Volvo RS Feva Grand Prix overall
by RS Feva UK Class Association on 21 Apr 2015
Feva GP Start - Volvo RS Feva Grand Prix RS Sailing
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Volvo RS Feva Grand Prix – Last weekend, 108 Feva sailors from across the country flocked to Northampton Sailing Club for the first Grand Prix of the year. Summery temperatures seemed to have disappeared for the weekend, but nothing could deter our hardy teams, who battled it out over six races ranging from a blustery 18-20 knots of wind on the Saturday to a very different 8-10 knots of shifty breeze on Sunday.
Jack Lewis and Lucas Marshall of Draycote Water SC gave us all a taste of things to come in the first race as they followed the top boats around the course as though waiting to pounce, before adopting their warp-speed downwind mode for the final leg to take the win. Charlotte Ormerod and Maddie Wylie of Oxford Sailing Club and the Armstrong boys (Fin and Daniel) of Royal Torbay YC also enjoyed the breeze and took second and third positions after showing the fleet the way around the race track from the start.
Faced with sunshine and exciting but manageable wind, the race officer decided to extend the final two races of the day so sailors could really make the most of the conditions. The term ‘Champaign sailing’ sprang to mind as the fleet continued with their fast paced, nip and tuck contest around the race track.
Jack and Lucas were taking no prisoners and finished the day with a 1,3,1 to put themselves in pole position overnight. Onlookers reported that the pair managed to find a fast planing mode downwind in the pressure, while others were still working on depth. It meant that although they didn’t sail as direct a route to the mark, they managed to increase their speed by enough that they had pulled out a 12 boat-length lead by the bottom marks.
Charlotte and Maddie finished off their first day with a strong 2,6,3 to put them in second position overnight and leading female team, while Iain Bird and Jake Hardman of Hayling Island Sailing Club slotted in a consistent 6,4,4 to safely secure their third place overnight.
Day two brought a new challenge with the lighter wind, from a less stable direction. A big wind shift in the final sequence of race one meant the port end of the start line became strongly favoured. Pierce Harris and Alfie Cogger of Windermere School showed the fleet how it’s done, throwing in a textbook ‘port flyer’ on the start line and crossing the fleet by a considerable margin. They maintained their lead for the first lap, dropping only to second when Iain and Jake managed to sneak past to take the race win. Locals Rory Odell and Josh Bonsey of Northampton SC took third place, putting them well in contention for a top spot as they were able to discard a 13th from the previous day.
As a testament to the tricky conditions and tight racing, the now top two boats overall; Jack/Lucas and Iain/Jake were unable to claw their way back into the mix after a difficult start in race two and both teams took their discard. Freya Black and Harriet Cage of HISC sailed a fantastic first beat, putting them in the top spot by the windward mark, only to extend their lead around the course. Henry and Rupert Jameson also sailed a great race to take second place. Both boats continued their strong performance to post third and fourth positions respectively in the final race.
Jack and Lucas won the series overall by a small margin, even after losing their lead and dropping to seventh in the final race when they sailed to the finish, forgetting there was an extra lap to be sailed. Ian and Jake managed to maintain their second position overall, very closely followed by Rory/Josh and the Jameson boys on joint points, where Rory and Josh snuck ahead on tie-break. The Armstrong boys followed closely in fifth position while Freya and Hattie’s admirable final day pulled them up to sixth overall and meant they took the spot of leading female team.
All in all a fabulous weekend was had, both on and off the water and it was fantastic to see schools including Oakham and Tonbridge being so well represented. We owe a big thank you to Volvo Car UK and Magic Marine for their support. Without them we would have been unable to make the event the huge success that it was.
Final results
| Rank |
Sail Number |
Helm Name |
Crew Name |
Club |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
R6 |
Total |
Nett |
| 1st |
4945 |
Jack Lewis |
Lucas Marshall |
Draycote Water SC |
1.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
(18.0) |
7.0 |
36.0 |
18.0 |
| 2nd |
5029 |
Iain Bird |
Jake Hardman |
HISC |
6.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
(20.0) |
5.0 |
40.0 |
20.0 |
| 3rd |
2510 |
Rory Odell |
Josh Bonsey |
Northampton SC |
9.0 |
(13.0) |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
35.0 |
22.0 |
| 4th |
5763 |
Henry Jameson |
Rupert Jameson |
HISC |
8.0 |
1.0 |
7.0 |
(14.0) |
2.0 |
4.0 |
36.0 |
22.0 |
| 5th |
4890 |
Fin Armstrong |
Daniel Armstrong |
Royal Torbay YC |
3.0 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
4.0 |
(9.0) |
2.0 |
33.0 |
24.0 |
| 6th |
4631 |
Freya Black |
Harriet Cage |
HISC |
(12.0) |
5.0 |
12.0 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
42.0 |
30.0 |
| 7th |
5450 |
Daniel Lewis |
Tristan Payne |
DWSC & HISC |
4.0 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
(16.0) |
10.0 |
6.0 |
48.0 |
32.0 |
| 8th |
5000 |
Charlotte Ormerod |
Maddie Wylie |
Oxford |
2.0 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
(12.0) |
11.0 |
11.0 |
45.0 |
33.0 |
| 9th |
5161 |
Matthew Leckie |
Izzi Bristow |
LLSC |
10.0 |
(11.0) |
5.0 |
11.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
53.0 |
42.0 |
| 10th |
5634 |
Freddie Peters |
Louis Johnson |
HISC |
13.0 |
8.0 |
(17.0) |
8.0 |
4.0 |
12.0 |
62.0 |
45.0 |
| 11th |
5905 |
Bathan Matthew |
Lucy Greenwood |
Aldeburgh Yacht Club |
14.0 |
(16.0) |
6.0 |
7.0 |
12.0 |
9.0 |
64.0 |
48.0 |
| 12th |
5626 |
Matthew Caiger |
Niamh Davies |
Sevenoaks |
5.0 |
10.0 |
13.0 |
20.0 |
13.0 |
(24.0) |
85.0 |
61.0 |
| 13th |
5764 |
Henry Rastrick |
Jamie Rastrick |
Ripon sailing club |
20.0 |
14.0 |
(24.0) |
17.0 |
5.0 |
15.0 |
95.0 |
71.0 |
| 14th |
5028 |
Matt Taylor |
Oscar Cubitt |
Alton Water Sports Centre |
(37.0) |
17.0 |
21.0 |
10.0 |
6.0 |
20.0 |
111.0 |
74.0 |
| 15th |
3638 |
Alice Edmonds |
Louis Gibbs |
Chew Valley Lake SC |
15.0 |
9.0 |
15.0 |
(25.0) |
21.0 |
18.0 |
103.0 |
78.0 |
| 16th |
501 |
Ellen Morley |
Sophie Johnson |
Burnham Sailing Club |
16.0 |
12.0 |
16.0 |
(27.0) |
22.0 |
13.0 |
106.0 |
79.0 |
| 17th |
4623 |
Zoe King |
Alice Powell |
Hayling Island |
11.0 |
15.0 |
9.0 |
32.0 |
(36.0) |
16.0 |
119.0 |
83.0 |
| 18th |
5460 |
Jack Miller |
Tom Callan |
Felpham SC |
19.0 |
(24.0) |
22.0 |
19.0 |
17.0 |
10.0 |
111.0 |
87.0 |
| 19th |
5494 |
Emma Tardrew |
Isobel Clark |
Hayling Island Sailing Club |
7.0 |
18.0 |
11.0 |
26.0 |
(43.0) |
36.0 |
141.0 |
98.0 |
| 20th |
5846 |
Pierce Harris |
Alfie Cogger |
Windermere School |
30.0 |
26.0 |
28.0 |
2.0 |
23.0 |
(32.0) |
141.0 |
109.0 |
| 21st |
4682 |
Dylan Collingbourne |
Caitlin Morley |
Burnham Sailing Club |
17.0 |
(48.0) |
32.0 |
33.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
158.0 |
110.0 |
| 22nd |
2383 |
Toby Atherton |
Matthew Bamber |
Gurnard Sailing Club |
34.0 |
25.0 |
(43.0) |
24.0 |
3.0 |
25.0 |
154.0 |
111.0 |
| 23rd |
5627 |
William Caiger |
Caitlin Atkin |
Bewl Valley SC |
(64.0 DNC) |
29.0 |
40.0 |
13.0 |
15.0 |
17.0 |
178.0 |
114.0 |
| 24th |
2508 |
Jess Jobson |
Caitlin Webster |
RTYC |
25.0 |
21.0 |
25.0 |
22.0 |
(27.0) |
22.0 |
142.0 |
115.0 |
| 25th |
4904 |
Tiger Tellwright |
Finbar Tellwright |
Seaview |
28.0 |
(36.0) |
23.0 |
15.0 |
26.0 |
28.0 |
156.0 |
120.0 |
| 26th |
5775 |
Tom Holliday |
Ollie Dennis |
Emsworth SC |
21.0 |
20.0 |
(41.0) |
23.0 |
32.0 |
26.0 |
163.0 |
122.0 |
| 27th |
5802 |
Bernard Visser |
Toby Petit |
Oakham |
18.0 |
23.0 |
19.0 |
29.0 |
34.0 |
(44.5) |
167.5 |
123.0 |
| 28th |
5800 |
Harry Martin |
Charlie Byford |
Oakham |
24.0 |
19.0 |
18.0 |
28.0 |
(44.0) |
34.0 |
167.0 |
123.0 |
| 29th |
4963 |
Louis Wright |
Jamie Allen |
HISC |
26.0 |
28.0 |
14.0 |
(31.0) |
28.0 |
29.0 |
156.0 |
125.0 |
| 30th |
4179 |
Harrison Pye |
Fergus Pye |
Draycote Wayer Sailing Club |
(47.0) |
46.0 |
39.0 |
5.0 |
24.0 |
21.0 |
182.0 |
135.0 |
| 31st |
3792 |
India Edwards |
Fin Maciver |
Shropshire |
33.0 |
32.0 |
27.0 |
(34.0) |
29.0 |
27.0 |
182.0 |
148.0 |
| 32nd |
5562 |
Rory Fulton |
Josh Holman |
Tonbridge School |
22.0 |
42.0 |
(64.0 DNC) |
18.0 |
30.0 |
38.0 |
214.0 |
150.0 |
| 33rd |
1884 |
Harry Jones |
Ethan Plank |
Draycote Water SC |
(64.0 DNF) |
43.0 |
33.0 |
21.0 |
35.0 |
19.0 |
215.0 |
151.0 |
| 34th |
5468 |
Charlie Harbott |
Dylan Mcpherson |
Burnham SC |
23.0 |
40.0 |
(64.0 DNC) |
39.0 |
19.0 |
30.0 |
215.0 |
151.0 |
| 35th |
2046 |
Ethan Gerrell |
Alex Ellis Thomas |
King George |
35.0 |
27.0 |
36.0 |
(44.0) |
16.0 |
39.0 |
197.0 |
153.0 |
| 36th |
5631 |
Ewan Luke |
Daisy Lee-Browne |
Rydal Penrhos School/Llandudno SC |
32.0 |
30.0 |
29.0 |
35.0 |
33.0 |
(46.0) |
205.0 |
159.0 |
| 37th |
4622 |
Flossie Tanner |
Anna Rowe |
QMSC |
38.0 |
31.0 |
20.0 |
(53.0) |
51.0 |
23.0 |
216.0 |
163.0 |
| 38th |
4984 |
Anna Zuurmond |
Philomena Ala |
MRSC |
36.0 |
22.0 |
26.0 |
47.0 |
(48.0) |
33.0 |
212.0 |
164.0 |
| 39th |
5424 |
Henry Neve |
Matt Peckham |
Oakham |
39.0 |
33.0 |
38.0 |
(42.0) |
25.0 |
31.0 |
208.0 |
166.0 |
| 40th |
2609 |
Joseph Bradley |
Daniel Shillaker |
Hill Head |
27.0 |
38.0 |
30.0 |
40.0 |
(50.0) |
40.0 |
225.0 |
175.0 |
| 41st |
5426 |
James Foster |
Oliver Demetri |
Oakham |
29.0 |
35.0 |
34.0 |
38.0 |
42.0 |
(51.0) |
229.0 |
178.0 |
| 42nd |
4635 |
Lorelei Bates |
Felicitu Allen |
Bowmoor |
42.0 |
41.0 |
(54.0) |
37.0 |
31.0 |
35.0 |
240.0 |
186.0 |
| 43rd |
4625 |
Dermot Gannon |
Connie Stevens |
Burghfield Sailing Club |
48.0 |
37.0 |
37.0 |
(57.0) |
38.0 |
43.0 |
260.0 |
203.0 |
| 44th |
4133 |
Johannes Basler |
Jessica Schumacher |
|
31.0 |
39.0 |
45.0 |
48.0 |
41.0 |
(56.0) |
260.0 |
204.0 |
| 45th |
3120 |
Ethan Miles |
Charlie Rooks |
HISC |
45.0 |
(49.0) |
35.0 |
46.0 |
39.0 |
42.0 |
256.0 |
207.0 |
| 46th |
5630 |
Thoma Bale |
Zac Blomeley |
South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club |
43.0 |
44.0 |
47.0 |
(50.0) |
37.0 |
47.0 |
268.0 |
218.0 |
| 47th |
2093 |
Lelia Peckham |
Maddie Bristow |
Redmesmere Sailing Club |
46.0 |
45.0 |
46.0 |
(54.0) |
40.0 |
41.0 |
272.0 |
218.0 |
| 48th |
5900 |
Andreas Purse |
Marcos Purse |
Bewl Valley |
50.0 |
(56.0) |
53.0 |
30.0 |
47.0 |
48.0 |
284.0 |
228.0 |
| 49th |
4361 |
Tristan Richardson |
Josie Ruffles |
RHS |
40.0 |
(64.0 DNC) |
44.0 |
52.0 |
49.0 |
44.5 |
293.5 |
229.5 |
| 50th |
4608 |
Harry Jolly |
Elysia Dooley |
Oakham |
44.0 |
(50.0) |
49.0 |
43.0 |
46.0 |
50.0 |
282.0 |
232.0 |
| 51st |
5561 |
J-B Defour |
Jack Dalton |
Tonbridge School |
(55.0) |
54.0 |
51.0 |
41.0 |
55.0 |
37.0 |
293.0 |
238.0 |
| 52nd |
1104 |
Simon Hall |
Ernie Cockram |
WKSC |
49.0 |
52.0 |
48.0 |
49.0 |
(53.0) |
49.0 |
300.0 |
247.0 |
| 53rd |
1187 |
Tom Payne |
Kiona Townsin |
Mengham Rythe Sailing Club |
41.0 |
51.0 |
50.0 |
(60.0) |
58.0 |
58.0 |
318.0 |
258.0 |
| 54th |
4648 |
Will Jarman |
Freddie Ellis |
Warsash SC |
53.0 |
47.0 |
31.0 |
(64.0 DNC) |
64.0 DNC |
64.0 DNC |
323.0 |
259.0 |
| 55th |
3784 |
Amy Bale |
Lucy Hughes |
South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club |
54.0 |
53.0 |
(64.0 DNC) |
56.0 |
45.0 |
53.0 |
325.0 |
261.0 |
| 56th |
5279 |
Issy Spurway |
Holly Harvey |
Bowmoor SC |
56.0 |
34.0 |
(64.0 DNC) |
59.0 |
52.0 |
61.0 |
326.0 |
262.0 |
| 57th |
5037 |
Issy Gibbs |
Daisy Streatfeild |
Oakham |
52.0 |
(64.0 RET) |
64.0 DNC |
36.0 |
60.0 |
55.0 |
331.0 |
267.0 |
| 58th |
2431 |
Alex Middleton |
Harvey Elms |
Rutland Sailing Club |
(64.0 DNF) |
64.0 DNS |
42.0 |
51.0 |
56.0 |
54.0 |
331.0 |
267.0 |
| 59th |
3999 |
David Nunn |
Lucinda Cotterill |
Bowmoor/CBYC |
51.0 |
(64.0 DNS) |
64.0 DNC |
45.0 |
57.0 |
52.0 |
333.0 |
269.0 |
| 60th |
5563 |
Harry Tilling |
Alex Barone |
Tonbridge School |
(58.0) |
55.0 |
52.0 |
55.0 |
54.0 |
57.0 |
331.0 |
273.0 |
| 61st |
5560 |
Michael Hall |
Jake Hunter |
Tonbridge School |
(64.0 DNC) |
64.0 RET |
55.0 |
58.0 |
59.0 |
59.0 |
359.0 |
295.0 |
| 62nd |
4606 |
Freya Maxwell |
Sophia Jolly |
Oakham |
57.0 |
57.0 |
(64.0 DNC) |
61.0 |
61.0 |
60.0 |
360.0 |
296.0 |
| 63rd |
4385 |
Jude McFarlane Bond |
Eric McFarlane Bond |
Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club |
(64.0 DNC) |
64.0 DNC |
64.0 DNC |
64.0 DNC |
64.0 DNC |
64.0 DNC |
384.0 |
320.0 |
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