) 3pts
Foxwell/Hannah Packman (29ER) tried to
2nd 41358 Daniel Redrupp (Broxbourne SC)
In the Laser vortex fleet, Phil Harris mas- and fourteen boats started prematurely.
8pts 3rd 31728 Leigh Rees-Reynolds
spoil their campaign. Goodchild eventually
tered the conditions well to win the first race However, Neil Lamprell (Phantom), David (Broxbourne SC) 12pts
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