Allen Hartley Boats Supernova Nationals at Plymouth

by The Supernova Association 5 Jul 2017 07:56 BST 30 June - 2 July 2017

Allen Hartley Boats Supernova Nationals in Plymouth © Richard Craig / www.SailPics.co.uk

New national champion Alex Horlock with big brother Iain Horlock after the Allen Hartley Boats Supernova Nationals in Plymouth © Supernova Class

Well what an event the 2017 Allen Hartley Boats Plymouth 2017 Nationals has been. From 27 knots of base wind speed on Friday, gusting up to 35 knots, spitting rain and cloudy with just about everyone going swimming at some point. Followed by a breezy Saturday morning of 17 knots reducing throughout the day, but very sunny and a few lobster faces throughout the fleet. Lobster award for 2017 has to go to Tim Hand - great effort!

The results overnight Saturday were very tight through the fleet, only 8 points separated the top 4 without any discards yet to be applied. Owing to Cliff working outa large easterly shift, It was Cliff Milliner followed by Alex Horlock both tied on 16 points, (Alex leapfrogging giant brother Iain from Friday), then Iain and Mark Hartley.

I think its also worth pointing out that throughout the fleet the are tough races taking place and its just as competitive towards the rear of the fleet as it is at the sharp end. I have personal experience of this from my poor tactics on the tricky shifty beats we have had within the Plymouth Sound.

This is a good barometer of how the Supernova class has not only grown in size but has really stepped up a gear in terms of boat speed and handling throughout the fleet. There is a good race to be had what ever your experience or if you are racing a mark 1 or mark 2 boat. There are some extremely fast mark 1 sailors out there!

Sunday looked very light first thing with a questionable forecast, however by 11am and just in time for the first race a sea breeze had developed in the nick of time. A healthy 10 knots breeze to get everyone's aching body hiking again. Due to the champagne sailing conditions the decision to sail out side the breakwater was made much to the excitement of the fleet.

Allen Hartley Boats Supernova Nationals in Plymouth - photo © Richard Craig / www.SailPics.co.uk

After the final three races were complete (and a quick recount) it was Alex Horlock that came out victorious winning the event. Iain a close second then Mark Hartley third, Cliff Millinor fourth and Gavin Young fifth and Mike Gibson.

Thanks to Allen Brothers and Hartley Boats for your sponsorship and www.SailPics.co.uk for taking some great pictures like the attached from Saturday.

Overall Results:
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Pos	Helm	Sail No	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts
1st	Alex Horlock	1110	Exe	‑4	2	2	‑4	2	2	1	3	4	16
2nd	Iain Horlock	1092	Exe	1	1	3	2	‑9	7	‑10	2	3	19
3rd	Mark Hartley	1204	Hartley Boats	5	3	‑6	3	1	6	‑12	1	1	20
4th	Cliff Milliner	1190	Cotswold	3	4	4	1	3	1	‑5	4	‑7	20
5th	Gavin Young	4	Cotswold	‑12	7	5	‑11	5	4	9	8	8	46
6th	Mike Gibson	1127	Bartley	2	5	‑18	16	4	3	‑22	7	12	49
7th	Andrew Snell	1186	Spinnaker	(DNC)	(DNC)	16	7	7	12	2	6	10	60
8th	Stephen Hawley	1133	Bartley	15	8	1	‑23	‑24	9	16	12	2	63
9th	Peter Mackin	1112	Bolton	10	10	‑21	17	11	8	3	10	‑21	69
10th	Matthew Williams	1169	Cotswold	‑14	9	13	10	6	‑16	14	11	6	69
11th	Tim Hand	1130	Swarkestone	9	16	‑26	6	17	‑27	11	9	5	73
12th	Andrew Flitcroft	1071	Bolton	‑20	15	15	12	‑29	10	4	13	19	88
13th	Christopher Williams	1201	Cotswold	8	6	9	13	‑23	15	‑23.5	22	15	88
14th	Mark Platt	1041	Bolton	13	14	10	9	25	(RET)	‑26	16	13	100
15th	Iain Wilson	1147	Blackpool and Fleetwood	7	11	24	24	12	11	‑48	17	‑26	106
16th	Mike Critchley	1094	Bolton	25	19	‑30	8	13	‑41	6	28	18	117
17th	Will Willett	558	Llangorse	16	12	12	‑32	16	25	18	26	‑27	125
18th	Chris Hawley	1100	Bartley	28	20	‑41	‑35	27	13	8	19	14	129
19th	Adrian White	1139	Hartley Boats	‑34	32	25	‑36	20	23	17	5	11	133
20th	Michael Platt	1125	Bolton	21	(DNC)	28	21	30	19	13	‑31	16	148
21st	Ray Workman	1109	Cotswold	22	17	‑36	31	‑45	14	19	23	25	151
22nd	Jonny Everett	553	Llangorse	19	13	11	20	31	‑48	36	‑37	24	154
23rd	Richard Lambert	1059	Bough Beech	26	(DNC)	7	19	‑47	37	23.5	20	22	154.5
24th		433		6	(DNC)	8	15	14	45	31	‑49	36	155
25th	Anthony Critchley	1074	Bolton	‑32	21	23	27	10	20	30	24	(DNC)	155
26th	Tom Chadfield	1082	Blithfield	36	(DNC)	31	22	15	‑42	35	15	17	171
27th	Paul Moreton	1046	Llandudno	27	23	38	‑39	18	34	‑41	14	20	174
28th	Jeffery Robinson	1178	Bolton	30	29	43	14	8	‑55	47	‑67	9	180
29th	Peter May	1145	Bolton	29	24	33	18	26	35	‑49	21	‑37	186
30th	Alex Clapperton	1126	Lilliput	24	26	20	30	‑46	‑56	20	39	30	189
31st	Jon Pebody	1123	Hunts	35	22	17	28	‑55	32	38	‑42	23	195
32nd	Robin Kirby	1191	Cotswold	11	18	14	5	21	26	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	197
33rd	Paul Undrell	1160	Milton Keynes	39	(DNC)	19	25	33	22	‑46	35	32	205
34th	Charlie Sansom	561	Bowmoor	‑46	(RET)	44	40	22	18	15	40	40	219
35th	Garry Butterfield	1184	Bartley	23	25	35	34	‑44	39	‑43	34	39	229
36th	Steven Mitchell	1196	Porthpean	‑50	(DNC)	46	42	28	21	7	43	50	237
37th	Ian Moodie	1035	Bolton	41	(DNC)	34	26	19	‑53	39	27	52	238
38th	Liam Arrowsmith	574	Hooe Point	43	28	52	38	‑61	24	32	29	‑58	246
39th	William Gould	1056	Carsington	17	(DNC)	37	33	51	(DNC)	51	18	43	250
40th	Iain Barlow	1090	Swarkstone	33	(DNC)	22	54	‑60	50	34	32	28	253
41st	Mike Upton	446	Exe	44	(DSQ)	39	37	39	‑46	21	33	44	257
42nd	Steve Johnson	1203	Cotswold	48	30	48	43	32	‑58	33	25	‑49	259
43rd	Robert Horlock	1079	Exe	37	(DNC)	29	‑56	56	40	29	36	34	261
44th	Symon Garratt	1060	Exe	51	(DNC)	27	47	35	17	45	‑58	55	277
45th	John Banbrook	1176	Bowmoor	52	(DNC)	40	46	36	29	50	‑65	41	294
46th	Rob Corner	1156	Attenborough	49	27	32	53	38	(DNC)	52	51	‑59	302
47th	James Gerwat	1080	Felpham	42	31	56	‑60	37	51	‑64	54	42	313
48th	Chris Hobbs	703	Bowmoor	‑62.5	33	42	61	40	30	‑68	47	61	314
49th	Brian Smith	1069	Bowmoor	60	(DNC)	50	44	34	36	37	‑63	57	318
50th	Malcolm Crundwell	631	Exe	40	(DNC)	53	62	63	(DNC)	27	41	38	324
51st	Mike Malcolm	1045	Haversham	55	(DNC)	49	45	‑66	28	44	60	48	329
52nd	Steve Yates	1174	Scammonden Water	56	(DNC)	‑66	63	43	5	63	50	56	336
53rd	Mark Nicholson	652	Exe	47	(DNC)	54	48	52	(DNC)	40	59	47	347
54th	Philip Taylor	1131	Bartley	38	(DNC)	45	52	‑67	66	56	62	53	372
55th	Philip Davies	1159	Scammonden Water	61	(RET)	55	41	59	62	‑69	38	60	376
56th	Tony Witham	477	Bexhill	‑67	(DNC)	64	65	65	43	54	48	45	384
57th	Andrew Goodman	1062	Attenborough	62.5	34	65	(DNS)	68	(DNC)	66	46	46	387.5
58th	Andrew Bethall	1052	Lilliput	53	(DNC)	47	51	‑69	65	58	64	51	389
59th	Serena Stewardson	1083	Emberton Park	‑70	(DNC)	51	49	54	44	70	55	70	393
60th	Richard Storey	1043	Cotswold	(DNC)	(DNC)	60	55	58	31	72	53	65	394
61st	Ellen Clancy	536	Cotswold	65	(DNF)	59	58	41	59	61	56	‑69	399
62nd	Pete Bingham	1177	Bowmoor	66	(DNC)	57	57	62	64	42	66	‑67	414
63rd	Chris Watts	1163	Bough Beech	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	48	38	57	44	29	420
64th	Shaun Smale	1091	Welwyn Garden	(RET)	(DNC)	67	50	64	33	62	69	80	425
65th	Tom Baldwin	1134	Carsington	59	(DNC)	61	66	53	52	‑78	70	74	435
66th	Gary Cawthorn	687	Attenborough	45	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	25	30	33	439
67th	Mark Meadows	1171	Burton	73	(DNC)	70	69	49	49	67	‑78	62	439
68th	Mike Walker	1087	Bowmoor	54	(DNC)	58	29	42	57	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	444
69th	Paul Bates	1144	Haversham	64	(DNC)	68	64	73	47	75	‑79	73	464
70th	Norman Carter	1008	Hollowell	(DNC)	(DNC)	62	67	71	67	77	77	54	475
71st	Kevin Band	519	Bolton	69	(RET)	69	59	70	60	79	‑83	78	484
72nd	Ian Casewell	1057	Cotswold	(RET)	(RET)	DNC	DNC	50	54	60	52	66	486
73rd	John Walpole	1093	Exe	57	(RET)	(RET)	DNC	DNC	DNC	28	61	35	487
74th	Sam Hood	1207	Cotswold	(RET)	(DNC)	63	68	72	63	80	75	82	503
75th	Andy Gould	1137	Cotswold	58	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	55	57	31	507
76th	Peter Housley	1099	Sutton‑In‑Ashfield	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	57	61	59	82	75	538
77th	Nick Whiles	1025	Attenborough	68	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	73	45	76	568
78th	Graham Kershaw	699	Bolton	71	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	74	72	64	587
79th	Robert Hills	1141	Cotswold	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	53	71	72	604
80th	Stephen Blair	679	Beaver	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	76	68	63	615
81st	Keith Rix	1063	Chipstead	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	71	76	68	623
82nd	Frank McMullen	1068	Bolton	(RET)	(RET)	RET	RET	RET	RET	65	74	79	626
83rd	Simon Heusen	1168	Lyme Regis	18	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	630
84th	Stuart Hall	1164	Silver Wings	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	82	73	71	634
85th	Norman Halstead	1061	Roadford Lake	31	(RET)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	643
86th	Mervyn Jones	1188	Cotswold	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	81	81	77	647
87th	James Kirby	1136	Cotswold	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	84	80	83	655
88th	Roger Hilliard	1085	Shropshire	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	83	84	81	656
89th	Steven Green	573	Carsington	72	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	684
90th	Peter Wibroe	1202	Bough Beech	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	714
90th	Alan Bull	1187	Seafarers	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	714
90th	Lesley Jeanes	5361	Cotswold	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	714
90th	Alistair Glen	1168	Exe	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	714
90th	Angus Bartaby	1047	Shropshire	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	714
90th	David Hall	1086	Haversham	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	714
90th	Alex Walton	1129	Chase	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	714
90th	Gordon Tweedle	1135	Haversham	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	714
90th	Dave Watkins	1161	Chase	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	714
90th	Paul Bloom	1153	Ouse Amateur	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	714
90th	Andi Way	420	Chase	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	714
90th	Simon O'Sullivan	1170	Cotswold	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	714