Tattarat wins Gold Roman Bowl in Round the Island Race
by Flavia Bateson 20 Jun 2009 23:39 BST
20 June 2009
Conditions in today’s JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race gave everyone a challenge. The breeze at the start was light, with some boats swept over the line early and having to make their way back slowly. At the Needles the most popular description competitors had of the race was “champagne sailing”. Then the wind played tricks. Off Bembridge everyone was on a spinnaker reach when the breeze suddenly went through a 180 degree turn and then dropped. From 80-footers down to Laser SB3s, crews were kept busy fending off other boats. Once into the eastern Solent most of the fleet had to cheat the tide and creep close into Ryde Sands. Then it was short tacking to the line. The ‘rush hour’ was between 1900 and 2000 when a close to a thousand boats were finishing.
The top prize Gold Roman Bowl is provisionally shown as one of the smaller and older designs. Tattarat is a 25 foot Nordic Folkboat built in 1978. Her skipper is Philip Williams, a director of Williams Shipping in Southampton who very kindly supplied one of their tugs as a committee boat. Tattarat completed the course in 10 hours and 46 minutes. Philip said:
“Our race was quite eventful. We touched on Ryde Sands and my 62 year old father jumped over the side to push us off!
We started in a very light breeze and had a difficult beat to The Needles. Later in the eastern Solent it went light again. Basically we hugged the Island shore all the way round to get out of the tide. We were close in at The Needles, St Cat’s and Bembridge. It was a difficult, testing time but a good race.”
Philip’s father Eric is joint managing director of Williams Shipping and a keen Dragon sailor. Philip is hoping his father will sail with him again, despite his swim!
Two years ago sistership Madelaine won the Gold Roman Bowl with Tattarat the runner up. This year it is the Folkboat Nordic Bear second.
The Silver Gilt Roman Bowl for the top yacht in the ISC Rating System Division is provisionally the little 20-foot Hunter Medina Tudor Rose, built in 1982. Jointly owned by Richard and Ian Cooke from Hill Head, the boat is a regular competitor in the race over many years.
Event Video:
A 15 minute video report of the event is available on Cowes Online.
Overall Results:
Gold Roman Bowl - First Overall IRC
Tattarat (Nordic Folkboat) - Philip Williams, Salisbury, Wilts
Silver Roman Bowl - Second overall IRC
Nordic Bear (Nordic Folkboat) - Brian Appleyard, Huntingdon, Cambs
Silver Gilt Roman Bowl - First overall ISC Rating System
Tudor Rose (Hunter Medina) - Richard and Ian Cooke, Fareham, Hants
IRC Group 0
1: Fair Do'S Vii (John Shepherd - London) 10:07:00
2: Jeronimo (Jackie & Robert Dobson - Bournemouth, Dorset) 10:40:03
3: Seawolf 2 (Henri Tinchant - Aartselaar, Belgium) 10:42:34
IRC Division 1A
1: Premier Flair (Jim Macgregor - Poole, Dorset) 09:45:55
2: Jammy Dodger (Neil Martin - Manchester) 09:47:49
3: Panacea (John Patterson - Macclesfield) 09:48:32
IRC Division 1B
1: Portia (Andrew Lyer - London) 09:42:44
2: Xinska (Mr Bernard Olesinski - Cowes, Isle of Wight) 09:43:46
3: Quokka (Andrew McIrvine and Peter Rutter - London) 09:54:09
IRC Division 1C
1: Vortex (Tim & Sophie Harrington - Richmond, Surrey) 09:35:05
2: Jackdaw (David K Walters - Cowes, Isle of Wight) 09:43:57
3: Sleeper (Jonty & Vicky Layfield - Hove, East Sussex) 09:45:03
IRC Division 2A
1: Seatrack.Co.UK (Peter Scholfield - Lymington, Hampshire) 09:12:16
2: Malice (Mike Moxley - London) 09:33:35
3: Amethyst (Tom & Dian Andrews - Poole, Dorset) 09:38:24
IRC Division 2B
1: Full Pelt/Slam (Stephen Fein - Cowes, Isle of Wight) 09:00:07
2: Jahmali (Mike & Sarah Wallis - Alresford, Hampshire) 09:25:27
3: Just William (Will Leonard - Roland's Castle, Hampshire) 09:28:41
IRC Division 2C
1: Peanut (Chris Rhodes - Exemouth, Devon) 09:04:39
2: Yes! (Adam & Sarah Gosling - Cowes, Isle of Wight) 09:15:25
3: Ingwe (Aqua Waves Ltd - Southampton) 09:24:01
IRC Division 2D
1: Festina Lente (Meakins Family, Hamble, Hampshire) 09:14:34
2: Monet (Dave Cooke - Deal, Kent) 09:26:35
3: Mefisto (Kevin Sussmilch - Sunderland, Tyne and Wear) 09:27:47
IRC Division 3A
1: Panache (Andy Macgregor - Poole, Dorset) 09:04:32
2: Jenga (Marie-Claude & Paul Heys - Hamble, Hants) 09:07:10
2: Caminata (Thierry Lacour - Urville Nacqueville, France) 09:07:10
IRC Division 3B
1: Shooting Star (Richard Freemantle - Wimborne, Dorset) 09:02:28
2: Dean & Dyball Enigma (Ian Braham - Poole, Dorset) 09:06:03
3: Santana (William & Myles Perrin - Teddington, Middx) 09:16:52
IRC Division 3C
1: Espada (Louise Morton - Cowes Isle of Wight) 08:38:05
2: Bullet (Howard Sellars and Mike Till - Cowes, Isle of Wight) 08:41:19
3: Monkey Business (Robert Leggett - Ipswich Suffolk) 08:56:23
IRC Division 3D
1: Tattarat (Philip Williams - Salisbury, Wilts) 08:19:24
2: Nordic Bear (Brian Appleyard - Huntingdon, Cambs) 08:33:09
3: Scallywag (Ali Tyler and Steve Lawrence - Chichester, West Sussex) 08:36:53
ISC Rating System Div 4A
1: Osprey Of Hamble (Mr N Imregi - Emsworth, Hants) 09:58:55
2: Assarain III (Chris Masterson - Weybridge, Surrey) 10:00:06
3: Alcibiades (Christopher Parker - London) 10:01:23
ISC Rating System Div 4B
1: Dignity (Brian Mills - Horsham, West Sussex) 10:00:51
2: Port Kerne (Dick Holden - Bognor Regis, West Sussex) 10:35:54
3: Mynx (Alex Robinson - Chipping Norton, Oxon) 10:40:01
ISC Rating System Div 4C
1: Stc Amaryllis (Naval Cadet Forces - Lt Cdr R Hanslip RN - Lee on the Solent, Hants) 10:37:05
2: Nympheas (Dave Brown - Hitchin, Herts) 10:48:08
3: Adelie Too (Robert Klaschka - London) 10:52:54
ISC Rating System Div 5A
1: Melody (Julian Murch - Emsworth, Hants) 09:58:07
2: One More Knot (Phil Duff - Milton Keynes, Bucks) 10:18:12
3: Entropy (Jeremy Norman - Brighton, East Sussex) 10:29:35
ISC Rating System Div 5B
1: Chartreuse (Paul Newell - Bembridge, Isle of Wight) 09:52:51
2: Ruby (Amber & Jeremy Baker - Sheffield, S Yorks) 10:10:44
3: Xara (Richard Devereux - Poole, Dorset) 10:11:44
ISC Rating System Div 5C
1: A Plan Insurance (David Lush - Poole, Dorset) 09:55:40
2: Boomerang (Jim Anderson - Southampton) 10:06:41
3: Sastrugi (Angus Dodd - London) 10:15:57
ISC Rating System Div 6A
1: Aragorn (Robert Jollye - Gosport, Hants) 10:12:31
2: Oppertune (Kevin Francis - Ilminster, Somerset) 10:12:44
3: Kereru (Peter Whittle - Brighton, East Sussex) 10:15:53
ISC Rating System Div 6B
1: Quickstep (Clive Drury White - West Byfleet, Surrey) 10:04:16
2: Fast Escape (Kevin Wise - Cranleigh, Surrey) 10:08:08
3: Tinker T (David Bunn - Lee on the Solent, Hants) 10:09:12
ISC Rating System Div 6C
1: Contraction (Fergus Roper - Southampton) 09:52:07
2: Prime Time (Nick Massey - Weymouth, Dorset) 10:06:50
3: Impudence (Peter Williams - Gloucester) 10:06:58
ISC Rating System Div 6D
1: Cloudy Bay (Richard Scarff - Southampton) 09:48:24
2: Sigmadon (Sam Davies - Poole, Dorset) 10:23:04
3: Nutcracker (Patrick Mowatt - Chesham, Bucks) 10:24:00
ISC Rating System Div 7A
1: Footloose (Mike Bell - Portsmouth) 09:26:33
2: Jasrah III (R France-Hayhurst - Sherbourne, Dorset) 09:46:57
3: La Contessa Rose (Bill Daniels - East Molesey, Surrey) 09:50:23
ISC Rating System Div 7B
1: Mist (Ross Elliston - Hamble, Hants) 09:37:52
2: Aberlady (Nick Hodshon and Anne Ryan - Southampton) 09:39:32
3: Merlin (Russell Peace - Fareham, Hants) 10:00:25
ISC Rating System Div 7C
1: Drakes Drum (Terry Rowe - Cowes, Isle of Wight) 09:39:05
2: Scotch Mist (Andrew McWhirter - West Wickham, Kent) 10:03:52
3: Doobie (Martin Whitby - Bishop's Stortford, Herts) 10:08:39
ISC Rating System Div 7D
1: Resolution (Nigel Burt - Christchurch, Dorset) 09:27:34
2: Puma Of Pagelsham (Stephen Webb - Weston-super-mare, Avon) 09:34:54
3: Tactile (David Harmer - New Milton, Hants) 10:00:00
ISC Rating System Div 8A
1: Vigilant (William Norris - Fordingbridge, Hants) 08:57:34
2: Strider (Chester Maudslay - Lymington, Hants) 09:13:53
3: Blue Moon (Sten Goransson - Harpenden. Herts) 09:32:25
ISC Rating System Div 8B
1: Dedicated Dancer (David Robinson - Arundel, West Sussex) 08:52:51
2: Dream On (Matthew Hitt - Wimborne, Dorset) 09:20:59
3: Kiowa (Brian Cooper - Reigate, Surrey) 09:23:50
ISC Rating System Div 8C
1: Min-O-Din (Steve Pearson - Cowes, Isle of Wight) 08:57:22
2: Cirque Du Soleil (Ricky Fairclough - Bournemouth, Dorset) 09:00:25
3: Sooper Trooper (Richard Dobson - Angmering, West Sussex) 09:03:31
ISC Rating System Div 8D
1: Tudor Rose (Richard & Ian Cooke - Fareham, Hants) 08:15:14
2: Clarissa (John Langdon - Petworth, West Sussex) 08:50:58
3: Dragonfly (Sean Fallon - Poole, Dorset) 08:55:24
Multihull - MOCRA
1: Chimera (Ian Loffhagen - Shipston on Stour, Warwicks) 11:03:38
2: Origami (Nick Wood - Burnham on Crouch, Essex) 11:22:18
3: Legless (Mark Hughes - Poole, Dorset) 11:32:29
Multihull - Bridgedeck
1: Catmando (Tony Salisbury - Shrewsbury, Shropshire) 11:22:37
2: Free Spirit (Stephen Gillingham - Littlehampton, West Sussex) 11:25:57
3: Blithe Spirits (Tom Symes - Fareham, Hants) 11:56:58
Multihull - Grand Prix
1: Buzz (Phil Cotton - Poole, Dorset) 13:06:32
2: Idec (Francis Joyon - Locmariaquer, France) 14:34:04
Bavaria Owners (IRC)
1: Mean Matchine (Graham Allen - West Byfleet, Surrey) 10:16:52
2: Dreamspirit (Steve Robson - ea Consulting Group - Twickenham, Middx) 11:42:27
Bavaria Owners (ISCRS)
1: Free Spirit (Nic Freeston - Eastleigh, Hants) 10:26:00
2: Larissa (Adrian Parker, Fareham, Hants) 10:40:45
3: Sundance (Richard Morris - Pulborough, West Sussex) 10:46:05
Beneteau First 40.7
1: Portia (Andrew Lyer - London) 09:42:44
2: Incognito (Paul McNamara and Tony Lowe - Chichester, West Susex) 09:49:38
3: Playing Around (Promocean, Southampton) 09:51:33
Classic Racing Yachts
1: Cherete (Brian Haugh - Chichester, West Sussex) 08:35:22
2: Impensable II (C J H Smith - Fishbourne, Isle of Wight) 09:25:36
3: Le Quatre Juillet (Don J L Wood - Lymington) 09:35:13
Clipper 68
1: Cv 5 (Clipper Ventures - Gosport) 09:53:22
2: Singapore (Clipper Venture, Gosport) 09:55:29
3: Cork (Clipper Ventures, Gosport) 09:56:54
Contessa 26
1: Contessina (David & Carole Armstrong - Driffield, North Humberside) 09:12:47
2: Red Dragon (Benjamin Pugh - Harlow, Essex) 09:32:30
3: Topaz (Jim Barham - Southampton) 09:51:42
Contessa 32
1: Andaxi (Zoe McKee - Lymington) 10:16:46
2: Alcyone Of Lymington (A C Burdall - Faringdon, Oxon) 10:35:47
3: Binkie II (Colin Wetherall - Poole, Dorset) 10:46:46
Cornish Shrimpers
1: Porthilly Dreamer (George Dibben - Lyndhurst, Hants) 12:50:53
2: Nornie (Tony McCaffery - Godalming, Surrey) 14:20:57
3: Vagabond (Brian O'Leary - Uxbridge, Middx) 14:22:12
Extreme 40
1: Oman Sail - Masirah (Pete Cumming, Fareham, Hants) 06:39:40
2: Team Aqua (Chris Bake, London) 06:40:09
3: Jpmam Teamorigin (Ben Ainslie, Southampton) 06:45:22
Folkboat
1: Crackerjack (Stuart Watson, Brockenhurst, Hants) 10:05:12
2: Stralende (Simon Flack, Poole, Dorset) 10:10:47
3: Svenja (Michael Stoner and Becky Meigh - Eastleigh, Hants) 10:12:05
Gaffers - Modern
1: Sea Badger 11 (Mike Brooke - Chichester, West Sussex) 09:51:46
2: Moonstruck (David Hill - Romford, Essex) 10:05:49
3: Porthilly Dreamer (George Dibben - Lyndhurst, Hants) 10:43:41
Gaffers - Original
1: Mizpah (Alex Charlton - London) 10:55:11
2: Snippet (Paul Spooner - Southampton) 11:43:12
3: Rosenn (Bob Fisher and Barry Dunning, Lymington) 12:41:29
Hunter 707
1: Star-Born 3 (Peter Dickson, Cowes, Isle of Wight) 10:43:33
2: Touchdown (Oliver Hemming - London) 10:50:16
3: Sparkle (Mike Foster - Eastleigh) 10:52:21
International Dragon
1: Fanfare (Mike Issaias - Cowes, Isle of Wight) 11:06:41
2: Kestrel (Matthew Lingley - Colchester, Essex) 11:21:11
3: Thunder (Mark Bevan - Dunmow, Essex) 12:27:47
International Etchells
1: Lady D (Marco Cimarosti - Monaco) 10:04:12
2: Blue Genes (Hugh Martin - Cowes) 10:27:01
3: Wake (Wilfried Wagner - Preston Deanery, Northampton) 10:58:03
J/109
1: Jahmali (Mike & Sarah Wallis - Alresford, Hants) 09:25:27
2: Just William (Will Leonard - Rowland's Castle) 09:28:41
3: Offbeat (David McLeman - Ascot, Berks) 09:30:18
J/80
1: Boats.Com (Ian Atkins - Fareham, Hants) 09:43:56
2: Jammy Dodger (Andrew Ashworth - Southport, Merseyside) 10:14:39
3: Junior High (Steve Cooper - Blackwood, Gwent) 10:22:31
JLaser SB3
1: Pelican Racing 1 (Ash Holmes, Cowes) 10:37:59
2: Pelican Racing 5 (Adam Prior, Cowes) 10:39:42
3: Edigitalresearch (Charlie & Alec Russell, Winchester) 10:41:07
Open 60
1: Bt Imoca 60 (Sebastien Josse, East Cowes) 08:17:53
2: Artemis (Simon Clay - East Cowes) 08:27:29
3: Grey Power (Sir Robin Knox-Johnston - Southampton) 10:10:46
Quarter Tonner
1: Scallywag (Ali Tyler and Steve Lawrence - Chichester) 08:36:53
2: Espada (Louise Morton - Cowes) 08:38:05
3: Bullet (Howard Sellars and Mike Till - Cowes) 08:41:19
Sigma 33
1: Workout (Jeff Worboys - London) 10:01:16
2: Shadowfax (Andy Johns and David Rolfe - London) 10:05:08
3: Atilla The Nun (James Brown - London) 10:13:58
Sigma 38
1: Festina Lente (Meakins Family, Hambvle) 09:23:01
2: Monet (Dave Cooke, Deal Kent) 09:35:13
3: Mefisto (Kevin Sussmilch, Sunderland, Tyde and Wear) 09:36:26
Sportsboat Rule
1: Jenny (Andy Cassell and Ken Newman - Cowes) 08:16:45
2: Dolphin (Mark Branagh and Simon Barker - Newport, Isle of Wight) 08:26:43
3: Bertie (Simon Barter - Macclesfield) 08:31:01
JPMorgan Asset Management Family Trophy
1: Contessina (David & Carole Armstrong - Driffield, North Humberside) 09:12:47
2: Pintsize (The Moore Family - Calne, Wiltshire) 09:18:49
3: Rabbit (P B Archer - Emsworth, Hants) 09:24:42
Raymarine Young Sailor Trophy
1: Pocket Rocket (Matt Ponsford - Chichester, West Sussex) 09:25:04
2: Mirage (Chris Burleigh - Salisbury, Wilts) 10:06:08
3: Stc Amaryllis (Naval Cadet Forces - Lee on the Solent) 10:37:05