Racing Results - 2011

KIngs Head Cup - October 29th

1 Black Diamond
2 Cygnet of Argen
3 New Tricks
4 Moonshine
5 Hoppetosse
6 Hiawatha
7 Dionysus
8 Polo-IV
9 Speedwell
10 Airborne
11 Weekend
12 Moana
13 Nimrodel
14 Summertime

Teapot Race and Howlett Trophy - September 24th/25th

Teapot Trophy Saturday 24th
1 Moonshine
2 Hoppetosse
3 Diana II
4 Mimosa
5 Dionysus
6 Hiawatha
7 Scallywag
8 Sardinade

Howlett Trophy Sunday 25th
1 Moonshine
2 Dionysus
3 Hiawath
4 Polo IV
5 Samara
6 Mimosa
7 Wave Dancer
8 Diana II
Sardinade - Retired

Wallet Long Race - July 9th

1 Mimosa
2 Dinoysus
3 Airborne
4 Cartel
5 Samara
6 Scally EWag
7 Summertime
8 Hiawatha

Fully detailed tabulated results can be found at this link.

Goldie Challenge and Burnham Weekend - May 14th/15th

Robin Kemp (standing in for Ian Robinson who was on holiday) did a great job planning the race, which turned out to be excellent, and it was great to see such a large fleet taking part. Everyone had a fantastic time. Chris and Joyce provided the committee boat again, all very professionally executed as one would expect from such an experienced crew.

David Cooke organised the dinner in the Swallowtail restaurant at the Burnham Marina, with a fantastic turnout, a superb meal, with some members even coming by car to support. The Swallowtail did us proud, especially as they also had to cater for the Bradwell CC on the same evening.

Now the all important results:

1 Kahuna
2 Moonshine
3 Dionysus
4 Polo IV
5 Cartel
6 Hoppetosse
7 Hiawatha
8 Samara
9 Diana II
10 Electron
11 Scallywag
12 Nimrodel

You can find the full details of the results at this link.

Pursuit Race 23rd April

12 boats took part in the Pursuit Race to the Orwell at the start of the Easter Cruise. 11 boats raced and Joyce and Chris kindly took Calidris up to the Harwich Breakwater to perform the duty of Committee Boat at the finish.
The conditions were testing. Firstly, everyone had to be up very early after a very enjoyable pontoon party at Brightlingsea. Secondly, the wind was a light to non-existent north-easterly.

Andy Abraham’s Essex Smack Electron was first off at 0430. 20 minutes later Sardinade departed the Brightlingsea Spit cardinal. Then over the next 70 minutes Edge Beyond, Diana II, Aerial Spirit, Speedwell, Mimosa, Polo IV, Hoppetosse, Ostara and Moonshine successively followed.

The earlier boats had some benefit from the last of the night’s land breeze. As sun rose it killed the breeze in the Colne and then in the Wallet. Clearing the Colne Bar buoy to port against the building ebb tide became an impossible objective for most of the boats. Hoppetosse anchored on the Bar to have breakfast whilst they waited to see if any wind would return. It didn’t. By 0930 there were only 3 boats left in the race. Sardinade was off the Naze and some 7 miles in front of Speedwell and Polo IV and had any wind arisen they would still have been uncatchable. It was also clear that unless the race was cancelled the 3 boats would be faced with abandoning or being time expired.

Moonshine drifting into a new day on the Colne

We have a new name to add to the trophy – that of Sardinade. Congratulations to Nick and Tricia for making the best of the conditions. Polo IV judged they had not made any time on Speedwell so second place goes to Speedwell. Polo IV takes third place. Ian Robinson (Ostara)