River Cruiser Weekend at Norfolk Broads Yacht Club

 

Twenty-two river cruisers had entered the weekend for NBYC's first Open RCC event. The handicap split was put at 1, putting twelve yachts in the A fleet and ten in the B fleet.

With a strong and blustery westerly wind, the decision facing all competitors was whether to reef or not! Conditions throughout the weekend continued in a similar vein, with at times some very large gusts coming through, which caused issues for some.

The challenging conditions meant that in all races, the results were littered with DNC, DNF and RTD's. Over the course of the two days, in the A fleet, a battle emerged between Moonshadow and Melinda, which was decided on the last race after both had finished on six points. In the B fleet, a similar battle ensued between Jessie May and Goldfish, which again came down to the results of the last race after both yachts finished on four points. Overall, the trophy went to Sally Dugdale on Jessie May, ahead of her brother Paul Howes on Melinda.

Overall Results:

Pos Sail No Boat Name Type Helm Hcap R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts

Class: 'RCC B' Mancuna Trophy

1 262 Jessie May RRC B Sally Dugdale 0.9500 2 (3) 1 1 4

2 9 Goldfish RRC B Elysia Ferrier‑Hanger 0.8800 1 1 (2) 2 4

3 227 Wanderer RRC B Paul Barker 0.9300 3 (5) 3 3 9

4 24 Pippa RRC B Geoff Angell 0.9300 4 4 (5) 4 12

5 429 Pickle RRC B Phil Montague 0.8400 (6) 6 4 6 16

6 7 Forester RRC B Will Bentall 0.9200 7 (DNC) 7 5 19

7 4 Swallow RRC B Richard Lord 0.9000 5 7 (RET) 7 19

8 403 May Kevin Rhead 0.9000 (8) 8 6 8 22

9 240 Avocet RRC B Robert Branford 0.8400 (DNF) 2 DNC DNC 24

10 113 Viking RCC Damien McKay 0.9980 (DNF) DNC DNC DNC 33

Class: 'RCC A' Lady Caroline Trophy

1 217 Melinda RRC A P D Howes 1100 3 1 (6) 2 6

2 369 Moonshadow RRC A Mandy Hovey 1500 1 3 2 (7) 6

3 177 Breeze RCC Matthew Ellis 1400 (4) 2 3 4 9

4 323 Starlight Lady RRC A Nick Matthews 1.1300 (5) 5 1 5 11

5 18 Vagabond RRC A Mike Collins 0.9900 2 (DNF) 4 6 12

6 300 Matilda RRC A Anthony Landamore 0.9900 (6) 4 5 3 12

7 419 Skylark RRC A Len Funnell 1100 (DNC) DNC 7 1 22

8 30 Zingara RRC A Richie Dugdale 1300 7 (DNC) 9 8 24

9 22 MoonRaker RRC A P Jeckells 1200 (DNS) 6 8 DNC 28

10 52 Maidie RRC A Mike Barnes 1.1400 8 (RET) DNC DNC 36

11 410 India RRC A Tim Frary 1.3000 9 (RET) DNC DNC 37

11= 250 Storm RRC A Matthew Thwaites 1.1600 (DNF) DNF DNC DNC 42

11= 373 Meggie RRC A Mark Tansley 1.1600 (DNS) DNC DNC DNC 42

RCC A & B combined Coronation Trophy

1 262 Jessie May RRC B Sally Dugdale 0.9500 Overall winner