60th Brown Cup Scottish Schools Championships at Loch Earn Sailing Club

by Colin Tait 11 Jun 2019 14:28 BST 8-10 June 2019

60th Brown Cup Scottish Schools Championships at Loch Earn (L-R) Lee Crowe, James Gifford, Tom Mitchell, Rory Gifford and Morag Donaldson © Colin Tait

Brown Cup 1959-2019

The idea of widening sailing competition beyond club membership to local schools was the idea of Jack Brown, who was the Commodore of Loch Earn Sailing club from 1960-1962. LESC are very proud to have hosted this event for 60 years. This year Morag Donaldson, Jack Brown's daughter was invited to present the prizes. It was great to hear her tell the sailors & parents at the prize giving that her father would be so proud to see how the event has evolved.

This year Brooks Macdonald returned for the second year as event sponsor. Lee Crowe represented the company at the event. Brooks Macdonald kindly provided rash vests with the Brooks MacDonald logo, Brown Cup logo and past winners, for all the competitors.

The event kicked off with a two-day training camp. This year 37 sailors were coached by Becky Orr, Christine Wood, Tom Graham and Iain Duncan; all RYA qualified coaches and past Brown Cup sailors.

Monday morning dawned sunny with no wind and a none too favourable weather forecast. It was clear three races would not be sailed. Race Officer Craig Moffett stayed patient and waited for a breeze to fill in and swing easterly which it eventually did. 78 competitors eagerly left the beach allowing the 60th Brown Cup to be sailed and decided on one race.

This year three fleets competed: Optimist, Topper and Handicap. Schools declare their three boat teams at registration. This year fourteen School teams were competing for the Brown Cup.

Group Results:

Pos	School
1	Dundee High A
2	Lomond High School
3	Bearsden Academy
4	Largs Academy
5	Lochgilphead High School A
6	Dunblane High School
7	High School of Glasgow
8	Lochgilphead High School B
9	Lomond Primary School
10	Jordanhill School
11	Balfron HS
12	Herriots
13	St leonards School
14	Mackie High School

Topper Results:

School	Sail No	Helm	R1
Dundee High School	47491	Tom Mitchell	1
Bearsden Academy	47825	Morven Wood	2
Lomond School	48264	Eilidh McQueen	3
The Glasgow Academy	48366	Max Vella	4
Fortrose Academy	48100	Oliver Bull	5
Larbert High School	47503	Ben Hale	6
Robert Gordons College	48568	Connor Kennedy	7
Largs Academy	48085	Elise Fitzgerald	8
Jordanhill School	46593	Robbie Littlefield	9
Largs Academy	47775	Finlay Harrington	10
Herriots	47606	Dillon Mclellan	11
Lochgilphead team C	42656	Olliver Summer	12
Lochgilphead team C	34511	Ruth Neville	13
Largs Academy	47952	Katie McNicol	14
Ellon Academy	45400	Mac Leven	15
Glasgow Academy	30658	Emma Vella	16
Morrisons Academy	44631	Ella McLelan	17
Bearsden Academy	46098	Euan Ferguson	18
Cults Academy	47343	Alex Jennings	19
Morrisons Academy	31774	Eriskay McLelan	20
Jordanhill School	no nos.	Nina Slowe	21
Forfar Academy	44505	Drew Webster	22
Lochgilphead team C	42516	Rose McCallum	23
Lomond School	41791	Pippa Swigciski	24
Lomond School	45962	Katie Hogg	25
Herriots	44531	Alistair Mclellan	26
Herriots	4500	Isla McLellan	27
Milltimber Primary	44782	Finn Jennings	28
Carnoustie High School	10	Andrew Thornton	29
Largs Academy	46272	Callum Russell	30
High School of Glasgow	45152	Alex Sevic	31
Balfron High School	12	Ben Mackay	32
Mackie Academy	45527	Shona Coull	33
St leonards School	48029	James Mackenzie Page	34
Carnoustie High School	37564	Ciara McDermott	35
Burnside Primary	16087	Callum Greig	36
Westhill Academy	33083	Daniel Clarkson	37
Ellon Academy	40857	Finn Dixon	38
Lomond School	26620	Zoe McEwan	RTD

Optimist Results:

School	Sail No	Helm	R1
Dundee High School	6503	James Gifford	1
Dundee High School	6156	Rory Gifford	2
St Mary's PS, Bannockburn	6220	Ruaraidh Docherty	3
Belmont Academy	5088	Tess Crooks	4
Dunoon Grammar School	205	Macy Law	5
Balfron High School	6420	William O'Keefe	6
High School of Glasgow	6269	Alexander Cogan Sivarajan	7
Largs Primary School	5413	Cara Russell	8
Queensferry Primary	5934	Ben Homer	9
Robert Gordons College	6438	Sophie Kennedy	10
Lomond School	5894	Clementine Paratt	11
Whitehills Primary	6228	Lyall Webster	12
Lomond School	77853	Thomas Matthews	13
Lomond School	3002	Beth McKenzie	14

Handicap Fleet Results:

School	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Boat	PY	R1
Arbroath High School	2219	Daniel Scott	Tom Irving	29er	907	1
Lomond School	175774	Calum Bell		Laser R	1145	2
Bearsden Academy	211256	Christine Wood		Laser R	1145	3
Erskine Stewart Melville	206941	Andrew Homer		Laser R	1145	4
Alva Academy	1324	Stuart Farmer	Orri Robertson	29er	907	5
Lomond School	201875	Harris Cartwright		Laser R	1145	6
Albyn School	207303	Matthew McLullich		Laser R	1145	7
High School of Glasgow	211012	Gordon Cogan Sivarajan		Laser R	1145	8
Lochgilphead team A	39195	John Neville		Laser	1099	9
Dunblane High School	203290	Jennifer Wesley		Laser R	1145	10
Lochgilphead	149614	Beri Frydman		Laser R	1145	11
Dunblane High School	215271	Fergus Wilson		Laser 4.7	1207	12
Dunblane High School	189451	Ross Coombs		Laser 4.7	1207	13
St Leonards School	190691	Alex Dumbreck		Laser 4.7	1207	14
Lochgilphead team A	130537	Calum Pollock		Laser R	1145	15
St leonards School	181393	Oscar Morris		Laser 4.7	1207	16
Fortrose Academy	173342	Robbie Baird		Laser 4.7	1207	17
Dunblane High School	372	Alistair Coombs	Sam Carr	29er	907	18
Mackie High School	981	Isla Colliar	Nathan McCabe	RS Feva	1240	19
Jordanhill School	6651	Rebecca Shearer	Rosa Slowe	RS Feva	1240	20
Mackie High School	1665	Matthew Park	Isla Coull	RS Feva	1240	21
Dundee High School	1157	Suzie Sturrock	Ross Mauritzean	29er	907	22
Jordanhill School	3571	Lucie McBean	Hannah Carrie	RS Feva	1240	23
High School of Glasgow	4995	Emily Shearer		Pico	1330	24
Balfron High School	213657	Scott Forbes		Laser R	1145	26