Noble Marine 420 End of Season Championship at Grafham Water SC

by Robert Bellfield 23 Nov 2016 06:59 GMT 19-20 November 2016

Upwind leg during the Noble Marine 420 End of Season Championship at Grafham © Mike Cattermole

Neil Marsden & James Scott win the Noble Marine 420 End of Season Championship at Grafham © Nicholas Bacon

42 boats attended the International 420 End of Seasons Championship sponsored by Noble Marine at Grafham Water SC. A really encouraging turnout with plenty of new sailors to the 420 fleet, plus two visitors from Ireland.

The weekend produced plenty of variety with a bitterly cold but crisp 10 kts on the Saturday but followed by a wet and equally cold 18 kts on the Sunday. The standard of sailing was very high, particularly from the large number of newcomers who have benefitted from the excellent class coaching led by the class coaches Neil Marsden and Tim Rush as they start their journey in the 420. The 420 fleet also had a great party on Saturday night - the theme being 'anything other than clothes' - difficult choices to be made in sub-zero temperatures!

The racing was close but it was consistency that paid off with a win for the 'master' Neil Marsden & James Scott, with Robbie King & Marcus Tressler second and Hatty Morsley & Pippa Cropley third. Vita Heathcote & Milly Boyle had three firsts but had to count a 25 which dropped them down to seventh. In a passionate and funny winner's speech Neil made the point that the event was actually the 'Start of Seasons' with so many new boats - and he also wished Robbie & Marcus, and Izi Davies and Gemma Keers, all the best as they prepare to head off for the ISAFs in New Zealand next month.

Next event: Open Training at Draycote on 3-4 December and then the Itchenor Christmas Regatta on the 10-11 December.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1st	52756	Marsbar Marsden	James Scott	2	1	4	‑10	2	3	6	18
2nd	55634	Robbie King	Marcus Tressler	4	‑7	7	6	3	1	2	23
3rd	56009	Hatty Morsley	Pippa Cropley	6	3	2	1	(DNF)	11	4	27
4th	55517	Izi Davies	Gemma Keers	7	5	1	5	4	8	‑9	30
5th	55015	Alex Smallwood	Ross Thompson	3	2	‑8	8	8	2	7	30
6th	54849	Daniel Atherton	Matthew Viney	8	8	3	‑16	5	4	3	31
7th	54483	Vita Heathcote	milly boyle	1	6	(UFD)	25	1	9	1	43
8th	54487	Jack Lewis	Charlie Bacon	5	‑23	11	4	9	12	5	46
9th	53872	Julia Mellers	Ellen Main	11	4	17	3	(RET)	16	8	59
10th	54848	Eleanor Keers	Harriet Watkins	14	‑24	6	19	6	5	10	60
11th	54997	Lainey Terkelsen	Lucie Offord	10	13	9	15	15	(UFD)	12	74
12th	54510	Rhys Lewis	Drew Wright	9	‑27	27	2	14	10	19	81
13th	54379	Charlotte Boyle	Georgia Baker	27	11	19	9	13	7	‑34	86
14th	53983	Alexander Hughes	Douglas Brierley	‑26	14	10	18	11	17	17	87
15th	54947	Jamie Harris	Bettine Harris	19	9	15	14	21	‑23	11	89
16th	53117	Cossie Lewis	Sophie Holloway	16	12	5	‑24	17	19	22	91
17th	54536	Tom Collyer	Aaron CHadwick	18	(UFD)	21	17	7	20	13	96
18th	55244	Katie Davies	Madeleine Watkins	17	18	13	23	(DNF)	6	21	98
19th	55189	Archie Penn	Ben Warrington	‑31	16	14	21	16	13	18	98
20th	55871	Alex Colquitt	Robert Giardelli	13	‑22	20	13	18	22	20	106
21st	55940	Adele Young	Daniel Burns	24	‑31	23	7	20	25	16	115
22nd	54682	Johnny Thompson	Ollie Hawkins	12	17	18	26	24	21	‑27	118
23rd	55437	Michael O'Sullivan	Michael Carroll	15	10	12	30	‑31	24	31	122
24th	52151	Em Mitchell	Becky Mitchell	21	21	22	12	28	‑31	26	130
25th	54057	Sally Lorimer	Pippa Jones	22	19	16	‑35	25	28	24	134
26th	55083	Ciaron Jones	William Hall	32	29	(DNF)	DNC	12	18	14	150
27th	55399	Scarlett Shepherd	Martha Jones	29	30	32	‑36	19	15	25	150
28th	55402	Josh Waha	Thomas Bryant	28	26	33	11	27	35	‑37	160
29th	54481	Calum Bell	Josh Hale	‑41	34	26	27	23	29	23	162
30th	55472	Alice Senior	Lizzie Cattermole	23	‑32	24	29	26	30	32	164
31st	54847	Gemma Mc Dowell	Cara Mc Dowell	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	10	14	15	174
32nd	56112	Lucy Corby	James Hague	25	‑33	31	28	30	33	28	175
33rd	54059	Morgan Smith	Andrew Sturt	33	25	30	34	29	26	‑36	177
34th	56118	Imogen Bellfield	George Bridge	20	36	25	32	37	‑38	29	179
35th	55854	Ellie Driver	Rachael Cross	39	20	35	(RET)	22	34	33	183
36th	53591	Ben Russell	Luke Stewart	35	‑37	28	20	35	32	35	185
37th	56113	Ben Latham	Dan Latham	36	28	34	37	32	27	‑40	194
38th	54998	Chloe Felton	Molly Nixon	34	35	29	33	33	‑36	30	194
39th	56032	Nicola Ferguson	Fiona Ferguson	30	38	(UFD)	22	34	37	39	200
40th	54418	Oliver Dowson McGill	Calum Cook	38	15	(UFD)	31	DNC	40	42	211
41st	51427	Will Russell	Christopher Haslam	42	40	37	(DNC)	36	39	38	232
42nd	54048	Rachel McKluskey	Issy Wallwork	40	39	36	38	(DNC)	41	41	235
43rd	55943	Emily Biggar	Ana Scougall	37	41	39	39	38	(DNC)	DNC	239
44th	55632	Issy Waha	Becky Cropley	43	42	38	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	258