Supernova National Championship at Paignton Sailing Club

Supernova National Championship at Paignton Sailing Club - Day 1

by Alex Collins 19 Jun 2015 23:29 BST 19-21 June 2015

Setting off from the beach during the 2015 Supernova National Championship © Caz Hand

Supernova National Championship day 1 © Caz Hand

A very light and shifty breeze welcomed the amazing record breaking fleet 67 Sailors who descended onto the beautiful sailing venue that is Paignton.

Race 1

The sea breeze filled in a small amount from the east and hit the sailors as they lined up for the first race of the 2015 Nationals. Tim Hand and Cliff Milliner lead in front of Iain Horlock and Alex Collins around the first mark. Changes were happening throughout the fleet with Collins getting up to 2nd approaching the top mark after choosing the starboard gate after the downwind.

At the top mark though it was Hand followed by Horlock, Collins and Milliner. Hand pulled away to keep a healthy lead to the finish but further back, Horlock, Milliner and Collins were fighting for position approaching the last mark. Milliner had sailed underneath Horlock to take 2nd and Collins finished in 4th.

Race 2

The race officer started the 2nd race promptly with Tony Critchley, Leading around the top mark from Mike Gibson, Ray Workman, Cliff Milliner and Paul Earnshaw. At the Leeward gate mark, the majority of the top guys went to the port mark whereas Critchley rounded the starboard gate alone, a bad decision it turned out to be.

Up the beat, placing were changing constantly with all of the top 5 leading at certain points. After that it was a standard finish as most boats maintained their respected positions to the finish line. Gibson 1st, Hand 2nd, Milliner 3rd.

Race 3

After a long wait for the wind, it finally came as a gusty and still shifty 15 knot breeze which had now swung 180 degrees filled in to the delight of the sailors. As the race got underway it was Iain Wilson from Bolton who led at the first mark after playing the shifts in the middle of the first beat. Cliff Milliner rounded in 2nd just ahead of Alex Collins in 3rd.

At the bottom gate, It was Wilson who chose to take the port hand mark to go the left of the beat whereas Collins, together with Milliner, chose the starboard gate to head towards the shore on the beat. Halfway up the beat it was Collins who crossed ahead of Wilson to take the lead with Iain Horlock now looking dangerous on the left hand side of the course. Fast forward to the finish and it was Collins who took victory with a fast approaching Milliner taking 2nd ahead of Wilson in 3rd.

So after the first day of racing its Cliff Milliner who leads ahead of Tim Hand in 2nd and Mike Gibson in 3rd. The forecast is for slightly more wind tomorrow and Sunday. All the sailors enjoyed a lovely Commodores reception/buffet at the clubhouse meaning they are ready to go for Saturday's racing.

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Day 1 Results:

Pos	Sail No.	Name	Club	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1st	1079	Cliff Milliner	Cotswold	2	3	2	7
2nd	1130	Timothy Hand	Sutton in Ashfield	1	2	6	9
3rd	1127	Mike Gibson	Bartley	6	1	7	14
4th	1092	Iain Horlock	Exe	3	14	5	22
5th	1104	Gavin Young	Cotswold	7	5	13	25
6th	1124	Paul Earnshaw	Haversham	15	4	9	28
7th	1071	Andrew Flitcroft	Bolton	16	13	4	33
8th	666	Richard Pakes	Haversham	12	12	10	34
9th	1074	Anthony Critchley	Bolton	17	7	12	36
10th	1147	Iain Wilson	Bolton	18	20	3	41
11th	687	Gary Cawthorn	Attenborough	5	10	26	41
12th	1100	Chris Hawley	Bartley	8	16	19	43
13th	1109	Ray Workman	Cotswold	11	6	28	45
14th	1060	Paul Undrell	Haversham	13	19	22	54
15th	1094	Mike Critchley	Bolton	20	17	17	54
16th	1129	Christopher Williams	Cotswold	22	24	11	57
17th	1073	Matthew Williams	Cotswold	30	9	20	59
18th	1133	Stephen Hawley	Bartley	26	30	8	64
19th	1082	Tom Chadfield	Blithfield	28	21	15	64
20th	1046	Paul Kelly	Burton	25	23	16	64
21st	1137	Andy Gould	Cotswold	40	11	14	65
22nd	1125	Alex Collins	Bolton	4	DSQ	1	73
23rd	1087	Mike Walker	Bowmoor	19	29	25	73
24th	1078	Garry Butterfield	Bartley	10	18	48	76
25th	1061	Jean Simmons	RTYC	34	27	18	79
26th	1042	Adam Hart		23	28	29	80
27th	631	Robert Horlock	Exe	9	25	47	81
28th	1134	Tom Baldwin	Carsington	14	44	27	85
29th	1097	Richard Fairbrother		24	41	23	88
30th	1126	Alex Clapperton	Lilliput	36	15	40	91
31st	703	Brian Smith	Bowmoor	21	43	32	96
32nd	1121	Steve Johnson	Cotswold	46	8	46	100
33rd	1145	Peter May	Bolton	35	45	21	101
34th	1052	Philip Davies	Scammonden Water	45	22	34	101
35th	1057	Ian Casewell	Reading	47	34	24	105
36th	1090	Rob Corner	Attenborough	32	33	41	106
37th	503	Arthur Phillips	Paignton SC	29	48	30	107
38th	1123	Jon Pebody	Hunts	31	46	35	112
39th	1095	Lewis Brailsford	Sutton in Ashfield	37	32	43	112
40th	621	Steve Yates	Scammonden Water	27	54	39	120
41st	1139	Sam Hood	Cotswold	44	26	51	121
42nd	1069	John Banbrook	Bowmoor	42	38	49	129
43rd	432	Andrew Bethell	Lilliput	53	35	42	130
44th	1009	Jeffery Robinson	Bolton	55	39	36	130
45th	1080	David Everett	West Oxford	39	53	38	130
46th	1135	Gordon Tweedle	Haversham	57	36	45	138
47th	613	Michael Malcolm	Haversham	58	37	44	139
48th	1068	Pete Bingham	Bowmoor	41	49	50	140
49th	1020	Stuart Moore	Hunstanton	56	52	33	141
50th	1093	John Walpole	Exe	51	63	31	145
51st	1059	Chris Watts	Bough Beech	38	42	DNF	148
52nd	561	Mark Hitchmough	Bowmoor	50	31	DNF	149
53rd	1091	Shaun Smale	Welwyn Garden	60	40	52	152
54th	1117	Hedley Dowler	Cotswold	49	47	56	152
55th	705	Richard Lambert	Blue Circle	63	58	37	158
56th	1016	Warren Mitchell	Snettisham Beach	43	50	DNF	161
57th	684	David Bexson	Attenborough	33	61	DNF	162
58th	1086	Dave Hall	Haverhsam	48	60	55	163
59th	709	Frank McMullen	Bolton	52	57	54	163
60th	624	Geoff Ditchfield	Bolton	61	56	57	174
61st	1036	Mervyn Jones	Cotswold	64	59	53	176
62nd	679	Stephen Blair	Ulley	62	51	DNF	181
63rd	1007	Stephen Swain	Haversham	59	55	DNF	182
64th	491	Andrew Goodman	Attenborough	54	62	DNF	184
65th	601	Alan Bull	Seafarers	DNC	DNC	DNC	204
65th	1041	Iain Barlow	Attenborough	DNC	DNC	DNC	204
65th	1112	Peter Mackin	Bolton	DNC	DNC	DNC	204