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West Country Boat Repairs RS200 SW Ugly Tour at Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club

by Liz Mainwaring 31 Mar 01:56 PDT 29 March 2025
West Country Boat Repairs RS200 SW Ugly Tour at Bristol Corinthian © Aaron Geis / www.aarongeis.com

March? You expect me to go sailing in March?! Fortunately for Fred, heading north to BCYC is like coming home for me. So we took the inevitable decision to pack the boat up and hit the motorway. Who am I kidding... it hadn't been unpacked since we finished last season at Chew. Winter sailing is not in our vocabulary these days.

We arrived to a remarkably sunny day with not much more than a breath of wind. Luckily for the fleet the wind picked up beautifully in time for the first start. Unfortunately for Arky it couldn't quite decide which direction it favoured. The ribs were kept busy moving the windward mark from West to South and back again.

I genuinely can't remember much of what happened out on the water, there was some hiking, some soaking, some planing, some capsizing (thankfully not by us on this occasion). And lots and lots and lots of shifts.

It was a game of snakes and ladders for a lot of the fleet, although Ian Martin and Emma Hivey were awfully quick as you might expect. We managed to pip them just the once but it went very quickly downhill after that, as we started the next race squarely last off the line.

A number of boats made an impression today as ones to watch out for as the Ugly Tour progresses through the year. The Cornish are obviously hardier than us and showed the benefits of winter sailing practise with Freya/Lily earning a great fourth place in race 1, and Kyle/Madeline third in race 3. Dad and son combo Hywel and Ben were easy to identify in their team orange tops and frequently in the first few boats, finishing second in race 3.

The rest of the race podium positions were shared by some of the usual Ugly Tour suspects - Henry/Ashley, Duncan/Lorna and James/Ruth.

The scene has certainly been set for a close season ahead.

Thanks to Arky and his team who had a very busy day mark moving. I think I speak for the whole fleet when I say thank you for stopping after four races, my toes are still defrosting as we drive home.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelmCrewClubR1R2R3R4Pts
1st1702Ian MartinEmma HiveyRNSA/ASA/Burghfield1‑2113
2nd1621Henry HallamAshley HillRestronguet‑83429
3rd418Fred MainwaringLiz MainwaringExe31‑11610
4th1723Hywel RobertsBen RobertsParkstone5‑82310
5th861Duncan GlenLorna GlenParkstone‑757416
6th1019James williamsRuth KenyonChew Valley2‑119718
7th1365John TeagueNaomi PoundBristol Corinthian94‑12518
8th1466David sweetAnna MasonChew Valley6‑106820
9th1289Cliff MillinerBec MillinerCotswold1165‑1222
10th1717Chris JenkinsRachael JenkinsBowmoor‑137101027
11th594Kyle BrownMadelie StrugnallRestronguet1693‑1728
12th541Milly TregaskesTaryn BanksRestronguet10‑1481129
13th322Freya BrownLily ButlerRestronguet4‑15131330
14th1373Helen ScottDougal ScottStarcross1212‑16933
15th1551Izzy CrampStuart JonesHooe Point‑1513151543
16th909James HobsonVicky CowanWarsash/Looe14‑16141644
17th998Joseph TubbAmelie CurtisMaidenhead‑1817181449
18th607Will DartnellPhoebe HollidayBCYC/Dittisham17‑18171852
19th1516Martyn StubbsYvonne SmithChew Valley1919‑201957
20th408Jim AntrillLiv NealExe‑2020192059
21st783Not specifiedNot specifiedNot specified21(DNC)DNCDNC73

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