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Flying Fifteen Southern Traveller's Series at Aldeburgh Yacht Club

by John Hanson 12 Jun 2023 10:04 PDT 3-4 June 2023
Justin Waples and Jackie Mckellar win the Flying Fifteen Southern Travellers event at Aldeburgh © John Hanson

If you did not attend you missed an amazing event: 12 to 20 knots of windward-leeward courses on Saturday - not a cloud in the sky! 16 teams entered including eight visitors.

The Sunday was similar weather, but the club started with a windward leeward which then turned into around the cans, if you have never sailed from Aldeburgh, we cannot tell you how beautiful it is while racing.

The Southern Traveller's Series of which this is part is all about turning up, racing hard, and making new friends. One great example of this was a visitor that had never travelled to an open meeting asked for some help rigging and setting up their boat. In ten minutes, six people worked together, the boat was rigged, tuned, and ready to go.

What was even better the crew of that boat sailed better than they had expected and kept walking around smiling (and buying drinks to say thank you).

Congratulations go to GBR 4033 Justin Waples and Jackie Mckellar, visiting from Burnham RCYC, who not only had a convincing win but were some of the most active sailors helping other race teams improve their boat performance (an amazing team).

Overall Results:

PosBoatSail NoHelmCrewClubR1R2R3R4R5Pts
1stSparks & Bubbles4033Justin WaplesJackie MckellarRCYC‑312216
2ndSnaffu4094John HansonHelen SeldenRYA‑221126
3rdTrue Luff3844Duncan MatthewJohn ChalkerAldeburgh YC13(RET)4614
4thForegone Confusion3699Jeremy YoungHenry Gordon‑JonesAldeburgh YC5‑633314
5thFfast Idiots3764Chris SparkEmma SparkAldeburgh YC444‑5416
6thRiffRaff3726Duncan GrindleyJon MortimerGrafham Water‑8556521
7thForgetmenot3467Nick BarkerMatt LisAldeburgh YC6987‑1230
8thMojo3583Mike WilcznskiJean WilcznskiRORC‑9868830
9thSweet Polly3826Adam OliverOliver ScottAldeburgh YC‑11779730
10thFfoxy Lady3866Steven StewartDavid Chinn‑ShawBroxbourne SC10111011‑1442
11thNelly The Eleffant3707Brian TurnerPeter CoomberBroxbourne SC712915(RET)43
12thEffervescence4097Raymond FlanaganToby BushillDraycote SC(DNF)10DNF101148
13thNo Half Measures3485George SylvesterAlfie SylvesterAldeburgh YC121311‑141349
14thFflash3689David CoppSteve CooneyAldeburgh YC(DNC)DNCDNC12955
15thFfirsty Work3695Anthony HintonSimon GerishAldeburgh YC(DNS)DNCDNS131057
16thFfabulous4090Chris BrittainGillian HamiltonCowes Corinthian YC(DNF)DNCDNCDNCDNC68

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