Noble Marine Enterprise Nationals at Paignton Sailing Club - Day 2

by Enterprise Association 28 Jul 2014 21:32 BST 26 July - 1 August 2014

Sponsored by Noble Marine, Allen Brothers, Zhik, Selden, Exe Sails & Ullman Sails

After curry & prize giving last night, it was Mark & Liz Matthews who won the Allen Brothers fit-out prize. The fleets have been set out with a few notable anomalies who will no doubt be back to their top spots after further racing but this has enabled the new buddy teams format to be implemented kindly sponsored by Zhik this year with some great bits of clothing on offer at the end of the week for the lowest scoring team.

The Zhik jerseys were been modelled by their respective fleet leaders today:

• AJ & Paula – Yellow
• Jonny & Karen – Blue
• Chris & Beatrice – Red
• Jane Scutt - Pink

Day 2 dawned with a chill in the air and the threat of rain. The fleet launched bang on time, and the PRO was quickly able to set a course in a light NW wind. With Jeremy & Ryan the gate boats it was Paul Hobson & Libby Allen who fired out of the gate before anyone else and took a big lift on starboard and was then greeted by an equally nice lift on port to lead at the windward mark, following closely behind were Martin & Abi Honnor, Gez & Julie and Phil Ford & Will Allen. The majority of the fleet had been turned upside down as the wind completely shifted. The next reach saw a dying breeze and a big raft up at the leeward mark, however it still remained Chimp & Libby at the front with Team Honnor on the hunt. With the wind now changing its mind again and coming inshore from the sea, the course now became reach after reach with very little room for exchanging places. Paul & Libby went on to take their first bullet in their Nationals campaign. Honnors 2nd, Gez & Julie 3rd.

The wind was now constantly changing throughout the whole of the bay changing direction and the PRO struggled to set a course. A 2 hour postponement was on the cards as rain, wind and sun circled around.

Eventually at 3pm the final race was started, the fleet got away cleanly with a slightly more stable wind blowing from the left of Brixham. It was Pete & Jack Lawson who led out and rounded in 1st, closely followed by a group of AJ & Paula, Alice & Sharkey, Ann & Alan, Steve Graham & Alex Halliwell and Chimp & Libby. Downwind places looked to remain the same however each beat took its victims with the wind ever shifting to the right, making it difficult knowing when to tack out. The race committee did their best to adapt and changed the windward marks accordingly. On the final beat it was Pete & Jack who took the gun with AJ & Paula in 2nd and Chimp & Libby rounding out the top 3.

Nobody has won 2 races but leader at the moment is Ges Brown & Julie Moore, however Chimp & Libby and Alan & Paula are hot on their heels. Ges has assured us he will be drinking only water tonight...

Tonight's prize giving is at 21:00 and the prize tonight will be Kingfisher Ropes offering of a full re-rope and this will be a draw for the Silver fleet.

Race at 11:00am tomorrow.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	Fleet	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1st	23275	WIMP	Ges Brown	Julie Moore	SCYC	G	7	3	3	13
2nd	23306	SPEED MACHINE	Mark Lunn	Steve Blackburn	Leigh & Lowton SC	G	9	4	4	17
3rd	23346	BAD BOUTROS	Paul Hobson	Libby Allen	BCYC	G	15	1	2	18
4th	23015	WEDG‑E	Nick Jackson	Jackie Franklin	Burghfield SC	G	6	13	7	26
5th	23347	MINION	Steve Graham	Alex Halliwell	Northampton SC	G	11	9	6	26
6th	23384		Tim Sadler	Richard Sault	Yorkshire Dales SC	G	4	14	12	30
7th	4747		Akshan Jirasinha	Pete Rowley	Royal Colombo YC	G	5	23	9	37
8th	23270	KITTY	Phil Ford	Will Allen	BCYC	G	17	5	16	38
9th	22652	THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT	Jeremy Stephens	Ryan Crawford	Penzance SC	G	10	6	22	38
10th	22405	THUNDERBIRD 3	Pete Lawson	Jack Lawson	Killington /Basenthwaite SC	S	21	17	1	39
11th	23310	50 SHADES OF BLUE	Matt Velamail	Tim Brownell	Ulley SC	G	13	20	8	41
12th	22439	FLOOZY	Phil Bevan	Laura Bevan	Grafham Water SC	G	12	16	18	46
13th	22659	NORMAN	David Jackman	Chris Jackman	Looe SC	G	2	22	23	47
14th	22629	PANIC ATTACK	Richard Pryke	Amelia Pryke	Ripon SC	S	22	8	19	49
15th	22102		David Porter	Beth Porter	WLYC	S	19	10	28	57
16th	23196	BOBBY	Sam Woods	Megan Adams	Glossop/WLYC	G	8	25	25	58
17th	22501	BLUE JOB	Alice Allen	Sharkey	BCYC	S	23	31	5	59
18th	22600	AUNT STELLA	Alan Roberts	Rhea Burton	Royal Navy/Pilkigton	B	35	11	13	59
19th	22702	ESPADARTE	Jane Scutt	Nick Scutt	Midldle Nene SC	G	16	7	40	63
20th	22619	RIOT VAN	Martin Honnor	Abigail Honnor	Ogston SC	G	DSQ	2	10	67
21st	19876	SUBSONIC WHINKLE	Alan Johnson	Paula Fisher	SSC & SCYC	G	1	12	OCS	68
22nd	22344	THE LITTLE MERMAID	Mike Birch	Verity Birch	WLYC	S	27	26	17	70
23rd	23551	BOB	John Allen	James Hobson	BCYC	S	30	29	15	74
24th	22874	COMFORTABLY NUMB	Jeremy Williams	Laura Lilly	Penzance SC	S	20	19	35	74
25th	22166	DA's BOAT	Steve Sargent	Callum Dingle	Looe SC	B	31	15	29	75
26th	23193	FLASHBACK	Francis Marshall	Austin Rudd	Looe SC	G	3	34	41	78
27th	22272	CATCHMEIFUCAN	Charles Adams	Hannah Adams	WLYC	S	25	42	11	78
28th	21978	ANGER MANAGEMENT	James Morley	? Jackman	Ulley SC	B	37	21	30	88
29th	22358	PURE LOGIC	Mark Matthews	Liz Matthews	Castle Cove SC	B	32	18	42	92
30th	22929	BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS	Calum Mackenzie	Rory Mackenzie	Ogston SC	B	36	39	21	96
31st	21050	MISTY	Neil Barrett	Sophie Jones	Wonlip SC	B	43	28	27	98
32nd	22112	TUTU WON ONE TOO	Charles Morrish	Caroline Gold	St Mary's Loch SC	B	49	30	20	99
33rd	23344	HUNKY DORY	James Driver	Stephen Driver	North London SC	B	40	36	24	100
34th	22935	MALABAR	Chris Palmer	Beatrice Drury	Penarth YC	S	28	27	47	102
35th	21795	MR C	Gareth Shaw	Matthew Jaycock	Looe SC	G	14	35	OCS	104
36th	22885	PERFECT TEN	Kevin Bilham	Jamie Cammann	Ely SC	B	DSQ	24	26	105
37th	22489	SOUTHERN COMFORT	Tom Shaw	Ivan Jaycock	Looe SC	S	29	32	44	105
38th	22937	BABY BLUE	Martin Bromley	Heike Cieslak	Penarth YC	B	50	43	14	107
39th	23089	SIMPLY RED	Jon Woodward	Karen Alexander	South Staffs	S	18	44	45	107
40th	23308	MAD GOOSE	Stephen Lucey	Claudia Haynes	Penarth YC	S	26	46	38	110
41st	23349	TO INFIRMITY AND BEYOND	Ann Jackson	Alan Skeens	Burghfield SC	S	24	33	DSQ	112
42nd	23249	RACE IN GREEN	Martin Barrett	Jennifer Cragg	Ripon SC	B	41	38	33	112
43rd	23242	ROXY	Andy Grant	Graham Ritchie	Penarth YC	B	42	47	31	120
44th	23312	AKANGA	Peter Rendall	Helen Cummins	Penarth YC	B	34	37	49	120
45th	22901	OUT OF THE BLUE	Paul Young	Jan Kimber	Midland SC	B	39	45	37	121
46th	22948	HUMDINGER	Kaye Tickle	Malcolm Lunn	Leigh and Lowton SC	B	45	40	39	124
47th	23140	MY AIM IS TRUE	Richard Leach	Jane Pickford	PENARTH YC	B	44	49	32	125
48th	23313	RED WHITE AND BLUE	John Berry	Neil Bawden	Etherow SC	B	38	53	34	125
49th	22345	SUZY D	Paul Dunn	Gary Oswald	Looe SC	B	33	51	46	130
50th	23194	FLOSSIE	Tony Dallimore	Helen Voisey	Ripon SC	B	46	41	43	130
51st	23272	JubilEnt	Dave Staniforth	Clio Scutt	Ulley SC	B	51	48	36	135
52nd	23248	HEV‑E	Martin Bottomley	Ray Ball	Emberton Park SC	B	47	50	48	145
53rd	21545	ANTICIPATION II	Joe Helm	Gordon Haycock	Yorkshire Dales SC	B	48	54	50	152
54th	23010	JADE	Ian Simpson	Susan Simpson	Thames Estuary YC	B	52	52	51	155