Javelin Euro Cup 2006 At Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club

by Gavin Johnson 11 Aug 2006 15:47 BST 27-30 July 2006

Felixstowe Ferry proved why it is one of the best venues in the country. Wind conditions to satisfy everyone, superb sea conditions, excellent courses, flawless race management and brilliant sunshine. Off the water the social programme was equally impressive with barbeque, buffet and an excellent prize giving dinner and a rather lively campsite vodka tasting session.

With light winds on the first day the first race was taken by the Schlittenhards with. Katrin Dienhardt and Olav Schluter in close second place, Richard Smith and Chris third. The second race was won in even lighter wind by Jan Ten Hoeve and Cristel Pessers. Will Johnson with father Gavin crewing held off the Schlittenhards and Kathryn Smith crewed by Brian Dixon to take second with Kathryn and Brian in third.

Day two, Richard Smith and Chris Etchells re-established their credentials by taking all three races. Unfortunately in the second they were over the line and forced to retire. With a pattern established the Smith Etchells teaming went from strength to strength winning six of the ten race series, similarly impressive were the Schlittenhards who seldom dropped below second place.

The series was marked by the close racing in the middle of the fleet with new helms and crew combinations rapidly becoming more and more competitive and the fleet becoming closer and closer together on the water. Kathryn Partington-Smith and Brian Dixon became scarily fast by the end of the series. With winds increasing through the weekend we had excellent sailing in perfect weather and very tight racing.

The efforts put in by our younger sailors were notable with three helms under 20 Becky Cross, Mike Mellis and Will Johnson.

Congratulations to Richard and Chris in winning their first Euro Cup. Thank you to FFSC and thank you to those competitors who made the trip from the mainland to sail with us islanders.

Overall Results:

Pos	Nat	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club
1	GBR	566	Richard Smith	Chris Etchells	Glossop & District SC
2	GER	426	Jens Schlittenhard	Jan Schlittenhard	Baltische Segler Vereinigung
3	NED	567	Jan ten Hoeve	Cristel Pessers	Sailing Club Workham
4	GBR	564	Kathryn Smith	Brian Dixon	Glossop & District SC
5	NED	554	Jan ter Stego	Jaap Lykendyk	ZV Belterweiden
6	GBR	510	Katrin Deinhardt	Olav Schuter	DWSC
7	GBR	543	Mike Pickles	Nick Johnson	Southwold
8	GBR	562	Ben Fisher	Richard Fisher	Southwold
9	GBR	565	William Johnson	Gavin Johnson	Alton Water SC
10	GBR	561	Nick Faulkner	John Meachen	Gt Yarmouth & Gorleston SC
11	NED	512	Bart Kooi	Jeannie Kooi	WV Bovenwater
12	NED	268	Arent de Jong	Michael van den Heuvel	KWV Langweer
13	GBR	559	Cliff Sager	Lindsey Bennett	Glossop & District SC
14	GBR	301	Steve Leigh	Pedro White	Gt Yarmouth & Gorleston SC
15	GBR	430	Michael Mellis	Andrew Cross	Glossop & District SC
16	GBR	5	Rebecca Cross	Jane Partington	Glossop & District SC