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Upper Thames S.C.
11/09/2022 - 11/09/2022
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The De May Series and Thames Series are sponsored by Craftinsure.

The Merlin Rockets were at Upper Thames Sailing Club for the weekend of 10 and 11 September, with the De May Vintage event taking place on the Saturday, and the Thames Series racing on Sunday.

There was a good turn-out on both days, with 12 boats sailing on Saturday and 15 on Sunday.

The wind on the Saturday was light and variable, which led the Race Officer to set laps consisting of a longer leg followed by a shorter one, to give the race box flexibility to shorten course as needed.

Following Race 1 there was a break for lunch and a one-minute silence held in memory of the Queen, the start and end of which were signalled by the firing of the Club’s cannons.

Despite the challenging conditions, the racing was closely fought, and the event was won by Chris and Pippa Kilsby, sailing 1493 Katy Lou.  The last race of the day was also for the Spade Oak Bowl, again won by Chris and Pippa.

Saturday night saw a well-attended Caribbean-themed social evening.

Sunday dawned with winds even lighter than on the Saturday, and a similar course to that of the Saturday.

In the first race, Charlie Morgan and Amanda Batten in Andromeda stretched out a good lead, only to be overtaken by Stuart Jenkins and Nicola Scaddan, sailing 1097 Flinkidink, on the final lap.

The second and third races, and therefore the day, were won by Rob Cage and John Reay in Hullabaloo, 1692.

The weekend was rounded off by prize-giving.  Spot prizes, kindly provided by Craftinsure, were awarded, including one to the youngest crew, Emily Housman in 3560 Luka. 

The next Vintage event is at Banbury Sailing Club on 24th September and the next Thames Series at Hampton Sailing Club on 9th October.

 

Report Nicola Scaddan

Upper Thames 11.09.2022 Thames Series          
                 
Rank Boat SailNo Club HelmName CrewName R1 R2 R3
1st Hullabalou 1692 Thames SC Rob Cage John Reay (6.0) 1.0 1.0
2nd Luka 3560 Chew Valley Lake SC Ollie Houseman Emily Housman (4.0) 2.0 2.0
3rd Flinkidink 1097 Hampton SC Stuart Jenkins Nicola Scaddan 1.0 (5.0) 4.0
4th Salmon en Croute 3702 Wembley SC Duncan Salmon Ruth Hanstater 3.0 3.0 (6.0)
5th Andromeda 3259 Tamesis SC Charlie Morgan Amanda Batten 2.0 (6.0) 5.0
6th Fragile 3727   Mark Stockbridge Jake Gould 5.0 (8.0) 3.0
7th Chindit 578 Tamesis SC Andrew Harris Matty Key (16.0 DNS) 4.0 7.0
8th Smartypants 3506   Graham Webb Mary Webb (11.0) 7.0 8.0
9th Bottle Rocket 1951 Upper Thames SC Guy Jacobs Lila Jacobs 8.0 (12.0) 9.0
10th Rapport 3247   Alistair Patterson   10.0 9.0 (16.0 DNS)
11th Skip 3771 Upper Thames SC Alex Pausey Sophie Rouse-Jennings 9.0 10.0 (16.0 DNS)
12th Deep Thought 3451 Upper Thames SC Martin Whitworth Sue Mackensie (12.0) 11.0 10.0
13th If 3686 Upper Thames SC Kevin Rose Emily Charles 7.0 (16.0 DNF) 16.0 DNS
14th Lady Luck 1477 Upper Thames SC Sellena Yates Bob Yates 13.0 (16.0 DNF) 11.0
15th Katy Lou 1493 Thames SC Chris Kilsby Pippa Kilsby (16.0 DNF) 16.0 DNS 16.0 DNS

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