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Whitstable Week 2024 at Whitstable Yacht Club

by Steve Gray 8 Aug 21:48 NZST
Overall winners, Rick and Sarah Perkins - Whitstable Week © Louise Provan

Whitstable Yacht Club's premier club competition, once again supported by Holidaycottages.co.uk, lived up to expectations with some great racing over five days, backed by some epic evening socials. Seven All-in-Handicap races were completed with a mix of strong, medium and light breezes giving conditions to suit most classes and sailors at some time for the 53 boats competing.

Wednesday saw a strong NE breeze that gave the Darts the opportunity to shine - Dickie Ledger and Sarah Oliver won both races with daughter Abby Ledger and Amy Moore following with two seconds. Following were the Tasar of Rick and Sarah Perkins with 4, 3 and Laser of Christian Brewer with 3, 6. Memories of Whitstable Weeks past were made by the Flying Dutchman sailed by Andy Provan and Mike Hanson who finished the first race in style before an untimely capsize in race two.

Note should also be made of a spectacular nosedive and cartwheel capsize by Robert Govier and Peter King's bright orange Tornado, however they were up again and running in less than two minutes to claim 15th place in the race!

The NE breeze slackened for day two giving opportunities to the dinghies which Rick and Sarah took full advantage of with two wins. Christian Brewer took 2,8 to stay in the hunt, John Silk in a Laser took 3,3 to head the Lasers for the day followed by Nick Stephens from Herne Bay SC with 4,5. The Darts struggled with the conditions, Dickie and Sarah with 12, 26 and Abby and Amy with 19,20.

Friday saw another day of NE breeze with the first race in moderate conditions. Rick and Sarah made it three wins in a row followed by the RS500 of Angelyna Gheur and Harry Wilson who made the most of their early speed in a dying wind. Adam Whitehouse was 3rd in his Laser followed by the Tasar of Zanna Gooch and Liz North in 4th and the consistent Laser of Nick Stephens 5th. The 2nd race was abandoned as the wind dropped away leaving a long paddle to shore or a tow for the lucky ones!

Saturday saw a moderate increasing to brisk W/SW wind and saw Abby and Amy's Dart get off the start line well to beat Dad and win both races. Dickie and Sarah's Dart scored 3,2 whilst Rick and Sarah matched them with 2,3. Harry Newton took 4,4 in his Laser whilst Robert and Peter finished 7,5 in their Tornado as the wind increased.

Sunday dawned bright and sunny but with very little breeze leading to racing been abandoned for the day.

The consistent Tasar of Rick and Sarah Perkins won overall finishing no worse than 4th in any of the 7 races. They were followed by Dickie Ledger and Sarah Oliver in 2nd due to the 12th they scored in race 3. Nick Stephens finished 3rd in his Laser. The Asymmetric prize went to Angelyna and Harry and the under 18 prize to William Marsh in his Laser 4.7, with Finn Crockatt 2nd and Joe Barton 3rd and best Topper.

The social scene reflected the profile of WYC currently with a young person's BBQ on Wednesday, the club band playing a full set on Thursday and a highly competitive quiz on Friday night which absolutely nobody took too seriously. Saturday night started with the Commodore's Cocktails once again supported by Holidaycottages.co.uk followed by star band Sold on Soul which kept everybody dancing until late.

It was an amazing five days which came about due to the efforts of a large number of volunteers who gave their time to make it happen. The race crews, safety boat crews, recorders, bar staff, band members, quizmasters and many more were the true stars. And we even managed to watch the Olympic sailing every day on the big screen in the bar - not something we have done before at Whitstable Week - it was an epic event!

Overall Results: (fleet breakdowns available here)

PosClassSailHelmCrewR1R2R3R4R5R7R8Pts
1TASAR2629Rick PerkinsSarah Perkins‑4‑3111238
2Dart 187429Richard LedgerSarah Oliver1112‑26‑173219
3LASER204548Nick Stephens 54455‑9‑923
4Dart 187512Abby LedgerAmy Moore22‑19‑20181124
5LASER212015Christian Brewer 36528‑11‑1824
6TASAR2633Zanna GoochLiz North137284(DNS)(DNS)34
7MERLIN‑ROC3736Jon BloicePhilippa Bloice‑12(RET)74612635
8LASER216730Paul Kelly 10961114‑17‑1650
9TORNADO404Robert GovierPeter King151013.5‑22‑247550.5
10RS 500532Angelyna GheurHarry Wilson(RET)(DNS)189221757
11LASER217828Mike Hanson (DNC)(DNC)91411101559
12LASER217757David Sansom 811‑2119‑21161165
13LASER 4.7216212William Marsh 68251716(DNC)(DNC)72
14WANDERER1561Richard MaltbyAdam Wickenden/Tony Ullman/Jonathan Loynes‑1917‑231810131775
15LASER211435Jon Silk 7(DNS)339(RET)DNS76
16LASER RADI177578Finn Crockatt 1113(DNC)(DNC)26141377
17LASER188353Matt Crockatt 1616‑221215‑221978
18TOPPER36348Joe Barton 141213.5‑2420‑232281.5
19TASAR611Andy JacksonYvo951010(DNC)(DNC)DNC88
20TOPPER32356Ollie Low 2214‑3125‑312720108
21LASER217418Andrew Provan (DNC)(DNC)1715DNC1514115
22LASER183125Edmund Wilson (RET)(RET)1116DNC1821120
23TOPPER2Freya Crockatt 18152831(DNC)29(DNS)121
24LASER219042Adam Whitehouse (DNC)(DNC)DNCDNC388127
25TASAR2643Stephen BakerMei Baker(DNS)(DNS)15612DNSDNS141
26MUSTO SKIF74Alastair Gould 2418(DNC)(DNC)DNC2623145
27LASER184334Kelvin Tolson (DNC)(DNC)26231925RET147
28ALTO111Andy HockeyJayne Thorpe(RET)(DNS)161313DNCDNC150
29LASER202316Harry Newton (DNC)(DNC)DNCDNCDNC44170
30LASER212200Charles Campion (DNC)(DNC)DNCDNC75RET174
31MERLIN‑ROC3752Huw ReynoldsJon Dennis(DNS)(DNC)87DNCDNCDNC177
32LASER130733Bevis Field (DNC)(DNC)DNCDNCDNC610178
33LASER RADI183304Sally Newcombe (DNC)(DNC)272122DNSDNS178
34TASAR2308Veronica MooreRob Spaughton(RET)(DNS)202925DNCDNC182
35TOPPER48RLouise Harnett (DSQ)(RET)DNCDNC232824183
36TASAR65ARuth OliverMike Oliver17(RET)3030(DNC)DNCDNC185
37LASER164782Duncan Oliver (DNC)(DNC)242730DNCDNC189
38LASER RADI178491Will Smith (DNC)(DNC)DNCDNCDNC2012194
39TASAR2909Matt LowTBA(DNC)(DNC)322828DNCDNC196
40TASAR2306Chris GerryBob Bell(DNC)(DNC)293232DNSDNC201
41RS Aero 73804Ravi Singh‑Verma (DNS)(DNS)333335DNSDNS209
42STREAKER1905Fef Griffin (DNC)(DNC)343433DNCDNC209
43TASAR2627Paul McNallyJo Phillips(DNC)(DNC)353534DNCDNC212
44FLYING DUT369Andrew Provan 23(RET)(DNC)DNC29DNCDNC214
45LASER RADI174574John Phelan (DNC)(DNC)DNCDNCDNC19DNC235
46TOPPER49024Elliot James 20(DNC)(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC236
47Dart 187978Richard Jones 21(RET)(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC237
48TASAR638Ali NicolsonJo Phillips(DNC)(DNC)DNCDNCDNC24DNS240
49SUPERNOVA1290Francis Stileman (DNC)(DNC)DNCDNC27DNSDNS243
50WANDERER890Fef GriffinSam Lock(DNC)(DNC)DNCDNCDNC30DNS246
51=B14GBRSimon HadleyNikki Hadley(DNC)(DNC)DNCDNCDNCRETDNC270
51=TOPPER78AHenry Ross (DNC)(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNSDNS270
51=LASER176744Matt Low (RET)(RET)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNC270

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