Day 3 of Cowes Week saw a change in the weather, with shifty east and south-easterly breezes replacing the westerlies of the first two days, saw new boats coming to the fore in many fleets today.
Winds were strongly influenced by a small slow-moving secondary low pressure system sat over Sandown Bay. In the eastern Solent there was more breeze than initially forecast, but it was shifting through an arc of 40 degrees.
The newly restored Bluebottle GBR 192, sailed by Graham and Julia Bailey and David Heritage, won her third consecutive race, but by a much smaller margin of only 19 seconds.
Newcomers to the Dragon class, Michael and Helen Wilson’s Christiania, spent a good chunk of the second half of today’s race in the lead. However, she slipped back to finish a close third, just 11 seconds behind Eric Williams’ second-placed Ecstatic.
Today most inshore racing tests a subset of sailing skills on very specific course layouts, but Cowes Week’s fixed start lines and longer races require a wide variety of skills, in much the same way as offshore racing.
There was also a focus on the regatta’s official charity, the Scaramouche Sailing Trust.
This exists – against the odds – to give students at inner London secondary school Greig City Academy life changing opportunities. They have five boats competing all week, ranging from a trio of 22-footers to the 45ft Scaramouche, which is racing this week with an all-girl crew.
Competitors can help the Trust continue its work in 2022 by donating to the fund-raising campaign here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/scaramouche2022
Daily results available here . . .
Cowes Week Day 3 leading results
IRC Class 0
1, Ran (Niklas Zennstrum)
2, The Jean Genie (Peter Morton)
3, Khumbu (Guy Gillon / Christian Hamilton)
IRC Class 1
1, McFly (Tony Mack)
2, Journey Maker II (Chris Jones)
3, Cobra (Michael Blair)
IRC Class 2
1, Jooped (John Cooper)
2, Incognito (Paul McNamara)
3, Yes! (Adam Gosling)
IRC Class 3
1, Elaine Again (Mike Bridges)
2, Fujitsu British Soldier (Fujitsu British Soldier, Army Sailing Association)
3, Njo Sails (Nicky & Tim Octon)
IRC Class 4
1, Jaywalker (Bob Baker)
2, Upstart (Robin Stevenson)
3, Nightjar (Jack Banks)
IRC Class 5
1, Whooper (Giovanni Belgrano)
2, Cool Blue (Simon Cory)
3, Frank 3 (Olly & Sam Love)
IRC Class 6
1, Banter (Handley James Families)
2, Stan The Boat (Toby Gorman)
3, Scherzo Of Cowes (Peter Morton and Alison Morton)
IRC Class 7
1, Woof (Jo Richards)
2, Suvretta (Chris & Victoria Preston)
3, Madelaine (Madelaine & Isobella Donald)
Performance Cruiser A
1, Panther (James Stableford)
2, Baby X (Charles Esse)
3, Tiaki (Charles youngman)
Performance Cruiser B
1, Anticipation (Pete Newlands)
2, Challenger (Adam Ridett and Phil Moore)
3, Solid Air (Richard Strong)
Performance Cruiser C
1, Sam (Peter Hopps, Hilary Cook & Serena Alexander)
2, Minx 4 (Jonathan Gardiner)
3, Islay (David Neville)
Cape 31
1, Gallivanter III (Tor McLaren & Team Gallivanter)
2, Katabatic (Lance Adams)
3, Squirt (Russell Peters & Family)
Contessa 32
1, Drumbeat (Eldred Himsworth, Mark Himsworth, Roger Shapland)
2, Andaxi (Donna Rouse-Collen)
3, Blanco (Ray Rouse)
Club Cruiser
1, Chameleon Of Cowes (Louis Kenna)
2, Panda Of Hamble (Barnes & Smyth)
3, Aqua (Ushaka) (Mark Attrill)
Daring
1, Dauntless (Giles Peckham, Milo Carver, Richard Romer-Lee)
2, Doublet (Graham Wilkinson)
3, Debutante (Sir Richard Ottaway)
Dragon
1, Bluebottle (Graham Bailey)
2, Ecstatic (Eric Williams)
3, Christianna (Michael & Helen Wilson)
Etchells
1, China Wight (Nick Stagg)
2, Sumo (Anthony Parke)
3, Rocketman (Rob Goddard)
Flying 15
1, Men Behaving Badly (Rupert Mander)
2, Fourwinds (Charles & Charlie Apthorp)
3, Forced Family Fun (Richard Jordan)
HP30
1, Moral Compass (Jerry Hill & Richard Faulkner)
2, Peggy (Jon Powell)
3, Go West Cogital (Alain Waha & Matthew Waite)
J/70 (Race 7)
1, Calypso (J Calascione & J Peters)
2, Chaotic (Nick Phillips)
3, Brutus II (Charles Thompson)
J/70 (Race 8)
1, Calypso (J Calascione & J Peters)
2, Chaotic (Nick Phillips)
3, Dsp (Douglas Struth)
J/70 (Race 9)
1, Jelvis (Martin Dent)
2, Calypso (J Calascione & J Peters)
3, Chaotic (Nick Phillips)
J/109
1, Brown Teal (Clementi, Sheldon & Walker)
2, Jenie (Charles & Rosie Berry)
3, Jazzy Jellyfish (Jamie Scrimgeour, Jamie Campbell & David Bennett)
Mermaid
1, Bluebell (CHARLES GLANVILLE)
2, Amethyst (Ben Few Brown)
3, Cynthia (John Sandiford Haigh)
Quarter Ton
1, Blt (Sam Laidlaw)
2, Bullit (Julian Metherell)
3, Per Elisa (N Dowling)
Redwing
1, Quail (James Wilson & Edmund Peel)
2, Harlequin (John Raymond & Matt Alexander)
3, Red Gauntlet II (Annie, Joe & Bel Robertson)
SB20 (Race 7)
1, Xcellent (John Pollard)
2, Breaking Bod (Charles Whelan & Richard McAdam)
3, Ethel (Oliver Hill)
SB20 (Race 8)
1, Ethel (Oliver Hill)
2, Breaking Bod (Charles Whelan & Richard McAdam)
3, Xcellent (John Pollard)
SB20 (Race 9)
1, Xcellent (John Pollard)
2, Ethel (Oliver Hill)
3, Breaking Bod (Charles Whelan & Richard McAdam)
Sigma 33
1, Stan The Boat (Toby Gorman)
2, Prospero Of Hamble (Allan Fraser)
3, Kerry Jeanne (Kerry Jeanne)
Sonar
1, Bertie (Alistair Barter)
2, Jenny (Simon clarke)
3, Acf Dolphin (Andrew Cassell Foundation)
Sonata
1, Joey (Andy Pinkham, Will Smyth & Ollie Smyth)
2, Bd2 (Alistair Bolton)
3, Sonic (Robin Leather)
Sportsboat
1, Justify (Ross Bowdler)
2, Laughing Fish (Neil Angel, Nick Denyer)
3, King Louie (Malcolm Thorpe)
Squib
1, Artemis 2 (Chris Rust)
2, Squiggle (Jono Brown)
3, Bacchante Vii (Joe Henry)
Sunbeam
1, Danny (Roger Wickens)
2, Query (Tim Hill)
3, Harmony (Patrick Green)
Sunsail F41.0
1, Don’T Panik (DON’T PANIK)
2, Opihr (Opihr Ocean Racing)
3, Hollis 2 (Mr Malcolm Hollis)
Victory
1, Pelican (Hugh Pringle)
2, Zinnia (Team Scammell)
3, Peregrine (Team Peregrine)
X One Design
1, Madeleine (Penelope Fulford)
2, Clair De Lune (Jeremy Baker)
3, Foxglove (Ashford, Stupple & Palmer)
