Lark Youth Championships and Belle Isle at Frensham Pond Sailing Club
by Charles Roome 25 Apr 2013 14:48 PDT
20-21 April 2013
Frensham Pond Sailing Club hosted two Lark events on the weekend of 20-21 April. Saturday saw the Youth Championships sposored by Zhik, and Sunday was the Belle Isle open meeting sponsored by GJW Direct.
Zhik Lark Youth Championships
The results after three races saw Emma and Matt White take the trophy.
| Pos | Helm | Crew | SailNo | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Net |
|---|
| 1st | Emma White | Matt White | 2471 | Waldringfield | ‑2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | Alex Philpott | Nigel Hufton | 2470 | Frensham | 1 | ‑3 | 3 | 4 |
| 3rd | Jack Hardie | Katrina Gilbert | 2469 | Frensham | ‑3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4th | Ben Shorrock | George Badge | 2339 | Frensham | 5 | ‑6 | 4 | 9 |
| 5th | Jess D'Arcy | Livvie Bates | 2507 | Frensham | 4 | ‑5 | 5 | 9 |
| 6th | Catherine Selfe | Lainey Teskelsen | 2530 | Stone | ‑8 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 7th | Molly Spiers | Isobel Spiers | 2535 | Frensham | 6 | ‑7 | 6 | 12 |
| 8th | Kian Andrews | Mark Chadwick | 2487 | Penzance | 7 | ‑9 | 8 | 15 |
| 9th | Eli Ebet‑Childs | Mike Williams | 1948 | Penzance | 10 | 8 | ‑11 | 18 |
| 10th | Louis Mellor | Rosie Targett | 2261 | Frensham | 9 | ‑10 | 9 | 18 |
| 11th | Imogen Gray‑Williams | Laura Mitchell | 2510 | Penzance | ‑11 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
GJW Direct Belle Isle
Race open began in light force 2/3 air with Stuart and Nick Hydon going for the middle of the lake with Nigel Hufton /Will Kennedy breaking off to the right hand side to be joined with another local Chris Ellis/ Judith Young. The Hydons managed to secure first place around the windward mark followed by Ellis/Young and then Hufton/Kennedy. By the second beat the Hydons had begun to pull out a lead although this was nearly lost when Stuart's toe strap broke causing an early bath!. Hufton/Kennedy maintained the pressure with a changing of place although it was the Hydons that eventually took first place. The battle for third was still tight with Phil Whitney /Lynda Williams challenging, but not quite beating Ellis/Young.
The second race began with the Hydon's opening up a huge lead up the first beat with Ben Shorrock and George Bridge rounding second. Hufton/Kennedy struggled from mid pack to climb to second as Shorrock/Bridge pushed them all the way. The Hydons took the gun with Hufton/Kennedy second followed by Whitney/Williams who capitalised when Shorrock/Bridge narrowly avoided a capsize.
Race 3 began with a tightly packed bunch that maintained its compactness throughout. Hufton/Kennedy were looking favourite but Whitney/Williams dropped low on the penultimate run taking the lead. Huton tacked out leaving Whitney/Williams to try the left hand side. With half the beat to go Hufton/Kennedy had taken the lead. Ellis/Young joined the battle for second crossing tacks with Whitney/Williams. On the line it was Hufton/Kennedy followed by Ellis/Young leaving Whitney/Williams third.
Thanks go to Frensham Pond SC for putting on a great event.
Open Meeting results:
| Pos | SailNo | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | 2495 | Stuart Hydon | Nick Hydon | Shustoke | 1 | 1 | DNC | 2 |
| 2nd | 2470 | Nigel Hufton | Will Kennedy | Frensham Pond | ‑2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd | 2530 | Chris Ellis | Judith Young | Frensham Pond | 3 | ‑7 | 2 | 5 |
| 4th | 12 | Phil Witney | Lynda Williams | Frensham Pond | ‑4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5th | 2339 | Ben Shorrock | George Bridge | Frensham Pond | ‑5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6th | 2459 | Nigel Denchfield | Fiona Stewartby | | ‑6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 7th | 2487 | Kian Andrews | Mark Chadwick | Penzance | 7 | 6 | ‑8 | 13 |
| 8th | 2469 | Laura Mitchell | Eli Ebel‑Childs | PZSC | ‑8 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 9th | 2510 | Mike Williams | Imogen Penzance | | ‑9 | 9 | 7 | 16 |