RNLI Sprint Trophy at Scaling Dam Sailing Club

by Lucy Lingard 9 May 2018 06:39 BST 5-6 May 2018

The weekend of 5th & 6th May was the second of the Scaling Dam Sailing Club Trophy Weekends, with the first having been held over Easter. The RNLI Sprint Trophy consisted of short general handicap races, each around 20 minutes long.

In bright sunshine with the wind blowing straight down the lake the first 2 races were held on a triangle course giving the spinnaker boats some enjoyable reaches. Half way through the second race the wind dropped away to nothing, coming back suddenly from the south.

After a quick break the next 2 races were held on a windward/leeward course. The short course meant hard work for everyone including the Race Committee who had a job keeping track of who was on which lap. As the fleet headed in for lunch the hottest competition for places was in the Topper 4.2 fleet with 3 points separating Erin Young, Tom Hunt and Sophie Brining.

Over lunch the decision was taken to drop the final race from the program and run three back to back races on a figure 8 course. While this should have suited the spinnaker boats it was not always possible to fly the spinnaker on the tighter reach, so a single shift or gust could make a big difference to places in each race.

The event was won by Barrie Thornton and Nick Hunt (RS400), with Lisa Metcalfe (Laser Radial) in 2nd and Paul Souter (Phantom) in 3rd. Top Junior was Nicky Jackson (Topper) in 7th place and the Novice award went to Will Howard (Optimist) in 15th. The capsize award went to Tom Hunt, who managed to lose his rudder!

Overall Results:

Pos	Class	Sail No	Helm	Crew	PY	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1st	RS 400	1437	B Thornton / N Hunt		942	-0.75	0.75	(DSQ)	0.75	0.75	0.75	0.75	3.75
2nd	Laser Radial	164818	L Metcalfe		1142	-4	2	2	(DNC)	2	2	3	11
3rd	Phantom	1411	P Souter		999	(DNC)	-10	3	2	3	5	2	15
4th	Streaker	1945	Z Meynell		1128	(DSQ)	-5	0.75	3	5	3	4	15.75
5th	Laser	168962	S Brisley		1098	-7	-7	5	5	6	6	7	29
6th	RS 200	255	A Young	S Young	1046	6	3	7	8	-11	-9	6	30
8th	Laser	12557	M Jackson		1098	-8	4	6	7	8	7	-13	32
7th	Topper	31711	N Jackson		1358	5	-14	10	-17	4	4	9	32
9th	Laser 4.7	183312	A Brining		1207	9	6	4	9	7	-10	-10	35
10th	Fireball	14845	K Caush	J Pearse	953	2.5	12	-14	(DNF)	12	8	5	39.5
11th	Albacore	5122	T Howard		1038	10	8	8	6	9	-11	(DNC)	41
12th	Blaze	806	D Hodgson		1027	2.5	9	13	4	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	51.5
13th	RS 400	534	N McCormack	H McCormack	942	11	11	11	-13	(DNC)	13	8	54
14th	Blaze	777	S Fletcher		1027	(DNC)	(DNC)	12	11	10	12	12	57
15th	Optimist	7	W Howard		1655	13	13	16	10	-17	-18	16	68
16th	Topper 4.2	42433	E Young		1416	14	-16	-15	14	13	14	14	69
18th	Topper 4.2	44417	S Brining		1416	16	15	-17	15	-19	16	11	73
17th	Laser	180946	A Boland		1098	(DNC)	(DNC)	9	16	16	17	15	73
19th	Topper 4.2		T Hunt		1416	15	(DNF)	-18	12	15	15	17	74
20th	Topper 4.2	32637	S Hunt		1416	(DNC)	(DNC)	19	18	18	19	18	92
21st	Topper	36396	A Barker		1358	12	17	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	98
22nd	Fireball	14940	G Booth	M Sowerby	953	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	14	DNC	DNC	106

The next Trophy Event is the club regatta on the 9th & 10th June. Full Trophy Weekend results can be found at www.scalingdam.org/sailing/trophy-events