Gill Optimist Late Summer Championship at Brightlingsea Sailing Club
by Sandy Ramus 2 Sep 2022 10:44 BST
27-28 August 2022
It was time to pack up the boats again, load the trailers and head to the beautiful East coast. Brightlingsea greeted us with its broad estuaries filled with it traditional working boats and dramatic skies.
Day 1
The RO, PJ, having studied the forecast and with his local knowledge promised us good sea breezes, but only if we were patient. An AP over 1 was flown but the on board Race Committee barely had time to finish their swim before PJ was proved right and a 8-10 knot shadow of pressure could be seen rolling in from the South East.
Wisely the RO went straight in with a U flag start and both the Main and the Regatta fleet were off with only 4 boats in the former falling foul of the race team's beady eyes.
Lymington's Jonny Rogers took an early lead and ultimately line honours, proving once more that he is a chip off the old block and will be one to keep an eye on going into the future. Regatta fleet saw up and coming rookie Sean Di Salle take the bullet in what was to become a weekend reign of terror.
Race 2 was less smooth with the RO proving he was not going to be messed around taking down 8 in the main and 5 in the regatta fleet on the U start. Despite picking up a 42 penalty at the last gate, veteran Will Mears scoped the 1st when it transpired that Rogers was on the bench with a UFD. Oscar Smith sailed a blinder stealing one off of Di Salle.
The next 2 races saw the breeze increasing and some big shifts as the gradient started to dominate. Isla Edwards took race 3 and Will Webster 4 in the main while Di Salle smashed the last regatta race of the day. Bosham SC's Pippa Shephard got impressively busy with the shifts and logged a worthy 3rd place.
Day 2
After a fabulous sailing club BBQ the night before day 2 looked to be a real stonker.
Race 5 started clean with both fleets punching up wind into a 10-12 knot North Easterly concluding in unstoppable Lila taking the main and you guessed it Sean Di Salle taking regatta, proving that his boat name "Pole Position" was spot on.
With the tide getting stronger the fleet struggled to line up well with more false starts and ultimately the RO have to reach for the black. He spotted 2 in race 6 and 8 in race 7
Di Salle took races 5 and 6 in regatta giving him a floorless score sheet after discard. Parkstone's Eliana Edward delighted in sneaking one off her sister in the 7th but couldn't stop her in the 8th leaving the unstoppably dominate sisters finishing 1, 2 overall.
IOCA and the competitors would like to say a huge thanks to Brightlingsea SC for hosting an amazing sailing and social event proving that you don't need to be a big club to host a successful, 90 boat strong, oppi fleet. Special thanks go to Alex Davey for all his hard work organising the event. Lastly massive thanks as ever to our class sponsors Gill Marine.
Overall Results:
Regatta Fleet
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 6508 | Sean Di Salle | 1 | ‑2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2nd | 5483 | Oscar Smith | ‑9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 3rd | 6453 | Alice Atkin | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑8 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 4th | 5618 | Finn Byrne | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ‑10 | 3 | 22 |
| 5th | 6522 | Ruby Coster | 3 | (UFD) | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 6th | 5957 | Charlie Holland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ‑10 | 24 |
| 7th | 6502 | Troy Buttimer | 4 | 7 | (BFD) | 2 | 11 | 4 | 28 |
| 8th | 6557 | Natasha Adkins | 5 | 6 | (BFD) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 35 |
| 9th | 6203 | Bertie Parrett | 10 | 10 | (BFD) | 10 | 3 | 11 | 44 |
| 10th | 4717 | Bonnie Marshall | ‑12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 46 |
| 11th | 6354 | Hugo Thomas | 11 | (UFD) | 8 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 49 |
| 12th | 6347 | Reg Mallett | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | ‑14 | 54 |
| 13th | 6277 | Roisin Epstein | 6 | (UFD) | BFD | 9 | 8 | 9 | 57 |
| 14th | 6587 | Josie Rist‑Heppell | 16 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 14 | ‑19 | 68 |
| 15th | 5961 | Zoe Green | 14 | 12 | 11 | ‑21 | 19 | 16 | 72 |
| 16th | 4443 | Amelie Renard | 18 | (UFD) | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 78 |
| 17th | 6489 | Archie Hutcheon | 19 | 14 | 15 | 18 | ‑22 | 17 | 83 |
| 18th | 6561 | Finn Neal | ‑22 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 84 |
| 19th | 5235 | James Herbert | 15 | (RET) | DNC | 14 | 17 | 13 | 84 |
| 20th | 5988 | Camilla Garlick | 21 | 13 | (BFD) | 20 | 16 | 15 | 85 |
| 21st | 6092 | Lucy Eeles | 20 | (DNS) | 13 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 96 |
| 22nd | 4705 | Grace Marshall | 17 | (UFD) | DNC | 16 | 21 | RET | 104 |
| 23rd | 5501 | Freddie Bennie | 23 | 16 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 114 |
| 24th | 5215 | William Pipe | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 125 |
Main Fleet
| Pos | Sail No | Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 6620 | Lila Edwards | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑4 | 1 | ‑4 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 2nd | 6583 | Eliana Edwards | 4 | 3 | 3 | ‑13 | 8 | 1 | (BFD) | 1 | 20 |
| 3rd | 6609 | William Webster | 5 | 4 | ‑22 | 1 | ‑7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 4th | 6618 | William Moss | 6 | 8 | ‑13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | ‑14 | 32 |
| 5th | 6518 | Will Mears | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | ‑14 | (BFD) | 13 | 38 |
| 6th | 6612 | Dirk Rogers | 7 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 11 | (BFD) | ‑22 | 44 |
| 7th | 6600 | Laragh Epstein | ‑23 | 5 | 11 | ‑21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 48 |
| 8th | 6608 | Joe Wimpory | (UFD) | (UFD) | 34 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 55 |
| 9th | 6624 | Andrew Perratt | 8 | 6 | ‑21 | 16 | 15 | ‑19 | 5 | 5 | 55 |
| 10th | 6619 | Zac Shepherd | ‑15 | (UFD) | 10 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 56 |
| 11th | 6553 | Finn Ramus | 12 | 15 | ‑25 | 5 | ‑48 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 57 |
| 12th | 6464 | Ralph Surguy | 14 | 11 | 9 | ‑28 | 6 | (BFD) | 13 | 9 | 62 |
| 13th | 6611 | Jonny Rogers | 1 | (UFD) | 18 | 9 | 17 | ‑24 | 7 | 16 | 68 |
| 14th | 6292 | Hugo Fletcher | 10 | 7 | 8 | 15 | ‑27 | 17 | ‑22 | 12 | 69 |
| 15th | 6572 | Toby Waggett | (UFD) | 9 | 6 | 8 | 18 | ‑36 | 14 | 17 | 72 |
| 16th | 6328 | Harry Draper | 16 | 13 | ‑48 | ‑23 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 74 |
| 17th | 6444 | Pippa Shepherd | 9 | ‑38 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 24 | ‑39 | 83 |
| 18th | 6467 | Alex Saunders | 13 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 9 | (BFD) | (BFD) | 6 | 84 |
| 19th | 6253 | Adam Craig | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | ‑21 | ‑22 | 12 | 15 | 94 |
| 20th | 6519 | Freya Hutchinson | ‑20 | (UFD) | 20 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 101 |
| 21st | 6578 | Joe Armstrong Rowland | (UFD) | 19 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 39 | (BFD) | 25 | 107 |
| 22nd | 6574 | William McEwen | (UFD) | ‑50 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 122 |
| 23rd | 6316 | Patrick Di Salle | 21 | 14 | ‑40 | 31 | ‑37 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 129 |
| 24th | 6582 | Ben McEwen | 27 | 12 | ‑37 | 27 | 34 | ‑48 | 15 | 20 | 135 |
| 25th | 6289 | Isla Hutchinson | 11 | ‑43 | 38 | 42 | 10 | ‑51 | 21 | 18 | 140 |
| 26th | 6439 | Daisy Fuller | ‑33 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 22 | ‑38 | 33 | 24 | 140 |
| 27th | 6623 | Ollie Atkin | ‑34 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 31 | ‑32 | 151 |
| 28th | 6434 | Jessica Welch | 26 | 21 | ‑44 | 33 | ‑36 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 152 |
| 29th | 6454 | Freddie Pank | 29 | ‑35 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 29 | ‑43 | 160 |
| 30th | 6516 | Callum Marshall | 24 | 20 | 26 | 37 | ‑38 | 23 | (BFD) | 30 | 160 |
| 31st | 6598 | Sam Armstrong Rowland | 22 | 16 | ‑46 | 32 | 26 | 20 | (BFD) | 46 | 162 |
| 32nd | 6349 | Felix Garlick | 25 | 28 | 39 | ‑43 | 12 | 31 | 28 | ‑45 | 163 |
| 33rd | 6449 | Harry Whelan | ‑41 | 26 | 17 | 38 | 23 | ‑47 | 30 | 34 | 168 |
| 34th | 5837 | Dominic Bowden | 35 | 29 | 27 | 25 | ‑46 | 32 | 26 | ‑49 | 174 |
| 35th | 6549 | Hector Davies | 19 | (UFD) | (BFD) | 20 | UFD | 18 | 23 | 37 | 176 |
| 36th | 6575 | Theo Smith | ‑49 | 30 | ‑43 | 36 | 32 | 37 | 16 | 27 | 178 |
| 37th | 6313 | Alanna Starkie | 30 | 25 | ‑45 | 35 | 19 | ‑41 | 34 | 38 | 181 |
| 38th | 6393 | Kit Lester | 18 | 37 | 36 | ‑56 | 29 | ‑49 | 43 | 21 | 184 |
| 39th | 3281 | Noah Mathers | 31 | 36 | 23 | 34 | ‑51 | 33 | ‑42 | 29 | 186 |
| 40th | 6450 | Rory Armstrong | ‑50 | 32 | 29 | 26 | ‑52 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 187 |
| 41st | 6527 | Logan Brown | 40 | 31 | ‑49 | 41 | ‑45 | 21 | 19 | 36 | 188 |
| 42nd | 6500 | Henry Blades | ‑36 | 34 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 35 | ‑40 | 33 | 188 |
| 43rd | 6360 | Emily Leary | 37 | 41 | 19 | 40 | ‑43 | 40 | (BFD) | 26 | 203 |
| 44th | 6610 | Nia Byrne | ‑53 | 42 | ‑54 | 48 | 39 | 26 | 8 | 42 | 205 |
| 45th | 5844 | Lizzie Hudson | 38 | 40 | 35 | ‑47 | ‑42 | 28 | 27 | 40 | 208 |
| 46th | 6558 | Niamh Epstein | ‑52 | 33 | 32 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 35 | ‑52 | 221 |
| 47th | 6472 | William Shaw | 32 | (UFD) | 41 | 44 | 50 | 27 | 41 | ‑56 | 235 |
| 48th | 6515 | Rupert Garlick | 28 | 39 | 42 | ‑54 | 44 | 45 | 37 | ‑54 | 235 |
| 49th | 6242 | Jacob Jull | 42 | 23 | ‑56 | ‑57 | 41 | 53 | 39 | 53 | 251 |
| 50th | 5870 | William Fuller | 44 | 48 | ‑51 | 50 | 47 | 30 | 38 | ‑51 | 257 |
| 51st | 5251 | Polly Armstrong | 45 | 47 | ‑50 | ‑53 | 31 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 259 |
| 52nd | 6275 | Ryan Surguy | 39 | 46 | 33 | 46 | 49 | ‑52 | 48 | ‑50 | 261 |
| 53rd | 615 | Stella Davey | 46 | 45 | ‑52 | 45 | 35 | 46 | 46 | ‑48 | 263 |
| 54th | 6418 | Tristan Shaw | 48 | (UFD) | 47 | 49 | ‑55 | 50 | 32 | 41 | 267 |
| 55th | 6395 | Meg Thomas | 43 | 27 | 30 | 52 | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 270 |
| 56th | 6378 | George Hutcheon | 47 | 44 | ‑53 | ‑55 | 53 | 43 | 47 | 44 | 278 |
| 57th | 6374 | Nicholas Jones | 51 | 49 | ‑55 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 44 | ‑55 | 303 |
| 58th | 5402 | James Pipe | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 354 |
