A high calibre fleet of multiple past, current and probable future class champions gathered at the mouth of the River Thurne on the Norfolk Broads for the 2022 Athene Cup.
Competitors who had travelled from as far afield as Geneva, London, and across East Anglia were met with a variable 6-15 knots of breeze and bright sunshine - perfect punt racing conditions!
Starting from the confluence of the rivers Thurne and Bure the fleet would sail upwind up the Bure to a turning mark near St Benets Abbey, then head downwind (with a few bends to make things interesting for those with larger spinnakers) turning left onto the river Thurne towards Potter Higham, then round another mark, back past the river junction and along the Bure the other way towards Acle to a final mark to then head back towards Thurne to finish. All marks taken to starboard.
After the handicaps had been applied Comet took the overall win and were awarded the Athene Cup for 2022 with Redwing in second and Goosander third. Special credit was given also to the team on Swallowtail who new to the boat completed the race without mishap and will certainly be ones to watch in the future.
Overall Results:
Athene Cup
1st 102 Comet - Richard Whitefoot and Paul Jarvey
2nd 98 Redwing - Rupert Redington And Cliff Haslam
3rd 89 Goosander - Alistair Drew and Mark Elson
Blackbird Trophy
74 Blackbird - Andrew and Robert Friend
Pos Boat Name Sail No Helm Crew Handicap Finish Elapsed Corrected
1 Comet 102 Richard Whitefoot Paul Jarvey 908 146.51 5511 6069
2 Redwing 98 Rupert Redington Cliff Haslam 908 1486 5586 6151
3 Goosander 89 Alastair Drew Mark Elson 950 14.12.26 5846 6153
4 Blackbird 74 Andrew Friend Robert Friend 880 146.19 5479 6226
5 Goldeneye 25 Dick Roe Kate Dulieu 1023 14.21.24 6384 6240
6 Snow Goose 96 Jane Parker Karen Armitage 908 14.10.32 5732 6312
7 Razorbill 73 Richard Parker Robert Snelling 894 14.13.12 5892 6590
8 Wild Goose 53 John Parker Paul Armitage 908 14.15.38 6038 6649
9 Peregrine 86 Noel Bradshaw Ben Bradshaw 880 14.12.38 5858 6656
10 Swallowtail 67 Jack Holland Gavin Smith 908 14.28.17 6797 7485
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