RS200 EaSea Tour Event 2 at the Waldringfield Easter Egg

by Will Taylor 15 May 10:20 UTC 3-4 April 2026

Good Friday, a good day for sailing as some would say. 22 boats turned up for the fun and games of sailing on the River Deben at Waldringfield Sailing Club for the annual open event opener of the Easter Egg.

With the fleets split across the river we had a sailing area to maximise the windward leeward course. The first day saw the tide on the flood being a prominent factor especially off the start line. The Race officer did well to maximise the course within the limits of the Debens constraints with the Start line out of the tide and the windward in the tide to test lay lines.

Race 1 saw Stephen Videlo and Connor Line launch into the lead with Rob Henderson and Rebecca Videlo following close behind with Will and Matt Taylor chasing in third. Even with Rob and Rebecca's winter programme they did test the depths of the River Deben with the burgee. Chris Mayhew and Ines Green pulled through to take third.

Race 2 saw a similar pattern with hard left paying up the beats with Alan Krailing and Isobel Stewart taking the win from Ben Whaley and Rhona Enkel with M J Gifford and Tim Waller taking third.

Race 3 saw a heavily biased line with the majority of the fleet tacking onto port and some boats taking an innovative approach to starting. Race winners were Ben and Rhona, Rob and Rebecca came through to second, with Will and Matt in third. Overnight this left the fleet close together with no one securing 3 solid results showing the strength within the fleet. A good afternoon was spent celebrating Rebecca's birthday and spending time with friends.

Day 2 saw a similar race course but with a little less breeze but with the breeze further left, the course became more open with opportunities upwind and large downwind gains for those that were able to link gusts. As is common with the 200 fleet on a short line a general recall followed which resulted in the fleet being moved to the back of the starting sequence. Once going Rob and Rebecca showed a clean pair of heels to leave the fleet in their wake, Will and Matt took second, Stephen and Connor taking third.

With the final race the points were too close to call and a grand finale inbound, Ben and Rhona finished the event with a win followed by Tom Alheid and Bee Nee with Rob and Rebecca finishing a consistent event in third.

This event showed the quality in the fleet with 8 boats finishing in the top 3 in races with last year's winners finishing 8th there is no place to hide with quality throughout and place changes a plenty in the shifty, gusty conditions of the Deben in a South Westerly breeze.

Event winners were Ben Whaley and Rhona with Rob and Rebecca in Second followed by Will and Matt in third. A great event for all who attended with close racing throughout the fleet with every place hard thought.

Big thanks as always to our generous tour sponsors, Sailing Chandlery!

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1st	1700	Ben Whaley	Rhona Enkel	Swanage SC	‑4	2	1	4	1	8
2nd	1636	Rob Henderson	Rebecca Videlo	Hayling Island SC/Frensham Pond SC	6	‑7	2	1	3	12
3rd	1747	Will Taylor	Matt Taylor	Stokes Bay SC	2	‑9	3	2	5	12
4th	1447	Stephen Videlo	Connor Line	Waldringfield SC/RHS	1	5	‑11	3	6	15
5th	1576	Alan Krailing	Isobel Stewart	Waldringfield SC	5	1	4	5	‑10	15
6th	1436	Tom Ahlheid	Bee Nee	Frensham Pond SC	‑7	4	5	7	2	18
7th	1720	Chris Mayhew	Ines Green/Oscar Bush	Royal Harwich YC	3	8	8	6	‑9	25
8th	1382	Michael Gifford	Tim Waller	Waldringfield SC	9	3	9	‑10	7	28
9th	1600	Cameron Harris	Imi Bellfield	Waldringfield SC	10	6	6	8	‑20	30
10th	1452	Alistair Hodgson	Ella Spain	Draycote Water SC	11	10	7	13	‑15	41
11th	1340	Ed Harris	Maddie Harris	Harris SC	13	‑15	15	12	4	44
12th	1155	Ian Videlo	Alyson Videlo	Waldringfield SC	12	12	(DNF)	11	12	47
13th	998	Joe Tubb	Amelie Curtis	Maidenhead	8	‑22	13	14	13	48
14th	927	Huw Hopkins	Holly Alfs	The Chase SC	‑16	14	10	15	16	55
15th	1290	Willow Osborn	Adam Osborn‑Jones	Hickling Broad SC	18	16	12	‑22	17	63
16th	985	Tilly Jones	Chris Jones	Waldringfield SC	‑19	13	17	17	19	66
17th	1565	Andrew Nunn	Becky Rains	Waldringfield SC	14	17	(DNC)	21	14	66
18th	1350	Thomas Stewart	Charlotte Stewart	Waldringfield SC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	9	8	67
19th	1350	Jon Ibbotson	Charlotte Stewart	Burghfield SC	15	11	18	(DNC)	DNC	69
20th	1126	Dave Reason	Katy Reason	Harwich Town SC	17	‑18	16	18	18	69
21st	1014	Katie Fox	Chloe Howard	Royal Harwich YC	21	21	14	19	‑22	75
22nd	1571	Ben Stone	Milly Stone	Waldringfield SC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	16	11	77
23rd	1072	Gwenllian Thorogood	Imogen Crossfield	Waldringfield SC	20	19	20	20	‑21	79
24th	204	Torsten Marquardt	Lotte Langfeldt	Calcton SC	(DNC)	20	19	DNC	DNC	89