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Stormforce Coaching SB20 UK Nationals at Royal Torbay Yacht Club - Overall

by Tom Clay 4 Oct 2016 07:33 BST 1-3 October 2016

The final day of the SB20 Nationals dawned bright and sunny with a good Force 4 gusting 5 and with the Championship led by four points by James Peters in Uber from Rob Gullan in 3047.

Race seven started in a significant swell as the wind had backed to blow straight into the bay giving fantastic planing opportunities down wind. Joe Llewellyn in Forelle Estates headed right on the first beat to lead at the first mark from Rob Gullan and John Pollard. James Peters in Uber had played the centre to round fourth,

The crew on Charles Whelan's Here Comes Bod had an interesting first mark. They were ahead of Abingdon School but Abingdon surfed down a wave towards them and Charles Whelan and Richard McAdam were caught under the sheet of the Abingdon's spinnaker. When the spinnaker filled, the sheet lifted them off Here Comes Bod into the water leaving a startled Richard Hall alone in the boat.

Ahead Uber overtook John Pollard down the first run and caught Rob Gullan at the leeward mark when Rob's crew lost the tack line on their spinnaker and had to do an early drop. Joe Llewellyn then led James Peters to the finish followed by Paul Hine's Poor Buoy and John Pollard.

With Rob Gullan finishing fifth in Race 1, James Peters needed to finish race eight in fourth or better to win the National Championship with a race to spare. John Pollard went hard left from the start and came into the first mark in the lead from Rob Gullan, Joe Llewellyn and James Peters. With fantastic planing down the waves in bright October sunshine the sailing was superb. In the front four there was no place changing and John Pollard won the race while James Peters won the National Championships with a race to spare.

Race nine was won by Rob Gullan to confirm his second place in the Nationals with Paul Hine's Poor Buoy second from Joe Llewellyn and Charles Whelan's Here Comes Bod, recovering well after their first race swim. An even more impressive recovery was that of Poor Buoy. In the first race of the Championships they had a broken spreader which forced them to retire from three races and count two scores of 27. In the remaining six races of the Championships they were on average fourth and never below eighth which meant they finished seventh over all.

Congratulations again to Rob Llewellyn and his race team for getting three races completed by 1.00pm to allow early lifting and packing of boats and many thanks to Doug Innes and Stormforce Coaching for their sponsorship for the past three years.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoBoat NameHelm/CrewR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Pts
13720UBERJames Peters/Morgan Peach/Emma Barnett/Adrian Peach112414242719
23047 Robert Gullan/Pieter Heyn/Maria Stanley/Ben Ainsworth82118152121
33724XcellentJohn Pollard/Rob Smith/Steve Procter53462341325
43732Forelle EstatesJoe Llewellyn/Nigel Wakefield/Mark Williams/Jim Short26337613529
53086Wet "n" DryChris Clyburn/Stuart Clyburn/Alex Reid11552371212651
63106WhyaduckTom Clay/Ed Morris/Tim Goodhew414613101579770
73149Poor BuoyMark Gillett/Paul Hine/Niki Birrell/ Heather Ross27272784236279
83082SHARCC Sheppard/G Van Hollebeke/Franki Hilary927915121765881
93021Here Comes BodCharles Whelan/Richard McAdam/Richard Hall10131811691714484
103305TrioGary Baker/Owen Bowerman/Chris O'Donnell141115511141081688
11NED3555Damen Sailing TeamMark Snijder/Olivier Stuip/Alistair Perkins18168109511181390
123473SllartibartfastTom Methven/Paul Methven/Gill Methven/Ella Methven121027141411151311100
133336Job Lot!!Barry Jobson/Jaimie Jobson/Connie Meek1381472112131627104
143740A New HopeDoug Innes/G Glover/Martin Fox207122118209109105
153366DorisPhil Rumbelow/Mike Rutland/Finn Houlihan1591391613141718106
163053MistralPaddy Bettesworth/Genevieve Stringer/Olie Hare/Jamie Binmore3472727278727110
1730 Garry Phare/ Neil Spacagna/Oli Needham/Bem Simmonds7122716510191527111
183276Trouble and StrifeGeorge Barker/George Chilvers/Charlie Sprays161716121982014.714.7117.4
193177Dark and StormyAndrew Bell/Alice Salisbury/George Poval/Catherine Wood211811182216211110126
203368IONPeter Noe/James Greenwood/Justin Noe171510191319232014127
213316L.O.S.Joe Hemmant/Tom Hemmant/Rob Corbally192117171721182112142
223096Red KiteRoger Harford/Freddie Smith/Franseca Martin221927201522161915148
233217DoolaliArthur Bruce/Dan Neild/Giles Oldershaw/D Bickerton272727222018222217175
243135FireflyTom Savidge/Mike Sutton/Harry Butler/Ben Pickford232219232327272727191
253750Sportsboatworld.comJerry Hill/AlanHillman/Craig Watson62727272727272727195
263089 John Reekie/John Reekie/Jennifer Reekie272027272727272727209

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