Thanet Regatta at Broadstairs Sailing Club
by Alan Welcome 4 Jul 2008 08:19 BST
28-29 June 2008
Snipes during the Thanet Regatta © BSC
Broadstairs Sailing Club on the eastern tip of Kent hosted the Thanet regatta over the weekend of 28th/29th June, attracting 51 entries. In addition to racing in three classes, primarily for sailors from the local clubs at Broadstairs, Margate and Minnis Bay, the Snipe and RS600 fleets were welcomed with competitors from France, Belgium and all over the UK.
Fast and slow handicap racing was on a club course off the harbour, with the asymetrics, Snipes and 600s on an offshore committee boat course. With the wind in the south-west, some ingenuity was required to set the club course to include a decent beat.
Saturday saw very challenging conditions with 30 knot winds and associated big seas, but even so one race was completed, albeit with many retirements.
On Saturday evening there was entertainment in the clubhouse with competitors still buzzing from the excitement of the afternoons sailing.
Sunday saw near ideal racing conditions throughout the day, and a further five races were sailed back to back, followed by prize giving in the clubhouse.
Club Commodore Doug Spooner paid tribute to all those involved in organising the event, including members from the local clubs, the Royal Temple Yacht club and Dover Watersports Centre.
Overall Results:
Slow handicap
1st Richard Thomas, Topper (BSC)
2nd Joseph Macgregor, Laser Radial (BVSC)
3rd Tom Goodey, Topper (BSC)
Fast handicap
1st Andy Temple, RS300 (BSC)
2nd Lee Goodey, Laser (BSC)
3rd James Phare, RS300 (QMSC)
Asymmetric
Ist Dave Adams & Julie Woods, Laser2000 (BSC)
2nd Chris Hatcher & Annie Northcote, RS200 (MYC)
3rd Steve Dyson & Peter Holland, Laser200 (BSC)
RS600
1st James Sansbury (GWSC)
2nd David Annan (GWSC)
3rd James Nuttall (Oxford SC)
Snipe
1st Ian Marshall & Richard Marshall (Maldon YC)
2nd Mark Antonelli & Susan Robertson (Budworth SC)
3rd Maxim Romain & Fabien Vernhes (SR Havre)
Overall trophy
Dave Adams & Julie Woods
Overall junior trophy
Richard Thomas