Harken Miracle Nationals at Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy

Harken Miracle Nationals at Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy - Day 4

by Sam Mettam 15 Aug 2013 09:53 BST 11-16 August 2013

The first day without sunshine

All good things come to an end, and unfortunately the perfect racing conditions of sunshine and 10-12 knots of breeze gave way to drizzle.

Race 1 started in around 12 knots of wind with Sam Mettam & Geoff Phillips leading to the windward mark from Martin & Abby Huett (celebrating her 11th birthday) and Richard & Fergus Pye. The order stayed this way for 2 laps, but series contenders Jeremy Davy & Ethan Plank continued to apply pressure and eventually got through the Huetts and the Pyes on the final lap to stay in touch overall with a 2nd.

The breeze had built to around 15 knots for race 2. Once again Mettam & Phillips lead to the first mark, this time followed by Nick & Indigo Smith and Davy & Plank. The Smiths applied pressure to Mettam & Phillips but weren't able to break through. By the end of the final beat, Davy & Plank had closed right up to the Smiths and got through on the reaches to take their second 2nd of the day.

With the evening designated a free evening and no official social event, an informal skittles evening was organized, where the odd sail numbers lead by Caroline Noel from Draycote Water SC beat the even sail numbers lead by multiple national champion Dave Southwell from Leigh & Lowton.

Results after Day 4:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1	GBR4051	Sam METTAM	Geoff PHILLIPS	‑4	1	1	2	1	1	1	7
2	GBR4023	Jeremy DAVY	Ethan PLANK	1	4	(OCS)	1	2	2	2	12
3	GBR3805	Nick SMITH	Indigo SMITH	2	3	5	‑7	4	7	3	24
4	GBR4055	Ally JONES	Harry JONES	5	‑10	4	5	3	5	5	27
5	GBR3678	Richard BYNE	Katheryn BYNE	3	2	9	3	8	‑12	4	29
6	GBR4010	David SOUTHWELL	Ross SOUTHWELL	9	5	2	‑11	5	8	7	36
7	GBR4056	Martin HUETT	Abby HUETT	6	11	8	4	6	3	(RET)	38
8	GBR3740	David RAINES	Michelle RAINES	7	6	7	8	7	‑10	6	41
9	BAR4040	Neal GIBSON	Keith MACEY	8	8	3	12	13	‑14	14	58
10	GBR3508	Jack HOPKINS	Jake BECKFORD	11	‑12	11	9	12	6	9	58
11	GBR3900	David BUTLER	Ross FLEMING	‑23	15	6	16	9	9	8	63
12	GBR3330	Richard PYE	Fergus PYE	13	14	(OCS)	6	14	4	13	64
13	GBR4047	Yvonne MUMFORD	Brian MUMFORD	10	9	10	‑13	11	13	11	64
14	GBR3383	Wayne ATHERTON	Angela SWEENEY	16	7	‑20	10	10	11	12	66
15	GBR3793	Jon WILLARS	Rachel DAY	15	16	12	15	‑18	18	10	86
16	GBR3692	Tracy AMOS	Karen SMAILES	19	13	14	‑20	15	16	17	94
17	GBR4021	Brian JONES	John GREEN	17	20	15	14	16	17	‑23	99
18	GBR4007	Simon REDDICLIFFE	Mark Atherton	12	18	13	19	‑20	19	19	100
19	GBR4020	John TIPPETT	Kathy BOULTON	14	‑21	17	17	19	21	16	104
20	GBR4011	Ashley SOUTHWELL	James WILKINSON	22	22	‑26	18	17	15	20	114
21	GBR3835	Louis MOULDEN	Eilidh CAMPBELL	20	17	16	25	24	‑30	18	120
22	GBR3770	David HERBSTRITT	Josie AIRNS	18	24	21	22	‑30	22	24	131
23	GBR3655	Paul ROBINSON	James ROBINSON	‑28	27	19	27	26	26	22	147
24	NED2007	Marcel NEUTEBOOM	Giulia NEUTEBOOM	25	(RET)	DNC	21	21	20	21	149
25	GBR4045	Richard WHARRAM	Hannah WHARRAM	21	23	29	(OCS)	RET	23	15	152
26	GBR3725	David REED	Jean REED	26	28	25	23	25	25	‑29	152
27	GBR2018	Steve BLOOMFIELD	Matthew BLOOMFIELD	27	19	27	26	29	‑37	27	155
28	GBR206	Colin LOWN	Maureen LOWN	24	‑33	22	28	22	27	33	156
29	GBR59	Martin BATHE	Mavis BATHE	31	25	18	‑38	27	34	28	163
30	GBR3786	Joanne LAMB	Joshua BAKER	30	32	24	‑35	23	24	30	163
31	GBR1314	Robert COCKING	Hannah COCKING	29	29	23	30	‑32	28	25	164
32	3679	Brian WORRALL	Sharon WORRALL	‑35	30	28	24	28	31	31	172
33	GBR3775	Ian DOWNS	Geraldine DOWNS	34	31	(DNC)	31	34	29	26	185
34	GBR3843	Michael THOMPSON	Diana THOMPSON	32	26	31	32	‑35	35	34	190
35	GBR3670	Gillian GIBSON	Kenneth GIBSON	38	34	30	29	37	‑39	36	204
36	GBR210	Andrew CLARKE	Theo DE BIE	‑36	36	34	34	36	32	32	204
37	GBR1506	Steven PETTIFER	Sarah COTTON	37	38	32	‑39	39	33	35	214
38	GBR3414	Rene SAVELLI	Deborah MASSEY	(RET)	RET	35	33	31	36	RET	217
39	GBR3839	Caroline NOEL	Christine SILVER	33	37	(DNC)	37	33	38	RET	219
40	GBR3333	Barry MELLOR	John FINNEMORE	39	35	33	36	38	40	(RET)	221