47th Coppet Week Regatta at Saundersfoot Sailing Club

by Nina Mammatt 6 Jun 2019 06:59 PDT 26-31 May 2019

Launching at the 47th Coppet Week Regatta at Saundersfoot © Rob Davies

Saundersfoot Sailing Club has just hosted the 47th Coppet Week open sailing event with 62 boats entering this year from 30 different classes and 19 clubs. With a strong force 4 gusting to force 6 all week the sailing was fantastic and made for an exciting event for both the sailors and spectators.

All five races in the series were sailed at a very high standard with the first race of the week being won by Robin Wood (Llandegfedd) in his International Canoe for which he was awarded the RNLI pennant. The second race saw a change in winner with Rob Kennaugh and Andrew Prosser (Midland) coming through as the leading boat in their Merlin Rocket. Race 3 saw another new winner with youngster Sophie Edwards (Tata) taking first place in her 420 with Ruth Guy as crew. Robin Wood won Race 4 again in his IC and Race 5 once again saw Sophie and Ruth taking top place in their 420.

With all races done the overall winners of Coppet Week 2019 were Rob and Andrew in the Merlin Rocket. Second place went to Gareth Caldwell and Jon Gibbons (Blithfield) in an Osprey and third went to Sophie and Ruth in the 420. Well done to all the sailors who made it out everyday and completed the races, with the testing winds we have seen this week it is a great achievement!

A prize evening was held on the Thursday night and awards were handed out for the fast fleet, slow fleet and several different boat classes. We were also pleased to be able to present £395 to out local RNLI representative Liz Talboys.

Rob Kennaugh and Andrew Prosser win the 47th Coppet Week Regatta at Saundersfoot - photo © Ray Smith

Friday, as usual, was an individual race where we send the boats off at different times in a pursuit race. This year a Pico had a 5 minute head start over all the other boats and for a while it looked like he might stay ahead but in the last few minutes the strong winds saw the Ospreys living up to their name and flying down the downwind leg showing they really do rule the waves. First place went to local sailors Dan Jackson and Dave Griffiths (Tenby).

As always Coppet Week would not be possible without the huge man-hours provided by a small team of volunteers. I would also like to thank our sponsors the St Brides Hotel who provided the fantastic prizes for our prize draw. First prize went to visiting Merlin Rocket sailor Matt Smith who will be enjoying a short break with breakfast, dinner and spa session at the St Brides in the near future.

For those of us involved in the organisation of Copper week sailor satisfaction is so important and this year the feedback has been fantastic. The competition on the water and the atmosphere created by the competitors off the water make it the most exciting week of the year at Saundersfoot Sailing Club and I would like to extend my thanks to all who sailed, saved or spectated during the week. We look forward to seeing you back next year.

Pursuit race winners at the 47th Coppet Week Regatta at Saundersfoot - photo © Ray Smith

Overall Results:

Pos	Class	Sail	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	Merlin Rocket	3700	Rob Kennaugh	Andrew Prosser	Midland	3	1	3	4	42	11
2	Osprey	1331	Gareth Caldwell	Jon Gibbons	Blithfield	4	2	6	2	3	11
3	420	54124	Sophie Edwards	Ruth Guy	Tata	12	7	1	3	1	12
4	Osprey	1276	Daniel Jackson	Dave Griffiths	Tenby	6	20	2	5	5	18
5	Merlin Rocket	3787	Chris Martin	Michelle Evans	Midland	10	4	4	44	4	22
6	420	56114	Harri Bennett	Aston Grindrod	Tata	21	8	7	7	2	24
7	RS400	1091	Paul Keeling	Michelle Keeling	Blithfield	5	6	8	9	18	28
8	Merlin Rocket	3749	Colin Anderson	Sean Anderson	Blithfield	7	5	33	12	7	31
9	RS300	507	Rich Adams		Midland	9	14	5	6	16	34
10	Merlin Rocket	3624	Phil Mason	Paula Mason	Blithfield	8	9	22	8	20	45
11	Osprey	1348	Oscar Chess	Lisa Chess	Tata	11	16	10	25	10	47
12	Miracle	4011	Ian Fryett	Katie Fryett	Cardiff University	17	15	13	10	11	49
13	RS400	1186	Steve Stubbs	Jas Stubbs	Tenby	19	63	14	11	9	53
14	Merlin Rocket	3442	Matt Smith	Jared Lewis	Midland	14	12	20	17	12	55
15	Laser	182288	Robert Whitehouse		Waldringfield	16	18	15	16	63	65
16	Merlin Rocket	3765	Richard Dee	Nancy Gudgeon	Midland	33	24	18	14	13	69
17	Scorpion	2012	Alex Bale	J Bale		18	25	56	13	17	73
18	Europe	213	Daniel Osborne		Llandegfedd	28	26	9	15	24	74
19	Icon	11	Russell Lutwyche	James Vyse	Chase	20	11	26	18	31	75
20	Solo	4844	Alisdair James		Grafham Water	23	21	16	19	22	78
21	Solo	5463	David Pickering		Chase	29	19	11	24	42	83
22	Laser Stratos	782	Neil Williams	Gill Williams	Llandegfedd	25	17	17	26	28	85
23	Laser Radial	197924	Jamie Mason		Blithfield	32	28	19	22	21	90
24	Laser	141550	Eric Ison		Frampton	27	27	29	23	19	96
25	Solo	5338	David Plester		Saundersfoot	36	29	24	21	27	101
26	Osprey	1114	Ros Downs	David Downs	Tata	22	30	28	30	23	103
27	Solo	5837	Richard Instone		Chase	35	23	56	32	14	104
28	IC	344	Robin Wood		Llandegfedd	1	42	63	1	63	107
29	Solo	4278	Guy Humphrey		Grafham Water	38	33	23	27	25	108
30	Osprey	1245	Keith McDonald	Andy Brittain	Small Heath	40	63	30	33	8	111
31	Mirror	69646	Dave Edwards	Hattie Edwards	Tata	13	10	27	63	63	113
32	International Moth	3663	Lyndon Beasley		Greensforge	24	13	56	20	63	113
33	GP14	13856	Mike Whittaker	Marty Whittaker	South Staffs	30	35	25	29	63	119
34	Enterprise	22901	Paul Young	Jan Kimber	Midland	34	36	32	28	26	120
35	Blaze	839	Alex Walton		Chase	2	3	56	63	63	124
36	RS400	475	Rhys Jones	Gary Broome	Tata	54	34	34	44	30	142
37	RS Aero 7	1207	Mark Tissiman		Saundersfoot	37	37	38	37	32	143
38	Laser 2000	21319	Jo Musson	Steve Roblin	Saundersfoot	63	63	12	63	6	144
39	Europe	293	Jack Osborne		Llandegfedd	47	39	39	36	33	147
40	RS200	1398	Paul Griffiths	Julia Griffiths	Saundersfoot	63	63	21	34	29	147
41	Laser Radial	151646	Rosie Mammatt		Saundersfoot	41	40	41	38	37	156
42	Phantom	1403	Steve Turner		Chase	44	45	37	35	42	158
43	Laser Vago	388	Cathy Goodwin	Leah Murphy	Port Dinerwic	46	41	40	63	34	161
44	Laser Radial	206363	Ben Roberts		Saundersfoot	15	22	63	63	63	163
45	Solo	4580	Ralph Evans		Arden	49	44	44	39	36	163
46	Blaze	680	Collin Spence		Chase	42	46	45	31	63	164
47	Topaz Mango	3093	Sam Underwood	Iolo Bagnall	Saundersfoot	51	43	48	40	35	166
48	Pico	7901	Alex Farr	Rupert Farr	Saundersfoot	63	63	31	63	15	172
49	Blaze	838	Dave Watkins		Chase	26	31	56	63	63	176
50	Supernova	1189	Tom Chadfield		Blithfield	31	32	56	63	63	182
51	Enterprise	22629	Trevor Pearson	Louise Hassall	Midland	45	38	42	63	63	188
52	Solo	5097	John Taylor		Bartley	39	63	35	63	63	200
53	Streaker	1546	David Morrice		Greensforge	50	63	46	41	63	200
54	Graduate	2966	Malcolm Williams		Saundersfoot	52	48	47	63	63	210
55	Laser Radial	182445	Jeff Townsend		Blithfield	63	47	63	63	42	215
56	Laser	100363	Francis Staples		Shropshire	63	63	36	63	63	225
57	Merlin Rocket	3794	Julian Harms	Helen Harms	Midland	43	63	56	63	63	225
58	Mirror	66781	John Shoesmith	Ben Willis	Staunton Harold	63	63	43	63	63	232
59	Solo	5448	Bob Cartwright		Blithfield	48	63	63	63	63	237
60	International Moth	4027	David Morrice		Greensforge	63	50	63	63	63	239
61	RS100 8.4	238	Martyn Osborne		Llandegfedd	63	63	63	63	63	252
62	Topper	48324	Ross Ferguson		Blithfield	63	63	63	63	63	252