First DF95 Open Meeting at Huntingdon Radio Yacht Club

by Andy Start 10 Oct 2022 15:43 BST 8 October 2022

First DF95 Open Meeting at Huntingdon Radio Yacht Club © Andy Start

Having completed a move from waters near Brampton to Hunts SC in St Ives, the planning for our first open meeting has been occupying the newly formed committee for a while this year.

Invitations were sent out to all relevant Eastern District clubs, billing our event as a practice for 2023; 32 responses were received from a mix of ED clubs and friends.

The day started well with most competitors arriving early to grab a coffee and cake from our galley, PRO Andy Johnson set the scene for the day with a short briefing detailing how the day would be run.

Due to the size of the fleet, a heat management board was deployed and the two fleets were managed expertly by Dave Green and Andy Harrold.

First DF95 Open Meeting at Huntingdon Radio Yacht Club - photo © Andy Start

Racing started at 10.30 until 12.45, where a 30 min lunch break was enjoyed in the sunshine by all, and more cake! A couple of the marks were tweaked to allow for the slight shift in wind, and a slightly shorter course was set.

The wind seemed to be a perfect strength for A Rigs with some nice shifts up near the windward mark, which caught a few out in most races.

The racing was two heats per race, we managed to get 7 races (14heats) completed by our 3.30pm finish time.

First DF95 Open Meeting at Huntingdon Radio Yacht Club - photo © Andy Start

Prizes were presented by Phil Holiday - MYA Chair, (who even won a prize) and thanked everyone for their contribution to a great day.

More photos/videos can be found via our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/1006440426704868

See you all at our next open in the Spring 2023. See huntingdonryc.wordpress.com

First DF95 Open Meeting at Huntingdon Radio Yacht Club - photo © Andy Start

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1	12	Buzz Coleman	Coalhouse Fort RYC	2	3	2	1	1	5	1	10
2	11	David Hope	Alton RCSC	4	1	3	13	3	2	5	18
3	37	Mike Kemp	Two Islands RYC	2	10	6	8	2	1	4	23
4	22	Ben Harker	Norwich MYC	1	4	1	6	6	12	13	30
5	418	Glenn Meekcoms	Coalhouse Fort RYC	5	6	4	3	9	6	10	33
6	66	Phil Holiday	Datchet Water RSC	6	2	7	2	13	11	19	41
7	55	Keith Coxon	Two Islands RYC	11	13	5	7	7	7	17	50
8	91	Geoff Howell	Coalhouse Fort RYC	10	8	10	9	8	10	6	51
9	82	Malcom Price	Alton RCSC	7	11	13	16	14	4	3	52
10	640	Oliver Knowland	Alton RCSC	3	5	11	14	11	15	8	52
11	16	Charles Clark	Alton RCSC	4	9	9	5	16	22	9	52
12	57	Jim LaRoche	Coalhouse Fort RYC	7	7	18	4	12	19	7	55
13	195	Martin Brooking	HRYC	17	25	8	17	4	13	2	61
14	29	Noel Donaldson	HRYC	8	15	15	15	5	3	15	61
15	89	Eric Curtis	Norwich MYC	1	17	19	10	10	9	16	63
16	869	Ronnie Bird	Alton RCSC	5	12	14	12	17	20	19	79
17	17	Vinnie Zammit	Norwich MYC	6	16	12	11	18	21	21	84
18	295	Simon Collyer	Alton RCSC	3	14	17	19	19	16	20	88
19	300	Steven Taylor	Coalhouse Fort RYC	9	20	24	24	20	8	12	93
20	43	Alan Smedley	Two Islands RYC	9	26	16	20	15	19	14	93
21	90	Chris Sparks	HRYC	10	24	31	21	22	14	11	102
22	604	Simon Clover	Alton RCSC	13	22	21	18	26	17	25	116
23	204	Stephen Brown	HRYC	8	18	26	25	21	23	24	119
24	200	Mike Willet	Two Islands RYC	13	21	23	22	25	25	22	126
25	206	Phil Davenport	HRYC	11	19	29	23	24	27	28	132
26	95	Fred Cocker	Two Islands RYC	12	23	22	27	23	26	26	132
27	83	Nick Lee	HRYC	12	30	20	30	27	24	23	136
28	31	Trevor Fiddy	Norwich MYC	14	29	28	26	28	28	27	151
29	99	Val Brooking	HRYC	14	27	25	28	30	29	29	152
30	137	Dave Preston	HRYC	15	28	27	29	29	30	30	158
31	809	Malcolm Cotton	Alton RCSC	17	32	32	32	32	32	32	177