RS Feva Open at Upper Thames Sailing Club
by Alan Markham 22 Oct 2011 15:46 PDT
22 October 2011
RS Fevas at Upper Thames © Alan Markham
Eleven visitors and eight club boats were treated to a fantastic sunny autumn day with a southerly breeze that gradually strengthened during the day. A series of four races gave lots of boats a taste of the top ten, but a few names featured every time, even though river sailing with its puffs, holes and shifts was new to many of them.
Committee boat starts made the most of the one sided beat and the wind direction meant there were more opportunities than usual for the Fevas to fly their kites on this stretch of the river. The close racing and handy river bank viewing made for great entertainment for all the families and friends who came along to support the racers.
The fleet was well behaved for the start of Race 1 but all the competitive instincts came out for Race 2, pushing so many of the fleet over the line a general recall was needed. The Race Officer had the black flag handy but didn’t need it in the end. Chay and Stirling Taylor put together the most consistent set of results, counting two firsts and a second to comfortably win the day. There was only one point separating Matt Hill and Jess Eales in second place and Patrick Donovan and Jonny Crossley in third. Will Robinson and Joe Hills came in fourth.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Boat Name | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | | 4344 | Chay Taylor | Stirling Taylor | Burnham SC | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 4 |
| 2nd | | 4102 | Matt Hill | Jess Eales | Burghfield SC / RLymYC | 3 | 2 | -5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3rd | | 4561 | Patrick Donavan | Jonny Crossley | Clares Court School | 2 | -5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4th | | 4606 | Will Robinson | Joe Hills | Rutland SC | 5 | 4 | -12 | 3 | 12 |
| 5th | | 4530 | James Eales | Katie Cruckshank | Royal Lymington YC | 4 | 6 | 3 | -9 | 13 |
| 6th | Twilight | 1429 | Matthew Percival-Stein | Libby Thomas | UTSC | -11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 7th | | 4174 | Sammy Issacs Johnson | Charlotte Wheeler | Clares Court School | 6 | -10 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 8th | | 4545 | Oliver Gould | Henry Wheeler | Clares Court School | 7 | -11 | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 9th | Dark Horse | 2571 | Alice Markham | Gabrielle Pausey | UTSC | -10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 10th | | 4562 | George Goss | Izzy Wheeler | Clares Court School | 9 | 7 | 10 | (OCS) | 26 |
| 11th | Disco Feva | 3729 | Anna Sheldon | Amy Sheldon | UTSC | -14 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
| 12th | | 4038 | Charlie Pritchard | Stephan Whimster | Clares Court School | -16 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 36 |
| 13th | Little John | 583 | Ed Crichton | Alex Pausey | UTSC | 12 | 13 | 13 | -16 | 38 |
| 14th | Sarah | 1919 | Sarah Raby-Buck | James Fraser | UTSC | 8 | -17 | 15 | 17 | 40 |
| 15th | Purple Tiger | 1251 | Joe Thomas | Matthew Kite | UTSC | 13 | 12 | -18 | 15 | 40 |
| 16th | | 2153 | Immie Slinn | Ruby Griffin | Draycote Water SC | -17 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 41 |
| 17th | Blue Peter | 3726 | Zoe Pitman | Louise Hughes | UTSC | 15 | 14 | -19 | 14 | 43 |
| 18th | | 4028 | Adam Mitchell | Zac Sanders | Clares Court School | -18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 47 |
| 19th | Jolly Roger | 3727 | Deborah Hughes | Lizzy Markham | UTSC | (DNS) | DNS | 14 | DNF | 54 |
