Volvo Gill Optimist Late Summer Championship at Poole Yacht Club

by IOCA UK 7 Sep 2018 12:27 BST

Volvo Gill Optimist Late Summer Championship launching © IOCA UK

Santiago Sesto-Cosby wins Volvo Gill Optimist Late Summer Championship - with British Sailing Team's Sam Whaley and Volvo Car UK MD Jon Wakefield © IOCA UK

Volvo Car UK managing director Jon Wakefield with Tabitha Davies, first girl overall, at the Volvo Gill Optimist Late Summer Championship © IOCA UK

The Volvo Gill Optimist Late Summer Championship saw 180 sailors hosted by Poole Yacht Club and competing on the stunning waters of the world's second largest natural harbour. Internationally-renowned race officer Stuart Childerley ran six efficient races over a weekend of mostly light south to south-easterly winds from the direction of Brownsea Island; tricky beats put a premium on good starting, tide-awareness and tactics.

Despite having a broken arm, Santiago Sesto-Cosby from the Royal Lymington Yacht Club sailed a great series to count four race wins and a second for overall victory, while club mate Tabitha Davies finished both first junior girl and first girl overall.

The class was honoured to have a very special guest on the Sunday. Jon Wakefield, Managing Director of long-term class sponsor Volvo Car UK, handed out the trophies at the prizegiving after very much enjoying getting out on the water to see the last race. "I've not seen a race of that scale before so it was magnificent to see, and the dedication of the participants was epic actually, really wonderful," he said. "We've been good friends to the sailing community for a long time now. Our relationship with the RYA goes back a good 20 years now, and globally we have the association with the Ocean Race, but it all has to start somewhere, so for me I think it's meaningful that we can get really involved with the youngsters at grassroots level and help to promote the sport through the up and coming stars of tomorrow. We have helped some of the big names in sailing come all the way up through from the Optimist class so it's really inspiring to see these youngsters, and who knows which one's the star of the future that was racing today.

"I'm very impressed by not just the effort that's gone into the competitive sailing, their ability and their enthusiasm, but also the whole entourage that they have to bring with them and the dedication to the sport that starts with getting the boat out the garage in the morning, getting it on a trailer, getting it rigged and on the water, and being prepared - that level of determination. Not everyone's going to be a winner but for me, just to see these sailors out there is truly inspiring."

Also on hand to chat with the sailors were two members of the British Sailing Team: 49er sailor Chris Taylor, and Laser sailor Sam Whaley, who popped over from his home club at Swanage to help out with trolleys and welcome sailors ashore at the end of the regatta. Sam, who came into the sport later than most, started sailing at the age of around 13 and progressed directly through the Laser ranks. Asked for his impressions of the Optimist fleet, he said: "It's really amazing, the whole set up, and it's pretty cool having 180 Oppie sailors here. It's been lovely weather and conditions and an ideal venue for them to learn and race in. Everyone seems happy and smiley!"

The event was one of three ranking events for the Optimist class, with two to count for the final 2018 ranking for sailors, which will determine RYA and class national squad places.

Giving a top tip for the sailors, having seen the size of the fleet, Sam added: "Just practise your starts until you're the best starter in the world, because if you're the best at starting then it makes life easy and simple!"

With results now in for the Volvo Gill Inland and Late Summer Championship events, the final ranker of the year, the End of Season Championship, will take place at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy over the weekend of 6-7 October 2018.

Volvo Gill Optimist Late Summer Championship briefing - photo © IOCA UK

Prizes:

1st Overall & 1st Senior Boy, Santiago SESTO-COSBY (RLymYC)
2nd Overall, Henry HEATHCOTE (RLymYC)
3rd Overall & 1st Junior Boy, Finian MORRIS (Papercourt)
1st Girl & 1st Junior Girl, Tabitha DAVIES (RLymYC)
2nd Girl & 1st Senior Girl, Megan FARRER (Emsworth/HISC)
3rd Girl & 2nd Senior Girl, Tasmyn GREEN (Llyn Brenig)

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1A	R1B	R2A	R2B	R3A	R3B	R4A	R4B	R5A	R5B	R6A	R6B	Pts
1	6521	Santiago SESTO-COSBY	RLymYC	2			1		1		1	1		DNF		6
2	6519	Henry HEATHCOTE	RLymYC		1	1			5	DNF			1	4		12
3	6415	Finian MORRIS	Papercourt SC	1		12		1			5		2		5	14
4	6336	Finlay CRAIGEN	Rsrnyc		3		17	4		3		4			2	16
5	6229	Henry MEANS	Horning Sailing Club & N B Y C	5		26		3			4		8		3	23
6	6516	Ben MUELLER	RLymYC	3		UFD		5			7		3		6	24
7	6425	Nick EVANS	Blackwater SC / Datchet		13	20			2	1			5	7		28
8	6470	Charlie GATEHOUSE	BBSC	10			5		11		32	2		1		29
9	6430	Edward COADY	DRSC		6	2			28	5			13	6		32
10	6517	Robert MAWDSLEY	HISC	4		3		DNF			19		6		1	33
11	6312	Jamie WILKINSON	HISC	7			20		3		9	9		5		33
12	6098	George CREASY	West Kirby Sc		4		6	9		6		65			8	33
13	6352	Joshua LYTTLE	Datchet		5	28			10	4			4	18		41
14	6481	Mathias POTTER	Warsash SC	27			47		6		6	3		3		45
15	6398	Jamie GATEHOUSE	BBSC	6		13		41			8		9		9	45
16	6244	Oscar MORGAN-HARRIS	Royal Southern / Datchet	13			4		7		14	19		8		46
17	6514	Hector BENNETT	RLymYC		16		50	2		17		13			4	52
18	6272	Tabitha DAVIES	RLymYC	8		18		10			3		43		14	53
19	6459	Megan FARRER	Emsworth SC / HISC	22			24		15		2	10		9		58
20	5469	Tasmyn GREEN	Llyn Brenig		18		44	15		2		14			10	59
21	4443	Hazel MCDONNELL	Hollowell	14			3		29		13	28		2		60
22	6518	Ollie MEARS	Corinthian Otters	19		7		6			18		14		19	64
23	6417	Arwen FFLUR	Pwllheli / Wksc		7		10	11		25		12			30	65
24	6506	Derin can SOYER	Draycote Water SC	12		15		13			10		15		18	65
25	6446	Johnny SARGENT	Emsworth and Bowmoor SCS	9			8		8		21	20		30		66
26	4732	Ellen MORLEY	Hollowell		12		38	28		10		6			15	71
27	6412	Freya SEWELL	West Kirby SC	20			26		4		17	5		28		72
28	6371	Joey TAYLOR	Blackwater SC	17			40		14		20	7		17		75
29	6467	Oliver VINES	RLymYC		24		2	12		27		11			31	76
30	6471	Ella LANCE	HISC		11	40			24	7			10	26		78
31	6354	Ellie CREIGHTON	CBYC	21			7		25		11	24		15		78
32	6510	Archie MUNRO-PRICE	Castle Cove SC		9	5			18	38			25	22		79
33	5995	Angus MCEWEN	Papercourt SC	29			14		20		12	8		BFD		83
34	6400	Henry KEEGAN	Parkstone		10		37	19		16		17			21	83
35	6043	Thomas KELSALL	Staunton Harold SC	16		17		20			27		21		11	85
36	6393	Terry HACKER	Hunts SC / Aldeburgh YC		32		13	27		13		26			7	86
37	6431	Emily SCHONROCK	Parkstone YC	25			19		UFD		15	23		10		92
38	6495	Sam WEBB	Royal Lymington/keyhaven		19	4			21	30			40	20		94
39	6401	Toby ALDOUS	Papercourt		37	32			13	24			16	12		97
40	6421	Daisy WESTON	Dabchicks RHS		20		UFD	14		31		18			17	100
41	6156	Rory GIFFORD	Royal TAY YC		2		15	UFD		8		64			13	102
42	5252	Sam WATSON	Emsworth		27	25			60	14			18	21		105
43	6505	Cameron BLAMEY	Rvyc / Rlyc	18		21		7			23		38		37	106
44	6365	Millie IRISH	Draycote Water SC	11			48		12		30	25		31		109
45	6277	Huw FARMER	Llangorse SC		15	33			16	34			11	41		109
46	6503	James GIFFORD	Royal TAY YC		23	38			26	32			12	16		109
47	6485	Freddie FITZSIMMONS	RLymYC		44	16			17	18			33	27		111
48	5790	Patrick BROMILOW	Wksc		17	6			36	46			17	36		112
49	6327	Joseph JONES	Burghfield	24			43		30		16	31		11		112
50	6253	Noah EVANS	RLymYC / Rvyc	28		9		45			22		36		27	122
51	6363	Emma RENNIE	Parkstone YC		25		30	22		33		22			26	125
52	5929	Iolo DAVIES	CBYC / PYC	15			16		19		29	48		47		126
53	6269	Alexander COGAN SIVARAJAN	CCCDS		UFD		23	32		9		35			28	127
54	6209	Charlotte ALLEN	Dabchicks RHS		45		51	16		19		16			33	129
55	6194	Will MEARS	Corinthian Otters		14	19			35	55			48	14		130
56	6404	Annabelle VINES	RLymYC		30		28	8		20		45			58	131
57	6328	Angus BEALE	Corinthian Otters	32		8		33			35		27		32	132
58	6121	Jemima GOTTO	Nbyc and Rhyc	30		30		17			31		35		45	143
59	6489	Harry COURTS	Corinthian Otters		31		32	24		35		21			35	143
60	6444	Gwen SARGENT	Emsworth and Bormoor SCS	40		75		29			33		29		20	151
61	6456	Sam BAKER	BBSC	26		64		43			28		7		49	153
62	6429	David BROMILOW	Wksc		8		22	44		39		40			63	153
63	6113	India LANCE	HISC		56		61	55		15		15			12	153
64	5705	Felix GOODMAN	Datchet		21		42	34		22		34			51	153
65	6376	Charlie HOWARD	Burghfield		54		27	47		12		30			39	155
66	6347	Theodore DEVERELL	Hunts SC	51		34		42			37		20		22	155
67	6350	Lila EDWARDS	Parkstone YC		UFD	48			9	23			47	29		156
68	6071	Molly DOWSON MCGILL	RLymYC	39		36		36			UFD		26		25	162
69	6346	Emma BREESE	RLymYC	48		11		21			52		31		59	163
70	5752	Matthew MASON	Burghfield SC	UFD			45		27		41	42		13		168
71	6441	Katherine BURGESS	Bowmoor SC	53			12		37		36	52		32		169
72	6266	Agnes BRACEY DAVIS	HISC	23			33		50		40	38		35		169
73	6451	Emily ELMS	Thornbury	36		35		35			24		41		41	171
74	6490	Edward DAY	Reading SC / Burghfield SC		28		39	80		26		32			47	172
75	6527	Ella LIGHTBODY	RLymYC	47			78		40		34	27		25		173
76	6515	Maya BROWN	Burghfield SC	38		31		18			44		45		61	176
77	6065	Liam BOYCE	DRSC		77	51			22	21			34	49		177
78	6447	Abi COWLEY	Kielder Water SC		59	22			41	47			42	33		185
79	5837	Oliver MEANS	Horning Sailing Club & N B Y C	UFD			11		38		56	58		23		186
80	6442	Oscar CAWTHORNE	Shustoke SC		34	58			53	11			57	34		189
81	6438	Connor KENNEDY	ASYC		35	45			45	43			22	44		189
82	6418	Anna UTTING	Starcross YC		47	60			34	48			23	37		189
83	6397	Felicity BRELLISFORD	Corinthian Otters	34			53		23		49	46		40		192
84	6070	Matthew BOTTEN	BBSC	33			18		46		58	44		53		194
85	6339	Daniel CURTIS	Kielder Water SC		38	10			55	44			56	51		198
86	6335	Xavier ELLIS	Guernsey YC	69		68		39			25		32		34	198
87	6449	Samuel GRIFFITHS	RLymYC		43		63	37		28		53			40	201
88	5555	Ralph CAWTHORNE	Shustoke SC		22	UFD			42	41			19	78		202
89	5910	Kyle CAMERON	Chanonry SC		26		35	52		49		50			42	202
90	6309	Saskia LEVY DETHMERS	Bbsc	31			49		39		61	47		45		211
91	6405	George STEWART	Kielder Water SC	49			25		70		26	55		57		212
92	5054	Sophie VAN THIEL	Bowmoor SC		50	24			48	81			52	39		213
93	4940	Laura ELMS	HISC	45		46		54			55		39		29	213
94	6019	Harvey JENKINS	Newhaven & Seaford S.C		42		55	51		45		41			36	215
95	6230	Sebastian SCHONROCK	Parkstone YC	57		52		23			69		61		24	217
96	5881	Jemima DAY	Reading SC / Burghfield SC	62			31		54		47	61		24		217
97	6167	Katy JENKINS	Bowmoor	58		61		38			62		24		38	219
98	6342	William MOSS	Barnt Green SC		70		71	30		36		29			54	219
99	5704	Pete COWLEY	Kielder Water SC	56			9		43		51	69		61		220
100	5701	Hugh ANDREWS	Blackwater SC	35		53		82			46		30		56	220
101	6179	Hazel JONES	Dell Quay Sailing Club		58	37			52	37			55	42		223
102	6394	Henry SMITH	Lvsc / CBC	42		47		40			42		67		52	223
103	6246	Edward ROBERTS-STRAW	Cardiff Bay Yacht Club	43		49		48			77		72		16	228
104	5608	Ewan PLOWDEN-WARDLAW	CBYC	46		23		49			63		58		53	229
105	6105	Finn EVANS	RLymYC / Rvyc		29	56			68	51			53	43		232
106	6042	Oliver MCCORMICK	Parkstone YC		64	44			33	52			49	54		232
107	6196	Robbie SMART	Other SC		36	50			31	57			59	BFD		233
108	6145	Sabine POTTER	Warsash SC		41		75	26		69		76			23	234
109	5901	Jack DONOVAN	Datchet SC		55		29	31		53		67			66	234
110	6501	Sophie HANKINS	Cardiff Bay YC		79	63			51	40			46	38		238
111	6228	Lucy ROBERTS	Treaddur Bay SC	67		27		50			76		60		43	247
112	6129	William WEBSTER	Parkstone YC		33	29			59	78			82	48		247
113	6334	Finley MOSS	Barnt Green SC	60		73		57			39		37		57	250
114	5044	Holly WRIGHT	West Kirby Sailing Club		51	14			58	67			65	64		252
115	6297	George LANCE	HISC		60		UFD	UFD		29		33			44	257
116	6499	James GOSSON	Langorse Sc		49	41			61	56			51	60		257
117	6299	Erin PANK	CCSC		61		34	46		50		68			68	259
118	5736	Tilly REYNOLDS	CBYC	70		UFD		25			45		50		72	262
119	6279	Luke WATSON	Emsworth		39	79			32	68			44	BFD		262
120	6351	Gabriella BURLTON	Royal Southern	81			77		47		50	70		19		263
121	6437	Arthur COLLENETTE	Guernsey YC		46	59			69	64			28	70		266
122	6443	Owen MAYZE	CBYC	41		39		58			64		64		73	266
123	5839	Eddie DORSETT	PYC		DNF		70	56		60		37			46	269
124	6377	Amelie HISCOCKS	Wpnsa / Ccsc		UFD		36	59		71		39			67	272
125	6420	Sophie KENNEDY	ASYC	61			21		66		78	71		55		274
126	6387	Oliver HUGHES	Datchet	37		69		61			60		69		48	275
127	6275	Bryce SURGUY	Corinthian Otters		40		59	63		70		59			55	276
128	6320	Jake STOKES	RLymYC		48		46	72		63		51			74	280
129	6039	Jack MCCORMICK	Parkstone YC	59		65		65			43		70		50	282
130	6386	Ben HALE	L.v.s.c	73			74		72		48	36		59		288
131	6458	Merle NIEUWLAND	Cardiff Bay YC	54		43		69			59		66		71	291
132	5787	Jessica WATSON	Guernsey YC		DSQ	67			49	54			68	56		294
133	6434	Jemima COOK	Corinthian Otters		66	57			UFD	61			54	58		296
134	6508	Leo YATES	Papercourt SC	66		UFD		60			38		74		60	298
135	5970	Will ADAMS	Cardiff Bay YC		52		60	70		59		63			64	298
136	6123	Ffinian BARKER	Neylands SC	83			62		64		53	56		65		300
137	5758	Noa MOSKOVITCH	Papercourt		63	54			80	58			84	46		301
138	6289	Imogen JONES	Burghfield SC		71		41	75		62		60			80	309
139	6250	Cian EPSTEIN	Llangorse SC	55			UFD		44		80	62		72		313
140	8019	Bea WEST	Nehaven and Seaford SC	68			54		67		57	77		69		315
141	6086	Olivia NIXON	West Kirby	76		42		64			72		62		88	316
142	5960	Zac SHEPHERD	Bosham SC		53	55			57	77			79	79		321
143	6511	Kiera CARRE	GYC	85			67		73		65	54		66		325
144	6302	Jacoby KEEGAN	Parkstone	63		78		68			54		76		65	326
145	6500	Erin TINKLER	SDSC		65		56	67		66		74			81	328
146	6457	Alice UTTING	Starcross YC		75		58	53		82		87			62	330
147	5540	Anna MIILER	Annandale S C	50		71		UFD			67		73		70	331
148	6147	Dylan CREIGHTON	CBYC	44		62		UFD			79		63		84	332
149	5811	Polly MASON	Burghfield SC	72			65		81		66	79		52		334
150	5618	Sebastian LYTTLE	Datchet	65			82		56		71	66		80		338
151	6219	Jacob DAVIDSON-GUILD	Trearddur Bay / Shotwick Lake SC	74			64		71		81	49		DNF		339
152	6311	Tom HAKES	Parkstone YC	52		74		78			68		85		77	349
153	6099	Abigail BOYLE	Guernsey YC		62	77			76	73			78	62		350
154	6231	Owen JONES	CBYC	82			66		79		70	72		63		350
155	6038	Oscar PITMAN	Emsworth SC		67	70			63	72			81	BFD		353
156	6164	Gabe MARSH	Pembrokeshire YC		81	72			62	76			71	74		355
157	6202	Cameron BIGNOLD-KYLES	RLymYC	71			80		74		UFD	43		BFD		359
158	5224	Ella JONES	Dell Quay Sailing Club	78		80		62			74		86		69	363
159	6355	Zac ROBERTS	Llandudno SC		73		69	73		74		75			76	364
160	6315	Thomas ARMSTRONG	Papercourt		DNF		DNC	DNC		42		57			86	367
161	6294	Ralph SURGUY	Corinthian Otters	64		76		74			84		75		78	367
162	5159	Olivia CREASY	West Kirby Sc	84			76		65		82	73		71		367
163	5863	Freddie SPILLANE	Llandudno SC		57	UFD			77	84			77	73		368
164	6306	Abi RICHARDS	Castle Cove SC		69		73	71		80		78			87	371
165	6466	Henry LEWIS	Medway YC		74		52	81		86		84			82	373
166	5146	Béa SPARKS	Llangorse SC		68		79	66		85		80			83	376
167	6256	Monty DESFORGES	Guernsey YC		78	66			82	75			87	75		376
168	4748	Scarlett PRICE	Royal Victoria YC	79			57		85		85	83		76		380
169	6389	Rachel HARPER	HISC		76	81			78	79			80	67		380
170	5020	Lauren IRONS	Papercourt SC	75			72		83		73	88		77		380
171	6169	Sam BROWN	Burghfield SC		80		83	77		65		81			79	382
172	6453	Peter MARTIN	CBYC		72		81	76		83		89			75	387
173	5581	Millie LEWIS	Medway YC	80			68		75		86	85		81		389
174	6423	Ben KNIGHTS	Hunts SC	DNC			DNC		DNC		83	82		50		397
175	4619	Alex ROACH	Paper Court SC	86			84		84		75	86		68		397
176	5831	Anya GOODMAN	Datchet	77		82		79			87		83		85	406
177	6488	Hallam FRITH	Bosham SC	DNC		DNC		DNC			DNC		DNC		DNC	455
177	6433	Hugo ANDERSON	Royal Lymington YC		DNC	DNC			DNC	DNC			DNC	DNC		455
177	6487	Esme FRITH	Bosham SC		DNC	DNC			DNC	DNC			DNC	DNC		455
177	6048	Ollie TOMKINSON	BBSC		DNC		DNC	DNC		DNC		DNC			DNC	455