Solo National Championships at Brightlingsea Sailing Club - Day 3
by Fiona Brown 30 Jul 2014 10:11 BST
26 July - 1 August 2014
Sponsored by Allen Brothers and Noble Marine
Day three was another day where the fleet found itself sailing in a gradient breeze in the morning and a sea breeze in the afternoon with a long lunch break wait between to allow the wind to turn around.
The first race of the day was to be race five of the series and the initial attempts to get the fleet started with a Blue Peter failed so the black flag came out of the race officer's quiver. By and large the fleet were well behaved with only Simon Jones being called over the line and out of the race by the committee. The wind was from the north at around 6 knots and flicking back and forth so staying in phase was essential. The fleet remained closely packed all the way around the course and some of the mark roundings were very tense and exciting with multiple boats overlapped and fighting for position. The fleet sailed the triangle and second beat in good if oscillating wind, but as the fleet came down the run it was clear the wind was dropping and the race committee elected to finish the fleet at the leeward mark. It was very tight at the front of the fleet, but Andrew Wilde got the better of the competition to gain his first win of the championship, with Ross Harvey second, Andy Davis third, Andy Tunnicliffe fourth and Charlie Cumbley fifth.
Once the sea breeze arrived it filled in to a lovely 8 knots and the sun came out too to make race seven a more visually pleasing affair. Again it took a couple of attempts to get the fleet underway, but this time all were well behaved and the race committee declared it a clean start. This time the wind held good and the race committee was able to allow the fleet to complete a triangle and sausage before finishing the fleet at the top of the third beat to keep them within the recommended time limit. At the line Andy Davis led Ross Harvey with Steve Cockerill third, Charlie Cumbley fourth and Pete Mitchell fifth.
In the overall standings Charlie Cumbley holds onto his lead by two points from Andy Davis who is on 14 points. Pete Mitchell had finished eighth in race five and so holds onto third place with 20 points. Andy Tunnicliffe is two further points pack in fourth with first Veteran Steve Cockerill in fifth overall, just one point behind Tunnicliffe.
Niall Houston from Hayling Island is the leading youth sailor after six races and is also in eleventh place overall. Leading Lady is Vanda Jowett who is in nineteenth overall and first Grand Master is John Webster who holds twenty fourth place overall.
Two more races are planned on Wednesday, starting at 11.00 weather permitting. The regatta continues until Friday.
Further information about the regatta is available at www.solonationals14.com
Results after Day 3: (six races, 1 discard)
Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
1st | 5387 | Charlie Cumbley | Teign Corinthian SC | (BFD) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
2nd | 5465 | Andy Davis | Blithfield SC | ‑55 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
3rd | 5509 | Pete Mitchell | Hayling Island SC | 1 | 4 | 2 | ‑11 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
4th | 5340 | Andy Tunnicliffe | Royal Windermere YC | ‑32 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
5th | 5544 | Steve Cockerill | Hayling Island SC | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | ‑14 | 3 | 23 |
6th | 5495 | Ross Harvey | Hayling Island SC | ‑18 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
7th | 5492 | Andrew Wilde | Carsington SC | ‑46 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 28 |
8th | 5491 | Michael Sims | Carsington SC | ‑25 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
9th | 5362 | Chris Goldhawk | Chew Valley SC | 6 | 13 | 9 | 8 | ‑15 | 12 | 48 |
10th | 5302 | Shane MacCarthey | Greystones SC | ‑29 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 50 |
11th | 5256 | Niall Houston | Hayling Island SC | ‑59 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 55 |
12th | 4921 | Chris Mayhew | Royal Harwich YC | 4 | ‑22 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 59 |
13th | 5225 | Steve Ede | Ardleigh SC | 5 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | ‑22 | 60 |
14th | 5386 | Stephen Graham | Burwain SC | 8 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 11 | ‑24 | 70 |
15th | 5528 | Chris Brown | Draycote SC | 7 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 37 | ‑47 | 82 |
16th | 5473 | Steve Denison | Hollingworth Lake SC | ‑34 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 87 |
17th | 5130 | Mark Lee | Weymouth | 17 | 20 | 24 | ‑31 | 16 | 16 | 93 |
18th | 5518 | Innes Armstrong | Burwain SC | 13 | 11 | 19 | ‑30 | 24 | 27 | 94 |
19th | 5126 | Vanda Jowett | Littleton SC | 15 | (BFD) | 21 | 27 | 13 | 23 | 99 |
20th | 5234 | Alex Corby | King George SC | ‑39 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 102 |
21st | 5444 | Graham Cranford‑Smith | Salcombe YC | ‑38 | 26 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 107 |
22nd | 5462 | Simon Jones | Teign Corinthian SC | 19 | 17 | 26 | 19 | (BFD) | 30 | 111 |
23rd | 5406 | Jarvis Simpson | RYA | 16 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 29 | ‑33 | 118 |
24th | 5488 | John Webster | Carsington SC | 27 | 28 | ‑38 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 119 |
25th | 5449 | Chris Robinson | Blackpool & Fleetwood YC | 26 | ‑40.5 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 10 | 122 |
26th | 5455 | Mark Maskell | Blackwater SC | 20 | 16 | ‑43 | 39 | 30 | 18 | 123 |
27th | 5134 | Robert Laurie | RYA | 23 | ‑47.5 | 31 | 22 | 33 | 21 | 130 |
28th | 5309 | Ray Collins | TBD | ‑35 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 20 | 132 |
29th | 5432 | Brenda Hoult | Hayling Island SC | 3 | 36 | 44 | (DNF) | 38 | 15 | 136 |
30th | 5115 | Andrew Boyce | Papercourt SC | 42 | 15 | 22 | (DNF) | 26 | 34 | 139 |
31st | 4510 | Geoff Holden | Northampton SC | 33 | 34 | 14 | 20 | ‑39 | 39 | 140 |
32nd | 5475 | Vince Horey | King George SC | (DNC) | DNC | 13 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 156 |
33rd | 5023 | Brian Holland | South Caernarvonshire YC | ‑40 | 23 | 34 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 156 |
34th | 5505 | Lee Tennant | Burwain SC | 10 | 32 | 49.5 | 43 | 25 | ‑59 | 159.5 |
35th | 5423 | Simon Hill | Hayling Island SC | 12 | 46 | ‑51 | 38 | 41 | 26 | 163 |
36th | 5037 | Alistair Raynard | Carsington SC | (DNF) | 21 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 45 | 168 |
37th | 5377 | S Waite | Highcliffe SC | 11 | 49 | 32 | 35 | 42 | ‑52 | 169 |
38th | 5525 | Oliver Wells | Northampton SC | (DNC) | DNC | 30 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 174 |
39th | 5102 | Jonathan Jowett | Littleton SC | 44 | 33 | 36 | 29 | ‑51 | 41 | 183 |
40th | 5259 | Roger Wilson | Rollesby Broad SC | 24 | 45 | 41 | 40 | ‑50 | 37 | 187 |
41st | 5373 | Phil Sturmer | Royal Burnham SC | 21 | 30 | 47 | 42 | ‑56 | 51 | 191 |
42nd | 5183 | Malcolm Mackley | Salcombe YC | 31 | 44 | 40 | 37 | ‑46 | 40 | 192 |
43rd | 5026 | Jason Aldous | Papercourt SC | 50 | 37 | 49.5 | (DNF) | 23 | 36 | 195.5 |
44th | 5237 | Derek Jackman | Chichester YC | 14 | 50 | 45.5 | 45 | 44.5 | ‑55 | 199 |
45th | 5286 | Nick Fisher | Chew Valley SC | 54 | (DNF) | 35 | 21 | 34.5 | 60.5 | 205 |
46th | 5507 | Patrick Burns | RYA | 47 | 38 | 59 | (DNF) | 19 | 44 | 207 |
47th | 4679 | David Sanders | Papercourt SC | 22 | 42 | 48 | (DNF) | 47.5 | 53 | 212.5 |
48th | 4506 | Andy Anderson | Hunts SC | ‑56 | 35 | 39 | 50 | 47.5 | 46 | 217.5 |
49th | 4942 | Roger Millett | Chichester YC | 41 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 55 | ‑56 | 218 |
50th | 4537 | Matt Tothill | Leigh on Sea | 37 | ‑58 | 54 | 44 | 49 | 35 | 219 |
51st | 5324 | Steve Corby | King George SC | 30 | 31 | 18 | (DNF) | DNC | DNC | 223 |
52nd | 5202 | Frank Brown | Papercourt SC | 51 | 39 | ‑53 | 48.5 | 44.5 | 42 | 225 |
53rd | 4528 | Fergus O'Sullivan | Ardleigh SC | 28 | 53 | ‑61 | 55 | 40 | 57 | 233 |
54th | 5472 | Robert Hawkins | Hickling SC | 9 | (BFD) | DNF | DNC | 34.5 | 49 | 236.5 |
55th | 4716 | Jim Scott | Carsington SC | 48 | 25 | 58 | 41 | (DNC) | DNC | 244 |
56th | 5501 | Gavin Vaughan | Carsington SC | ‑53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 38 | 246 |
57th | 4386 | Oliver King | Brightlingsea SC | ‑63 | 40.5 | 57 | 56 | 62 | 31 | 246.5 |
58th | 5506 | Noel West | Bough Beech SC | ‑62 | 43 | 45.5 | 52 | 58 | 50 | 248.5 |
59th | 5138 | Patrick Overs | Paxton Lakes SC | 43 | 59 | ‑60 | 54 | 57 | 43 | 256 |
60th | 4589 | Ian Ayres | Rollesby Broad SC | 36 | 60 | (DNF) | DNC | 43 | 48 | 259 |
61st | 4023 | Colin Walker | Leigh on Sea | ‑60 | 53 | 55 | 46 | 59 | 58 | 271 |
62nd | 5152 | Andrew Thompson | Chipstead SC | 64 | 47.5 | 42 | 48.5 | (DNC) | DNC | 274 |
63rd | 3904 | Robin Tothill | Leigh on Sea SC | 52 | 57 | 56 | 47 | ‑63 | 62 | 274 |
64th | 5243 | Richard Christmas | Hunts SC | 45 | 56 | 62 | (DNF) | 53 | 60.5 | 276.5 |
65th | 3430 | John Alani | Leigh on Sea SC | 61 | 55 | ‑64 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 277 |
66th | 5137 | Derek Mayhew | Royal Harwich YC | 49 | 61 | 63 | (DNF) | 60 | 63 | 296 |
67th | 4524 | Paul Whybrow | Tamar Lake SC | 58 | 62 | (DNF) | DNC | 61 | 64 | 317 |
68th | 5052 | Martin Banbury | Ardleigh SC | 57 | 63 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 336 |
69th | 5178 | Nick Rawlings | Hayling Island SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 360 |
69th | 5422 | Paul Tasker | Teign Corinthian SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 360 |
69th | tba | Kevan Gibb | Largo Bay SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 360 |