420 Inland Championship at Carsington Sailing Club

by Nigel Wrigley & Sue Kalderon 16 Sep 2014 14:46 BST 13-14 September 2014

Hot air balloons floating over the Derbyshire countryside did not look promising for the wind at the 420 Inland Championships at Carsington Sailing Club this weekend (13/14 September). Principal Race Officer Henry Wright postponed for half an hour before launching the 39 boat fleet into a light and shifty breeze. He set a windward leeward course, which was the format for the day.

After a general recall the fleet were under black flag. Then after two postponements due to wind shifts they finally got away. Defending their title Sarah Norbury and Mari Davies took the first race followed by Martin Wrigley and Marcus Tressler, then Hatty Morsley and Pippa Cropley.

Race two in a slightly increasing breeze saw another general recall. Martin Wrigley and Marcus Tressler were first with Jemma Viney and Matilda Mathews second, followed by Robbie King and Alex King third.

Race Three got underway with the wind dropping throughout. Dan Atherton and Mathew Viney took first followed by Jenny Smallwood and Danielle Thomas then Robbie King and Alex King.

Race four looked doubtful with the wind dropping but a stiff breeze soon followed and race four was on. It soon dropped away again. Dan Atherton and Mathew Viney took their second bullet with Sarah Norbury and Mari Davies second and Martin Wrigley and Marcus Tressler third.

After four races Dan Atherton and Mathew Viney were leading on countback to Martin Wrigley and Marcus Tressler and third was title Sarah Norbury and Mari Davies.

The club then catered for over 60 sailors and parents to enjoy a lasagne supper in the clubhouse.

Day two saw a stronger but still very light breeze but with a similar wind direction so the PRO had no choice but to set windward leewards again. In race five RYA 420 Coach Neil Marsden and Matt Shorrock showed the fleet the way to the finish line followed by Isabel Davies and Gemma Keers then Martin Wrigley and Marcus Tressler.

Race six saw Martin Wrigley and Marcus Tressler and Sarah Norbury and Mari Davies with a good lead over the rest of the fleet. Martin and Marcus stretched the lead over Sarah and Mari until an unfortunate upwind spinnaker deployment gave Sarah and Mari the opportunity to pass Martin and Marcus to take their second bullet with Isabel Davies and Gemma Keers third.

Race seven gave Neil Marsden and Matt Shorrock showing the fleet the way with a big lead, followed by Jenny Cropley and Emma Baker. At the leeward mark Martin Wrigley and Marcus Tressler were ninth with the fleet going up the right hand side of the course spotting the pressure on the middle left they managed to climb up to third by the windward mark. Neil Marsden and Matt Shorrock took their second bullet followed by Martin Wrigley and Marcus Tressler then Jenny Cropley and Emma Baker.

On behalf of the class Martin and Marcus thanked the club, the race management team and all of the volunteers.

Overall Results:

Pos	SailNumber	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1st	55107	MartinWRIGLEY	MarcusTRESSLER	2	1	‑4	3	3	2	2	13
2nd	54849	SarahNORBURY	MariDAVIES	1	‑18	7	2	6	1	7	24
3rd	52627	DanATHERTON	MatthewVINEY	4	4	1	1	7	‑9	8	25
4th	55189	NielMARSDEN	MattSHORROCK	7	10	6	6	1	‑17	1	31
5th	54124	JemmaVINEY	MatildaMATTHEWS	‑12	2	8	8	4	5	9	36
6th	54848	IsabelDAVIES	GemmaKEERS	18	5	(BFD)	5	2	3	6	39
7th	54983	JennyCROPLEY	EmmaBAKER	10	(BFD)	9	9	13	4	3	48
8th	54853	MillyPUGH	AmySPARKS	‑30	12	5	16	17	7	5	62
9th	53645	MaxMOYLES	WilliamBIRCH‑TOMLINSON	16	(BFD)	10	11	12	14	11	74
10th	55244	KatieDAVIES	GraceSUMMERS	‑28	11	19	10	8	12	16	76
11th	54109	EllaBENNETT	EmilyGENT	17	6	25	‑36	11	21	4	84
12th	55015	JennySMALLWOOD	DanielleTHOMAS	27	15	2	19	9	(BFD)	14	86
13th	53959	RebeccaSTEPHENS	NiamhO NEILL	19	‑24	12	21	10	10	17	89
14th	55169	Aaron Holman	AlessanderFOGLIA	5	8	16	‑31	26	8	28	91
15th	54415	RobbieKING	AlexKING	8	3	3	15	(DSQ)	BFD	23	92
16th	52480	AlexSMALLWOOD	JamesSCOTT	14	14	20	4	27	16	‑32	95
17th	52626	SarahJARMAN	EmilyWALTERS	22	‑28	28	13	5	6	24	98
18th	54483	EllaSTOGGALL	EmmaKINDON	21	27	14	(DSQ)	15	19	10	106
19th	52069	AlexPLATT	RyanORR	6	19	(BFD)	25	32	11	15	108
20th	54006	RhiannonFLACK	KirstenGLEN	11	23	11	20	14	‑32	29	108
21st	54947	JamesCLEMETSON	SamSMITH	31	13	17	14	21	(BFD)	18	114
22nd	54839	LucyTERKELSEN	EsmeJONES	13	16	(BFD)	30	25	18	13	115
23rd	54464	RossTHOMPSON	BenSHORROCK	‑33	20	13	7	31	28	21	120
24th	54482	EstherFENTON‑JONES	TabithaPEEL	9	9	(BFD)	32	16	23	31	120
25th	54852	JoannaKALDERON	MidgeWATKINS	29	21	(BFD)	24	19	15	12	120
26th	53974	ThomasWALLWORK	SamPLATT	15	22	15	23	22	24	‑34	121
27th	54782	JoannaBARRIE	JoanneFOSTER	‑32	7	24	26	18	20	27	122
28th	54582	HattyMORSLEY	PippaCROPLEY	3	29	22	‑38	23	26	22	125
29th	54081	RachelMawer	RebeccaCOLES	26	26	23	12	20	‑29	26	133
30th	53983	AlexanderHUGHES	TomSMITH	24	17	27	18	‑35	30	19	135
31st	53304	RebeccaBRYANT	IslaHARPER	23	(BFD)	30	17	28	13	25	136
32nd	54583	GeorgiaBOOTH	JosieGUMMER	25	25	18	‑33	33	27	33	161
33rd	52067	DavieBURNS	nickDEVEREUX	20	32	32	28	30	22	‑38	164
34th	54510	IagoDAVIES	GethinOWEN	34	‑36	26	22	29	25	30	166
35th	50112	EmilyKING	HarrietPHILO POWELL	‑36	34	31	27	34	31	20	177
36th	53958	WillowBLAND	CharlotteASHWORTH	‑35	35	21	29	24	33	35	177
37th	54058	FreddieCranfield	EmmaMCCLUSKEY	37	31	33	34	36	34	‑39	205
38th	54057	NiamhGANNON	JennyLORIMER	‑39	30	29	37	38	36	37	207
39th	54068	DouglasBRIERLEY	PatrickJEFFERIES	‑38	33	34	35	37	35	36	210