Itchenor XODs triumphant at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week

by David Priscott 13 Aug 2013 16:40 BST 3-10 August 2013

John Tremlett helming Jeremy Lear's X80, Lass wins the XOD class at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week © Rick Tomlinson / www.rick-tomlinson.com

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week day 7 © Eddie Mays

The Itchenor Sailing Club fleet of X One Designs set off for Cowes earlier this month with the intention of coming home with two prestigious trophies – the Captain's Cup for the overall winning boat and the Phillipson Shield for the top club. They did not disappoint.

Competition for top spot was fierce with six different race winners in the seven races. Only Lass sailed by John Tremlett with a crew drawn from fellow owners Richard Jordan, Richard Bullock and Jeremy Lear won two races – on the opening Saturday to put down a marker and critically on the last Saturday to seal the overall prize. Other Itchenor race winners were Steve Lawrence who won by over 5 minutes on Monday in Catherine, and Michael Martell who steered his Astralita to victory on Thursday.

Over the week there were solid performances from a number of the other boats – to complement Lass's first place and Astralita's 3rd overall, Alastair Shaw and Chris Froy's Phoenix was 5th and Catherine 6th. Itchenor therefore demonstrated it had the strength in depth to see off a strong challenge from their traditional adversaries from Lymington by a healthy margin.

Well deserved celebrations took place when the crews returned home to Itchenor on Saturday evening, somewhat tired but content that their objectives of a fourth consecutive Captain's Cup win and a hat trick of Phillipson Shield victories had been achieved.

Overall Results: (seven races, 1 discard)
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Pos	Boat Name	Sat	Sun	Mon	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Pts
1	LASS	1	8	5.5	55	9	2	1	26.50
2	MADELEINE	11	7	5.5	16	2	8	3	36.50
3	ASTRALITA	82	12	2	8	1	7	8	38
4	SILHOUETTE	2	1	14	57	12	6	7	42
5	PHOENIX	6	5	3	14	14	30	11	53
6	CATHERINE	29	4	1	21	3	17	10	56
7	GLEAM	9	2	7	59	4	19	15	56
8	LUCREZIA	14	13	8	3	7	32.5	12	57
9	LONE STAR	18	17	4	51	10	1	9	59
10	IBEX	13	16	18	28	6	10	4	67
11	LARA	4	10	19	23	35	4	14	74
12	XL	15	22	10	1	13	29	16	77
13	FOXGLOVE	7	25	30	5	5	12	82	84
14	PRINCESS JALINA	5	15	37	69	8	3	18	86
15	FELIX	3	20	17	54	22	5	20	87
16	BEATRIX	12	9	27	13	18	9	82	88
17	ZEST	20	14	9	34	11	24.5	19	97.50
18	EXCALIBUR	8	11	52	2	82	26.5	5	104.50
19	MAYDAY	16	19	46	42	16	20	2	115
20	CALYPSO	17	3	25	40	31	15	31	122
21	XRAY	25	31	11	9	24	40	22	122
22	ZEPHYR	10	18	21	27	19	34.5	34	129
23	LARK	28	24	13	61	20	24.5	25	134.50
24	LEADING WIND	35	21	16	52	32	21	21	146
25	CHARTREUSE	43	42	12	30	34	22	17	157
26	LA MOUETTE	32	32	24	64	63	11	6	168
27	DOLCE VITA	37	37	20	39	21	16	45	170
28	DIANA	19	26	55	17	33	28	48	171
29	KYPERINI	45	34	22	60	23	13	36	173
30	SWEET X	30	44	28	41	15	38	23	175
31	MIX	36	38	36	11	53	31	24	176
32	KATHLEEN	33	39	38	18	49	37	13	178
33	SEAMIST	53	33	41	20	30	23	40	187
34	PARTNERSHIP	34	28	26	35	36	43	30	189
35	CAROLET	42	30	29	37	47	14	82	199
36	THORA	22	23	48	38	44	34.5	41	202.50
37	ARIEL	39	45	15	19	40	48	82	206
38	SUNSHINE	24	46	40	29	25	50	82	214
39	SKIFFLE	21	36	45	50	54	41	27	220
40	QUEST	49	52	49	33	26	18	54	227
41	ANNEX	82	6	32	66	17	32.5	82	235.50
42	WESTWIND	47	40	39	32	50	49	32	239
43	GYPSIE	44	47	35	53	43	47	26	242
44	ANITRA	41	48	43	15	59	70	37	243
45	ARROW	51	49	23	31	39	67	50	243
46	WAVERLEY	31	27	82	62	41	58	28	247
47	JULIA	26	82	82	58	29	26.5	29	250.50
48	PERSEPHONE	40	50	82	4	27	53	82	256
49	MADCAP	46	43	31	63	38	44	58	260
50	NANETTE	57	41	63	46	42	46	43	275
51	MADAME X	56	54	45.3	26	45	66	52	278.30
52	HELENA	60	61	82	6	51	56	51	285
53	GENEVIEVE	82	70	33	10	56	74	44	287
54	MISCHIEF	50	82	82	12	28	82	33	287
55	JEWEL	27	35	59	82	82	60	39	302
56	FALCONET	54	53	82	7	69	39	82	304
57	XIN BAI	48	56	44	56	58	54	47	305
58	AORA	63	74	47	25	62	72	38	307
59	BEAVER	52	58	56	47	55	55	42	307
60	ELICIA	55	57	42	73	67	52	35	308
61	XENIA	64	60	61	22	57	61	55	316
62	FOXY	38	29	82	48	82	42	82	321
63	MYSTERY	59	55	57	43	61	62	46	321
64	SANS SOUCI	61	65	62	44	46	64	49	326
65	CONDOR	23	82	34	82	37	82	82	340
66	HEYDAY	58	69	54	82	48	63	53	345
67	WAXWING	69	66	82	24	65	65	59	348
68	SENEX	67	67	50	74	60	45	82	363
69	FIONA	62	51	51	70	68	69	82	371
70	PUFFIN	82	59	60	68	52	51	82	372
71	ROSALITA	66	68	65	45	64	68	82	376
72	WHISKEY JOHNNY	68	82	64	72	71	57	57	389
73	JUDY	65	63	82	75	70	36	82	391
74	NEFERTITI	82	71	58	36	72	75	82	394
75	VANITY	70	62	67	65	82	59	82	405
76	CURLEW	71	73	82	67	73	71	56	411
77	SANDPIPER	82	64	53	49	82	82	82	412
78	XFACTOR	72	72	66	71	66	73	82	420
79	PALASSIE	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	492
79	RACHEL	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	492
79	MOLLYMAWK	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	492