Inaugural Optimist Open at Banbury Sailing Club
by Paula Irish 1 May 2013 12:10 BST
27 April 2013
Banbury Optimist open winners © Paula Irish
Banbury SC hosted its inaugural Optimist open meeting on Saturday 27th April; the weather gods were kind, the sun shone, the wind blew and for the most part the rain stayed away.
A great entry of 38 sailors turned out, of which 28 were visitors, travelling from as far as Weir Wood SC and Royal Lymington. If there was a team prize then it would have gone to Burghfield SC for fielding nine sailors.
Four races were sailed with the best three to count. The top four places were closely fought in the gusty conditions with no one club being dominant. The final results hinged on the last race with the final positions as follows.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Fleet | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Main | 6203 | Chloe FELTON | Staunton Harold SC | ‑6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2nd | Main | 6050 | Flavia TRITTO | Papercourt SC | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑8 | 6 |
| 3rd | Main | 5942 | Joshua HAYNES | Trent Valley SC & Pwllheli SC | 2 | 2 | ‑3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4th | Main | 5594 | Matt BECK | Bowmoor | 3 | 4 | (DNF) | 1 | 8 |
| 5th | Main | 5811 | Douglas CALDER | Bughfield SC | ‑7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 6th | Main | 5590 | Peter BADDELEY | Burghfield / Hisc | 5 | (BFD) | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 7th | Main | 5285 | Dermot GANNON | Burghfield | 10 | 6 | 4 | (DNC) | 20 |
| 8th | Main | 6064 | George BLATCHFORD | Weir Wood SC | 4 | 9 | ‑15 | 7 | 20 |
| 9th | Main | 5517 | Harry FOX | Burghfield SC | ‑12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 10th | Main | 4820 | Deborah HUGHES | Upper Thames SC | 8 | 11 | 7 | ‑14 | 26 |
| 11th | Main | 6013 | Sophie DORRINGTON | Weir Wood | (DNS) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 |
| 12th | Main | 6048 | Georgia BAKER | Weir Wood SC | (DNS) | 13 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 13th | Main | 5849 | Ben WOOD | Bowmoor | 9 | 10 | ‑12 | 11 | 30 |
| 14th | Main | 5802 | Lucinda COTTERILL | Bowmoor | ‑14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 15th | Main | 5949 | Thomas ROCKETT | Banbury SC | 11 | (BFD) | 13 | 13 | 37 |
| 16th | Main | 5571 | Joshua THOMAS | Burghfield | 13 | 14 | ‑17 | 15 | 42 |
| 17th | Main | 5995 | George EAMES MATTHEWS | Banbury | 17 | (DNF) | 14 | 19 | 50 |
| 18th | Main | 5962 | Rachel CROSS | BarnetgreenSC | ‑20 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 50 |
| 19th | Main | 4801 | Freddie ELLIS | Gurnard SC / RLymYC | 18 | 18 | ‑21 | 17 | 53 |
| 20th | Main | 6207 | India PAGE‑WOOD | Burghfield And Hisc | 21 | 19 | 19 | (DNC) | 59 |
| 21st | Regatta | 5745 | David CALDER | Burghfield SC | 22 | 20 | 20 | (DNC) | 62 |
| 22nd | Main | 5699 | Charlotte ROCKETT | Banbury SC | ‑24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 63 |
| 23rd | Main | 4939 | Harvey BADMAN | Banbury SC | 26 | 22 | (DNF) | 20 | 68 |
| 24th | Main | 5221 | Harry SPALDING | Banbury Sailing Club | 15 | (BFD) | 16 | DNC | 70 |
| 25th | Main | 5999 | Niall HOLMAN | Hollowell | 16 | 15 | (DNF) | DNC | 70 |
| 26th | Main | 5954 | Maisie HARKESS | Bowmoor SC | 19 | 17 | (DNF) | DNC | 75 |
| 27th | Main | 6186 | Ellie DRIVER | Barnt Green SC / Trearddur Bay SC | 23 | 21 | (DNF) | DNC | 83 |
| 28th | Main | 5288 | Julian KIELY | Barnt Green SC | (DNF) | 24 | 23 | DNC | 86 |
| 29th | Regatta | 5297 | Katie Byne | Draycote SC | (DNF) | DNF | 24 | DNC | 102 |
| 30th | Regatta | 5080 | Oliver WOODLEY | Burghfield | (DNF) | DNF | 25 | DNC | 103 |
| 31st | Main | 5469 | Ethan PLANK | Banbury SC | 25 | (DNF) | DNF | DNC | 103 |
| 32nd | Regatta | 4884 | Millie Irish | Draycote SC | (DNF) | DNF | 26 | DNC | 104 |
| 33rd | Regatta | 5947 | Jacob ALLSOPP | Burghfield SC | (DNF) | DNF | 27 | DNC | 105 |
| 34th | Regatta | 4983 | Aimee BRAY | Banbury SC | (DNF) | DNF | DNF | DNC | 117 |
| 34th | Regatta | 5959 | Keiran BRAY | Banbury SC | (DNF) | DNF | DNF | DNC | 117 |
| 34th | Regatta | 4828 | Laurence BARNES | Banbury SC | (DNF) | DNF | DNF | DNC | 117 |
| 34th | Main | 4035 | Greg WEST | Banbury SC | (DNF) | DNF | DNF | DNC | 117 |
| 34th | Main | 4209 | Charlotte AINSWORTH | Barnt Green SC / Trearddur Bay SC | (DNF) | DNF | DNF | DNC | 11 |
