Navigators & General Mirror Europeans at Brixham Yacht Club

Navigators & General Mirror Europeans at Brixham Yacht Club - Overall

by Rob Bellfield 23 Aug 2014 07:47 BST 18-22 August 2014

Day 5 of the N&G Mirror Europeans at Brixham © Rob Bellfield

There were deceptively sunny conditions in the boat park on day five of the Navigators & General Mirror European championships at Brixham Sailing Club. On arriving at the racecourse the competitors were greeted by black rain clouds and the first precipitation of the week!

A number of big shifts under the clouds resulted in the first 2 starts being postponed within the final minute. The fleet were too keen in start 3 with a general recall, so it was in the fourth start, under a black flag, that the fleet finally got away for the first race of the day. The first beat was relatively square with the leaders coming from both sides of the course. Eleanor Keers and Izzy Pugh extended a massive lead to win from Celia Hansell and Jasper Ewart-Smith, whilst a third for Rachel Grayson, with substitute crew Alexander Baird, was enough to win the regatta with a race to spare.

A couple of last-minute left shifts meant AP in the start for race 2 which got away second time with Gemma Keers and Imogen Bellfield crossing the fleet following a brave pin-end start on port. Angus and Fraser Hemmings won the first beat followed by Esther Bowdler and Scarlet Crago with Gemma and Imogen in third. Esther and Scarlet read the shifts right on the second beat to overtake the Hemmings and take the race win.

Rachel Grayson and Gemma Francis-Burnett sailed a great series and were deserving winners. While Rachel and Gemma had some spare capacity by winning with a race to spare the positions behind them were closely fought. The Irish fleet brought experience and a sharpness across the Irish Sea which made the UK boats sit up and focus but 2 Irish boats in the top 4 showed that they were on the pace. Tiaman Dickson & Luke Groake Donagh from Lough Rea YC were second overall and Gemma Keers & Imogen Bellfield from Itchenor SC were third and first Juniors.

On accepting their prizes Rachel thanked Brixham Yacht Club for running a good series of races in challenging conditions during both the National and European Championships. She also praised Gemma for continuing to crew until the end of the last race yesterday despite a torn calf muscle - an awesome and brave performance from an 11 year old!

The sponsorship from Navigators & General has been much appreciated in supporting both events and helping to maintain the development of Junior and Youth sailing in UK and Ireland.

Overall Results:

Series Place	Fleet	Helm	Crew	Sail No	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	Pts
1	Gold	Rachel Grayson	Gemma Francis Burnett	70756	2	2	7	2	1	6	15	2	1	1	8	3	11	35
2	Gold	Tiarnan Dickson	Luke Groarke Donagh	70622	4	1	1	6	3	5	32	16	2	6	3	9	7	47
3	Gold	Gemma Keers	Imogen Bellfield	70715	1	5	3	4	6	2	26	5	7	35	13	10	3	59
4	Gold	Shane McLoughlin	Oscar Langan	70428	3	11	14	5	7	10	2	7	3	7	16	12	23	81
5	Gold	Scarlett Shepherd	Harvey Martin	70716	14	12	19	1	13	11	4	19	12	2	7	5	14	95
6	Gold	Cian Hickey	Eoin Hickey	70507	28	9	6	23	5	7	11	17	9	10	5	16	4	99
7	Gold	Angus Hemmings	Fraser Hemmings	70668	13	7	35	35	9	3	1	3	8	5	1	4	2	104
8	Gold	Esther Bowdler	Scarlet Crago	70537	21	6	11	20	14	1	8	8	16	13	35	8	1	106
9	Gold	Eleanor Keers	Izzy Pugh	70713	15	23	17	7	2	17	9	1	6	16	20	1	22	111
10	Gold	Henry Heath	James Dickinson	70714	20	3	8	11	11	8	22	20	4	4	9	23	18	116
11	Gold	Harriet Watkins	Helena Watkins	70697	11	15	26	3	4	19	18	10	5	17	17	11	12	123
12	Silver	Emily Heath	Pippa Heath	70504	7	8	4	18	15	16	6	13	20	18	14	15	8	124
13	Silver	Emma Clayton	Faye Caswell	70567	22	10	10	27	12	15	23	4	13	15	2	20	15	138
14	Gold	Jack Ryan	Helen Smith	70636	6	14	5	13	10	21	13	23	19	11	10	19	26	141
15	Silver	Robert Richardson	Megan Thornley	70525	24	11	15	21	8	24	10	12	15	3	13	22	13	143
16	Gold	Martin Egan	Freddie Martin	69667	19	17	32	12	16	32	7	15	11	8	25	14	6	150
17	Gold	Tom Weston	Paddy Jefferies	70821	16	19	12	22	19	14	16	14	25	24	19	7	10	168
18	Silver	Archie Grant	Johnnie Law	70182	8	25	20	26	18	18	14	6	17	12	22	17	20	172
19	Silver	Caolan Croasdell	Oisin McAllister	70696	10	20	16	9	26	23	20	26	14	23	23	6	16	180
20	Silver	Ollie Hawkins	Archie Hawkins	70810	23	24	21	14	17	26	21	28	18	9	12	13	24	196
21	Gold	Richard Rowell	Rosie Rowell	70785	9	25	33	28	27	27	5	21	23	14	15	32	5	199
22	Gold	Natasha Ewart Smith	Sarah Ewart Smith	70584	17	16	2	19	23	4	29	11	10	35	35	35	35	201
23	Silver	Ben Hill	Gabe Hill	70675	18	13	23	17	24	22	17	27	21	19	11	28	28	212
24	Gold	Edward Hansell	Esme Shepherd	70625	12	21	22	8	21	20	30	9	32	28	35	30	19	220
25	Bronze	Felix Jefferies	Monty Heath	70725	29	35	30	10	28	9	3	25	30	27	24	18	21	224
26	Gold	Celia Hansell	Jasper Ewart Smith	70676	35	27	9	25	20	12	24	35	35	35	35	2	9	233
27	Gold	Conor Twohig	Jack Gibney	70562	26	35	31	15	22	31	31	18	22	20	4	25	30	244
28	Silver	Samuel Wray	Imogen Wray	70444	27	35	18	16	25	13	27	22	28	26	35	21	29	252
29	Gold	Oliver Wilson	Hannah Wilson	70703	25	18	27	33	29	29	12	24	24	21	18	27	35	254
30	Bronze	Lauren Bowdler	Brian Bowdler	31809	30	26	24	31	30	30	19	32	27	22	21	31	27	287
31	Gold	George Richards	Alexander Baird	70618	5	22	13	24	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	24	25	288
32	Bronze	Rory McAllister	Lughaidh Croasdell	70036	31	29	29	30	32	28	28	29	26	29	35	26	17	302
33	Silver	James Taylor	Maddie Hantrais	70795	33	30	25	29	33	25	25	31	29	30	26	29	31	310
34	Bronze	Ollie Pugh	Eleanor Bellfield	70631	32	28	28	32	31	35	35	30	31	25	35	35	35	342