2013 National Championships
The western Solent was a wash of colour last weekend as Lymington Town Sailing Club hosted the Lymington River Scow National Championships. Forty boats turned out for the event which attracted sailors of all ages. On both days a traditional triangle sausage course was sailed with the boats sailing through the finish gate on each round to enable the Race Officer to shorten the course if required.
The championships started in varied conditions with race 1 getting underway with a moderate breeze. The competitors were in 3 fleets and in true Lymington style competition was fierce between all the boats.
Race 1 passed off with few incidents. By the start of Race 2 the wind had freshened to some 18 knots and a few competitors called it a day and returned to the club.
After a number of boats capsizing, which committed the support crews, it was decided to abandon the racing during race 2 on safety grounds, enabling the competitors to return to the club for the traditional Championship Tea, followed by the Championship Dinner.
Sunday started with the boats being launched in blustery conditions, only to be greeted with a light wind by the time they had got to the end of the river. The wind fluctuated during the morning and increased to a reasonable 12-14 knots in the afternoon. The support RIBs were joined by a few spectator RIBs looking on. Again the sailing was highly competitive especially in the Junior Fleet where sailors as young as 8 years old were racing.
The sight of these little boats battling it out with skill and precision clearly intrigued a few racing yachts as they decided to take a closer look and sailed through the course on their way to the Fastnet Rock! One in particular seemed to have mistaken the Solent for a slalom run as its helm skilfully weaved in and out of a number of Scows. Despite being a little daunting for the Juniors, no harm was done and the racing continued.
Thanks must go to the race team and support crews as well as to the slipway teams for their slick work in ensuring all boats were recovered with their correct trolleys.
(Article by Alastair Beeton LTSC in Yachts & Yachting. Photos by Sylvia Pepin)
Overall Results:
Double Handers
1st James Marsh & Henry Collison (Saphire)
2nd Mike and Ros Urwin (Nutshell)
3rd Hannah Muskett & Edward Wallrock (Hodi)
Single Handers
1st Robert Claridge (Pixie)
2nd Gordon Striedwick (Marian)
3rd Cy Grisley (Second Wind)
Juniors
1st Fenella Bennett & Vita Heathcote (Tubby)
2nd Charlotte Boyle & Pippa Copley (Valmai 2)
3rd Milly Boyle & Hattie Rogers (Praline)
The first Newcomer trophy was awarded to Cy Grisley in Second Wind.
Results (These have been extracted from the Lymington Town SC website) Single Handed Fleet Entries: 12,Rank
Name
Sail No
Helm
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Race 4
Race 5
Total
Nett
1st
Pixie
521
Robert Claridge
(1.0)
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
4.0
2nd
Marian
340
Gordon Stredwick
2.0
(13.0 DNF)
2.0
2.0
3.0
22.0
9.0
3rd
Second Wind
475
Cy Grimsley
3.0
(7.0)
3.0
3.0
2.0
18.0
11.0
4th
Krill
513
Pete Blick
4.0
2.0
(8.0)
8.0
6.0
28.0
20.0
5th
Boo
324
Jeremy Austin
5.0
4.0
(9.0)
7.0
5.0
30.0
21.0
6th
Lucy
382
Angus Raby
(13.0 DNF)
3.0
4.0
4.0
12.0 DNF
36.0
23.0
7th
Tourbillon
372
Philip Shute
6.0
5.0
(10.0)
5.0
9.0
35.0
25.0
8th
Zephyrus
512
David Carshaw
8.0
6.0
6.0
(11.0)
7.0
38.0
27.0
9th
Birthday Girl
461
Jack Hardie
(13.0 DNF)
13.0 DNF
5.0
9.0
4.0
44.0
31.0
10th
Jester
379
Melissa Carrell
(13.0 DNF)
8.0
7.0
10.0
8.0
46.0
33.0
11th
Scorchin
489
John Evans
9.0
(13.0 DNF)
11.0
6.0
12.0 DNF
51.0
38.0
12th
Nightjar
309
Roger Garlick
7.0
(13.0 DNF)
12.0 DNS
12.0 DNS
12.0 DNS
56.0
43.0
Double Handed Fleet Entries: 17, Rank
Name
Sail
No
Helm
Crew
Race 1
Total
Nett
1st
Sapphire
362
James Marsh
Henry Collison
1.0
1.0
(2.0)
1.0
1.0
6.0
4.0
2nd
Nutshell
424
Mike Urwin
Ros Urwin
3.0
2.0
(6.0)
2.0
3.0
16.0
10.0
3rd
HODI
466
Hannah Muskett
Edward Wallrock
(4.0)
4.0
1.0
3.0
4.0
16.0
12.0
4th
Snow Goose
303
Barry Dunning
Carol Dunning
2.0
3.0
(5.0)
5.0
2.0
17.0
12.0
5th
Spindrift
339
Stephen Boyd
Lesley Boyd
5.0
5.0
(9.0)
8.0
5.0
32.0
23.0
6th
Skedaddle
408
Ronny Cubitt
Archie McChesney
7.0
7.0
(12.0)
4.0
6.0
36.0
24.0
7th
Clarissa
300
Deborah Robinson
Amanda Otway
6.0
6.0
7.0
9.0
(15.0)
43.0
28.0
8th
Northern Dipper
344
Zissa (Alicia) Davidson
Penny Dent
(15.0)
15.0 DNS
3.0
7.0
8.0
48.0
33.0
9th
Piccinin
367
Richard Moore
Pam Moore
(18.0 DNF)
15.0 DNF
8.0
6.0
7.0
54.0
36.0
10th
Riada
351
Brian Buckingham
Leslyn Lambert
(16.0)
11.0
4.0
12.0
14.0
57.0
41.0
11th
Haraka
396
Richard Grimwood
Joss Grimwood
8.0
10.0
11.0
(14.0)
12.0
55.0
41.0
12th
Scottbailer
287
Sue Sutherland
Yve Blatchford
9.0
8.0
13.0
(15.0)
13.0
58.0
43.0
13th
Gapper
319
Chris Willard
Jane Willard
12.0
9.0
(15.0)
11.0
11.0
58.0
43.0
14th
Bocca Lupo
335
Carolyn Howden
David Howden
14.0
(15.0 DNS)
10.0
13.0
9.0
61.0
46.0
15th
Selkie
495
Dunlop Stewart
Diana Stewart
13.0
13.0
(16.0)
10.0
10.0
62.0
46.0
16th
Annie
432
John Turner
Marigold
De Jongh
10.0
12.0
14.0
(16.0)
16.0 DNS
68.0
52.0
17th
Samphire
442
John Curtis
Wendy Curtis
11.0
15.0 DNS
(17.0 DNS)
17.0 DNS
16.0 DNS
76.0
59.0
Junior Fleet Entries: 11Rank
Boat
Sail No
Helm
Crew
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Race 4
Race 5
Total
Nett
1st
Tubby
493
Fenella Bennett
Vita Heathcote
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
(5.0)
10.0
5.0
2nd
Valmai 2
481
Charlotte Boyle
Pippa Copley
(3.0)
3.0
3.0
1.0
1.0
11.0
8.0
3rd
Praline
412
Milly Boyle
Hattie Rogers
2.0
(5.0)
2.0
5.0
2.0
16.0
11.0
4th
Seventh Haven
467
Henry Marsh
Harry Fitzsimmons
(5.0)
2.0
5.0
3.0
3.0
18.0
13.0
5th
Whimsy
460
Jonny Tait
Max Humphrey
4.0
4.0
(8.0)
4.0
4.0
24.0
16.0
6th
Charisma
485
Toby Bennett
Amos Sopher
10.0
(12.0 DNF)
4.0
7.0
6.0
39.0
27.0
7th
Emily
369
Louisa Briggs
William Briggs
Emilia Hancock
6.0
(12.0 DNF)
9.0
6.0
8.0
41.0
29.0
8th
484
Ruaira Duignan
William Heathcote
7.0
(12.0 DNF)
6.0
9.0
7.0
41.0
29.0
9th
Stairway to Haven
458
Evie Bradley
Aimee Harper
9.0
6.0
(11.0)
8.0
10.0
44.0
33.0
10th
Cow
449
Charlotte Bassett
Lucy Tait
8.0
7.0
10.0
(12.0 DNF)
9.0
46.0
34.0
11th
468
George Duignan
Henry Heathcote & Hector Bennett
11.0 DNS
(12.0 DNF)
7.0
12.0 DNF
11.0 DNS
53.0
41.0
Rank | Name | Sail No | Helm | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Total | Nett |
1st | Pixie | 521 | Robert Claridge | (1.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
2nd | Marian | 340 | Gordon Stredwick | 2.0 | (13.0 DNF) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 9.0 |
3rd | Second Wind | 475 | Cy Grimsley | 3.0 | (7.0) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 11.0 |
4th | Krill | 513 | Pete Blick | 4.0 | 2.0 | (8.0) | 8.0 | 6.0 | 28.0 | 20.0 |
5th | Boo | 324 | Jeremy Austin | 5.0 | 4.0 | (9.0) | 7.0 | 5.0 | 30.0 | 21.0 |
6th | Lucy | 382 | Angus Raby | (13.0 DNF) | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 DNF | 36.0 | 23.0 |
7th | Tourbillon | 372 | Philip Shute | 6.0 | 5.0 | (10.0) | 5.0 | 9.0 | 35.0 | 25.0 |
8th | Zephyrus | 512 | David Carshaw | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | (11.0) | 7.0 | 38.0 | 27.0 |
9th | Birthday Girl | 461 | Jack Hardie | (13.0 DNF) | 13.0 DNF | 5.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 44.0 | 31.0 |
10th | Jester | 379 | Melissa Carrell | (13.0 DNF) | 8.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 46.0 | 33.0 |
11th | Scorchin | 489 | John Evans | 9.0 | (13.0 DNF) | 11.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 DNF | 51.0 | 38.0 |
12th | Nightjar | 309 | Roger Garlick | 7.0 | (13.0 DNF) | 12.0 DNS | 12.0 DNS | 12.0 DNS | 56.0 | 43.0 |
Rank | Name | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Race 1 | Total | Nett | ||||
1st | Sapphire | 362 | James Marsh | Henry Collison | 1.0 | 1.0 | (2.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
2nd | Nutshell | 424 | Mike Urwin | Ros Urwin | 3.0 | 2.0 | (6.0) | 2.0 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 10.0 |
3rd | HODI | 466 | Hannah Muskett | Edward Wallrock | (4.0) | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 12.0 |
4th | Snow Goose | 303 | Barry Dunning | Carol Dunning | 2.0 | 3.0 | (5.0) | 5.0 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 12.0 |
5th | Spindrift | 339 | Stephen Boyd | Lesley Boyd | 5.0 | 5.0 | (9.0) | 8.0 | 5.0 | 32.0 | 23.0 |
6th | Skedaddle | 408 | Ronny Cubitt | Archie McChesney | 7.0 | 7.0 | (12.0) | 4.0 | 6.0 | 36.0 | 24.0 |
7th | Clarissa | 300 | Deborah Robinson | Amanda Otway | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | (15.0) | 43.0 | 28.0 |
8th | Northern Dipper | 344 | Zissa (Alicia) Davidson | Penny Dent | (15.0) | 15.0 DNS | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 48.0 | 33.0 |
9th | Piccinin | 367 | Richard Moore | Pam Moore | (18.0 DNF) | 15.0 DNF | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 54.0 | 36.0 |
10th | Riada | 351 | Brian Buckingham | Leslyn Lambert | (16.0) | 11.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 57.0 | 41.0 |
11th | Haraka | 396 | Richard Grimwood | Joss Grimwood | 8.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | (14.0) | 12.0 | 55.0 | 41.0 |
12th | Scottbailer | 287 | Sue Sutherland | Yve Blatchford | 9.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | (15.0) | 13.0 | 58.0 | 43.0 |
13th | Gapper | 319 | Chris Willard | Jane Willard | 12.0 | 9.0 | (15.0) | 11.0 | 11.0 | 58.0 | 43.0 |
14th | Bocca Lupo | 335 | Carolyn Howden | David Howden | 14.0 | (15.0 DNS) | 10.0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 61.0 | 46.0 |
15th | Selkie | 495 | Dunlop Stewart | Diana Stewart | 13.0 | 13.0 | (16.0) | 10.0 | 10.0 | 62.0 | 46.0 |
16th | Annie | 432 | John Turner | Marigold De Jongh | 10.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | (16.0) | 16.0 DNS | 68.0 | 52.0 |
17th | Samphire | 442 | John Curtis | Wendy Curtis | 11.0 | 15.0 DNS | (17.0 DNS) | 17.0 DNS | 16.0 DNS | 76.0 | 59.0 |
Rank | Boat | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Total | Nett |
1st | Tubby | 493 | Fenella Bennett | Vita Heathcote | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | (5.0) | 10.0 | 5.0 |
2nd | Valmai 2 | 481 | Charlotte Boyle | Pippa Copley | (3.0) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 8.0 |
3rd | Praline | 412 | Milly Boyle | Hattie Rogers | 2.0 | (5.0) | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 11.0 |
4th | Seventh Haven | 467 | Henry Marsh | Harry Fitzsimmons | (5.0) | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 13.0 |
5th | Whimsy | 460 | Jonny Tait | Max Humphrey | 4.0 | 4.0 | (8.0) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 24.0 | 16.0 |
6th | Charisma | 485 | Toby Bennett | Amos Sopher | 10.0 | (12.0 DNF) | 4.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 39.0 | 27.0 |
7th | Emily | 369 | Louisa Briggs | William Briggs Emilia Hancock | 6.0 | (12.0 DNF) | 9.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 41.0 | 29.0 |
8th |
| 484 | Ruaira Duignan | William Heathcote | 7.0 | (12.0 DNF) | 6.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 41.0 | 29.0 |
9th | Stairway to Haven | 458 | Evie Bradley | Aimee Harper | 9.0 | 6.0 | (11.0) | 8.0 | 10.0 | 44.0 | 33.0 |
10th | Cow | 449 | Charlotte Bassett | Lucy Tait | 8.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | (12.0 DNF) | 9.0 | 46.0 | 34.0 |
11th |
| 468 | George Duignan | Henry Heathcote & Hector Bennett | 11.0 DNS | (12.0 DNF) | 7.0 | 12.0 DNF | 11.0 DNS | 53.0 | 41.0 |