Optimist Open at Parkstone Yacht Club
by Roger Hakes 15 Jun 2018 10:56 BST
9-10 June 2018
Parkstone Yacht Club welcomed over one hundred young sailors to Poole Harbour over the weekend of 9-10 June to participate in their Optimist open meeting which forms part of the IOCA Southern Traveller Series.
Racing was divided into three fleets, with the 53 boats of the Main fleet sailing in the area of Poole Harbour known as the top triangle, and the Regatta and Coached Regatta fleets – 38 and 17 boats respectively – sailing closer to the yacht club. A Coached Regatta fleet was included for the first time so that more junior sailors could enjoy an open meeting experience in a supportive learning environment.
The wind on Saturday morning exceeded expectations and the fleets launched into a south-easterly breeze of 10 gusting 15 knots which gave all fleets some exciting racing in the sunshine. As the afternoon progressed the breeze faded in line with the forecast and the race teams brought the fleets ashore without completing their intended schedule. After racing the sailors enjoyed a pasta supper in Parkstone's super new clubhouse.
Sunday was trickier with the breeze in a more unstable north-easterly direction blowing 5-8 knots. Concentration was key in identifying shifts and working out how best to take advantage of the ebbing tide. As on Saturday, the breeze dropped just after lunch and N over A was displayed for all fleets in the early afternoon allowing an earlier than scheduled prize giving and getaway.
In the end the Main fleet completed five races, the Regatta fleet eight races and the Coached Regatta fleet eleven races. The Commodore of Parkstone awarded the prizes, with top place in each fleet going to a home boat: Henry Keegan secured Main fleet with an impressive score of 8 points from 4 races, Tom Hakes won a high scoring Regatta fleet on count back, and Barney Bromilow sailed consistently well to come first in the Coached Regatta fleet. During his acceptance speech Henry thanked the race and shore teams who had worked tirelessly to organise a fantastic event.
Overall Results:
Main Results
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 6400 | Henry Keegan | Parkstone Yacht Club | 2 | -6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2nd | 6519 | Henry Heathcote | RLymYC | -10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 3rd | 6471 | Ella Lance | HISC | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | -11 | 19 |
| 4th | 6521 | Santiago Cosby | RLYC | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -17 | 24 |
| 5th | 6481 | Mathias Potter | Warsash SC | 1 | 7 | -15 | 3 | 15 | 26 |
| 6th | 6404 | Annabelle Vines | RLymYC | -16 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 |
| 7th | 6459 | Megan Farrer | Emsworth SC / HISC | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -21 | 31 |
| 8th | 6309 | Saskia Levy Dethmers | BBSC | 5 | 2 | -28 | 10 | 20 | 37 |
| 9th | 6235 | Molly Dowson Mcgill | RLYC | -24 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 43 |
| 10th | 6495 | Sam Webb | Rlyc | -19 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 44 |
| 11th | 6485 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | RLymYC | 9 | 18 | 9 | -21 | 8 | 44 |
| 12th | 6214 | Ella Lightbody | RLymYC | 14 | 9 | 12 | -22 | 9 | 44 |
| 13th | 6350 | Lila Edwards | Parkstone Yacht Club | 8 | -20 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 48 |
| 14th | 6019 | Harvey Jenkins | Newhaven & Seaford S.C | 3 | 15 | 16 | 15 | -27 | 49 |
| 15th | 5979 | Harry George | LTSC | 13 | 24 | -35 | 8 | 5 | 50 |
| 16th | 6490 | Edward Day | Reading SC & Burghfield SC | 15 | 12 | 25 | -34 | 6 | 58 |
| 17th | 6467 | Oliver Vines | RLymYC | 21 | 28 | -30 | 9 | 3 | 61 |
| 18th | 6145 | Sabine Potter | Warsash SC | 4 | 13 | 24 | -32 | 24 | 65 |
| 19th | 6266 | Agnes Bracey-Davis | RLymYC/HISC | 18 | 16 | -21 | 18 | 16 | 68 |
| 20th | 6363 | Emma Rennie | Parkstone Yacht Club | 17 | 31 | 13 | -36 | 10 | 71 |
| 21st | 6336 | Finlay Craigen | Royal Southern YC | (BFD) | 14 | 5 | 2 | RET | 75 |
| 22nd | 6346 | Emma Breese | Royal Lymington | 12 | 25 | 18 | 25 | (BFD) | 80 |
| 23rd | 6253 | Noah Evans | RLym /RVYC | 22 | 30 | 3 | 27 | (BFD) | 82 |
| 24th | 5586 | Joel Traves | Spinnaker SC | 30 | 22 | -41 | 17 | 18 | 87 |
| 25th | 6039 | Jack Mccormick | Parkstone Yacht Club | 29 | 19 | -34 | 23 | 19 | 90 |
| 26th | 6272 | Tabitha Davies | RLymYC | -38 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 94 |
| 27th | 6444 | Gwen Sargent | Emsworth SC | 31 | 21 | 32 | 14 | (BFD) | 98 |
| 28th | 6446 | Johnny Sargent | Emsworth SC | 20 | 23 | 26 | -35 | 29 | 98 |
| 29th | 6449 | Samuel Griffiths | RLymYC | 28 | 17 | 23 | 31 | -35 | 99 |
| 30th | 6456 | Sam Baker | BBSC | 25 | -33 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 99 |
| 31st | 6488 | Hallam Frith | Bosham SC | 40 | -44 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 108 |
| 32nd | 6105 | Finn Evans | RLym / RVYC | 23 | 37 | 20 | -42 | 31 | 111 |
| 33rd | 5881 | Jemima Day | Reading SC & Burghfield SC | -39 | 34 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 116 |
| 34th | 6113 | India Lance | HISC | -44 | 29 | 14 | 44 | 32 | 119 |
| 35th | 6508 | Leo Yates | Papercourt SC | -41 | 41 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 128 |
| 36th | 4940 | Laura Elms | HISC | 32 | 26 | 36 | -37 | 36 | 130 |
| 37th | 6297 | George Lance | HISC | 27 | 27 | 38 | -43 | 41 | 133 |
| 38th | 6487 | Esme Frith | Bosham SC | 36 | 35 | 29 | -38 | 38 | 138 |
| 39th | 6327 | Joseph Jones | Burghfield | 34 | 36 | 47 | 24 | (BFD) | 141 |
| 40th | 6351 | Gabriella Burlton | Royal Southern Yacht Club | 33 | 39 | 37 | 33 | (BFD) | 142 |
| 41st | 5472 | Madeleine Fry | Christchurch | 26 | 46 | 40 | -50 | 39 | 151 |
| 42nd | 5664 | Holly Davies | Burghfield & Trearddur Bay SC | 45 | 38 | 44 | -47 | 26 | 153 |
| 43rd | 6048 | Ollie Tomkinson | BBSC | 37 | 40 | -46 | 45 | 37 | 159 |
| 44th | 5581 | Millie Lewis | Medway YC | 43 | 45 | 43 | -49 | 30 | 161 |
| 45th | 6302 | Jacoby Keegan | Parkstone Yacht Club | -42 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 163 |
| 46th | 6320 | Jake Stokes | RLymYC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 28 | 28 | 164 |
| 47th | 6179 | Hazel Jones | Dell Quay SC | 35 | 43 | 45 | -46 | 44 | 167 |
| 48th | 5020 | Lauren Irons | Papercourt SC | 46 | -47 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 172 |
| 49th | 6038 | Oscar Pitman | Emsworth SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 39 | 34 | 181 |
| 50th | 6074 | Lucy Pitman | Emsworth Sailing Club | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 48 | 40 | 196 |
| 51st | 6517 | Robert Mawdsley | HISC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 216 |
| 51st | 5752 | Matthew Mason | Burghfield SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 216 |
| 51st | 6401 | Toby Aldous | Papercourt | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 216 |
Regatta Fleet
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 6311 | Tom Hakes | Parkstone Yacht Club | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 42 |
| 2nd | 6042 | Ollie Mccormick | Parkstone Yacht Club | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | -25 | 11 | 42 |
| 3rd | 6129 | Will Webster | Parkstone Yacht Club | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 11 | -33 | 4 | 51 |
| 4th | 5960 | Zac Shepherd | Bosham | 3 | -19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 52 |
| 5th | 6381 | Max Bromilow | Parkstone Yacht Club | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | -14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 54 |
| 6th | 5839 | Eddie Dorsett | Parkstone Yacht Club | 9 | 7 | 5 | -22 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 56 |
| 7th | 5914 | Thomas Sandy | Parkstone Yacht Club | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -21 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 57 |
| 8th | 6084 | Eliana Edwards | Parkstone Yacht Club | 13 | -33 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 62 |
| 9th | 5943 | Edith Ingram | Dell Quay Sailing Club | 16 | 11 | 12 | -28 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 64 |
| 10th | 6276 | Francesca New | Christchurch SC | 19 | 14 | -23 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 67 |
| 11th | 6217 | Oliver Evans | Parkstone Yacht Club | 5 | 21 | 19 | -23 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 72 |
| 12th | 5289 | Emily Brushett | RSrnYC | 18 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 4 | -35 | 77 |
| 13th | 5224 | Ella Jones | Dell Quay SC | 10 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 14 | -26 | 80 |
| 14th | 6346 | Harry Baddeley | RLymYC | 11 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 12 | -23 | 7 | 17 | 88 |
| 15th | 6063 | Hennie Burlton | Royal Southern YC | -17 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 92 |
| 16th | 6271 | Dirk Rogers | RLymYC | 14 | 16 | 13 | -29 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 100 |
| 17th | 6376 | Charlie Howard | Burghfield | 4 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 22 | -25 | 105 |
| 18th | 5411 | Archie Bourne | Burghfield | 8 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 25 | -26 | 24 | 106 |
| 19th | 5834 | Ethan Hill | Dell quay | 22 | 24 | -25 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 129 |
| 20th | 5251 | Joe Armostrong Rowland | RSYC | 25 | -29 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 19 | 134 |
| 21st | 5004 | Robbie Hudson | Spinnaker | (DNF) | DNS | DNS | 18 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 142 |
| 22nd | 5577 | Jack Knapper | Parkstone Yacht Club | 15 | 13 | 20 | -34 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 144 |
| 23rd | 4748 | Scarlett Price | RVYC | 21 | 22 | 18 | 14 | -31 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 147 |
| 24th | 5666 | Ethan Sparkes | Dell quay | 23 | 20 | 22 | 24 | -29 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 154 |
| 25th | 5015 | Henry Checksfield | Burghfield SC | -27 | 15 | 27 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 156 |
| 26th | 6466 | Henry Lewis | Medway YC | 20 | 23 | 26 | 20 | -33 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 158 |
| 27th | 5934 | Finlee Leigh-Anderson | Christchurch | -36 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 160 |
| 28th | 4913 | Thomas Peace | Warsash SC | 24 | 28 | 28 | 30 | -35 | 22 | 32 | 9 | 173 |
| 29th | 5628 | Luke Nicholas | Parkstone Yacht Club | 30 | 17 | 14 | -33 | 28 | 33 | 21 | 33 | 176 |
| 30th | 4944 | Florence Ingram | Dell Quay Sailing Club | 31 | 27 | 24 | 19 | -36 | 24 | 20 | 34 | 179 |
| 31st | 5883 | Hector Davies | RLymYC | 29 | 26 | 29 | -32 | 27 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 186 |
| 32nd | 6342 | Archie Barber | HRSC | 35 | 31 | 30 | -36 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 21 | 187 |
| 33rd | 6426 | Jasmine Mcq | Spinnaker | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 37 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 204 |
| 34th | 5988 | William Bourne | Burghfield | 28 | -36 | 32 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 207 |
| 35th | 4767 | Sienna Mordaunt | Royal Lymington Yacht Club | 26 | 32 | 31 | 25 | -38 | 35 | 38 | 30 | 217 |
| 36th | 5501 | Jonny Rogers | RLymYC | 33 | 25 | 36 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 34 | -37 | 223 |
| 37th | 5788 | Alex Breeze | royal lymington | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 25 | -37 | 37 | 31 | 228 |
| 38th | 5107 | Lauren Barber | HRSC | 34 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 34 | -38 | 36 | 38 | 249 |
Coached Regatta Fleet Results
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 5745 | Barney Bromilow | Parkstone Yacht Club | 1 | 1 | -7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -10 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 2nd | 6301 | Will Hakes | Parkstone Yacht Club | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -17 | 28 |
| 3rd | 4650 | Roman Archer | Parkstone Yacht Club | -9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 3 | 1 | 28 |
| 4th | 5432 | Harry Franklin | Parkstone Yacht Club | 2 | -7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | -7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 32 |
| 5th | 635 | Jonah Green | Parkstone Yacht Club | (DNS) | (DNC) | DNC | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
| 6th | 5720 | Felix Ives | Parkstone Yacht Club | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | -8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -12 | 46 |
| 7th | 6024 | Pippa Shepherd | Bosham | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | -10 | -12 | 10 | 4 | 47 |
| 8th | 4771 | Isla Hill | Dell Quay | -11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | -12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 52 |
| 9th | 5604 | Digby Suckling | Parkstone Yacht Club | 5 | 8 | 9 | -12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | -14 | 54 |
| 10th | 5765 | Evan Naylor | Parkstone Yacht Club | 8 | 11 | -12 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -17 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 75 |
| 11th | 5368 | Megan Webster | Parkstone Yacht Club | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | -15 | -14 | 13 | 77 |
| 12th | 4871 | Daisy Evans | RVYC | (DNS) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 88 |
| 13th | 5421 | Freddie Evans | Parkstone Yacht Club | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 | (DNS) | (DNS) | 14 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 91 |
| 14th | 5051 | Sam Armstrong Rowland | RSYC | (DNC) | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 14 | -17 | 15 | 97 |
| 15th | 5179 | Zara Dorsett | Parkstone Yacht Club | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | -16 | -16 | 12 | 16 | 101 |
| 16th | 5914 | Charlotte Sandy | Parkstone Yacht Club | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 13 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 115 |
| 17th | 4714 | Alice Suckling | Parkstone Yacht Club | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 128 |
