Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET Sailing – Seaview Regatta
Fives
A group of ORs, boys and the Master in Charge
ORSA battles the Old Wykehamists in the Mermaid keel boats at the Seaview Regatta 2015. The Winchester Fives courts newly painted After a period of some years where one court was used for storage the College has now restored the two courts to full use. The entrance hall and gallery have been carpeted, display boards and viewing facilities improved and the walls painted black. On Sunday November 29th an Old Radleian IV consisting of Duncan Neale (1982), Tom Maconie (1992), Rory James Duff (1992) and Peter Gwynn (2002) played and coached a group of Sixth form players and their Master in Charge, Dave Cox.
Real Tennis Henry Brind (1996) reports: The first OR Real Tennis match took place in November. Unfortunately we lost! However, we had an extremely enjoyable day playing against the Old Malvernians captained by Philip Shaw-Hamilton. This was the first time ORs have got together to play Real Tennis and we plan to have many more matches and social days in future. ORSA won the Rickards Cup beating the Radley Boys 2-0 in the team racing event. Above: Andy Thomas (Radley Boatman), Julian James (Radley Parent), Lauren Thomas, George Barker (Radley Sailing Coach), Jules Facer (1982), George Pitcher (2004), Simon Palmer (1987) Each year in September, current and old boys from Radley and Winchester meet up at the Seaview Yacht Club on the Isle of Wight for a day racing the Mermaid keel boats. Each team consists of 3 boats crewed with 2 or 3 sailors. Competition is always fierce, and this year was no exception. ORSA’s team this year was again a bit light on the OR front, but help was enlisted from within the wider Radley fold to crew the boats. The three ORs – Jules Facer (1982), Simon Palmer (1987) and George Pitcher (2004) – skippered the boats with a small handful of ringers – George Barker (Radley sailing coach), Julian James (Radley parent), Andy Thomas (Radley boatman) and Lauren Thomas (Andy’s daughter) – ably crewing. Proceedings were overseen by ORSA’s Commodore, Alexis Dogilewski (1958).
2nd, 6th and 9th places – not inspiring, but not completely embarrassing either! After lunch in sunshine at the Seaview clubhouse, the teams took to the water again for the team racing events. Winchester boys narrowly beat the Radley boys 2-1 and they also managed to beat the Old Wykehamists as well. ORSA succumbed to the pressure from Winchester and were beaten 2-0 by the Old Wykehamists. All was not lost however, and in the final series of races, ORSA managed to win against the Radley boys 2-0.
There was barely a breath of wind on Sunday morning but fortunately the wind picked up, along with sunshine, to ensure a good day’s sailing.
Proceedings finished with prize giving – still in the sunshine! Although conceding the Duke of Wellington Trophy to the Old Wykehamists again this year, ORSA managed to retain the Rickards Cup (ORSA vs Radley). This event will be run again in September 2016 and ORs of any sailing ability would be warmly welcomed. Information and points of contact are on ORSA Facebook and LinkedIn pages.
Twelve boats (3 from each team) were sailed off the moorings, and the day started with 2 fleet races as part of the “Bart’s Bash” event. ORSA managed
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The results were: Michael Carr (1979) vs Tim Harper 1-6 6-3 5-6 Mick Dean and Chris Lindsey (1972) vs Nigel Draffan and Bernard Weatherill 6-2 4-6 4-6 George Brind (1996) and James Donger (2005) vs Peter Begg and John Burnett 6-2 6-2 Ben Boddington (2007) vs Tom Bomford 3-6 2-6 Henry Brind (1996) and Alistair Mitchell-Inness (1993) vs Philip Shaw-Hamilton and Simon Constantine 3-6 4-6