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CoastWaterSports 2014

30th Anniversary West Sussex Schools & Youth Sailing Association Regatta at Shoreham Sailing Club

by James Gerwat 25 Sep 12:51 BST 21-22 September 2024

Sponsored by Lagoon Watersports & Ocean Sports Board Riders

10 teams, comprising of circa 100 boats & 130 young competitors descended on SSC on Friday 20th September in preparation for the weekend ahead.

Saturday arrived with the first briefing (safety) at 8am followed swiftly by the team managers meeting at 8.15am... both in the clubhouse. The competitors briefing was scheduled for 8.30am, outside the clubhouse... just when the rain arrived!

So the competitors were briefed inside (mostly).

And then the fun began - getting 100 odd boats & more importantly 130 youngsters on to the water, with tallies on.

Amazingly the SSC team, with many parent helpers, got all the boats on the water where they were shepherded by the myriad of safety boats, out of the harbour to the 2 race courses.

One course was to the East (Slow & Rookie fleets) & the other to the West (Fast & Medium fleets).

The rain abated & the wind settled down. Our 2 race officers (Tyler Harmsworth & Gareth Caldwell) did a sterling job. 2 races were completed for the Slow & Rookies, 3 races for the Fast & Medium.

Once all the competitors were ashore & fed by our resident caterers, Fete 'n' Lime, the debriefing began with some excellent coaching feedback (video footage) from Jack Miller of FSC Sunday arrived with an earlier start along with an ominous forecast. After risk assessments & discussions with the Team Managers, it was agreed to keep the Rookie fleet ashore & set one race course for the Fast, Medium & Slow Fleets.

Naturally there were many sad faces from the Rookie fleet, but also some relieved faces too.

There were ship movements forecast for later in the day... but the race team got 2 races in for the 3 fleets and were back in the harbour before the ships arrived!

Apparently there were dolphins on the race course, which was impromptu, as the organising authority had no record of this in the schedule.

The numbers were crunched & the special WSSYSA excel spreadsheet spat out the Team Results (only teams with 5 entries count):

1st Worthing SC
2nd Adur SC
3rd Felpham SC
4th Crawley Mariners YC
5th Dell Quay SC
6th Sussex YC
7th Arun Youth Aqua Centre

The extended prize-giving ceremony was held on the SSC balcony, hosted by Matthew Wright of the WSSYSA, with all the prizes presented by Shoreham SCs own legend, Alan Warren, who fittingly was sporting his Olympic Silver Medal.

Somehow in the melee, 2 competitors were overlooked & didn't receive their class medals on the day. Tom O'Toole & George Parker in their RS200 from AYAC had valiantly fought the pesky ILCAS for 2 days. The good news is that SSC's local 420 sailors, Callum Harris & Fraser Ferguson gave them their medals... proof that great sportsmanship is thriving with the next generation.

And that's what it's all about.

Good luck to all the teams next year at Itchenor SC.

Shoreham Sailing Club would particularly like to thank:

  • Shoreham Harbour, who provided a pontoon for committee and safety boat operations,
  • National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) Shoreham watchtower where we had access to all of their powerful cameras, binoculars and staff who were on hand to assist us.
  • The RNLI who launched their inshore lifeboat (ILB) on a training exercise which added reassurance to our many young competitors
  • Sussex Yacht Club & Adur SC who both provided an abundance of safety boats & crews
  • All the visiting teams that also provided safety boats & crews: Felpham SC, Worthing SC, Arun Youth Aqua Centre, Crawley Mariners
  • And Warwick Pics, as always. Photos are available to order online here

Overall Results:

PosClassSail NoHelmCrewClubRatingR1R2R3R4R5Pts
FAST Fleet
1stILCA 6216431Oliver Gatton CMYC1154‑7126211
2ndILCA 4220169Josie Kelly FeSC12134‑552112
3rdILCA 6204766Fin Geri FeSC115452‑61513
4thILCA 6123569Matthew Board BLSc11543‑434313
5thILCA 4133286Bea West NSSC12131‑985620
6thILCA 6193443Josh James FeSC1154‑12693422
7thILCA 4197705Ewan Hamilton NSSC1213211‑129931
8thILCA 689709John Stokes FeSC11549.577‑10831.5
9thILCA 6228171Louie Cornell FeSC11548‑10108733
10thILCA 43Eleanor Carney FeSC12136‑131371036
11thILCA 7481Archie Oakden WoSC1102168113(DNC)38
12thILCA 6158386Theodore Valantin WoSC11549.53(RET)141440.5
13thILCA 6172528Austin Sharp WoSC11541314411‑1742
14thILCA 616206James Seaman WoSC1154111211‑151246
15thILCA 4206446Lottie Sparkes DQSC12131515‑17121153
16thILCA 4172691Archie Pearson DQSC121314‑1916161662
17thILCA 468635Sophie Climpson FeSC1213171818‑191366
18th4205585Callum HarrisFraser FergusonShSC1100‑181614181866
19thILCA 4220171Seb Mountain FeSC121319‑2119171570
20th29ER328Noah WaltersNova RobinsonWoSC895‑222215212078
21stRS200AYAC1Tom O'TooleGeorge ParkerAYAC1046‑212020201979
22nd20002851Theo NicholsDylan WoodhouseDQSC11182017(DNS)DNCDNC91
23rdILCA 7withdrawnBen Staninforth ArYC1102(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC108
23rdILCA 7withdrawnAron Hill ArYC1102(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC108
23rdILCA 4withdrawnOlivia Staninforth ArYC1213(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC108
23rd42055366Sam ClancyLucasShSC1100(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC108
MEDIUM Fleet
1stRS FEVA XL6298Jack GardnerGeorge LongBLSc1244111‑1114
2ndRS FEVA XL7121Jack BoothOrson WebbWoSC1244‑532128
3rdFUSION PRO SPINNAKER970Emily Climpson FeSC1275223‑4310
4thRS FEVA XL8376Charlotte FaggEsther ArmstrongCMYC124434(DNS)5416
5thRS FEVA XL5461Thomas IrvineLiam TaylorCMYC124495(DNS)25.521.5
6thRS FEVA XL2272Nathan Golding‑FowlerRowan Taylor‑Ramsay/Ophelia WilsonAYAC12444648‑922
7thFUSION PRO SPINNAKER111Noah SmartMax MakgillFeSC1275‑1211675.529.5
8thFUSION PRO11Hannah ClarkeMolly EvansFeSC1280885(DNC)1233
9thRS FEVA XL41Viktor BochatAbi WallaceWoSC1244610(DNS)61133
10thFUSION PRO SPINNAKER31Tilly SmartEva MakgillFeSC1275117(DNS)101038
11thRS FEVA XL129Amy KingFen ToddFeSC12441012(DNS)9839
12thRS FEVA XLssc2Theo NicholsDylan WoodhouseDQSC1244(DNC)DNCDNC3740
13thFUSION PRO SPINNAKER7Juki DaveyMatthew BrockhurstAYAC127579(DNS)DNCDNC46
14thFUSION PRO SPINNAKER7JOphelia WilsonAmber De DonderAYAC12751313(DNS)DNCDNC56
SLOW Fleet
1stTOPPER48307Sebastian Gatton CMYC13691‑321 4
2ndTOPPER 4.244502Alfie Tollit ShSC14252‑532 7
3rdPICO23Ethan Reed WoSC1330344‑8 11
4thRS TERA SPORT5035Leo Dillingham FeSC144592(DNC)4 15
5thRS TERA PRO3574Lara Cook FeSC1364101‑137 18
6thPICO88Bray Todd FeSC13304‑1169 19
7thPICO35Thomas Valantin WoSC1330775‑13 19
8thRS TERA SPORT895Oscar North FeSC1445‑116105 21
9thRS TERA SPORT5029Sam Gatehouse FeSC14458‑976 21
10thRS TERA SPORT87Emilia Mathews WoSC14455109‑12 24
11thRS TERA SPORT4118Joseph Hulse FeSC1445(DNC)DNC13 26
12thTOPPER45644Zoe Lye CMYC13696‑171410 30
13thRS TERA SPORT3963Oscar Bridges FeSC1445‑16131211 36
14thRS TERA SPORT5034Theo Ogden FeSC144514(DNC)814.5 36.5
15thRS TERA PRO3602Oscar Ridgewell FeSC136412‑151114.5 37.5
16thRS TERA SPORT5038Noah Taylor FeSC1445158(DNC)DNC 45
17thPICO38Emily Luc FeSC1330‑18141516 45
18thFUSION PRO4Tilly Trafford WoSC12801712(DNC)17 46
19thRS TERA SPORT5024Ada Ridgewell FeSC14451316(DNC)DNC 51
20thRS TERA SPORTwithdrawnSummer Adams WoSC1445(DNC)DNCDNCDNC 66
20thRS TERA SPORTwithdrawnArchie Kelly ArYC1445(DNC)DNCDNCDNC 66
ROOKIE Fleet
RankClassSailNoHelmNameCrewNameClubRatingR1R2TotalNettTally HELMNett
1stPICO10695Harry Farrands DQSC13302133943
2ndPICO117153Freddie Pearson DQSC13301455955
3rdRS FEVAP7Isla CooksonAlfred BrosnanAdSC12443255665
4thTOPPER11886Max English SxYC136999181810418
5thRS FEVAP6Oscar MiltonJesse LeeAdSC124413619196419
6thFUSION PRO SPINNAKER68Leo BeacherFlo MasonAYAC127511819198319
7thPICOP1Shiro Schindelheim AdSC133041620207220
8thTOPPER40405Bethan Edwards SxYC1369812202010120
9thRS TERA SPORT3903Theo Bayston WoSC1445167232312523
10thFUSION PRO3Alice KayRoise EnglandWoSC128022527275727
11thTOPPER43291Lochlan Wilson AdSC1369171128288028
12thRS TERA SPORT888Saffy Booth WoSC144514RDG282812728
13thFUSION PRO5Eva Sparis WoSC1280201333335933
14thTOPPER46258James Bennett CMYC1369251035358935
15thRS FEVA XL18Ayuna DaveyFreddie BeacherAYAC1244181735358135
16thZESTL1Stan MalenczukCara CooksonAdSC1260191938387038
17thPICO9665Zachary WiliamMilo NicholsDQSC1330241539399239
18thRS FEVAP8Frankie HalesHolly HardwickeAdSC1244DNC343436843
19thPICOP4Marta LouiseEben WebbAdSC1330291443437643
20thRS TERA SPORT14Eliza Miles FeSC14455ROW454510045
21stPICOP2Jasper RattrayJoe ChamberlainAdSC13306ROW46467346
22ndPICOP3Luke Doidge AdSC13307DNC47477547
23rdTOPPER 4.240554Szymon Giersz CMYC1425301848489148
24thTOPPER 4.247707Oscar Daly CMYC142510DNC50509050
25thPICOF3Isla NorthGeorgia BridgesFeSC133012ROW52529652
26thTOPPER48621Erin Lye CMYC136915DNC55558855
27thPICO14820Finlay Painter WoSC133021DNC616112461
28thFUSION PRO6Adam Twyman WoSC128023DNC63636163
29thTOPPER36715Conor Evans AdSC136926DNC66667866
30thTOPPER44820Holly Hitchens AdSC136927ROW67677967
31stTOPPERSYC 5Tommy Hugill SxYC136928DNC686810368
32ndTOPPER33081Osian Edwards SxYC1369DNCDNC808010280
32ndTOPPER374981Isobel Broadstock SxYC1369DNCDNC808010580
32ndPICO148Scarlett SmithLilly SimmondsFeSC1330DNCDNC80809880
32ndTOPPER45749Jacob Baker AYAC1369DNCDNC80808580
32ndTOPPER40776Alex Burford‑Pugh AYAC1369DNCDNC80808680
32ndTOPPER 4.2A1Amy Fitzpatrick AYAC1425DNCDNC80808780
32ndRS FEVAP5Kai CoatesJasper WebbAdSC1244DNCDNC80806280
32ndFUSION PRO8Tilly WebbLily Rose PainterWoSC1280DNCDNC80805580