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Wednesday Evening Series at Frensham Pond Sailing Club

As the summer draws to a close, the Wednesday evening series at Frensham Pond Sailing Club comes to an end. Evening sailing offers some of the most exciting racing I’ve experienced at any club I’ve been part of. Participants often enjoy staying for dinner and a pint afterward, creating a lively atmosphere at the club.

One of the Laser sailors expressed his enjoyment during prize-giving, saying, “I wish I had done this more often this year; it is really fun.” It certainly makes the week feel shorter and keeps the excitement high until the weekend. Many use this opportunity for a weekly catch-up, and some even bring their dogs along for a sail!

This year’s series saw slightly lower participation, likely due to the rainy and poor weather at the beginning of the season, yet we still had 110 entries with 96 helms and 19 different classes competing over 20 races. The top classes included the RS200, ILCA 7, Solos, and GP14s, with an exciting influx of 8 Phantoms, a class that is rapidly growing in popularity. The competitiveness was evident, with the top 10 boats distributed across the PY list. Quicker boats often finished before the wind would die down, while a few specialist light wind boats ensured that the fleet remained diverse.

New sailors joined the series this year, adding to the vibrant mix. It’s always refreshing to see Stuart Brierly in his Laser; he exclusively races on Wednesday nights. Neil Carruthers finished 11th in a Solo and earned the title of the top boat not finishing inside the top 12 in the last three years. In another Solo, Martin Kemp was awarded the Endeavour prize, finishing 18th. Martin is improving his speed in his new Solo, and we hope to see him more often at the starting line. Monty Slump secured the title of the first youth helm in the RS200, finishing 19th.

The competition remained tight until the final race, with only 8 races counting towards the overall standings. I managed to secure first place in the 2.4 class, benefiting from a breeze in May before the weed became an issue. Stuart rounded off the series in 10th place with his ILCA 7. The Law brothers, Adrian and Simon, finished 8th and 9th respectively, just 3 points apart. Rob Beere in 7th with his ILCA 7 needed the last light wind race to consolidate his position. John Brooker, in 6th, had a steady season, ensuring he maintained a healthy points gap for a prize finish.

Jeremy Hudson, sailing his K1, finished 5th but struggled with weed later in the season; he’s been honing his de-weeding skills. Bryan Taylor edged ahead of Jeremy under a count-back to take 4th place with a strong string of second-place finishes. Clive Eplett, sailing his 100, opted not to race in the final event, likely for the best, and spent the evening enjoying a drink at the bar. Rebecca Videlo, racing in her ILCA 7, led from the start to finish first overall, finishing on equal points with Clive but winning on count-back.

A huge thank you to Paul Trevan for handling the results and to Rob Anstey for organizing the prize-giving and assisting in the galley when needed. Many thanks also to all those who performed their duties, making racing possible.

Overall, it has been an incredible summer at Frensham, both in local activities and away events. We anticipate the ILCA open next weekend and the RS200 open the following Wednesday. Many club members are still competing, and it’s quite hectic keeping up with all the results.

Overall Results:

Pos Class Sail No Helm Crew Rating 17th April 24th April 1st May 8th May 15th May 22nd May 29th May 5th June 12th June 19th June 26th June 3rd July 10th July 17th July 24th July 31st July 7th Aug 14th Aug 21st Aug 28th August Pts Rs
1st 4MR 1373 Megan Pascoe 1235 3 (DGA) 2 1 1 1 ‑5 1 4 ‑12.5 (DNC) 1 (DNC) ‑5 ‑8 (DNC) ‑6 (DNC) ‑5 ‑15 14 16
2nd ILCA 7 208896 Rebecca Videlo 1102 (SQA) (DNC) 1 ‑4 ‑7 3 2 ‑4.5 (DNC) 3 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 3 (DNC) 1 ‑4 4 1 18 13
3rd RS 100 8.4 509 Clive Eplett 999 2 1 (DNC) ‑6 4 2 (DNC) 3 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 3 (DNC) ‑5 (DNC) 2 (DNC) 1 (DNC) 18 10
4th Solo 6000 Bryan Taylor 1142 ‑6 3 (DNC) ‑7 (DGA) (DNC) ‑7 2 3 ‑16 1 (DNC) (DNC) 2 ‑9 2 ‑5 DGA (DNC) 2 20 15
5th K1 120 Jeremy Hudson 1070 1 2 ‑6 2 3 ‑5 3 (DNC) 2 4 (DNC) (DNC) ‑6 3 (DNC) (RET) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) ‑14 20 13
6th Solo 4730 John Brooker 1142 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) ‑8 2 (DNC) 1 ‑6 (DGA) 1 5 4 4 ‑9 ‑7 ‑6 4 2 (DNC) ‑13 23 15
7th ILCA 7 209411 Rob Beere 1102 DGA ‑7 4 (DNC) (DNC) ‑6 (DNC) 4.5 ‑6 2 2 6 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 1 (DNC) (DNC) ‑9 5 29.3 12
8th Solo 5700 Adrian Law 1142 ‑9 DGA 3 ‑11 6 ‑8 ‑12 ‑9 1 ‑12.5 DGA (DNC) 1 ‑8 ‑10 (DNC) ‑9 1 (DNC) 4 30 17
9th Solo 5742 Simon Law 1142 ‑11 4 (DGA) 5 5 DGA ‑10 (DNC) ‑7 ‑11 3 2 (DNC) ‑7 2 ‑8 ‑7 (DNC) 6 (DNC) 33.3 16
10th ILCA 7 164450 Stuart Brierley 1102 ‑10 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) ‑7 DGA ‑7 5 ‑10 4 ‑7 5 ‑10 (DNC) 3 DGA 5 ‑8 3 38 15
11th Solo 4658 Neil Carruthers 1142 (DNC) 5 7 ‑15 9 10 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) ‑15 8 ‑12 9.5 (DNF) ‑15 10 ‑13 8 (DNC) ‑11 66.5 15
12th GP 14 14283 David Youll D Day 1136 (DNC) 11 9 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) ‑19 (DNC) ‑23 7 DGA 7 (DNC) (DNC) 14 (DNC) 9 (DNC) 18 88 10
13th Europe 349 Helen McHale 1147 (DNC) (DNC) 12 ‑18 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) ‑18 11 ‑18 (DNC) 11 8 12 17 (DNC) (DNC) 7 11.5 ‑26 89.5 12
14th Solo 5285 Steve Brooker 1142 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 13 (DNC) (DNC) (RET) 17 9 (DNC) (DNC) 15 (DNC) 12 11 6 (DNC) 10 93 9
15th ILCA 7 24 Peter Neville Jones 1102 (DNC) 10 (DNC) 14 (DNC) (DNC) 15 (RET) 9 ‑19 10 14 (DNC) 14 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (RET) 16 (DNC) 102 11
16th ILCA 7 178220 C Brown 1102 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 16 11 13 (DNC) (DNC) ‑20 DGA 10 11 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 15 (DNC) 15 (DNC) 104.9 9
17th ILCA 6 182638 Ann Brand 1154 (DNC) 12 (DNC) DGA ‑17 12 14 16 (DNC) 14 14 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DGA (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (RET) 114.6 10
18th Solo 4685 Martin Kemp 1142 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 16 8 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) ‑26 15 15 (DNC) 13 16 (DNC) (DNC) DGA 21 (DNC) 120.3 9
19th RS 200 446 Monty Slump Peter Slump/I Sherwood 1046 17 9 (DNC) (DNC) 19 14 16 (DNC) 12 28 (DNC) (DNC) 13 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 128 8
20th Phantom 1353 Andrew Stainsby 1000 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 22 13 13 12 (DNC) 13 (DNC) 16 (DNC) 22 20 131 8
21st Solo 5074 Tony Bull 1142 (DNC) (DNC) 8 (DNC) (DNC) 4 9 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 8 (DNC) 11 (DNC) 9 10 (DNC) (DNC) DNC 170 7
22nd Comet 57 Steve Gregory 1210 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 17 15 (DNC) (DNC) 17 RET (DNC) 6 18 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC 25 228 7
23rd RS 100 8.4 259 Ian Gregory 999 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 4 DGA (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 1 6 DGA (DNC) DNC 7 DNC 249 6
24th ILCA 6 23627 Ann Howlett 1154 (DNC) RET (DNC) (DNC) 20 (DNC) (DNC) DNF (DNC) 31 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) RET 15 (DNC) (DNC) DNC 28 274 7
25th RS 200 264 F Goult N Yelland 1046 15 RET (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 19 (DNC) 13 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC 23 DNC 330 6
26th ILCA 4 23627 Ann Howlett 1213 18 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 13 22 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 22 DNF (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC RET DNC 341 6
27th Solo 4758/3122 Geoff Woollen 1142 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 11 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 11 5 DNC DNC 11.5 9 380.5 5
28th ILCA 7 164748 Kat Gilbert 1102 (DNC) (DNC) 5 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 2 (DNC) 4 DNC DNC 10 RET 385 5
29th RS 200 1613 Stefan Bennett Oliver Borders 1046 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 10 (DNC) 25 (DNC) 16 (DNC) 6 (DNC) (DNC) 12 DNC DNC DNC 402 5
30th ILCA 7 219211 Jonathan Hand 1102 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 19 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 20 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 16 (DNC) DNC DNC 10 DNC 22 420 5
31st 4MR 143 Kate Hedley 1235 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 12 12 (DNC) (DNC) 11 (DNC) 29 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC RET DNC 425 5
32nd RS 200 374 K English S English 1046 22 (DNC) SQA 20 18 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC 21 429 5
33rd GP 14 14149 Tony Perkins Kate Whyatt 1136 (DNC) 6 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 4 DGA (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC 473.3 4
34th ILCA 7 90612 Jenny Rust 1102 16 (DNC) 10 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 507 4
35th ILCA 7 216289 G Little 1102 7 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 9 11 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 582 3
36th RS 200 1643 Sam Goult Martin Goult 1046 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 14 DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 13 7
37th 4MR 105 Kate Whyatt 1235 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 8 21 11 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 595 3
38th Lark 2530 Chris Ellis Kirsten Kuhnert/Sophia Stamp 1062 20 (DNC) (DNC) 13 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC 596 3
39th ILCA 7 213544/221798 Kate Taylor 1102 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 9 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 10 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC RET DNC DNC DNC DNC 598 3
40th ILCA 7 161533 Ann Howlett 1102 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 16 11 13 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 19 (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 606 4
41st Europe 434 Hannah Carruthers 1147 (DNC) 8 (DNC) (DNC) RET (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNF (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC 609 3
42nd Quest 35 P Robinson Lily Robinson/J Robinson 1110 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 20 RET DNC DNF DNC DNC 616 3
43rd ILCA 6 191006 Emily Mackenzie 1154 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 19 (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 617 3
44th GP 14 7 K Robinson B Robinson 1136 SQA (DNC) (DNC) SQA (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC RET DNC DNC DNC DNC 629 3
45th RS 200 1349 R Gilbert W Gilbert 1046 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 5 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC 1 DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 672 2
46th ILCA 7 164748 Roger Gilbert 1102 4 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC 3 DNC DNC 673 2
47th Solo 4650 Ian Cherrill 1142 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC 7 DNC DNC DNC 8 681 2
48th Solo 5027 John Haine 1142 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 10 (DNC) (DNC) 8 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 684 2
49th Enterprise 21836 Kat Gilbert Oliver Gilbert/Caroline G 1133 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC 4 DNC DNC DNC DNC 16 686 3
50th ILCA 7 125626 Ben Goult 1102 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 14 6 686 2
51st ILCA 7 219662 Dan Shaw 1102 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 13 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC 8 DNC DNC DNC 687 2
52nd ILCA 7 171810 O Griffiths 1102 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 10 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC 14 DNC DNC DNC 690 2
53rd 4MR 150 Ian Campbell 1235 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC 12 DNC DNC DNC DNC 12 690 2
54th RS 200 1495 Tom Ahlheid Bee Nee 1046 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNF DNC DNC DNC 2 DNC 694 2
55th Solo 4222 Richard Dean 1142 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 698 2
56th Aero 7 2204 Andrew Soars 1061 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 17 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 703 2
57th RS 200 528 Jenna Berry Mave Parry‑Shield 1046 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNF (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 14 (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 706 2
58th Cadet 9367 N Fairhurst S English 1440 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 24 16 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 706 2
59th Solo 5493 John McGuiness 1142 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 30 12 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 708 2
60th ILCA 6 142104 Alison Cherrill 1154 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) 27 (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) (DNC) RET DNC DNC DNC DNC 717 2
61st Phantom 1390 Simon Bond 1000 Source