The Chipstead Sailing Club Graduate Open 2022 took place in ideal conditions on Sunday 8 May 2022. Blue skies and a consistent warm breeze greeted the sailors, with fourteen Grads participating in a memorable day of sailing organised by Class Captain Gareth Colesmith, and OOD Mick Kostiw.
Nerves were clearly jangling among the sailors participating in the final race of the day, with OOD Mick Kostiw directing a general recall after some eight or nine boats were judged to be over the line at the start of the race. The race saw some of the closest racing of the day, particularly between Andrew Hubble and James Webber on the final lap. John Clementson achieved another first place finish of the day, with Alan Warren finishing in second. Only 10 seconds separated the following three boats, with James Webber clinching third place a hair's breadth ahead of Andrew Hubble (fourth), who was closely followed by Roger Cherrill (fifth).
Meanwhile, on the shore, a fantastic spread was being prepared by Cally Lewis, Jan Warren, Meg Crawley, Freddie Naughton and Jilly Batchelor to greet the sailors after they had packed up their boats, and the class were honoured by social visits from Howard Batchelor (not competing this year) and former Graduate sailor Douglas Horner.
The final position saw top-three finishers (1) John Clementson, (2) Alan Warren, (3) Andrew Hubble, while Isabelle Cobb was the Top Junior Helm.
Particular thanks goes to OOD Mick Kostiw, AODs Peter Gillow and Tony Dicker, and to the patrol boat crews Dave Rudman, Keith Turtle, Rob Trend and Mick Healy.
Overall Results:
Pos Helm Sail No Club R1 R2 R3 Pts
1 John Clementson 2979 CSC 1 1 1 2
2 Alan Warren 3022 CSC 2 6 2 4
3 Andrew Hubble 3000 CSC 3 3 4 6
4 Ric Lewis 3008 CSC 5 2 6 7
5 James Webber 3015 CSC DNS 5 3 8
6 Roger Cherrill 2962 CSC 4 4 5 8
7 Edward poet 2910 CSC 6 8 7 13
8 Gareth Colesmith 3021 CSC 7 7 9 14
9 Simon Dorricott 2964 CSC 8 9 DNS 17
10 Niall Martin 2686 CSC DNS 10 8 18
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