The Northants Police Dinghy Open Regattas

The Northants Police Sailing Section started in the mid-70's and their first regatta took place at the Middle Nene Sailing Club, Thrapston. The occasion was marked by a picture on the front of the 'Police Review'.
The Open regattas lapsed after 1982 and the Open regattas were replaced with local Force regattas created to encourage police sailing.

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1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
1981 1982
2006 2007 2008 - no regatta 2009 2010
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Early Northants regattas were held at Middle Nene Sailing Club, Thrapston....

and now held at Northampton Sailing Club, Pitsford Reservoir

1976
Northamptonshire Police Regatta, 1976
 held at Middle Nene S.C.
(35 entries)

Position

 Helm Force Class
1st Bill Holley Met Albacore
2nd Steve Vessey Lincolnshire Albacore
3rd Stan Laurenson-Batten Met Laser
4th= Chris Lambert Bedfordshire Solo
4th= C Bentley West Midlands Enterprise
6th Charles Petty-Mayer Essex Albacore
7th Len Gooch/Peter Moore Met Albacore
8th Tom Pell Northants GP14
9th Tony Johnson Northants Solo
10th P Tookey Bedfordshire Enterprise

 

 

1977
Northamptonshire Police Regatta, 1977
 held at Middle Nene S.C.
(34 entries)

Position

 Helm Force Class
1st Colin Cooper West Mids. Laser
2nd Len Gooch Met Albacore
3rd Stan Laurenson-Batten Met Laser
4th Dick Sivers Northamptonshire Laser
5th Tom Briggs Northumberland National 12
6th David Chapman Hertfordshire Albacore
7th Chris Lambert Bedfordshire Solo
8th John Loake Sussex Laser
9th C. Emmerson South Yorkshire Mirror
10th C Hudson Hertfordshire Solo

 

1978
Northamptonshire Police Regatta, 1978
 held at Middle Nene S.C.
(33 entries)

Position

 Helm Force Class
1st Dan Glen Met Albacore
2nd David Abbott Met Albacore
3rd Stan Laurenson-Batten Met Laser
4th Don Acklam West Yorkshire National 12
5th Dick Sivers Northamptonshire Laser
6th Chris Lambert Bedfordshire Solo
7th Colin Cooper West Mids. Laser
8th Mike Caukwell North Yorkshire Enterprise
9th Rod Bramhall Gtr Manchester Enterprise
10th Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore

 

1979
Northamptonshire Police Regatta, 1979
 held 27th September at Middle Nene S.C.
(25 entries)

Position

 Helm Force Class
1st John & Liz Burbeck Met Albacore
2nd Dave Abbott/ K Wharfe Met Albacore
3rd Stan Laurenson-Batten Met Laser
4th Ross Elliston Met Laser
5th John Neaverson Nottinghamshire Merlin Rocket
6th Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore
7th Chris Lambert Bedfordshire Solo
8th Dick Sivers Northamptonshire Laser
9th Ian Larson West Mids. Laser
10th B. Davis West Mids. GP14

 

1980
Northamptonshire Police Regatta, 1980
 held 25th September at Middle Nene S.C.
(24 entries)

Position

 Helm Force Class
1st Chris Lambert Bedfordshire Solo
2nd James Sturdy West Midlands Laser
3rd Geoff Norman Nottinghamshire Laser
4th John Neaverson Nottinghamshire Merlin Rocket
5th= John Bayless Met Laser
5th= Bryan Tucker Dorset OK
7th Derek Coleman Met Mirror
8th Dick Sivers Northamptonshire Laser
9th B Hudson Hertfordshire Solo
10th Len Gooch Met Albacore
11th B Patterson Thames Valley Lightning
12th Steve Vessey Lincolnshire Albacore
13th Ross Elliston Met Laser
14th P Atkin Staffordshire GP14
=15th R. Fosberry Leicestershire Marauder
=15th R Saunders West Midlands Laser
17th I Blackburn Leicestershire Solo
18th B. Davis West Midlands GP14
19th D. Povey Met Mirror
20th J. R. Savage Leicestershire Enterprise
21st A. J. Walker Staffordshire Merlin Rocket
22nd John Burbeck Met 5o5
=23rd John Allen Nottinghamshire Merlin Rocket
=23rd Dennis Langton Thames Valley Laser

 

1981
Northamptonshire Police Regatta, 1981
 held 24th September at Middle Nene S.C.
(13 entries - Met had the wrong date!)

Position

 Helm Force Class
1st Dick Sivers Northamptonshire Laser
2nd Geoff Norman Nottinghamshire Laser
3rd Don Acklam West Yorkshire National 12
4th Jeff Nelson Gtr Manchester Laser
5th= Derek Westall South Wales Laser
5th= Chris Lambert Bedfordshire Solo
7th B Hudson Hertfordshire Solo
8th Rod Bramhall Gtr Manchester Enterprise
9th Pete Walters Nottinghamshire Laser
=10th B Patterson Thames Valley Lightning
=10th J Humber Lancashire GP14
12th R. Fosberry Leicestershire Enterprise
13th P. Gordon Northamptonshire Seafly

 

1982
Northamptonshire Police Regatta, 1982
 held 23rd September at Middle Nene S.C.
(19 entries)

Position

 Helm Force Class
1st Gareth Owen Merseyside Laser
2nd Geoff Norman Nottinghamshire Laser
3rd Dick Sivers Northamptonshire Laser
4th Roger Glass Met Laser
5th Rod Bramhall Gtr Manchester Enterprise
6th Derek Westall South Wales Laser
7th Mike Riley Devon & Cornwall Laser
8th Chris Lambert Bedfordshire Solo
9th Jeff Nelson Gtr Manchester Laser
10th Derek Coleman Met Mirror
11th P. Skerman Sussex Laser
12th B. Hudson Herts Solo
13th N. Woolger Sussex Laser
14th B. Selby North Yorks Laser
15th R Fosberry Leics Enterprise
16th John Coppenhall Cambs Laser
17th M. Hudson Gtr Manchester Laser
18th John Neaverson Notts Merlin Rocket
19th C. Snow Bedfordshire Topper

 

Gallery

 

'Prize winners from the Past':-
To stop the scroll, hover the cursor over the picture...
Gallery includes pictures of John Burbeck, Gareth Owen, Roger Glass, Geoff Norman, John Neaverson, Dick Sivers, John Allen, Rod Bramhall.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

Northamptonshire Police Regatta, 2006
 held 18th October at Northampton S.C.
(14 entries)

Position

 Helm Force Class
1st Graham Cook/
James Cook		 Met. RS200
2nd Frances Gifford/
Pete Walker		 Met. Merlin Rocket
3rd Pete Walters/
Alex Piggott		 Notts RS400
4th Ken Daniels Met. Phantom
5th Gary Phillips/
Philip Tinsley		 Met. Flying
Fifteen
6th John Coppenhall Cambs Comet
7th Len Gooch/
Clive Bishop		 Met.. Albacore
8th Richard Sivers Northants Laser
9th Steven Middleditch/
Bev Horner		 Northants Enterprise
10th Andy Welch/
Rob Gillespie		 Dorset Osprey
11th Paul Franklin Leics. Laser
12th Phil Osborne Northants Laser
13th Geoff Ford/
Tony Onions		 Leics. GP14
14th Roger Badcock Northants. S/H Mirror

 

2007

 

Northamptonshire Police Regatta, 2007
 held 17th October at Northampton S.C.
(16 entries)

Position

 Helm Crew Force Class
1st Alex Piggott John Rowell Nottinghamshire FIREBALL
2nd Frances Gifford Peter Walker Met NATIONAL 12
3rd Graham Cook William Cook Met RS 200
4th Roger Glass   Met LASER
5th Gary Phillips Phil Tinsley Met FLYING FIFTEEN
6th Paul Heath   GMP LASER
7th Andy Carter   West Mids PHANTOM
8th Richard Sivers   Northants LASER
9th Ian Ingram Carl Barrington West Mids RS 400
10th Martin Dearsley   Northants LASER
11th Kevin Colman   Northants LASER
12th Steven Middleditch   Northants LASER
13th Paul Welsh Sheila Welsh Cheshire LASER VAGO
14th Matt Colston   West Mids SOLO
15th Jeff Stratford Bob Lowrie Avon & Somerset RS VISION
16th Carl Stevens Paul Lacey Avon & Somerset COMET TRIO

 

2008 - No regatta held. Northants hosted the PSUK Dinghy Champs 2008

2009

 

 

Northamptonshire Police Regatta, 2009
 held 14th October at Northampton S.C.
(9 entries)
Position Helm Force Class
1st Simon Hawkes Avon & Somerset Phantom
2nd Ken Daniels Met Phantom
3rd Richard Sivers Northants Rooster 8.1
4th Phil Osborne Northants Laser
5th Rob Allen Cheshire Laser
5th Steve Middleditch Northants Laser
7th Sean Underwood Avon & Somerset Phantom
8th Kevin Colman Northants Laser
9th Martyn Dearsley Northants Laser

 

2010

 

Northamptonshire Police Regatta, 2010
 held 13th October at Northampton S.C.
(22 entries)
Rank Helm Crew Force/Service Class
1st Simon Hawkes   Avon & Somerset Constab. PHANTOM
2nd Ken Daniels   Met Police PHANTOM
3rd Pete Walters   Notts Police RS 100
4th Adrian Sherratt Sarah Sherratt Bucks Fire & Rescue MERLIN-ROCKET *
5th Roger Glass   Met Police LASER
6th Paul Franklin   Leicestershire Constab. LASER
7th Alan Henson   Northants Fire SOLO
8th Nick Mason   Met Police LASER
9th Sean Moore   Leicestershire Constab. LASER
10th Steven Middleditch   Northants Police LASER
11th Richard Sivers   Northants Police LASER
12th Martyn Emberson   Northants Fire LASER
13th Stuart Jenkins   Met Police LASER
14th Pete Muggleton Jerry Summers Leicestershire Constab. FIREBALL
15th Jeff Hines Andrew Greenaway Avon & Somerset Constab. COMET TRIO
16th Phil Osborne   Northants Police LASER
17th Steve Tatton   West Midlands Police SUPERNOVA
18th Mark Fordham Mark Rolfe Avon & Somerset Constab. LASER 2000
19th Martin Dearsley   Northants Police LASER
20th Malcolm Dykes Andy Butler Avon & Somerset Constab. Laser Bahia
21st Dominic Goble   London Fire Brigade LASER
22nd Jeff Stratford Bob Lowrie Avon & Somerset Constab. RS VISION

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