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SEAS RS200 Open at Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club

by Jim Champ 25 Mar 2013 13:45 GMT 23 March 2013
George Yeoman (& Sophie Ormsby's back) and the snow coming down during the SEAS RS200 Open at Island Barn Reservoir © Jim Champ

I suppose you know it's going to be one of those days when, after cleaning two inches of snow off your car to get to the sailing club you get there to find one of the club rescue boats has capsized at its moorings... However, daunted I might have been, 30 sailors were quite undaunted, and had brought RS200s along, some from quite a distance.

There was a very decent breeze blowing for the morning race, with all the shifts and gusts anyone could possibly want to make things interesting - plus, I rather suspect, a lot more besides. From the bank it looked as if there were rather more snakes than ladders out there, but if ladders there were then George Yeoman and Sophie Ormsby, in their "brand new this morning" boat found them all and took the morning with two bullets. Second at the lunch break were local crew Carl Mayhew and Harry Phelps. Others, I fear, found some of the more severe gusts a little de trop. I reckon March water is to be the coldest of the year and a considerable number of unfortunates tested my theory.

Lunch must have been warming, because all 15 boats launched for the first afternoon race. Shall we draw a veil over the identity of the kind gentleman who launched one of the ladies teams boats for them, and omitted to put the bung in the boat first? They wouldn't have minded so much if they had found this out before they did two gradually sinking races...

Everyone must have been thoroughly invigorated by their lunch and hot drinks, because the next two races saw especialy close and hard fought racing. In both Yeoman and Ormsby were initially down the pack, and in both they took the lead on the last lap. Job, as the Scouts used to say, done. After a 5th in the first race Rob Struckett and Tim Goodhew had come back with a string of seconds, and when race 4 finished these two had sewn up the first two races. They were still keen for more, however and took 1st and 2nd in the 5th race too. This, as it happened, turned out to do a favour for their clubmates Rob Struckett and Tim Goodhew, who took third overall in spite of sitting out the last race. 4th overall were Carl Mayhew and Harry Phelps from IBRSC, who had needed a 2nd in the last race to take third place.

First lady helm was Clare James from IBRSC, 1st over 45 helm Mike Warwicker, sailing with Kate Fitzsimmons from Bough Beech and 1st U19 James Curtis and Olivia Winther from IBRSC/Chichester YC.

Oh, and and the gentleman who "helped" the ladies launch above? Curiously he 'accidentally' slipped into the water after racing had finished...

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelmCrewClubR1R2R3R4R5Pts
1st1508George YeomanSophie OrmsbyItchenor SC‑111114
2nd1229Rob StruckettTim GoodhewItchenor SC‑522228
3rd854Andy ShawPippa HorneItchenor SC4343(DNC)14
4th1236Carl MayhewHarry PhelpsIsland Barn Reservoir SC24‑76315
5th1391Patch FilleryJo LloydLittleton SC3534(DNC)15
6th655James CurtisOliviaIsland Barn Reservoir SC6‑767423
7th1459Mike WarwickerKate FitzsimmonsBough Beech SC(DNF)855523
8th1182Andrew BarracloughMike HermanRickmansworth SC86‑98628
9th1355Ian CleaverXavier QuillienIsland Barn Reservoir SC‑101089835
10th818Nick MarleyClare CorkIsland Barn Reservoir SC91110‑12939
11th945Clare JamesAndy GrovesIsland Barn Reservoir SC(DNF)131311744
12th909Jack VincentMarc VincentCrawley Mariners(OCS)911141044
13th615Chris GreenoughPeter WalkerDorchester on Thames SC111212‑131146
14th237CJ CavallariUta GriesenbachIsland Barn Reservoir SC7(DNF)1510DNC48
15th1265Julie HarrisonLiz CarrellIsland Barn Reservoir SC(DNF)DNC14DNFDNC62

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