Supernova National Championship at Paignton Sailing Club

Supernova National Championship at Paignton Sailing Club - Overall

by Alex Collins 29 Jun 2015 07:27 BST 19-21 June 2015

Supernova National Championship competitors © Caz Hand

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

Supernova National Championship day 1 © Caz Hand

How did the runners and riders get on?

Cliff Milliner, 1st - It was clear that Cliff was on form from day 1. The already two-time National champion put together a consistent set of results that would ultimately see him win this year's event. 2 wins were his in the series with many 2nd and 3rd places on his scoreline.
Mike Gibson, 2nd - Mike proved once again that he was Mr consistent by being the only entrant to count top 10 positions in all of the 10 races. Gibson sailed an incredible serious and finished runner up to Milliner by the smallest of margins, 2 points. Gibson also finished top master at the event against tough competition.
Tim Hand, 3rd - Tim sailed superbly well to record his best ever nationals result. Winning the opening race of the event meant that Hand was a contender from day 1 and he certainly proved to be consistent being able to be right at the front in all of the conditions.
Iain Horlock, 4th - Still relatively new to the fleet, Iain impressed at his first Supernova nationals by coming 4th ahead of stiff competition. Being the tallest competitor, Iain used his height to his advantage in the heavy winds but also had great speed when the conditions got light. Being a member at Exe, his time spent on the waves helped him out.
Gavin Young, 5th - Young has always been a very fast sailor, so fast that he has been Milliners training partner for a number of years. Gavin was the winner of the last race of the series and generally had good top 10 results.
Tony Critchley, 6th - Tony won the 5th race of the series and also had two 2nd places. Critchley was very fast throughout the series, leading a number of races before losing out due to the conditions. Saying that, in the last race of the series he gained 10+ places on the run and the beat up to the finish so the speed and determination was always there.
Richard Pakes, 7th - Richard was another of the events race winners, winning race 8. Finishing only 1 point behind Tony Critchley, Richard had a decent set of results and looked threatening to more race victories at certain points in the event.
Alex Collins, 9th - It was disappointment for Collins at this years Nationals. Having previously won 4 opens this year and coming 3rd at last years nationals, Alex was upbeat about his chances. Despite winning race 3, Collins never pulled together a set of consistent results and could only manage to get 9th overall.
Mike Critchley, 12th - A 4th in race four was the highlight of Mikes event. With many port end starts he gained a couple of other top 10 finishes but most carried double figure scores.

Silver fleet

Iain Wilson (Bolton) 1st - The Bolton sailor was always a very quick competitor even when he was racing new boats in his old mark 1. Last year he came 22nd in 576 and this year with a brand new boat he was able to jump up to not only top of silver fleet, but to 8th overall. An incredible leap compared to his result last year. He became a Nationals winner during race 4 of the event.
Matthew Williams (Cotswold) 2nd - Matthew was able to finish second in silver fleet and an impressive 15th overall. The highlight of the Cotswold sailors event was a 6th place in race 5 and also carried two other top 10 results form the series.
Gary Butterfield (Bartley) 3rd - An 8th in race 9 was the best result for Butterfield. A couple of other top 15 positions throughout the series meant he took 3rd in the silver fleet and an impressive 17th overall.

Results from other categories: (top three)

Youth
1st Alex Collins (Bolton) Best result: 1st
2nd Peter Mackin (Bolton) Best result: 2nd
3rd Lewis Brailsford (Sutton In Ashfield) Best result: 17th

First lady
Jean Simmons of RTYC impressed by coming 53rd overall while still counting 5 DNC's. A highly impressive 18th in race 3 was the best result Jean managed to get in the series but also managed a 34, 27, 26, 47; impressive results for any sailor in this fleet.

Masters
1st Mike Gibson (Bartley) Best result: 1st
2nd Tony Critchley (Bolton) Best result: 1st
3rd Richard Pakes (Haversham) Best result: 1st

Veterans
1st Phillip Davies (Scammonden Water) Best result: 22nd
2nd Steve Johnson (Cotswold) Best result: 8th
3rd Ian Casewell (Reading) Best result: 24th

Team Prize
The team prize came right down to the wire with 4 points being the difference. Cotswold would eventually go on to win the team prize ahead of Bolton. A great achievement considering the top 10 alone had sailors from 6 different clubs.

Overall Results:
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Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1st	1079	Cliff Milliner	Cotswold	2	3	2	‑9	2	1	5	‑11	1	3	19
2nd	1127	Mike Gibson	Bartley	‑6	1	‑7	3	4	3	1	2	3	4	21
3rd	1130	Timothy Hand	Sutton in Ashfield	1	2	6	‑10	5	‑21	3	5	5	8	35
4th	1092	Iain Horlock	Exe	3	‑14	5	7	‑10	6	2	6	9	5	43
5th	1104	Gavin Young	Cotswold	7	5	13	6	3	5	12	‑14	‑28	1	52
6th	1074	Anthony Critchley	Bolton	‑17	7	12	15	1	2	11	‑33	2	11	61
7th	666	Richard Pakes	Haversham	‑12	12	10	12	‑20	8	7	1	10	2	62
8th	1147	Iain Wilson	Bolton	18	‑20	3	1	‑19	10	15	3	11	6	67
9th	1125	Alex Collins	Bolton	4	(DSQ)	1	11	18	7	4	20	4	‑24	69
10th	1071	Andrew Flitcroft	Bolton	16	13	4	‑19	11	4	8	8	14	‑17	78
11th	1124	Paul Earnshaw	Haversham	15	4	9	8	‑25	‑25	23	7	13	9	88
12th	1094	Mike Critchley	Bolton	‑20	17	17	4	7	11	18	9	‑19	13	96
13th	1060	Paul Undrell	Haversham	13	19	‑22	‑22	15	14	10	16	15	10	112
14th	1100	Chris Hawley	Bartley	8	16	19	14	14	17	16	10	‑20	‑36	114
15th	1073	Matthew Williams	Cotswold	‑30	9	20	18	6	‑37	9	18	27	15	122
16th	1112	Peter Mackin	Bolton	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	2	17	16	6	4	7	7	127
17th	1078	Garry Butterfield	Bartley	10	18	‑48	‑33	23	22	19	13	8	14	127
18th	1109	Ray Workman	Cotswold	11	6	‑28	‑36	9	19	28	12	22	22	129
19th	1129	Christopher Williams	Cotswold	22	‑24	11	13	13	13	20	21	16	‑31	129
20th	1133	Stephen Hawley	Bartley	26	30	8	30	‑36	9	‑46	15	6	16	140
21st	1046	Paul Kelly	Burton	25	23	16	5	26	18	21	19	(DNS)	(DNS)	153
22nd	1082	Tom Chadfield	Blithfield	28	21	15	‑48	8	20	‑35	28	25	19	164
23rd	1123	Jon Pebody	Hunts	31	‑46	35	25	12	12	14	‑47	18	26	173
24th	687	Gary Cawthorn	Attenborough	5	10	26	23	16	39	25	35	‑46	(DNF)	179
25th	1042	Adam Hart		23	28	29	31	30	15	‑45	17	‑33	12	185
26th	1093	John Walpole	Exe	‑51	‑63	31	16	21	31	13	22	24	32	190
27th	1137	Andy Gould	Cotswold	‑40	11	14	‑44	24	32	33	36	34	35	219
28th	1126	Alex Clapperton	Lilliput	36	15	40	24	27	‑46	22	31	‑48	27	222
29th	1145	Peter May	Bolton	35	‑45	21	17	‑45	27	43	40	26	18	227
30th	631	Robert Horlock	Exe	9	25	‑47	29	38	40	39	24	‑54	33	237
31st	1087	Mike Walker	Bowmoor	19	29	25	‑43	32	23	42	39	30	‑55	239
32nd	1052	Philip Davies	Scammonden Water	‑45	22	34	34	33	43	30	29	‑53	30	255
33rd	1121	Steve Johnson	Cotswold	‑46	8	46	41	‑52	33	32	30	41	28	259
34th	1095	Lewis Brailsford	Sutton in Ashfield	37	32	43	21	‑49	45	‑52	42	17	25	262
35th	1069	John Banbrook	Bowmoor	‑42	38	‑49	27	31	35	41	38	29	23	262
36th	1134	Tom Baldwin	Carsington	14	44	27	‑53	50	36	‑60	27	38	29	265
37th	1009	Jeffery Robinson	Bolton	‑55	39	36	20	28	26	44	‑51	35	38	266
38th	1090	Rob Corner	Attenborough	32	33	41	‑57	41	‑48	48	23	32	20	270
39th	601	Alan Bull	Seafarers	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	50	29	29	24	25	12	39	276
40th	1057	Ian Casewell	Reading	47	34	24	‑66	51	30	26	45	36	‑56	293
41st	432	Andrew Bethell	Lilliput	‑53	35	42	32	40	49	37	‑53	23	42	300
42nd	1097	Richard Fairbrother		24	41	23	‑54	‑54	51	49	32	43	46	309
43rd	1068	Pete Bingham	Bowmoor	41	49	‑50	42	22	‑53	36	49	37	34	310
44th	503	Arthur Phillips	Paignton SC	29	48	30	45	46	‑55	‑56	26	49	43	316
45th	621	Steve Yates	Scammonden Water	27	‑54	39	46	42	44	40	34	50	‑54	322
46th	1091	Shaun Smale	Welwyn Garden	‑60	40	52	55	59	41	17	‑62	21	41	326
47th	703	Brian Smith	Bowmoor	21	43	32	38	44	‑54	47	‑55	52	50	327
48th	1059	Chris Watts	Bough Beech	38	42	(DNF)	35	‑55	50	27	48	45	45	330
49th	1080	David Everett	West Oxford	39	53	38	39	48	24	51	43	‑57	(DNF)	335
50th	561	Mark Hitchmough	Bowmoor	50	31	(DNF)	28	56	‑57	34	57	47	37	340
51st	1135	Gordon Tweedle	Haversham	‑57	36	45	40	‑57	28	38	56	40	57	340
52nd	705	Richard Lambert	Blue Circle	‑63	‑58	37	56	35	34	58	52	31	51	354
53rd	1061	Jean Simmons	RTYC	34	27	18	26	47	(DNF)	(DNS)	DNC	DNC	DNC	356
54th	1016	Warren Mitchell	Snettisham Beach	43	50	(DNF)	49	37	38	53	46	‑56	40	356
55th	1041	Iain Barlow	Attenborough	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	58	34	42	31	44	39	47	363
56th	613	Michael Malcolm	Haversham	58	37	44	37	53	‑61	(DNS)	41	55	44	369
57th	1139	Sam Hood	Cotswold	44	26	51	52	39	52	‑57	54	‑58	53	371
58th	1020	Stuart Moore	Hunstanton	56	52	33	‑59	‑58	58	55	37	44	52	387
59th	684	David Bexson	Attenborough	33	61	(DNF)	‑64	43	56	50	50	51	49	393
60th	679	Stephen Blair	Ulley	62	51	(DNF)	51	‑65	47	59	58	59	21	408
61st	491	Andrew Goodman	Attenborough	54	62	(DNF)	61	62	62	29	59	(DNF)	48	437
62nd	709	Frank McMullen	Bolton	52	57	54	47	61	60	61	60	(DNF)	(DNS)	452
63rd	1117	Hedley Dowler	Cotswold	49	47	56	62	64	59	54	64	(DNF)	(DNS)	455
64th	1086	Dave Hall	Haverhsam	48	60	55	65	(DNF)	(DNS)	DNS	63	42	58	459
65th	1036	Mervyn Jones	Cotswold	64	59	53	63	66	(DNF)	(DNS)	61	60	DNS	494
66th	624	Geoff Ditchfield	Bolton	61	56	57	67	63	63	(DNS)	(DNF)	DNF	DNS	503
67th	1007	Stephen Swain	Haversham	59	55	(DNF)	60	60	(DNF)	DNS	DNF	DNS	DNS	506