Junior Open Meeting at Banbury Sailing Club
by David Peel 2 Oct 2001 08:45 BST
Pouring rain greeted the 32 competitors from 10 clubs who arrived at Banbury SC for the Junior open event on 29th September.
With the entrants split into three fleets, Topper, 405 and Handicap the first race started in light winds in the rain. Soon the rain stopped and the wind shifted by nearly 90 degrees and then dropped completely resulting in a shortened course and little chance to change positions from the starting line. Within this an excellent sail by the Vernon brothers lead the fleet home in a 405 although the Optimists of George Hand from Northampton and Peter Burton from Draycote with Tim Hartley from Hollowell in a Topper were 1- 2- 3 on Handicap.
After lunch, following a transformation in the weather with bright sun warming the air, two further races sailed in a frequently shifting 2 to 3, brought success for Tim Cray from Hollowell in his Laser Radial and again the Vernons bringing their 405 in ahead of Ed Chapman and Tom Peel's 405.
The third race in slightly fesher winds again gave the handicap victory to Tim Cray, with the Vernons in second and Victoria Hogg in her Laser Radial third.
With some competitors sailing in their first event and others clearly seasoned campaigners this demonstrated all that is best about junior sailing with a good time had by all and a dividend on the parents effort in time spent on the road and on the shore. After a tea which certainly seemed to be enjoyed by the parents judged by the amount of cakes they consumed!
| Pos |
Fleet |
Helm |
Class |
Sail No |
Crew |
Club |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Pts |
| Topper Fleet |
| 1st |
Topper |
Sophie White |
Topper |
30376 |
Competitor 16 |
Burghfield |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 2nd |
Topper |
Tim Hartley |
Topper |
43516 |
|
Hollowell |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
| 3rd |
Topper |
Sam Worsley |
Topper |
37752 |
|
Banbury |
2 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
| 4th |
Topper |
Hana Bates |
Topper |
25463 |
|
Banbury |
DNC |
4 |
2 |
6 |
| 5th |
Topper |
Ian Mayhew |
Topper |
41742 |
|
Banbury |
4 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
| 6th |
Topper |
Richard Railton |
Topper |
17551 |
|
Middle Nene |
5 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
| 7th |
Topper |
Emma Hand |
Topper |
25924 |
|
Northampton |
6 |
9 |
7 |
13 |
| 8th |
Topper |
James Watkinson |
Topper |
41777 |
|
Hollowell |
10 |
7 |
8 |
15 |
| 9th |
Topper |
Guy Holt |
Topper |
36624 |
|
Hollowell |
8 |
8 |
9 |
16 |
| 10th |
Topper |
Lucy Hoyte |
Topper |
BSC 4 |
|
Banbury |
7 |
10 |
DNC |
17 |
| 11th |
Topper |
Katy Patterson |
Topper |
BSC3 |
|
Banbury |
9 |
11 |
DNC |
20 |
| 405 Fleet |
| 1st |
405 |
Daniel vernon |
405 |
297 |
Sean Vernon |
Rotherham SC |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 2nd |
405 |
Rosie White |
405 |
35 |
Helen Lasko |
Burghfield |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
| 3rd |
405 |
Ed Chapman |
405 |
355 |
Tom Peel |
Banbury |
7 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| 4th |
405 |
Peter Gray |
405 |
356 |
Simon Forbes |
Staunton Harold |
5 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
| 5th |
405 |
Andrew Kerr |
405 |
351 |
Janette Hammond |
Oxford |
3 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
| 6th |
405 |
Gregory Hall |
405 |
129 |
Peter Wathen |
Oxford |
4 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
| 7th |
405 |
Holly Tuckwood |
405 |
342 |
Sophie Tuckwood |
Notts County |
8 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
| 8th |
405 |
Dylan Fletcher |
405 |
295 |
Chris Kilsby |
Northampton |
6 |
8 |
7 |
13 |
| 9th |
405 |
Philip Round |
405 |
350 |
Matt Kneebone |
Rutland |
9 |
7 |
9 |
16 |
| Handicap Fleet |
| 1st |
Handicap |
Tim Cray |
Laser R |
172845 |
|
Hollowell |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 2nd |
Handicap |
Peter Burton |
Optimist |
2919 |
|
Draycote |
2 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
| 3rd |
Handicap |
Victoria Hogg |
Laser R |
146555 |
|
Hollowell |
7 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
| 4th |
Handicap |
Ben Travers |
Laser R |
157263 |
|
Northampton |
5 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
| 5th |
Handicap |
George Hand |
Optimist |
3597 |
|
Northampton |
1 |
DNF |
6 |
7 |
| 6th |
Handicap |
Sarah Banning |
Laser R |
142886 |
Competitor 29 |
Banbury |
8 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
| 7th |
Handicap |
Lloyd Worsley |
Optimist |
2 |
|
Banbury |
3 |
10 |
DNC |
13 |
| 8th |
Handicap |
Mike Hammond |
Laser R |
149428 |
|
Oxford |
9 |
8 |
5 |
13 |
| 9th |
Handicap |
Philip Walker |
Optimist |
Q |
|
Draycote |
DNC |
6 |
7 |
13 |
| 10th |
Handicap |
Sophie Barker |
Mirror |
63206 |
Bella Eames Matthews |
Banbury |
6 |
11 |
8 |
14 |
| 11th |
Handicap |
Henry Wilson |
Laser R |
152398 |
|
Banbury |
10 |
7 |
DNC |
17 |
| 12th |
Handicap |
Patrick Patterson |
Comet |
127 |
|
Banbury |
11 |
9 |
DNC |
20 |
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