Noble Marine Solo Winter Championships

by Barry Wyatt 23 Feb 2014 17:59 GMT 22 February 2014

53 boats contested the 2014 Noble Marine Solo Winter Championships at Grafham on Saturday, February 22nd. Under clear skies, guest PRO Chris Watts set an 'old' Olympic course that offered a true 1500m beat and two good reaches. The 11 knot south-westerly led to some cracking racing and the customary Grafham shifts took their toll on the unwary.

As usual, the Solo fleet was eager to get on with things. Having suffered one general recall in each of the first two races, the Committee exercised the necessary firmness, with the prominent display of a black flag. That restored an element of discipline and, thereafter, the race management proved so slick that the leading boats returned ashore in a shade under three hours, having completed three races.

Charlie Cumbley was dominant, with two firsts and a third: in the second race, in particular, he sailed the first beat immaculately and proceeded to extend his lead to the proverbial country mile. Elsewhere at the head of the fleet, Tom Gillard won a close battle with Michael Sims and Andy Davis.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1st	5387	Charlie Cumbley		1	1	‑3	2
2nd	5469	Tom Gillard	Sheffield Viking SC	2	2	‑11	4
3rd	5491	Michael Sims	Carsington	‑8	4	1	5
4th	5465	Andy Davis	Blithfield SC	3	‑9	2	5
5th	5363	David Mitchell	RYA	5	3	‑13	8
6th	5492	Andrew Wilde	Carsington	4	‑8	4	8
7th	5211	Philip Barnes	Budworth SC	7	5	‑8	12
8th	5446	Ian Pinnell	NSC	‑14	6	6	12
9th	5151	Chris Brown	Draycote	6	‑11	9	15
10th	5270	Iain McGregor	Salcombe YC	‑12	12	5	17
11th	5340	Andy Tunnicliffe	RWYC	10	(DNC)	7	17
12th	5478	Nigel Davies	Draycote Water SC	‑16	7	14	21
13th	5135	Ewan Birkin‑Walls	GWSC	9	‑16	12	21
14th	4921	Chris Mayhew	Rotal Harwich Yacht Club	‑13	13	10	23
15th	5480	Ian Hopwood	Nantwich	‑17	10	17	27
16th	4558	Kevin Gibb	Largo Bay SC	11	‑21	16	27
17th	4927	Tom Lonsdale	WOSC	18	14	(DNC)	32
18th	5181	Paul Rayson	Fishers Green/Salcombe YC	15	18	‑19	33
19th	5302	Shane Mac Carthy	Greystones SC	19	‑20	15	34
20th	5473	Steve Denison	Hollingworth Lake SC	‑27	15	22	37
21st	4386	Mike Dray	Littleton	22	17	(DNC)	39
22nd	5180	Paul Playle	Island Barn SC	21	19	(DNC)	40
23rd	5176	Jonathan Woodard	South Staffs	‑35	22	24	46
24th	5286	Nick Fisher	Chew Valley SC	29	‑31	18	47
25th	4518	John Siggers	Draycote Water SC	23	24	‑25	47
26th	4506	Andy Anderson	Hunts	‑38	27	21	48
27th	5365	Tim Riley	Blackwater SC	‑32	29	20	49
28th	5488	John Webster	Carsington	25	‑45	28	53
29th	5037	Alastar Raynard	Carsington	26	‑35	27	53
30th	5421	Nigel Pybus	Draycote Water SC	28	(DNC)	26	54
31st	5406	Jarvis Simpson	RYA	24	‑34	31	55
32nd	5449	Chris Robinson	Blackpool SC	‑36	25	30	55
33rd	5332	Roger Lumby	Salcombe YC	34	(DNC)	23	57
34th	5115	Andrew Boyce	Papercourt SC	31	26	‑40	57
35th	5321	Richard Nurse	Burton	33	28	‑35	61
36th	5454	Dave Weatherhead	Broadwater SC	39	23	(DNC)	62
37th	5320	David Walford	RYA	30	‑38	32	62
38th	5476	Sam Woodcock	Norwich Frostbite SC	‑41	30	34	64
39th	5413	Ian S Smith	Ripon SC	‑42	37	29	66
40th	4548	Clive Gimson	Notts COunty SC	37	32	‑38	69
41st	5373	Phil Strumer	Royal Burnham YC	‑44	33	36	69
42nd	5408	Kevin Viais	Ripon SC	‑43	36	37	73
43rd	1102	Will Loy	RYA	20	(DNC)	DNC	74
44th	5203	Richard Pryke	Ripon SC	(DNC)	44	33	77
45th	5067	Bernard Clark	Ripon SC	40	‑41	39	79
46th	4882	Brian Fisher	Nottinghamshire County SC	‑49	40	43	83
47th	5138	Patrick Overs	Paxton Lakes SC	‑47	43	41	84
48th	5012	Claire Clark	Fishers Green SC	46	39	(DNC)	85
49th	5448	Bob Cartwright	Birthfield	45	42	(DNC)	87
50th	4551	Bill Hutchings	Tonbridge	‑52	48	42	90
51st	5501	Gavin Vaughan	Carsington	48	46	(DNC)	94
52nd	5279	Mark Dunne	Hunts SC	50	47	(DNC)	97
53rd	4535	B Spence	Marconi SC	51	49	(DNC)	100