Chichester Scow National Championship 2023 at Bosham Sailing Club

 

Over the weekend of the 10th & 11th June, a near-record fleet of 19 Chichester Scows competed for the class championships. With their multi-coloured sails, they made a great sight racing in the main part of Chichester Harbour.

The Chichester Scow class at Bosham is one of the largest and most active adult classes at the club with a total fleet of 38 boats. Race turnouts regularly exceed 12 boats along with a very active social sailing programme for those less inclined to race. All the Chichester Scows are built locally by Flight Marine in Chidham, and whilst most of the boats are based at Bosham, there is also a growing fleet at Papercourt SC.

The programme for the championships consisted of four races over two days. The weather gods responded very positively with sunshine and good sailing breezes on both days. All the races were run from Bosham's Cobnor race hut and expertly managed by PRO Barry Colgate and his team.

When the fleet came ashore, they were treated to an excellent cream team, followed by the prize-giving.

Huge thanks go to Claire Wren, the Chichester Scow Class Captain, and her fellow committee members for laying on a truly memorable weekend of racing and socialising.

Overall Results:

Pos Sail No Boat Helm R1 R2 R3 R4 Points

1 CS51 Happy Bunny Mary‑Ishbel Lee 1 1 4 3 5

2 CS47 Kleintje Pils Judy Roberts 2 9 1 4 7

3 CS14 Moonshine Shaun Hopkins 5 11 2 1 8

4 CS45 Laughing Scow Jennifer Eldredge 3 3 6 2 8

5 CS72 Serenity Jacqui Seaton 4 2 5 RET 11

6 CS73 Black Magic David MacFarlane 8 6 3 5 14

7 CS43 Bluebottle Barnaby Wiener 7 4 7 7 18

8 CS75 Swallow Claire Wren 6 5 12 RET 23

9 CS6 Pugwash Gregor Grant 17 7 10 6 23

10 CS18 Floataboat Sally Stuart 10 8 8 9 25

11 CS9 Classy Number Mary Brooke 14 16 9 8 31

12 CS36 CS36 Fiona Mills 12 14 11 10 33

13 CS21 Twenty One Again Melissa Disney 13 13 AVGX AVGX 39

14 CS70 Coconut Justin Bendig 9 10 DNS DNS 39

15 CS24 By George Jane Drummond 16 15 14 11 40

16 CS25 Jester Didi Burden 18 17 13 12 42

17 CS41 SIESTA Suzanne Brown 11 12 DNS DNS 43

18 CS74 Apple Dumpling Prim Hoult 15 RET DNS DNS 55

19 CS83 CS83 Piers McGregor‑Wood DNS DNS DNS DNS 60