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Southampton Water Sailing Association Evening Series

by Chris Waddington 21 Sep 2011 07:48 BST
SWSA keelboat evening series © Chris Waddington

Seasoned hands secure SWSA success

With the evenings drawing in, Southampton Water Sailing Association’s 2011 keelboat evening series recently closed. This year saw a record entry with 25 boats from 8 local clubs enjoying close competition. Staged within Southampton Water the 10 race series is held at fortnightly intervals with starts around high water. Hence ensuring a large navigable race area to the east of the shipping channel and little current to hinder progress in the often light evening breezes.

Particularly well represented this year were Hythe sailing club with an 8 boat entry. Most Hythe boats were new to the series but performed exceptionally well with Simon Walley’s Beneteau 260 and Roger Lockett’s Ballad finishing 2nd and 3rd in class 1 respectively. Similarly in class 2, Brian Allen’s sunfast 20 lost out on first place by a wafer thin half point and Mike Thomas also of Hythe SC claimed 3rd.

Despite the good performances of Hythe’s newcomers the seasoned hands of the Glass Onion crew from the University of Southampton Staff Sailing Club hung on to win class 1 for the 2nd year running. A past winner of the round the island race this distinctive green hulled boat is a well known feature of the local keelboat racing scene. Again in class 2, Graham Harrison from Fawley power station repeated his success of 2010 to secure 1st place in his Trapper 500 Auriole.

A notable feature of this series has been the complete lack of protest hearings within its 4 year history. An indicator perhaps of the friendly spirt of the series and the enduring good sportsmanship and seamanship of its competitors.

Further details of SWSA’s racing events may be found at www.swsa.org.uk

Overall Results:

PosBoat NameBoat TypeSkipperClub
Class 1
1stGlass OnionEvolution 22Costa CorbariSUSSC
2ndHullabaloo TooBeneteau 260 SpiritSimon WalleyHythe S.C.
3rdBlueprintBalladRoger LockettHythe S.C.
4thErik the RedMustang 30Bernard FyansWarsash S.C.
5thDream WeaverOne OffTrevor TennisonHythe S.C.
6thEau de VieLimbo 6.6Andrew BellWarsash S.C./Hythe S.C.
7thCalypsoLimbo 6.6Peter HairsnapeSouthampton S.C.
8thSymphonyFirst 305Alex BellWarsash S.C.
9thClose EncounterUFO27Chris WaddingtonSouthampton S.C.
10thFireflyBavaria 30Chris GlantonRAFYC
11thArty MissHunter Channel 31Stephen BooyRAFYC
12thPrestoLimbo 6.6 modToby MomfordRYA
13thJadeBavaria 32Mike WorthWarsash S.C.
Class 2
1stAurioleTrapper 500Graham HarrisonFawley PSSC
2ndIzzie TooSunfast 20Brian AllenHythe S.C.
3rdCaroden IIDolphin 31Michael ThomasHythe S.C.
4thBiancaDufour 1800Ricky YardleySouthampton S.C.
5thKajsaShipman 28Roger HaywardHythe S.C.
6thEx-TipLimbo 21Cuan MarshRSYC
7thFirst ImpulseFirst 285Malcolm KirkSouthampton S.C.
8thGwennolWesterley GriffonJon CoteMarchwood Y.C.
9thRocinanteHorizon 30Chris JohnsonHythe S.C.
10thTranquillityAchilles 9MAndrew ValentineSouthampton S.C.
11thSquawTomahawk 25Roland LiddellHythe S.C.
12thSea TreasureSadler 26Tim SullivanWarsash S.C.