Thunderous storms had filled the river overnight, but the morning rain cleared just in time for the sailors of the 14 boats to venture out into the strong stream. Our race officer started the race in good time as the wind started to fill in.
In contrast with the rest of the country, the winds at Hampton were light, with Hywel and Flynn Perkins taking an early lead in the first race by sticking to the Surrey bank. They were chased hard by Arthur Henderson and Livvy Bell, and Ben Palmer and Bruna De Queiroz around the first mark, just ahead of the chasing bunch. On the fourth and final lap, as the boats headed up towards Platt’s Eyot for the last time, the wind completely shut off. A few boats, led by Simon Girven and Richard Parslow, seized the opportunity to find a new breeze down by the barges on the Middlesex bank. Much of the fleet came together, with Arthur & Livvy emerging ahead of Simon & Richard followed by Joe McLaughlin and Sean Roberts who were hotly chased by Hywel and Flynn across the line.
With an efficient turnaround thanks to superb Race Officer Jane Chambers, we were straight into the second race, now with a little more wind. Finding the breeze on the Middlesex bank this time were Rob and Hattie Cage, extending into an early lead, followed by Phil Dalby and Suzi Bell. Things were going well for Rob & Hattie on the next lap, beating again up the Middlesex bank with a healthy lead, before they caught a tree in the rig and got stuck! The lead disappeared quickly, but they managed to brush off the leaves just in time to keep back Arthur & Livvy. Those two places were held to the finish, with Ben & Bruna taking third.
During the lunch break the results were delicately poised – a win in the third race would seize the event for either Rob & Hattie, Simon & Richard or Arthur & Livvy.
Simon & Richard seized the initiative, getting away from the bunch at the outer distance end. Things weren’t great for Arthur & Livvy, buried in the pack, but they were even worse for Rob & Hattie, who took a 720 off the line. As the dust settled, Simon & Richard built a healthy lead, chased by the duelling Bells of Suzi & Livvy, along with their respective helms, with Rob & Hattie making up ground through the fleet. The last two laps were dramatic, as Simon & Richard sailed into a hole right by the clubhouse, bringing them within striking distance. Arthur & Livvy got alongside twice, but couldn’t make it stick! Both times, Simon & Richard got away again. On the final run both boats were nervous as Rob & Hattie were making a charge! The three boats rounded the last mark bow-to-stern, but there were no overtaking lanes on the short fetch to the finish. Simon & Richard sailed in front of the clubhouse to take the race win, and the event! Arthur & Livvy held on to second, with the fast charging Rob & Hattie taking third.
The sun managed to stick around for prize giving outside and Hampton provided an outside bar for competitors to enjoy before making their way home!
Rank | Boat | SailNo | HelmName | Crew | Club | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total | Nett |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Splatter | 1631 | S Girven | R Parslow | Hampton | 2.0 | (4.0) | 1.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 |
2nd | Grand Teton | 1201 | A Henderson | O Bell | Hampton | 1.0 | (2.0) | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
3rd | Hullabalou | 1692 | R Cage | H Cage | Thames | (5.0) | 1.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 |
4th | Onions | 1761 | P Dalby | S Bell | Hampton | (6.0) | 5.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 9.0 |
5th | ?? | 2152 | B Palmer | B de Queiroz | Thames | (11.0) | 3.0 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 10.0 |
6th | 1230 | J McLoughlan | S Roberts | Tamesis | 3.0 | 7.0 | (9.0) | 19.0 | 10.0 | |
7th | Chindit | 578 | R Page | P Page | Hampton | (8.0) | 6.0 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 11.0 |
8th | Elusive | 3347 | H Bowen-Perkins | F Bowen-Perkins | Hampton | 4.0 | 9.0 | (15.0 DNS) | 28.0 | 13.0 |
9th | Flinkidink | 1097 | S Jenkins | N Scaddon | Hampton | 7.0 | (10.0) | 8.0 | 25.0 | 15.0 |
10th | After Myth | 3054 | M Hunter | T Williams | Upper Thames | 10.0 | (11.0) | 6.0 | 27.0 | 16.0 |
11th | Avalanche | 3341 | J Heath | B Peerless | Hampton | 9.0 | 8.0 | (10.0) | 27.0 | 17.0 |
12th | 3704 | J Horwood | R Hall | Wembley | (12.0) | 12.0 | 11.0 | 35.0 | 23.0 | |
13th | Fat Bottom Girl | 3589 | J Hollands | A Parker | Hampton | (13.0) | 13.0 | 12.0 | 38.0 | 25.0 |
14th | 3599 | N Cooper | C Wheeler | Hampton | (14.0) | 14.0 | 13.0 | 41.0 | 27.0 |
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 | (56.0 DNC) | 10 |
3rd | Tiersel | 901 | Cookham Reach SC | Pat Blake | Jilly Blake | 7 | 3 | (56.0 DNC) | 13 |
4th | Shenandoah | 3088 | Hampton SC | Andrew Mills | Ellie Mills | 11 | (56.0 DNC) | 6 | 7 |
5th | After Myth | 3054 | Upper Thames SC | Martin Hunter | Tim Williams | -17 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
6th | Hullabalou | 1692 | Thames SC | Rob Cage | Hatty Cage | 1 | 14 | (56.0 DNC) | 12 |
7th | Flinkidink | 1097 | Hampton SC | Stuart Jenkins | Nicola Scaddan | -25 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
8th | Lady Hyperion | 2037 | Medley SC | Richard Burton | Miles Phillips | -28 | 11 | 14 | 9 |
9th | Samanda | 596 | Tamesis SC | Tim Medcalf | Valerie Hamill | 21 | 8 | 8 | (56.0 DNC) |
10th | Pooh | 1189 | Thames SC | Carl Mayhew | Mayra Vivo-Torres | 19 | (56.0 DNC) | 10 | 56.0 DNC |
11th | Onions | 1761 | Hampton SC | Phil Dalby | Suzi Bell | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC | 2 |
12th | Crescendo | 607 | Tamesis SC | Andrew Harris | Matty Key | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 2 | 56.0 DNC |
13th | Dipsomania | 2152 | Thames SC | Ben Palmer | Bruna de Queiroz | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC | 3 |
14th | Passing Cloud | 1079 | Tamesis SC | Richard Harris | Ian Ramage | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 3 | 56.0 DNC |
15th | Elusive | 3347 | Hampton SC | Hywel Bowen-Perkins | James Warren | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC | 4 |
16th | Chimp | 1357 | Tamesis SC | David Baker | Jim Green | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 4 | 56.0 DNC |
17th | Keto | 799 | Upper Thames SC | John Meadowcroft | Ollie Meadowcroft | (56.0 DNC) | 4 | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
18th | Puff the Magic Dragon | 3641 | Salcombe YC | Mark Waterhouse | Arthur Henderson | 4 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
19th | Luka | 3560 | Tamesis SC | Oliver Houseman | Matty Valentine | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 5 | 56.0 DNC |
20th | Exequisite | 2266 | Upper Thames SC | Chris Rathbone | Sonia Rathbone | (56.0 DNC) | 5 | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
21st | Salmon en Croute | 3702 | Wembley SC | Duncan Salmon | Harriet Salmon | 5 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
22nd | Satisfaction | 2604 | Upper Thames SC | Jeremy Stein | Nicki Binks | (56.0 DNC) | 6 | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
23rd | Wild at Heart | 3709 | Upper Thames SC | Rob Henderson | Alice Markham | 6 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
24th | Pandemonium | 3152 | St Edmundsbury | Michael Steele | Debs Steele | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 7 | 56.0 DNC |
25th | Chindit | 578 | Hampton SC | Richard Page | Peter Page | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC | 8 |
26th | Cream Cracker | 2997 | Fishers Green | Christian Hill | Gabriel Hill | 8 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
27th | Lovebyte | 3334 | Tamesis SC | Chris Balmbro | William Balmbro | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 9 | 56.0 DNC |
28th | Where's Wooster | 3745 | Wembley SC | Paul Dean | Hannah Burt | 9 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
29th | Firestarter | 3548 | Upper Thames SC | Kevin Rose | Sue MacKenzie | (56.0 DNC) | 10 | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
30th | Sublime | 3724 | Tamesis SC | Joe McLaughlin | Sean Roberts | 10 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
31st | Splatter | 1631 | Hampton SC | Simon Girven | Richard Parslow | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC | 11 |
32nd | Masquerade | 995 | Tamesis SC | Matthew Peregrine-Jones | Hattie Peregrine-Jones | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 11 | 56.0 DNC |
33rd | La Volente | 1596 | Thames SC | Sel Shah | Jemma Horwood | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 12 | 56.0 DNC |
34th | Shindig | 3502 | Upper Thames SC | Scott Smith | Theo Smith | (56.0 DNC) | 12 | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
35th | Nutshell | 1742 | Fishers Green | Jon Steward | Annabel Steward | 12 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
36th | The White Rabbit | 3578 | Fishers Green | Godfrey Clark | Matteo Mancini | 13 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
37th | Avalanche | 3341 | Hampton SC | John Heath | Claude Wheeler | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC | 14 |
38th | Deep Thought | 3451 | Upper Thames SC | Martin Whitworth | Carole Whitworth | (56.0 DNC) | 14 | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
38th | Gently | 16 | Hampton SC | Mervyn Allen | Laura Stock | (56.0 DNC) | 14 | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
40th | Strings Attached | 3750 | Upper Thames SC | Neal Lillywhite | Freya Lillywhite | 14 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
41st | Factory Maid | 3704 | Thames SC | Jemma Horwood | Helen Hilditch | 15 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
42nd | War Horse | 1939 | Tamesis SC | Peter Impey | Paul Nebel | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 16 | 56.0 DNC |
43rd | Fat Bottom Girl | 3589 | Hampton SC | John Hollands | Ra Parker | 16 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
44th | Take It Easy | 3606 | Tamesis SC | Joseph Woods | Emma Woods | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 17 | 56.0 DNC |
45th | Ragtime | 3479 | Tamesis SC | Rupert Fletcher | Tim Ginn | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 18 | 56.0 DNC |
46th | Diabolo | 214 | Shoreham SC | William Warren | Megan Pascoe | 18 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
47th | Kate | 1 | Ranelagh SC | Fran Gifford | Sophie Mackley | 20 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
48th | Crazy Diamond | 3510 | Ranelagh SC | Adil Khan | Adam Khan | 22 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
49th | Scoobee Doo | 2444 | Ranelagh SC | Thomas Stolper | David Stolper | 23 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
50th | Birthday Suit | 3073 | South Bank SC | Allan Munro-Faure | Renato Hidalgo | 24 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
51st | Boadicea | 3592 | Ranelagh SC | Martin Woolny | Talia | 26 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
52nd | Eureka | 3106 | Ranelagh SC | Pietro Foschi | Russell Hall | 27 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
53rd | Nimrod | 654 | Ranelagh SC | Brian Clarke | Gretel Scott | 29 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
54th | Undine | 3061 | Ranelagh SC | Alex Hamilton | Celeste Bengue | 30 | (56.0 DNC) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |
55th | Phantom | 2744 | Ranelagh SC | Matt Brien | Henry Anwald | (56.0 DNF) | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC | 56.0 DNC |