GJW Direct Lark Nationals at Penzance Sailing Club

GJW Direct Lark Nationals at Penzance Sailing Club - Day 1

by Charlie Roome 17 Aug 2014 23:08 BST 16-22 August 2014

Day 1 of the 2014 National Champs dawned with talk of a strong breeze. The fleet launched for a series of practice starts, the first of which ended with a monster gust and a rather too large dose of rain!

Race 1 got away with the esteemed class chairman James Ward playing pathfinder, and the fleet set off around a trapezoid course with the Hydons, Hall/Dart, the Wards, Hufton/Kennedy and the Whites leading the way. However the Cornish breeze had other ideas and a 30 degree right shift left the beat a fetch. The race was abandoned and the race committee duly set about resetting the course whilst the fleet made time for their 3 course lunch.

The restart of race 1 saw the Hydons extend away from the fleet to take the bullet, with second going to Senior/Booth and third to the Wards.

Race 2 started in a sunnier spell but with the fleet still enjoying full hiking conditions. Roome/Stephens led at the first mark and got away down the first reach, with the Hydons in hot pursuit. Roome/Stephens held on to win from the Hydons and the Whites.

Overnight the Hydons lead from Roome/Stephens with a pack of boats stacked up close behind. Sleepy heads are now preparing for beach games and BBQ at the club.

Results after Day 1:

Pos	Fleet	Boat Name	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	Pts
1st	Gold	Well Dodgy	2495	Stuart Hydon	Nick Hydon	Shustoke SC	0.75	2	2.75
2nd	Gold	Wicked Rumours	2519	Charlie Roome	Jeremy Stephens	Ranelagh SC / Penzance SC	5	0.75	5.75
3rd	Silver	Mr Bruce	2507	James Ward	Katie Ward	Exe SC	3	7	10
4th	Gold		2464	Will Croxford	Chris Warberton	South Staffs SC	4	6	10
5th	Gold		2529	Mike Senior	Nicola Booth	South Staffs SC	2	13	15
6th	Gold	Polar Bear	2531	Peter Gray	Rachael Rhodes	Staunton Harold SC	11	4	15
7th	Gold		2533	Steve Hall	Alison Dart	Burnham SC	7	8	15
8th	Gold	The Joker	2471	Emma White	Matthew White	Waldringfield SC	13	3	16
9th	Gold	Tiger	2470	Nigel Hufton	Will Kennedy	Frensham Pond SC	6	10	16
10th	Silver	Problem Child	2522	Chris Biglin	Ann Biglin	Shustoke SC	8	9	17
11th	Gold		2526	Ed Bradburn	Lucy Evans	South Staffs SC	9	14	23
12th	Silver	Ermintrude	2347	Ryan Crawford	Laura Lilly	Penzance SC	12	11	23
13th	Silver	Mini Mou	2510	Colin Stephens	Tom Kliskey	Penzance SC	10	15	25
14th	Gold	Floozie	2527	Adam Parry	Ruth Johnson	RYA / Netley SC	23	5	28
15th	Gold	Rollergirl	2520	Harry Pynn	Gemma Pynn	Waldringfield SC	18	12	30
16th	Silver	Weeble	2502	Steve Chatten	Rebecca Stephens	Netley SC	15	18	33
17th	Gold	Florence	2492	James Stewart	Millie Parsons	Netley SC / Stokes Bay SC	17	16	33
18th	Silver		2450	Chris Martin	Katharine Martin	Burghfield	16	20	36
19th	Silver		2370	Tim Vick	Rebecca Vick	Otago YC	22	17	39
20th	Silver	Windchaser	2530	Chris Ellis	Judith Young	Frensham Pond SC	19	22	41
21st	Silver		2503	Holly Hewatt	Karen Falcon	Netley SC	20	21	41
22nd	Bronze	Blu Tack	2252	Garry Packer	Richard Packer	Bristol Corinthian Y C	24	19	43
23rd	Silver	Grizzley Bear	2268	Des Menear	Chris Menear	Penzance SC	14	RET	44
24th	Bronze	Va Va Vroom	2487	Kian Andrews	Imy Gray‑Williams	Penzance SC	25	23	48
25th	Bronze	Camembert	24	Joel Figov	Eli Ebel‑Childs	Plymouth University	26	24	50
26th	Silver	Buckaroo	2475	Chris Holliman	Kate Hutchins	Southampton / RYA	21	RET	51
27th	Silver		2446	Andrew Sinclair	Daniel Drew	Royal Western YC	27	RET	57
28th	Bronze		2331	Alastair McHardy	Kay Maddox	Waldringfield SC	DNC	DNC	60
28th	Bronze	Mlevi	2504	Andy Cox	Sophie Richards	Thornbury/Penzance SC	DNC	DNC	60