Yachts & Yachting – August 2019

MIKE FOSTER

CLUBS & CLASSES

Bowmoor SC’s Ian Marshall gained a picket fence of scores in

his slippery Magnum 6 to become the National Lowrider

Moth Champion on handicap over a light wind ve-race

series at Carsington. ere is probably a no more challenging

discipline in light airs than sailing a Lowrider Moth but

despite the lack of velocity all weekend, the mass gathering

provided further evidence of the momentum of the Lowrider

class revival. Seven participants from the 1991 Moth

Nationals at Saundersfoot were present at the largest

gathering of ‘lowrider’ Moths in 15 years. e eet included a

diverse range of designs and second overall was Paul

Hignett’s Hungry Tiger (Loch Lomond) with Tom Foxall and

his Magnum 3 in third. Foxall’s previous best was 13th in

1991, and archives show in 12th that year was Hignett, with

Nigel Williams (sixth this time) getting the better of both in

11th. Old rivalries have clearly been resumed!

Boyd & Troll dominate as Hobie 16s revisit Poole

e Hobie 16 nationals returned to Poole YC, aer

the club hosted the rst Hobie 16 nationals in 1978.

ere were perfect twin-trapezing conditions over

most of the three days for 17 teams. Andrew Boyd

and Kim Troll dominated from day one with a

hat-trick of bullets, with Lloyd Crisp/Claire Marion

second overnight followed by seasoned Hobie 16

racer Mark Farrow competing for the rst time

with his 14-year-old son Johnny. Another good

breeze of 18-20 knots with strong gusts saw Boyd/

Troll continue their success with a 1,1,4,2, with the

Farrows now second overnight and local Poole

sailor Jacobo Miquel with crew omas Clayton

creeping into third. e nal day had even gustier

conditions for more thrills and spills and the nal

two races did not alter the placings.

Despite an atrocious forecast, 22 boats

turned up to do battle for the Harken-

sponsored OK Inlands title at

Northampton SC.

Conditions were attritional with gusts

reaching 28 knots at times from various

directions and 20-degree wind shis.

Overnight Ed Bradburn and Richard

Burton were tied for the lead with Fergus

Barnham trailing in third aer a bad

swim in race four.

Lighter and warmer conditions

followed on the Sunday for three more

races, with Bradburn sailing impeccably

and managing the shiing conditions

better than the rest to take the

championship, part of the HD Sails

Inland Series, with some authority.

Fergus Barnham took second overall

with Tony Woods third, while Burton

faltered in the lighter conditions, slipping

to fourth.

Bradburn masters

the shifts to claim

OK inland title

MIKE MILLARD

Over three days of contrasting weather

Hamble River SC continued its centenary

celebrations with its rst June Regatta for

many years.

e weather got in the way of the 50+

Regatta, for anyone aged over 50, for all

bar ve hardy Foxer sailors, who

completed four races with Paul Lovejoy

snatching overall victory.

e Junior Regatta day had even worse

weather but even though a few

mastheads got planted rmly in the

Hamble mud it was smiles all round with

some valuable experience gained.

Sunshine and a building southwesterly

breeze then delivered perfect conditions

for the IRC, Club Handicap and XOD

regatta day, with Mike and Susie Yates

J/109 Jago counting a 1,2,3 scoreline for

the overall win, with the XODs won with

a 1,1,2 by Gary Rossall.

Hamble River SC

Centenary Regatta

Southworth claims

Quarter Ton Cup

MATT RUTTER

Ian Southworth's Protis won the 15th

edition of the revived Quarter Ton Cup

aer dominating the regatta from start to

nish. A full quota of nine races over

three days saw Southworth's team, which

included Led Pritchard, Lincoln

Redding, John Santy and Mike Stannard,

only nish outside the top three once.

e team also picked up the Coutts

Trophy for the boat winning the most

races.

e battle for second was erce, with

Sam Laidlaw's BLT starting the nal day

with a slim 2.5-point advantage over

Louise Morton's Bullet. Each collected

an OCS, then two h place nishes for

Morton, to Laidlaw's 13th and 10th was

more than enough for the two-times

winner of the Quarter Ton Cup to take

second place. Morton's crew, including

Nicky and Lucy Macgregor, Suzy Russell,

Bethan Carden and Dave Lenz, ended up

with a comfortable 10.5-point advantage

over Laidlaw.

e Corinthian trophy for all-amateur

crews went to Robert Stewart's Hellaby

in 12th overall with a team including

Jamie Blair, Nick Young, Barry Shotton

and Simon Smith.

Lowrider Moths revival at

national championship

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