Aldeburgh Yacht Club were delighted to host their annual Open Meeting with four visitors and ten local boats out of the burgeoning home fleet of sixteen racing Fifteens.
Our first course was a passage race round the cans taking us down river in a south westerly Force 3 in full sun. Start time was 30 minutes before high tide and those choosing the east bank benefitted, putting Justin and Amanda Waples followed by Duncan Matthew crewed by John Chalker out front. Adam and Clare Oliver made third place choosing the same bank.
Our second course was hard fought. Waples/Waples took first, followed by Matthew/Chalker and visitor John Hanson crewed by Philip Snowden.
We headed slightly further down river for a classic windward-leeward in stronger breeze after a shift to the south-east. The committee boat was moored alongside a major eddy, causing huge excitement at the start. Waples/Waples won again, with Matthew/Chalker second and Chris and Emma Sparks third.
Day 2 opened, as expected with a drift but this time up river to the stunning upper reaches of the Alde. The first race could have been anyone's with a very patchy wind. That should not take it away from Stephen Fulford crewed by Archie McEwen for their first, with Matthew/Chalker second and Waples/Waples third.
The sea breeze set in, providing excellent conditions for a tight windward-leeward won by Waples again after a recall. The final race was a passage back to the club line with the whole fleet nicely bunched and plenty of energy in the tank to compete up to the line. Matthew/Chalker prevailed over the Sparks, with Fulford/McEwen third. So overall it was Waples/Waples, then Matthew/Chalker then Fulford/McEwen.
We benefit at Aldeburgh from excellent and ambitious professional management, boatmen and caterers, all of whom accomplished themselves with a big welcome for our visitors. We must also thank Robert Mulcahy - our returning race officer - for his patience and for holding his nerve as we waited for the sea breeze on Sunday.
The Aldeburgh fleet is building, with a number of young faces now regularly racing. We will welcome visitors again to our 2025 event once dates have been set.
Overall Results : -
Boat Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Pts
1st Sparks & Bubbles 4033 Justin Waples Amanda Waples RCYC 1 1 1 3 1 ‑4 7
2nd True Luff 3844 Duncan Matthew John Chalker AYC ‑2 2 2 2 2 1 9
3rd Rum Punch 4055 Stephen Fulford Freddie Fulford/Archie McEwan AYC 6 4 5 1 ‑7 3 19
4th Ffast Idiots 3764 Chris Spark Emma Spark AYC 4 7 3 ‑8 4 2 20
5th Snaffu 4094 John Hanson Philip Snowden RYA ‑8 3 4 7 5 6 25
6th Forgetmenot 3467 Nick Barker Chris Brunsdon AYC 5 5 7 ‑9 3 7 27
7th 4035 Tommy Wilkinson Anna Wilkinson AYC ‑7 6 6 4 6 5 27
8th Sweet Polly 3826 Adam Oliver Oliver Scott AYC 3 8 8 (RET) 8 8 35
9th Just The Tonic 3636 Gavin Marshall Nicky Scott AYC ‑12 12 9 6 9 9 45
10th Ffido 4041 Simon Cooper Alastair Cooper Grafham ‑11 11 11 5 11 10 48
11th Half Fast 3564 Oliver Scott James Kemp AYC 10 10 ‑12 11 10 12 53
12th Fully Focussed 3139 Jeremy Hinton Alex Hinton AYC 9 9 10 (DNC) DNC DNC 58
13th No Half Measures 3485 George Sylverster Alfie Sylvester/Sarah Zinns AYC ‑14 14 14 10 13 11 62
14th Ffirsty Work 3695 Anthony Hinton Simon Gerish AYC ‑13 13 13 12 12 13 63
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