All of Saturday was raced under U flag with most boats still pushing the line hard, which managed to catch out 2 boats in the first start. A tidal change during the day, shifting to wind vs tide caused bumpy chop that was challenging to maintain speed through when the wind was down, with plenty of gear changes occurring.
The weather conditions were forecast similarly for Sunday but this time the sea really breeze wreaked havoc. The second race was in particular a challenge, with 60 degree wind shifts every other minute up the first beat. Ziggy managed to get the best of the first after heading out right and led round the windward mark very comfortably.
The last 100m of the race was interrupted by a 180 degree wind shift, leading to gybes and dropping kites to head upwind to the finish; this caused boats to jump and drop places like flies.
Beyond this the wind behaved, no tidal change during the racing meant a flat and calm sea.
Regatta winner was Chris Hampton on Tango. David Bromilow was first Corinthian and first Youth Boat.
Huge thanks to the PRO Phil Hagan and the Royal Thames Yacht Club race committee, who managed to fit in an entire series in challenging conditions.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Boat Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Pts
1 AUS 1466 Tango Chris Hampton / Sam Haines / Charlie Cumbley 1 5 2 1 2 1 7
2 GBR 1271 Ziggy (Corinthian) (Youth) David Bromilow / Will Martin / Henry Heathcote / Oscar Cawthorne 6 8 1 4 1 3 15
3 GBR 1459 Exabyte Shaun Frohlich / James Hemmingway / Duncan Truswell 4 3 5 2 4 4 17
4 GBR 1495 Louise Racing (Youth) Tom Hough / Isaac Lines / Dan Harris / Killian Boag 3 1 8 9 3 7 22
5 GBR 957 Alison (Corinthian) (Youth) Harry Cowell / Ted Blowers / Will Birch Tomlinson / Steph Small 2 6 7 8 5 2 22
6 GBR 1460 Man's Best Friend Quentin Bes‑Green / Paul Blowers (Sat) / David Tydeman (Sun) / Ed Salter 5 2 4 13 8 5 24
7 GBR 782 Pulse (Corinthian) (Youth) Maisie Harkess / Lia Horne / AJ Luxton / Kt Byne / Alicia Biggs 8 4 11 3 9 12 35
8 GBR 927 Shamal (Corinthian) (Youth) Owen Colbern / Charlie Cooper / Max Bradley / Becky Caiger 9 9 10 6 6 8 38
9 GBR 1148 Ariel (Corinthian) (Youth) Ross Bannam / Charlie Dodd / Ross Southwell / Alice Senior UFD 11 9 5 10 6 41
10 HKG 1407 Astrid (Youth) James Oxenham / Kate Robertson / Thomas Lee / Kelly Hilier 10 12 3 10 11 9 43
11 GBR 1439 Rocketman (Corinthian) Rob Goddard / Dylan Collingbourne / Adrian Padro 7 10 6 11 13 11 45
12 GBR 1014 Palaver (Corinthian) (Youth) Azat Ulutas / Seun Williams / Jessye Opoku‑Ware / Max Guiguet‑Belcher DSQ 13 13 7 7 10 50
13 GBR 1194 Mano (Corinthian) (Youth) Sam Barnes‑Thornton / Harry Blythe / Benedict Brown / Nicholas Oldroyd UFD 7 12 12 12 13 56
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