70th Regatta - Vintage Racing

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16 Vintage 12s turned up for the 70th Anniversary Regatta. On Saturday the Vintage fleet joined with the main fleet creating a huge start. In the first race, Howard & Sarah Chadwick in Triarda progressed from an indifferent start to overhaul better starters including Brian Herring & Ross Stevenson in "Let's Go" and many of the newer boats to win the Vintage fleet. Brian & George Kitching in "Just Lucky" demonstrated their potential by taking second place.

Vince & Fiona Phillips in "Invasion 2" arrived just before the second race and proceeded to sweep to a clear lead and win. In second place catching up fast were the Kitchings. The wind had increased to a force four and retirements took their toll with only five Vintage boats finishing.

On the Sunday the vintage fleet started five minutes after the main fleet and conducted two handicap races based on the PY numbers in the class handbook. In a fresh wind of force 3-4 with exciting planning reaches, Vince & Fiona Phillips established a substantial lead which they held to the end, also winning on handicap. Second on handicap were Howard & Philip Steavenson, son & grand son of the late legendary Robin Steavenson, sailing Robin's famous prototype glued ply 1953 Witchcraft.

Photo: Kevan Bloor

In the final race, the Phillips and the Steavensons were again 1st and 2nd on handicap maintaining those positions in the final results. The Chadwicks and Kitching were equal third.

Overall results

Vintage Saturday

Sail No.  Helm & Crew             Finishing Position and Points      Final Result  

                                           First Race      Second Race     Points   Order 

 2266      Howard & Sarah Chadwick           1                   3                        4           1

1673      Brian Herring & Ros Stevenson     2                   4                        6           3

1657      Brian & George Kitching               3                   2                        5           2

2300      Ken Goddard & Ann Britton           4                   5                        9           4

1607      Alan Mason & R.Wilbraham          5                  DNF(11pts)          15          6

1620      Ian Purkis & Yvonne McInnes       6=                DNF(11pts)          16          7=

  153      Brian Miatt & Margaret Purkis       6=                DNF(11pts)          16          7=

1421      Eric & Vincent Edmonds               8                  DNF(11pts)         18          9

2531      Vincent & Fiona Phillips              DNC(11pts)     1                        11          5

1153      Howard & Philip Steavenson        DNC (11pts)    DNF(11pts)          22         9=

Vintage Sunday

Sail No.  Helm & Crew                           Finishing Position and Points      Final Result  

                                                             First Race      Second Race     Points   Order

2531    Vincent & Fiona Phillips                    1                      1                    2           1

2266    Howard & Sarah Chadwick                3                      6                    9           3=

2487    Paul Turner & Chris. Marshall            4                      8                   12           6=

1657    Brian & George Kitching                    5                      4                    9           3=

1153    Howard & Philip Steavenson              2                      2                    4           2

1673    Brian Herring & Ros Stevenson          6                      5                   11          5

1607    Alan Mason & R.Wilbraham               7                     7                   14           8

2300    Ken Goddard & Ann Britton                9                     3                   12          6=   

1620    Ian Purkis & Yvonne McInnes             8                    10                  18           9

  153    Brian Miatt & Margaret Purkis          DNF(12pts)        9                    21         10