Cadet Nationals at Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy

by Steve Proffitt 23 Aug 2005 15:39 BST 14-19 August 2005

The final day of racing at the Cadet nationals where 106 teams took part © Steve Bell / www.fotoboat.com

Thursday dawned with a light onshore breeze, and race officer Nigel Vick was keen to start promptly in case the wind faded later in the day. This was to prove a wise move.

Race 8 was started in a gentle force 2 wind, and at the windward mark Will Rusden/Katherine Kinver led from Stephen Tiernan/Hugo Pullen, and these two rounded the leeward mark in close proximity just ahead of a chasing group, though unfortunately Rusden/Kinver were judged to have been OCS. Teirnan/Pullen soon established a strong lead on the second beat as the fleet all went up the right-hand side of the beat, whilst Joshua Pistol/Jamie Proffitt and Hamish Stone/Tim Carter emerged from the chasing group to take second and third places respectively from Ben Cornish /Sam Matson. Event leaders, Kate Allam/Katie Barr kept their series in tact by working up to seventh place by the finish, and retained the overall lead from Sephen Videlo/James Jopling who had made up a little ground by finishing in fifth place.

The wind began to weaken just as race 9 was started with a battle between the gradient wind and the sea breeze. Hamish Stone/Tim Carter judged the starting line perfectly to lead at the windward mark. However boats that had headed towards the right-hand side of the course had become becalmed, before setting spinnakers as the sea-breeze tried to establish itself. With the leeward mark now wind-less, the race officer was left with little choice but to abandon this race until the following day.

Friday dawned with a solid force 3-4 blowing off the mainland, much to the relief of organisers and competitors alike, and an early start would enable all ten races to be completed.

In the resailed race 9, Stephen Videlo/James Jopling led at the windward mark from Christopher Videlo/Theo Bull and Katherine Kimber/Steve Green, with Stephen Tiernan/Hugo Pullen and William Shepherd/Sophie Shepherd closing fast on Kimber/Green by the end of the second reach. During the next lap, the Videlo brothers were closely matched, with Christopher and Theo taking the lead by the end of the first sausage, only to be overhauled again on the next beat. Meanwhile Jonathon Moss/Sophie Dingwall were closing down the leading pair, and towards the end of the final beat were right in contention for line honours. However, Christopher Videlo/Theo Bull just managed to cross the line a few inches ahead of Stephen Videlo/James Jopling with Jonathan and Sophie third.

Going into the final race, Stephen Videlo and James Jopling had now clawed back to just one point behind Kate Allam and Katie Barr, so it was to be a head-to-head race for the Championships. In the event, Stephen and James had established a commanding lead by the first mark, which they held to the finish, whilst Kate and Katie were buried in the teens. The overall result was then put beyond all doubt when Kate and Katie uncharacteristically capsized at the gybe mark. Meanwhile Will Rusden/Katherine Kinver emerged in second place from James Rusden, now sailing with Matt Davanzo.

The series ended after a good weeks sailing despite the testing conditions in the middle of the week, with Stephen Videlo and James Jopling retaining the National title from Kate Allam and Katie Barr who had sailed a very consistent series. In third place, and first under-15 helm were Ben Cornish and Samuel Matson, who had three race wins under their belt from earlier in the week.

Alongside the main fleet, a further 18 boats contested the "Regatta" fleet for the very young or first-season helms, following 2 days of training earlier in the week. Race Officer David Kennedy had his work cut out to complete 7 races in the fickle winds of Wednesday and Thursday, but to the credit of competitors and organisers alike, a full series was completed. The first three races were won by Christopher Tiernan and Ashley Dunford, but by the end of the week, we had seen four more teams cross the finishing line first, namely James Payne/Ben Binmore, Jonathon Beer/Alexander Beer, Caroline Croft/Abigail Croft and Mylie Binmore/Erin Clark. More importantly, there was excellent sailing right through the fleet which bodes well for next year when these crews will join the main fleet.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	8514	Mostly Harmless	Stephen Videlo	James Jopling	Waldringfield	12	1	6	2	9	1	21	5	2	1	27
2	8435	Blue Moon	Kate Allam	Katie Barr	Parkstone/Otters	2	5	4	5	2	2	5	7	13	58	32
3	8407	Fantasy	Ben Cornish	Samuel Matson	Exe SC	1	17	1	1	12	20	7	4	6	20	49
4	9292	I'm a Bullet Too	Joshua Pistol	Jamie Proffitt	Fishers Green/Parkstone	21	8	11	13	7	4	1	2	8	10	51
5	8515	Harum Scarum	James Rusden	Matthew Davanzo	Highcliffe/Lymington	17	3	2	11	5	6	19	9	12	3	51
6	9370	Y-Knot	Stephen Tiernan	Hugo Pullen	Parkstone	5	2	20	12	10	12	11	1	OCS89	12	65
7	8521	Gnat	Hamish Stone	Timothy Carter	Waldringfield	16	6	13	7	8	5	10	3	29	14	66
8	8533	Teen Spirit	Aaron Cooper	Jack Wilson	Frensham Pond	4	12	7	8	3	11	17	14	14	9	68
9	8415	Challenger	Will Rusden	Katherine Kinver	Highcliffe/Exe	3	29	9	6	4	3	16	OCS89	27	2	70
10	8855	Flirting With Danger	Johnathon Moss	Sophie Dingwall	Fishers Green	6	20	12	18	13	8	31.5	10	3	5	75
11	8997	Executrix	Katrina Brewer	Christopher Brewer	Parkstone	35	19	8	4	6	10	13	26	16	RDG15.2	91.2
12	8845	Hot Rocks	Katherine Kimber	Stevie Green	Stone SC	38	9	3	9	21	14	6	27	4	36	93
13	8519	Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster	Jenny Lennon	Jamie Lambe	Frensham Pond	11	13	19	21	15	7	36	46	7	8	101
14	8288	Relax	Jamie Crapnell	Jonathon Griffiths	Frensham Pond	7	28	24	17	17	9	26	8	17	6	105
15	9000	White Stuff	Ben Muskett	Hannah Muskett	Royal Lymington	15	14	27	19	14	16	3	19	22	7	107
16	8511	Cyclone	Thomas Kinver	Emily Kinver	Exe SC	DNF89	11	15	3	1	19	27	12	20	OCS89	108
17	9034	Forty Two	Chris Videlo	Theo Bull	Waldringfield	9	7	14	15	25	31	OCS89	OCS89	1	13	115
18	8539	Genesis	Seb Balch	Emma Knot	Waldringfield	42	10	23	23	16	15	4	24	15	16	122
19	7630	Pulling Power	Miles Blaver-Mann	Hettie Penman	Parkstone	52	4	5	26	19	17	30	15	23	24	133
20	7335	Hypnosis	Peter Lawrance	Liam Pardy	Parkstone	24	15	10	25	DNF89	21	38	6	28	15	144
21	8854	The Red Cadet	William Shepherd	Sophie Shepherd	West Kirby	14	24	46	37	26	26	20	11	5	19	145
22	9047	Touch Wood	Edward Impey	Alistair Laycock	Frensham Pond	8	18	29	14	22	24	OCS89	23	11	DNF89	149
23	7672	Grapes of Wrath	Chris Griffiths	Rachel Anderson	Frensham Pond	48	21	17.5	DSQ89	18	25	15	13	37	4	150.5
24	7658	Leviathon	Jessica Blick	James Turl	Exe SC	13	39	25	20	11	13	34	17	32	23	154
25	8846	No Fear	Chris Proffitt	Alex Coulton	Fishers Green	29	30	22	30	20	22	2	25	25	25	170
26	9029	Freestyle	Oliver Herve	James Dwyer-Wilkinson	Corinthian Otter	22	22	17.5	32	30	30	58	29	19	11	180.5
27	8412	Wicked	Amy Seabright	George Somers	Corinthian Otter	36	25	21	27	27	40	37	45	9	18	200
28	7278	Who Dares wins	Sophie Pearson	Amy Yeoman	Parkstone	18	27	43	54	35	38	9	34	21	33	215
29	9013	Purple Ronnie	Phillipa Horne	Anna Whitford	Frensham Pond	26	16	16	40	37	39	25	32	39	28	219
30	9031	C'est la Vie	Joanna Freeman	Holly Francis	Parkstone	27	35	37	22	33	34	47	41	10	22	220
31	6994	Viper	Tye Wichard	Ben Thame	Corinthian Otter	10	37	33	10	40	41	50	33	24	DNF89	228
32	9156	Great White	James Hayward	Mark Yale	Waldringfield	37	44	30	38	39	33	12	21	30	42	240
33	9240	Nitro	Joshua Flack	Jane Cutts	Parkstone	47	26	40	39	34	18	54	16	58	44	264
34	9290	Purple Dragon	Matthew Sheperd	Charlie Fitzgerald	West Kirby	30	33	38	49	28	35	59	36	47	17	264
35	9401	Little Demons 2	Emma Best	Lucy Best	Barnt Green	60	38	42	28	23	42	23	37	68	34	267
36	8513	Di Maggio	Alexander Young	Matthew Griffiths	Frensham Pond	53	DNF89	51	42	24	23	24	38	45	32	279
37	9242	Quicksilver	Tom Penman	James Dodd	Royal Lymington	54	49	26	29	31	27	48	49	38	35	283
38	9454	Purple Haze	Molly Bridge	Martha Haslam	Royal Lymington	41	32	50	31	52	56	46	28	26	29	283
39	9028	She Who Dares	Charlie Impey	Marcus Young	Frensham Pond	32	41	52	36	48	37	60	20	46	30	290
40	8371	White Spirit	Harri Lawrance	Cameron Schuster-Bruce	Parkstone	45	23	44	55	38	71	18	40	33	52	293
41	9162	Power'd Up	Kate Robinson	Sam Robinson	West Kirby	33	31	58	33	29	68	43	47	42	38	296
42	8561	Bad Influence	Jenny Jones	William Mathews	Corinthian Otter	31	36	32	47	46	57	29	51	36	40	297
43	9083	Wipe Out	Jamie Oaten	George Payne	Royal Torbay YC	43	43	36	51	42	36	56	35	40	26	301
44	9243	Blue String Pudding	Christopher Smith	Andrew Smith	Royal Lymington	39	34	67	45	44	53	70	52	35	21	323
45	9001	Hippy Hippy Shake	Georgina Hepburn	Millie Alcock	Parkstone	40	48	47	46	32	29	33	55	49	55	324
46	9519	White Lightening	Edward Harrison	Antonia steer	Waldringfield	23	51	57	41	36	DNS89	42	39	41	59	330
47	9161	White Lightening	Richard Yeoman	Thomas Brophy	Parkstone	20	42	63	59	63	59	28	44	34	49	335
48	9208	Taz	George Ayre	William Kennedy	Corinthian Otter	44	61	35	24	73	51	OCS89	30	48	45	338
49	9078	Kiwi	Robert Henderson	Arthur Henderson	Tamesis	25	53	53	61	41	61	44	48	31	47	342
50	5966	Tumbling Dice	Bryony Gregory	Charlie Davis	Frensham Pond	50	40	39	34	70	52	41	75	43	48	347
51	9027	Whatever	Deborah Shanahan	Charlie Barr	Corinthian Otter	19	45	45	66	43	50	66	65	54	27	348
52	8851	Honfleur	Elena Daynes	Alicia Harrop	South Cerney	46	57	49	58	47	43	40	18	57	57	357
53	8538	Crème de la Crème	Edward Jaffa	Charlie Payne	Royal Torbay YC	65	69	66	56	45	28	35	31	63	41	364
54	8227	Aurora	Rebecca Hopwood	Adam Hopwood	Frensham Pond	PEN89	47	34	44	55	44	14	42	DNF89	DNS89	369
55	8381	Satisfaction	Katie Chowienczyk	Chris Sycamore	Corinthian Otter	DNF89	DNF89	28	16	49	47	39	22	DNF89	DNF89	379
56	7627	Vanguard	Joss Haslam	Jacquette Bridge	Royal Lymington	51	56	55	50	72	48	22	53	65	63	398
57	9215	Hi Velocity	Catherine Schuster-Bruce	Gabriella Pistol	Parkstone	34	62	80	65	56	64	53	58	44	50	421
58	8551	Lean Rider	Charlie Matthews	George Doyle	Corinthian Otter	49	55	71	62	62	32	63	61	59	68	443
59	8299	Altered Image	Nicola Knight	Megan Harries	Fishers Green	75	60	65	70	58	45	49	67	53	46	443
60	9207	Cutting Edge	Christopher Moss	Isaac Mundy	Fishers Green	PEN75	50	68	73	51	67	69	54	55	39	453
61	9049	Point Blank	Alexander Harley	Christopher Thame	Corinthian Otter	62	46	PEN82	DNS89	69	79	67	83	18	31	454
62	7678	Chad	Rebecca Longman	Nick Coulton	Fishers Green	57	78	59	43	66	66	61	56	52	67	460
63	9077	The Space Cadet	David Freeman	Rosie Lawrance	Parkstone	56	54	41	53	71	80	68	72	50	72	465
64	7632	Black Mariah	Nick Butcher	Nick Cherrill	Frensham Pond	64	65	54	52	59	49	72	69	71	53	465
65	8528	Sacre Bleu	Elizabeth Stone	Lucinda King	Parkstone	PEN89	71	56	DSQ89	61	55	31.5	59	72	62	467.5
66	8348	Liquorice	Sam Muskett	Ailsa Muskett	Royal Lymington	58	52	64	67	50	62	65	78	66	61	478
67	8523	Lithium	Tasmain Wichard	Franscesca Smith	Corinthian Otter	61	DNF89	48	48	64	58	77	76	73	54	482
68	9074	Just Add Water	Alison Perrins	Ole Alcock	Parkstone	PEN86	59	72	57	79	72	76	70	51	37	494
69	8542	Pure Genius	William Ayre	Sam Greaves	Corinthian Otter	76	79	74	60	53	65	57	63	67	56	495
70	8844	Nasty Tern	Nick Howard	Jay Oliencz	Corinthian Otter	67	81	61	79	68	73	64	57	60	51	501
71	8377	Dream On	Ben Cooper	Max Ingall	Fishers Green	71	67	60	69	60	76	51	68	70	60	505
72	7202	Kinky Pink	Melissa Fitzsimmons	Liz Perrins	Parkstone	PEN89	DNF89	79	76	84	46	8	77	69	70	509
73	9241	Blue Star	Sam Crowe	Alice Alcock	Parkstone	PEN89	84	31	63	74	77	73	50	76	71	515
74	8365	Black Adder	Bronwyn Honeychurch	David Galazin	South Cerney	59	64	69	74	57	60	74	62	DNF89	77	519
75	8541	Stress	Harriet Smith	Alex Willshire	Otters	78	72	73	77	DNF89	54	71	60	56	65	528
76	8364	Fluke	Natalie Hay	Ellie Hinde	Frensham Pond	PEN88	66	83	82	54	63	62	64	75	74	540
77	8418	Frozen Assets	Sarah Chowienczyk	Loni Lillienthal	Corinthian Otter	77	58	77	64	75	82	80	73	61	75	560
78	8447	Hdrosphere	Nikki Curwen	Georgina Curwen	Frensham Pond	28	68	78	35	DNF89	DNC89	DNC89	DNC89	DNC89	DNC89	565
79	8534	Morning Mist	Ben Shephard	Thomas Gillmore	South Cerney	DNF89	82	75	78	67	81	82	43	62	DNS89	570
80	9151	Tornado	Jonathon Hay	Zoe McBride	Frensham Pond	82	70	84	71	76	78	81	66	64	66	572
81	6977	Izzy fast	Sara Underwood	Edward Cummings	Frensham Pond	PEN89	73	82	80	65	69	52	74	79	DNS89	574
82	9159	Argy Bargy	Katie Lee	Robert Griffiths	Frensham Pond	74	63	81	75	77	75	45	DNC89	DNF89	DNS89	579
83	9045	No Riff Raff	Emma Tavinor	Joe Tavinor	Corinthian Otter	DNS89	77	70	72	82	86	78	79	77	69	604
84	8375	As If	Laura Barr	Harriet Ayre	Corinthian Otter	DNS89	76	76	68	78	74	75	71	DNF89	DNF89	607
85	9291	Little Skipper	Daniel Coates	Alexander Hitchcock	South Cerney	63	83	88	83	80	85	84	81	74	64	612
86	8568	Black Jack	Claire Lewis	Alice Tavinor	Corinthian Otter	DNF89	74	85	81	85	84	55	80	78	DNF89	622
87	8390	Cyanine	Sam Bates	Jago Clark	Royal Torbay YC	81	80	87	84	81	83	83	82	80	73	643
88	9319	Will to Win	Fred Williams	Liam Gardner	West Kirby	PEN89	PEN89	86	DNF89	83	70	79	84	OCS89	76	656

Under 15:
1. 8407 Ben Cornish & Samuel Matson, Exe SC 49pts
2. 8997 Katrina Brewer & Christopher Brewer Parkstone 91.2pts
3. 8511 Thomas Kinver & Emily Kinver, Exe SC 108pts

Regatta Fleet Overall:
1. 8286, Christopher Tiernan & Ashley Dunford, Parkstone, 13pts
2. 9507, Myelie Binmore & Erin Clark, Royal Torbay YC, 20 pts
3. 7274, Caroline Croft & Abigail Croft, Thamesis, 21 pts