NeilPryde Sailing UK 29er Winter Championships at Draycote Water Sailing Club
by Tom Storey & Pierce Harris 5 Feb 2019 15:00 GMT
2-3 February 2019
NeilPryde UK 29er Winter Championships © DWSC
Last weekend the NeilPryde Sailing UK 29er Winter Championships was held on Draycote Water in the snow and ice. Four races were completed as scheduled on Saturday in a fresh 12 knots.
The first race saw 2787, Ewan Wilson and Fin Armstrong, reign victorious after a downwind leg crammed with many gybes as the leaders tried desperately to stay in the unpredictable Draycote gusts.
Race 2 was much the same with 2661, Monique Vennis-Ozanne and John Mather, taking the win in that one.
Similar conditions again showed themselves in Race 3 and, with a huge gust on the left side of the first beat, 2848, Archie Leckie and Ben Ibbotson, led the whole way around the course. To finish the good day's sailing and get everyone back to warmth, there was a quick final race ending in a closely-contested win by Ewan and Fin.
In the evening there was a fascinating talk by Kirstie Urwin about her research on resilience and parenting styles and the pathways to take. Overnight the scores lay with Monique and John, Ewan and Fin and 2816, Henry Jameson and Louis Johnson, all on equal points leading to a tense day of racing on Sunday.
Sunday brought us another four races, after a quick postponement in the morning whilst waiting for the wind to arrive. After an hour of waiting, a steady 8 knots filled in and in the icy morning conditions we saw race 1 taken by 2898, Aled Llewellyn-Jones and Ben Willet. Following them was a closely contested second place battle between 2289, Tom Storey and Pierce Harris, Monique and John and Ewan and Fin eventually taken by Tom and Pierce.
For race 5 the winds picked up and Ewan and Fin showed their dominance after a quick first downwind jumping them into first where they stayed. Behind them was a Jameson family battle in which Henry Jameson and Louis Johnson closely won leaving 2545, Rupert Jameson and James Hall to take third.
The next two races were contested in the light, shifty winds again and the leading group of Tom and Pierce, Ewan and Fin and Monique and John seemed to stay the same with Monique and John winning both by a fair distance followed by Ewan and Fin then Tom and Pierce.
Overall the day jiggled around the leaderboard with Ewan and Fin taking home the trophy at the end of the day. Great prizes were given by NeilPryde and a special spot prize went to 1490, Tasmyn Green and Megan Gibson, for showing outstanding perseverance in a tricky first event in a tricky boat.
Overall Results:
Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Clubs | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | TOTAL | NETT |
1st | 2787 | EWAN WILSON | FIN ARMSTRONG | WORMIT BOATING CLUB / RTYC | 1 | 3 | ‑8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 |
2nd | 2661 | MONIQUE VENNIS‑OZANNE | JOHN MATHER | HHSC/HISC / HISC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ‑10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 18 |
3rd | 2289 | TOM STOREY | PIERCE HARRIS | YORKSHIRE DALES SC / WINDERMERE SCHOOL | 4 | ‑11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 21 |
4th | 2816 | HENRY JAMESON | LOUIS JOHNSON | HAYLING ISLAND SC / HISC | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ‑10 | 8 | 38 | 28 |
5th | 2898 | ALED LLEWELLYN‑JONES | BEN WILLETT | SAUNDERSFOOT / LLANGORSE SC | ‑18 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 38 |
6th | 2347 | FREYA BLACK | MILLIE ALDRIDGE | HISC / PARKSTONE YC | (UFD) | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 96 | 50 |
7th | 2848 | ARCHIE LECKIE | BEN IBBOTSON | LEIGH & LOWTON SC / ANNANDALE | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ‑16 | 16 | 13 | 74 | 58 |
8th | 2292 | SIAN TALBOT | MADELEINE BRISTOW | LEIGH AND LOWTON / LEIGH & LOWTON SC | 7 | ‑17 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 79 | 62 |
9th | 2507 | ATHENA VOGIATZI | MADDIE WYLIE | SOUTH SHIELDS SC / YORKSHIRE DALES SC | 13 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | ‑22 | 4 | 94 | 72 |
10th | 2241 | BEN HUTTON‑PENMAN | NATHAN CLARK | BURNHAM SC/CORINTHIAN OTTERS | 3 | 19 | ‑25 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 100 | 75 |
11th | 2332 | LUKE GRIBBIN | TOBY COPE | PAIGNTON SC | ‑21 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 103 | 82 |
12th | 2545 | RUPERT JAMESON | JAMES HALL | HAYLING ISLAND SC / HISC | 11 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 3 | ‑25 | 9 | 109 | 84 |
13th | 2344 | ANNIE HAMMETT | ZAC CALDWELL | HISC | 14 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 8 | ‑18 | 12 | 15 | 104 | 86 |
14th | 1122 | CAITLIN WEBSTER | DANI MIDDLETON | KINGS COLLEGE
TAUNTON / SALTASH SC | 9 | ‑21 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 121 | 100 |
15th | 2433 | OLIVER EVANS | WILL JARMAN | GURNARD SC / WARSASH SC | 17 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 23 | ‑28 | 136 | 108 |
16th | 2305 | EDDIE FARRELL | KEVIN FARRELL | LLANDUDNO SC | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | ‑23 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 133 | 110 |
17th | 2338 | SOPHIE DENNIS | EMMA WELLS | HISC | 12 | 15 | 18 | ‑26 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 141 | 115 |
18th | 2849 | COURTNEY BILBOROUGH | JESS JOBSON | OXFORD SC / ROYAL TORBAY YC | 16 | 14 | ‑23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 145 | 122 |
19th | 2880 | SAM COOPER | SIMON HALL | WEST LANCASHIRE YC / WEST KIRBY SC | 8 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 19 | ‑34 | 159 | 125 |
20th | 2029 | NICK WALTERS | JOE BRADLEY | HISC/RSRNYC / HILL HEAD SC/HISC | 30 | (DNC) | 19 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 180 | 134 |
21st | 2882 | HANNAH ROBERTS‑STRAW | JESS NELSON | CARDIFF BAY YC / RUTLAND SC | 15 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 24 | ‑29 | 166 | 137 |
22nd | 834 | ETHAN GERRELL | BEN BRADLEY | HISC / HILL HEAD SC/HISC | 27 | ‑29 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 176 | 147 |
23rd | 2343 | ZOE BELBEN | JOSHUA BELBEN | STOKES BAY SC | 22 | 23 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 12 | ‑32 | 27 | 182 | 150 |
24th | 2235 | WILLIAM PANK | SEB GOTTO | NORFOLK BROADS YC / NORFOLK BROADS YC/RO | 24 | 16 | 12 | 29 | 30 | ‑34 | 26 | 17 | 188 | 154 |
25th | 2700 | SAM JONES | JAKE ATKINS | HILL HEAD SC | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | ‑31 | 21 | 16 | 195 | 164 |
26th | 2879 | ISHBEL ZUURMOND | ARCHIE STOKES | HISC/MENGEHAM RYTHE SC / HISC | 19 | 25 | ‑32 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 199 | 167 |
27th | 2329 | FERGUS FOX | SAM KNEALE | HISC / CARDIFF BAY YC | 10 | 7 | 28 | (RET) | 37 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 216 | 170 |
28th | 1702 | OLIVER FELLOWS | WILL ADLER | CASTLE COVE SC | 25 | (DNF) | UFD | 13 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 26 | 228 | 182 |
29th | 2175 | SONIA EVANS | LIZZIE CATTERMOLE | GRAFHAM WATER SC | 29 | 27 | 29 | 31 | ‑32 | 27 | 17 | 23 | 215 | 183 |
30th | 2514 | BEN BATCHELOR | LUCY HEWITSON | ISLE OF MAN YC / HAYLING ISLAND SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 11 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 230 | 184 |
31st | 2664 | ELLIE POOLE | FREYA CUMPSTY | | ‑35 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 33.5 | 32 | 231.5 | 196.5 |
32nd | 2304 | EMMA JAMES | TAMSYN HILLS | PARKSTONE YC / SALTASH SC | 23 | 31 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 28 | ‑36 | 240 | 204 |
33rd | 475 | TED LANE | RUPERT CLAPHAM | CHEW VALLEY LAKE SC | 31 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 27 | ‑36 | 35 | 31 | 254 | 218 |
34th | 2242 | WILLIAM CAIGER | CAITLIN MORLEY | SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL / BURNHAM SC | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 36 | ‑38 | 37 | 33 | 257 | 219 |
35th | 2223 | TYLER GREEN | OLLIE GIBSON | LLANDUDNO SC | 34 | 22 | 36 | (DNF) | 35 | 35 | 33.5 | 25 | 266.5 | 220.5 |
36th | 2345 | OLIVER SMOULT | TIEGAN PEARCE | LLANGORSE SC / TRESAITH MARINERS SC | ‑39 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 271 | 232 |
37th | 2224 | FINBARR WORMWELL | IMOGEN ASQUITH | HAYLING ISLAND SC / HISC | ‑38 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 280 | 242 |
38th | 2494 | LEON STEIN | JOSEPH DORMER | HAYLING ISLAND SC / QUEEN MARY SC | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | ‑41 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 287 | 246 |
39th | 476 | GRUFF GREEN | GEORGE SELLWOOD | TEIFI BOATING CLUB | 32 | 38 | (DNS) | 38 | 39 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 313 | 267 |
40th | 382 | OLLIE VENNIS‑OZANNE | FRED BARRY | HHSC/HISC / HISC | 37 | 33 | (UFD) | 37 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 316 | 270 |
41st | 2222 | ROBIN STEIN | SAM BRACKLEY | FELPHAM SC/HAYLING ISLAND SC / FELPHAM S | 36 | 37 | (UFD) | 35 | 38 | 40 | DNS | DNC | 324 | 278 |
42nd | 1286 | MAXI TUSTAIN | DANIEL NICOLL | HISC | 40 | (RET) | 37 | DNC | 40 | 39 | DNC | DNF | 340 | 294 |
43rd | 1490 | TASMYN GREEN | MEGAN GIBSON | LLANDUDNO SC | 41 | (DNF) | DNF | DNC | 43 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 347 | 301 |
44th | 2337 | JULIA BARNES | TOM BARNES | RTYC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 368 | 322 |
44th | 2230 | MAGGIE RICKMAN | NANCY RICKMAN | HAYLING ISLAND SC/PAPERCOURT SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 368 | 322 |