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HD Sails Phantom South East Series Open at Chichester Yacht Club

by Justin Philipps 20 Apr 17:31 BST 18 April 2026
Phantom South East Series Open at Chichester © Chichester YC

On Saturday the 18th April the third event of the Phantom South East series took place at Chichester Yacht Club It was a glorious day with bright sunshine and a north westerly breeze. The plan was for three races back to back with the Phantoms starting first followed by the Hadron H2s.

Six visitors sailed from three clubs and the racing was tight throughout the day. With a rectangular course crossing the Birdham Deeps, we had good racing with interplay and places changing.

Race 1 saw Jeremy Deacon lead with Andrew Stainsby and Andy Smith battling it out for second, Andy eventually pulling away with Dave Patrick pulling through as well and the leading thee pulled out a lead that caught the Hadrons following us. Justin Philipps led the 2nd group of 3 to finish 4th ahead of Andrew Stainsby and Hilgard Muller.

Race 2 saw a closer race with Jeremy Deacon and Andy Smith battling it out closely followed by Dave Patrick, Hilgard Muller and Andrew Stainsby jostling all the way around. The final results had Jeremy Deacon winning followed by Andy Smith and Dave Patrick, with Hilgard Muller, Justin Philipps and Andrew Stainsby following through the line.

Race 3 had all to play for between Dave Patrick and Andy Smith for 2nd, only a win would matter for Dave Patrick and he duly delivered one beating Jeremy Deacon and Hilgard Muller over the line with Andy Smith, Andrew Stainsby and Justin Philipps following through the finish line.

A big thank you to Chichester YC for a great day's sailing, a great venue.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelmClubR1R2R3Pts
1st1423Jeremy DeaconBroadwater SC11‑22
2nd1416Dave PatrickBroadwater SC‑3314
3rd1405Andy SmithHollingworth Lake SC22‑44
4th1392Hilgard MullerBroadwater SC‑6437
5th1415Justin PhilippsFrensham Pond SC45‑69
6th1353Andrew StainsbyFrensham Pond SC5‑6510

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