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Etchells Southern Area Championship hosted by the Royal Thames Yacht Club

by Jack Lewis 11 Jul 2023 18:14 BST 8-9 July 2023
Etchells Southern Area Championship © Mark Wayte-Smith

The Southern Area Championship unfortunately consisted of just three races on the Sunday due to light airs and 180 degree shifts on the race area on the Saturday!

The Sunday however, was a bit of a waiting game early in the morning with doubts of sailing for the 16 strong fleet. Then, a good 10 knots from the south/southwest filled in with enough time to complete 3 good races.

The first race was a very tough line favouring the port end with 3 of the top boats being UFD’d. Corinthian team No Dramas, skippered by Andrew Lawson ended up with the bullet. With the top youth team for the event Shamal, skippered by Julia Staite, and Simon Patterson on Standfast, to complete the top 3.

Race 2 saw a change of confidence with boats keeping safely the correct side of the line. A 20 degree shift up the first beat meant that the teams on the right side of the course gained considerable control over the teams that opted to go for the left of the course. Top 3 for race 2 in order was Shaun Frohlich ( Exabyte), Vita Heathcote (Audrey) and Chris Hampton ( Tango).

For race 3, the starboard end of the line was heavily favoured this time, with a lot of teams struggling to find enough room to start. With the wind a bit steadier from the southwest it was important to stay fast and clean. The team on Jolly Roger came out very strong to take the win. With David Maclean, who had a very impressive days racing, in 2nd and No Dramas in 3rd.

David Maclean once again put on a great evening's social and supper at the Cowes Corinthian Club. A big Thank you to him, and the club for some great pool matches! And a special mention to the Royal Thames race committee who did a great job in challenging conditions, under the lead of Tim Hancock.

The top youth team were Julia Staite, Leo Wilkinson, Ben Bradley & Duncan Gregor.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoBoat NameCrewR1R2R3Pts
1  GBR 1459ExabyteShaun FROHLICH / Duncan Truswell / James Hemmingway41712
2  GBR 1517ADA 2David Maclean / Sul Sahota / Paul Childs57214
3  GBR 1490No Dramas (Corinthian)Andrew Lawson / Dave Kelly / Billy Russell112316
4  GBR 1508StandfastSimon Patterson / Luke Cross / Chris Cowan38819
5  GBR 1352Jolly RogerBruno Van‑Dyke / Matt Reid / Azat Ulutas/AnneUFD5123
6  GBR 1351Audrey (Corinthian)Ted Blowers / Vita Heathcote / Tommy Hough / Matt WhitfieldUFD2423
7  GBR 927Shamal (Corinthian)julia Staite / Leo Wilkinson / Ben Bradley / duncan Gregor2111023
8  GBR 1439Rocketman (Corinthian)Rob Goddard / Richard Franks / Adam James841123
9  GBR 1271Ziggy (Corinthian)Jack Lewis / James Oxenham / Rebecca Lewis / Katie Byne713525
10  AUS 1466TangoChris Hampton / Elliot Hanson / Jamie LeaUFD3626
11  GBR 782Pulse (Corinthian)George Graham / Kamran Ewbank / Hannah Carruthers6101430
12  GBR 1194Mano (Corinthian)Josh Adams / Alex Barker / Christine Shrimpton1191232
13  GBR 1409Ada 1 (Corinthian)Kai Hockley / Jessye Opoku‑Ware / Christopher‑Joel Frederick1261533
14  GBR 1014Palaver (Corinthian)Kristian Schafer / Karl Schafer / Sam Steward / Rosie Williams9141336
15  GBR 1046Scruffy (Corinthian)David Tydeman / Sasha Tydeman / Tim D'Alton/Azat Ulutas1316938
16  GBR 1020Sumo (Corinthian)James Hobson / crew / Kate MacAdorey / Ross Southwell10151641

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