Twenty boats joined 13 from the local fleet at Parkstone Yacht Club for the Salcombe Gin Flying Fifteen Southern Championships over the weekend of 18 - 19 June 2022.

As the fleet headed out into Poole Bay on Saturday morning there was a shifty Northerly breeze. With averages of around 10 knots Race Officer Andrew Hartley set a windward leeward course for the first race of the day. By they time the fleet started they were racing in an average of 16 - 19 knots with gusts of 27 knots. There was a large shift up the first beat and those who went right lost out to those who headed straight for the beach. Jeremy Davy and Martin Huett in 3760 won the first race with Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader on 4096 in second and the new partnership of Shane MacCarthy and Nigel King in 4085 were third.

With the wind consistently averaging the high teens the race team set a triangle sausage course for the second race. Jeremy Davy and Martin Huett remained consistent with another win and were followed by Charles and Charlie Apthorp in 3957 in second and Richard Lovering and Matt Alvarado in 4002 in third.

Race 3 saw a new race winner with Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader taking line honours, with Charles and Charlie Apthorp in second and Richard Lovering and Matt Alvarado in third.

The fleet returned to shore in gusts of 30 + knots to a beer on the slipway with plenty of smiles and comments of spectacular conditions and awesome reaches out on the racecourse. Thanks to our very generous sponsors, Salcombe Gin, Digital Sailing, Hyde Sails, Pinnell and Bax, Goacher Sails, North Sails and Ovington Boats a daily prize-giving was held whilst the competitors enjoyed a curry in the Clubhouse.

Sunday morning saw a delay as the fleet waited for enough water to launch before heading back to the bay in a shifty North Easterly. The race officer set a triangle sausage course for the first race of the day. Andrew Jameson and James Grant on 4060 took line honours followed by home boat of Richard Whitworth and Ben Scroggie in second and Chris Waples and Simon Hunt in 4061 in third.

Going into the last race of the weekend the Championship was between Jeremy Davy and Martin Huett and Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader. Jeremy and Martin took line honours for the third time during the weekend giving them the overall Championship. Richard Lovering and Matt Alvarado took second resulting in them finishing 3rd overall and Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallander's 3rd meant they finished 2nd overall. A huge thanks to last minute sponsor Sarah Hornby Art for donating a painting of a flying fifteen for the Championship winner.

The fleet returned to the club for afternoon tea and the overall prize-giving. A huge thanks to last minute sponsor Sarah Hornby Art for donating a painting of a Flying Fifteen for the Championship winner.

A great weekend of spectacular sailing conditions and an opportunity to catch up with fellow flying fifteen sailors.

Overall Results:

Position	Division	Boat Name	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Points
1st	Red		3760	Jeremy Davy	Martin Huett	Draycote Water SC	1	1	6	‑8	1	9
2nd	Red	Oooh La La	4096	Ian Pinnell	Ian Cadwallader	HISC	2	‑9	1	5	3	11
3rd	Red	Hyderated	4002	Richard Lovering	Matt Alvarado	HISC / WYC	‑19	3	3	7	2	15
4th	Red	FFil the Greek	4060	Andrew Jameson	James Grant	HISC/WYC	6	8	5	1	‑11	20
5th	Red		4085	Shane MacCarthy	Nigel King	Greystones SC	3	7	‑8	4	7	21
6th	Red	Fourwinds	3957	Charles Apthorp	Charlie Apthorp	HISC	‑11	2	2	9	9	22
7th	Red	Puffa Fish	4089	Hamish Mackay	Andrew Lawson	Royal Thames YC/HISC	‑9	5	4	6	8	23
8th	Red	Noughty	4100	Greg Wells	David Tulloch	HISC	4	11	7	‑25	6	28
9th	Red	phoenix	4083	John Lavery	Alan Green	National YC	7	10	9	‑17	5	31
10th	Blue	Agatha	4030	Alastair Stevenson	David	Datchet Water SC	‑13	13	13	12	4	42
11th	Blue	Really Flying	4024	Simon Kneller	Ashley painter	Grafham water	10	‑15	11	10	12	43
12th	Red	Windbreaker	4080	Simon Patterson	Simon Thompson	Draycote Water SC	‑18	6	10	15	15	46
13th	Blue	#Sparks	4061	Chris Waples	Simon Hunt	HISC	17	‑19	16	3	18	54
14th	Blue	Defying Gravity	3914	Adrian Tattersall	Glyn Morgan	PYC and FBYC	12	14	14	‑28	16	56
15th	Blue	Quindici	4069	Bill Chard	Josh Preater	Chew Valley Lake SC	16	12	12	‑22	17	57
16th	Blue	FFUK	3851	Ian Linder	Sam Moore/Kevin Sweetman	Burghfield SC	15	16	‑19	14	14	59
17th	Blue	Footloose	3922	Crispin Read Wilson	Steve Brown	Parksone YC	14	18	23	11	(DNS)	66
18th	Green	Parkstone Penguin	4088	Geof Gibbons	Nick Gibbons	Parkstone YC	‑26	23	17	13	13	66
19th	Red	Sparks & Bubbles	4033	Justin Waples	Ella Waples	RCYC & RHYC	24	17	15	18	(DNF)	74
20th	Blue	Freakin Fantabulous	4020	Richard Whitworth	Ben Scroggie	Parkstone YC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	2	10	80
21st	Red	Raffi	4102	Andy Tunnicliffe	Paul Davis	Bassenthwaite SC	8	4	(DNF)	DNC	DNC	80
22nd	Green	Ffizzgig	4036	Richard Linford	Chris Jermyn	Parkstone YC	20	21	18	‑23	21	80
23rd	Green	Ffantasia Too	3934	Graham Davies	Judith Spark	Parkstone YC	21	‑25	25	16	19	81
24th	Green	Last Fling	3674	Martyn Davies	Richard Coleman	Brading Haven YC	‑25	20	24	19	20	83
25th	Green	Raving Mad	3966	Richard Ledger	Alan Baker	Parkstone YC	22	(NCS)	22	24	22	90
26th	Blue	Vaquero	4027	Michael Clapp	Howard Shawyer	Parkstone/Datchet	‑30	26	20	21	25	92
27th	Green	Offbeat	4054	David McLeman	Anne‑Laure McLeman	Parkstone YC	‑27	24	21	27	24	96
28th	Green	ffido	4041	Simon Richard Ker Cooper	Alastair Richard Ker Cooper	Bewl Sailing Assoc	28	(NCS)	26	26	23	103
29th	Blue	Ineffable	4084	Tim O'Brien	Pip Noon	GWSC	‑29	22	27	29	26	104
30th	Blue	Land Of Conffusion	3537	Bob Alexander	Huw Willetts	Parksone YC	5	(DNF)	DNS	DNC	DNC	107
31st	Green	Gripple Nipper	3758	Graham Latham	TBA	Parksone YC	23	27	(DNS)	DNC	DNC	118
32nd	Green	Freewheelin	3901	Peter Biggs	T Annels/D Butters	Parkstone YC	31	(DNF)	DNS	20	DNS	119
33rd	Green	FFoenix	3850	Christina Moncur	Stephen Moncur	Parkstone YC	(DNF)	DNS	DNS	DNC	DNC	136

Report by by Christina Moncur

Sailing Photos © Digital Sailing (all images taken available for purchase)
Winners Photo © Sarah Hornby