Bart's Bash 2019 at Burghfield Sailing Club

by Steve Middleton 29 Sep 2019 08:22 BST 15 September 2019

Burghfield Sailing Club and the Andrew Simpson Watersports Centre at Burghfield turned out in force for this year's Bart's Bash on 15th September 2019.

52 entries battled with light breezes on a very trying day for Race Officer Jason Pyke and his race team. An assortment of boats included a Tideway and a Funboat - you just never know what's going to turn up for Bart's! But people just keep turning out for this event which has resonance for all sailors.

Race 1 saw breezes varying between 3knts and much more! And you had to take the opportunities when they arose. Malcolm Perry in his Tideway sailed steadily throughout, took those opportunities, and squeezed a win by 18 seconds from Chris Jennings in his Solo.

Race 2, in a diminishing breeze, saw James and Alyshia Anderson come to the fore in their RS200, just 39 seconds in front of Wynn Kendrick in his Solo.

It's clear that our younger members see Bart's as an important event as 15 boats took to the water. And it was in a Firefly that Sammy Fell crewed by mum Trudie literally went home with the chocolates - first Junior and 11th overall. Second Junior was Rose Daser sailing her Optimist and deservedly going home with...erm..more chocolate!

And, most significantly, seven boats took to the water from the Andrew Simpson Watersports Centre at Burghfield. It was Topper Argo's all the way in this fleet with Paul and Madison Weatherley taking first place with Kristof Jenkins and Jamie Hordern rocking up into second.

But it was most definitely a day for light weather specialists and canny opportunists. And the Bart's Bash 2019 winner overall - and much applauded - was Wynn Kendrick in his Solo with a 2nd and 3rd places.

Most importantly, participants contributed more than £400 to the Andrew Simpson Foundation to round off a very successful event at Burghfield Sailing Club.

Overall Results:

Pos	Class	Helm	Crew
1st	SOLO	Wynn Kenrick
2nd	RS 200	James Anderson	Alyshiia Anderson
3rd	BLAZE	Mike Lyons
4th	RS AERO 9	David Smith
5th	TIDEWAY	Malcolm Perry
6th	SOLO	Peter Ash
7th	SOLO	David Webb
8th	RS 200	Phil White	Eleanor White
9th	RS 400	John Cooper	Andy Maw
10th	RS 200	Pete Haddrell	Flea Haddrell
11th	FIREFLY	Sammy Fell	Trudie Fell
12th	RS VISION	Justin Alexander	Tom Alexander +2
13th	RS 400	Andrew Leigh	Chris Neal
14th	RS 200	Sue Brannam	Mike Proven
15th	DEVOTI D‑ZERO	Chris Webb
16th	SOLUTION	Paul Taylor
17th	LASER RADIAL	Steve Rothman
18th	OPTIMIST	Rose Daser
19th	SOLO	Chris Jennings
20th	PHANTOM	Rob Starling
21st	LASER 4.7	Morgan Anderson
22nd	RS FEVA XL	Richard Harlen	Jude Harlen
23rd	ARGO	Paul Weatherley	Madison Ella Weatherley
24th	SOLUTION	Peter Blackman
25th	STREAKER	Ken Hydon
26th	WAYFARER	Alan Mortis	Eloise Mortis
27th	LASER RADIAL	Dylan Bergh
28th	RS AERO 5	Talia Saltmarsh
29th	LASER	Kevin Butler
30th	RS 300	Pete Horn
31st	LASER RADIAL	Tobias Allen
32nd	RS Vareo	Henry Checksfield
33rd	ARGO	Kristof Jenkins	Jamie Hordern
34th	OPTIMIST	Paulina Miskarova
35th	TOPPER XENON	Kat Banks
36th	OPTIMIST	Frankie Marangio
36th	OPTIMIST	Eleanor Cooper
38th	OPTIMIST	Stephano Marangio
39th	2000	Archie Bourne	Richard Bourne
40th	OPTIMIST	Samuel Sanderson
41st	RS ZEST	Tom Lloyd	Cath Lloyd
42nd	RS QUBA	Juliet Cooper
43rd	RS ZEST	Andy Halladey
44th	RS FEVA XL	TBA	TBA
45th	RS FEVA XL	TBA	TBA
46th	RS FEVA XL	TBA	TBA
47th	FUNBOAT	Chryn Price	Churtser Price
48th	LASER	Alan Sanderson
49th	RS VISION	Dario Marangio	Sarah Hordern
50th	LASER	Amy Moreland
51st	TOPPER XENON	James Sullivan	Henry Sullivan
52nd	OPTIMIST	Hugo Parton