RS200s at the Waldringfield Sailing Club Easter Egg

by Robin Parsons 23 Apr 2019 06:51 BST 19-20 April 2019

Several visitors came to bolster the fast expanding home fleet of RS200s for the Waldringfield Easter Egg Regatta on 19/20 April. 21 boats took part which made for some excellent close racing in the first event of the 2019 Fox's Chandlery Eastern Travellers circuit for RS200s.

The weather could not have been better with Force 2-4 winds combining with bright sunshine. A figure of eight course was set for the first 2 races with competitors eager to enjoy the conditions. Unfortunately, many were too eager in the second start with the tide pushing many towards the pin and over the line. A general recall was sounded together with a black flag which made for a clean re-start. Stephen Videlo and Maddie Harris won both the first 2 races with MJ and Fran Gifford picking up a second and third.

In Race 3 the Race Officer decided to show off as much of the river as possible with the furthest marks at each end placed half way towards Felixstowe Ferry and Woodbridge respectively. Stephen and Maddie recorded another first while Will Taylor and Matt Taylor showed their consistency by picking up another fourth to add to the two recorded earlier and as visitors, showed that local knowledge wasn't everything.

Race 4 was set with a very short first beat across the tide, - ideal conditions for a general recall! The 21 starters surely obliged and the black flag was then implemented for all of the remaining races. Ian and Alyson Videlo took the win as a testing last reach made competitors decide which side of the river they needed to follow and how soon they should cross the tide to make the finish. Adam Fuller and Aaron Woolf called it right and made up several places to take second, while Will and Matt Taylor maintained their consistency with a third.

Race 5 resulted in a well-earned win for Hattie Collingridge and Katie Spark followed by Stephen and Maddie, with Archie Penn and Alex Bell-Jones in third.

The final race was significant for 3 competitors being black flagged which was particularly unfortunate for Adam and Aaron who had already been black flagged in Race 5 and thus were heavily impacted in their overall result. However, Stephen and Maddie returned to form with a win to seal overall victory.

Big thanks to the Race, Safety and Galley teams at Waldringfield who ensured an enjoyable weekend for all competitors.

We can only hope that the weather contributes in the same way at the next event in the Fox's Chandlery Eastern Circuit which takes place on 2nd June at Burnham Sailing Club.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Net
1st	1447	Stephen Videlo	Maddie Harris	1	1	1	‑4	2	1	6
2nd	1179	Archie Penn	Alex Bell‑Jones	3	‑10	2	5	3	4	17
3rd	573	Will Taylor	Matt Taylor	4	4	4	3	‑5	3	18
4th	1155	Ian Videlo	Alyson Videlo	6	2	8	1	‑10	2	19
5th	1421	MJ Gifford	Fran Gifford	2	3	5	7	6	(BFD)	23
6th	1673	Harry Chatterton	Connor Line	‑13	11	3	6	4	5	29
7th	1663	Hattie Collingridge	Katie Spark	9	6	‑11	8	1	7	31
8th	540	Bea Green	Chris Mayhew	5	5	‑17	14	13	8	45
9th	1209	Geoff Mayhew	Sarah Northey	7	9	‑12	11	11	9	47
10th	1477	Robin Parsons	Kim Ford	10	‑14	6	9	14	12	51
11th	1628	Matt Fowler	Lynne Ratcliffe	11	‑16	10	16	9	6	52
12th	433	Adam Fuller	Aaron Woolf	12	8	9	2	(BFD)	BFD	53
13th	1182	Andrew Nunn	Nicole Mayhew	‑17	12	15	10	8	10	55
14th	1581	Ben Stone	Hamish Stone	15	7	7	‑18	15	15	59
15th	1340	Ed Harris	Peter Farthing	14	15	‑21	15	7	11	62
16th	1247	Cara Bland	Luke Minchin	8	17	16	12	12	(BFD)	65
17th	1142	Ben Alexander	Elspeth Orme	21	13	13	(DNC)	16	17	80
18th	1149	Mark Hodge	Becky Hodge	18	19	14	19	(DNC)	13	83
19th	786	Joe Hunt	Lucy Nunn	19	18	20	17	(DNC)	14	88
20th	1180	Hannah Mayhew	Adam Steele	16	‑21	19	20	17	16	88
21st	1638	Angus Collingridge	Kate White	20	20	18	13	18	(DNF)	89