Classic & Vintage Regatta at Bristol Avon Sailing Club
by Ed Bremner 1 Aug 2002 08:57 BST
The Classic and Vintage Racing Dinghy Association was blessed wih georgeous weather and gentle winds at their second regatta of the season on the Avon river with the Bristol Avon Sailing Club on the 27/28 July.
17 boats took part, 10 local and 7 visitors. Boats varied from the 1948 International 14 of Andrew Thornhill, through four beautiful Fireflies, to a 1960's Finn. The wind on both days was fickle and rather feeble allowing the experienced river sailors the opportunity to excel in the ch allenging conditions.
Making the best of the gently winds with a clean sheet of first places was Rupert Whelan sailing single handed in Saskia - Firefly F2324, returning to BASC after a few years lake sailing and showing that the time away from the river had done nothing to slow him down. Second place was taken by the local experts, Bob Corefield and Christine Higham in Mercury 37 and third was Ed Bremner in Firefly F2942 from Baltic Wharf Sailing Club.
Further Details of the CVRDA from www.cvrda.org
Overall Results:
| Pos |
Boat Name |
Class |
Sail No |
Helm |
Crew |
Club |
Handicap |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
Pts |
|
1st
|
Saskia
|
Firefly S/H
|
2324
|
Rupert Whelan
|
|
Whitefriars Sailing Club
|
98
|
0.75 |
0.75 |
0.75 |
0.75 |
|
2.25
|
|
2nd
|
Boat 9
|
Mercury
|
47
|
Bob Corefield
|
Christine Higham
|
Bristol Avon Sailing Club
|
94
|
2 |
DNS |
2 |
2 |
|
6
|
|
3rd
|
Goonfly
|
Firefly S/H
|
2942
|
Edmund Bremner
|
|
Baltic Wharf Sailing Club
|
98
|
5 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
9
|
|
4th
|
Boat 3
|
British Moth
|
630
|
Fenella Gass
|
|
Bristol Avon Sailing Club
|
132
|
3 |
DNS |
5 |
3 |
|
11
|
|
5th
|
|
Merlin Rocket - Clas
|
507
|
Chris Barlow
|
L Barlow
|
Sheerwater Sailing Club
|
91
|
9 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
|
13
|
|
6th
|
Boat 2
|
Gull
|
932
|
Simon Woolen
|
|
Bristol Avon Sailing Club
|
132
|
6 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
|
15
|
|
7th
|
Finnality
|
Finn
|
163
|
Dave Skinner
|
|
Bristol Corinthian
|
94
|
11 |
5 |
11 |
8 |
|
24
|
|
8th
|
Boat 15
|
Mirror
|
24215
|
R Westacot
|
|
Bristol Avon Sailing Club
|
132
|
DNS |
6 |
9 |
9 |
|
24
|
|
9th
|
Boat 8
|
Graduate S/H
|
2983
|
John Gardiner
|
|
Bristol Avon Sailing Club
|
98
|
4 |
DNS |
6 |
DNS |
|
28
|
|
10th
|
Boat 10
|
Mercury
|
7
|
R Wendlad
|
S Issac
|
Bristol Avon Sailing Club
|
94
|
13 |
7 |
DNF |
10 |
|
30
|
|
11th
|
Boat 17
|
Enterprise
|
19212
|
Competitor 17
|
|
Bristol Avon Sailing Club
|
98
|
DNS |
DNS |
10 |
7 |
|
35
|
|
12th
|
Boat 1
|
Mirror
|
5760
|
Jon Green
|
|
Bristol Avon Sailing Club
|
132
|
7 |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
|
43
|
|
13th
|
Thyme
|
International Fourte
|
523
|
A Thornhill
|
M Thornhill
|
|
88
|
8 |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
|
44
|
|
13th
|
Boat 16
|
Mirror
|
55955
|
Mervyn Banfield
|
|
Bristol Avon Sailing Club
|
132
|
DNS |
DNS |
8 |
DNS |
|
44
|
|
15th
|
Boat 14
|
British Moth
|
647
|
M Wendland
|
|
Bristol Avon Sailing Club
|
132
|
10 |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
|
46
|
|
16th
|
The Sieve
|
Firefly
|
1229
|
Judith Marlow
|
Terry Burgess
|
Baltic Wharf Sailing Club
|
100
|
12 |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
|
48
|
|
17th
|
Boat 6
|
Firefly S/H
|
2753
|
Nigel Osborne
|
|
Baltic Wharf Sailing Club
|
98
|
DNF |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
|
54
|
Results generated and submitted using Sailwave - completely free Windows sailing scoring software