Icicle Race at Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club

by Ron Suffield 8 Jan 2019 18:20 GMT 6 January 2019

January saw Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club in Essex run their season opener: The Icicle Race. A total 43 boats from six different clubs competed, making the most of some early season sailing. The wind was a steady force 2-3 making for some close racing throughout the fleet.

The short leg to the first mark meant that the rounding was very crowded but, apart from the first boat to arrive who passed the mark the wrong side, all got round safely. The next leg saw the fleet split either side of the river. Unfortunately for those who took the option, the north shore did not pay off and the south shore sailors opened a small gap.

A trip out to Osea Island saw Mark Maskel and Nigel Shephard (BSC) in their Fireball establish a large lead on the water but, with the strength of the breeze favouring the Kestrels, it was Paul and Sally Grey (MBSC) who made the most of their good start to take the trophy on handicap.

Overall Results:

Pos	Class	Sail No	Club	Helm	Crew	PY	Corrected	Points
1	Kestrel	1600	MBSC	Paul Grey	Sally Grey	1038	01:20:48	1
2	Phantom	1395	Creeksea SC	Chris Roberts		999	01:21:25	2
3	Kestrel	1408	RCYC	Howie Enkel	Danni	1038	01:22:00	3
4	Phantom	1443	Stone SC	Phil Longley		999	01:22:30	4
5	Kestrel	405	MBSC	Chris Grice	Karen Grice	1038	01:23:40	5
6	Fireball	15066	BWSC	Mark Maskell	Nigel Sheppard	953	01:23:41	6
7	Solo	5134	HBSC	Robert Laurie		1143	01:23:58	7
8	Laser	166544	RCYC	Micky Wright		1098	01:25:00	8
9	Hornet	2181	MBSC	Dean Saxton		958	01:25:12	9
10	Phantom	1362	BWSC	Gareth Davies		999	01:25:48	10
11	Fireball	15102	BWSC	Martin Scarth	Ben Phipps	953	01:25:52	11.5
11	Phantom	1233	Creeksea SC	Pete Sarbutt		999	01:25:52	11.5
13	Solo	4645	MBSC	Phil Spillane		1143	01:26:32	13
14	Blaze	563	RCYC	Malc Hutchins		1027	01:26:55	14
15	Laser	146904	HBSC	Martin Tarling		1098	01:27:03	15
16	Lightning 368	428	Up River YC	Simon Hopkins		1170	01:27:39	16
17	Fireball	14955	HBSC	Mark Batt	Tony Everitt	953	01:28:06	17
18	Lightning 368	404	Up River YC	Matthew Pickett		1170	01:28:45	18
19	RS 200	1125	RCYC	Adam Prior	Tammy Fisher	1046	01:28:55	19
20	RS 200	879	RCYC	Scarlett Anderson	Carl Anderson	1046	01:29:10	20
21	Phantom	1184	Creaksea SC	Ian Simons		999	01:29:14	21
22	Fireball	14682	HBSC	Mike Bryant	Keith Taft	953	01:29:51	22
23	RS 200	1323	RCYC	Jason Phelps	Nick Clark	1046	01:30:13	23
24	Laser	186091	HBSC	Clive tarling		1098	01:31:16	24
25	Solo	5135	HBSC	Malcolm Cross		1143	01:31:35	25
26	Laser radial	213598	HBSC	Keith Gillmore		1142	01:32:27	26
27	Laser 2000	22075	BWSC	Andy McIvor	Ben Fullalove	1109	01:32:28	27
28	Solo	777	HBSC	Lawrenece Maudsley		1143	01:32:31	28
29	Wayfarer	10661	MBSC	Bill Wright	Gary VR	1102	01:33:11	29
30	Hornet	2185	MBSC	Rob Gray	Rob Giles	958	01:34:05	30
31	Laser radial	85213	BWSC	Marcus Wallace		1142	01:34:21	31
32	Laser	207092	HBSC	Neil Clark		1098	01:34:34	32
33	RS 200	1268	RCYC	Bryan Haynes	Gavin Kemp	1046	01:35:10	33
34	Solo	4810	HBSC	David Islin		1143	01:35:38	34
35	RS 200	1040	RCYC	Chritine Peel	Nick Peel	1046	01:35:55	35
36	Laser	189418	HBSC	Andy Lager		1098	01:36:13	36
37	Laser Radial	140116	HBSC	Sam Tarling		1142	01:36:25	37
38	RS Feva XL	4056	Corithian Otters	Jemmima Cook	AbbieWallce	1240	01:36:49	38
39	Phantom	1045	MBSC	Simon Evance		999	01:37:10	39
40	finn	596				1051	01:37:53	40
41	Laser Radial	198291	HBSC	Annabel Jones‑Laurie		1142	01:41:18	41
42	RS Feva XL	4924	RCYC	Archie Kemp	Max Hayes	1240	01:42:59	42
43	Laser	100361	Marconi	Lee Garton		1098	01:54:32	43