Volvo RS Feva Grand Prix at Royal Torbay Yacht Club

by RS Class Association 9 Sep 2014 08:01 BST 6-7 September 2014

Volvo RS Feva Grand Prix at Torquay © Martin Allen / Volvo Cars UK

The UK RS Feva Volvo Grand Prix Circuit kicked off the new season with a light wind event at Royal Torbay YC. The GP is the first squad selector for RYA UK Junior Squad, Class National Squad & RYA S/SW Zone Squad; so lots to play for.

Racing was postponed whilst the Race Officer waited for wind but eventually the fleet got away after an AP start; then after a general recall the fleet started under a black flag with 3 boats caught out. At the first windward mark Rory Odell and Josh Bonsey led the fleet followed by Daniel Lewis and Tristan Payne, with Jack Lewis and Lucas Marshall in 3rd. These positions held to the finish.

The Race Officer was quick to get into sequence for race 2 and went straight into black as the wind increased to a steady 6.5 knots. Again Rory and Josh were in front, followed by Fin and Dan Armstrong,with Henry and Rupert Jameson in 3rd, as the wind increased to 8 knots. By the gate, Rory and Josh had a healthy lead, 2nd Fin and Dan, whilst Daniel and Tristan moved up to 3rd. By the 2nd windward mark Rory and Josh were just ahead of Jack and Lucas and they stayed 1st and 2nd to the finish, whilst Dan and Tristan held 3rd.

Race 3 got away all clear in 6 knots of wind and the sun came out. Jack & Lucas were ahead at mark 1 with Rory and Josh in 2nd for a change; 3rd was William and James. By the 2nd windward mark Rory and Josh were back ahead, 2nd Jack and Lucas with William and James Cunliffe in 3rd, which is how they finished. So 3 bullets for Rory and Josh on day one.

Day two was similarly light and sailors made their way out in 8 knots of shifty breeze. By the time race 4 started the wind had dropped to 4.5 knots. Jack and Lucas led the fleet at mark 1, 2nd Daniel and Tristan, 3rd Iain and Jake as the wind increased to 5.5 knots. By the finish it was Jack and Lucas still ahead, 2nd Iain and Jake, 3rd Daniel and Tristan.

The Race Officer held off from resetting the course as the wind dropped further. Eventually as the sun came out, the wind came back in, and race 5 got away after an hour of waiting. 5 knots across the course and the fleet got away all clear. Leading the fleet were Daniel and Tristan, 2nd Iain and Jake whilst India Edwards and Fin Maciver were in 3rd. Iain and Jake took the gun, 2nd Daniel and Tristan, 3rd Rory and Josh which was enough to secure victory.

Rory Odell & Josh Bonsey winthe Volvo RS Feva Grand Prix at Torquay - photo © Martin Allen / Volvo Cars UK

Thanks to RTYC for hosting the event, to Volvo Cars UK for their sponsorship, and to sailors and parents for supporting the class.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	2510	Rory Odell	Josh Bonsey	Northampton/HISC	1	1	1	4	3	6
2	4945	Jack Lewis	Lucas Marshall	Draycote Water SC	3	2	2	1	17	8
3	5450	Daniel Lewis	Tristan Payne	Draycote Water SC	2	3	5	3	2	10
4	5029	Iain Bird	Jake Hardman	Hayling Island SC	4	6	12	2	1	13
5	4890	Fin Armstrong	Dan Armstrong	Royal Torbay YC	40	4	4	8	6	22
6	5161	Matthew Leckie	Izzi Bristow	Leigh Lowton SC	9	7	6	5	5	23
7	5763	Henry Jameson	Rupert Jameson	Hayling Island SC	12	5	11	6	4	26
8	3182	William Cunliffe	James Cunliffe	Royal Torbay YC	5	9	3	11	19	28
9	3638	Alice Edmonds	Louis Gibbs	Chew Valley Lake SC	7	12	17	10	9	38
10	4631	Freya Black	Harriet Cage	Hayling Island SC	21	14	9	15	7	45
11	4635	Lorelei Bates	Felicity Allen	CBYC/Bowmoor SC	11	24	13	7	15	46
12	4625	Dermot Gannon	James Gent	Burghfield SC	27	8	7	17	18	50
13	5288	Toby Atherton	Matt Bamber	Ryde School	20	13	8	18	12	51
14	5537	Pierce Harris	Alfie Cogger	Windermere School	40	10	15	13	13	51
15	922	Chris Conlan	Josh Relph	Bowmoor SC	14	19	10	25	14	57
16	4974	Victoria Upton	Annabel Dewing	Exe SC	16	17	16	22	10	59
17	5631	Ewan Luke	Daisy Lee‑Browne	Rydal Penrhos School/Llandudno SC	6	11	24	23	22	62
18	5782	Lucy Pennant	Nathan Lomas	Hayling Island SC	13	16	20	14	26	63
19	2508	Jess Jobson	Caitlin Webster	Royal Torbay YC	19	20	21	24	8	68
20	4530	Michael Dyer	Samuel Dyer	Herne Bay SC	8	22	18	28	21	69
21	3774	Flossie Tanner	Ollie Perry	SilverWing SC	24	23	27	12	20	79
22	5775	Tom Holliday	Ollie Dennis	Emsworth SC	23	21	19	27	16	79
23	783	David Nunn	Lucinda Cotterill	Bowmoor/CBYC	26	26	22	9	31	83
24	4385	Jude McFarlane Bond	Eric McFarlane Bond	Baltic Wharf SC	18	29	28	16	24	86
25	5279	Issy Spurway	Holly Harvey	Bowmoor SC	22	25	23	34	23	93
26	5630	Thomas Bale	Amy Bale	South Caernarfonshire YC	10	28	33	26	30	94
27	4963	Louis Wright	Jamie Allen	Hayling Island SC	25	15	14	40	40	94
28	4065	Emma Tardrew	Isobel Clark	Hayling Island SC	17	18	32	31	28	94
29	24	Albert Gilmore	Joe Cunliffe	Royal Torbay YC	15	31	31	20	34	97
30	3792	India Edwards	Fin Maciver	Shropshire SC	29	30	30	29	11	99
31	3672	Alexander Ratsey	Bertie Ratsey	Royal Plymouth CYC	34	33	29	21	25	108
32	4614	Poppy Oliver	Grace Gadd	Royal Torbay YC	28	27	25	35	33	113
33	5796	Maisie Harkess	Annabel Hitchmough	Bowmoor SC	30	32	26	32	27	115
34	1354	Jamie Crossan	William Wetherley	Royal Torbay YC	32	36	35	19	35	121
35	5773	Luke Humphries	Tom Barnes	Royal Torbay YC	40	34	34	30	29	127
36	5847	Julia Barnes	Lauren Paton	Royal Torbay YC	31	39	37	33	37	138
37	2556	Paddy James	Fred Aniyi	Royal Western YC	36	38	36	40	32	142
38	516	Sandy Bailey	Woody Powderley‑Turner	Exe SC	35	35	40	37	36	143
39	5772	Tom Feeney	Sherife Agbabiaka	Royal Torbay YC	33	37	40	36	40	146