RS Tera Nationals at Dabchicks Sailing Club
by Ru Watkins 23 Sep 2009 09:16 BST
19-20 September 2009
The RS Tera UK National Championships 2009 took place this weekend with forty boats competing in warm sunshine at Dabchicks Sailing Club on the East Coast. Light winds and strong tides made for a challenging event for the young sailors. This year saw the inaugural UK Pro-sail Championship, a small but talented fleet enjoyed a hotly contested regatta.
In the Sports fleet, consistency proved to be the order of the day with the more experienced and older sailors leading the fleet. James Hutton-Penman (Corinthian Otters) with three race wins out of the six added 2009 RS Tera Sports Champion to his 2008 Inland’s title. Josh Aldridge (Burnham SC) and William Taylor (Ardleigh SC) battled hard for second place, each holding the other to second place in the final two races. In the end Josh Aldridge took second with William Taylor third placed.
Crispin Beaumont (Bartley Green SC) Tristan Bracegirdle (Castle Cove SC) Flynn Davies (Burnham SC/Corinthian Otters) and James Kelly (Isle of Man YC) all fought hard with positions changing over the final three races. In the end places were decided on those who managed to make best use of the tide with Crispin taking overall fourth place, Tristan in fifth, Flynn sixth and James Kelly seventh. The remainder of the fleet followed the pack and enjoyed some great and spirited racing.
In the Pro fleet consistent sailing rewarded Matthew French (Dabchicks SC) with the 2009 Pro National Champion title. Harry Gozzett (Dabchicks SC) who won races 3, 4 and 5 took second place. The battle for third and fourth was fought out between Jonny Watkins (Dabchicks SC) and Hamish Eckstein (Dabchicks SC) with Hamish narrowly clinching third overall position in the final race.
The Isle of Man team (James Kelly, Greg Kelly and Isabel Sharpe) pulled off a coup against Burnham SC to take the Sport Team Trophy home; a well deserved team win. Rebecca Lewis (Draycote Water SC) won the prize for top placed girl while Abi Proven (Dabchicks SC) was awarded the Endeavour prize for her first outing in a Tera and successfully finishing every race.
Jonathan Lewis, the newly appointed RS Tera National Coach was delighted with the effort put in by all the sailors and the spirit of the young Tera sailors.
Our thanks also go to Dabchicks Sailing Club for organizing such a special and well-conducted event and especially to the OOD and all his team for the running and management of the event, Paul Jackson.
Overall Results:
National Champion: James Hutton-Penman (Corinthian Otters)
Pro National Champion: Matthew French (Dabchicks SC)
Top Girl: Rebecca Lewis (Draycote Water SC)
Top Team: Isle of Man YC (James Kelly, Greg Kelly, Isabel Sharpe)
Endeavour: Abigail Proven (Dabchicks SC)
Pro Fleet
| Pos | Helm | Sail No | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Matthew French | 414 | Dabchicks SC | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Harry Gozzett | 700 | Dabchicks SC | (DNS) | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Hamish Eckstein | 8 | Dabchicks SC | 3 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Jonny Watkins | 1026 | Dabchicks SC | 2 | 2 | -4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Oskar Bisset | 980 | Downs SC | 4 | 4 | -5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
Sport Fleet
| Pos | Helm | Sail No | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | James Hutton-Penman | 475 | Corinthian Otters | 1 | 1 | -6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Josh Aldridge | 478 | Burnham SC | -13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | William Taylor | 704 | Ardleigh SC | 4 | 9 | 4 | -26 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | Crispin Beaumont | 220 | Bartly Green SC | 7 | -16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Tristan Bracegirdle | 1300 | Castle Cove SC | 6 | -14 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Flynn Davies | 657? | Burnham SC / Corinthian Otters | 9 | -19 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 37 |
| 7 | James Kelly | 1054 | Isle of Man YC | 2 | 7 | (OCS) | 14 | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 8 | Greg Kelly | 1049 | Isle of Man YC | 20 | 6 | (OCS) | 7 | 3 | 5 | 41 |
| 9 | Guy Rivington | 1029 | Tudor SC | -15 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 42 |
| 10 | Rebecca Lewis | 703 | Draycote Water SC | 11 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 13 | -18 | 42 |
| 11 | George Catchpole | 1278 | Waveney & Oulton Broad YC | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -24 | 6 | 44 |
| 12 | Isabel Sharpe | 1052 | Seventh Wave, IOM | 3 | 10 | -23 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 65 |
| 13 | Max Matthews | 1049G | Tudor SC | 8 | 13 | 13 | -22 | 15 | 16 | 65 |
| 14 | Yan Bracegirdle | 1000 | Castle Cove SC | 19 | -22 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 69 |
| 15 | Hamish Cock | 7001 | Dabchicks SC | 16 | -24 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 76 |
| 16 | Hannah Howitt | 1053 | Isle of Man YC | 22 | 8 | 14 | 12 | -28 | 20 | 76 |
| 17 | James Dennis | 416 | Hickling Broad SC | 12 | 12 | -25 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 78 |
| 18 | Jeremy Leggett | 331 | Bough Beech SC | (DNF) | 11 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 84 |
| 19 | Amie Shute | 1047 | Isle of Man YC | 25 | -30 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 85 |
| 20 | Bethany Hood | 1256 | Waveney & Oulton Broad YC | 14 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 17 | -25 | 85 |
| 21 | Jamie Aldridge | 63 | Burnham SC | 18 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 18 | -29 | 86 |
| 22 | Anya Green | 438 | Portchester SC | 10 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | -26 | 86 |
| 23 | Toby Percival | 565 | Hickling Broad SC | 23 | -29 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 90 |
| 24 | Elliot Spensley-Corfield | 959 | Hayling Island SC | -29 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 90 |
| 25 | Zoe Beyerman | 847 | Hayling Island SC | -27 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 92 |
| 26 | Rupert Watkins | 431 | Dabchicks SC | -26 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 109 |
| 27 | Nathanael French | 4141 | Dabchicks SC | (DNS) | 26 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 122 |
| 28 | Paddy Woodcraft | 447 | Dabchicks SC / Ardleigh SC | 28 | 21 | 16 | -33 | 29 | 30 | 124 |
| 29 | Ossian Bracegirdle | 745 | Castle Cove SC | 21 | -31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 131 |
| 30 | Ffinlo Wright | 1048 | Isle of Man YC | 30 | 33 | (OCS) | 27 | 30 | 17 | 137 |
| 31 | Hamish Beaumont | 100 | Bartly Green SC | 17 | 28 | 26 | 32 | (DNF) | DNF | 138 |
| 32 | Joe Hills | 491 | Oakham / Rutland SC | 24 | 27 | 29 | 31 | -33 | 33 | 144 |
| 33 | Zac Bikhazi | 1482 | Corinthian Otters | 31 | -32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 154 |
| 34 | Abigail Provan | 9 | Dabchicks SC | 32 | -34 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 157 |
