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P&B Northamptonshire Youth Series at Hollowell Sailing Club

by Norman Byrd 27 Jun 2023 14:34 BST 24 June 2023
P&B Northampton Youth Series at Hollowell © Norman Byrd

Sailors from the Midlands enjoyed blisteringly hot weather and light winds at Hollowell Sailing Club for the second round of this year's series. As well as P&B sponsoring the event, we are extremely grateful to the RYA for funding our head coach, Rachel Heggs.

Despite the attractions of a Topper NS event and a multitude of normal weekend activities we were delighted to see 25 sailors signing on for the day. It was really pleasing to see such an enthusiastic group of sailors (and adults!) attending from Middle Nene Sailing Club. MNSC are one of the original NYS clubs, but the circuit hasn't seen any of their sailors or visited the club for many, many years. How that has changed!

The sailors were split into toppers and fast fleet sailors, and everything else in the slow fleet. The main stay of the event is always the coaching. The emphasis of the whole series is participation over performance, having fun and enjoying sailing is the most important aspect of the sessions. As well as incredibly high calibre coaches from Hollowell, we were absolutely delighted to be visited by the RYA's director of racing, Nick Scott. Nick was on the water for the morning session, and the racing after lunch (more on that in a while).

The session ended up with a practice start before heading in for lunch. The day could have been billed as a wonderful lunch and tea with sailing sandwiched between them! The galley's performance certainly puts them in pole position for tea of the series. The entry fee for the day was £10 which included a spectacular tea. Lunch was tremendously good value at just £3. The whole aim of the series is to have entry level sailing, coached by the best coaches, at the lowest possible price. The clubs effectively subsidise the events for which we are super grateful.

After a short briefing by our PRO of the day, Mike, the sailors hit the water. The racing was dominated by Noah, Draycote, in his optimist and William, Hollowell in his topper. Perhaps the real story though were the 13 first timers who all received their first time medal. For a few sailors, this was their first taste of racing, great job!

Nathaniel and Benn in their Feva won the fast fleet, you can only beat whoever turns up! Finn, Hollowell came third in the slow fleet in his optimist. Amelie, also Hollowell, came second in her optimist with 3 seconds in the slow fleet. Noah won the slow fleet. 8 teras formed the bulk of the slow fleet, Henry, Draycote, was first tera, fourth overall in the slow fleet.

Edward and Alexander were tied for third in the toppers, but Edward, Hollowell, took the place. Charlie, Northampton, was super consistent finishing second. William, Hollowell, smashed the day taking three first places in the topper fleet.

Once sailwave had crunched the numbers we awarded Amelie third place overall, William second and Noah came first. Nick kindly awarded the prizes as well as the first time medals. Several sailors were awarded spot prizes to ensure everyone went home happy. Draycote's position as defending club champion is looking under threat this year, Hollowell appear to be the front runners.

Next week marks the return to Middle Nene, we can't wait. If their enthusiasm at Hollowell is anything to go by we're in for a treat. Please enter online at Middle Nene Sailing Club: MNSC P&B Northamptonshire Youth Series (webcollect.org.uk) - payment on the day. All junior sailors are welcome, from any club. Why not come and see what the fuss is about!

Overall Results:

PosSail NoClassPYFleetHelmCrewClubR1R2R3Pts
1st6376Optimist1635Slow FleetNoah Byrd Draycote SC‑1112
2nd14961Topper1369Topper FleetWilliam Clarke Hollowell SC‑3224
3rd1314Optimist1635Slow FleetAmelie Renard Hollowell SC2‑335
4th42830Topper1369Topper FleetCharlie ONeill Northampton SC5‑7510
5th5556Optimist1635Slow FleetFinn Neal Hollowell SC64.5‑1510.5
6th36622Topper1369Topper FleetEdward Croxton Hollowell SC‑11.54.5913.5
7th46512Topper1369Topper FleetAlexander Stainton Hollowell SC4‑111014
8th3263Terra Pro Sail1363Slow FleetHenry Byrd Draycote SC‑99615
9th3883Tera1445Slow FleetThomas Bellamy Hollowell SC8‑12715
10th45370Topper1369Topper FleetPeter Astley Draycote Water SC7‑10815
11th1Terra Pro Sail1363Slow FleetFrank McAuley Middle Nene SC108‑1718
12th29519Topper1369Topper FleetJoshua Gilson Middle Nene SC‑1515419
13th3Tera1445Slow FleetHarry Jarvis Middle Nene SC‑2361319
14thY21Tera1445Slow FleetArchie Bateson Hollowell SC11.5‑191122.5
15thY1Topper1369Topper FleetThomas Croxton Hollowell SC‑20141226
16thY3Topper1369Topper FleetJake Playle Hollowell SC‑14131427
17thY5Topper1369Topper FleetAmber Playle Hollowell SC1316‑1829
18th4917Feva1248Fast FleetNathaniel BennMatthew BoseNorthampton SC‑17171633
19th2Tera1445Slow FleetAriane Leather Middle Nene SC1620‑2236
20th23Tera1445Slow FleetJehan Jasinaerachchi Hollowell SC19‑231938
21stY2Topper1369Topper FleetIsabella Monich Hollowell SC18‑212139
22nd4541Tera1445Slow FleetHarrison Leather Middle Nene SC2218‑2340
23rd Pico1330Slow FleetClemmie RenardEmily MonichHollowell SC21‑222041
24th       (DNC)DNCDNC54
24th2492Tera1445Slow FleetAthena Trollinger Middle Nene SC(DNC)DNCDNC54
24th Tera1445Slow FleetJameson Trollinger Middle Nene SC(DNC)DNCDNC54

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