HolidayCottages Tasar National Championships 2025 at Whitstable Yacht Club - Day 2

by Alastair Nicolson 14 Jun 2025 21:24 BST 13-15 June 2025

After a noisy night of thunderstorms and torrential rain, the Tasar fleet woke to the anticipated fresh to strong westerly breeze and warm sunshine.

Having got in the lead in 2 races the previous day without winning, Ian Swann and Spike Daniels had a close tussle with Paul and Bronwyn Ridgway to win Race 4.

Lightweight team Mark Barnes and Joe Barton finished third ahead of Team Hawkins followed by the Sayces.

The fleet greatly appreciated the fast turn around of races provided by the Race Team and Race 5 soon got under way.

Conditions proved to be even more challenging as the seas kicked up, providing screaming reaches and exciting runs. Jeremy and Suzanne Hawkins revelled in the conditions and finished well ahead of Barnsey and Joe followed by Ian and Spike.

The last race of the day saw a reduced number of starters with only 10 crossing the starting line. The wind seemed even stronger with bigger gusts up the first beat. The Hawkins soon had a lead that they had no difficulty keeping until the finish. Ian and Spike were 2nd with Paul and Bronwyn finished 3rd despite doing penalty turns after an incident with Barnsey.

Barnsey subsequently lost his pole and took a detour looking for it which meant his hopes of catching the Sayces were frustrated. The German Team of Stephan Heim and Suzanne Schwikert showed great speed to windward in the stronger conditions and enjoyed close competition with ex champions Rick and Sarah Perkins.

Strong winds, bright sunshine and big waves combined with slick race management: Tasar sailing at its best.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1	GBR 2973	Jeremy Hawkins	Suzanne Hawkins	Porthpean Sailing Club	2	3	1	‑4	1	1	8
2	2975	Paul Ridgway	Bronwyn Ridgway	Sandringham Yacht Club	1	‑4	2	2	4	3	12
3	175	Ian D Swann	Spike Daniels	Hayling Island Sailing Club	4	‑6	3	1	3	2	13
4	2815	David Sayce	Fiona Sayce	Hayling Island Sailing Club	3	1	‑6	5	5	4	18
5	2814	Mark Barnes	Joe Barton	Whitstable Yacht Club	5	5	5	3	2	‑7	20
6	2629	Rick Perkins	Sarah Perkins	Whitstable Yacht Club	(OCS)	2	4	6	7	5	24
7	GER 2972	Stephan Heim	Susanne Schwickert	PBYC	‑11	7	8	8	6	6	35
8	2816	Neil Spacagna	Julie Nuttall	Babbacombe Corinthian SC	9	10	7	7	(RET)	8	41
9	GBR 3003	John Lawton	Andrew Probert	Babbacombe Corinthian SC	6	9	10	9	(DNC)	DNC	59
10	2877	Duncan Sim	Marjoleine Hulshof	Whitstable Yacht Club	15	13	‑16	12	9	10	59
11	279	Rob Purvis	Chrissy Purvis	Hythe & Saltwood SC	16	18	‑20	13	8	9	64
12	NED 298	Constantijn Udo	Jan Slotemaker	Hitsersekade	7	8	9	(RET)	DNC	DNC	74
13	2636	Andrew Thompson	Charlotte Harris	Hythe and Saltwood SC	17	15	13	10	(DNC)	DNC	80
14	2908	Stephen Nation	Theresa Page	Whitstable Yacht Club	8	11	12	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	81
15	GBR 104	Pete Bell	Benedict Whybrow	Castle Cove SC	14	12	19	11	(DNC)	DNC	81
16	2633	Zanna Gooch	Jane Beaumont	Whitstable Yacht Club	10	14	14	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	88
17	2635	Chris Barnes	Sonia McNally	Hythe and Saltwood SC	12	16	11	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	89
18	GBR 2921	Colin Tait	Mandy Tait	Loch Earn Sailing Club	13	17	15	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	95
19	638	Ali Nicolson	Jo Phillips	Whitstable Yacht Club	20	19	17	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	106
20	2643	Stephen Baker	Mei Baker	Whitstable Yacht Club	18	20	18	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	106
21	2507	Graham Morgan	Jon Shillibeer	Hythe and Saltwood SC	19	23	21	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	113
22	2909	Matt Low	Susannah Baron	Whitstable Yacht Club	21	21	22	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	114
23	2835	Alexander Speakman	Jeremy Speakman	Hythe and Saltwood SC	23	22	(DNS)	RET	DNC	DNC	120
24	2308	Veronica Moore	Rob Spaughton	Whitstable Yacht Club	22	24	(DNS)	DNC	DNC	DNC	121