Etchells 2021 Ice Bucket Championship at Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club
by Azat Ulutas 22 Oct 2021 10:11 BST
16-17 October 2021
Etchells 2021 Ice Bucket Championship at Cowes © Gavin Ford
Eighteen boats entered the Etchells Ice Bucket regatta, sailed in the Solent and run by the Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club. Normally this event has 8-10 boats turn up as an end of season sail, but the new interest in the class with the 2022 Worlds being in Cowes increased this to 18.
Day 1 saw a light breeze in the morning which led to AP being displayed. The AP was dropped at 11am after a 4-5 knot westerly filled and the fleet started to leave the dock.
The first race saw newcomer Paul Brotherton sailing onboard Man's Best Friend with James Fawcett and Mark Asquith take the win. Not a bad way to mark your entry on the class.
However, the leader after three races was Jolly Roger sailed by Tom Abrey sailing with his usual crew Matt Reid and Bruno van Dyke. They managed to sail a very consistent 1,2,4 making them overnight leaders.
Day 2's forecast was for a southerly, and wind speeds of 8-10 knots only 5 points separated the top 5 boats it was all to play for. David Franks onboard Strait Dealer started the day with a first with Grant Gordon's Louise Racing got a solid second place. Seven points separated the top 5 by the last race, and with two of the top 5 being UFD after multiple general recalls, Grant Gordon ended up winning the race and also the event.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Yacht Name | Skipper /Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | GBR 1490 | Louise racing | Grant Gordon / Elliot Hansen / Luke Patience / James Taylor | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | GBR 1470 | Gelert | James Howells / Ruairidh Scott / Jamie Lea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | UFD | 16 |
| 3 | GBR 1431 | Strait Dealer | David Franks / Graham Sunderland / Vita Heathcote / Ryan Orr | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | GBR 1434 | Alfie | Lawrie Smith / Richard Parslow / Goncalo Ribeiro / Ben Saxton | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | UFD | 20 |
| 5 | GBR 1352 | Jolly Roger | Thomas Abrey / Brink van dyke / Matt Reid | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 21 |
| 6 | GBR 1460 | Man's Best Friend | Paul Brotherton / James Fawcett / Mark Asquith | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | GBR 1227 | Bounce Back | Allan Manuel / Stephen Rarity / David Kelly | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | GBR 1409 | No Dramas | Andrew Lawson / Hamish Mackay / David Bedford | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 36 |
| 9 | GBR 1441 | Pulse | Peter Rogers / Ben Cooper / Neil Harrison / Diana Kissane | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 10 | GBR 1020 | Sumo (Corinthian) | Anthony Parke / Ross Mackley / Jon Mears / William Birchall | 15 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 |
| 11 | GBR 1439 | Rocketman (Corinthian) | Rob Goddard / Matt Hanabby / Robby Boyd | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 46 |
| 12 | GBR 1459 | Exabyte | Shaun Frohlich / Duncan Truswell / Matt Howard | 12 | RET | RET | 15 | 6 | 5 | 57 |
| 13 | GBR 1271 | Ziggy | James Cunnison / Will James / Kate MacAdorey / Mackey McCann | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 65 |
| 14 | GBR 1014 | Palavar (Corinthian) | Azat Ulutas / Brandom Morales / Tyler Harriott / Kai Hockley | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 66 |
| 15 | GBR 1417 | China Wight | Nicholas Stagg / Simon Spraggs / Harry Blowers | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 67 |
| 16 | Gbr 1432 | DESPERATE | Roger Reynolds / Robert TYRWHITT DRAKE / Rupert Anderson | DNS | DNS | DNS | 12 | 12 | 7 | 69 |
| 17 | GBR 1351 | Audrey | Jon Warwick / Eddie Warwick / Fraser Woodley | 13 | 13 | 11 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 75 |
| 18 | GBR 1148 | Silver Lining | Murray Chapples / Rupert Anderson / Lance Griffiths | 14 | 12 | 12 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 76 |