London Youth Traveller Series at Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre
by Sally Jones 16 Apr 2013 11:40 BST
14 April 2013
London Youth Traveller Series at Hillingdon © Sally Jones
London Youth Traveller Series held at Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre on 14th April 2013
Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre played host to the first of 3 London Traveller Series Events on 14th April. 19 visiting sailors joined a home fleet of 17 to compete in Toppers, RS Fevas, RS Teras and Laser Radials.
The competitors were greeted by glorious sunshine when they arrived, staying fair throughout the day. A brisk breeze made for some good sailing weather with some gusts throwing a few of the racers into the water!
Competition was pretty fierce throughout, especially in the Topper fleet where resident Topper racers Mary and Patrick Horsley (Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre) came up against some stiff competition from Leila Moore (Docklands). Mary had the edge on the first race leaving Patrick in 2nd whilst Leila finished 4th. Mary was not finished yet at showing her brother how it's done and went on to record wins in the other three races. This meant Mary won overall.
The sibling team of Oliver and Sam Lythgoe (Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre) closed down the competition in the RS Fevas early on, managing to record a fantastic four straight wins in their races. The remainder of the boat fleet were close behind having been for a few swims along the way.
With only two Laser Radial sailors competing in the event, Enzio Daghini would be excused for thinking this event would be a breeze for him. Although he could say that he won the Laser fleet with 2 firsts and 2 seconds, his rival on the water Patrick had also clocked up the same results! So it came down to who won the last race. For the younger sailors the wind was very strong and only 3 boats managed all three races with Curtis Mckay from Hillingdon walking away with 3 first places!
By the end of the day everyone was definitely ready for home having spent the day trying hard to keep their boats upright and for some having been swimming all day. A very successful day was rounded off with prize giving.
Thanks must go to Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre for the use of their facilities, the Race Officer Richard Dixon for some fab races ably helped by Keith Smaggasgale and David McKay. Thank you to all the event team who helped make the day happen. We are already looking forward to hoisting next year's event!
Overall Results:
| Pos | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
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| Laser |
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| 1 | Enzo Daghini | Thamesmead | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Patrick Mc Quilkin | Erith Yacht Club | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Patrick Horsley | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| Topper |
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| 1 | Mary Horsley | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Patrick Horsley | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Leila Moore | Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Grace Hambrook | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Jack Hughes | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | DNF (23) | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | David Lims | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | Acacia Faiers‑Freeman | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | 12 | 5 | 13 | 7 |
| 8 | Matteo Daghini | Eirth Yacht Club | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Tegan Paku | Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre | 9 | DNF (23) | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | William Wilding | Eirth Yacht Club | 11 | DNF (23) | 8 | 12 |
| 11 | Lauren Paku | Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre | 13 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| 12 | Reece Clark | Thamesmead | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| 13 | Angus Guiviv | Erith Yatch Club/ Thamesmead | 6 | DNF (23) | 5 | DNF (23) |
| 14 | Alfie Arrowsmith | Eirth Yacht Club | 7 | DNF (23) | 11 | DNF (23) |
| 15 | Niall Schiess | Eirth Yacht Club | DNF (23) | DNF (23) | DNF (23) | 3 |
| 16 | James Haddock | Eirth Yacht Club | 5 | DNF (23) | DNF (23) | DNF (23) |
| 17 | Ben Ranson | Eirth Yacht Club | DNF (23) | DNF (23) | DNF (23) | 8 |
| 18 | Alexander Lewis | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | 15 | DNF (23) | DNS | DNS |
| 19 | Declan Shortt | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | DNF (23) | DNF (23) | DNS | DNS |
| 19 | Liam Schiess | Eirth Yacht Club | DNF (23) | DNF (23) | DNF (23) | DNF (23) |
| 19 | Aran De Sallie | Eirth Yacht Club | DNF (23) | DNF (23) | DNF (23) | DNF (23) |
| 19 | Adam De Sallie | Eirth Yacht Club | DNF (23) | DNF (23) | DNF (23) | DNF (23) |
| RS Feva |
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| 1 | Oliver Lythgoe | Sam Lythgoe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Cameron Currie | Isobel Currie | 2 | 2 | DNS | 2 |
| DNS | Emily Foster | Marco Foster | 3 | DNF | 2 | 3 |
| RS Tera |
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| 1 | Curtis McKay | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Marianne Williams | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Ben Lythgoe | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | 2 | 3 | DNS | DNS |
| . | Kieran Edgecock | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNS |
| . | Lilly Shortt | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNS |
| . | Rebecca Foster | Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| . | Harrison Hunt | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| . | James Smaggasgale | Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |