Velvet Elvis wins J/109 Western Solent Championship
The J/109 Western Solent Championships took place over the weekend of 8/9 May
2010. This year the event was run by Royal Lymington Yacht Club in Christchurch
Bay. Saturday was cold and the wind was light and shifty. With short breaks
between races, the PRO got all four scheduled races in. J-Dream (David & Kirsty
Apthorp) led the first race only to get the second beat wrong and to finish third to
Velvet Elvis (Adam Wright) and Jambhala (Gill Ross/Richard Sainsbury).
The
second race of the day was won by Jambhala who led the fleet from the start, whilst
Velvet Elvis, Jahmali (Mike & Sarah Wallis) and J-Dream tussled for 2ndto 4th. Velvet
Elvis won the last two races of the day to give them the overnight lead from
Jambhala, who was on equal points with J-Dream .
On Saturday evening the Club held an excellent dinner and the band played two or
three encores! Sunday morning saw a few sore heads and 12-16 knots. Again it
was important to play the shifts and J-Dream regained her winning form to win all
three races. In the first race on Sunday Jibe! (Robin Taunt) finished second.
Afterwards Robin said, “We have really enjoyed our first one-design regatta. It is
close and competitive.” Jibe! Finished third in the second race of the day to Velvet
Elvis.
Despite the clean sweep on Sunday by J-Dream it was not enough to beat Velvet
Elvis who sailed consistently all weekend and are deserving winners of the J/109
Western Solent Championships 2010.
Rank
Boat name
yacht
Sail
No.
Helm
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
Total Nett
1st
Velvet Elvis
J/109 4809
Adam Wright
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
(3.0) 2.0
2.0
12.0
9.0
2nd
J Dream
J/109 7005
Kirsty & Dave
Apthorp
3.0
(4.0)
3.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
15.0
11.0
3rd
Jambhala
J/109 5409
Gill Ross & Richard 2.0
Sainsbury
1.0
4.0
(5.0)
5.0
4.0
3.0
24.0
19.0
4th
Jahmali
J/109 8901
Mike Wallis
4.0
3.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
5.0
(10.0) 34.0
24.0
5th
Jibe
J/109 1509
Robin Taunt
9.0
(11.0) 7.0
6.0
2.0
3.0
5.0
43.0
32.0
6th
Outrajeous
J/109 9931
Richard Griffith
6.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
4.0
(9.0) 4.0
41.0
32.0
7th
Jumping
Jellyfish
J/109 2709
David Richards
7.0
6.0
5.0
3.0
7.0
(8.0) 7.0
43.0
35.0
8th
Audajious
J/109 9047
David Jobson
8.0
7.0
8.0
(9.0)
8.0
6.0
6.0
52.0
43.0
9th
High Tension
J/109 4909
Andrew Given
5.0
8.0
(9.0) 8.0
9.0
7.0
8.0
54.0
45.0
10th
Design Star 2 J/109 5109
Roger Phillips
10.0
9.0
10.0 (11.0) 10.0 10.0 11.0
71.0
60.0
11th
Go Easy
Stephen Armitage
(11.0) 10.0
11.0 10.0
73.0
62.0
J/109 6709
11.0 11.0 9.0