505 Euro Cup 2021 Round 4 at Hayling Island Sailing Club

by Ian Mitchell 5 Oct 2021 17:07 BST 30 September - 3 October 2021

The 505 Class returned to Hayling Island for the fourth and final leg of our 2021 Euro Cup. Special thanks must go to the overseas visitors from Ireland, France, Germany and Australia who braved the current challenges and red tape of international travel to compete against some of the best teams in the UK.

We shared the venue with the Fireball Class National Championship which seemed to work out well and certainly kept the bar full each night.

Hayling Island Sailing Club made us extremely welcome with a Commodore's Reception on the first night where Commodore Andy Partington reminded us all what a history Hayling has with both the 505 and Fireball Classes having hosted so many Euro Cup, National and World Championships for each class over the years.

We had a couple of days blown off but the races that did take place were in Hayling Bay under sunny skies, with plenty of waves and strong winds - perfect 505 conditions - enough to keep big grins in the bar each night. There were plenty of wipeouts from front runners and back markers alike to keep the talk and bar karate going long into the night.

The race team did a great job to give us 5 races in the bay over what were some really quite daunting forecasts and sea states.

The final lap on Sunday was epic as the forecast gale started to make its presence felt a couple of hours earlier than expected. We finished the day's sailing with a screaming mile long two sail reach back into the harbour.

Here is a short clip of the day's racing (complied by Christophe Favreau):

European Champions Roger Gilbert and Ben McGrane from Netley won with Tynemouth's Nathan Batchelor and Sam Pascoe second and Hayling's Ian Pinnell and Tom Pickles solid in third.

Multiple Olympic medallists Stu Bithell and Simon Hiscocks borrowed the UK Class Association boat for the event and really enjoyed themselves. Tokyo 49er Gold Medallist Stu Bithell commented "That was my first time in a 505 and it didn't disappoint. It was fast and great fun in the waves."

Please visit www.int505.org for more info on 505 racing around the world.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Nat	Helm Name	Crew Name	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1st	9215	GBR	Roger Gilbert	Ben McGrane	Netley	1	2	‑5	2	1	6
2nd	903	GBR	Nathan Batchelor	Sam Pascoe	Tynemouth SC	2	‑6	1	3	6	12
3rd	9238	GBR	Ian Pinnell	Tom Pickles	Hayling Island SC	7	4	3	(DNF)	2	16
4th	9093	GBR	Alex Barry	Harry Briddon	Ogston Sailing Club	4	5	8	‑10	3	20
5th	9214	GBR	Andy Smith	Stewart Mears	Notts county sc	‑12	7	4	4	5	20
6th	8935	GBR	Michael Sims	Richard Nurse	Carsington	6	3	‑11	6	7	22
7th	9220	FRA	Philippe Boite	Marin Carnot	CVSQ	(UFD)	8	6	5	4	23
8th	9180	GBR	Mark Upton‑Brown	Ian Mitchell	HISC/Bosham	8	1	7	8	‑9	24
9th	8970	GBR	Stuart Bithell	Simon Hiscocks		3	10	2	9	(DNC)	24
10th	9169	GER	Tim Boeger	Finn Boeger	HSC	5	‑12	9	7	8	29
11th	9045	FRA	de Kergariou Merue	Tim Bird	C N Arradon	10	‑13	13	12	10	45
12th	9158	GBR	Duncan Barr	Jeremy Troughton	Netley	13	11	10	13	(DNC)	47
13th	9134	AUS	Michael Quirk	Tim Needham	RPEYC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	1	DNC	49
14th	9179	GBR	Tudor Owen	Drystan Harnett	Minnis Bay sailing club	9	9	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	50
15th	9219	FRA	Elisabeth Neidhart	Pierre Jean Gallo	YCIF	11	(DNF)	12	11	DNC	50