Write-Up
Thames Valley Mini Series - Overall ResultsThe inaugural Thames Valley Mini Series kicked off this year with five events scheduled at;
Island Barn Reservoir SC - RS Aero Sustainability Champs, March
Burghfield SC - RS Aero Spring Champs, April
Broadwater SC - Open, April
Papercourt SC - Open, September
Upper Thames SC - RS Aero UK River Champs, October
65 RS Aero sailors competed in at least 1 event and the series saw 6 different event winners!
Going into the final event the scores were very tight at the top of the field - just 2 points split the lead 5 with top Youth, Tim Hire, out in front!
With the final event, fittingly the RS Aero UK River Champs at Upper Thames SC, a pursuit racing format the series was only decided in the closing moments of the last race there with Peter Barton's RS Aero 9 just managing to catch Tim Hire and Gareth Griffiths in their RS Aero 7s.
Category Winners;
1st Peter Barton, Lymington Town SC
2nd Tim Hire, Royal Lymington SC, 1st Youth
3rd Gareth Griffiths, Island Barn RSC, 1st Master
6th Rosemary Dillworth, Bowmoor SC, 1st Lady
Results
*please let me know if you spot any mistakes! 5 events, best 3 to count
RS AERO THAMES VALLEY MINI SERIES 2018 |
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Rank |
Sail |
Name |
Club |
Island Barn- |
Burghfield- |
Broadwater- |
Papercourt- |
Upper Thames- |
Nett |
1 |
2549 |
Peter Barton |
Lymington Town SC |
100 |
3.5 |
2 |
100 |
1 |
6.5 |
2 |
2439 |
Tim Hire |
Royal Lymington SC |
2 |
9.5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
2148 |
Gareth Griffiths |
Island Barn RSC |
3 |
100 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
1747 |
Andrew Cooney |
Broadwater SC |
6 |
100 |
1 |
100 |
5 |
12 |
5 |
2204 |
Alan Markham |
Upper Thames SC |
100 |
23.5 |
12 |
100 |
8 |
43.5 |
6 |
1773 |
Rosemary Dillworth |
Bowmoor SC |
100 |
31.5 |
14 |
100 |
21 |
66.5 |
7 |
1575 |
Mark Carleton |
Papercourt SC |
4 |
100 |
100 |
2 |
100 |
106 |
8 |
2550 |
Chris Jones |
Sutton Bingham S C |
100 |
5.5 |
100 |
100 |
4 |
109.5 |
9 |
2552 |
Sammy Isaacs-Johnson |
Maidenhead SC |
100 |
9.5 |
100 |
1 |
100 |
110.5 |
10 |
1739 |
David Cherrill |
Broadwater SC |
100 |
15.5 |
3 |
100 |
100 |
118.5 |
11 |
1562 |
Toby Schofield |
Felpham SC |
5 |
13.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
118.5 |
12 |
1637 |
Greg Bartlett |
Starcross YC |
100 |
11.5 |
7 |
100 |
100 |
118.5 |
13 |
2325 |
Ned Stattersfield |
Wells-Next-The-Sea |
100 |
7.5 |
100 |
100 |
12 |
119.5 |
14 |
2427 |
Nigel Rolfe |
Burghfield SC |
100 |
13.5 |
100 |
100 |
9 |
122.5 |
15 |
2502 |
Peter Chaplin |
Burghfield SC |
100 |
19.5 |
100 |
100 |
7 |
126.5 |
16 |
1589 |
Chris Harrup |
Burghfield SC |
100 |
11.5 |
100 |
100 |
18 |
129.5 |
17 |
1964 |
Alice Lucy |
Rutland SC |
100 |
23.5 |
100 |
100 |
15 |
138.5 |
18 |
2285 |
Roger Cowan |
Burghfield SC |
100 |
33.5 |
100 |
100 |
13 |
146.5 |
19 |
2441 |
Jeff Davison |
Island Barn Res SC |
1 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
201 |
20 |
2442 |
Jonathan Bailey |
Hunts SC |
100 |
1.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
201.5 |
21 |
2459 |
Dave Lynall |
Bowmoor SC |
100 |
1.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
201.5 |
22 |
1099 |
Ralph Nevile |
Frensham Pond SC |
100 |
3.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
203.5 |
23 |
2553 |
Mark Riddington |
Emsworth Slipper SC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
5 |
100 |
205 |
24 |
2346 |
Ben Rolfe |
Burghfield SC |
100 |
5.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
205.5 |
25 |
2319 |
Steve Cockerill |
Stokes Bay SC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
206 |
26 |
1743 |
Neil Parsloe |
Broadwater SC |
100 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
100 |
206 |
27 |
1047 |
Ollie Meadowcroft |
Upper Thames SC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
6 |
206 |
28 |
1568 |
Caitie Atkin |
Whitstable SC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
7 |
100 |
207 |
29 |
1003 |
Tony Sproat |
Island Barn RSC |
7 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
207 |
30 |
2113 |
Chris Smith |
Island Barn RSC |
7 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
207 |
31 |
2214 |
Andy Norman |
Island Barn RSC |
7 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
207 |
32 |
1068 |
Charlie Sansom |
Bowmoor SC |
100 |
7.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
207.5 |
33 |
1574 |
Richard Guy |
Papercourt SC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
8 |
100 |
208 |
34 |
1750 |
Llewelyn Watkins |
Broadwater SC |
100 |
100 |
8 |
100 |
100 |
208 |
35 |
1705 |
Kate Wharmby |
Royal Lymington YC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
9 |
100 |
209 |
36 |
1517 |
Jane Hill |
Broadwater SC |
100 |
100 |
9 |
100 |
100 |
209 |
37 |
1544 |
James Witts |
Queen Mary SC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
10 |
100 |
210 |
38 |
2142 |
Tom Russell |
Island Barn RSC |
100 |
100 |
10 |
100 |
100 |
210 |
39 |
2603 |
Lily Barrett |
Island Barn RSC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
10 |
210 |
40 |
2320 |
Sarah Cockerill |
Stokes Bay SC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
11 |
100 |
211 |
41 |
1063 |
Peter Joseph |
Broadwater SC |
100 |
100 |
11 |
100 |
100 |
211 |
42 |
- |
Curtis McKay |
QueensmeadSC/HOAC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
11 |
211 |
43 |
2505 |
Neil Wharmby |
Papercourt SC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
12 |
100 |
212 |
44 |
1891 |
Paul Hills |
Rickmansworth |
100 |
100 |
13 |
100 |
100 |
213 |
45 |
2581 |
Peter Craggs |
York RI SC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
14 |
214 |
46 |
1002 |
Steve Swinchatt |
Broadwater SC |
100 |
100 |
15 |
100 |
100 |
215 |
47 |
2293 |
Caroline Martin |
Lee on Solent SC |
100 |
15.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
215.5 |
48 |
2002 |
Tim Alden |
Broadwater SC |
100 |
100 |
16 |
100 |
100 |
216 |
49 |
1677 |
Duncan Mactear |
Upper Thames SC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
16 |
216 |
50 |
1809 |
Iona Willows |
Dorchester SC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
17 |
217 |
51 |
2074 |
Matt Evans |
Great Moor SC |
100 |
17.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
217.5 |
52 |
2318 |
Karl Thorne |
Lymington Town SC |
100 |
17.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
217.5 |
53 |
2647 |
Keith Willis |
Lymington Town SC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
19 |
219 |
54 |
1 |
Roger Bone |
Burghfield SC |
100 |
19.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
219.5 |
55 |
2100 |
Julie Willis |
Lymington Town SC |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
20 |
220 |
56 |
1336 |
Joe Gallivan |
Spinnaker SC |
100 |
21.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
221.5 |
57 |
1009 |
Emily Watson |
Bowmoor SC |
100 |
21.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
221.5 |
58 |
2392 |
Phil Elford |
|
100 |
25.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
225.5 |
59 |
7 |
Jake Bullock |
Burghfield SC |
100 |
25.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
225.5 |
60 |
2114 |
Fernando Gamboa |
Lee Solent SC/ CDPA |
100 |
27.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
227.5 |
61 |
2141 |
Stephen Sharp |
Seafarers/Reading SC |
100 |
27.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
227.5 |
62 |
1120 |
Jae Jones |
Spinnaker SC |
100 |
29.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
229.5 |
63 |
1301 |
Emily Davis |
Great Moor SC |
100 |
29.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
229.5 |
64 |
1298 |
Richard Watsham |
Starcross YC / RNSA |
100 |
31.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
231.5 |
65 |
2223 |
Mark Fox |
Stokes Bay SC |
100 |
33.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
233.5 |
*Burghfield was class racing in two equal fleets, so the results tied. |