Bourne End Week 2015 at Upper Thames Sailing Club
by Debbie Kite 6 Jun 2015 15:25 BST
23-27 May 2015
Bourne End Week 2015 at Upper Thames SC was a great success with a superb 5 days of racing in plenty of wind and sunshine. Entries increased this year, with the Merlin fleet splitting into flights for the first time in recent years.
Generous sponsorship from Aberdeen Asset Management, Squire Furneaux Volvo Maidenhead, Creation Covers, Virtual Rigger chandlers and Andrew Milsom, combined with excellent catering and socialising to make this year's event one to remember.
The Merlin Rocket River Championships were won by Laurie Smart and Vanessa Pilon in Flipside MR1065 finishing first in every race despite the best efforts of competitive visiting crews and experienced club members. They won the Yeves Plate for the second year running.
The top places in the Thames A Raters National Championships were closely fought but Vagabond crewed by Ben Palmer, Miles Palmer and Kevin Pearson came out the clear winner with six firsts from eight races beating last year's winner Adventurer into second place. But Adventurer (Simon Blake, Jock Wishart and Jamie Stewart) countered by winning the Queen's Cup on the last day after swapping the lead with Vagabond throughout the race, to take the vintage trophy donated by Queen Victoria in 1893.
There was good class racing too for the Wayfarers, OK, N12s and handicap classes. Winners were:
- Wayfarer Founder's Cup: Peter and Beth Brewer in Kimsar
- N12 Average Shield: Cadets Alex Pausey and Matt Bowen-Rees in Cinzano
- Fast handicap: Katy Meadowcroft in Bart, RS Aero
- OK Thames Water Challenge: Garth Thompson in Not Fade Away
For more photographs see the club gallery at
www.utsc.org.uk/index.php?id=648 and the club facebook page at
www.facebook/upperthamessailingclub
Queen's Cup Results:
| Pos | Boat | Sail No | Helm | Crew | TCF | Queens Cup 2015 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Adventurer | 24 | Simon Blake | Jock Wishart
Jamie Stewart | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd | Vagabond | 13 | Ben Palmer | Miles Palmer
Kevin Pearson | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd | Atlantis | 15 | Julian Smith | Ted Cocker
Ian ? | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4th | Kingfisher | 1 | Martin Collen | Clive Hughes
J.Grant | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 5th | Caprice | 9 | Martin Hunter | Jeremy Kearns
Roger Stafford | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 6th | Scamp | 12 | Jonathan Smith | Rob Petit
Matthew Dean | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 7th | Lady Jane | 20 | Dickin McLean | Nick Fribbens
Alec Brand | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 8th | Wings | 19 | Pat Blake | Patrick Rayner
Stephan Kettner | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 9th | Ulva | 8 | Ian Stewart | Tim Carpenter
Wendy Stewart | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 10th | Lady Iona | 17 | Tom Wilson | Justin Dunn
Julian Cocker | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 11th | Spindrift | 14 | Cameron Stewart | Ossie Stewart
Mark Staite | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| 12th | Dainty Too | 11 | Richard Stent | Louise Rhodes
Alexis Villiers | 0.9 | 12 | 12 |
| 13th | Tara | 23 | David Frost | Maggie Toddhunter
Sue Pryde | 1 | 13 | 13 |
Thames A Rater Results:
| Pos | Boat | Sail No | Helm | Crew | TCF | R1 | Clayton | Scamp 1 | Scamp 2 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Commodores Cup | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Vagabond | 13 | Ben Palmer | Miles Palmer
Kevin Pearson | 1 | 1 | ‑4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2nd | Adventurer | 24 | Simon Blake | Jock Wishart
Jamie Stewart | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑7 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 3rd | Scamp | 12 | Jonathan Smith | Matt Kyte
Mathew Dean | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | (DNF) | 22 |
| 4th | Atlantis | 15 | Julian Smith | Mike Hope
Jono Warren | 1 | 4 | 5 | ‑7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
| 5th | Spindrift | 14 | Martin Hunter | Roger Stafford
Jeremy Kearns | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ‑11 | 10 | 30 |
| 6th | Lady Jane | 20 | Dicken Maclean | Sam Handsom
Rosie Sibthorpe | 1 | ‑8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 39 |
| 7th | Kingfisher | 1 | Martin Collen | Clive Hughes
Quentin Strauss | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | ‑9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 43 |
| 8th | Caprice | 9 | Ossie Stewart | Cam Stewart
Mark Stait | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ‑11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 50 |
| 9th | Ulva | 8 | Ian Stewart | Tim Carpenter
Jilly Blake | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | (DNC) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 57 |
| 10th | Lady Iona | 17 | Tom Wilson | Chris Martin
Julian Cocker | 1 | 9 | ‑11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 58 |
| 11th | Tara | 23 | David Frost | Sue Pryde
Tom Hunter | 1 | 12 | ‑13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 78 |
| 12th | Dainty Too | 11 | Bryant | Alexis Villiers
Louise Rhodes
Cole | 0.9 | ‑13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 79 |
| 13th | Wings | 19 | Pat Blake | Nick Fribbens
Patrick Rayner | 1 | 11 | 10 | (DNC) | DNC | 10 | 11 | DNC | DNC | 84 |
Merlin Rocket Results:
| Pos | Boat | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 green blue | R2 Black Yellow | R3 Black Blue | R4 Green Yellow | R5 Blk Grn | R6 Blu Yel | R7 Blk Blu | R8 Blu Grn | R9 Blk Blu | R10 Yel Grn | R11 Blk Grn | R12 Blu Yell | R13 | R14 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Flipside | 1065 | Lawrence Smart | Vanessa Pilon | UTSC | (DNC) | ‑1 | 1 | (DNC) | 1 | (DNC) | 1 | (DNC) | 1 | (DNC) | 1 | (DNC) | (DNF) | 1 | 6 |
| 2nd | Wild Waters | 1700 | Peter Walker | Debbie Walker | UTSC | ‑3 | (DNC) | 2 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 1 | (DNC) | 1 | 3 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 2 | 1 | (DNC) | 10 |
| 3rd | Katy Lou | 1493 | Alex Jackson | Rachel Alder | Hampton SC | (DNC) | 2 | (DNC) | 3 | (DNC) | 2 | 2 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 1 | (DNC) | 1 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 11 |
| 4th | Tiercel | 3740 | Patrick Blake | Chris Kilsby | Cookham Reach SC | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 3 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 2 | (DNC) | 2 | 4 | (DNC) | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 5th | General Lee | 3690 | Tim Harridge | Lucy Burn | Hampton SC | (DNC) | 4 | 4 | (DNC) | 2 | (DNC) | 4 | (DNC) | 2 | (DNC) | 2 | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 18 |
| 6th | Exquisite | 2266 | Chris Rathbone | Daniel Rathbone | UTSC | (DNC) | 3 | 3 | (DNC) | ‑8 | (DNC) | 3 | (DNC) | 4 | (DNC) | ‑5 | (DNC) | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 7th | Robin Hood | 2040 | Richard Pausey | Gabrielle Pausey | UTSC | 4 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 2 | 5 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 7 | (DNC) | 5 | 6 | (DNC) | (DNC) | (BOX) | 29 |
| 8th | Blonde on Blonde | 2805 | Stephan Kettner | Nicky Erskine‑Tulloch | TSC | 5 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 4 | ‑9 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 5 | (DNC) | ‑8 | 8 | (DNC) | 4 | 4 | 30 |
| 9th | Firestarter | 3548 | Kevin Rose | Olly Meadowcroft | UTSC | (DNC) | 5 | (DNC) | 6 | (DNC) | 5 | 5 | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNF) | (DNC) | 4 | ‑7 | 7 | 32 |
| 10th | Pooh | 2529 | Ben Marshall | Sel Shah | | (DNC) | (OCS) | (DNC) | 5 | (DNC) | 3 | 7 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 6 | (DNC) | 6 | 6 | ‑8 | 33 |
| 11th | Kevin | 3714 | Alan Markham | Sue Markham | UTSC | (DNC) | 6 | 5 | (DNC) | ‑7 | (DNC) | 6 | (DNC) | 5 | (DNC) | 7 | (DNC) | (OCS) | 6 | 35 |
| 12th | Factory Maid | 3704 | Jemma Hughes | Philipa Daniels | TSC | (DNC) | 7 | (DNC) | 7 | (DNC) | 6 | 9 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 7 | (DNC) | 3 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 39 |
| 13th | Snorter | 3627 | Alex Jones | Jack Deung | Cookham Reach SC | 2 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 1 | 6 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 6 | (DNC) | 4 | (DNF) | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | 42 |
| 14th | Rapport | 3247 | A Patterson | Rebecca Jones | UTSC | (DNC) | 8 | 7 | (DNC) | ‑10 | (DNC) | 10 | (DNC) | 6 | (DNC) | 9 | (DNC) | 5 | (OCS) | 45 |
| 15th | Satisfaction | 2604 | Jeremy Stein | Tom Percival Stein | UTSC | 6 | (DNC) | 6 | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 8 | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 5 | DNC | 5 | 53 |
| 16th | Hot Totty | 3676 | Frances Gifford | Alex Warren | Ranelagh | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 4 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 3 | (DNC) | 3 | 3 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 59 |
| 17th | Wild at Heart | 3709 | Tom Lonsdale | Alice Markham | Wosc | 1 | (DNC) | (DNF) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 4 | (DNC) | (DNF) | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 97 |
| 18th | Luka | 3560 | Stuart Jenkins | Nicola Scaddan | Hampton SC | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 4 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 119 |
| 19th | Hullabalo | 1692 | Patrick Rayner | Erika Dos Santos | TSC | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 8 | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 123 |