XOD class at Itchenor Keelboat Week - Day 4
by David Priscott 28 Jun 2024 09:41 BST
24-28 June 2024
Onyx X189 enjoyed a classic mid-fleet battle with Thora X101 on Itchenor Keelboat Week Day 4 © Kirsty Bang
What a difference a day makes. After three days of light airs for the beginning of Itchenor Keel Boat Week, the XODs were confronted with winds averaging in the region of 22 knots with gusts of over 25.
Before the race the opinion was that this was an "Astralita day". And so it turned out with Frazer Graham and Tim Copsey in Astralita with John Tremlett on the helm stormed into an early lead that they never relinquished. Behind them Roger Yeoman driving Xcitation had a battle royal with Peter Baines's Felix.
The excellent race management of David MacGregor and his team continued as they gave the fleet three challenging beats in the choppy open waters at the mouth of Chichester Harbour coupled with three runs when the XODs rocked and rolled as only XODs can. At the end of some two hours of racing the crews returned to the hospitality of Itchenor Sailing Club a little tired but "X"hilerated.
Results after Day 4:
| Pos | Boat Name | Sail No | Helm Name | Crew Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Astralita | 91 | John Tremlett | Tim Copsey / Fraser Graham | 1 | ‑6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2nd | Xcitation | 50 | Roger Yeoman | Mike Moss / Jeremy Llewelyn | 3 | 2 | ‑6 | 2 | 7 |
| 3rd | Swallow | 166 | Ben McGrane | Richard Faulkner / Hamish Calder | 2 | 4 | ‑8 | 4 | 10 |
| 4th | Catherine | 26 | Neil Hart | Colin Mckinnon / Ros Hart | 6 | ‑7 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 5th | Madeleine | 58 | Penny Fulford | Jonathan Clark | 4 | (OCS) | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 6th | Felix | 192 | Peter Baines | | 5 | 10 | (OCS) | 3 | 18 |
| 7th | Lizz Whizz | 172 | David Maclean | David Howlett / Tom Watkins | 9 | 1 | ‑10 | 9 | 19 |
| 8th | Wenda | 71 | Damian Ash | Katie Evans | ‑10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 9th | Princess Jalina | 188 | David Palmer | Stevie Lawrence / Finn McCormack | 7 | 5 | ‑12 | 8 | 20 |
| 10th | Foxglove | 174 | Alastair Ashford | Jackie Ashford | 8 | ‑12 | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 11th | Ibex | 32 | Steve Dover | Oli Broughton / Alan Perry | 11 | 9 | 4 | ‑12 | 24 |
| 12th | Sweet X | 182 | Mark Palmer | Henry Palmer / Jonathan Sergeant | ‑13 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
| 13th | Relaxation | 177 | Nick Andrews | | ‑14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 14th | Xoana | 84 | Mark Lacey | James Meaning | 12 | 11 | ‑20 | 16 | 39 |
| 15th | Thora | 101 | David Priscott | Schofield / Nigel Page | ‑18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 43 |
| 16th | Onyx | 189 | Roger Heath | Peter Dickinson / Amanda Heath | ‑19 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 47 |
| 17th | Veronique | 65 | Michael McNish | Charles Mead | 17 | 19 | 13 | ‑20 | 49 |
| 18th | Quixotic | 184 | Gerald Cheyne | David Brittain / Peter Spall | ‑20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 49 |
| 19th | Harmony | 132 | John Tattersall | David Smith / Peter Beckett | 16 | 16 | 17 | (RET) | 49 |
| 20th | LUCREZIA | 140 | Thom Board | Rod Hodgson / James Lord | ‑21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 52 |
| 21st | Beaver | 152 | Mike Marsdin | William and Penny Plant | ‑22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 58 |
| 22nd | Gone Away | 39 | Roy Griggs | Rosemary Perrett / Alun Jones | 15 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 63 |
| 23rd | Falconet | 55 | David MacNaughton | Debbie MacNaughton / Richard MacNaughton | (DNC) | 21 | 21 | RET | 66 |