Loch Long One-Design National Championship at Aldeburgh Yacht Club
by Charles Macdowell 28 Jul 2024 18:34 UTC
21-26 July 2024
Twenty-four boats took part in Loch Long Week hosted by Aldeburgh Yacht Club, Suffolk over 21-26 July, racing the classic 1936-designed yachts in challenging conditions with shifting winds from three to thirty knots. The regatta, last held at Aldeburgh in 2021, was sponsored by Adnams and other businesses and sailors from Suffolk and Scotland.
The four-boat team from Cove Sailing Club, near Helensburgh, Argyll, secured the inter-club prize in a hard-fought 10 match series, the tight river conditions making it very different from their home base on the Clyde estuary.
The individual winner was Cove's Alan DeVenny sailing Tik Hai with his son Robbie, winning three races and staying in the top four for the remainder to claim the Clyde Cup. Second place went to another Scottish combo, father and daughter Alan and Rachel Harper in Capricorn with two wins and two seconds. Aldeburgh's Chris Mayhew and Nigel Squirrell in Meg claimed third with a single win and three second places.
One of the highlights of the week was Thursday's local 'Round the Island' race, sponsored by Suffolk Coastal Estate Agents. In strong conditions it covered the 16-mile river course around Havergate Island and back in around three hours, tacking against the wind over half the distance. It was won by Alan and Erin McLeod in Pied Piper.
The Iona Cup for best boat not flying a spinnaker went to Jonathan Evans in Tantrum from Aldeburgh, who finished 7th overall. Jimmy's Cup for Endeavour was awarded to 17 year old Scot Rhuaindh Hall who crewed in four different boats over the week. The Vanduara trophy for the most improved sailor went to Aldeburgh's Nigel Gambier who finished in 11th place in his first competitive regatta as helm.
The hosts laid on a busy social programme with Spanish and Italian evenings, a drinks party and a Barbecue & Boules event which was won by Aldeburgh.
"I'd like to thank Aldeburgh Yacht Club and the Loch Long One Design Owners Association for a fantastic week of very competitive racing," said John McNeilage, Commodore of Cove Sailing Club. "We look forward to welcoming our friends from Aldeburgh back to Scotland in 2025."
Photos available at perfectphoto.myportfolio.com/loch-long-week-2024
Overall Results:
| Pos | Boat | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | RACE 1 | RACE 2 | RACE 3 | RACE 4 | RACE 5 | RACE 6 | RACE 7 | RACE 8 | RACE 9 | RACE 10 | Pts |
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| 1 | Tik Hai | 42/109 | Alan DeVenny | Robbie DeVenny | CSC | 1 | 2 | 3 | (DNF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 2 | Capricorn | 66 | Alan Harper | Rachel Harper | CSC | (12) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | (9) | 23 |
| 3 | Meg | 126 | Chris Mayhew | Nigel Squirrell | AYC | (8) | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | (RET) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | Peid Piper | 20 | Alan MacLeod | Erin MacLeod | CSC | 5 | 3 | 1 | (6) | (7) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Skye | 142 | George Hill | Patrick Hill | AYC | 7 | (UFD) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | (8) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 33 | John McNeilage | Eric Robertson | CSC | 6 | (UFD) | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | (11) | 7 | 44 |
| 7 | Tantrum | 139 | Jonathan Evans | R Hall
| AYC | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | (14) | (BFD) | 8 | 6 | 3 | 46 |
| 8 | Eden | 138 | Charles Macdowell | Duncan Matthew | AYC | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | (10) | 6 | (9) | 5 | 9 | 8 | 52 |
| 9 | Jean | 40 | Mark Seccombe | Nick Russell | AYC | 9 | (15) | (15) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 64 |
| 10 | Vela | 50 | Stephen Fletcher | Linda Fletcher | AYC | 2 | 8 | 8 | (RET) | (DNS) | 8 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 69 |
| 11 | Pamina | 74 | Nigel Gambier | Tony Vivian
Nicholas Gambier | AYC | 16 | 9 | (DSQ) | 9 | 9 | (13) | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 74 |
| 12 | Flight | 3 | David Keates | Lizzie Clark | AYC | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | (13) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | (14) | 88 |
| 13 | Mermaid | 131 | Paul Antcliffe | David Copp | AYC | (17) | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | (14) | 13 | 92 |
| 14 | Iona | 121 | James Powell | Richard Cooper
Peter Howard‑Dobson | AYC | 10 | 10 | 14 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 98 |
| 15 | Bon Accord | 64 | Alun Davies | Nick Beagley | AYC | (DNF) | 14 | (DSQ) | 13 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 119 |
| 16 | Carousel | 44 | Julian HIrst | Mark Howard | AYC | 14 | 13 | 16 | 12 | (RET) | 16 | (BFD) | 16 | 15 | DNF | 122 |
| 17 | Doodie | 133 | Peter Redshaw | Janette Redshaw
Emma Warner | AYC | 15 | 11 | 13 | (DNF) | (DNS) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 133 |
| 18 | Tantivy | 94 | Tony Morley | Michael Button | AYC | 19 | 17 | (DSQ) | 16 | 15 | (22) | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 137 |
| 19 | Green Ginger | 63 | Ian Cook | Finn Roche
Gabe Roche | AYC | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | (DNS) | 19 | 17 | (22) | 16 | 17 | 140 |
| 20 | Hussar | 110 | Ian Gifford | Sarah Gifford
Rhuaindh Hall | AYC | 11 | 5 | 12 | 14 | RET | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 141 |
| 21 | Calypso | 38 | NIck Morrell | Mark Storey
Rhuaindh Hall | AYC | DNF | 18 | DSQ | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | DNS | (DNC) | (DNC) | 145 |
| 22 | Finola | 23 | Gill Leates | Richard Bodek
Robert Sharman | AYC | DNF | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 20 | 15 | 21 | 18 | DNC | 175 |
| 23 | Fingal | 103 | Jonathan Chadd | Hilary Lightfoot | AYC | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 9 | DNC | DNC | 191 |
| 24 | Thistle | 30 | Mick Walker | Mark Nicholson | AYC | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 17 | DNC | 18 | DNC | DNC | 191 |