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.

Pre-start during the Burghfield Winter Optimist Open - photo © Richard Bourne

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