Flying Fifteen 75th Anniversary Race sailed at Cowes, UK
by Jonny Fullerton 24 Aug 2022 11:06 BST
23 August 2022
The Flying Fifteen International 75th Anniversary Race took place as a separate event during the class European Championship hosted by Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club around the cans of the Solent.
40 Flying Fifteens from 6 countries sailed out to the start line on another warm and humid semi-overcast day in Cowes with a gentle 8 - 12 knot breeze wafting up the Solent from a S/SW direction.
The Race Committee set a 6.6 nautical mile course with a start under cannon fire from the Royal Yacht Squadron. There was a quick sprint upwind to the Gurnard Cardinal and a packed rounding before a long downwind leg to Prince Consort off Cowes Harbour entrance.
The fleet split into two halves some opting for the offshore route and the others trying to keep out of the tide along the shore. It turned out that the offshore boats found a bit more wind pressure. Another short leg under spinnakers to South Bramble. By now the fleet was quite spread out for a long run to Ancasta off East Cowes. The final leg was a beat back up to a finish line of the Royal Yacht Squadron.
Terry Shutcher and Chris Hewkin (Burton/Shotley/Dubai Offshore SC) took the Royal Yacht Squadron gun winning the race by about 10 boat lengths from John Hansen and Helen Selden (Datchet SC) in second. The final gun went to Charles and Charlie Apthorp (Cowes Corinthian YC).
Racing was followed by a rather splendid Reception at the Commodores House, home of the late, great Uffa Fox, designer of the class 75 years ago.
Overall Results:
Pos | Sail No | Boat Name | Helm | Crew |
1 | GBR 4082 | Fforemark 3 | Terry Scutcher | Chris Hewkin |
2 | GBR 4094 | Snaffu | John Hanson | Helen Selden |
3 | GBR 3957 | Fourwinds | Charles Apthorp | Charlie Apthorp |
4 | GBR 3654 | ffervida | Lisa Guy | Roger Guy |
5 | GBR 4061 | #Sparks | Chris Waples | Simon Hunt |
6 | GBR 3777/ RSA 3868 | Seventh Heaven | Patrick Harris | Jeremy Kriek |
7 | GBR 4021 | | Steve Goacher | Tim Harper |
8 | GBR 3827 | Bobbie | Mark Hart | Harriet Norden |
9 | GBR 4005 | Fiery Chariot | Andy McKee | Richard Jones |
10 | GBR 4098 | Shotgunn | Michael Wilson | Peter Greenhalgh |
11 | GBR 3819 | fflashback | Mike Dixon | Richard Ayton |
12 | GBR 4080 | Windbreaker | Simon Patterson | Simon Thompson |
13 | GBR 3844 | True Luff | Duncan Matthew | John Chalker |
14 | RSA 4009 | Rand Hedge | Campbell Alexander | Ken Greene |
15 | GBR 4030 | Agatha | Alastair Stevenson | David Culpan |
16 | GBR 4033 | Sparks & Bubbles | Justin Waples | Jackie McKellar |
17 | GBR 3616 | Fanatic 15 | Johnny Cooper | David Chapman |
18 | GBR 3850 | FFoenix | Christina Moncur | Stephen Moncur |
19 | GBR 3736 | Wavebreaker | Sue Bannister | Peter Bannister |
20 | GBR 4069 | Quindici | Bill Chard | Josh Preater |
21 | GBR 3914 | Defying Gravity | Adrian Tattersall | Keith Jamieson |
22 | GBR 3674 | Last Fling | Martyn Davies | Richard Coleman |
23 | GBR 4024 | Really Flying | Simon Kneller | Ashley Painter |
24 | GBR 3994 | Mad Sparks | David Hitchcock | Ian Nicholson |
25 | GBR 4091 | Very Stable Genius | Jeremy Arnold | Richard Hope |
26 | AUS 4063 | Firefly | Philippa Packer | Dean McAullay |
27 | GBR 4048 | VEN | Geoff Bayliss | Tom Bayliss |
28 | HKG 3834 | Ffreefire 20 | Nick Clarke | Nick Atkinson |
29 | GBR 3926 | Fifty Fifty | Andrea Millband | Mark Lovett |
30 | GBR 4055 | Blue Moon | Michael Hicks | Patrick Hicks |
31 | GBR 4084 | Ineffable | Tim O'Brien | Graham Wadeley |
32 | GBR 2876 | Gripple Nipper | Graham Latham | Sara Briscoe |
33 | BEL 3885 | No Ffrills | Veronique Hachez | Chris Charlesworth |
34 | GBR 3506 | Humming Bird | Christian Barnes | Nicholas Barnes |
35 | ESP 3728 | Night Flyer | Stephen Parry | Philip Parry |
36 | GBR 3645 | fforty love | Roger Herbert | Richard Hall |
37 | GBR 3130 | Anemone | Jordan Aspin | Jason Benn |
38 | GBR 3536 | Ffizzbuzz | Angus Scott | Philip Snowdon |
39 | GBR 1553 | Sundancer | Tony Kiddle | Sally Kiddle |
DNF | GBR 3940 | Forced Family Fun | Richard Jordan | Charlotta Jordan |
RET | GBR 4025 | Leap of Faith | Chris Gorringe | Nadia Hosie |
RET | GBR 4046 | Fram Freyr | Henry Bagnall | James Downer |
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NB: The 75th Anniversary Race is not part of the F15 European Championship Series