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The Ri es Regatta 2017
The 2017 Ri es Regatta was held at Sea View YC on Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th June. Two days of ‘competitive’ sailing and another enjoyable Regatta Dinner in the Yacht Club
Two challenging days of sailing were met head on by a largely inexperienced eet. The Ri es Fleet put to sea on Day 1 in the teeth of a brisk, gusting to 24 knots, breeze that required steely nerves to run with the wind into a head tide and short waves that liberally wetted all aboard leaving face and hair caked in salt. Experienced or quali ed Helms (1RIFLES) were offered to novice crews with the 4RIFLES crew joining the now empty 1RIFLES boats. There was a full day of racing with 6 courses set by David Quekett and his Bridge for there was concern that the wind would die away completely
The 2017 Sailing Sheet
by dawn on Day 2. A glassy sea, and still condi- tions greeted the Fleet on Day 2 but the sunshine was dramatic in comparison to the previous Day. However, though light, the wind was suf cient to allow the Fleet to put to sea again with the challenge of playing with the spinnaker – made the more inter- esting following a confusing brief on deck. Never- theless, the “instruction” from Day 1 allowed crews to return to their own Mermaid with RHQ ‘B’ and 4RIFLES grasping the nettle of the gentle breeze to put into practice Lessons Learnt and all boats to differing degrees used their spinnaker while the body gently tanned in the sun. With this accumu- lated knowledge and , now, experience, it is hoped that many will return in 2018 and following years.
The 2017 Ri es Regatta Results
The Davies-Scour eld Bell – Best Battalion Boat
The Jefferson Trophy – Best Non-Battalion Boat
The Robert Hughes Memorial Cup – Best Young Crew The Haikkuan Ladies Cup – Best Ladies Crew
1RIFLES ‘A’ RHQ ‘A’ 1RIFLES ‘B’ Not competed
(Reaney, Pearson, Wrigley) (Lerwill, Marsh, Hazlitt) (Daly, Fisher, Robertson) No Ladies crews
TEAM
TRIAL RACE
RACE ONE
RACE TWO
RACE THREE
RACE FOUR
RACE FIVE
RACE SIX
RACE SEVEN
RACE EIGHT
TOTAL POINTS
OVERALL POSITION
CREW
(a)
(b)
(c )
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
(m)
1 RIFLES ‘A’
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
3
10
1
Reaney, Pearson, Wrigley
6RIFLES
2
4
5
2
2
2
4
1
1
16
2
Maymon, Peltor, Sharpe, Tarry
RHQ A
4
2
6
3
3
6
6
3
2
25
3
Lerwill, Marsh, Hazlitt
3 RIFLES
3
3
1
4
5
4
3
DNF
6
26
4
Jenkinson, Brash, Davis
1 RIFLES ‘B’
7
DNS
7
7
7
7
7
4
4
43
5
Fisher, Daly, Robertson
RHQ ‘B’
6
5
2
6
6
5
3
5
8
32
6
Balls, Eamer, Whittaker
5 RIFLES
5
6
3
5
4
3
8
DNF
7
36
7
Needham, Clark, Cruse, Webb
4 RIFLES
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS
5
6
5
(64)
8
O’Connor, Pearson, Warburton
The 2018 Ri es Regatta will take place on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th June.
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