Noble Marine Enterprise Masters at Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club

by Paula Southworth 18 Jun 2012 21:56 BST 16-17 June 2012

Enterprise Masters Champions for 2012 were Mark Lunn and Steve Blackburn © Paula Southworth

Mark Lunn has just returned to The Enterprise Fleet making quite an impression and showing that he has not lost his talented skills for sailing the Enterprise. This 2 Day Enterprise Masters Championship, held at Bristol Corinthian YC 16 – 17 June 2012 was supported from all points of the compass, Looe SC were well represented and there were Enterprises from the Dales, Staffordshire, Midlands, South and North Wales.

This Championship was sailed under a different format. A total of 7 shorter Races, 4 on Saturday and 3 on Sunday were all sailed despite some very challenging wind conditions on the Saturday. The wind was averaging a Force 4 but gusts were seen to peak at Force 7 – 8 during the day.

As you can see from the Overall Results, quite a few compettors decided to participate in the racing from the BCYC Club House on Saturday. However the conditions were sailable and to prove it Bryan Smith, at a spritely age 75, with Crew Richard Bateman sailed all the races and came in with a 23rd overall finishing position and took the 1st Helm Over 70 Prize. The Club House sailors could only look on in admiration!!

Sunday's wind was averaging 3-4 but at times ‘flukey’. Race 6 had to be restarted as the changing wind conditions caused Arky Wainwright and his Race Officer Team to re-lay the course. This Masters also had some new helms join the ranks of 40+. The Jane and Nick Scutt, the usual husband/wife team at this event was replaced by Nick Scutt taking the helm (Nick is always crew for Jane) with crew Akshan Jirasinha. Many had not seen Nick helm before and he came in with a very good overall position of 27th, this is particularly good when you consider that Nick did not finish all the races on Saturday.

The other new helm, who did not venture out on Saturday, was Pete Rowley with Crew Steve Graham. (Many will remember Pete from his long term crewing for Richard Estaugh). Pete surprised us all by coming 1st in Race 7 – well done – wish he had braved the wind and white horses on the Saturday. Pete came 20th Overall. BCYC put on a first class Masters Dinner on the Saturday together with Club House Sports.

As usual with the Masters event it was Dinner Jackets and ‘Posh Frocks’. The whole weekend was a real success and thoroughly enjoyable on and off the water – thanks were given to the BCYC Galley, Bar and Race Officer Arky Wainwright, who did an excellent job in what was, at times, very tricky winy conditions. Everyone worked very hard to put on this event – it was very much appreciated by the Competitors and Enterprise Association. If they will entertain our fleet again we will be back.

The competitors were presented with glassware made by The Glass Lady in Southampton - Plaques engraved with the New Enterprise Logo for the first 6 places overall and Tumblers for the special prizes:

1st Lady Helm, Alice Allen / Sharky, BCYC
1st Lady Crew, Alex Halliwell / Jonathan Woodward, WLYC
1st Husband & Wife, Phil / Catriona Bevan, Grafham Water SC
1st Both over 40, Mark Lunn / Steve Blackburn, WLYC
1st Ton-up Helm, Alan Johnson / Paula Fisher, SCYC/SSC
1st Ken Bird Trophy, 50+ Nick Jackson / Tom Key, Burghfield SC
1st Veteran 60+ Alan Johnson / Paula Fisher, SCYC/SSC
1st Helm Over 70, Bryan Smith / Richard Bateman, BCYC

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1st	55	SPEED MACHINE	Mark Lunn	Steve Blackburn	WLYC	2	3	1	1	3	1	37	11
2nd	23089	SIMPLY RED	Jonathan Woodward	Alex Halliwell	South Staffs	3	1	3	2	‑14	5	6	20
3rd	19876	SUBSONIC WHINKLE	Alan Johnson	Paula Fisher	SSC/SCYC	1	2	4	3	‑12	9	9	28
4th	23127	TIME FOR PLAN B	Tim Sadler	Hannah Sadler	Yorkshire Dales	6	‑17	2	4	11	6	3	32
5th	23015	WEDG E	Nick Jackson	Tom Key	Burghfield	4	6	6	6	7	3	‑11	32
6th	23193	ZZZOOM	Rob Libby	Brian Bowdler	Looe SC	10	8	8	9	‑13	7	5	47
7th	22489	SOUTHERN COMFORT	Tom Shaw	Ivan Jaycock	Looe SC	11	7	12	7	5	11	‑22	53
8th	22501	BLUE JOB	Alice Allen	Sharky	BCYC	8	11	7	11	‑15	13	4	54
9th	22166		Steve Sargent	Callum Dingle		9	5	5	10	‑20	16	16	61
10th	22933	H.R.T.	Ann Jackson	Alan Skeens	Burghfield SC	37	37	14	14	2	4	2	73
11th	22892		Gavin Willis	Phil Bush		5	4	13	13	‑32	23	17	75
12th	22322	KIRKUPCASTOFFS	Keith Tyler	Katie Tyler	Hunts SC	18	16	11	15	4	‑25	14	78
13th	22130	THURSDAYS CHILD	Matthew Jaycock	Chris Jackman	Looe SC	13	13	9	8	‑28	20	19	82
14th	21067	RISE AND SHINE	Ian Wakeling	Jimmy Millar	BCYC	7	12	10	16	‑22	17	21	83
15th	23275	WIMP	Ges Brown	Julie Moore	Chester SCC	37	37	37	5	1	10	8	98
16th	22075		Jim Hunt	Henry Hunt	Beaver SC	37	10	37	37	6	2	7	99
17th	22439	FLOOZY	Phil Bevan	Catriona Bevan	Grafham Water SC	15	9	37	37	16	14	10	101
18th	21500	BOB	John Allen	William Allen	BCYC	37	37	15	12	10	12	15	101
19th	22901	OUTOFTHEBLUE	Paul Young	Megan Ward	Midland SC	14	14	18	17	23	‑24	23	109
20th	23223		Pete Rowley	Steve Graham		16	37	37	37	8	15	1	114
21st	22823		Mike Cossey	Christine Barron	Sutton SC	37	37	16	18	18	18	18	125
22nd	23248		Martin Bottomley	Ray Ball	EmbertonPark SC	17	15	17	19	33	‑35	28	129
23rd	22504	FLIC EN FLAC	Bryan Smith	Richard Bateman	BCYC	12	19	19	20	‑34	31	33	134
24th	21983		John Berry	David Jones	Etherow SC	19	18	37	37	17	27	29	147
25th	22702	ESPADARTE	Nick Scutt	Akshan Jirasinha	Middle Nene SC	37	37	37	37	21	8	13	153
26th	23043	AOIFE	Richard White	Rebecca Stapp	BCYC	20	37	37	37	19	26	26	165
27th	23008	JGREYMATTER	Barry Moss	Ian Deeley	Shell Island SC	37	37	37	37	9	22	24	166
28th	23140	MY AIM IS TRUE	Richard Leach	Jane Pickford	Penarth YC	37	37	37	37	30	19	12	172
29th	23050	MASTER CLASS	Tim Finch	Chris Gill	Chester SCC	37	37	37	37	26	21	20	178
30th	23272	JUBILENT	Dave Staniforth	Becky Thickett		37	37	37	37	25	30	30	196
31st	22935	MALABAR	Chris Palmer	Dee Larkin	Penarth YC	37	37	37	37	29	33	25	198
32nd	22345	SUZY DEE	Paul Dunn	Gary Oswald	Looe SC	37	37	37	37	27	28	32	198
33rd	22148	GREEN MACHINE	Alan Galloway	Trevor Coleman	BCYC	37	37	37	37	24	32	34	201
34th	22455	B6DEE	Dave Wiggins	Jackie Franklin	BCYC	37	37	37	37	31	34	27	203
35th	23242	ROXY	Andy Grant	Graham Ritchie		37	37	37	37	35	29	31	206
36th	19054		John Stone	Vicky Stone		37	37	37	37	37	37	37	222