Over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd of April, Exeter University Sailing Club held the fourth Rory Cheetham Cup, a match racing event held in memory of former member Rory Cheetham, to bring together friends, family, alumni and fellow keen sailors for a weekend of racing in the RS21's, hosted by Queen Mary Sailing Club.
Day 1 saw an early onshore postponement, with the reservoir weather station giving optimistic readings of exactly zero knots. With confidence in the forecast and fuel from several bacon baps, the competitors waited in anticipation as a midday soft southerly breeze descended over the lake and built over the day, allowing for all teams to complete 4 to 5 races.
Day 2 launch saw some sore heads as we faced another 5-7 knot breeze. Unfortunately, the wind did not play nice for PRO Tom Rusbridge, making the job of getting the final round robin races in a tricky prospect, but a fantastic job was done to capture the small windows of breeze and to finish the event with 11 flights completed.
The Rory Cheetham Cup was awarded to Rutland with the team of young sailors polishing off the not so appetising concoction of Guinness and Baileys from the trophy - even a champagne spray accompanied the celebration of their victory.
Overall, a truly fantastic weekend held in the face of unforgiving conditions and a true celebration of the spirit of sailing and Rory Cheetham. We look forward to welcoming the teams back next year!
Overall Results:
Pos Team Name Skipper Crew
1 Rutland Ben Tylecote Terry Hacker / Jamie Tylecote / Freya Pembrey
2 West Country Social Sailing Society Jack Hanslope Jakob Schmutz / Will Roberts / Ed Roberts
3 Roadford Rascals Ollie Meadowcroft Alice Snook / Jamie Elder / Cam Yates
4 Match Made in Heaven Niamh Davies Ellen Morley / Louis Manners / Tiarana Finney / JJ Marie
5 Millennial Mariners Ed Evans Annabel Bates / Will Harvey / Ellie Harvey‑Bates / Ed Harvey‑Bates
6 Exeter Burgundy Tiger Tellwright Toby Petit / Hattie Askew / Michael Schenk
7 Vitamin Sea James Hall Maddie Wylie / Nick Walters / Dilly Ala / George Ross
8 Alumni Racing Sailing Experts Robert Giardelli Ed Harris / Sam Davis / James Bennett
9 Knot for Sail Annabelle Body Alex Hawes / Charlotte Hooper / Ollie Brookes / Daisy Tickner‑Portet
10 FORORY! Andrew Cheetham Leah Sweet / Charles Barker / Annabelle Orme
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