Noble Marine Solo Winter Champs at Grafham Water Sailing Club
By Editor on 6 Feb4 February 2012
Michael Simms has won the Noble Marine Solo Winter Championships at Grafham, holding off both Andy Davis and Ian Pinnell. Full report to follow.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 5161 | Michael Simms | Carsington | -3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | 7 | Andy Davis | Blithfield SC | 2 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 3rd | 5291 | Ian Pinnell | NSC | 1 | -4 | 4 | 5 |
| 4th | 5179 | Andy Tunnicliffe | Royal Windermere YC | 4 | -9 | 2 | 6 |
| 5th | 5135 | Ewan Birkin-Walls | GWSC | -6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 6th | 5139 | Nigel Davies | Draycote Water SC | -9 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 7th | 5149 | Tom Gillard | Sheffield Viking SC | 8 | 5 | (DNC) | 13 |
| 8th | 5103 | David Sword | CCC/Loch Tummel SC | -16 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 9th | 4921 | Chris Mayhew | Royal Harwich YC | 7 | -10 | 8 | 15 |
| 10th | 4803 | Godfrey Clark | Fishers Green SC | 5 | -14 | 12 | 17 |
| 11th | 4670 | Will Loy | Reading | 10 | 7 | (DNC) | 17 |
| 12th | 5096 | John Webster | Carsington | 11 | -12 | 11 | 22 |
| 13th | 5070 | Rob Gardner | NCSC | 14 | -15 | 9 | 23 |
| 14th | 5232 | Richard Willetts | Burghfield | -25 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 15th | 5147 | Ian Harridge | Nantwich | 12 | 11 | -13 | 23 |
| 16th | 4572 | Dave Redpath | St Mary's Loch SC | 13 | 17 | (DNC) | 30 |
| 17th | 5028 | Alistair Raynard | Carsington | 17 | -19 | 14 | 31 |
| 18th | 5067 | Bernard Clark | Ripon SC | -20 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 19th | 5060 | Geoff Holden | Northampton | -22 | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| 20th | 5237 | Derek Jackman | Chichester YC | -23 | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| 21st | 5286 | Nick Fisher | Chew Valley SC | -21 | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| 22nd | 5052 | David Walford | Broadwater SC | 19 | -20 | 20 | 39 |
| 23rd | 5098 | Phil Kilburn | Notts County SC | 18 | 24 | (DNC) | 42 |
| 24th | 5227 | Kevin Vials | Ripon SC | -26 | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| 25th | 5138 | Patrick Overs | Paxton Lakes SC | -29 | 27 | 19 | 46 |
| 26th | 4506 | Andy Anderson | Paxton Lakes | -28 | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| 27th | 5151 | Ian S Smith | Ripon Sailing Club | -30 | 29 | 22 | 51 |
| 28th | 4923 | Tony Cooper | King George SC | 15 | (DNC) | DNC | 52 |
| 29th | 4287 | Bill Brockbank | Fishers Green | 24 | 28 | (DNC) | 52 |
| 30th | 4736 | Graham Wilson | Northampton | 27 | 26 | (DNC) | 53 |
| 31st | 4275 | Simon Anderson | Ripon SC | -31 | 31 | 23 | 54 |
| 32nd | 5007 | Andrew Thompson | Chipstead | 32 | -33 | 24 | 56 |
| 33rd | 4888 | Colin Mather | Ripon SC | -34 | 30 | 26 | 56 |
| 34th | 4183 | Mark Dunne | Hunts SC | 33 | 32 | (DNC) | 65 |
| 35th | 3419 | Simon Stafford-Curtis | GWSC | (DNC) | 34 | DNC | 71 |
| 36th | 5263 | Steve Denison | Hollingworth Lake | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 74 |
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