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Results / De May Series & Prize Giving

Hampton S.C.
24/10/2020 - 24/10/2020
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A heavy wind was forecast for the Hampton De May & Thames Series Merlin Event. The duty officer made the decision to run 3 back-to-back races as the wind was set to build throughout the day. CraftInsure sponsored the event and generously supplied water bottles for all competitors.

After a busy start line, the first race got away with Stuart Jenkins and Nicola Scaddan taking the lead round the windward mark, closely followed by Hywel Perkins & James Warren, with Simon Girven and Rob Parslow in third.
Alex Jackson & Arthur Henderson took the lead downwind sailing underneath the top three and went on to win the first race, hotly chased by Phil Dalby & Suzi Bell in second and with Ben Palmer and Bruna de Queiroz in third.
The rescue team had a busy morning with multiple capsizes as strong gusts blew down the river, John & Livvy Bell fell victim to them amongst others.
A Hampton Open wouldn’t be complete without a home member (unnamed) crashing into the infamous willow tree whilst trying to hug the windward shore upwind.

The second race started with Alex and Arthur taking the lead around the windward mark with John & Livvy hot on their heels and Phil & Suzi in third. Unfortunately on the second run a big gust hit Alex and Arthur and their rudder ripped itself from the back of the boat, ending up with them having to take down their sails and retire for the day, opening the door for Phil, Suzi, John & Livvy who sailed on to 1st and 2nd and Simon Girven and Richard Parslow in 3rd.

As the wind picked up for the third race, John & Livvy managed an early lead round the windward mark with Andrew Mills & Ben Peerless close behind. The fleet had some cracking planing reaches with their spinnakers up outside the clubhouse, a great watch for spectators.

With John & Livvy taking a comfortable lead, Phil & Suzi emerged from the back of the fleet and managed to sneak into the lead of the chasing pack. The third race finished just in time before the wind really picked up. John & Livvy took first, Phil & Suzi in second and Ben & Bruna in third.
 
1st- John & Livvy Bell - 1201
2nd- Phil Dalby & Suzi Bell - 1761
3rd- Ben Palmer & Bruna de Queiroz - 2152
 

De May & Thames Series 2020

The 2020 De May & Thames Series’ were kindly sponsored by Craftinsure. The Hampton event was the last in the De May & Thames Series with prize giving held after racing.

The De May & Thames Series Calendar was greatly reduced this year with just four events taking place due to the pandemic. The four events that took place were Ranelagh, Upper Thames, Tamesis and Hampton with three events from four counting towards the final series results. Over the four events 40 crews competed in both series.

The racing with close throughout with two crews being able to win the series at the last event.

Congratulations to all the prize winners and a big thank you to all four clubs for hosting events in these challenging times.

Thames Series Overall

1. John & Livvy Bell – 1201
2. Alex Jackson and Alex Warren/Arthur Henderson – 1493
3. Pat and Jilly Blake - 901
 
De May Series Overall

1st- John & Livvy Bell - 1201
2nd- Alex Jackson & Arthur Henderson/ Alex Warren - 1493
3rd- Andrew Mills & Ellie Mills/ Ben Peerless – 3088

Individual Awards

Most Improved Sailor – Andrew Mills – 3088

Most Original Boat Competing – Pat & Jilly Blake - 901
 
 

Merlin Vintage Open Meeting 2020, River Thames Series and De May Series Race

Hampton Sailing Club

Overall

Sailed: 3, Discards: 1, To count: 2, Rating system: PY, Entries: 14, Scoring system: Low Points Sytem, RRS, Appendix A.2
RankBoatSailNoHelmNameCrewClubRace 1
Race 2
Race 3
TotalNett
1stGrand Teton1201J BellO BellHampton(15.0 DNF)2.01.018.03.0
2ndOnions1761P DalbyS BellHampton(2.0)1.02.05.03.0
3rd??2152B PalmerB de QueirozThames(3.0)3.03.09.06.0
4thElusive3347H Bowen-PerkinsJ WarrenHampton4.05.0(8.0)17.09.0
5thAfter Myth3054M HunterT WilliamsUpper Thames6.0(9.0)5.020.011.0
6thShenandoah3088A MillsB PeerlessHampton(10.0)10.04.024.014.0
7thChindit578R PageP PageHampton(8.0)8.06.022.014.0
8thLady Hyperion2037R BurtonM PhillipsMedley(15.0 DNF)7.07.029.014.0
9thFlinkidink1097S JenkinsN ScaddonHampton9.06.0(15.0 DNS)30.015.0
10thKaty Lou1493A JacksonA HendersonHampton1.0(15.0 DNF)15.0 DNS31.016.0
11thSplatter1631S GirvenR ParslowHampton(15.0 DNF)4.015.0 DNF34.019.0
12thHullabalou1692R CageH CageThames5.0(15.0 DNF)15.0 DNF35.020.0
13thTiersel901P BlakeJ BlakeCookham Reach7.0(15.0 DNF)15.0 DNS37.022.0
14thAvalanche3341J HeathC WheelerHampton(15.0 DNF)15.0 DNS15.0 DNS45.030.0

 

De May Series Overall

 
 
Rank Boat SailNo Club HelmName CrewName Ranelagh Upper Thames Tamesis Hampton
1st Grand Teton 1201 Hampton SC John Bell Livvy Bell -3 2 1 1
2nd Katy Lou 1493 Hampton SC Alex Jackson Alex Warren 2 1 (41.0 DNC) 10
3rd Shenandoah 3088 Hampton SC Andrew Mills Ellie Mills 6 (41.0 DNC) 6 6
4th Tiersel 901 Cookham Reach SC Pat Blake Jilly Blake 4 3 (41.0 DNC) 13
5th After Myth 3054 Upper Thames SC Martin Hunter Tim Williams -12 7 12 5
6th Hullabalou 1692 Thames SC Rob Cage Hatty Cage 1 11.5 (41.0 DNC) 12
7th Samanda 596 Tamesis SC Tim Medcalf Valerie Hamill 10 8 8 (41.0 DNC)
8th Lady Hyperion 2037 Medley SC Richard Burton Miles Phillips -17 10 14 8
9th Flinkidink 1097 Hampton SC Stuart Jenkins Nicola Scaddan -16 9 15 9
10th Pooh 1189 Thames SC Carl Mayhew Mayra Vivo-Torres 14 (41.0 DNC) 10 41.0 DNC
11th Onions 1761 Hampton SC Phil Dalby Suzi Bell (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC 2
12th Crescendo 607 Tamesis SC Andrew Harris Matty Key (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 2 41.0 DNC
13th Dipsomania 2152 Thames SC Ben Palmer Bruna de Queiroz (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC 3
14th Passing Cloud 1079 Tamesis SC Richard Harris Ian Ramage (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 3 41.0 DNC
15th Elusive 3347 Hampton SC Hywel Bowen-Perkins James Warren (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC 4
16th Chimp 1357 Tamesis SC David Baker Jim Green (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 4 41.0 DNC
17th Keto 799 Upper Thames SC John Meadowcroft Ollie Meadowcroft (41.0 DNC) 4 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC
18th Luka 3560 Tamesis SC Oliver Houseman Matty Valentine (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 5 41.0 DNC
19th Exequisite 2266 Upper Thames SC Chris Rathbone Sonia Rathbone (41.0 DNC) 5 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC
20th Cream Cracker 2997 Fishers Green Christian Hill Gabriel Hill 5 (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC
21st Satisfaction 2604 Upper Thames SC Jeremy Stein Nicki Binks (41.0 DNC) 6 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC
22nd Chindit 578 Hampton SC Richard Page Peter Page (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC 7
23rd Pandemonium 3152 St Edmundsbury Michael Steele Debs Steele (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 7 41.0 DNC
24th Diabolo 214 Shoreham SC William Warren Megan Pascoe 7 (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC
25th Nutshell 1742 Fishers Green Jon Steward Annabel Steward 8 (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC
26th Lovebyte 3334 Tamesis SC Chris Balmbro William Balmbro (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 9 41.0 DNC
27th Kate 1 Ranelagh SC Fran Gifford Sophie Mackley 9 (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC
28th Splatter 1631 Hampton SC Simon Girven Richard Parslow (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC 11
29th Masquerade 995 Tamesis SC Matthew Peregrine-Jones Hattie Peregrine-Jones (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 11 41.0 DNC
30th Scoobee Doo 2444 Ranelagh SC Thomas Stolper David Stolper 11 (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC
31st Gently 16 Hampton SC Mervyn Allen Laura Stock (41.0 DNC) 11.5 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC
32nd La Volente 1596 Thames SC Sel Shah Jemma Horwood (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 13 41.0 DNC
33rd Birthday Suit 3073 South Bank SC Allan Munro-Faure Renato Hidalgo 13 (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC
34th Avalanche 3341 Hampton SC John Heath Claude Wheeler (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC 14
35th Eureka 3106 Ranelagh SC Pietro Foschi Russell Hall 15 (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC
36th War Horse 1939 Tamesis SC Peter Impey Paul Nebel (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 16 41.0 DNC
37th Ragtime 3479 Tamesis SC Rupert Fletcher Tim Ginn (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 17 41.0 DNC
38th Nimrod 654 Ranelagh SC Brian Clarke Gretel Scott 18 (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC
39th Undine 3061 Ranelagh SC Alex Hamilton Celeste Bengue 19 (41.0 DNC) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC
40th Phantom 2744 Ranelagh SC Matt Brien Henry Anwald (41.0 DNF) 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC 41.0 DNC

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