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Snipe Open at Bough Beech Sailing Club

by Matt Wolstenholme 16 Jun 2025 17:09 BST 14-15 June 2025

23 Snipes met at Bough Beech SC for the 2025 Open Meeting on the 14th and 15th of June. We have had fantastic positive momentum in the fleet over the last few years with Nationals and Open attendance constantly growing so it was great to see such a strong fleet on the water with similar numbers or even more expected for our next event at Stone on the 12th and 13th July.

Day 1 was windy conditions, Force 5 and gusty from the south-west. The race officer (Nick Marden) set a triangular course resulting in some great reaches across the lake when the big gusts came in. Peter Wolstenholme & Will Maguire won two of the 5 races to lead overall on Day 1. Also winning races on the first day were Lloyd Roberts & Emma Preen, Mark Antonelli & Sarah Seddon, and Tim & Kay Tavinor. The results were still very close overall with the top 8 all with some poorer results meaning the event was still open for any to win with a good day on Sunday.

Snipe Open at Bough Beech Sailing Club - photo © Martyn Smith
Snipe Open at Bough Beech Sailing Club - photo © Martyn Smith

Andy the club's caterer put on a fantastic evening meal while Sue Roberts hosted a great fun evening quiz and, as usual for the snipe fleet, the party continued will into the early hours.

Day 2 saw much lighter conditions, averaging a force 2, but the wind had swung westerly and off the trees making it shifty, gusty and patchy for some tricky but exciting racing conditions. Matt Wolstenholme & Bonnie Marshall won the first two of Sundays Races before Joe & Mike Warwicker took the third.

Snipe Open at Bough Beech Sailing Club - photo © Martyn Smith
Snipe Open at Bough Beech Sailing Club - photo © Martyn Smith

This left Peter & Will to claim the overall title, Joe & Mike second, and Yohei Koso & Uko Tiidermann third after being the 3 most consistent boats over the weekend. Also a special mention must go to Freya Antonelli & Nath Twiggs as a junior pair for a fantastically sailed event! Huge thank you to the club, the race team and everyone involved in hosting such a great event. See you all at Stone!

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelmCrewClubR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Pts
1st31905Peter WolstenholmeWill MaguireBough Beech Sailing Club1(RET)41‑632213
2nd31720Joe WarwickerMike WarwickerBough Beech Sailing Club(OCS)(DNS)32345118
3rd30228Yohei KosoUko TiidemannBough Beech Sailing Club‑1132‑5523318
4th31406Mark AntonelliSarah SeddonBudworth Sailing Club4414‑8‑64421
5th28541Matthew Wolstenholme Bough Beech Sailing Club‑965‑9211722
6th29611Tim TavinorKay TavinorStone Sailing Club2(RET)‑138157629
7th29408John ReedLiz ReedBough Beech Sailing Club5573‑108‑10533
8th28385Guy MarksSam BonifaceBough Beech Sailing Club32‑12‑109768.535.5
9th28384Lloyd RobertsEmma PreenBough Beech Sailing Club10166410(BFD)(BFD)37
10th28451lan GregoryMike KerBough Beech Sailing Club6810779(BFD)‑1447
11th29164lan KnightCharlotte KnightShoreham Sailing Club131015(RET)(DNS)1198.566.5
12th9611Patrick SarsfieldGeorge BurgessBudworth Sailing Club121291113‑14(BFD)1370
13th12000Sue RobertsSteve RobertsBough Beech Sailing Club81316(DNC)(DNC)13141175
14th30834Eric PaalmanRebecca RalphsonBudworth Sailing Club‑1811141212‑20111676
15th30757Chris SurridgeFinnBough Beech Sailing Club7(RET)(DNS)DNSDNS1281085
16th29538Robin MisterStefany WardBudworth Sailing Club1416‑1914(DNS)16171592
17th30316Liz PikeTom Pike 171517(DNS)(DNS)15131794
18th27098Richard LambertNicky LambertBough Beech Sailing Club(OCS)78(DNS)1121RETDNC95
19th31016Cassandra ShandFreddie ScottMYBC15.59(DNS)(DNS)DNS1812DNC102.5
20th30315Brian GregoryCameron GregoryBough Beech Sailing Club15.51818(DNS)(DNS)191618104.5
21st2845Edie CarterJeremy CarterBough Beech Sailing Club19.517201314(DNC)(DNC)DNC107.5
22nd30881Freya AntonelliNath TwisggsBudworth Sailing Club19.5(RET)(DNS)DNSDNS171512111.5
23rd30809Richard SmithJonnyMedway Yacht Club(RET)1411(RET)DNS22RETBFD119

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