Rooster 2000 National Championship at Castle Cove Sailing Club

Rooster 2000 National Championship at Castle Cove Sailing Club - Day 1

by Chris Jordan 14 Aug 2016 22:34 BST 13-19 August 2016

The Rooster sponsored 2016 National Championships for the 2000 Class kicked off today in Portland Harbour, hosted by Castle Cove Sailing Club. Over 50 boats are entered, the highest turnout for the National Championships for 6 years.

After a strict briefing from Sara Lloyd the Race Officer (Don't forget your tallies. Don't forget your trackers!), we were postponed ashore for 45 minutes to allow the wind to settle in a southerly direction.

The start was very prompt, leaving some boats to struggle back late from where they had been practising near the windward mark, with last years National Champion Fergus Barnham and Serena De Nahik starting from near the committee boat and showing their skills at the front of the fleet. Unlike last year, he didn't manage to extend his lead, as his parents Jasper and Laura Barnham kept him in close sight all race. The wind surprised everyone by staying fairly consistent at about 8-10 knots, allowing Darren Roach / Jeremy Stevens to pull through to 3rd at the finish.

For the start of the second race, the wind had veered back to the south east, and Darren Roach / Jeremy Stevens broke clear from the near the port end of the line. But this time it was the Barnham parents who grabbed first place around the first mark, and then pulled out a 200 yard lead by the leeward mark, as the rest of the fleet disappeared into a big no-wind hole. When the wind came back from the south west, the Race Officer sensibly abandoned that race and re-set the course and line.

A number of the top boats started near the committee boat, expecting the wind to continue veering. But it was Tim and Linda Hulley who read the beat correctly, coming in from the left hand side of the beat well clear of the rest of the fleet. The wind in this race was very patchy, ranging from 0-1 knots at times on the run, to an 8 knot sea-breeze at other points on the course. This made for some very frustrating racing in the middle of the fleet, but Jasper / Laura Barnham showed how to master the conditions with a race win, followed by Simon Horsfield / Tom Beernal from the Army Sailing Association, with Tim / Linda holding on to 3rd place.

The racing continues in and just outside Portland Harbour all week, with a lay-day on Wednesday to visit Weymouth Carnival. The Rooster sponsored event can be watched online, using the SailRacer trackers in every boat.

Results after Day 1:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	Pts
1	2042	Sheldonopis	Jasper Barnham	Laura Barnham	Snettisham Beach SC	2	1	3
2	2321	Good Vibrations	Fergus Barnham	Serena de Nahlik	Snettisham Beach SC/RYA	1	5	6
3	2411	Jumpin Jack	Tim Hulley	Linda Hulley	Weir Wood SC	4	3	7
4	22334	Swift and Bold	Simon Horsfield	Tom Beernal	Army SA	6	2	8
5	22557	RAF	Mike Wood	Jonathan Hynes	RAF Rutland SC	G2	4	8
6	22511	Sail Navy	Darren Roach	Jeremy Stevens	Royal Navy SA	3	7	10
7	22539	Eeyore	Alister Barker	Nicky Goff	RAF SA	5	6	11
8	22502	Wight N Wicked	Rob Burridge	Sarah	Weir Wood SC	7	10	17
9	22611	Not Boatie McBoatface	Stephen Cockerill	Sarah Cockerill	Stokes Bay SC	10	9	19
10	2374	Buffalo	Richard Hudson	ian Hudson	Bough Beech SC	13	8	21
11	22564	Swordfish	Helen Phillips	Andrew Phillips	Cardif Bay YC	9	15	24
12	2204	Dr Lavender	Iain Yardley	Sarah Yardley	Silverwing SC	12	12	24
13	2355	Zoomy	Matt Sargent	Jonny or Gwen Sargent	Army SA	G2	13	26
14	21933	Mum	Christopher Thomas	Deborah Thomas	Broadstairs SC	8	19	27
15	2279	#teamfosie	Finlay Barnham	Rosie Hill	Snettisham Beach SC	11	18	29
16	2992		Thomas Goodey	Richard Thomas	Broadstairs SC	15	14	29
17	2272	Naide	James Macgregor	Jenny Macgregor	Grafham Water SC	22	11	33
18	2142	Mr Biscuits	Roger McAll	Greg Cox or Karen Hilder	Pevensey Bay SC	18	16	34
19	241	Boat name	Amy Hulley	John Dasey	Weir Wood SC	16	21	37
20	22156	Knot Guilty	Dainel Rule	Cat Rule	Carsington SC	20	17	37
21	2345	Moll	Chris Hall	Sam Landles	Snettisham Beach SC	17	22	39
22	22607	Just 1 More	Chris Jorden	Gillian Jorden	Burghfield SC	14	28	42
23	21005	Domestic Bliss	Richard Parr	Tim Le Mare	Stone/CCSC	19	23	42
24	2327	EDNA	Tom Hall	Nick Maris	Snettisham Beach SC	21	26	47
25	2350	Skies on Fire	Adam Gray	Claire Perkins	Wilsonian SC	30	20	50
26	2643	Fallover	David Vettergreen	Jance Smith	Wilsonian SC	24	27	51
27	21914		Andt Hockey	Anna Crane	Wilsonian SC	28	24	52
28	2240	Calidris	Simon Landles	Katy Landles	Snettisham Beach SC	23	33	56
29	22563	2ScallywagS	John Smith	Sally Taveniner	Lee on the Solent	27	29	56
30	22258	Fay Baye	Colin Treadwell	Lauren Treadwell	Wilsonian SC	25	32	57
31	2503	Les Miserables	Bruce Nichalson	Bart Baarbe	Bough Beech SC	34	25	59
32	21813		Rosie Hearn	Ceri Roberts	Army SA/RNSA	29	31	60
33	2229		Tevor Bradley	Rachel Sheridan	Wilsonians SC	26	37	63
34	22281	Blue Moon	Martin Baker	Deberah Chirnside	Lilliput SC	33	34	67
35	21030	Mr Bojangles	Irene Hincks	Donna Bold	Lilliput SC	32	36	68
36	2234	Jammy Dodger	Robert Boyden	Isabella/Poppy/Penny Boyden	CCSC	40	30	70
37	22361		Adie Kenn	Adie Parry	Army SA	38	35	73
38	21405	Equinix	Janina Wallis	Bernard Smith	Wilsonian SC	31	43	74
39	22139	New Xperience	Sally Fielding	Martin Fielding	CCSC	36	40	76
40	21874		Mike Coady		Worthing SC	35	42	77
41	21750	KTBean	Christopher Forrest	Alison Stephens	CCSC	39	39	78
42	21904	This Way Up	Ken Barfoot	Nick Griffin or Tony Burch	CCSC	42	38	80
43	21669	Zingalong	Christopher Ninham	Craig Derrick	CCSC	37	48	85
44	21650	Araluen	Rachel Wood	Richard Wood	CCSC	44	41	85
45	22149		Hugo Blanshard	Tom Buller	Army SA	43	44	87
46	22319	Duck & Dive	Jane Burden	Peter Barfoot	CCSC	41	49	90
47	22302	Under Trained & Over Confident	Jay Miller	Emma Bowater	Army SA	46	45	91
48	Army 13	Wile E Coyote	Keane Higgs	Bailey Veernon Higgs	Army SA	45	46	91
49	22501	Dick Dasterdly	Colin Walsh	Connor Fisher	Army SA	47	47	94
50=	2248	Mercury Rising	John Best	Sophie Harrison	Lac du Ganguise	DNS	DNS	104
50=	2057		Martin Roots	Emily Roots	Cardif Bay YC	DNS	DNS	104
50=	22558	Hurricane	Kev Obrien	Jake Obrien	RAF SA/Burghfield SC	DNS	DNS	104