Christchurch Harbour Interclub Series

Christchurch Harbour Interclub Series - Overall

by Sarah Desjonqueres 17 Oct 2016 21:26 BST 16 October 2016

Final day of the Christchurch Harbour Interclub Series © Mike Roach

Final day of the Christchurch Harbour Interclub Series © Sarah Desjonqueres

What an awesome way to finish what has been a perfect Harbour Interclub Series. The fearless few who ventured out into Christchurch Harbour yesterday had a blast, in an epic adventure of high octane reaches and challenging beats.

The 'Christchurch Finn Display Team' dominated both races on the water, handling the swirly, gusty winds hanging around the windward mark without too much trouble and tackling the reaches in a dramatic display of speed and spray.

Post race chitchat recounted tales of 30 knot, boat flattening, wind gusts and runs so hairy, that sailors clung to the gunnels for dear life. Others, who had confidently mastered the art of sailing by the lee, revelled in the conditions, dismissing the wind as no more than 18 knots max. Everyone was beaming however.

Mudeford SC's Batten Family - Richard, Charli (12), Jamie (9) - (Hartley 12), keen to keep their top 3 position were brave enough to take on the feisty southwesterly managing to stay upright and completing their series with an 8th and 6th giving them a brilliant 3rd place finish overall.

Christchurch SC's New (Finn) somehow managed to break his tiller but struggled on regardless finishing the first race in 9th place. But in such demanding conditions the compromised steering system got the better of him and after colliding with his stable mate Percival (Finn) in the second race and performing an artistic capsize as part of his 720 penalty, he eventually decided enough was enough and retired.

His efforts had paid off however and despite a rather inglorious end to the race, New finishes the series sitting in 2nd place.

At the top of the leader board, Mudeford SC's Challener (Laser) undaunted by conditions on the water and with his eye on the prize, raced with a full rig. His endeavours were rewarded with two respectable postings of 6th and 11th, the former being just low enough to secure him the top spot and make him the overall series winner.

We must also doff our caps to Reid and Haynes for their performance in the morning's races. Reid who had swapped his full rig for a smaller, more manageable 4.7, impressively bagged a win in both races and Haynes (Finn) nearly matched this feat by posting two 2nd places.

Finn display team on the final day of the Christchurch Harbour Interclub Series - photo © Mike Roach

The Interclub Series has been a fantastic success. After 6 races, 61 boats signed on and all the numbers crunched, it is Christchurch SC who come out on top as winners retaining the Interclub Trophy they won last year. In a very close 2nd come the series organisers Mudeford SC and finally finishing in 3rd place are Highcliffe SC.

Highcliffe SC ladies can hold their heads high however, as this year the Ladies cup will have their name on it, with Christchurch SC in 2nd and Mudeford SC in 3rd.

Prize giving will be at Highcliffe SC on Friday 21st October at 7pm.

Overall Series Results:

Pos	Helm & Crew	Club	Class	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1	John Challener	Mudeford	Laser	1	3	1	6	6	11	17
2	Ray New	Christchurch	Finn	5	2	3	2	9	25	21
3	Richard & Jamie/Charli Batten	Mudeford	Hartley 12 2S0	7	4	7	4	8	6	28
4	Richard Phillips	Christchurch	Finn	4	8	9	5	11	12	37
5	Finn Gheury de Bray	Highcliffe	OK	8	12	14	7	23	5	46
6	Jack Acton	Christchurch	Radial	12	10	12	13	61	3	50
7	Stuart Percival	Christchurch	Scow	14	5	15	16	15	17	65
8	Andy Denison	Christchturch	Finn	9	9	61	61	7	4	90
9	Simon Percival	Christchurch	Finn	61	61	19	1	3	7	91
10	Roy O'Callaghan	Mudeford	Laser	11	6	6	11	61	61	95
11	Tony Lock	Christchurch	Finn	10	22	5	10	61	61	108
12	Julie Sephton	Christchurch	Topper	25	26	26	25	19	20	115
13	Drew Barnes	Christchurch	4.7	16	14	20	9	61	61	120
14	Graham Platt	Highcliffe	Laser	15	18	61	61	17	13	124
15	Peter Nicholson & Mike Stagg	Mudeford	Urchin	32	24	31	34	18	18	123
16	Alan Dalziel	Mudeford	Laser	3	35	8	18	61	61	125
17	John Phelps	Highcliffe	Laser	13	17	11	23	61	61	125
18	Lorrian Wells	Highcliffe	Laser	17	16	16	20	61	61	130
19	Geoff Harwood	Mudeford	Solo	23	11	23	15	61	61	133
20	Keith Hawkins	Highcliffe	Laser	18	19	16	22	61	61	136
21	Hamish Scott‑Dalgliesh	Highcliffe	Laser	61	61	24	21	12	19	137
22	Sue Haynes	Christchurch	4.7	22	29	61	61	13	15	140
23	Russell & Francesca New	Christchurch	RS Vision	28	23	25	27	61	61	164
24	Roy Smith	Mudeford	Cormorant	29	30	25	32	61	61	177
25	Tim Reid	Mudeford	4.7	61	61	61	61	1	1	185
26	Tim Reid	Mudeford	Laser	2	1	61	61	61	61	186
27	Steve Haynes	Christchurch	Finn	61	61	61	61	2	2	187
28	Rory Barnes	Christchurch	Finn	61	61	2	3	61	61	188
29	Andrew Rushworth	Christchurch	OK	61	61	4	8	61	61	195
30	Tom Reid	Mudeford	Laser	6	7	61	61	61	61	196
31	Andy Williams	Mudeford	Laser	61	61	61	61	5	9	197
32	Lorrian Wells	Highcliffe	4.7	61	61	61	61	4	14	201
33	Joe & Colin Powell	Mudeford	RS Vision	61	61	61	61	14	8	205
34	Christine Jackson	Highcliffe	Radial	61	61	13	14	61	61	210
35	Alex Atkins	Christchurch	Finn	61	61	18	12	61	61	213
36	Keith Mitchell	Christchurch	Radial	61	61	61	61	16	16	215
37	Ian Pike & Sally Perry	Highcliffe	Comet Duo	19	15	61	61	61	61	217
38	Charles Fowler	Highcliffe	4.7	61	61	61	61	10	25	218
39	Jenny Barnes	Christchurch	Radial	61	61	10	26	61	61	219
40	Marion Cullingford	Christchurch	Radial	24	13	61	61	61	61	220
41	Jane Challener	Mudeford	Laser	61	61	21	17	61	61	221
42	Tania Tarrant	Highcliffe	Radial	20	20	61	61	61	61	223
43	Chris Perry	Highcliffe	Laser	61	61	22	19	61	61	224
44	Matthew Arnold & Alec Batten	Mudeford	Urchin	61	61	61	61	20	21	224
45	Lisa Booth	Christchurch	Radial	21	21	61	61	61	61	225
46	Keith Barkway	Christchurch	Mirror 1S0	26	25	61	61	61	61	234
47	Claire van Wingerden	Christchurch	4.7	27	28	61	61	61	61	238
48	John Duffell & Chris Blake	Mudeford	Hartley 12 2S0	30	27	61	61	61	61	240
49	Paul Anderson	Highcliffe	Laser	61	61	33	24	61	61	240
49	J Arnell	Christchurch	RS Vision	61	61	29	30	61	61	242
50	Chris Rowland	Mudeford	Radial	61	61	32	29	61	61	244
51	Jim Collins	Christchurch	Scow	61	61	30	31	61	61	244
52	Ann Hadley	Christchurch	4.7	61	61	34	28	61	61	245
53	Ben Cobb	Christchurch	Topper	31	31	61	61	61	61	245
54	Julian & Tosh Browett	Christchurch	Laser 2	33	32	61	61	61	61	248
55	Pete Bell	Highcliffe	Europe	61	61	61	61	61	10	254
56	Dave Leish Anderson	Christchurch	RS Vision	61	61	38	33	61	61	254
57	Sam Walker	Christchurch	4.7	61	61	37	35	61	61	255
58	Tim Calvert	Mudeford	4.7	61	61	36	37	61	61	256
59	Paul & Helen Dominey	Mudefprd	Torch	61	61	35	39	61	61	257
60	Ted Marchant & D Leaworthy	Mudeford	Comet Duo	61	61	39	38	61	61	260