Noble Marine Enterprise U21s at Barnt Green Sailing Club

5-6 September 2009.  Full report by Paula Southworth and Paul Young. 

Day 1

Race 1 saw a good fleet of 22 boats launched in Force 2-3 sunny, bright conditions. Being the first start the fleet were confused by an individual recall, which some assumed as a general recall and recrossed the line. At a very busy first windward mark Mike Wood/Hugh Brayshaw from Draycote led from Christian Birrell/Hannah Sadler with Alan Roberts/Rob Lea Pilkington following 3rd who took the lead on the broad reach. On the 3rd mark there was a great deal of confusion as to whether it should be passed on the port or to starboard. Christian/Hannah then broke clear to lead at the next windward mark followed by Mike/Hugh with Matt/Rachel 3rd and with Lily Whitehead/Alex Dromgoole 4th, Alan/Rob 5th. Christian/Hannah built a huge lead in the race, followed by Matt/Rachel 2nd (Matt retired at the end of the race), Mike/Hugh 3rd, Alan/Rob 4th.

Race 2 was started after lunch in overcast conditions but in slightly stronger wind conditions. After a general recall Mike/Hugh just led at the first mark from Lewis Kneale/Liam Parker, Chester SC, 3rd Christian/Hannah, 4th Matt/Rachel, 5th Tom Hewitt/Hannah Adams from West Lancs SC. At the 2nd windward mark Mike/Hugh led from Christian/Hannah and Matt/Rachel 3rd and Tom/Hannah 4th. Mike/Hugh built a huge lead down the run. At the start of the 2nd lap Mike/Hugh maintained their lead from Chris/Hannah, Matt/Rachel, Tom/Hannah all finished closely together. 5th, 6th was closely contested by Alan/Rob and Richard Pepperdine/Tom Keyes Staunton Harold SC.

Race 3 started in overcast conditions and the strongest breeze of the day with an individual recall for Mike/Hugh. The fleet reached another busy first mark. Christian/Hannah rounded 1st followed by Tom/Hannah with two Barnt Green boats Kelsey Suggitt/Josh Stuart and Rory Jones/Rachel Lennox in hot pursuit. Matt/Rachel managed to improve their position from 5th to 2nd on the next lap. At the third visit to the windward mark Christian/Hannah were1st, 2nd Matt/Rachel, 3rd Tom/Hannah, 4th Alan/Rob, 5th Kelsey/Josh, 6th Mike/Hugh Race 3 final positions were 1st Christian/Hannah, 2nd Matt/Rachel, 3rd Tom/Hannah, 4th Mike/Hugh, 5th Richard/Tom. (Mike and Richard were very close over the line.)

Most sailors stayed overnight in tents after a meal and party in the Barnt Green S.C. Clubhouse.

Day 2

Race 4: 23 Enterprises saw a clean start in a Force 2 -3 with Christian/Hannah taking a 10 boat lead at the 1st windward mark with Richard/Tom, Tom/Hannah, Matt/Rachel, Mike/Hugh bunched behind in hot pursuit. Calum Mackenzie/Rory Mackenzie capsized at the windward mark adding to the chaos. Christian/Hannah continued to build a big lead on the following beat. Matt/Rachel were 2nd with Mike/Hugh and six others bunched in close pursuit. On the beat at the start of the 2nd lap Tom/Hannah sailed well getting 2nd place with Mike/Hugh pulling up to 3rd relegating Matt/Rachel to 4th. At the next windward mark Mike/Hugh 2nd, Matt/Rachel 3rd, Tom/Hannah 4th. Tom/Hannah established inside water on Mike/Hugh, Matt/Rachel at the jibe mark but unfortunately hit the ;mark and had to take a penalty turn. Very close racing in the next beat saw Mike/Hugh doing a 720 turn. Matt/Rachel regained 2nd place with Tom/Hannah 3rd. At the finish Christian/Hannah won the race by some four and three quarter minutes, Matt/Rachel 2nd, Tom/Hannah 3rd, Mike/Hugh 4th, Richard/Tim 5th and Carl Beck/Cerys Butcher West Lancs YC 6th

Race 5 started in a slightly stronger breeze that built throughout the race. The start line was chaotic, especially at the leeward end. Richard/Tom led at the first mark from Mike/Hugh with Christian/Hannah 3rd. Matt/Rachel were 4th, Kelsey/Josh 5th. Mike/Hugh edged past Richard/Tom on the run to lead by 2 boat lengths at the leeward mark. James Morgan/Sean Bates Wigan SC, unfortunately capsized at the leeward mark. Richard/Tom passed Mike/Hugh on the following reach but were unable to maintain this position, allowing Mike/Hugh to round the jibe mark on the inside. Richard/Tom regained the lead on the following beat after some very close racing with Mike/Hugh in hot pursuit in 2nd and Matt/Rachel some considerable distance behind in 3rd, 4th was Kelsey/Josh and 5th Lewis/Liam all very close to Matt/Rachel. Good sailing by Mike/Hugh on the next beat saw them start the following run ahead of Richard/Tom, who continued to apply pressure downwind. A very close tacking battle on the last beat saw Mike/Hugh take the winning gun just ahead off Richard/Tom 2nd, Matt/Rachel 3rd with Tom/Hannah closely behind him 4th, Kelsey/Josh 5th and Lewis/Liam.

The U21 National Championship was concluded with Prizegiving, where special thanks were given to our sponsors Noble Marine, the galley, bar and race team. A special plaque was presented to Barnt Green Sailing Club. It was an excellent event 23, U21 competitors is very good news for the future of the Enterprise Fleet and a provisional booking has been made for next year’s U21 National event at Barnt Green. This events success is possible due to the support the U21’s get from Enterprise Sailors, Parents, Friends, Committee members – the thanks are wide ranging but it was truly worth it to enjoy such a memorable event. Further detailed reports and pictures will be publicised in The Enterprise Diary, on the newly launched www.sailenterprise.org.uk    Yachts and Yachting report (the same) link

2009 Enterprise U21 Championship sponsored by Noble Marine Insurance
at Barnt Green Sailing Club 5-6th of September
Overall results, to Race 5
Pos	SailNo	Cat	Helm	Crew	Club	1	2	3	4	5	Points
1	22689		Christian Birrell	Hannah Sadler	RYA	1	2	1	1	24r	5
2	22487	J	Mike Wood	Hugh Brayshaw	Draycote Water SC	2	1	4	4	1	8
3	19876	t	Matt Johnson	Rachel Jackson	S Caernarvonshire YC	24r	3	2	2	3	10
4	22272	JT	Tom Hewitt	Hannah Adams	West Lancs YC	7	4	3	3	4	14
5	20518	t	Richard Pepperdine	Tom Key	Staunton Harold SC	6	6	5	5	2	18
6	23121		Alan Roberts	Rob Lea	Pilkington SC	3	5	7	7	7	22
7	22428	LT	Kelsey Suggitt	Josh Stuart	Barnt Green SC	8	8	6	9	5	27
8	22971	J	James Morgan	Sean Bates	Wigan SC	4	9	10	8	15	31
9	22570	T	Carl Beck	Cerys Butcher	West Lancs YC	9	24d	8	6	9	32
10	23138	J	Rory Jones	Rachel Lennox	Barnt Green SC	16	7	9	10	8	34
11	22400	J	Lewis Kneale	Liam Parker	Chester S&CC	11	12	11	13	6	40
12	20796	tJ	Calum Mackenzie	Rory Mackenzie	Ogston SC	10	10	14	15	11	45
13	22526	LJT	Abbie Hewitt	Jordan Porter	West Lancs YC	5	24r	13	16	13	47
14	21889		Tim Brownell	Max Nicholson	Ulley SC	14	11	24r	12	10	47
15	22102	LJT	Megan Adams	Beth Porter	West Lancs YC	13	13	15	11	14	51
16	21344		Tom Goddard	Tom Haslam	Dovestone SC	15	24d	12	14	12	53
17	22440	JT	Joe Taylor	Sam Evans	Barnt Green SC	12	14	16	17	17	59
18	22809	L	Lily Whitehead	Alex Dromgoole	Chester S&CC	18	15	18	18	24r	69
19	22901	CJ	Christopher Winters	Iain Leiper	Midland SC	20	19	17	20	16	72
20	21318	JC	Josh Bennett	Toby Gundy-White	Toddbrook SC	17	18	19	19	18	72
21	20266	LJt	Elizabeth Case	Emily Moyce	Midland SC	19	16	20	21	19	74
22	22869	LT	Katie Smith	Anna Hughes	Barnt Green SC	21	17	21	23	24r	82
23	22932	LJC	Jessica Pickworth	Rebecca Rowe	Barnt Green SC	24n	24n	24n	22	20	90

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