VX Ones at the Ovington Inlands
by VX One Class Association 1 Nov 2019 14:29 GMT
26-27 October 2019
VX Ones at the Ovington Inlands © Tim Olin /
www.olinphoto.co.uk
It was great to see nine VX Ones converge from all over the country for the Ovington Inlands Championships.
Despite the rain, the race officer did a sterling job in getting 3 race done on the Saturday in a gusty 20 knots. The races were close with places changing with each gust, at the end of the day the Royal Lymington YC team of Tim Knight, Peter Bell & Nathan Batchelor were just on top following by Simon Hawks, Paul Birbeck and Ben Hawkes from Wimbeball SC.
Day 2 was a very different day - ice on the covers, a clear sky and a more moderate 8 - 14 knots. The windward mark was again set close to the shore to get as big as possible race course in - we were glad not to be in a trapeze boat with the size of some of the shifts! The lighter winds brought some different teams to the fore with David & Edmund Clarke from Ullswater YC being prominent and probably would have won 2 races if they could count to 3 laps!
Andy Couch and team made big progress over the weekend and finished 2nd in the final race - a team to watch out for next year! Grafham were excellent hosts and it was a very enjoyable first trip (of many) for the fleet to the club. It was also promising to see 3 new teams along - all having moments of brilliance.
Thanks to Grafham Water SC for putting on a very well run regatta, and Tim Olin for some excellent photos. The 2020 VX One calendar will soon be published - contact Ovington Boats for charter boat information.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
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| 1st | 309 | Tim Knight | Peter Bell / Nathan Batchelor | Royal Lymington YC | 1 | 1 | ‑2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2nd | 189 | David Clarke | Edmund Clarke | Ullswater Yacht Club | 7 | ‑9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 3rd | 273 | Simon Hawkes | Paul Birbeck | Wimbleball SC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ‑8 | 18 |
| 4th | 173 | Andy Couch | Martin Couch | Blithfield S C | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑6 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 5th | 149 | Keith Lockey | Andy Weatherspoon / Tom Lonsdale | Ullswater Yacht Club | 4 | 5 | ‑8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 6th | 299 | Colin Murray | Oly Murray | Invergordon Boating Club | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | (DNC) | 4 | 24 |
| 7th | 193 | Mike Tustin | Olly Hopkins and Charlie Samson | Bowmoor SC | 6 | 4 | 7 | ‑9 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 8th | 300 | David chandler | Paul | Ullswater Yacht Club | (DNC) | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | DNC | 34 |
| 9th | 295 | Mark Blackham | Russell and Matt Lutwyche | Chase SC | ‑8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 34 |