Northants Youth Series Round 2 at Hollowell Sailing Club
by Norman Byrd 29 Jun 2022 00:05 AEST
25 June 2022
Northants Youth Series Round 2 © Norman Byrd
Warm weather, bright sunshine and plenty of wind greeted sailors for the second round of the Northants Youth Series. Sailors attended from Banbury, Draycote, Cransley, Hollowell and Northampton sailing clubs. Hollowell Sailing Club were our hosts, they put on a tremendous show from coaching to catering, and from rescue to racing!
The youth series promotes participation for all sailors from beginner upwards. As usual the day kicked off with a few hours of coaching. The topper and fast fleet combined, there were plenty of capsizes, thrills and spills. Several sailors headed in, but after brief rest and a judicious reef, they headed out for the rest of the session. Milk cartons doubled as mast head floats, the sailors were all keen to sail. The slow fleet gave a great demonstration of heavy weather sailing and had to be called in for lunch!
With round 1 winner Clem Middle competing at the NS topper event at Rutland, there would be a new winner. The youngest entrant was 9, the oldest 17. Tom Chapman, Cransley ILCA6 won all three fast fleet races. In the toppers, Jack Strong, Northampton, also won all 3 races. In the slow fleet a tremendous tussle took place between Noah Byrd, Draycote, and Tristan and William Shaw (Banbury) in their optimists. Noah won the slow event after a hard-fought last race in which all 3 led at some point.
After a tea of freshly made cakes the prize-giving took place. 8 first timer medals were awarded to first time entrants in the Northants Youth series. Hollowell and Pinnell and Bax laid on an array of prizes. A somewhat embarrassed first placed Noah gave an acceptant speech thanking the club, parents and competitors.
There will be a first timers trophy this year to be awarded to the sailor who starts the greatest number of races. Entrants are welcome from all clubs, the next event is at Banbury Sailing Club on 9th July, the briefing will be at 9.15, rigged and ready, see you then!
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Class | PY | Club | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
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| Fast Fleet |
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| 1st | 198892 | LASER RADIAL ICLA 6 | 1147 | Cransley SC | Tom Chapman | | ‑1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | 5141 | RS FEVA XL | 1244 | Northampton SC | JJ York | Olivia York | ‑2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3rd | 8429 | PICO | 1330 | Northampton SC | Sam Cooper | | 3 | (DNC) | DNC | 13 |
| 4th | | FUSION RACE | 1275 | Northampton SC | Olivia Joyce | Ellie Charman | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 20 |
| 4th | | FUSION | 1300 | Northampton SC | Gaston Charman | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 20 |
| 4th | 166352 | LASER RADIAL ICLA 6 | 1147 | Banbury SC | Ned Duffy | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 20 |
| 4th | 122380 | LASER ICLA 7 | 1100 | Banbury SC | Matt Best | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 20 |
| 4th | 1693 | RS TERA PRO | 1359 | Draycote Water SC | Ben Angell | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 20 |
| 4th | | LASER 4.7 ICLA 4 | 1208 | Cransley SC | Astara Davies | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 20 |
| Slow Fleet |
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| 1st | 6376 | OPTIMIST | 1642 | Draycote Water SC | Noah Byrd | | ‑2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | 6418 | OPTIMIST | 1642 | Banbury SC | Tristan Shaw | | 1 | ‑3 | 3 | 4 |
| 3rd | 5391 | OPTIMIST | 1642 | Banbury SC | William Shaw | | ‑3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4th | 3263 | RS TERA SPORT | 1445 | Draycote Water SC | Henry Byrd | | ‑4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 5th | 1314 | OPTIMIST | 1642 | Draycote Water Sc | Amelie Renard | | ‑5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 6th | 5556 | OPTIMIST | 1642 | Hollowell SC | Finn Neal | | ‑6 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 7th | | RS TERA SPORT | 1445 | Northampton SC | Hollie Love | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 16 |
| Topper Fleet |
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| 1st | 48877 | TOPPER | 1365 | Northampton | Jack Strong | | ‑1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | 45370 | TOPPER | 1365 | Draycote | Peter Astley | | ‑2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3rd | 45747 | TOPPER 4.2 | 1409 | Draycote Water SC | Edward Whittaker | | ‑4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4th | 17 | TOPPER | 1365 | Hollowell | Amber Playle | | 3 | ‑5 | 4 | 7 |
| 5th | 46971 | TOPPER | 1365 | Dracyote | Jai Dhaliwal | | (DNC) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 6th | 42830 | TOPPER | 1365 | Northampton SC | Charlie O'Neill | | 5 | (DNC) | DNC | 28 |
| 7th | Y66 | TOPPER 4.2 | 1409 | | Edward Croxton | | 6 | (DNC) | DNC | 29 |
| 8th | | TOPPER | 1365 | Draycote | Bear Odling | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 8th | 36622 | TOPPER | 1365 | Hollowell | Edward Croxton | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 8th | 42840 | TOPPER | 1365 | | Charlie O'Neill | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 8th | | TOPPER 4.2 | 1409 | Draycote | Hari Clarke | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 8th | 8848 | TOPPER | 1365 | Draycote | Oliver Odling | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 8th | 40343 | TOPPER | 1365 | Hollowell | Joe Barber | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 8th | 48907 | TOPPER | 1365 | Northampton SC | Keali Rhodes | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 8th | 48675 | TOPPER | 1365 | Draycote Water SC | Kitty Davy | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 8th | 48664 | TOPPER | 1365 | Banbury SC | William Mawby‑Groom | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 8th | 47181 | TOPPER | 1365 | Draycote Water SC | Clem Middle | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 8th | 44036 | TOPPER | 1365 | Draycote Water SC | Oscar Rowe | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 8th | 45602 | TOPPER 4.2 | 1409 | Banbury SC | Charlotte Hemstock | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 8th | 31767 | TOPPER | 1365 | Banbury SC | Sam Jakubowski | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 8th | 46241 | TOPPER | 1365 | South Staffs SC | Oliver Rogers | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 8th | | TOPPER | 1365 | Draycote Water SC | Franciszek Kurzawa | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |