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:
Pos | Class | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | Rating | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
FAST Fleet |
1st | ILCA 6 | 216431 | Oliver Gatton | | CMYC | 1154 | ‑7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
2nd | ILCA 4 | 220169 | Josie Kelly | | FeSC | 1213 | 4 | ‑5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
3rd | ILCA 6 | 204766 | Fin Geri | | FeSC | 1154 | 5 | 2 | ‑6 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
4th | ILCA 6 | 123569 | Matthew Board | | BLSc | 1154 | 3 | ‑4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
5th | ILCA 4 | 133286 | Bea West | | NSSC | 1213 | 1 | ‑9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
6th | ILCA 6 | 193443 | Josh James | | FeSC | 1154 | ‑12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
7th | ILCA 4 | 197705 | Ewan Hamilton | | NSSC | 1213 | 2 | 11 | ‑12 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
8th | ILCA 6 | 89709 | John Stokes | | FeSC | 1154 | 9.5 | 7 | 7 | ‑10 | 8 | 31.5 |
9th | ILCA 6 | 228171 | Louie Cornell | | FeSC | 1154 | 8 | ‑10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
10th | ILCA 4 | 3 | Eleanor Carney | | FeSC | 1213 | 6 | ‑13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 36 |
11th | ILCA 7 | 481 | Archie Oakden | | WoSC | 1102 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 13 | (DNC) | 38 |
12th | ILCA 6 | 158386 | Theodore Valantin | | WoSC | 1154 | 9.5 | 3 | (RET) | 14 | 14 | 40.5 |
13th | ILCA 6 | 172528 | Austin Sharp | | WoSC | 1154 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 11 | ‑17 | 42 |
14th | ILCA 6 | 16206 | James Seaman | | WoSC | 1154 | 11 | 12 | 11 | ‑15 | 12 | 46 |
15th | ILCA 4 | 206446 | Lottie Sparkes | | DQSC | 1213 | 15 | 15 | ‑17 | 12 | 11 | 53 |
16th | ILCA 4 | 172691 | Archie Pearson | | DQSC | 1213 | 14 | ‑19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 62 |
17th | ILCA 4 | 68635 | Sophie Climpson | | FeSC | 1213 | 17 | 18 | 18 | ‑19 | 13 | 66 |
18th | 420 | 5585 | Callum Harris | Fraser Ferguson | ShSC | 1100 | ‑18 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 66 |
19th | ILCA 4 | 220171 | Seb Mountain | | FeSC | 1213 | 19 | ‑21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 70 |
20th | 29ER | 328 | Noah Walters | Nova Robinson | WoSC | 895 | ‑22 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 78 |
21st | RS200 | AYAC1 | Tom O'Toole | George Parker | AYAC | 1046 | ‑21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 79 |
22nd | 2000 | 2851 | Theo Nichols | Dylan Woodhouse | DQSC | 1118 | 20 | 17 | (DNS) | DNC | DNC | 91 |
23rd | ILCA 7 | withdrawn | Ben Staninforth | | ArYC | 1102 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 108 |
23rd | ILCA 7 | withdrawn | Aron Hill | | ArYC | 1102 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 108 |
23rd | ILCA 4 | withdrawn | Olivia Staninforth | | ArYC | 1213 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 108 |
23rd | 420 | 55366 | Sam Clancy | Lucas | ShSC | 1100 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 108 |
MEDIUM Fleet |
1st | RS FEVA XL | 6298 | Jack Gardner | George Long | BLSc | 1244 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑11 | 1 | 4 |
2nd | RS FEVA XL | 7121 | Jack Booth | Orson Webb | WoSC | 1244 | ‑5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
3rd | FUSION PRO SPINNAKER | 970 | Emily Climpson | | FeSC | 1275 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑4 | 3 | 10 |
4th | RS FEVA XL | 8376 | Charlotte Fagg | Esther Armstrong | CMYC | 1244 | 3 | 4 | (DNS) | 5 | 4 | 16 |
5th | RS FEVA XL | 5461 | Thomas Irvine | Liam Taylor | CMYC | 1244 | 9 | 5 | (DNS) | 2 | 5.5 | 21.5 |
6th | RS FEVA XL | 2272 | Nathan Golding‑Fowler | Rowan Taylor‑Ramsay/Ophelia Wilson | AYAC | 1244 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | ‑9 | 22 |
7th | FUSION PRO SPINNAKER | 111 | Noah Smart | Max Makgill | FeSC | 1275 | ‑12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5.5 | 29.5 |
8th | FUSION PRO | 11 | Hannah Clarke | Molly Evans | FeSC | 1280 | 8 | 8 | 5 | (DNC) | 12 | 33 |
9th | RS FEVA XL | 41 | Viktor Bochat | Abi Wallace | WoSC | 1244 | 6 | 10 | (DNS) | 6 | 11 | 33 |
10th | FUSION PRO SPINNAKER | 31 | Tilly Smart | Eva Makgill | FeSC | 1275 | 11 | 7 | (DNS) | 10 | 10 | 38 |
11th | RS FEVA XL | 129 | Amy King | Fen Todd | FeSC | 1244 | 10 | 12 | (DNS) | 9 | 8 | 39 |
12th | RS FEVA XL | ssc2 | Theo Nichols | Dylan Woodhouse | DQSC | 1244 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 3 | 7 | 40 |
13th | FUSION PRO SPINNAKER | 7 | Juki Davey | Matthew Brockhurst | AYAC | 1275 | 7 | 9 | (DNS) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
14th | FUSION PRO SPINNAKER | 7J | Ophelia Wilson | Amber De Donder | AYAC | 1275 | 13 | 13 | (DNS) | DNC | DNC | 56 |
SLOW Fleet |
1st | TOPPER | 48307 | Sebastian Gatton | | CMYC | 1369 | 1 | ‑3 | 2 | 1 | | 4 |
2nd | TOPPER 4.2 | 44502 | Alfie Tollit | | ShSC | 1425 | 2 | ‑5 | 3 | 2 | | 7 |
3rd | PICO | 23 | Ethan Reed | | WoSC | 1330 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ‑8 | | 11 |
4th | RS TERA SPORT | 5035 | Leo Dillingham | | FeSC | 1445 | 9 | 2 | (DNC) | 4 | | 15 |
5th | RS TERA PRO | 3574 | Lara Cook | | FeSC | 1364 | 10 | 1 | ‑13 | 7 | | 18 |
6th | PICO | 88 | Bray Todd | | FeSC | 1330 | 4 | ‑11 | 6 | 9 | | 19 |
7th | PICO | 35 | Thomas Valantin | | WoSC | 1330 | 7 | 7 | 5 | ‑13 | | 19 |
8th | RS TERA SPORT | 895 | Oscar North | | FeSC | 1445 | ‑11 | 6 | 10 | 5 | | 21 |
9th | RS TERA SPORT | 5029 | Sam Gatehouse | | FeSC | 1445 | 8 | ‑9 | 7 | 6 | | 21 |
10th | RS TERA SPORT | 87 | Emilia Mathews | | WoSC | 1445 | 5 | 10 | 9 | ‑12 | | 24 |
11th | RS TERA SPORT | 4118 | Joseph Hulse | | FeSC | 1445 | (DNC) | DNC | 1 | 3 | | 26 |
12th | TOPPER | 45644 | Zoe Lye | | CMYC | 1369 | 6 | ‑17 | 14 | 10 | | 30 |
13th | RS TERA SPORT | 3963 | Oscar Bridges | | FeSC | 1445 | ‑16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | | 36 |
14th | RS TERA SPORT | 5034 | Theo Ogden | | FeSC | 1445 | 14 | (DNC) | 8 | 14.5 | | 36.5 |
15th | RS TERA PRO | 3602 | Oscar Ridgewell | | FeSC | 1364 | 12 | ‑15 | 11 | 14.5 | | 37.5 |
16th | RS TERA SPORT | 5038 | Noah Taylor | | FeSC | 1445 | 15 | 8 | (DNC) | DNC | | 45 |
17th | PICO | 38 | Emily Luc | | FeSC | 1330 | ‑18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | | 45 |
18th | FUSION PRO | 4 | Tilly Trafford | | WoSC | 1280 | 17 | 12 | (DNC) | 17 | | 46 |
19th | RS TERA SPORT | 5024 | Ada Ridgewell | | FeSC | 1445 | 13 | 16 | (DNC) | DNC | | 51 |
20th | RS TERA SPORT | withdrawn | Summer Adams | | WoSC | 1445 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | | 66 |
20th | RS TERA SPORT | withdrawn | Archie Kelly | | ArYC | 1445 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | | 66 |
ROOKIE Fleet |
Rank | Class | SailNo | HelmName | CrewName | Club | Rating | R1 | R2 | Total | Nett | Tally HELM | Nett |
1st | PICO | 10695 | Harry Farrands | | DQSC | 1330 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 3 |
2nd | PICO | 117153 | Freddie Pearson | | DQSC | 1330 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 5 |
3rd | RS FEVA | P7 | Isla Cookson | Alfred Brosnan | AdSC | 1244 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 5 |
4th | TOPPER | 11886 | Max English | | SxYC | 1369 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 104 | 18 |
5th | RS FEVA | P6 | Oscar Milton | Jesse Lee | AdSC | 1244 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 64 | 19 |
6th | FUSION PRO SPINNAKER | 68 | Leo Beacher | Flo Mason | AYAC | 1275 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 83 | 19 |
7th | PICO | P1 | Shiro Schindelheim | | AdSC | 1330 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 72 | 20 |
8th | TOPPER | 40405 | Bethan Edwards | | SxYC | 1369 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 101 | 20 |
9th | RS TERA SPORT | 3903 | Theo Bayston | | WoSC | 1445 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 125 | 23 |
10th | FUSION PRO | 3 | Alice Kay | Roise England | WoSC | 1280 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 57 | 27 |
11th | TOPPER | 43291 | Lochlan Wilson | | AdSC | 1369 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 80 | 28 |
12th | RS TERA SPORT | 888 | Saffy Booth | | WoSC | 1445 | 14 | RDG | 28 | 28 | 127 | 28 |
13th | FUSION PRO | 5 | Eva Sparis | | WoSC | 1280 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 59 | 33 |
14th | TOPPER | 46258 | James Bennett | | CMYC | 1369 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 89 | 35 |
15th | RS FEVA XL | 18 | Ayuna Davey | Freddie Beacher | AYAC | 1244 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 35 | 81 | 35 |
16th | ZEST | L1 | Stan Malenczuk | Cara Cookson | AdSC | 1260 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 70 | 38 |
17th | PICO | 9665 | Zachary Wiliam | Milo Nichols | DQSC | 1330 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 92 | 39 |
18th | RS FEVA | P8 | Frankie Hales | Holly Hardwicke | AdSC | 1244 | DNC | 3 | 43 | 43 | 68 | 43 |
19th | PICO | P4 | Marta Louise | Eben Webb | AdSC | 1330 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 76 | 43 |
20th | RS TERA SPORT | 14 | Eliza Miles | | FeSC | 1445 | 5 | ROW | 45 | 45 | 100 | 45 |
21st | PICO | P2 | Jasper Rattray | Joe Chamberlain | AdSC | 1330 | 6 | ROW | 46 | 46 | 73 | 46 |
22nd | PICO | P3 | Luke Doidge | | AdSC | 1330 | 7 | DNC | 47 | 47 | 75 | 47 |
23rd | TOPPER 4.2 | 40554 | Szymon Giersz | | CMYC | 1425 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 48 | 91 | 48 |
24th | TOPPER 4.2 | 47707 | Oscar Daly | | CMYC | 1425 | 10 | DNC | 50 | 50 | 90 | 50 |
25th | PICO | F3 | Isla North | Georgia Bridges | FeSC | 1330 | 12 | ROW | 52 | 52 | 96 | 52 |
26th | TOPPER | 48621 | Erin Lye | | CMYC | 1369 | 15 | DNC | 55 | 55 | 88 | 55 |
27th | PICO | 14820 | Finlay Painter | | WoSC | 1330 | 21 | DNC | 61 | 61 | 124 | 61 |
28th | FUSION PRO | 6 | Adam Twyman | | WoSC | 1280 | 23 | DNC | 63 | 63 | 61 | 63 |
29th | TOPPER | 36715 | Conor Evans | | AdSC | 1369 | 26 | DNC | 66 | 66 | 78 | 66 |
30th | TOPPER | 44820 | Holly Hitchens | | AdSC | 1369 | 27 | ROW | 67 | 67 | 79 | 67 |
31st | TOPPER | SYC 5 | Tommy Hugill | | SxYC | 1369 | 28 | DNC | 68 | 68 | 103 | 68 |
32nd | TOPPER | 33081 | Osian Edwards | | SxYC | 1369 | DNC | DNC | 80 | 80 | 102 | 80 |
32nd | TOPPER | 374981 | Isobel Broadstock | | SxYC | 1369 | DNC | DNC | 80 | 80 | 105 | 80 |
32nd | PICO | 148 | Scarlett Smith | Lilly Simmonds | FeSC | 1330 | DNC | DNC | 80 | 80 | 98 | 80 |
32nd | TOPPER | 45749 | Jacob Baker | | AYAC | 1369 | DNC | DNC | 80 | 80 | 85 | 80 |
32nd | TOPPER | 40776 | Alex Burford‑Pugh | | AYAC | 1369 | DNC | DNC | 80 | 80 | 86 | 80 |
32nd | TOPPER 4.2 | A1 | Amy Fitzpatrick | | AYAC | 1425 | DNC | DNC | 80 | 80 | 87 | 80 |
32nd | RS FEVA | P5 | Kai Coates | Jasper Webb | AdSC | 1244 | DNC | DNC | 80 | 80 | 62 | 80 |
32nd | FUSION PRO | 8 | Tilly Webb | Lily Rose Painter | WoSC | 1280 | DNC | DNC | 80 | 80 | 55 | 80 |