X

Result Details

Event name: ITCAgbr Northern Winter Regatta
Date: 21 March 2009
Type: Championship
Club: Bassenthwaite Sailing Club
Classtype:Topper , see more results

Close Topper Racing at Bass
©Tim Yates
85 competitors made their way to the North Lake District venue of Bassenthwaite Sailing club on Saturday 21st March to take part in the northern of the 2 ITCA-GBR organised Topper Winter Regatta events for 2009. The competitors were met with a mirror still lake, fog rolling off the nearby mountains and a mixture of cooking bacon aromas from the club galley and the many motorhomes that had formed a village in the club grounds.

 

There was an inevitable delay to the planned noon start for the 3 races on Saturday due to the lack of wind, Peter Baldwin, PRO for the event, was waiting for the forecast wind to arrive whilst the sailors socialised on shore. After a postponement, the fleet was launched to cross the lake in a firm F3 wind, there remained the risk of fog which loomed in the surrounding hillsides. As the race sequence for race 1 got underway the more inexperienced among the fleet had an opportunity to try out their starting technique on an 80+ boat startline as it took 4 attempts & the black flag to get the race underway.

 


Close Topper Racing at Bass
©Tim Yates
Race 1 was dominated by the girls with Felicity Foulds taking the win from Anna Ackroyd (shame about that chipped nail Anna!) and West Zone sailor Lucy Yeates. Race 2 started in similar wind conditions but the chaps fought back with Andrew Bridgman taking the win from Michael Beckett ahead of Felicity. The Black Flag caught its first casualty as Anna was deemed to have strayed on to the wrong side of the startline during the start sequence. There was a change of conditions for race 3 as the sun came out, the wind changed direction which necessitated an adjustment to all the marks. The wind grew in strength to F4 and from the start Felicity took a commanding lead that she held to the finish from Andrew Bridgman and James Asquith. The fleet sailed in for a well earned rest prior to the planned 10am start on the following day.

 

Sunday dawned with grey clouds and wind, gone was the fog threat of the previous day. Race 4 got underway close to the planned start time in the strongest wind of the weekend. The topper of Megan Adams was seen returning just after launching with a bailer malfunction, her pit crew of 5 or 6 soon had a replacement fitted and in true Formula1 fashion she was on her way & made the start. A steady Force 5 was being recorded on the committee boat with gusts in excess of 20 knots being recorded on the race course, during the course of Race 4 this breeze fell back to F4/F3 where it remained for the rest of the day.

Felicity started Sunday where she finished Saturday, winning Race 4 then managing 2nd & 3rd in the final races to win the whole event by a comfortable margin. Henry Wetherell took the remaining 2 wins of the day but this was not sufficient to get onto the final podium as Michael Beckett and Andrew Bridgman had performed with sufficient consistency for the 2 days to edge ahead at the gun. A highlight of the day to the watching parents & supporters was the cunning & wonderfully executed port end flyer by Lewis Kneale in Race 5, Lewis admitted afterwards to bottling it a little & not quite crossing the whole of the fleet but it will undoubtedly remain in his memory for some time. Prizes were awarded down to 15th position, additionally Dan Venables was awarded the prize for first U13, Joe Henderson was 1st U12, Lewis Tyson was 1st Bassenthwaite sailor, James Williams came 1st 4.2 rig and Rory Humphries earned the endeavour prize.

It was a great benefit that flights were not required as the single mass start for each race meant that a minimum time was spent between races, all the planned 6 races were completed. The cool, varying, shifty breeze with gusts proved a good test for all the competitors, the predominantly westerly breeze being fed off the Irish Sea caused many changes in position throughout the fleet, each position being fought for with supreme effort. Many of the less experienced sailors suffered spills which will, in time, add to their skills – all came off the water smiling, perhaps a little hungry but most of all hungry for more competition.

A big thank-you to Bassenthwaite Sailing Club for organising a fantastic event, great food, great camping, a beautiful setting and even an ice-cream van in the dinghy park on Saturday afternoon, a relaxing atmosphere that the parents in particular made the most of.

Rank SailNo Helm Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Nett
1 504 Felicity FOULDS Norfolk Broads Yacht Club 1.0 (3.0) 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 8.0
2 299 Michael BECKETT Solva Rowing & Water Sports Club (17.0) 2.0 5.0 2.0 5.0 2.0 16.0
3 55 Andrew BRIDGMAN Blithfield 4.0 1.0 2.0 (14.0) 8.0 5.0 20.0
4 233 Henry WETHERELL Beaver Sailing Club 9.0 (13.0) 12.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 28.0
5 306 Andrew MCGOWAN Helensburgh SC / CCC 5.0 5.0 9.0 (17.0) 6.0 9.0 34.0
6 201 Sam KNIGHT Bartley (21.0) 4.0 8.0 15.0 7.0 4.0 38.0
7 40 Anna ACKROYD Norfolk Broads Yacht Club 2.0 (86.0 BFD) 4.0 11.0 3.0 19.0 39.0
8 291 Alexander ALCOCK Hunts Sailing Club 14.0 (40.0) 11.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 39.0
9 612 Ian PAYNE Dwsc (28.0) 12.0 6.0 8.0 16.0 11.0 53.0
10 79 Alasdair HUMPHRIES Leigh & Lowton 10.0 (49.0) 7.0 10.0 19.0 7.0 53.0
11 331 Andrew GREEN Leigh And Lowton SC 6.0 11.0 16.0 (31.0) 10.0 17.0 60.0
12 590 Kieran HILL SCaling Dam 8.0 15.0 21.0 23.0 (29.0) 12.0 79.0
13 279 Ross MORETON Llandudno Sailing Club 19.0 6.0 26.0 3.0 (27.0) 27.0 81.0
14 152 Georgina Povall Hickling Broad 24.0 24.0 (25.0) 9.0 21.0 14.0 92.0
15 523 Daisy MURPHY Leigh And Lowton Sailing Club (48.0) 14.0 10.0 28.0 22.0 21.0 95.0
16 593 Helen ARMSTRONG Derwent Reservoir SC 16.0 7.0 31.0 25.0 18.0 (53.0) 97.0
17 143 Lewis KNEALE Chester S&cc 18.0 (86.0 BFD) 28.0 7.0 20.0 25.0 98.0
18 222 Will GLOVER Rotherham 33.0 (57.0) 46.0 6.0 9.0 8.0 102.0
19 293 Lucy JACKSON Elton 27.0 25.0 (30.0) 29.0 12.0 13.0 106.0
20 310 James ASQUITH Redesmere (49.0) 17.0 3.0 40.0 31.0 20.0 111.0
21 557 Megan ADAMS West Lancashire Yacht Club (54.0) 20.0 14.0 24.0 32.0 23.0 113.0
22 131 Abigail HEWITT Wlyc 39.0 (53.0) 20.0 16.0 23.0 15.0 113.0
23 525 Hector SIMPSON Ripon (36.0) 28.0 19.0 21.0 24.0 22.0 114.0
24 341 Tom CORNTHWAITE Elton SC 22.0 26.0 22.0 34.0 11.0 (36.0) 115.0
25 258 Adam MILLINGTON Redesmere (50.0) 18.0 36.0 13.0 33.0 18.0 118.0
26 381 Jamie NOYES St Marys Loch (45.0) 22.0 27.0 26.0 13.0 31.0 119.0
27 146 Angus GRAY-STEPHENS Tarbert Loch Fyne YC/mid Argyll SC (77.0) 48.0 15.0 18.0 14.0 24.0 119.0
28 330 Lucy YEATES Leigh & Lowton SC 3.0 10.0 32.0 43.0 35.0 (44.0) 123.0
29 345 Sarah SMALL Hollowell 20.0 29.0 23.0 (37.0) 17.0 35.0 124.0
30 629 Robyn COX Port Dinorwic SC (44.0) 33.0 41.0 22.0 15.0 16.0 127.0
31 389 Alexander STILL Royal Gourock YC 43.0 (55.0) 17.0 27.0 37.0 10.0 134.0
32 323 Matt VENABLES Sutton 15.0 19.0 13.0 (56.0) 44.0 48.0 139.0
33 271 Rachel TILLEY Llandegfedd Sailing Club 30.0 23.0 (52.0) 30.0 28.0 33.0 144.0
34 260 Danielle ROWE Neyland & Cardiff Bay Yacht Club 29.0 (86.0 BFD) 29.0 12.0 39.0 40.0 149.0
35 566 Andrew PRICE Leigh And Lowton Sailing Club 12.0 37.0 39.0 (49.0) 40.0 32.0 160.0
36 589 Jamie PURCELL Redesmere 7.0 16.0 48.0 50.0 42.0 (86.0 DNC) 163.0
37 628 Emily ROBERTSON Royal Forth Yacht Club 42.0 (86.0 BFD) 18.0 35.0 25.0 45.0 165.0
38 592 Jessica CAMPBELL Annandale Sailing Club 13.0 30.0 34.0 42.0 48.0 (52.0) 167.0
39 638 Noah KNAPTON Derwent Reservoir S.c. (62.0) 45.0 42.0 20.0 26.0 38.0 171.0
40 379 Thomas WILLIAMS Shotwick Sailing Club (61.0) 39.0 40.0 36.0 30.0 30.0 175.0
41 22 Laura CARVETH-MARSHALL Tees And Hartlepool Yacht Club/ SCailing 38.0 36.0 (51.0) 33.0 41.0 28.0 176.0
42 365 Dan VENABLES Sutton 11.0 8.0 (86.0 BFD) 61.0 43.0 55.0 178.0
43 90 Harry HILL Toddbrook 70.0 21.0 47.0 TAL 19.0 (86.0 DNF) 26.0 183.0
44 618 Samantha FOSTER Loch Tummel Sailing Club (68.0) 27.0 33.0 46.0 36.0 43.0 185.0
45 78 Emma PALMER Rfyc 47.0 51.0 (59.0) 32.0 34.0 29.0 193.0
46 613 William TARN-CHAPMAN Drsc / Nsc 40.0 (44.0) 38.0 39.0 38.0 42.0 197.0
47 651 Megan HILL SCaling Dam 53.0 41.0 35.0 (66.0) 46.0 34.0 209.0
48 672 Ariana NIELSEN-TIMMS Redesmere SC (57.0) 42.0 44.0 47.0 49.0 39.0 221.0
49 632 Lewis TYSON Bassenthwaite 25.0 9.0 (70.0) 63.0 64.0 61.0 222.0
50 550 Rory KILGORE Cove SC & Helensburgh SC (76.0) 34.0 45.0 44.0 53.0 58.0 234.0
51 642 Samantha THOMAS SCaling Dam (52.0) 47.0 50.0 48.0 51.0 41.0 237.0
52 364 Callum MCCULLOUGH Banbury Sailing Club 46.0 43.0 58.0 41.0 52.0 (86.0 DNC) 240.0
53 176 Aaron MURRAY Loch Earn Sailing Club 32.0 52.0 56.0 58.0 (65.0) 46.0 244.0
54 533 Joe HENDERSON Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club (72.0) 32.0 53.0 52.0 50.0 60.0 247.0
55 86 Ceri ROBERTS Llandudno SC 37.0 35.0 (86.0 BFD) 53.0 61.0 63.0 249.0
56 136 George SWYER Coniston 31.0 46.0 47.0 64.0 (71.0) 66.0 254.0
57 296 Joseph JONES Royal Anglesey Yacht Club 41.0 (65.0) 43.0 60.0 56.0 57.0 257.0
58 608 David CLARK Shotwick Lake Sailing Club (64.0) 64.0 54.0 38.0 55.0 47.0 258.0
59 135 Ben SWYER Coniston 23.0 31.0 68.0 65.0 72.0 (86.0 DNC) 259.0
60 37 Matthew MERCER Wlyc 59.0 38.0 49.0 45.0 70.0 (86.0 BFD) 261.0
61 522 Jennifer ABRAHAM Helensburgh Sailing Club (66.0) 63.0 24.0 62.0 57.0 56.0 262.0
62 515 Kae CLARK Helensburgh Sailing Club (73.0) 59.0 55.0 51.0 54.0 50.0 269.0
63 360 Calum TAIT Loch Earn Sailing Club 34.0 61.0 (71.0) 67.0 47.0 62.0 271.0
64 167 Patrick SHELLCOCK Loch Tummel Sailing Club (79.0) 60.0 67.0 57.0 58.0 37.0 279.0
65 327 Catrin DRAKE Pdsc 51.0 (71.0) 69.0 55.0 45.0 59.0 279.0
66 124 Matthew BUTTERWORTH Pwllheli 58.0 54.0 (62.0) 54.0 59.0 54.0 279.0
67 339 Iain SYMON Helensburgh Sailing Club 60.0 58.0 (63.0) 59.0 62.0 49.0 288.0
68 307 Andrew CROCKET Loch Lomond Sailing Club 55.0 68.0 60.0 (69.0) 63.0 65.0 311.0
69 1 Joanna BARRIE Annandale Sailing Club 35.0 75.0 73.0 (86.0 DNC) 66.0 64.0 313.0
70 614 Bridget DONALDSON Derwent/newbiggin (85.0) 56.0 64.0 74.0 74.0 51.0 319.0
71 63 Ben BAILEY Shotwick Lake Sailing 63.0 66.0 (76.0) 72.0 60.0 67.0 328.0
72 356 Andrew MITCHELL Helensburgh 71.0 69.0 61.0 68.0 68.0 (86.0 DNC) 337.0
73 148 Jack LAWSON Killilington S.a/bassenthwaite 67.0 70.0 66.0 (73.0) 67.0 68.0 338.0
74 71 Jordan BLACK loch earn sailing club 56.0 62.0 57.0 (86.0 DNC) 86.0 DNC 86.0 DNC 347.0
75 246 Hugh SIMPSON Ripon 26.0 (86.0 BFD) 77.0 86.0 DNF 86.0 DNC 86.0 DNC 361.0
76 578 Rory HUMPHRIES Leigh & Lowton 69.0 72.0 72.0 71.0 77.0 (86.0 DNC) 361.0
77 319 Toby BURHOUSE Huddersfield Sailing Club 78.0 50.0 65.0 (86.0 DNC) 86.0 DNC 86.0 DNC 365.0
78 386 Calum WILSON Helensburgh Sailing Club 74.0 67.0 75.0 77.0 76.0 (86.0 DNC) 369.0
79 398 David ABRAHAM Helensburgh Sailing Club 82.0 73.0 78.0 75.0 69.0 (86.0 DNC) 377.0
80 218 Joanne FOSTER Loch Tummel Sailing Club 75.0 78.0 (86.0 DNF) 70.0 75.0 86.0 BFD 384.0
81 15 Christopher BARNES Leigh And Lowton Sailing Club 81.0 74.0 74.0 78.0 78.0 (86.0 DNC) 385.0
82 679 Halden NIELSEN-TIMMS Redesmere SC 80.0 77.0 (86.0 DNF) 76.0 73.0 86.0 DNC 392.0
83 479 Tilly JAMES New Quay Yacht Club 65.0 76.0 (86.0 DNF) 86.0 DNC 86.0 DNC 86.0 DNC 399.0
84 321 Katie OYSTON Scaling Dam 83.0 79.0 (86.0 DNF) 86.0 DNC 86.0 DNC 86.0 DNC 420.0
85 347 James WILLIAMS Shotwick Sailing Club 84.0 (86.0 DNF) 86.0 DNC 86.0 DNF 86.0 DNC 86.0 DNC 428.0
comments powered by Disqus