Flying Fifteen European Championship at Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club

Flying Fifteen European Championship at Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club - Overall

by Jonny Fullerton 26 Aug 2022 11:12 BST 21-25 August 2022

Graham Latham and Sara Briscoe win the Classic Fleet at the Flying Fifteen Europeans in Cowes © John Green

Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader take second at the Flying Fifteen Europeans in Cowes © John Green

The 75th Anniversary Flying Fifteen European Championship came to a fitting close on another semi-overcast but warm, humid (for the Solent!) day. There was a short delay of an hour to wait for the wind to fill, which it did, to start one final three lap race at 1330hrs on the second attempt.

The wind averaged 10 - 12 knots from around NW in direction, with a slightly stronger ebbing tide improving upwind boat speeds by a shade. With a second series race discard coming into play the maths was a bit complicated but Andy Mckee and Richard Jones did enough with an 18th finish in the last race to win the championship. The pair from Dovestone SC / Shotwick Lake SC counted four race wins and an overall net points score of 25 points.

Their nearest threat before the last race of the series was Richard Lovering and Matt Alvarado (WYC / HISC) but the Hyde Sails pair suffered a bad start and struggled deep in the pack for the first two laps, deciding to throw in the towel and retire.

But this did provide another twist in the maths when Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader (Pinnell & Bax) broke into a handsome lead to finish their regatta with a race win and thus, when dropping a lowly 27th in the fifth race of the series, promoting them to second place overall on 30 points.

Flying Fifteen Europeans in Cowes day 4 - photo © John Green

Richard and Matt secured third overall nudging the youngest competitors in the fleet, Henry Bagnall and James Downer (Cowes Corinthian YC) to a very credible fourth overall.

Henry and James both sailed in the British Finn squad and James still races an OK Dinghy but the pair jumped into a Flying Fifteen this week for the first time to give it a go. Henry explained that he had borrowed the boat from his father-in-law and enjoyed his time with the fleet but was suitably surprised by the level of competition.

Fifth overall was Hamish Mackay and Andrew Lawson (RTYC / HISC) and sixth, seasoned F15 campaigners Greg Wells and David Tulloch from the big team from Hayling Island SC.

The Classic fleet trophy went to Graham Latham and Sara Briscoe from Parkstone YC. The trophy for best local sailors went to Henry Bagnall and James Downer.

This event staged by Cowes Corinthian YC brings to a close two weeks of thoroughly successful and enjoyable F15 sailing on the Solent on this the 75th anniversary of the class.

Event website: www.ff75.org

Flying Fifteen Europeans in Cowes day 4 - photo © John Green

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1	GBR 4005	Andy McKee	Richard Jones	‑22	1	1	13	8	1	1	‑18	25
2	GBR 4096	Ian Pinnell	Ian Cadwallader	(BFD)	4	4	7	‑27	11	3	1	30
3	GBR 4002	Richard Lovering	Matt Alvarado	2	3	‑12	1	10	8	8	(DNF)	32
4	GBR 4046	Henry Bagnall	James Downer	1	6	‑19	4	‑15	12	2	10	35
5	GBR 4089	Hamish Mackay	Andrew Lawson	10	10	8	‑12	3	3	‑19	8	42
6	GBR 4100	Greg Wells	David Tulloch	17	‑18	10	5	1	17	‑20	2	52
7	GBR 3760	Jeremy Davy	Martin Huett	(BFD)	5	3	2	18	9	15	(DNF)	52
8	GBR 3779	Rupert Mander	Graham Sunderland	7	‑20	14	‑17	5	5	9	12	52
9	GBR 4098	Michael Wilson	Peter Greenhalgh	3	(DNC)	13	16	13	6	‑18	4	55
10	GBR 4082	Terry Scutcher	Chris Hewkin	18	16	5	‑21	17	2	‑26	13	71
11	GBR 3884	Mark Nicholson	Steve Culpitt	‑37	19	7	3	‑36	16	5	24	74
12	GBR 4060	Andrew Jameson	James Grant	(BFD)	27	2	6	14	23	‑32	3	75
13	GBR 4021	Steve Goacher	Tim Harper	‑34	2	6	23	20	15	‑25	9	75
14	GBR 3957	Charles Apthorp	Charlie Apthorp	16	12	11	8	‑25	‑40	14	14	75
15	IRL 4083	John Lavery	Alan Green	6	11	18	10	‑31	10	‑31	23	78
16	GBR 4048	Geoff Bayliss	Tom Bayliss	11	(DNC)	15	‑34	22	14	12	15	89
17	GBR 4033	Justin Waples	Jackie McKellar	5	14	27	27	4	20	‑28	‑35	97
18	GBR 4055	Michael Hicks	Patrick Hicks	26	7	25	18	‑42	7	‑42	16	99
19	GBR 4061	Chris Waples	Simon Hunt	8	30	(BFD)	11	32	4	16	‑40	101
20	GBR 4031	Nigel Tullett	Gavin Tullett	21	21	‑26	14	2	‑22	22	22	102
21	AUS 4063	Philippa Packer	Dean McAullay	14	15	22	15	‑29	18	(DNF)	19	103
22	GBR 3641	Mike Preston	Karl Sloane	‑30	8	20	20	7	‑31	23	27	105
23	GBR 4088	Geof Gibbons	Nick Gibbons	28	‑31	‑36	26	6	28	7	11	106
24	GBR 3951	Nick Peters	Guy McBride	24	17	21	9	‑28	25	10	‑26	106
25	GBR 3940	Richard Jordan	Charlotta Jordan	19	24	‑35	‑31	21	19	4	20	107
26	GBR 3827	Mark Hart	Harriet Norden	27	‑41	‑38	36	11	13	17	6	110
27	RSA 4009	Campbell Alexander	David Heritage	4	25	30	(BFD)	‑50	43	11	21	134
28	GBR 3616	Johnny Cooper	David Chapman	15	32	24	30	‑56	33	‑36	7	141
29	GBR 4080	Simon Patterson	Simon Thompson	9	28	23	28	‑39	‑45	29	25	142
30	GBR 3844	Duncan Matthew	John Chalker	‑38	26	9	22	16	35	‑37	36	144
31	GBR 4094	John Hanson	Helen Selden	23	13	31	19	‑33	29	30	‑32	145
32	GBR 3736	Peter Bannister	Sue Bannister	32	22	‑45	(BFD)	44	24	6	28	156
33	GBR 3994	David Hitchcock	Ian Nicholson	29	23	29	24	‑30	27	24	‑34	156
34	GBR 4030	Alastair Stevenson	David Culpan	33	35	16	(BFD)	9	36	‑40	30	159
35	GBR 3777/ RSA 3868	Patrick Harris	Jeremy Kriek	12	36	43	29	12	‑49	46	(DNC)	178
36	GBR 4069	Bill Chard	Josh Preater	25	40	37	‑46	46	38	(DNF)	5	191
37	GBR 4091	Jeremy Arnold	Richard Hope	‑42	37	34	35	‑53	30	13	42	191
38	GBR 3914	Adrian Tattersall	Keith Jamieson	36	34	32	39	23	‑41	(DNF)	31	195
39	GBR 3824	Rob Goddard	Joe Penhaul Smith	46	43	17	‑51	26	(BFD)	38	33	203
40	GBR 4090	Chris Brittain	Gillian Hamilton	‑51	49	(BFD)	41	48	26	35	17	216
41	GBR 4024	Simon Kneller	Ashley Painter	13	9	(RET)	(DNC)	DNC	46	33	45	218
42	GBR 4025	Chris Gorringe	Nadia Hosie	39	29	(DSQ)	25	19	(DNC)	DNC	38	222
43	GBR 3622	Robert Mountain	Victoria Manifold	20	38	‑51	40	38	‑54	39	47	222
44	GBR 3726	Duncan Grindley	Alex Porteous	44	44	‑49	32	24	34	45	‑46	223
45	GBR 3802	Gary Richardson	Simon Walsh	35	33	33	‑58	40	‑47	44	44	229
46	ESP 3728	Stephen Parry	Philip Parry	40	(RET)	46	44	‑52	37	21	50	238
47	ESP 3420	David Miles	Alan Forman	‑61	47	40	33	‑58	21	50	49	240
48	ESP 4014	John Walker	Stephen Babbage	(DNC)	(DNC)	42	43	45	42	27	41	240
49	GBR 3654	Lisa Guy	Roger Guy	31	‑52	47	52	‑54	39	43	29	241
50	GBR 3703	Julian Metherell	Harry Blowers	43	46	41	‑53	‑47	32	47	37	246
51	GBR 3927	John Thornley	MeganThornley	47	‑54	44	38	34	‑51	48	39	250
52	GBR 4084	Tim O'Brien	Graham Wadeley	‑59	48	39	37	41	48	52	‑54	265
53	GBR 3758/AUS 4075	John Hassen	Bruce Barnard	48	45	(BFD)	(BFD)	59	50	34	43	279
54	GBR 3819	Mike Dixon	Richard Ayton	41	39	28	45	55	(DNF)	(DNC)	DNC	280
55	GBR 3590	Charlie McKee	Jack McKee	49	‑58	53	47	37	52	51	(DNF)	289
56	GBR 2876	Graham Latham	Sara Briscoe	53	‑56	56	42	43	55	54	‑61	303
57	GBR 3506	Christian Barnes	Nicholas Barnes	58	‑62	54	50	49	44	55	‑62	310
58	GBR 3906	Peter Mountain	David Guite	55	(RET)	‑58	55	51	56	56	51	324
59	GBR 3536	Angus Scott	Philip Snowdon	54	50	50	(BFD)	57	57	58	‑59	326
60	GBR 3674	Martyn Davies	Richard Coleman	45	42	48	48	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	327
61	GBR 3733	Michael Harris	Sarah Harris	52	55	61	(RET)	(DNC)	58	49	52	327
62	HKG 3834	Nick Clarke	Nick Atkinson	50	57	(DNC)	54	35	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	340
63	GBR 3130	Jordan Aspin	Jason Benn	60	51	55	(BFD)	60	‑62	59	58	343
64	GBR 3645	Roger Herbert	Gill Herbert	‑62	61	60	56	(DNC)	61	53	53	344
65	GBR 4097	Tony Gaffney	Raymond Flanagan	‑63	59	59	57	‑61	60	61	56	352
66	GBR 3898	Colin Nutt	Chris Hough	56	53	57	(RET)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	48	358
67	GBR 3850	Christina Moncur	Stephen Moncur	57	60	52	49	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	362
68	GBR 3926	Andrea Millband	Tony Hastings	(DNF)	63	62	(BFD)	62	63	60	55	365
69	BEL 3885	Veronique Hachez	Chris Charlesworth	64	(DNF)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	59	41	60	368
70	GBR 2939	Jason Corlett	Debbie Corlett	(BFD)	64	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	53	57	57	375
71	GBR 1553	Tony Kiddle	Sally Kiddle	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	432