RTI 2021 - HOEOCA RESULTS
Posted by on 6 July 2021
A somewhat 'misty' start
Still 'misty' at St Catherine's
White Mistral, crewed by HOEOCA members Alistair Kingham and Paul Russell along with Luke Russell, Hugh Rashleigh and skippered by owner David Ardron, had a fantasctic weekend away competing in the RTI 2021 event.
Crew of Misty
Whilst early morning weather was grey, overcast and very light winds, as per the forecast winds soon became ideal for sailing conditions allowing Misty at one point to be carrying Mizzen, Mizzen Staysail, Main and spinnaker sails all at the same time. For a heavy boat built in the mid 80's we put distance on many lighter and seemingly faster boats in our class and even encroached into higher class boat company as we secured 284th place from nearly 1200 yachts competing. This was the best result Misty has delivered as again, at nearly 9 tonnes she does need decent wind to get her going! The crews ability to set and sail with 4 different sails at one time was a great excitement...... to cap it all we arrived back into Cowes at 6pm allowing ample time for an onboard BBQ before settling down with a good bottle of red to watch the football...... so two good results on the day!!! As usuall, although not on an official HOEOCA boat, I feel that Alistair and I maintained the HOEOCA spirit, and we thank Sea Myth and her crew for the rousing cheer we received on return to Cowes mooring.
HOEOCA Results
| BOAT | SKIPPER | DESIGN TYPE | CLASS | RESULT |
| Reach 4 the Wind | Keith Harding | Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 35 | ISC 7B | 8th in Class/ 66th in Group/ 201st in Fleet |
| White Mistral | David Ardron | Westerly 33 | ISC 8C | 27th in Class/ 97th in Group/ 284th in Fleet |
| Sea Myth | Mike Veal | Bavaria 38 | ISC 7A | 22nd in Class/ 107th in Group/ 367th in Fleet |
| Mon Dilemme | Allen Busby | Beneteau Oceanis 375 | ISC 6B | 15th in Class/ 51st in Group/ 383rd in Fleet |
| In the Mood | John Eveson | Moody AC 341 | ISC 4C | 21st in Class/ 94th in Group/ 508th Overall |
Total ISC Fleet - 570
Crew of Reach 4 The Wind in Ocean Village
Crew of Sea Myth in West Cowes
Crew of Mon Dilemme
