Yachts & Yachting – August 2019

Andy Couch took an

emphatic win at the Phantom

P+B Inlands at Northampton

SC, showing the eet how to

race the boat at its best.

e 22 competitors were

greeted by a light southerly

breeze on day one, which saw

defending inland champion

Couch setting out his stall

with three bullets. A fresh

breeze on day two then

provided less shiy

conditions, with boat speed

in play this time for more

extremely close racing.

Couch posted another two

bullets for overall victory,

with local Will Gulliver

claiming the only other race

win to nish second overall

just a point ahead of Nick

Orman (Castle Cove) in

third.

Masterclass at Phantom inlands

ROB JACKSON

NEILL ROSS

ANNE BONWIT, CHICHESTER CRUISER RACING CLUB

SARAH DESJONQUERES

Nineteen yachts from ve clubs competed on a blustery Eastern

Solent for the annual VPRS Nationals, hosted by Chichester

Cruiser Racing Club with hospitality at Island SC and Cowes

Corinthian YC.

Class One for larger yachts was dominated by Ivor Graham

and Brian ompson in their Dehler 36 Deity (Poole) with

three rst places in 20 to 25 knots showing their heavy weather

skills and enabling Deity to regain the title she previously won

in 2017.

Second was Bob Garrett’s DuFour 365 Intrepid (CCRC),

while the largest boat and leader on the water in two of the

three races was Poole Yacht Racing Association captain Rob

Gibson racing the Humphreys 50 Hope & Glory.

In Class Two a battle between Keith Lovett’s Ecume de Mer

MS Amlin QT (Royal Motor) and Terry Stewart’s Quartet

‘Genesis’ (Poole) saw the former emerge the victor, with Susan

Rutter’s British Folkboat (CCRC) third.

Contender Southerns

at Highcli
e SC

At the Contender Southerns at Highclie
SC, the sub-10 knots part of the forecast
was what the eet had on the opening
day and Graham Scott took the rst two
bullets with Richard Frawks claiming the
third.
A very dierent day then saw a
south-westerly well in the teens and due
to rise and a few characters completely
lived up to the ‘game of two halves’
anecdote. ese included Richard Batten
(Mudeford) who posted some hey
numbers on the Saturday and followed
up with a respectable 2,6,3 on day two.
A consistent series from Scott, who
had mastered hugely dierent conditions
and tide, gave him an impressive victory,
with local Simon Mussell second and
Carl Tago (Oxford) third.

With four rsts, the Edinburgh-based
team on Corby 33 Jacob VII clinched
victory in the RC35 eet at Mudhook
Regatta. Chased hard by the eet, John
Stamp’s only missed rst place went to
Kevin and Debbie Aitken’s First 36.7
Animal, en route to second overall. e
Macnish/Galbraith/Chassels-owned
Sonata (Royal Gourock) picked up ve
rsts and the Sonata Scottish
Championship. Rod Stuart’s Ataraxia,
helmed by Josh Kerr, won the Etchells
and the CYCA eet was topped by Dan
Chassels’ Hunter 707 (Royal Western).

Deity dominates VPRS nats

Mudhook Regatta

CLUBS & CLASSES

● 3 August

Rolex Fastnet Race, Cowes

to Plymouth

● 3-4 August

Club Regatta, Lyme Regis

SC

707 Northern

Championships,

Scarborough YC

● 4 August

Mid-Summer Open Regatta,

Bewl Sailing Association

● 5-9 August

RS200 National

Championship, Royal

Torbay YC

● 5-9 August

Salcombe Town Regatta,

Salcombe YC

● 9-15 August

Sharp's Camel Week

Regatta, Rock Sailing and

Waterski Club

● 11-16 August

SigneT, National

Championships, Plas Heli

Welsh National Sailing

Academy

● 12-16 August

Youth Open Race Week,

Hayling Island SC

● 14-17 August

British Moth Nationals,

Northampton SC

●

● 17-18 August

Ullswater Ultimate,

Ullswater YC

● 17-23 August

Firefly National

Championships, Lyme Regis

SC

RS Aero European

Championships, FV

Malcesine, Lake Garda, Italy

● 18-24 August

Royal Fowey Regatta,

Fowey Gallants SC

● 19-23 August

Chichester Harbour Race

Week, Hayling Island SC

● 22-25 August

Largs Regatta Festival,

Largs SC

● 24-26 August

CVDRA Regatta and

Goodacre Cup, Roadford

Lake SC

Formula 18 National

Championship, Tresaith

Mariners SC

Torbay Royal Regatta, Royal

Torbay YC

● 24-25 August

420 National Championship,

Hayling Island SC

Dragon, Scottish

Championship, Royal Forth

YC

Lightning 368, NobleMarine

TT Sea Championship,

Langstone SC

● 26 August

Glyn Charles Pursuit Race,

Hayling Island SC

● 29 August-6 September

J70 World Championship,

Royal Torbay YC

● 31 August-1 September

Tempest Nationals,

Ullswater YC

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