2015 Northwest Junior Travellers Trophy overall

by Winsford Flash Sailing on 28 Jul 2015 Winsford Flash SC welcomed 32 competitors to the Northwest Junior Travellers Trophy on Saturday 18 July 2015. It was great to see so many on the water, 26 in the handicap fleets and six sailing in Optimists, for this stage of the competition. It was also good to see a number of WFSC juniors taking part in their first ever event.

At the briefing held at the front of the clubhouse the OOD made sure that everyone was aware that there would be one start for the combined handicap fleets, followed by the Optimist start, a change to the usual NWJTT format. The force two to three WNW wind created some challenges for the sailors, with force four to five gusts coming over the clubhouse bank that caused a number of capsizes before the start of the first race. Both fleets got away cleanly towards the first mark under the clubhouse bank where the tricky conditions caught some out but all completed the race despite more capsizes, with competitive racing throughout, and enjoyed a reach along the length of the Flash.

After a BBQ lunch the second race got underway in similar conditions to the earlier race but with a change of course for the second beat to reflect a slight wind shift. Again there was competitive racing throughout the fleets and this time Lewis Coop, Leigh and Lowton SC led the Optimists home in front of fellow club sailor Harvey Leigh, the winner of the first race.

The OOD kept the course the same for race three, but a significant change in wind direction to a Southerly midway through the race turned the reach into a beat. Subsequent frequent wind shifts proved testing for many, causing one Topper sailor to have a McEnroe moment exclaiming “this cannot be real!”. Lewis Coop, with his lucky light wind hat, again triumphed and so became the overall winner in the Optimist fleet, with Harvey Leigh in second place, and Jonny Latham, Leigh and Lowton SC, third.

The Junior fleet competition was won by Lorcan Knowles of Leigh and Lowton SC, Lucy Knights, Bolton SC, was second with George Williams, Chester SC third. Oliver Davenport, Redesmere SC, was the winner of the hotly contested Youth fleet, with Adam Russ, also from Redesmere SC in second place, Stephanie Wingeatt, Leigh and Lowton SC, third. The strong showing by the Leigh and Lowton sailors won them the team prize, and a special Endeavour prize was awarded to Alexander Lowery of Elton SC for his determination despite numerous capsizes.

Well done to home sailors, Angus Paddison, Sam Wakefield, Zach Smith, Dan Goodwin and Lucas Sproul who all sailed well and were a great credit to the club.

Optimist Results:

Pos	Sail No	Club	Helm	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1st	5667	Leigh and Lowton SC	Lewis Coop	-2	1	1	2
2nd	5414	Leigh and Lowton SC	Harvey Leigh	1	-2	2	3
3rd	8443	Leigh and Lowton SC	Jonny Latham	3	3	-4	6
4th	3335	Budworth SC	Emily Page	-4	4	3	7
5th	4771	Winsford Flash SC	Lucas Sproul	5	5	(DNC)	10
6th	66	Elton	Ben OBrien	6	6	(DNC)	12

Junior Fleet Results:

 

Pos	Class	Sail No	Club	Helm	Crew	PY	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1st	Topper	46303	Leigh and Lowton	Lorcan Knowles		1340	(5/4)	4/3	9/3	2
2nd	Topper	47527	Bolton	Lucy Knights		1340	5/4	0/3	(5/3)	5
3rd	Topper	44627	Chester	George Williams		1340	5/4	4/3	(3/3)	8
4th	Feva XL	1389	leigh & Lowton / Redesmere	Sian Talbot	Lelia Peckham	1233	0/4	9/3	(2/3)	8
5th	Laser 4.7	172810	Holingworth Lake SC	William Rowland		1195	(9/4)	3/3	1/4	9
6th	Laser Radial	172356	Chester	LLoyd Roberts		1135	1/4	6/3	(3/4)	9
7th	Feva XL	2419	Budworth	Michaela Attfield	Annabell Page	1233	(0/3)	1/3	8/3	9
8th	Laser 4.7	191313	Holingworth Lake SC	Adam Din		1195	(5/4)	5/3	5/4	11
9th	RS Terra Sport	2821	Windermere School	Theo Stewart		1457	2/3	(6/2)	6/3	12
10th	Topper 4.2	29253	Elton	Alexander Lowery		1377	0/4	(DNF)	1/3	20
11th	Topper	47765	Redesmere	Marcus Howard		1340	9/3	(7/2)	1/3	20
12th	Topper	10861	West Lancs YC	Lucy Pettifer		1340	4/3	(7/2)	2/3	20
13th	Topper 4.2	46023	Redesmere	Noe Peckham		1377	(3/3)	6/2	2/3	23
14th	Topper	36623	Chester	David Jones		1340	(5/3)	2/2	7/3	23
15th	Topper	45356	Chester	Charlotte McConnell		1340	9/3	7/2	(9/3)	23
16th	Topper	Zach	Winsford Flash SC	Zach Smith		1340	(DNF)	9/2	4/3	30
17th	Topper	Sam	Winsford Flash SC	Sam Wakefield		1340	(DNF)	3/2	6/3	32
18th	Topper	Angus	Winsford Flash SC	Angus Paddison		1340	2/2	(DNC)	DNC	35

Youth Fleet Results

Pos	Class	Sail No	Club	Helm	Crew	PY	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1st	Laser	207798	Redesmere	Oliver Davenport		1091	4/5	(6/3)	5/4	3
2nd	Laser Radial	206783	Redesmere	Adam Russ		1135	9/5	2/3	(7/4)	3
3rd	Laser Radial	204914	Leigh and Lowton	Stephanie Wingeatt		1135	5/5	(2/3)	4/4	4
4th	Laser	207087	Leigh and Lowton	Gareth Staple-Jones		1091	(4/5)	5/4	4/4	6
5th	Laser Radial	204565	Chester	Holly Jones		1135	(1/4)	2/3	4/4	10
6th	Feva XL	2596	Budworth	Samuel James Maher	Oliver Pollock	1233	2/4	(5/2)	8/3	12
7th	Topper	Dan	Winsford Flash SC	Daniel Goodwin		1340	(2/3)	6/2	1/3	12
8th	Aero 9	1358	Chester	Mitchell Kneale		1030	4/5	(DNC)	DNC	15