Some Southern members' experiences from Cowes Week 2019...
Pat North, Sailing Chair, from a Race Management perspective:
"From the RYS start line
The courses, the starts, the race progression, radio comms with competitors and the finishes were all delivered by our fabulous Race Management team from Friday to Wednesday of Cowes 2019.
Our 14 man team provided the expertise for course setting, the cool concentration for the course read and time, the clear command to the gunner, the split second line calls, the high speed pin end control, the judgement to keep starters and finishers separate and the marathon finish recording. It was a great team effort.
Some made the daily, often wet and rough, trip from Hamble and we thank our motorboat drivers for that. Some stayed in Cowes and so mixed the day’s work with the many receptions and conversations with competitors, and our Yacht Club friends on the South Island."
Southern Results
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Royal Southern Tuesday Results
On Wednesday 28th we held our daily prize giving for Tuesday 27th, where we handed out trophies to the winners of the day:
Class
Trophy
Boat name
Owner/skipper
IRC 0
The Buckingham Coronation Challenge Bowl
42 South
Mark Rijske
IRC 1
The Spanish Admiral’s Cup
Kanreki
Mr and Mrs Russell Peters and Family
IRC 2
The Conrad Oldham Challenge Cup
Cobra
Mike Blair
IRC 3
The Firebird X Coronation Cup
Dusty P
Richard Patrick
IRC 4
The Gooch Challenge Cup
Leon
David Franks
IRC 5A
The Bramble Challenge Cup
Hot Rats
Robbie & Lis Robinson
IRC 6
The Fidalgo Coronation Cup
Whooper
Giovanni Belgrano
IRC 7
The Salamanda Cup
White Magic
Tom Hill
Cruiser A
The Boysterous Golden Winch
Panther
James Stableford
Cruiser B
The Bailey Cup
Anticipation
Pete Newlands
HP30
The Royal Southern Challenge Plate
Toucan
Glyn Locke
J/109
YCIF Plate
Jack Rabbit
Caroline Van Beelen and Rutger Krijger
Quarter Ton
The Swanwick Cup
BLT
Sam Laidlaw
Contessa 32
The Vega Cup
Drumbeat
Elrid Himsworth
Sunsail Match F40
Rope Walk Trophy
Tenzing
Simon Stevenson
Multihull
The Abstract Trophy
Buzz Fluid Boat Services
Phil Cotton
SB20
Aiden McElroy Bowl
Breaking Bod
Charles Whelan & Richard Mcadam
J/70
The Petter Noreng Trophy
Sorcha J
Tilly Harrison
Sportsboat
The Royal Southern Sportsboat Challenge Trophy
Spider Pig
Rob Mclean
XOD
The Waitamata Cup
Swallow
Russell Faulkner Maple
Best placed female helm
The Ariel Trophy
Haggis 2 in Cruiser Div C
Dawn B (Andrew & Rebecca Buchanan)
Best placed all female crew
Mermaid Trophy
Tutima
Kirsten Harmstorf-Schönwitz (14 ladies)
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The Team Competition
Another very special mention from Cowes Week must go to our Royal Southern Team of:
- Jiraffe (Simon Perry)
- Eat Sleep J Repeat (Paul Ward) and
- Mcfly (Tony Mack)
who won the inaugural Solent Team Trophy!
This coveted trophy celebrates the 50th anniversary of the formation of Cowes Combined Clubs, and our team are very pleased to have come away with it.
Our teams have had a clean sweep this year, so long may their success continue! -
Overall Trophy Winners & High Achievers
IRC Class 1
- 1st Place - Kanreki, crew member Jeremy Robinson
IRC Class 2
- 2nd Place - Mcfly, Tony Mack
- 4th Place - Chris Jones & Louise Makin
IRC Class 3
- 2nd Place - Sailplane Bucketlust, Joe & Rob Bottomley
IRC Class 4
- 4th Place - Devanti Tyres, Marie-Claude Heys
IRC Class 5B
- 1st Place - J'Ronimo, David Greenhalgh
IRC Class 6
- 2nd Place - GR8 Banter, Ian Handley
GRP Classic
- 1st Place - Arctic Skua, Tom Richardson
J/70 Class
- 1st Place - Eat Sleep J Repeat, Paul Ward
J/92 Class
- 2nd Place - J'Ronimo, David Greenhalgh
J/109 Class
- 2nd Place - Jiraffe, Simon Perry
Musto Young Skipper's Trophy
- 3rd Place - Sailplane Bucketlust, Joe Bottomley
J/70 Short Series
- 2nd Place - Eat Sleep J Repeat, Paul Ward
XOD Class
- 1st Place - Swallow, Richard Faulkner
Solent Team Trophy
1st Place - Royal Southern YC:
- J/70, Eat Sleep J Repeat, Paul Ward
- J/109, Jiraffe, Simon Perry
- J/111, Mcfly, Tony Mack