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2024 YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series - Round 2

by Terry Hunt 15 Apr 2024 09:43 PDT 13-14 April 2024

The weekend of 13th & 14th April saw 8 one design Sunsail 41.0's take to the water for Round 2 of the YachtsandYachting.com Race Series, organised by Prometheus Sailing.

Due to lack of wind early on day 2, just 6 of the 7 programmed races could be run, with a mixture of Windward/Leeward and Round the Cans courses.

Day 1 saw a dull overcast morning in the Eastern Solent, initially with a Force 3 breeze but with some significant shifts. Race 1 saw the returning team from Zurich (Grant Gillon - Zurich International Sailing Club) on Magenta Project reading the tide and wind shift to take a port hand start at the pin end, a lead they held for 2 legs of the triangle/sausage course until hunted down by Mark Oaten (National Grid) on Hyde Sails. Magenta Project held on to second from a fast closing Sunsail Helios, (Bill Taylor / CSORC).

Race 2, a windward/leeward course saw Hyde Sails winning again but with Marlow Ropes (Steve Sudlow / National Grid) in close company. Race 3 saw another winner in Sunsail Helios followed by Scott Atkinson (National Grid) on British Virgin Islands. Race 4 was another Round the Cans race with BVI's winning from Chris Rees (ReesLeisure) onboard Southampton Sailing Week. At the end of Day 1, counting all 4 results, a consistent Marlow Ropes led by 1 point from BVI.:

Day 2 started with high pressure killing the breeze until after midday, when a sailable South Westerly became established. Race 5 was a Windward/Leeward course shortened after 1 round to allow time for another race. Hyde Sails again took the gun closely followed by Marlow Ropes with BVI's in third. The Round the Cans Race 6 produced a photo finish with Hyde Sails just finishing ahead of a fast charging Marlow Ropes with BVI's third again.

Despite four wins Hyde Sails had to count a DNC which left Marlow Ropes and BVI equal on points. On countback the event was won by BVI (Scott Atkinson / National Grid) with Marlow Ropes (Steve Sudlow) / National Grid) 2nd and Hyde Sails (Mark Oaten / National Grid) third. Congratulations to the top two as they now qualify for Novembers final.

If you are interested in chartering and joining in some fantastic one design yacht racing, please email Terry Hunt at or for further details on the YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series, general charters or events, please visit the Prometheus Sailing website.

Round 2 Results:

PosYacht NameSail NoTeam NameSkipperMateR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
1BVI'sGBR4108XNational GridScott AtkinsonTom Purchase73213312
2Marlow RopesGBR4111XNational GridSteve SudlowBob Mills42332212
3Hyde SailsGBR4107XNational GridMark OatenAndrew Ward11991113
4Sunsail HeliosGBR4104XCSORCBill TaylorNick Bowles34155518
5Southampton Sailing WeekGBR4101XReesLeisureChris ReesNeil Howden86524724
6Magenta ProjectGBR4102XZürich International Sailing ClubGrant GillonWojciech Witon28746625
7Sunsail ZephyrGBR4106XShustole SCMark BowersGeoff Johns57677429
8Sunsail SolarisGBR4110XNational GridNeil Taylorlan Woolley65469930

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