Osprey Nationals at Highcliffe Sailing Club

Osprey Nationals at Highcliffe Sailing Club - Day 3

by Alan Henderson 25 Jul 2015 23:34 BST 23-26 July 2015

Viola and Mike Scott enjoying day 3 of the Osprey National Championships © Mike Rice / www.fotoboat.com

Sunshine and a new wind direction, WNW breeze of 10 to 16 mph, tested competitors on Day 3, 25 July, of the Osprey Nationals at Highcliffe SC. It was a shiftier, tricky direction, but competitors enjoyed sunshine and close competition, again on triangle sausage courses.

Sometimes competition was a little too close with some collisions, the odd capsize and OCS. From three contenders after Day 2, the teams rose to the top, with very low scoring from both Martin Cooney/ Peter Frith, and Matt Burge/ Phil Angrave.

Cooney took a pair of wins and a third place, with Burge taking a pair of seconds then a win in the final race, leaving the two teams equal on points, but with Cooney ahead on tie break.

Some other teams hit the top three in individual races, with Rob Shaw/ Ian Little taking third in the first race, Emma Stevenson/ Tim Bowden third in the second race, and Chris Gould/ Nick Broomhall second in the last race, but none could match the consistency of the leading pair.

The final day is Sunday 26 July, with the two teams locked together.

The Osprey Class are grateful to the following companies who are supporting the 2015 Osprey National Championships: Clamcleat, Allen Bros, Hartley Boats, Marlow, SeaSure, Rain & Sun

For further information about the class, see www.ospreysailing.org

Results after day 3:

Pos	Sail No	Club	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1	1290	Poole	Martin Cooney	Peter Frith	(DNC [35])	1	4	1	1	1	3	11
2	1272	Poole	Matt Burge	Phil Angrave	‑6	3	1	2	2	2	1	11
3	1281	Weymouth	Terry Curtis	Peter Greig	1	4	3	3	‑6	4	4	19
4	1296	Castle Cove	Kev Francis	Phil Male	2	5	6	(DNC [35])	4	10	6	33
5	1355	Blithfield	Richard Hartley	Mark Hartley	4	12	2	9	7	‑26	7	41
6	1337	Kielder	Rob Shaw	Ian Little	7	8	11	5	3	‑16	13	47
7	1175	Weymouth/Dorchester	Emma Stevenson	Tim Bowden	8	10	(DNF [35])	4	14	3	11	50
8	1298	Poole	Mike Atkinson	Matt Reid	‑15	7	7	7	11	9	12	53
9	1311	Blithfield	Chris Gould	Nick Broomhall	5	2	9	18	(OCS [35])	18	2	54
10	1085	Oxford	George Odling	Harry Odling	11	6	10	12	‑16	14	5	58
11	1341	Isle of Sheppey	Russell Wheeler	Chris Saunders	9	13	13	6	8	‑15	10	59
12	1350	Coniston	Alec Mamwell	Arthur Butler	‑22	14	12	14	10	6	9	65
13	1338	Isle of Sheppey	Kenny Brown	Chris Butters	10	17	16	13	‑24	5	8	69
14	1291	Hayling Island	Alex Willis	Nick Willis	3	11	8	10	(OCS [35])	20	21	73
15	1207	Poole	Andy Brewer	Richard Hattersley	17	9	5	8	(OCS [35])	12	DSQ [35]	86
16	1314	Kielder	Viola Scott	Mike Scott	13	15	14	11	‑17	17	17	87
17	1297	Marconi	Michael Taylor	Jon Willey	12	16	20	(DNF [35])	5	13	22	88
18	1343	Poole	Richard Marshall	Andrew Edmonds	14	19	15	22	9	‑24	16	95
19	1316	Prestwick	Alan Henderson	Mike Barton	18	22	17	16	‑23	19	18	110
20	555	Isle of Sheppey	Mick Greenland	Lee Marriott	23	‑28	19	21	15	8	25	111
21	1292	Teign Corinthian	Paul Heather	Jonathan Osgood	16	24	22	17	18	‑25	15	112
22	1247	Castle Cove	Marcus Scrace	John Pym	19	‑29	24	19	22	7	27	118
23	1114	Tata Steel	Ros Downs	David Downs	21	20	21	‑23	13	23	20	118
24	1353	Wilsonian	John Shenton	Steve Offer	‑27	18	18	15	21	27	24	123
25	1318	Poole	David Best	Tony Pauffley	24	23	23	20	19	‑29	28	137
26	1319	Poole	Chris Playfair	Alistair Watkins	(DNC [35])	DNC [35]	DNC [35]	DNC [35]	12	11	14	142
27	1340	Shoreham	John Mills	Caz Mills	26	27	26	(DNF [35])	25	21	23	148
28	740	Portishead	Paul Roberts	John Clark	25	25	27	25	27	28	‑29	157
29	1329	Great Moor	Roger Blake	Jamie Blake	20	26	(DNS [35])	24	20	DNC [35]	DNC [35]	160
30	1325	Great Moor	Robin George	Nicola George	28	30	25	(DNC [35])	26	32	26	167
31	1347	Warsash	Bryony Meakins	Phil Meakins	(DNC [35])	DNC [35]	DNC [35]	DNC [35]	DNF [35]	22	19	181
32	1352	RYA	Nick Jones	Will Crichton	29	(DNF [35])	DNC [35]	DNC [35]	29	30	DNC [35]	193
33	1310	Poole	Michael Richardson	David Bourne	(DNC [35])	DNC [35]	DSQ [35]	DSQ [35]	28	31	30	194
34	1195	Castle Cove	Pete Barnstable	Richard Cumberbatch	(DNC [35])	21	DNC [35]	DNC [35]	DNC [35]	DNC [35]	DNC [35]	196