Burghfield Winter Optimist Open and Rooster Optimist Southern Traveller Series
by Tom Jones 20 Feb 2019 15:22 GMT
16 February 2019
The fleet ready to launch at the Burghfield Winter Optimist Open © Richard Bourne
Burghfield hosted the first of its two annual Optimist Open meetings on a misty Saturday 16th February. Following bacon baps and briefings a gentle 4-6 knots from the south arrived to start racing mid morning.
In the main fleet the less severe U flag was dutifully tried on the first start however the overly keen 50 young sailors pushed the line and the fleet was carried over. PRO David Baddeley abandoned that start and restarted successfully under black flag which continued for the rest of the day. The Burghfield Islands played an important part in tactical decisions with boats making significant gains by navigating a different route from the majority the fleet and finding clearer better breeze.
After lunch the wind increased to 8-10 knots and racing continued to provide a series of 5 races with a mix of inner and outer loop courses. 1st overall was Finian Morris with Sam Webb 2nd Boy and Johnny Sargent 3rd boy. Ella Lightbody was 1st girl and 2nd overall, with Agnes Bracey-Davis 2nd girl and Lila Edwards 3rd girl.
The Regatta fleet of 18 boats led by RO Douglas Calder held their racing just off the club with great viewing from the club balcony. Anna Morris won three of the seven races to win overall and make a clean sweep for the Morris family. Will Hakes with two wins was second and Harry Franklin with one bullet was third.
At the end of the day the obligatory 'Oppie Tea' was enjoyed by all before prize giving of trophies and performance Rooster sailing kit.
Overall Results:
Main Fleet
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 6415 | Finian MORRIS | Papercourt / Datchet Water SC | 9 | 1 | 2 | ‑19 | 3 | 15 |
| 2nd | 6527 | Ella LIGHTBODY | RLymYC | ‑10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 3rd | 6495 | Sam WEBB | Royal Lymington / Keyhaven | 7 | 6 | ‑13 | 9 | 1 | 23 |
| 4th | 6446 | Johnny SARGENT | Emsworth SC | ‑18 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 5th | 6266 | Agnes BRACEY‑DAVIS | RLymYC | 2 | ‑18 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 27 |
| 6th | 6350 | Lila EDWARDS | Parkstone YC | 4 | 3 | ‑22 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| 7th | 6404 | Annabelle VINES | RLymYC | 3 | (BFD) | 8 | 13 | 4 | 28 |
| 8th | 6202 | Cameron BIGNOLD‑KYLES | RLymYC | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | ‑18 | 31 |
| 9th | 6374 | Kai MILLER | Warsash SC | 1 | 8 | 16 | ‑40 | 8 | 33 |
| 10th | 6431 | Emily SCHONROCK | Parkstone YC | 13 | 9 | ‑18 | 4 | 7 | 33 |
| 11th | 6235 | Molly DOWSON MCGILL | RLymYC | 21 | (BFD) | 1 | 1 | 12 | 35 |
| 12th | 6354 | Ellie CREIGHTON | CBYC | 6 | 5 | 14 | ‑32 | 10 | 35 |
| 13th | 5356 | Oliver VINES | RLymYC | 17 | 4 | 4 | ‑21 | 13 | 38 |
| 14th | 6327 | Joseph JONES | Burghfield SC | 5 | 14 | 12 | ‑33 | 20 | 51 |
| 15th | 5752 | Matthew MASON | Burghfield SC | 8 | ‑24 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 52 |
| 16th | 6331 | Robert HUDSON | Spinnaker | 16 | 13 | 17 | ‑22 | 9 | 55 |
| 17th | 6458 | Merle NIEUWLAND | Cardiff Bay YC | 20 | 17 | ‑26 | 11 | 11 | 59 |
| 18th | 6376 | Charlie HOWARD | Burghfield | 22 | ‑27 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 70 |
| 19th | 6386 | Laura ELMS | HISC | 23 | 21 | 20 | 8 | ‑35 | 72 |
| 20th | 6272 | Tabitha DAVIES | RLymYC | 28 | ‑34 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 73 |
| 21st | 6323 | Tom HAKES | Parkstone YC | 19 | 11 | ‑27 | 20 | 26 | 76 |
| 22nd | 6508 | Leo YATES | Papercourt SC | 24 | 31 | 19 | 10 | ‑37 | 84 |
| 23rd | 6145 | Sabine POTTER | Warsash SC | ‑26 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 85 |
| 24th | 5758 | Noa MOSKOVITCH | Papercourt | ‑34 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 87 |
| 25th | 6042 | Ollie MCCORMICK | Parkstone YC | 12 | 26 | 29 | ‑37 | 23 | 90 |
| 26th | 6320 | Jake STOKES | RLymYC | 15 | 25 | 28 | 23 | ‑32 | 91 |
| 27th | 6039 | Jack MCCORMICK | Parkstone YC | 36 | 19 | ‑37 | 14 | 24 | 93 |
| 28th | 6444 | Gwen SARGENT | Emsworth SC | 27 | 16 | ‑40 | 25 | 25 | 93 |
| 29th | 6144 | Arthur GREAVES | Papercourt SC | 30 | ‑33 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 94 |
| 30th | 6084 | Eliana EDWARDS | Parkstone YC | 14 | 15 | 34 | ‑35 | 31 | 94 |
| 31st | 6381 | Max BROMILOW | Parkstone YC | 29 | 12 | 23 | (BFD) | 34 | 98 |
| 32nd | 6230 | Sebastian SCHONROCK | Parkstone YC | 32 | 29 | ‑35 | 24 | 28 | 113 |
| 33rd | 5557 | Hugo DOBRIJEVIC | HISC | 41 | 30 | 38 | (BFD) | 5 | 114 |
| 34th | 5810 | Thomas DEMPSEY | CYC | 35 | ‑36 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 120 |
| 35th | 6532 | Grace STEPHENS | Papercourt S.c. | 33 | 41 | 33 | 15 | ‑43 | 122 |
| 36th | 6289 | Imogen JONES | Burghfield SC | 31 | 38 | 31 | 26 | ‑40 | 126 |
| 37th | 6179 | Hazel JONES | HISC | 25 | 37 | 39 | (BFD) | 30 | 131 |
| 38th | 6466 | Henry LEWIS | Medway YC | ‑46 | 43 | 21 | 43 | 33 | 140 |
| 39th | 5581 | Millie LEWIS | Medway YC | 45 | 28 | ‑47 | 31 | 38 | 142 |
| 40th | 5831 | Anya GOODMAN | Datchet | 42 | 23 | ‑46 | 39 | 39 | 143 |
| 41st | 5817 | William BRACEY‑DAVIS | RLymYC | 40 | 35 | 36 | 36 | ‑45 | 147 |
| 42nd | 5908 | Madeleine GREAVES | Papercourt SC | ‑44 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 36 | 149 |
| 43rd | 6411 | Zac SHEPHERD | Bosham SC | 39 | 32 | ‑43 | 41 | 41 | 153 |
| 44th | 6457 | Alice UTTING | Starcross YC | 43 | 39 | 32 | 42 | ‑48 | 156 |
| 45th | 5224 | Ella JONES | HISC | 38 | (DSQ) | 44 | 34 | 42 | 158 |
| 46th | 6189 | Edward SMITH | Chipstead | 37 | 40 | 45 | (BFD) | 44 | 166 |
| 47th | 6367 | Rhys GRIFFITHS | Shoreham SC | ‑47 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 46 | 170 |
| 48th | 5694 | Sam BOWRING | Medway YC | ‑48 | 44 | 48 | 45 | 47 | 184 |
| 49th | 4950 | Ethan TATUM | Burghfield | ‑49 | 46 | 49 | 44 | 49 | 188 |
| 50th | 5901 | Jack DONOVAN | Datchet SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 212 |
| 50th | 5988 | William BOURNE | Burghfield SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 212 |
| 50th | 6535 | Ewan PLOWDEN‑WARDLAW | CBYC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 212 |
Regatta Fleet
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 6154 | Anna MORRIS | Papercourt SC | ‑6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2nd | 6301 | Will HAKES | Parkstone YC | 1 | 4 | 4 | (OCS) | 3 | 1 | ‑7 | 13 |
| 3rd | 5432 | Harry FRANKLIN | Parkstone | ‑8 | ‑15 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 4th | 5745 | Barney BROMILOW | Parkstone YC | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ‑14 | 5 | ‑6 | 18 |
| 5th | 4856 | Jacob DAVIES | Warsash SC | 5 | (DNC) | 3 | ‑13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 6th | 6087 | Thomas SAUNDERS | Warsash SC | ‑15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | (DNC) | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| 7th | 5990 | Anna ELMS | HISC | 3 | 7 | 6 | (OCS) | 6 | ‑8 | 8 | 30 |
| 8th | 3189 | Rachel ELMS | HISC | ‑9 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | ‑10 | 9 | 33 |
| 9th | 6105 | Alice POPE | RVYC | 12 | 10 | ‑13 | 4 | 2 | ‑14 | 13 | 41 |
| 10th | 6024 | Pippa SHEPHERD | Bosham SC | 7 | 5 | ‑14 | (OCS) | 8 | 11 | 12 | 43 |
| 11th | 5066 | Benjamin BOWRING | Medway YC | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | ‑15 | 7 | (OCS) | 44 |
| 12th | 4805 | Thomas GARROOD | Weirwood | 11 | 8 | ‑12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | (OCS) | 45 |
| 13th | 6129 | Megan WEBSTER | Parkstone YC | ‑17 | ‑12 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 46 |
| 14th | 5411 | Paulina MISKUFOVA | Burghfield SC | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | ‑16 | ‑16 | 5 | 48 |
| 15th | 627 | Cori MILLER | Warsash SC | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 56 |
| 16th | 3461 | Eloise MORTIS | Burghfield | ‑16 | 9 | ‑17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 62 |
| 17th | 5883 | Hector DAVIES | RLymYC | 14 | ‑16 | ‑16 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 63 |
| 18th | 4612 | Geraint HEAD | Maidenhead SC | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 95 |