2000 class Nationals at South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club

2000 class Nationals at South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club - Day 4

by Chris Jordan 12 Aug 2015 22:48 BST 9–15 August 2015

Wednesday is normally a lay day at the 2000 National Championships, but this year at South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club we were three races down after too much and then too little wind on the previous two days.

The Race Officer (Malcolm Blackburn) made the perfect call that there would be no wind until late in the afternoon, so two races were planned for 4pm. All day and right up to launch time there wasn't enough to race, but by the time we started (after a general recall and a black flag!) there was a steady 12 knots from the North.

Fergus Barnham & Serena de Nahlik nailed the pin end of the slightly biased start line, and sailed smoothly over the awkward chop on the up-tide left side of the beat to lead by 50 yards around the first mark. Meanwhile Tim & Linda Hulley were sailing in clear wind on the right hand side of the course, and arrived in 3rd place at the first mark - so it was clear wind rather than playing the shifts that gave the best strategy.

Down the first run, Rob & Sarah Burridge had a tangle with their boat, and Matt & Clare Sargent had a tangle with another boat, leaving Simon Horsefield & Tom Bernal to take second place. Third place was being closely fought for, until Rachel Grayson / Katie Burridge took 3 places down the last run and finished 3rd.

The second race kept the black flag, resulting in a clean start first time. Once again Fergus Barnham & Serena de Nahlik nailed the pin end, while Rob & Sarah Burridge came off the middle of the line and chased them hard up the first beat.

With one run remaining, Rob & Sarah Burridge were well clear in the lead, with Rachel Grayson & Katie Burridge chasing them hard. Down the run, Rachael & Katie had halved the distance by the gybe point, and finished right on Rob's transom - but the fleet now had a new race winner, as Fergus & Serena finished in 3rd place.

Results after day 4:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	2321	Fergus Barnham	Serena de Nahlik	Snettisham Beach SC	1	1	1	1	3	4
2	2355	Matt Sargent	Clare Sargent	ASA	3	2	2	4	5	11
3	22334	Simon Horsefield	Tom Bernal	ASA	4	3	5	2	4	13
4	22502	Rob Burridge	Sarah Burridge	Weir Wood SC	5	5	3	13	1	14
5	22511	Nat Roach	Alex Pickles	RNSA	2	6	4	7	7	19
6	2458	Rachel Grayson	Katie Burridge	Weir Wood SC	9	8	15	3	2	22
7	22539	Alistair Barker	Graham Barker	RAFSA	6	9	8	8	12	31
8	22541	Chris Jordan	Gillian Jordan	Brightingsea SC/Burghfield SC	10	4	44	9	14	37
9	22564	Helen Phillips	Andrew Phillips	Cardiff Bay Yacht Club	14	7	6	12	13	38
10	2491	Steve McCulloch	Lea McCulloch	Fairlands Valley SC	8	13	13	14	8	42
11	2204	Iain Yardley	Sarah Yardley	Silver Wings SC	11	10	10	15	11	42
12	2411	Tim Hulley	Linda Hulley	Weir Wood SC	21	12	44	5	6	44
13	2272	James Macgregor	Jenny Macgregor	Grafham Water SC	15	21	11	11	9	46
14	22557	Jonnie Hynes	Andy Rodwell	RAF SA	7	14	44	10	17	48
15	2142	Roger Mcall	Jazz Sayed	Pevensey Bay SC	19	16	20	6	10	51
16	22558	Kev O'Brien	Jake O'Brien	RAFSA/Burghfield SC	16	15	7	20	15	53
17	22258	Colin Treadwell	Lauren Campbell	Wilsonian Sailing Club	12	11	44	18	23	64
18	2374	Richard Hudson	Ian Hudson	Bough Beech SC	13	19	18	16	18	65
19	21446	Guy Russell	Clare Collett	West Wittering SC	20	18	9	19	22	66
20	2350	Adam Gray	Claire Perkins	Wilsonian Sailing Club	22	24	12	21	21	76
21	22335	Jay Bennett	Ed Parkinson	ASA	23	20	14	27	20	77
22	2747	Andy Cherry	Susan Cherry	Dhekelian Services Sailing Club	17	17	44	17	27	78
23	22547	Mark Foley	Ttrevor Bradley	Snettisham Beach SC	18	23	16	36	32	89
24	2643	David Vettergreen	Janice Smith	Wilsonian Sailing Club	25	27	44	22	16	90
25	22156	Dan Rule	Cat Rule	Carsington SC	32	29	19	24	19	91
26	22268	Ben Flowerdew	Tom Kingsbury	ASA	27	26	17	31	29	99
27	21813	Rosina Hearn	Cerri Robins	RNSA	29	32	22	26	24	101
28	21914	Andy Hockey	John Hewat	Wilsonian SC	26	22	44	28	26	102
29	2057	Martin Roots	Emily Roots	Cardiff Bay Yacht Club	44	35	21	23	25	104
30	22149	John Johnston	Emma Bowater	ASA	24	28	21.5	38	39	111.5
31	21791	Adie Kenn	Hollie May Moor	ASA	30	34	44	25	28	117
32	21907	David Hall	Caroline Hall	Lilliput Sailing Club	28	25	44	30	35	118
33	22302	Ryan Davies	Spencer Edwards	ASA	31	30	44	33	31	125
34	21030	Irene Hincks	Donna Bold/Heather Cowell	Lilliput Sailing Club	36	31	26	39	40	132
35	22236	Chris Cunningham	Jay Edwards	ASA	37	38	27	35	33	132
36	2229	Paul Chilcot	Rachel Sheridan	ASA	35	37	25	42	36	133
37	16	David Meryon	James Kilburn	ASA	33	33	24	44	44	134
38	22362	Nik Barnes	James Miller	ASA	38	39	23	37	37	135
39	2588	Jonathan Hanson	Jo Hanson	Port Edgar Yacht Club	34	36	44	40	34	144
40	2660	Dominick Hume	Rebecca Pape	Weir Wood SC	44	44	44	29	30	147
41	21405	Nina Wallis	Bernard Smith	Wilsonian Sailing Club	44	44	44	34	38	160
42	22501	Adrian Parry	Sarah Crawford	ASA	44	44	44	32	41	161
43	14	Ian Stott	Carl Amos	ASA	44	44	44	41	42	171