Navigators & General Mirror Nationals at Brixham Yacht Club - Overall
by Rob Bellfield 17 Aug 2014 09:15 BST
13-16 August 2014
Rachel Grayson and Gemma Francis Burnett sweep the board with a race to spare
Another light and shifty wind greeted the sailors at the start of Day 4 of the Navigators & General Mirror National Chamnpionship.
Race 1 got away at the third attempt under a black flag, only to be abandoned moments later because the windward mark was detatched from it's anchor.
The forth attempt was more successful, but the light westerly wind was as shifty as ever. Dave & Ed Coady led at 1st mark with, Shane McLoughlin & Oscar Langan from Ireland 2nd. The reach was very tight and Shane & Oscar got past Dave & Ed at the gybe mark and held the lead to the finish. At the start of the 2nd beat Reg & Gemma were up to 3rd. Dave went left, but this time it did not pay with more pressure on the right. This allowed Henry & Jamie Rastrick to get up to 2nd at the windward mark with Reg & Gemma 3rd and Sarah & Sandy 4th. Positions did not change on final run. This was enough to give Reg & Gemma the championshipwith a race to spare.
Race 2 got away first time under a black flag in a much more solid force 3-4 breeze with full hiking and planing downwind. Reg & Gemma lead at the first mark with David and Ed 2nd and Sarah & Sandy 3rd. These positions remained unchanged to the finish. Eleanor Keers & Izzy Pugh in "Peanut" put in a commendable performance to finish 4th.
When asked what made the difference Reg said she didn't know, she just sailed as she learned on the water at Beaver SC - it just shows that persistence in the boat, a long term crewing partnership and consistency in the face of a shifting breeze with varied conditions were important to achieving the results that result in becoming a champion.
To cap it all dad Matt also became Mirror Singlehanded National Champion - well done the Graysons!
Brixham YC have run an excellent Championship. The Irish contingent have now arrived ready to do battle for the European Championship next week.
Photos from Day 3 are on www.boatographic.co.uk from where they can be purchased.
Overall Results:
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Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Pts |
1 | 70756 | Rachel Grayson | Gemma Francis Burnett | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
2 | 70726 | David Coady | Ed Coady | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
3 | 70806 | Sarah Richards | Sandy Simpson | 2 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
4 | 70472 | Henry Rastrick | Jamie Rastrick | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 33 |
5 | 70712 | Roscoe Martin | Maddie Wylie | 24 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 71 |
6 | 70428 | Shane McLoughlin | Oscar Langan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 73 |
7 | 70715 | Gemma Keers | Imogen Bellfield | 16 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 84 |
8 | 69674 | Colin Stephens | Polly Stephens | 4 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 85 |
9 | 70716 | Scarlett Shepherd | Harvey Martin | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 89 |
10 | 70713 | Eleanor Keers | Izzy Pugh | 6 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 97 |
11 | 70537 | Esther Bowdler | Scarlet Crago | 14 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 19 | 105 |
12 | 70564 | Rebecca Stephens | Ruby Stephens | 23 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 105 |
13 | 70584 | Natasha Ewart Smith | Sarah Ewart Smith | 22 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 106 |
14 | 70674 | Alexander Simpson | Douglas Simpson | 29 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 110 |
15 | 70650 | Jamie Penman | Harry Penman | 15 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 110 |
16 | 70567 | Emma Clayton | Faye Caswell | 18 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 113 |
17 | 70603 | Richard Sender | Thomas Sender | 16 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 114 |
18 | 70015 | Matt Grayson | | 13 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 121 |
19 | 31809 | Brian Bowdler | | 31 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 128 |
20 | 69667 | Martin Egan | Sennen Addinall | 20 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 128 |
21 | 70618 | George Richards | Alexander Baird | 12 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 22 | 12 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 129 |
22 | 70821 | Tom Weston | Paddy Jefferies | 17 | 25 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 22 | 130 |
23 | 70525 | Robert Richardson | Jamie Wilson | 11 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 147 |
24 | 70810 | Ollie Hawkins | Archie Hawkins | 21 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 29 | 3 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 148 |
25 | 70714 | Henry Heath | James Dickinson | 10 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 149 |
26 | 70504 | Emily Heath | Pippa Heath | 19 | 12 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 151 |
27 | 70697 | Harriet Watkins | Helena Watkins | 34 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 154 |
28 | 70785 | Richard Rowell/Rosie | Rosie Rowell/Richard | 27 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 156 |
29 | 70676 | Celia Hansell | Jasper Ewart Smith | 32 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 170 |
30 | 70792 | Tai Buxton | Thomas Hartley | 25 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 176 |
31 | 70625 | Edward Hansell | Sally Lorimer/Esme Shepherd | 26 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 220 |
32 | 70703 | Oliver Wilson | Hannah Wilson | 28 | 23 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 229 |
33 | 70725 | Felix Jefferies | Monty Heath | 33 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 235 |
34 | 70631 | Ollie Pugh | Lucy Pugh | 30 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 246 |