Yachts & Yachting - July 2018

CLUBS & CLASSES

he 32nd Eric Twiname Junior

Championship took place over

threedaysofglorioussunshine

but light winds at Rutland

Water,andwaswonoverallby

theRYA’sLondonandSouth

East region.

More than 280 sailors aged

between 10 and 16 converged on

RutlandfromacrosstheRYA’s

10 regions and home counties.

he 73-strong Optimist leet

was inally able to get in two

scoring races and with a 2,3

Katy Jenkins (Bowmoor) took

the overall win.

Northern Ireland’s Ellen

Barbour (County Antrim/Royal

NorthofIreland)tookthetop

spot in the Topper leet, while

Kai Wolgram (Llyn Brenig) won

the Laser 4.7 leet.

In the windsurf Techno 4.5,

5.8, 6.8 and 7.8 leets the wins

went to Iona Sheford (Queen

Mary); William Ziegler (Queen

Mary); Tommy Millard (ASWC

Portsmouth); and Louis Walker

(Buzz Active Eastbourne).

he overall winners of the

two-person RS Feva class were

Felix Stewart and Jake Harris

(Windermere School).

he championship is named

in memory of legendary sailor,

author and journalist Eric

Twiname, and is regarded by

manyyoungsailorsasariteof

passage towards becoming top

level racers.

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he Optimist Selection Trials to

choose teams for international

events were won for the second

year running by Will Pank from

an 80-strong leet.

he light airs over four days

for this xtremity.net, Marlow

Ropes and Sportography.

tv-sponsored event, resulted in

just ive races with no discards at

Weymouth and Portland

National Sailing Academy.

With the selection trials

series completed, teams were

announced: he Worlds in

Cyprus – Will Pank, Freddie

Lonsdale, Kuba Staite, Freddie

Westwell and Callum Davidson-

Guild. he Europeans in

Holland – Jamie Gatehouse,

Santiago Sesto-Cosby, George

Creasy, Nick Evans, Florence

Brellisford, Emily Mueller,

Freya Sewell.

he Development Team for

theUSOptimistNationalsin

Florida – Henry Heathcote, Ben

Mueller, Megan Farrer, Arwen

Flur and Josh Lyttle.

Twelve sailors will also be

chosen to represent the UK at

Nieuwpoort Week in Belgium

laterthisyear.

Pank wins Optimist selection trials at Weymouth

London & South East claim Eric Twiname title

he irst OK international regatta of the

season took place at Medemblik,

Holland, for the Spring Cup, over three

days of demanding conditions.

he world ranking event brought 52

competitors from Holland, Belgium,

Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden,

New Zealand, and the UK.

he battle for overall champion was

hard fought, but in winning both starts

on the inal day, GBR's Charlie

Cumbley took control with another

British sailor, Jim Hunt, taking the

runners up award.

An on-form Luke Gower from New

Zealand took third place ahead of GBR's

Tony Woods, and another New

Zealander Greg Wilcox.

Cumbley tops podium

at OK Spring Cup

overall ahead of Peter Barton

(Lymington Town) and Ben Rolfe

(Burghfield). First youth was Tim

Hire (Royal Lymington).

In the 7 rigs, Jonathan Bailey

(Hunts) flew around the course

with three firsts to claim the first

youth prize, and the overall win

from Ralph Nevile (Frensham

Pond) and Chris Jones (Sutton

Bingham). First lady was Caroline

Martin (Lee on Solent).

The event was supported by

SpeedSix. It was round one of the

UK Southern Circuit supported by

Rooster and Noble Marine; second

of the Thames Valley Mini Series.

NW Senior Travellers

The North West Senior Travellers

Series for the over-50s is now in its

eighth season, and opened with a

bumper turnout of 27 boats for the

first mid-week event at Delph SC.

In light winds, series newcomer Ian

Jones took the overall win in a

Laser from Solo sailors Richard

Catchpole and Dave Woodhead in

second and third overall, ahead of

Supernova helms Mark Platt and

Andy Flitcoft.

Winner of the over-70 prize was

Richard Hemingway in a Solo.

Ok Inlands

The OK Inlands at Blithfield SC had

a day of light airs followed by a

chance to stretch the legs on the

second day; race five was the

decisive race, with four boats in the

hunt. Terry Curtis (Castle Cove) held

his nerve to take the win and the

championship, with Keith Byers

(Morcombe) second overall and

Tony Woods third.

Topper Inlands

he GJW Direct Topper Inland

Championships at Graham Water SC

saw 195 entrants competing not only

with each other but also with persistent

rain and a bitterly cold northerly wind.

A breezy second day at least had no

rain, and in the 153-boat 5.3 leet

consistency was key, and avoiding the

black lags crucial. he overall series saw

many diferent race winners in this

competitive leet. As the wind built, Sam

Jones put in a 2,1,1 in the inal three

races, enabling him to discard a ninth

and take a comfortable event victory for

the inland title.

Lowri Boorman also showed

remarkable consistency, never inishing

lower than sixth, to secure the runner-up

spot, followed by Phoebe Hutchings and

Aaron Evans, both of whom were

hampered by a black lag.

he 37-boat 4.2 leet likewise had

diferent race winners but a 2,3 for Tom

hwaites saw him hold his overnight lead

to win the 4.2 Inland Champion title.

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