Cadet Open at Frensham Pond Sailing Club
by Jim Morley 19 Apr 2010 06:38 BST
17 April 2010
Cadets at Frensham © David Elliott
At Frensham Pond Sailing Club the Cadet Dinghy has been a central feature for fifty seven years. So once again the annual open meeting for Cadets was a big occasion.
Nearly eighty competitors in thirty nine boats took part, with many more parents, friends and support helpers ashore. It may have been the warmest weekend of 2010 but the high pressure system over Southern England produced a weak and shifting north easterly breeze. No doubt this in part played into the hands of the top local helms.
It was a credit to race officer, Chris Ellis, that four races were started and completed in these difficult conditions. The first race was won Frensham pair Caroline Croft and Jacob Payne followed in second place by Abigail Croft crewed by Alex Page. It was a measure of the tricky conditions that the first five places all went to local boats.
In the second race visiting crew: Max and Francesca Ingall from Fisher’s Green got the measure of the shifts with the win followed by Caroline and Jacob. This set a pattern for the rest of the meeting with Caroline and Jacob coming out on top with Matt and Francesca second. Local crews took the remaining four places.
A packed club house heard the sad news that Frensham Cadet Captain and parent, Neil Hardie was standing down following an outstanding term in charge. Frensham now has a large contingent of local children hooked on sailing. The club is confident that many will follow over eighty names on the club’s top honours board. Frensham Commodore Judith Young presented Neil with a portrait of himself against the club background. Also thanked were Chris Ellis race officer, Paul Darcy who worked all day on the results computer, Ian Philpot on rescue, and David Elliott of the Cadet Association for his support and photographs. The club was pleased to welcome event sponsors Guildford Marine. Once these formalities were over, the assembly swarmed over the traditional Frensham free tea the contents of which vanished rapidly.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Boat Name | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
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| 1st | Wave Rider | 7274 | Caroline Croft | Jacob Payne | FPSC | 1 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2nd | | 8855 | Max Ingall | Francesca Ingall | Fishers Green | -7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3rd | On The Edge | 8363 | Abigail Croft | Alex Page | FPSC | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 | 8 |
| 4th | Blue String Pudding | 9243 | Andrew Smith | Rory Burdock | FPSC | 3 | 4 | 2 | -5 | 9 |
| 5th | Aurora | 8227 | Adam Hopwood | Abbey Williams | FPSC | -6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 6th | Master Mariner | 8352 | Matthew Shorrock | Ben Shorrock | FPSC | 4 | 7 | -9 | 9 | 20 |
| 7th | Liquorice | 8348 | David Galazin | Lizzy Wall | South Cerney | 8 | 9 | 4 | -20 | 21 |
| 8th | | 9673 | James Dodd | Max Crowe | | 9 | -10 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 9th | Pintail | 735 | Jack Wilson | Jack Brooker | FPSC | 5 | -20 | 8 | 11 | 24 |
| 10th | Purple Ronnie | 9013 | Michael Horne | Ben Crane | FPSC | 13 | 3 | 11 | -26 | 27 |
| 11th | | 8230 | Anna Davies | Elliot Lambert-Parsons | FPSC | 10 | -12 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 12th | Moonraker | 8556 | Zoe Smith | Reece Lane | | 16 | 11 | -17 | 10 | 37 |
| 13th | | 9319 | Amir Jantry | Aliya Jantry | South Cerney | 11 | 13 | -14 | 13 | 37 |
| 14th | Spritzer | 9241 | Angus Dunnet | Ned Jordan | FPSC | 17 | 15 | -20 | 8 | 40 |
| 15th | Leviathon | 7658 | Annabel Fox | Sophia Cockell | Draycote | -20 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 48 |
| 16th | Bladerunner | 9768 | Alex Philipott | Laura Hardie | FPSC | 23 | 14 | -24 | 12 | 49 |
| 17th | Flat Out ! | 9302 | Jack Hardie | Oliva Bates | FPSC | 18 | 8 | (DNF) | 24 | 50 |
| 18th | TAZ | 9208 | Oliver Fitzgerald | Toby Fitzgerald | FPSC | 12 | -27 | 22 | 16 | 50 |
| 19th | Little Demons 2 | 9401 | Lydia Ream | Harry Adams | FPSC | 24 | -26 | 10 | 19 | 53 |
| 20th | Izzy Fast | 6977 | Rhos Hawes | Lewis Lane | South Cerney | 15 | 21 | 18 | -22 | 54 |
| 21st | Risk | 9364 | Conor Hudson | Laurence Brown | FPSC | 21 | -24 | 19 | 15 | 55 |
| 22nd | Limited Edition | 8391 | Anna Whitford | Jessica D'Arcy | FPSC | 22 | 17 | 16 | -29 | 55 |
| 23rd | Forty Two | 9034 | Will Davies | Jack Davis | Lymington | 19 | 16 | 23 | -30 | 58 |
| 24th | Sizzlin Hot | 8333 | Charlie Whyte | Isobel Speirs | FPSC | -28 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 60 |
| 25th | Hydrosphere | 8447 | Gina Curwen | Anna Morgan | FPSC | 27 | -30 | 15 | 23 | 65 |
| 26th | High Velocity | 9215 | Bryony Bennett | Rupert Bennett | Parkstone | 30 | 22 | 21 | -31 | 73 |
| 27th | Breezer | 9294 | Molly Spiers | Poppy Lambert-Parsons | FPSC | 26 | -32 | 30 | 18 | 74 |
| 28th | Bombshell | 9360 | Conor Hudson | Laurence Brown | FPSC | -37 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 76 |
| 29th | Fluke! | 8364 | Ben Hazeldine | George Bridge | FPSC | 14 | 25 | (DNS) | DNS | 79 |
| 30th | Tornado | 9151 | Sam Cooper | Alex Laidlaw | FPSC | -34 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 80 |
| 31st | DragonFlight | 9357 | Louis Mellor | Marcus Lambert-Parsons | FPSC | -36 | 28 | 33 | 28 | 89 |
| 32nd | Get A Grip | 9046 | Ross Thompson | Charlie Denham | FPSC | 25 | (DNF) | DNS | 25 | 90 |
| 33rd | Argy Bargy | 9159 | Robert Griffiths | Natalia Horsey | FPSC | 32 | 34 | 25 | (DNS) | 91 |
| 34th | Sail On The Wild Side | 9176 | Issy Nevett | Beaatrice Sexton | FPSC | 31 | -35 | 31 | 32 | 94 |
| 35th | Black Adder | 8365 | Felix Collier | Megan Fergusson | FPSC | 35 | 33 | 29 | (DNS) | 97 |
| 36th | IGUAZU | 9160 | Katie Hinde | Hattie Sexton | FPSC | 29 | 29 | (DNS) | DNS | 98 |
| 37th | No Mercy | 8848 | Grace Howard | Izzi Beere | FPSC | 33 | 37 | 32 | (DNS) | 102 |
| 38th | Fast Forward | 9026 | Douglas Brett | | FPSC | 38 | 36 | 35 | (DNS) | 109 |
| 39th | Velocita | 6372 | Jake Moore | Henry Wells | FPSC | 39 | (DNS) | 34 | DNS | 113 |
Special prizes:
1st Girl helm: Caroline Croft
Under 14: Matt & Ben Shorrock
Happiest crew: (for singing) Alex Philpott & Laura Hardie
Perseverance: (two swims in same race) Jack Hardie & Olivia Bates