Holm Regatta 2013
by Andrew Leslie 11 Sep 2013 20:10 BST
8 September 2013
The Allcomers start during the Holm Regatta © Fredrik Sundman
Holm Regatta was originally planned for Saturday 17th August but a summer gale forced a postponement. The waiting paid off though, and warm summery weather with a fine breeze provided perfect conditions for the biggest event in the Holm Sailing Club racing calendar. Three back to back races were held, the first two being class races and the third being the Allcomers. Course 5 was sailed for the moderate South Easterly wind.
Snipe
The Holm Sailing Club Snipe trophy has a reputation for being difficult to win, this year Neil Foubister's Fiddlesticks made it look easy winning both races.
Race 1 Results:
1 Fiddlesticks (Neil Foubister and Thorfinn Johnston)
2 Kontiki (David Clouston and Edward Johnston)
3 Smurf (Mairi Fleet and Alan Donaldson)
4 Boreus (Ian Johnstone and ?)
5 Moonstone (Andrew Leslie and Joshua Brown)
6 Go Quickly Red (Malcolm Tipler and Doody Robertson)
7 Aeolus (Charlie Siderfin and Sylvia Murray)
8 Go Faster Blue (Peter Tipler and Ewan Johnstone)
9 Aquamania (Malcolm Gordon and Michelle Scott)
10 Siesta (Leighton Venables and Adrian Askew)
11 Jaws (Emma Thomson and Mark Causer)
12 Hassfang (Chris Moore and Harvey Dunnett)
Race 2 Results:
1 Fiddlesticks
2 Go Faster Blue
3 Boreus
4 Kontiki
5 Go Quickly Red
6 Moonstone
7 Hassfang
8 Smurf
9 Aquamania
10 Aeolus
11 Jaws
12 Siesta
The overall scores gave first place to Fiddlesticks with a perfect score of 2, 2nd went to Kontiki with 6 points. Boreus was close behind with 7 points.
Mixed Centreboards
The Mixed Centreboard class was somewhat depleted this year. Ian Rushbrook's Laser Solitaire won the two races. Results from the two races are given below with elapsed time flowed by corrected times.
Race 1 Results:
1 Solitaire, 33:13, 30.56m (Laser, Ian Rushbrook)
2 Feva, 43:56, 36.61m (RS Feva, Ross Sinclair and Kevin Foulis)
3 Moonshadow Laser, 39:53, 36.68m (Laser, Barbara Bailey)
Race 2 Results:
1 Solitaire, 35:04, 32.26m
2 Moonshadow, 39:19, 36.16m
3 Feva, 50:20, 41.94m
The third race was the Allcomers where Peter Tipler's Go Faster Blue was fastest. Solitaire was over the line at the start, and Aquamania retired. Full results are given below, with elapsed time followed by corrected times given.
1 Go Faster Blue, 39:23.35, 35.26
2 Smurf, 39:31.03, 35.37
3 Fiddlesticks, 39:47.02, 35.61
4 Moonstone, 39:59.61, 35.80
5 Go Quickly Red, 40:06.26, 35.90
6 Kontiki 40:23.03, 36.15
7 Aeolus, 40:35.38, 36.33
8 Boreus, 40:42.89, 36.45
9 Jaws, 40:59.53, 36.69
10 Hassfang, 41:41.94, 37.33
11 Moonshadow, 41:58.24, 38.61
12 Feva, 49:07.33, 40.93
The prize giving and a barbecue were held after the racing. Many thanks are due to all those who helped make the event a success, including Margaret Hinkley, Isobel Tipler and Willie Watters for the race management, Safety boat drivers (Donnie Hall, Brendan Fletcher, Derek Johnson), the tent team, (including Ilona and Glen Foubister, Ewan Stevenson, Freya Stevenson) and all those who organised the catering (Sylvia, Caroline, Bu, Cath, Susan). Malcolm Gordon, Mark Causer, Mairi Fleet, Charlie Siderfin as well as Neil Foubister deserve a mention for organising lots of things to make the event go smoothly. The visiting dinghies, and yoles should also be mentioned for making the event a great spectacle. There is a good chance some folk have been missed, sincere apologies if your name should be mentioned above.