Alf Simmonds Memorial Trophy for Cadets at Datchet Water Sailing Club

by Peter Collyer 7 Apr 2014 09:03 BST 5-6 April 2014

Alf Simmonds Memorial Trophy and world team selector event © Peter Collyer

Alf Simmonds Memorial Trophy and world team selector event

Willow and Cara Bland from Waldringfield SC put in a storming performance on day 2 of the Alf Simmonds Memorial Trophy to win by 8 points and lead the World Championship team selection series with two events remaining.

Datchet Water provided challenging conditions on the first day, with a shifty and variable breeze making it hard for any of the 51 boats competing to produce consistent results, and only Ben Shorrock /Ellie Watling from Frensham Pond SC appeared in the top three more than once, scoring a 2nd in race 1 and winning race 2. Race 1 had been won by Sam Yale/Harry Chatterton from Waldringfield, whilst it was Dutch visitors Menno Baars/Zoy Cubas Barrios who took race 3.

By the end of the day Alex Warrington/Anna Wooton (Thorpe Bay SC), Tom Collyer/Francis Butterworth (Aldenham/Fisher's Green SC), Ed Harris/Faye Chatterton (Waldringfield), Louis Mellor/Rosie Targett (Frensham) and Lainey Terkelsen/Martha Jones (Stone SC) had all visited the podium, illustrating just how close the racing was in this competitive fleet.

On day two the breeze strengthened and steadied providing perfect conditions, and while many competitors still had mixed results, Willow and Cara Bland dominated at the front, winning all three races by impressive margins to move ahead in the overall standings. Ben and Ellie held onto 2nd place with Alex and Anna finishing third.

In the silver fleet it was a close battle between Tom/Francis, Louis/Rosie and Lainey/Martha, with Tom and Francis scoring a 4th and an 11th on the second day to win from Louis and Rosie. Lainey and Martha were unlucky to lose their mast in race 4 but showed impressive skill in re-launching their repaired boat and just making the start of race 5, where they finished 2nd. Notable too was how far up the gold fleet these three boats were, finishing 5th, 8th and 11th overall respectively.

In the Bronze Fleet the younger sailors coped brilliantly with the breezy conditions on day 2 and also enjoyed close racing throughout the weekend, with wins for Nathan Allen/Louis Lapage, Eve Turnpenny/Amy Allen and Henry Haxby/Jade McCarthy, all from Fishers Green SC. In the end Nathan and Louis won the event from Eve and Amy by just 2 points.

Club sailing continues for the Cadet Class over the Easter holidays before the World Team Selector Series resumes at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (the venue for the Worlds later in the year) on 3rd and 4th May. The complete schedule of Cadet events, including some exciting training opportunities for new helms and crews, can be found on the class website.

Gold/silver fleet results:

Pos	Nation	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1	GBR9962	Willow BLAND	Cara BLAND	‑7	5	6	1	1	1	14
2	GBR8441	Ben SHORROCK	Ellie WATLING	2	1	10	7	‑15	2	22
3	GBR8541	Alex WARRINGTON	Anna WOOTTON	6	‑20	3	5	3	13	30
4	GBR8352	Lucy TERKELSEN	Cally TERKELSEN	16	4	‑23	2	5	9	36
5	GBR8846	Tom COLLYER	Francis BUTTERWORTH	18	3	8	4	‑24	11	44
6	GBR9046	Ross THOMPSON	Jake THOMPSON	11	6	‑28	19	4	5	45
7	GBR8514	Edward HARRIS	Faye CHATTERTON	19	‑22	2	15	6	8	50
8	GBR9635	Louis MELLOR	Rosie TARGETT	3	‑31	5	9	19	14	50
9	GBR9877	Daisy COLLINGRIDGE	Hattie COLLINGRIDGE	10	16	11	‑21	7	7	51
10	GBR9369	Sam YALE	Harry CHATTERTON	1	‑33	25	11	9	6	52
11	GBR8420	Lainey TERKELSEN	Martha JONES	4	2	24	(DNF)	2	21	53
12	GBR9964	Lucy CORBY	Ollie PAYNE	‑22	14	7	8	21	4	54
13	GBR8521	Alex PAGE	Aaron CHADWICK	17	7	14	3	18	‑23	59
14	GBR8852	Archie PENN	Hazel WHITTLE	‑29	8	13	6	14	18	59
15	GBR9047	George BRIDGE	Tom BRIDGE	13	‑34	16	13	10	10	62
16	NED9689	Nienke DE JONG	Suzanna LAP	‑26	10	4	14	20	17	65
17	GBR9963	Aliya JANNATY	Aqil JANNATY	8	13	21	‑26	25	15	82
18	GBR9240	Henry MARSH	Jess WATLING	‑33	9	19	12	29	16	85
19	NED8515	Menno BAARS	Zo?y CUBAS BARRIOS	20	11	1	‑31	26	29	87
20	GBR9020	Anna MORGAN	Phoebe BRADSHAW	14	(OCS)	15	25	13	20	87
21	GBR8291	Jamie TOINTON	Lily TOINTON	30	19	‑41	35	8	3	95
22	GBR9084	Alex COLQUITT	James COLQUITT	5	24	40	17	11	(OCS)	97
23	GBR9027	Ben BARR	Josh BENNETT	21	18	‑38	10	32	25	106
24	GBR8432	Lulu KNOTT	Daisy NUNN	15	29	26	22	‑30	19	111
25	GBR9876	Ellie WOOTTON	Kate WHITE	25	‑37	30	16	17	30	118
26	GBR8542	Joe BARR	Adam LLOYD	27	23	‑39	30	16	22	118
27	GBR9754	Livvy BATES	Charlotte VIDELO	‑32	32	20	18	27	24	121
28	GBR7630	Harry FITZSIMMONS	Sam WOODHOUSE	24	36	18	32	12	(OCS)	122
29	GBR9382	Reece LANE	Max BUSWELL	31	26	33	20	‑35	12	122
30	GBR8845	Megan FERGUSON	Yasmin SFAXI	28	21	27	24	23	‑38	123
31	GBR9083	Scarlett ANDERSON	Amy SHEPHARD	‑38	25	12	29	33	28	127
32	NED9212	Annemare BAARS	Yannica BLOCK	12	‑38	22	36	28	34	132
33	GBR9384	Emily MITCHELL	Rebecca MITCHELL	‑40	27	9	34	34	31	135
34	GBR9673	Abbey WILLIAMS	Tom STRATTON BROWN	23	‑35	31	23	31	27	135
35	GBR9294	Isobel SPEIRS	Emily SPEIRS	34	28	29	‑40	22	26	139
36	GBR8513	Samuel WRANKMORE	Matteo MANCINI	9	15	36	38	(DNS)	DNS	144
37	GBR7274	Hannah GOODRICH	Poppy REDFERN	‑41	17	17	39	36	37	146
38	GBR9028	Jim BROOKER	Achilles DAKIN	37	12	32	37	‑42	32	150
39	GBR9243	Rory BURDOCK	Claudia MANCINI	39	30	34	27	41	(DNF)	171
40	GBR9013	Oliver KING	Harrison KING	‑43	39	42	28	40	35	184
41	GBR8844	Lucy MALLINDER	Jessica WILLIAMS	36	42	‑43	33	37	36	184
42	GBR8447	Ryan WILKINSON	Hamish TAYLOR	35	‑41	37	41	38	39	190
43	GBR9029	Ben WARRINGTON	Katy LLOYD	42	(OCS)	35	OCS	39	33	195
44	GBR9159	Laurence BROWN	Oliver DUKE	44	40	44	(DNF)	44	41	213
45	GBR9401	Martha Adams	Jess Everson	45	43	45	(DNF)	43	40	216

Bronze fleet results:

Pos	Nation	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1	GBR9225	Nathan ALLEN	Louis LAPPAGE	1	1	‑4	2	1	2	7
2	GBR6842	Eve Turnpenny	Amy Allan	‑4	2	1	3	2	1	9
3	GBR7670	Jessica PEARSON	Toby SLUMP	3	4	2	4	(DNF)	3	16
4	GBR9026	Leah REDFORD	Heather BROWN	‑5	3	3	5	3	5	19
5	GBR8910	Henry HAXBY	Jade McCARTHY	2	(DNF)	DNS	1	DNF	4	21
6	GBR9669	Abigail BLACKWELL	Oliver BLACKWELL	6	5	5	(DNF)	DNS	DNS	30