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Chichester Yacht Club Snowflake Series 2024 - Day 1

by Biddy Colbourne 18 Jan 06:41 UTC 14 January - 10 March 2024
Chichester Yacht Club Snowflake Series 2024 Day 1 © Chris Hodge

Expectations of a fun day's racing for the start of the Snowflake Series at Chichester Yacht Club were not high as the cold, grey, windless day dawned but, in the end, the fleet of 35 or so boats enjoyed some competitive racing in sunshine and a force 2 -3 wind.

The three fleets got away to good starts with only a couple of boats over the line and beat out towards the west shore. In the fast fleet, the 400 of Jack Holden (CYC) finished first on the water chased home by George Yeoman (ISC) in his Merlin Rocket but was just beaten on handicap by Richard Sharp (ESSC) sailing a Finn. In the second race the two Ospreys of Ben and Simon Townsend (ESSC) had a great start and built a good lead on the first lap. However, in the end Jack crossed the line first and won on handicap with Richard second again and Luke South (ESC) in his 300 third.

In race one in the medium fleet Mark Riddington (ESSC) in his Aero 7 finished first but Rob and Gemma Burridge (Weir Wood SC) in their 2000 beat the other 18 boats in the fleet on handicap with Lucy Boreham (CYC) in her Europe narrowly beating Alex Butler (HISC) by eight seconds to take 2nd place. In the second race Alex Butler took first place by just 7 seconds from the Europe of John Rees (HISC) and they were followed home by the Aero 7 of Mark Riddington ESSC) with the Burridges 4th.

In the slow fleet, the Mirror of Terry and Charlie Hunt (NSC) came comfortably ahead of Freddie Jones (CYC) in his Optimist in the first race. However, in the second race the positions were reversed with the Freddie narrowly beating the Hunts by 20 seconds. There was great competition with close results in all fleets.

We hope the conditions will be as favourable, with perhaps more wind for the next session on January 28th. More information on the series can be found here.

Results after Day 1:

PosClassSail NoHelmCrewClubPYR1R2Pts
Fast Fleet
1stRS 4001550Jack Holden Chichester YC940213
2ndFINN90Richard Sharp Emsworth Slipper SC1049325
3rdFINN16Nick Mason Emsworth Slipper SC1049156
4thRS 300520Luke South Emsworth SC965639
5thMERLIN‑ROCKET3777George YeomanOwain MatthewsItchenor SC9804610
6thSCORPION2050James GardnerAnne GardnerHayling Island SC10439413
7thOSPREY1322Ben TownsendEd RichardsonEmsworth SC93451015
8thHADRON H2122Ian Brooks Chichester Yacht Club10348715
9thMERLIN‑ROCKET3600Mike PartridgeClaire DavisHayling Island SC98078.515.5
10thHADRON H2144John Shelton Shoreham SC1034118.519.5
11thOSPREY1317Simon TownsendGary JonesEmsworth SC934101121
12thRS 4001346Sean CurtisSimon GoldfarbEmsworth Slipper SC940121224
13thRS 300519Charlie South Emsworth SC965DNCDNC28
Medium Fleet
1stSOLO5781Alex Butler Hayling Island SC1142314
2nd20002458Rob BurridgeGemma BurridgeWeirwood SC1114145
3rdRS AERO 73656Mark Riddington Emsworth Slipper SC1063437
4thEUROPE411Lucy Boreham Chichester Yacht Club114125.57.5
5thRS AERO 74185John Derbyshire Emsworth SC10636814
6th20002085Joe GallivanSarah BurridgeWeirwood SC111495.514.5
7thSUPERNOVA1318James Gerwat Shoreham SC10777916
8thSOLO5237Derek Jackman Chichester YC114211718
9thRS AERO 72811James Bayliss Itchenor SC106381119
10thEUROPE431John Rees Hayling Island SC114119221
11thSOLUTION444Jon Steward Lee‑on‑the‑Solent1096101323
12thRS AERO 72839Richard Bentley Felpham SC1063141024
13th20002204Iain YardleySarah YardleyRYA1114121224
14thSOLO3733Ian Barnett Chichester YC11425DNF25
15th200021446Guy RussellClare CollettWest Wittering SC1114131427
16thRS AERO 73537Daniel Shapiro Itchenor SC1063151631
17th200021731Mike OlliffPaula OlliffChichester Yacht Club1114171532
18thILCA 6/LASER RADIAL114045Andy Morley Chichester YC1150161733
19thRS AERO 51587Sarah Shepherd Itchenor SC1136181836
20th 3305Richard Bullock Itchenor SC DNCDNC44
20thSOLUTION408Ian Morgan Warsash SC1096DNCDNC44
Slow Fleet
1stOPTIMIST6374Freddie Jones Chichester YC1635213
2ndMIRROR (D/H)70989Terry HuntCharlie HuntNetley SC1387123
3rdRS FEVA XL5454Izzy TonksAnna ElmHayling Island SC1248336
4thILCA 4/LASER 4.7220169Louie Cornell Felpham SC1210448
5thBYTE CI3726Karen Cheeseman Chichester YC1210DNCDNC12

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