Mirror National Championship at Abersoch

Mirror National Championship at Abersoch - Day 4

by Robert Bellfield 21 Aug 2015 09:21 BST 15-21 August 2015

Four races as the Race Officer plays catch up

After the frustrations of 'Windy Wednesday' the Mirror Fleet had a long day on the water to catch up with the programme. A steady Southerly 10 to 15 kts breeze, in warm but largely overcast conditions, was ideal to crack in 4 quick races to claw back those missed earlier in the week.

Two clear favourites emerged from the day's racing with Dave & Imogen Wade (Northampton SC) and Eleanor Keers & Izzy Pugh (Itchenor SC) both achieving two race wins, leaving them currently 19 points clear of the third boat of Angus and Florence Hemmings (Stokes Bay SC). The black flag was used for races 7 & 8 which caught out some of the front runners. Chris and Katy Jenkins (Bowmoor SC) had a really good day with three top ten results but a Being a touch early on one start spoilt what could have been even better. Henry and Jamie Rastrick (Ripon SC), who are also often seen sailing Teras, have also come back into the reckoning with a 2nd in the final race of the day. Special mention of the day is for Brenden May of Mounts Bay SC who is crewing for his dad Denzil aged 4. Together they achieved a 5th in Race 7 - what an achievement!

The day finished off with a combined race from both Mirror Nationals and Mirror Week competitors. After a long day only 30 boats took part but a fast and furious race around the inshore circuit saw victory for Alex and James Colquitt (West Kirby SC) - Cadet National Junior Squad sailors who have borrowed an Australian Mirror called 'Vegemite Sandwich' - a long story!

Finally - the day also had the appearance of the BBC's 'One Show' with the presenter Andy Kershaw out on the water in a Mirror. The filming aimed to showcase the Mirror's role in contributing to the growth of affordable dinghy sailing. No better example than the 86 boats on the waters off Abersoch - of all shapes and ages!

Four races are planned for the final day, before the long journey home. There will be some tired sailors both in the back and front of the car. For many it is straight off to the 420 National Championships at Restronguet starting on Sunday.

Results after Day 4:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Fleet	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1	70852	David Wade	Imogen Wade	G	Northampton	7	1	19	3	2	1	2	1	10
2	70713	Eleanor Keers	Izzy Pugh	G	Itchenor Sailing Club	2	18	2	7	1	2	1	4	12
3	70668	Angus Hemmings	Florence Hemmings	G	Stokes Bay / Stokes Bay SC	3	7	4	5	6	14	10	6	31
4	70582	Chris Jenkins	Katy Jenkins	G	Bowmoor	9	30	7	4	5	4	44	3	32
5	70840	Sarah Richards	Douglas Simpson	G	RLymYC / Ullswater YC	10	11	1	17	3	44	3	8	36
6	70472	Henry Rastrick	Jamie Rastrick	G	Ripon Sailing Club	15	12	11	8	18	5	4	2	42
7	70806	Robert Richardson	Sandy Simpson	G	Royal Windermere YC / Ullswater	1	23	17	1	4	15	14	9	44
8	70785	Alex Colquitt	James Colquitt	G	West Kirby SC	8	3	21	19	7	8	8	20	53
9	70756	Rachel Grayson	Esme Shepherd	G	Beaver / Restronguet	6	8	10	11	14	13	22	7	55
10	70784	Nigel Thomas	Benjamin Bradley	G	Hill Head SC	13	6	12	2	8	17	15	22	56
11	70810	Ollie Hawkins	Archie Hawkins	G	Loo Sailing Club / Looe Sailing Club	11	13	3	15	15	7	11	15	60
12	70716	Scarlett Shepherd	Tom Cosier	G	Restronguet	16	5	18	6	9	10	25	16	62
13	70726	David Coady	Ed Coady	G	DRSC	44	21	15	10	24	6	9	5	66
14	7079	Denzil May	Brendan May	G	Mounts Bay SC	22	15	29	12	12	12	5	12	68
15	70505	Imogen Bellfield	Sarah Ewart Smith	G	Torpoint Mosquito SC / Itchenor Sailing Club	17	2	6	44	22	24	13	11	71
16	70791	Bertie Fisher	Charlotte Fisher	G	Itchenor Sailing Club	31	31	5	44	10	3	7	26	82
17	70618	George Richards	Fraser Hemmings	G	Royal Lymington YC	18	16	8	14	11	18	20	19	85
18	70697	Harriet Watkins	Helena Watkins	G	Poole YC	19	19	9	44	16	11	12	24	86
19	70738	Archie Grant	Maddie Hantrais	S	Itchenor Sailing Club	26	9	13	44	17	22	44	10	97
20	70537	Esther Bowdler	Scarlett Crago	G	Looe Sailing Club	14	4	25	22	26	30	16	21	102
21	70560	Sally Lorimer	Pippa Jones	G	Warsash / Itchenor	25	14	24	24	33	27	6	14	107
22	70862	Megan Thornley	Thomas Hayley	G	Dee SC	12	27	26	18	19	25	21	13	108
23	70714	Henry Heath	Patrick Jefferies	G	Itchenor	27	22	16	9	25	26	23	25	120
24	70549	Emily Heath	Laura Partridge	G	Itchenor	35	28	23	13	21	20	19	32	124
25	70504	Philippa Heath	Emily Partridge	S	Itchenor	4	26	31	28	23	28	27	17	125
26	70757	Jonathon Hayley	George Colquitt	G	Dee SC	37	32	14	16	35	9	26	29	126
27	70725	Felix Jefferies	Monty Heath	G	Itchenor	5	25	22	29	30	21	28	31	130
28	69667	Martin Egan	George Lenney	G	Restronguet SC	29	17	30	25	32	16	18	27	132
29	70567	Faye Caswell	Emma Clayton	G	Yorkshire Dales SC	21	34	35	23	27	44	17	18	140
30	70715	Gemma Keers	Molly Sharpe	G	Itchenor SC	32	20	20	20	13	44	44	44	149
31	70015	Matt Grayson		SH G	Beaver	44	24	28	27	29	19	29	23	150
32	70534	Joe Jackman	Jack Sargent	S	Looe Sailing Club	28	35	27	21	20	44	24	33	153
33	70861	James Waddington	Mathew Waddington	S	Dee SC	20	33	32	44	28	23	31	30	164
34	70748	Alexander Baird	Emma Rumgay	S	Beaver	24	29	34	31	31	32	33	28	175
35	69559	Alastair Joyce	George Edwards	S	Ogston SC	23	10	33	44	34	44	44	44	188
36	53561	Rob Dean		SH G	Beaver SC	34	37	37	30	36	31	32	36	199
37	70507	Tom Thorpe	Julie Thorpe	G	Hill Head SC	33	36	36	26	40	34	36	37	201
38	70678	Amy George	Chloe George	S	Mounts Bay	30	38	38	44	38	29	30	44	203
39	70153	Thomas Mclaren	George Mclaren	S	Looe Sailing Club	39	39	39	32	39	35	38	35	218
40	706	Tom Dean		SH G	Beaver SC	36	40	40	44	42	44	34	39	231
41	31809	Lauren Bowdler	Dan Blewett	G	Looe Sailing Club	40	42	41	44	41	36	37	38	233
42	70805	Peter Crompton	Isobel Crompton	G	Wembley	38	43	42	44	37	33	44	44	237
43	70209	Thomas Langan	Dave Jackman	S	Looe Sailing Club	41	41	44	44	44	44	35	34	239