Optimist Open at Chichester Yacht Club

 

Last weekend 50 young Optimist sailors arrived at Chichester Yacht Club (CYC) for a one day Open event. Late afternoon high water meant a relaxed start to the day, allowing the morning rain to give way to beautiful sunshine.

Sailors came from around Chichester Harbour but also from further afield including Lymington, Poole, Hamble, Burghfield, Newhaven and Draycote.

Entries were split evenly between the Main Fleet who sailed three races set by Bill Grose and Sally Cantello, and the Regatta Fleet who sailed four races slightly closer to the shore under the watchful eyes of Nick and Biddy Colbourne.

The stunning waterfront garden at CYC allowed parents to watch the racing action close up. With light winds coming from the South West the conditions presented challenging courses for the young sailors. Despite the conditions, the sailors rose to the occasion and put on an impressive display of racing in both fleets. The racing was competitive throughout with each sailor carefully considering their chosen course depending on the tide and wind shifts.

At the prize giving Dan Ayton, CYC Optimist Class Captain and Karen Cheeseman, CYC Rear Commodore Dinghies, were pleased to present the CYC trophies and bespoke printed glass trophies made by Anne Marshall.

Overall Results:

Main Fleet

Pos Sail No Helm Crew R1 R2 R3 Pts

1st 6298 Thomas Knight Chichester YC ‑2 2 1 3

2nd 6636 Isla Hutchinson Royal Lymington YC ‑9 3 2 5

3rd 6612 Jonny Rogers Royal Lymington YC ‑7 1 5 6

4th 6529 Henry Cruse Burghfield SC 1 6 ‑10 7

5th 6374 Freddie Jones Chichester YC 4 ‑12 3 7

6th 6451 Charlie Holland Hayling Island SC 6 4 ‑9 10

7th 6449 Harry Whelan NS SC/Royal Southern YC 5 ‑7 7 12

8th 6610 Nia Byrne Pevensey SC/Hayling Island SC ‑11 5 8 13

9th 6546 Wilbur Palmer Ward Emsworth SC/Hayling Island SC ‑17 10 6 16

10th 6352 Chloe Davies Parkstone YC 3 14 ‑24 17

11th 6349 Felix Garlick Burghfield SC 8 9 ‑11 17

12th 6534 William Truman Papercourt SC ‑25 16 4 20

13th 6522 Ruby Coster Royal Lymington YC ‑22 8 15 23

14th 6515 Rupert Garlick Burghfield SC ‑19 11 14 25

15th 6446 Samuel Machell Hayling Island SC 13 ‑15 12 25

16th 6230 Finley Browne Hayling Island SC 12 17 ‑18 29

17th 6523 Will Fuller Hayling Island SC ‑20 13 17 30

18th 5608 Finn Byrne Pevensey SC/Hayling Island SC 10 ‑22 21 31

19th 6595 Lizzie Hudson Royal Lymington YC 18 ‑21 13 31

20th 5461 Wilbur de la Haye Hayling Island SC 15 ‑23 16 31

Regatta Fleet

Pos Sail No Helm Club R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts

1st 5512 Flynn Grant Chichester YC 3 1 ‑12 3 7

2nd 5378 E J Ayton Chichester YC 11 ‑14 1 1 13

3rd 1314 Amelie Renard Hollowell SC/Draycote Water SC 2 3 8 ‑12 13

4th 1281 Ian Coward Hayling Island SC ‑9 4 7 2 13

5th 6538 Max Ellis‑Asquith Warsash SC 8 2 4 ‑10 14

6th 5813 Felix Palmer Ward Hayling Island SC 5 ‑13 3 6 14

7th 6105 Sam Wealthy Warsash SC ‑14 7 2 7 16

8th 6210 Olivia Grant Royal Lymington YC 6 8 ‑14 4 18

9th 5961 Zoe Green Netley SC 1 ‑16 13 8 22

10th 4581 Robby Mayo Lymington Town SC 7 10 5 ‑11 22

11th 6350 Charlotte Davis Parkstone YC 13 6 6 ‑15 25

12th 6334 Cara Lynch Warsash SC/Hayling Island SC 12 5 9 ‑16 26

13th 6084 Monty Lewis Spinnaker SC 4 12 11 ‑17 27

14th 641 Annabelle Kent Hayling Island SC 10 15 ‑20 5 30

15th 6134 Hettie Hutchinson Royal Lymington YC 16 9 15 (DNC) 40

16th 4568 Wilf Davies Chichester YC ‑20 18 10 14 42

17th 6205 Henry Davis Emsworth SC ‑18 11 18 13 42

18th No number Toby Cath Chichester YC 21 ‑23 21 9 51

19th 6537 Jack Addison Emsworth SC 15 17 ‑23 DNF 55

20th 5988 Camilla Garlick Burghfield SC ‑22 19 17 20 56