Harken One Design Regatta at Largs Sailing Club
by Martin Latimer 28 May 2023 13:06 BST
20-21 May 2023
On the weekend of 20th & 21st of May Largs Sailing Club hosted their fifth One Design Regatta for D-Zeros, Musto Skiffs, RS200s, RS400s, ILCA6's and 7s which was yet again sponsored by HARKEN. This is a very popular event that grew out of a well supported D-Zero Scottish open which started in 2016.
The event attracted nearly 60 boats from all over Scotland and the North of England with the strongest classes being the D-Zeros and RS200s at 14 boats each. With all the fleets having very active class reps there will be class by class reports popping up, so this report covers the whole event.
Unfortunately having enjoyed some pretty epic strong wind events in recent years this weekend was set to be one for the featherweights and light wind flyers. Forecasts were generally showing just a few knots and looking out from the comfort of the Largs clubhouse there was little evidence of even that occurring. Rob Brown, the weekends RO, held crews ashore for an hour or so and then whilst folk were relaxing, drinking coffee and chatting in the dinghy park and looking at a Largs Channel that resembled a mirror rather than a championship sailing venue Rob made the call to launch... Nuts?... No!... A genius, well informed move that saw crews launching into a pleasant 4/5 kts that maybe increased to 7kts occasionally.
The race team headed by Rob and ARO Anne Roy with the marks layers ably led by Alistair Leicester rapidly laid a quad course for D-Zeros et al and a W/L for Mustos, 400s & 200s and racing started promptly. The D-Zeros were first away and set the tone for tight starts and really close racing. Winds were shifty and weed caught out the unwary but, as ever, the good guys found their way to the front. A late shift saw the Mustos and RS's having to wait for the course to be shifted to west but the D-Zeros, first to start each time, had been a tight fleet and well-behaved and managed to get three races in without delay. This meant they got ashore, to the showers and the beer before the other 40+ boats fought it out in very lights winds for their last race.
Rob did well to get three races in for every fleet and the day's racing closed with the leaders as:
- D-Zeros - John Bassett (LSC) - 6pts, Ian Baillie (DBSC) - 12pts, Simon Limb (LSC) 14pts
- ILCA7 - Gavin McGill (LSC) - 4pts, Pete Malcolm (LBSC) 5ptd - Gabrielle Dado (LSC) 9pts
- ILCA6 - Alexander Cogan Sivarjan (CCC) 6pts - Cameron McDaid (LSC) 7pts - Ian Fitzgerald (DBSC) 8pts
- Musto Skiff - Euan Hurter (PYC) 5pts - Ollie Bull (CSC) 8pts - Dylan Noble (UYC) 9pts
- RS200 - Robbie Burns/Viki Simpson (LSC) 6pts - Roo Purves/Rachel Scarfe (ELYC) 7pts - Fiona/Peter Rigg (ELYC) 10pts
- RS400 - Jamie Calder/Keith Bedborough (DBSC) 3pts
Sunday dawned to an overcast, warm and very still day and the channel was pure glass! A postponement flag was hoisted soon after and whilst some boats were uncovered and some bimbles were being carried out, most the crews felt the cancellation of racing was inevitable. At around lunchtime N over A was hoisted... no more racing... racing abandoned or in RS200 racing was given the Boot! So the results from Saturday stood and a grand array of prizes were awarded by Neil Gould, Rear Commodore of Largs Sailing Club.
Thanks go to:
- HARKEN UK for their primary event sponsorship and a generous supply of £25.00 vouchers, Tee Shirts, Beanies and Visors
- Stewart Brewing for lubricating the RS and Musto Fleets
- D-Zero Sailing UK for additional class prizes in the D-Zero Fleet
- The whole team at Largs SC, the committee, the volunteers, the bar team, the caterers and the race team for organising a great event
And of course to the competitors, especially those who travelled far, for making it yet another regatta to remember with great, close racing and great camaraderie despite less than ideal weather - see you all next year!
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | Category | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| DEVOTI D‑ZERO Class |
|---|
| 1st | 306 | Jon BASSETT | | Largs SC | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2nd | 336 | Ian BAILLIE | | Dalgety Bay SC | | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 3rd | 160 | Simon LIMB | | Largs SC | | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 4th | GBR22 | Alistair MCLAUGHLIN | | Largs SC | | 3 | 1 | OCS | 19 |
| 5th | 265 | Billy MCCARLIE | | Largs SC | | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 6th | 283 | Willie TODD | | Largs SC | | 2 | 11 | 8 | 21 |
| 7th | 189 | Richard BRYANT | | Annandale SC | | 9 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 8th | GBR57 | Martin LATIMER | | Largs SC | | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 9th | 333 | Liz POTTER | | West Kirby SC | | 11 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 10th | 353 | Scott MUNRO | | ASYC | | 7 | 6 | OCS | 28 |
| 11th | GBR344 | Mick GREEN | | Rossendale Valley SC | | 12 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
| 12th | 215 | Finley BRIGGS | | Largs SC | U18 | 10 | 5 | OCS | 30 |
| 13th | GBR251 | Stuart MOSS | | Largs SC | | 13 | 13 | 11 | 37 |
| 14th | 236 | Calum MCCRINDLE | | Largs SC | | 14 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| LASER RADIAL/ ILCA 6 Class |
|---|
| 1st | 211012 | Alexander COGAN SIVARJAN | | Clyde Cruising Club | | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 2nd | 208887 | Cameron MCDAID | | Largs SC | U18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3rd | 206183 | Ian FITZGERALD | | Dalgety Bay SC | | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4th | 215531 | Ruairi HERRINGTON | | Largs SC | U18 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 5th | 185702 | Eva FARNELL | | Largs SC | U18 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| LASER/ ILCA 7 Class |
|---|
| 1st | 180764 | Gavin MCGILL | | Largs SC | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2nd | 213798 | Peter MALCOLM | | Largo Bay SC | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3rd | ITA200975 | Gabriele DADO | | Largs SC | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4th | 159179 | Fraser LAWRIE | | Largs SC | U18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| MUSTO SKIFF Class |
|---|
| 1st | RS464 | Euan HURTER | | Point Yacht Club | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2nd | 410 | Ollie BULL | | Chanonry SC | U18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3rd | 608 | Dylan Noble | | Ullswater YC | | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4th | 618 | Jamie HILTON | | Wormit Boating Club | | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 5th | 546 | Ian TROTTER | | DRSC | | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 6th | 620 | Steve ROBSON | | Largs SC | | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 7th | GBR500 | Tom CONWAY | | Derwent Water SC | | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 8th | 26 | Luca DE JONG | | Largs SC | U18 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| RS 400 Class |
|---|
| 1st | 1449 | Jamie CALDER | Keith BEDBOROUGH | Dalgety Bay SC | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2nd | 1370 | Mark POWELL | Pamela KENT | Helensburgh SC | | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3rd | 768 | Angus MARSHALL | Imogen MARSHALL | DBSC | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4th | 1129 | David WEBLEY | Fraser MULFORD | Wormit Boating Club | | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 5th | 1073 | Jamie ROGERS | Neil MCLAREN | Holy Loch SC | | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 6th | 1294 | Mike GRANT | Alan BIRSE | Largs SC | | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| RS 200 Class |
|---|
| 1st | 1632 | Robert BURNS | Vicki SIMPSON | Largs SC | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2nd | 1549 | Roo PURVES | Rachel SCARFE | ELYC | U18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3rd | 600 | Fiona RIGG | Peter GIGG | East Lothian Yacht Club | | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 4th | 1510 | Brendan LYNCH | Elan CLARK | ELYC | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 5th | 930 | Martin FAULKNER | David WILLIAMS | Largs SC | | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 6th | 1642 | John WILSON | Laura GLOVER | ELYC | | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 7th | 1120 | Peter COLLINGS | Lynsey MCCOSH | Castle Semple SC | | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 8th | 777 | Tom GRAHAM | Emma FOWLER | ELYC | | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 9th | 523 | Samuel SLOSS | Chloe RANKIN | Largs SC | | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| 10th | 1553 | Iain DUNCAN | Othilie BARTHE | HSC | | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 11th | 993 | Andrew BELL | Ryan MILLER | Largs SC | | 9 | 12 | 11 | 32 |
| 12th | 1027 | Anna MILLER | William O'KEEFE | Largs SC | U18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
| 13th | 876 | Suzie HOMER | Eugene LAU | Dalgety Bay SC | | 13 | 14 | 13 | 40 |
| 14th | 269 | Isabelle O FARRELL | Dominic BURNS | CLYC | | RET | 13 | 14 | 42 |
