Chichester Yacht Club Snowflake Series

Chichester Yacht Club Snowflake Series - Day 2

by Mark Green 6 Feb 2018 06:45 GMT 4 February 2018

Chichester Yacht Club Snowflake Series day 2 © Chichester Yacht Club

With the grey month of January thankfully behind us, the first snowflake in February took place on a beautiful bright, sunny, cold and windy day. Perfect weather for the 40 boats and their hardy winter sailors.

The racing was delayed by the high pressure which held up the arrival of the tide to CYC's lake. When the water eventually filled in, the Wind from the North East allowed race officer Martin Orton to set a figure eight course with a long beat from Birdham to beyond Coperas and wing marks making for exciting downwind reaching race.

When the first race started, the slight port bias to the line saw a couple of boats overshoot the pin end and have to double back before getting underway. During the first lap, the gusty wind caused a number of capsizes and led to some early retirements.

Chichester Yacht Club Snowflake Series day 2 - photo © Chichester Yacht Club

In the Fast fleet the Merlins, RS400s and Fireballs appeared to make easy going of the conditions. Ben and Roz McGrane from Netley SC extended their lead in the series with two first places, followed by Andrew Dalby and Gareth Porkins who finished second in both races.

In the Medium fleet, Steve Cockerill demonstrated how to get the Aero 7 planing downwind, sailing with very little of the boat touching the water. Steve finished the day with two first places to extend his 100% record in the series. In the first race Ian and Sarah Yardley from Silver Wing SC kept up with Steve in the early stages of the race, but finished second by a minute after the results were corrected. In the Second race Mark Riddington claimed second place. The three 2000's had a fascinating race, with Jonathan Townsend and Barbara Langford sailing very quickly with a reefed mainsail, They managed to keep ahead of the other two boats for two of the three laps but were overhauled by Ian and Sarah Yardley on the final lap.

The Slow fleet started with 10 boats, but by the second race the fleet was down to four, a Mirror, a Topper, a Laser 4.7 and a Quba. The Mirror sailed by Alice and Richard Bullock from Itchenor SC took first place in both races, followed by Alfie Lester in the first race and Alice Serna in the second. Alice in the Topper, Owen Rowlands in the Laser 4.7 and Alex Cray with Ellie Cawley sailing in the RS Quba were all justifiably pleased to complete the course in the challenging conditions.

Chichester Yacht Club Snowflake Series day 2 - photo © Chichester Yacht Club

The Next snowflake is on Sunday 18th February with the entry desk open from 9:30 and the first race due to start at 11:30, details available from cyc.co.uk.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Class	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	PY	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
Fast Fleet
1st	MERLIN‑ROCKET	3739	Ben McGrane	Roz McGrane	Netley SC	981	(OCS [11])	1	1	1	3
2nd	MERLIN‑ROCKET	3726	Will Henderson	Mary Henderson	Itchenor SC	981	1	2	‑6	3	6
3rd	MERLIN‑ROCKET	3766	Andrew Dalby	Gareth Porkins	TVSC/HSC	981	6	‑9	2	2	10
4th	RS 400	1062	Simon Townsend	Eve Townsend	Emsworth SC	942	2	3	5	‑6	10
5th	SCORPION	2022	James Gardner	Anne Gardner	HISC	1040	7	7	7	(DNF [9])	21
6th	RS 600	916	Tony Purser		Chichester YC	920	Duty [7.5]	Duty [7.5]	‑8	7	22
7th	MERLIN‑ROCKET	3696	Alex Warren	William Carroll	Shoreham Sailing Club	981	3	4	(DNC [17])	DNC [17]	24
8th	FIREBALL	15112	David Sayce	Fiona Sayce	HISC	959	(DNC [17])	DNC [17]	3	5	25
9th	MERLIN‑ROCKET	3707	Alex Jackson	Will Caroll	Shoreham SC	981	(DNC [17])	DNC [17]	4	4	25
10th	BLAZE	773	Ross Fisher		Felpham Sailing Club	1023	4	5	(DNC [17])	DNC [17]	26
11th	MERLIN‑ROCKET	3776	Nick Craig	Emma Clarke	Frensham SC	981	5	6	(DNC [17])	DNC [17]	28
12th	RS 400	1333	Rob Corfield	Tom Dobbs	Dell Quay SC/CYC	942	8	8	(DNC [17])	DNC [17]	33
13th	KESTREL	1550	John Mills	Carolyn Mills	Shoreham Sailing Club	1035	9	10	(DNC [17])	DNC [17]	36
14th	CANOE INTERNATIONAL WITH KITE	296	Phil Allen		Chichester YC	866	Duty [11]	Duty [11]	(DNC [17])	DNC [17]	39
15th	RS 400	1386	Nick Elliman	Roger Elliman	Chichester YC	942	(DNC [17])	DNC [17]	DNC [17]	DNC [17]	51
15th	BLAZE	782	Peter Jones		Felpham Sailing Club	1023	(DNC [17])	DNC [17]	DNC [17]	DNC [17]	51
Medium Fleet
1st	RS AERO 7	2319	Steve Cockerill		Stokes Bay SC	1071	‑1	1	1	1	3
2nd	RS AERO 7	1819	Mark Riddington		Emsworth Slipper SC	1071	2	2	‑5	2	6
3rd	2000	2204	Iain Yardley	Sarah Yardley	Silver Wing Sailing Club	1107	3	‑4	2	3	8
4th	LASER RADIAL	196664	Bruce Grant		Itchenor SC	1139	‑20	9	4	6	19
5th	LASER	213476	Anna Perkins		Bosham SC	1097	5	‑8	6	8	19
6th	2000	21731	Micheal Olliff	Paula Olliff	Chichester YC	1107	(Duty [7])	Duty [7]	7	7	21
7th	SOLO	4999	Alex Butler		HISC	1143	14	‑17	10	9	33
8th	LASER	204680	Liam Vass		Felpham Sailing Club	1097	12	‑16	15	11	38
9th	SUPERNOVA	1080	James Gerwat		Felpham Sailing Club	1075	15	10	19	(DNC [43])	44
10th	SOLO	4942	Roger Millett		Chichester YC	1143	19	‑20	13	12	44
11th	LASER	210914	Craig Williamson		HISC	1097	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	3	5	51
12th	RS AERO 7	2320	Sarah Cockerill		Stokes Bay SC	1071	7	3	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	53
13th	RS AERO 7	1562	Toby Schofield		Felpham Sailing Club	1071	8	5	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	56
14th	LASER	172762	Luke South		Stokes Bay/Emsworth SC	1097	6	7	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	56
15th	SOLO	5691	Guy Mayger		Felpham Sailing Club	1143	4	11	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	58
16th	LASER	152812	Callum Aldous		Felpham Sailing Club	1097	22	‑23	16	DNF [21]	59
17th	RS AERO 7	1060	Mike Linney		Chichester YC	1071	21	‑22	18	DNF [21]	60
18th	2000	21431	Jonathan Townsend	Barbara Langford	Emsworth SC	1107	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	14	4	61
19th	SOLO	5705	Lawrence Creaser		HISC	1143	13	6	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	62
20th	SOLO	4419	Ian Brooks		Trearddur Bay S C	1143	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	11	10	64
21st	EUROPE	355	Lucy Boreham		Chichester YC	1145	9	15	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	67
22nd	LASER	166393	Mark Aldous		Felpham Sailing Club	1097	23	‑25	DNF [23]	DNS [21]	67
23rd	GP 14	14193	Nick Colbourne	Biddy Colbourne	Chichester YC	1133	10.5	14	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	67.5
24th	SOLO	4925	Oliver Reynolds		Chichester YC	1143	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	12	13	68
25th	LASER RADIAL	209980	Charlie South		Stokes Bay/Emsworth SC	1139	10.5	18	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	71.5
26th	LASER	198570	David MacLean		Itchenor SC	1097	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	8	DNS [21]	72
27th	SOLO	TBC	Martin Jones		Dell Quay SC	1143	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	9	DNF [21]	73
28th	SOLO	570	Martin Frary		Weston SC	1143	18	13	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	74
29th	LASER	186068	Thomas Perry		HISC	1097	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	20	14	77
30th	SOLO	5237	Derek Jackman		Chichester YC	1143	16	21	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	80
31st	2000	21790	Helen Green	Mark Green	Chichester YC	1107	17	24	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	84
32nd	SOLO	5352	Mike Wilkie		Desborough SC	1143	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	DNF [23]	DNS [21]	87
33rd	EUROPE	393	Geoff Newman		Chichester YC	1145	Duty [24]	Duty [26]	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	93
33rd	LASER	203304	Andrew Martin		Chichester YC	1097	Duty [24]	Duty [26]	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	93
35th	NATIONAL 12	3179	Dave Dobrijevic	Hugo Dobrijevic	HISC	1064	(DNC [43])	12	DNC [43]	DNC [43]	98
36th	RS AERO 7	1455	Tom Dobbs		Chichester YC	1071	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	17	DNC [43]	103
37th	LASER	166550	Ian Payne		Chichester YC	1097	(DNC [43])	19	DNC [43]	DNC [43]	105
38th	LARK	2265	Martin Gillam	Connor Gillam	Felpham Sailing Club	1070	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	DNC [43]	DNC [43]	129
38th	TOPAZ VIBE	6329	Sam Atherton		Felpham Sailing Club	1185	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	DNC [43]	DNC [43]	129
38th	LASER	205919	Justin Mepstead		Felpham Sailing Club	1097	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	DNC [43]	DNC [43]	129
38th	Soloution	431	Tony Lord		Felpham Sailing Club	1087	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	DNC [43]	DNC [43]	129
38th	RS VAREO	487	Mike Partridge		HISC	1085	(DNC [43])	DNC [43]	DNC [43]	DNC [43]	129
Slow Fleet
1st	MIRROR	7079	Alice Bullock	Richard Bullock	Itchenor SC	1383	‑1	1	1	1	3
2nd	TOPPER	47733	Alfie Lester		Felpham Sailing Club	1347	2	2	2	(DNF [10])	6
3rd	TOPPER	27925	Alice Serna		Felpham Sailing Club	1347	3	‑8	3	2	8
4th	LASER 4.7	185220	Owen Rowlands		Felpham Sailing Club	1200	‑5	4	5	3	12
5th	TOPPER	46789	Thomas Lawson		Chichester YC	1347	4	7	4	(DNF [10])	15
6th	LASER 4.7	181047	Oliver Randall‑May		Chichester YC	1200	6	3	7	(DNF [10])	16
7th	RS QUBA	151	Alexander Cray	Ellie Cawley	Chichester YC	1260	(DNC [15])	6	DNF [11]	4	21
8th	TOPPER	47792	Thomas Machell		Chichester YC	1347	(DNC [15])	5	6	DNF [10]	21
9th	TOPPER	40384	Dylan Collier		Felpham Sailing Club	1347	7.5	10	8	(DNC [15])	25.5
10th	OPTIMIST	5466	John Stokes		Felpham Sailing Club	1665	9	9	(DNC [15])	DNC [15]	33
11th	TOPPER	48306	Catherine McHale		Chichester YC	1347	(DNC [15])	DNC [15]	9	DNF [10]	34
12th	RS FEVA XL	no number	Lily Speed	Amberly Norrris‑Wharton	Chichester YC	1240	7.5	12	(DNC [15])	DNC [15]	34.5
13th	LASER 4.7	158296	Dani McTernan		Chichester YC	1200	(DNC [15])	11	DNC [15]	DNC [15]	41
14th	TOPPER	44777	Joshua James		Felpham Sailing Club	1347	DNF [11]	(DNC [15])	DNC [15]	DNC [15]	41