Paignton Open Single Handed (POSH) 2023 at Paignton Sailing Club

by Paignton SC 25 May 2023 14:12 BST 20-21 May 2023

Paignton Open Single Handed (POSH) 2023 © PSC

Tor Bay was a sight to behold with over 100 boats on the water this weekend as Paignton Sailing Club hosted the 2023 Paignton Open for Single Handers (POSH), sponsored by Sailing Chandlery. This year the event also included the Fire National Championship.

Sailing commenced in champagne conditions on day one with moderate wind and sunshine but by the third race the wind had softened with light winds making the final push across the finish line more of a challenge, but this did not dampen the overall positive feedback on the course and event as a whole. Day two turned out to be a carbon copy of the first day with the wind dying throughout the day.

Race Officer Ian Bullock, and his team of mark layers, did a superb job in creating and managing slick and fault free race starts with 3 fleets crossing the start line in rapid succession. The Fires started first, quickly followed by the bulk of the competitors in the 'POSH' division, with two starts, slow and fast handicap, all sailing on an outer loop trapezoid course. With 88 boats sailing on the same course, mark rounding and downwind gates made for exhilarating racing.

The final fleet to start was the asymmetric fleet of RS100s which sailed a windward/leeward course using a separate windward mark to give an extended course.

Paignton Open Single Handed (POSH) 2023 - photo © PSC

For the first ever Fire national championship, the 14 competitors had very close racing but it was Christian Smart, making up for an early mistake, who took the win from Mike Lyons and Paignton Sailor Mark Ripley making up the podium.

The mixed handicap fleet of 74 boats was dominated by the large K1 fleet who revelled in the sub-planing conditions. Simon Hawkes took 6 wins and led home his fellow K1 sailors Jeremy Hudson and Ian Jay to make it a K1 one, two, three. Fourth was the ILCA 7 of local sailor Ben Flower and Gavin Young in the Supernova in fifth putting in some early practice for the national that Paignton SC will be hosting at the end of June.

Paignton Open Single Handed (POSH) 2023 - photo © PSC

The RS100 overall win was decided on count back with Matt Johnson and Ian Gregory both scoring 11 points and Mark Harrison in third. See the RS100 report and results.

The RS300 class also enjoyed attending. Results for other classes are below.

Paignton Sailing Club would like to thank Sailing Chandlery for their continued support of this event.

Paignton Open Single Handed (POSH) 2023 - photo © PSC

About Paignton Sailing Club

Paignton Sailing Club is renowned for hosting high profile events with an enviable record, superb facilities and equipment, and a world-class Race Management team. The club itself is located on the Paignton Harbour and has plenty of parking within walking distance. It is only a short distance away from Paignton beach, from where the dinghies are launched, allowing boats to launch during any tide state into the sheltered waters of Tor Bay.

Paignton Open Single Handed (POSH) 2023 - photo © PSC

Fire Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	870	Christian Smart	Pembrokeshire	‑11	1	1	1	1	2	6
2nd	856	Mike Lyons	Burghfield SC	1	‑4	2	2	2	1	8
3rd	807	Mark Ripley	Paignton	2	2	‑5	4	3	4	15
4th	829	Simon Beddows	Henley	3	7	3	6	6	‑8.5	25
5th	831	Robert Jones	EXE	‑12	6	7	3	5	6	27
6th	866	Bob Cowan	Warsash SC	7	8	4	5	4	‑10	28
7th	800	Steve Sharp	Seafarers	9	‑10	6	7	7	5	34
8th	828	Paul Tatem	NDYC	5	5	‑10	8	8	8.5	34.5
9th	810	Andrew Chorlton	Paignton	‑13	3	9	9	9	11	41
10th	864	David Shadto	Burghfield SC	8	12	13	‑14	11	3	47
11th	868	Robbie Smart	Pembrokeshire	4	9	8	12	(RET)	DNC	48
12th	862	Richard Botting	Draycote water	10	11	‑12	11	12	7	51
13th	797	Mike Holmes	PSC	6	‑13	11	13	10	12	52
14th	763	Peter McFarlane	Burghfield	14	14	14	10	13	(DNC)	65

Paignton Open Single Handed (POSH) 2023 - photo © PSC

POSH Overall Results:

Pos	Class	Sail No	Helm	Club	PY	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	K1	175	Simon Hawkes	Wimbleball	1070	‑1	1	1	1	1	1	5
2nd	K1	120	Jeremy Hudson	RYA	1070	‑30	5	4	3	5	3	20
3rd	K1	67	Ian Jay	Sutton Bingham	1070	6	7	3	5	2	(79	23
4th	Laser Std	191126	Ben Flower	Paignton SC	1101	4	6	7	‑8	4	4	25
5th	Supernova	1261	Gavin Young	Cotswold SC	1077	2.5	3	‑13	2	7	11	25.5
6th	K1	121	Graham Butler	Frensham	1070	7.5	13	2	‑18	6	2	30.5
7th	K1	75	STEVE BIRBECK	TORBAY Y C	1070	5	4	6	13.5	3	(79	31.5
8th	RS Aero 7	3926	Jack Miller	PSC	1063	2.5	2	‑14	6	11	12	33.5
9th	K1	161	Hilly King	Datchet Water	1070	‑10	9	5	9	8	7	38
10th	K1	138	Geoff King	Tewkesbury	1070	‑23	16	8	11	17	5	57
11th	Supernova	1263	Stephen Hawley	Bartley Sailing	1077	17	8	‑20	4	20	14	63
12th	OK	66	Charlie Maunder	Highcliffe	1104	7.5	12	9	‑34	27	8	63.5
13th	Phantom	1487	Nick Orman	Castle Cove	1002	21.5	18	16	7	9	(79	71.5
14th	Supernova	0	Chris Hawley	Bartley	1077	9	‑25	10	19	13.5	22	73.5
15th	Phantom	1496	Rob Cook	Northampton	1002	‑27	21	17	15	19	9	81
16th	Phantom	1440	Mike Webster	Northampton	1002	24	‑36.5	19	10	21	13	87
17th	Supernova	1280	Alex Reeve	Cotswold S. C.	1077	14	11	‑34	33	15.5	21	94.5
18th	OK	73	James Dyas	Cookham	1104	12	23	15	37.5	18	(79	105.5
19th	RS Aero 6	3866	Ellie Craig	BFYC	1105	13	10	39	12	32	‑43	106
20th	RS Aero 7	1846	Zak Mitchell	Paignton	1063	11	22	29.5	25	22.5	‑33	110
21st	RS 300	520	Luke South	Emsworth	965	26	20	‑44	16	12	41	115
22nd	Phantom	1472	Jon Rickard	HPSC	1002	‑36	30	22	13.5	35	15.5	116
23rd	Supernova	1318	James Gerwat	Shoreham SC	1077	‑53	19	27	24	25	27.5	122.5
24th	Blaze	821	Julian Owens	Pembrokeshire	1033	40	‑50.5	29.5	26	10	23	128.5
25th	Solo	5362	Chris Goldhawk	Chew Valley	1142	19	48.5	26	20.5	15.5	(79	129.5
26th	RS Aero 9	3130	Rory Cohen	South cerney	1010	31	‑32	23	27.5	31	17	129.5
27th	Phantom	1477	John Evans	Derwent	1002	‑54	44.5	18	48	24	6	140.5
28th	OK	58	Mary Reddyhoff	Parkstone YC	1104	37	24	11	44	‑45	27.5	143.5
29th	OK	2241	Nigel King	Lyme Regis	1104	15	14	12	31.5	(79	79	151.5
30th	Hadron H2	145	Richard Leftley	Bowmoor SC	1038	‑55.5	29	51	23	30	19	152
31st	Blaze	840	Mike Bell	Burghfield	1033	44	‑58	25	31.5	38.5	20	159
32nd	Blaze	843	Chris Dyer	NDYC	1033	38	36.5	42	(79	13.5	30	160
33rd	RS Aero 6	69	Chris Jones	Sutton	1105	16	15	‑62	29	59	49	168
34th	Blaze	816	Jon Farr	NDYC	1033	20	‑54	36	52	47	18	173
35th	Supernova	1160	Paul Undrell	Cotswold S C	1077	‑48.5	35	32	40	22.5	48	177.5
36th	Blaze	791	Graham Slater	Paignton SC	1033	25	17	48	‑61	43	45	178
37th	Hadron H2	105	Tim Garvin	Queen Mary	1038	34	42	‑52	30	46	26	178
38th	Laser Radial	214134	Ellie Hutchings	Roadford Lake	1150	43	46	‑61	17	28.5	44	178.5
39th	RS 300	519	Tom Moore	Shropshire SC	965	‑60	54	21	46	33	31.5	185.5
40th	K1	129	Gordon Keyworth	Unaffiliated	1070	35	38	24	60	34	(79	191
41st	Supernova	1303	Jonny Everett	Llandegfedd	1077	39	44.5	‑54	35	49	24	191.5
42nd	Blaze	789	John Worthington	Paignton	1033	29	52	41	‑54	36	38	196
43rd	Supernova	1188	Kevin Reed	Roadford Lake	1077	18	‑63.5	43	36	60	42	199
44th	Phantom	1259	Stephen McDonald	Starcross YC	1002	‑61	57	33	58	38.5	15.5	202
45th	Phantom	1437	Josh Hyland	Chase Sailing	1002	32	54	35	53	28.5	(79	202.5
46th	OK	2093	Edward Crichton	UTSC	1104	59	31	28	47	41.5	(79	206.5
47th	Laser Std	211511	John Roberson	Royal Perth	1101	(79	34	45	41	41.5	46	207.5
48th	Phantom	1465	Gordon Kingston‑Minnis	LOSSC	1002	‑67	61	50	43	44	10	208
49th	Blaze	761	Tim Morgan	Paignton	1033	52	41	37	50	‑56	29	209
50th	Solo	5462	Simon Jones	Teign	1142	47	43	47	‑56	48	25	210
51st	Canoe	340	Chris Hempe	Hooe Point SC	858	33	‑63.5	53	55	37	34	212
52nd	Supernova	1180	David Stephen	Bartley Sailing	1077	21.5	62	‑70	22	54	53	212.5
53rd	Europe	425	Richard Eagleton	Bexhill Sailing	1141	50	27	57	42	‑62	37	213
54th	Phantom	1406	Olly Hopkins	Bowmoor	1002	58	48.5	38	20.5	55	(79	220
55th	RS Aero 6	2150	Luca Mitchell	Paignton	1105	41.5	56	‑63.5	39	52	35	223.5
56th	Phantom	1220	Matt Blakeston	Hooe Point	1002	‑62	47	55	37.5	51	36	226.5
57th	Blaze	863	Pete Barlow	Burghfield SC	1033	48.5	26	58	45	53	(79	230.5
58th	Hadron H2	162	Nick Wapshott	Roadford Lake	1038	57	‑59	49	51	50	31.5	238.5
59th	Phantom	1342	Mark Spruce	Lee‑on‑solent	1002	51	60	(79	27.5	26	79	243.5
60th	Phantom	1384	Neil Boughton	Royal Western	1002	63	‑67	40	63	40	39	245
61st	RS Aero 6	2388	Charlie Gilmore	Paignton	1105	55.5	39	‑63.5	49	57.5	50	251
62nd	Phantom	1500	Richard Nurse	NSC	1002	28	50.5	31	(79	79	79	267.5
63rd	Hadron H2	156	Richard Le Mare	CCSC	1038	46	33	56	57	(79	79	271
64th	Hadron H2	113	Doug Powell	RYA	1038	41.5	40	46	(79	79	79	285.5
65th	RS Aero 6	1750	Alan Goule	Paignton	1105	65	‑68	66	59	64	47	301
66th	RS Aero 9	2460	Barry Smith	Thornbury	1010	66	‑69	59	66	57.5	55	303.5
67th	RS 300	537	Ben Heppenstall	Whitefriars SC	965	69	‑72	60	65	63	52	309
68th	RS Aero 9	3438	Paul Bartlett	Starcross YC	1010	45	28	(79	79	79	79	310
69th	Laser Radial	211183	Ben Fuller	Paignton	1150	64	66	‑68	62	66	56	314
70th	RS Aero 7	3502	Mark LAMBDIN	Bradford on	1063	68	‑70	65	68	67	54	322
71st	Weta	338	Patrick Lyon	Rock Sailing &	960	(79	79	79	64	61	40	323
72nd	Weta	127	Steven Harvey	Oxford SC	960	‑72	71	69	69	68	51	328
73rd	Laser Radial	211133	Bryan Watt	Paignton	1150	71	73	(79	67	65	79	355
74th	RS Aero 7	2154	John Tanner	Chelmarsh	1063	70	65	67	(79	79	79	360
75th	RS 300	347	Will Powell	Dabchicks SC	965	(79	79	79	79	79	79	395
75th	Solution	999	Graeme Burton	Whitstable YC	1096	(79	79	79	79	79	79	395
75th	Canoe	347	Andrew Gordon	Stokes bay	905	(79	79	79	79	79	79	395
75th	Phantom	1280	Ian Stone	Maidenhead	1002	(79	79	79	79	79	79	395