Volvo Gill Optimist Late Summer Championship at Hayling Island Sailing Club

by Paul Hammett 13 Sep 2016 08:48 BST 10-11 September 2016

Volvo Gill Optimist Late Summer Championships at Hayling Island © Paul Hammett

Hayling Island delivers "a game of two halves"

170 Optimists came to Hayling Island Sailing Club over the 10-11 Sept for the second of the 3 major ranking events for 2016. This was the first time HISC, with its growing Optimist fleet, had hosted an IOCA major event in recent years.

The forecast suggested that the extremes of the weather window were due over the weekend and there was some trepidation around the boat park as the fleet mustered on Saturday. However, 4 races over varied conditions were efficiently delivered with a deserving winner Finlay Dickinson, from HISC, taking the title and the new perpetual trophy (donated kindly by the Hammett family and with thanks to HD sails for donating a mini oppy sail for the replica optimist).

Meanwhile, the 1km "sleigh ride" home from Bar Beacon in 28-33 knots for the 110 odd boats that completed race 2 Saturday will go down in the memory for the sailors. The level of seamanship on display from the sailors was extremely impressive with Tim Hancock, the Race Officer, commenting at the end of the weekend that most adult fleets would have stayed in the clubhouse!

The racing itself was undeniably "a game of two halves". After a short delay on Saturday to let the sea conditions and visibility improve, racing started in 18-23 knots and blustery rain giving the heavier sailors a chance to stake their claim for the title. Despite a forecast of an easing wind, the breeze built and built to top out at 26 to 31 knots on the race course (and 33 knots on CHIMET). Kai Wolgram won his two flighted races and led overnight. In second Haydn Sewell had a 2,2 - Finlay Dickinson lay 3rd with a 5,1 and last year's winner Jamie Cook a 2,3 and held 4th.

Sunday dawned with a clear blue sky and millpond like sea – almost a different world. After a short delay the wind filled in and RO Tim Hancock managed to get two races away before the 3pm cut off in 5-6 knots building to 7-9 knots at the end of the 4th race. The winner of the event would need to display a mastery of completely different conditions on day 2.

Volvo Gill Optimist Late Summer Championships at Hayling Island - photo © Peter Hickson

Despite the wide range of wind conditions the leading boats managed an impressive degree of consistency. Finlay Dickinson took the championships scoring 1,2,1 discarding a 4th with William Pank counting 1,2,3 also discarding 4th taking second on count back from Haydn Sewell on 2,2,2.

The top girl was Maria Athina Vogiatz in 8th overall with India Page-Wood taking second girl and the third girl was Florence Brellisford. The winner of the gleaming new under-11 trophy (kindly donated by Brian Staite) was Henry Heathcote in 15th overall.

The next major event for the fleet is the Volvo Gill Optimist End of Seasons at Rutland in October.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1A	R1B	R2A	R2B	R3B	R3A	CR4B	R4A	Pts
1	6394	Finley DICKINSON	HISC	4		1		2			1	4
2	6373	William PANK	Norfolk Broads Yacht Club		2	4			3	1		6
3	6412	Haydn SEWELL	Royal Lymington / Gurnard	2			2		2		BFD87	6
4	6354	Jamie COOK	CBYC	3		2		4			11	9
5	6411	Kai WOLGRAM	Llyn Brenig / CBYC		1		1	9		9		11
6	6219	Callum DAVIDSON‑GUILD	Trearddur Bay / Shotwick Lake SC	11			8		1		2	11
7	6410	William HEATHCOTE	RLymYC		6	13			4	2		12
8	6430	Maria athina VOGIATZI	Weir Wood SC		3	5			22	8		16
9	6328	Barty GRAY	Bowmoor / Tbsc		4		9	6		26		19
10	6163	Oliver EVANS	Gurnard SC		8		11	7		4		19
11	6402	Hector BENNETT	RLymYC		23	10			8	3		21
12	6417	Archie LECKIE	Leigh and Lowton SC	23		15		1			6	22
13	6369	Freddie LONSDALE	RLymYC / HISC		5	3			49	15		23
14	6320	James FOSTER	Poole YC	5			10		12		8	23
15	6346	Henry HEATHCOTE	RLymYC	16			16		5		3	24
16	6311	Sam DE LA FEUILLADE	Rlym / CSC		30	8			13	5		26
17	6329	Nicklas HOST‑VERBRAAK	RLymYC		11		3	26		14		28
18	6292	India PAGE‑WOOD	HISC	10		6		12			23	28
19	6114	Oliver MEADOWCROFT	Upper Thames SC	8			14		21		9	31
20	6230	Toby SCHONROCK	Parkstone YC	20			20		7		7	34
21	6397	Florence BRELLISFORD	Corinthian Otters	22			7		10		17	34
22	6340	Oliver PERKINS	HISC		12	7			15	47		34
23	6420	Scott FORBES	Loch Lomond	6			5		24		BFD87	35
24	6304	Emily MUELLER	RLymYC		16	16			14	6		36
25	6414	Phoebe LE MARQUAND	ST. Catherine's	14			12		23		10	36
26	6299	Kuba STAITE	HISC	38		29		5			4	38
27	6113	Ellla LANCE	HISC	21			15		20		5	40
28	6258	Elodie EDWARDS	Pwllheli		9		4	28		28		41
29	6235	Alfie DOWSON MCGILL	Royal Lymington YC		10	19			18	13		41
30	5791	Drew GIBBONS	West Kirby	24		17		10			14	41
31	6142	Robert MAWDSLEY	HISC	19		31		8			16	43
32	6212	Joshua MEANS	H S C & N B Y C		14	18			32	11		43
33	6302	Kieran YOUNG	Spinnaker SC	25			43		6		13	44
34	6378	Elizabeth BEARDSALL	Warsash SC		7		21	17		25		45
35	6151	Drew BARNES	CSC / Rlyc		13		22	40		10		45
36	6300	Julia STAITE	HISC		17		32	3		29		49
37	6283	Sam DICKINSON	HISC	9		9		32			45	50
38	6180	Megan FARRER	Emsworth SC	26		34		13			15	54
39	6259	Keelin GREENE	HISC	17		26		14			24	55
40	6381	Sophie STOATE	Poole YC		19		6	31		32		56
41	6342	Ellie DRIVER	Barnt Green SC / Trearddur Bay SC		15		29	45		12		56
42	6101	Ben HUTTON‑PENMAN	Corinthian Otters	7			25		25		36	57
43	6407	Seb GOTTO	NBYC	15			18		54		26	59
44	6074	Arthur FARLEY	Rvyc / GSC	33			24		26		12	62
45	6243	Alice SNOOK	HISC		33		27	19		20		66
46	6431	Samantha EDWARDS	Hisc / Papercourt		18		13	36		46		67
47	6193	Tyler GREEN	Pwllheli	13		12		50			43	68
48	6298	Ben MUELLER	RLymYC	18		11		47			BFD87	76
49	6360	Maddie LEARY	Mumbles SC		29		30	39		17		76
50	6398	Jamie GATEHOUSE	WWSC	48		DNC87		11			18	77
51	5964	Freddie HOWARTH	Poole YC	32		25		27			27	79
52	6324	Raulf BERRY	HISC / Emsworth SC		20	DNC87			11	49		80
53	5584	Bruno NICHOLAS	LLSC	42			35		16		29	80
54	6092	Matilda EVANS	Blackwater SC		DNC87		39	23		18		80
55	6079	Lauren DISCOMBE	HISC		22	14			45	BFD87		81
56	6343	Will MARTIN	CBYC	30		35		18			BFD87	83
57	5889	Daisy WESTON	Dabchicks / RHS	43		43		15			28	86
58	6312	Jamie WILKINSON	HISC		42	38			44	7		87
59	6345	Finn ROGERS	St Catherines	31			37		19		64	87
60	6336	Finlay CRAIGEN	Royal Southern YC	34		DNC87		34			19	87
61	6316	Emma HUTCHINGS	Pagham	29			19		48		40	88
62	6323	Lucy HOWARTH	Poole YC		24	22			BFD87	43		89
63	6154	Gabby CLIFTON	Dabchicks SC		25		41	60		24		90
64	6347	Jonathan BAILEY	Hunts SC	27			28		37		44	92
65	6244	Oscar MORGAN‑HARRIS	Royal Southern YC	47		DNC87		22			25	94
66	6200	Kieran LEWIS	Shotwick		34	27			35	36		96
67	6297	Matt HARDIE	Lymington		38	51			9	BFD87		98
68	5943	Alex COLE	Spinnaker	51			31		29		39	99
69	6203	Jacob FELTON	Staunton Harold SC / Draycote SC		50	50			31	19		100
70	6275	Hannah MORRIS	Warsash Sc		21	49			30	52		100
71	6409	William MORRIS	Warsash Sc	36			45		53		21	102
72	6356	Henry CHANDLER	Emsworth SC	1			17		DNC87		DNC87	105
73	5469	Tasmyn GREEN	Pwllheli		35	42			28	BFD87		105
74	5463	Louis MATTHEWS‑RATNER	Cardiff Bay YC		41	20			55	45		106
75	6276	Cameron HOOK	GSC		40	23			43	66		106
76	6009	Charlotte LANE	CAM SC		28		26	52		69		106
77	6250	Huw FARMER	Llangorse SC		65	39			46	22		107
78	6309	Saskia LEVY DETHMERS	Weirwood Sailing Club	49		DNC87		25			33	107
79	6141	Daniel SCOTT	Loch Tummel/Royal Tay	BFD87			44		17		47	108
80	6294	Jesse KIBBLE	WWSC	37		37		59			35	109
81	5581	Oliver BACK	Bewl Valley		37	32			42	67		111
82	5954	Terry HACKER	Hunts SC	BFD87			23		34		57	114
83	6277	Guy FARMER	Llangorse SC	40		33		41			51	114
84	6366	Finley HARTSHORN	Fossc / Bowmoor	41			DNC87		39		34	114
85	6273	George MAY	Royal Lymington YC	45			38		63		32	115
86	6371	Joey TAYLOR	Blackwater SC		39		36	75		42		117
87	5285	Oliver WOODLEY	Burghfield		32		DNC87	51		35		118
88	5949	Charlotte ROCKETT	Barnt Green		26	24			69	BFD87		119
89	5705	Felix GOODMAN	Chipstead		49	DNC87			33	38		120
90	5115	Luke WATSON	Emsworth	44		DNC87		33			46	123
91	5598	Ben PERKINS	HISC		48	47			36	40		123
92	6206	Derin can SOYER	Draycote Water SC		63	52			41	31		124
93	6145	Mathias POTTER	Warsash SC		31	DNC87			67	27		125
94	5993	Felicity BRELLISFORD	Corinthian Otters		46		DNC87	57		23		126
95	6357	Jonny LATHAM	Leigh and Lowton SC	DNC87		53		42			31	126
96	6301	Sam SCHOFIELD	Spinnaker SC		52		DNC87	38		37		127
97	6348	Delfina SESTO COSBY	RLYC	39		41		48			BFD87	128
98	5940	Thicome BIRON‑MONNIER	WWSC	BFD87		DNC87		20			22	129
99	6269	Alexander COGAN SIVARAJAN	CCCDS		60		40	35		54		129
100	6147	Ellie THOMAS	CBYC		36		42	53		BFD87		131
101	6129	Alex HOLBORN	Parkstone YC	46			DNC87		38		48	132
102	6365	Millie IRISH	Draycote Water SC		58		46	29		BFD87		133
103	6204	Charlie GATEHOUSE	WWSC		DNC87		DNC87	16		34		137
104	6325	Ethan KNEALE	Cardiff Bay YC	53		21		64			BFD87	138
105	6209	Charlotte ALLEN	Dabchicks SC		44	44			66	51		139
106	6098	George CREASY	Wksc		DNC87	DNC87			27	30		144
107	5589	Edward BEARDSALL	Warsash SC		43	28			BFD87	73		144
108	6434	Sophie EDWARDS	Tata Steel S C	28		30		BFD87			BFD87	145
109	6290	Charlotte KNIGHT	NBYC	50		40		56			61	146
110	6249	Kristof JENKINS	Burghfield SC		27		DNC87	BFD87		33		147
111	6313	Patrick BEUKENHOLDT	Scaling DAM		53		49	46		BFD87		148
112	5812	Rufus MARTIN	Restronguet SC	DNC87		DNC87		43			20	150
113	5909	Emily SCHONROCK	Parkstone YC	BFD87		36		49			65	150
114	6156	Rory GIFFORD	Royal Harwich YC		DNC87		DNC87	44		21		152
115	6071	Molly DOWSON MCGILL	RLYC		57		DNC87	55		41		153
116	5900	Arthur COLLENETTE	Guernsey YC		45	54			61	56		155
117	5575	Emily ELMS	FOSSC		47		47	61		63		155
118	6352	Joshua LYTTLE	Datchet / Bowmoor	DNC87			33		65		60	158
119	6182	Edward BAKER	Frampton On Severn Sailing Club	DNC87		46		62			50	158
120	6051	Santiago SESTO COSBY	RLYC		56		DNC87	BFD87		16		159
121	4612	Paul BARNES	Maidenhead SC	56			50		60		58	164
122	6375	Emily CANN	Cardiff Bay Yacht Club	DNC87			DNC87		40		38	165
123	6415	Finian MORRIS	Papercourt SC		61	48			58	70		167
124	5252	Sam WATSON	Emsworth	DNC87			DNC87		51		30	168
125	5902	Finlay OLIVER	Chew Valley Lake SC	55			DNC87		72		41	168
126	6266	Agnes BRACEY‑DAVIS	HISC		51		48	69		72		168
127	6386	Matthew MCLULLICH	Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC	BFD87			34		50		BFD87	171
128	6211	James GIFFORD	Royal Harwich YC		64	45			BFD87	62		171
129	6087	Arwen FFLUR	Pwllheli		55		DNF87	30		BFD87		172
130	6189	Madison ALLEN	Dabchicks SC		59	DNF87			56	57		172
131	6400	Henry KEEGAN	Parkstone	52		DNC87		76			49	177
132	6425	Quinn EDMONDS	Chew Valley Lake SC	UFD87			DNC87		57		37	181
133	6401	Honor PROCTER	Cardiff Bay YC	54		DNC87		73			54	181
134	6424	Oli MALTBY	PSC		DNC87		DNC87	37		58		182
135	6418	Anna UTTING	Starcross YC		DNC87		DNC87	58		39		184
136	6349	Charlie ELSBY‑HARTMAN	Restronguet SC / Royal Cornwall YC	12			DNF87		DNC87		DNC87	186
137	4911	Oscar CAWTHORNE	Shustoke SC	35		DNC87		65			DNC87	187
138	6288	Freya SEWELL	Royal Lymington YC / Gurnard SC		DNC87		DNC87	54		50		191
139	6374	George WILLIAMS	OTHER		54		DNC87	78		59		191
140	6164	Jenna SNEDKER	Hayling Island SC		66	DNC87			64	61		191
141	6246	Edward ROBERTS‑STRAW	CBYC	DNC87		DNC87		63			42	192
142	5736	Tilly REYNOLDS	CBYC		DNC87	DNC87			52	55		194
143	5839	Oliver STURLEY	Parkstone YC		DNC87		DNF87	21		BFD87		195
144	6337	Alastair COOMBS	Loch Venachar SC	DNF87		DNC87		24			BFD87	198
145	5754	Jemima COOK	Corinthian Otters		62	DNC87			71	68		201
146	5711	Jessica WOOD	Cardiff Bay YC	BFD87			DNC87		62		53	202
147	6168	Charlotte BEARDSALL	Warsash SC	DNC87			DNC87		59		56	202
148	5788	Emma BREESE	RLymYC		DNC87		DNC87	74		44		205
149	6121	Jemima GOTTO	NBYC	DNC87		DNC87		67			55	209
150	5972	Ellie CREIGHTON	CBYC		DNC87	DNC87			70	53		210
151	5647	Freddie JONES	HISC		DNC87	DNC87			77	48		212
152	6421	Felix THOMAS	Burghfield	DNC87		DNC87		66			59	212
153	6067	Samuel GRIFFITHS	RLymYC	DNC87		DNC87		77			52	216
154	5831	Anya GOODMAN	Chipstead SC		DNC87		DNC87	71		60		218
155	6286	William LAITY	Restronguet SC	DNC87			DNC87		47		BFD87	221
156	6100	Grace PANK	Norfolk Broads Yacht Club	DNC87		DNC87		72			62	221
157	6046	Ethan Lightbound	WWSC		DNC87	DNC87			75	64		226
158	5555	Ralph CAWTHORNE	Shustoke SC		DNC87	DNC87			74	65		226
159	6387	Oliver HUGHES	Datchet	DNC87			DNC87		78		63	228
160	6020	James BARRETT	Burghfield SC		UFD87		DNC87	70		71		228
161	5624	India LANCE	HISC	DNC87		DNC87		80			66	233
162	5561	Liam WHELAN	HISC		DNC87		DNC87	79		74		240
163	5735	Scarlett CAWTHORNE	Shustoke SC	BFD87		DNC87		68			DNF87	242
163	6048	Sam BAKER	Weir Wood SC	DNC87			DNC87		68		BFD87	242
165	6194	Ollie MEARS	Other SC	BFD87			DNC87		73		BFD87	247
166	5741	George LANCE	HISC	DNC87			DNC87		76		BFD87	250
167	GRB6278	Amy COOK	Royal Lymington YC	DNC87			DNC87		DNC87		DNC87	261
167	6367	Yana SKVORTSOVA	Papercourt		DNC87	DNC87			DNC87	DNC87		261
167	6202	Freddie FITZSIMMONS	Spinnaker / RLymYC		DNC87		DNC87	DNC87		DNC87		261
167	6279	Sam THOMSON	Emsworth SC		DNC87		DNC87	DNC87		DNC87		261