The UK Etchells fleet gathered for the Bedrock Trophy on the the 14th & 15th of May.
Saturday started with light winds and a 2 hour delay till the sea breeze kicked in at 3pm. Despite the delayed start, the Royal Southern race committee managed to get two races completed for the 14 boat fleet.
Sunday’s weather brought strong wind and rain for the majority of the day. The 14 Etchells hit the water at 10:30am and completed four races despite the lack of sun.
Congratulations to Mila sailed by Lawrie Smith, Richard Parslow, Goncalo Almeida and Ben Saxton for overall winners. Shamal sailed by Anthony Parke, Ross Mackley, Josie Meredith and Carys Randeria were the first Corinthian boat.
The next Etchells event is Southern Areas Championships on the 4th/5th of June.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Bow No | Sail No | Yacht Bane | Skipper / Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | GBR 1434 | Mila | Lawrie Smith / Richard Parslow / Goncalo Almeida Ribeiros / Ben Saxton | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 70 | GBR 1470 | Gelert | James Howells / Ruairidh Scott / Jamie Lea | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | RET | 9 |
| 3 | 59 | GBR 1459 | Exabyte | Shaun Frohlich / Duncan Truswell / Ed Wright | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | 33 | GBR 1438 | Swedish BLUE | Ante Razmilovic / Brian Hammersley / Noel Drennan | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | 52 | GBR 1352 | Jolly Roger | Bruno Van‑Dyke / Matt Reid / George Downer | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | 92 | GBR 927 | Shamal (Corinthian) | Anthony Parke / Ross Mackley / Josie Meredith / Carys Randeria | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | 39 | GBR 1439 | Rocketman (Corinthian) | Rob Goddard / Matt Hannaby / Robby Boyd | 9 | 5 | RET | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 |
| 8 | 20 | GBR 1020 | Sumo (Corinthian) | Haydn Sewell / William Heathcote / Henry Heathcote / Oscar Cawthorne | 7 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 40 |
| 9 | 17 | GBR 1417 | China Wight | Nicholas Stagg / Simon Spraggs / Harry Blowers | 8 | 11 | 7 | DNC | DNC | 7 | 48 |
| 10 | 60 | GBR 1460 | MBF | Paul Brotherton / Hannah Peters / James Fawcet / Arran Holman | RET | RET | DNC | DNC | 3 | 2 | 50 |
| 11 | 94 | GBR 1194 | Mano (Corinthian) | Kate MacAdorey | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | DNC | DNC | 52 |
| 12 | 53 | GBR 1353 | The Plant Hunter | Malcolm Offord / Laurence Mead / Camilo Ordobo | 5 | 9 | DNC | 9 | RET | DNC | 53 |
| 13 | 71 | GBR 1271 | Ziggy (Corinthian) | Joe Bradley / Rhys Lewis / Mike O’Donovan / Olly Dowson/McGill | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | DNC | DNC | 54 |
| 14 | 9 | GBR 1409 | Ada (Corinthian) | David Maclean / Quentin Bes‑Green / Sul Sahota | 13 | 13 | 10 | RET | DNC | DNC | 66 |