Gul Fireball Europeans & Nationals at Lyme Regis

Gul Fireball Europeans & Nationals at Lyme Regis - Day 4

by Dave Hall 24 Aug 2017 09:55 BST 18-25 August 2017

Day 4 of the Gul Fireball Europeans & Nationals at Lyme Regis © Pauline Rook

After two days of no racing because of either no wind or an unsafe sea state, the fleet were relieved to get on the water. The plan was to get three races completed in the day to start catching up.

There was a short delay while the wind flicked around, making everyone slightly nervous, which then showed in the first gate start as it was aborted after 30 seconds. In the end three great races were held in a wind ranging from 8 to 15 knots.

During the second race of the day the Race Committee were able to fly flag O thus relieving the Jury from looking out for Rule 42. This made for some great rides on the waves of Lyme Bay.

The expected contenders started to show their form with Christian Birrell & Viv Townsend taking two wins and Ian Dobson & Richard Wagstaff taking their second win of the week.

Now the discard has kicked in, the top of the results looks a bit more familiar now those black flag disqualifications have gone.

Tom Gillard & Geoff Edwards now lead, in spite of not winning a race yet. Christian & Viv follow in second with Ian and Richard third.

Day 4 of the Gul Fireball Europeans & Nationals at Lyme Regis - photo © Pauline Rook

Further down the fleet it was extremely busy, especially around the marks. As a result, there are a few protests to be settled before all results are confirmed.

Provisional Results after Day 4:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	GBR 15127	Allen Bros	Tom Gillard	Geoff Edwards	Sheffield Viking SC	‑15	2	3	2	3	10
2	GBR 15144		Christian Birrell	Vyv Townend	Bough Beech SC	(BFD)	5	1	1	5	12
3	GBR 15141		Ian Dobson	Richard Wagstaff	Burwain SC	(BFD)	1	14	3	1	19
4	GBR 15123		Matt Burge	Dan Schieber	Poole YC	(BFD)	8	2	4	7	21
5	GBR 15122	Simples	David Hall	Paul Constable	Blackwater SC	4	7	7	5	‑15	23
6	GBR 15143	Sleep Terrorist 2	Dave Wade	Ben McGrane	Northampton/Netley	6	4	6	‑23	8	24
7	CZE 15131		Milan Cáp	Filip Procházka	YC Neratovice	‑37	6	11	8	4	29
8	GBR 15083		Chris Gill	Jon Gill	Portishead Y & SC	‑22	3	10	9	11	33
9	GBR 15112	Capriccio	David Sayce	Nick Rees	Hayling Island SC	1	14	‑22	7	12	34
10	GBR 15130	Hyperdrive	David Winder	Ben Rayner	Hollingworth SC	10	10	12	‑26	10	42
11	FRA 14783		Ludovic Alleaume	loic Berthelot	cnepaimboeuf	21	‑28	5	6	13	45
12	GBR 15147	Drill it	Paul Cullen	Adam Whitehouse	Weirwood	9	(RET)	G5	10	2	47.8
13	CZE 14551	Balls to the Wall	Jiri Paruzek	Jakub Kosvica	Jachtklub Lazne Tousen & LS Brno	17	9	9	13	‑24	48
14	GBR 15133		Kevin Hope	Russell Thorne	Notts County S.C & Lyme Regis S.C	11	11	30	11	‑40	63
15	GBR 14941	SOUTHPAWS	Derian Scott	Andy Scott	CVLSC	16	13	27	‑36	9	65
16	GBR 15124		Pete Kyne	Tom Kyne	Brightlingsea SC	2	(RET)	18	25	21	66
17	CZE 15110	Nanosekunda	Jaroslav Verner	Jan Will	Jacht klub Tousen/TJ lokomotiva Plzen	20	‑29	16	24	6	66
18	FRA 15053		Frederick Le Bas	Ludovic Collin	YC Carnac/SR Brest	8	‑40	13	29	16	66
19	GBR 15073		Alex Taylor	Tim Saunders	Budworth SC/Staunton Harold SC	7	24	17	20	‑35	68
20	FRA 14973		Alois Verkest	Jean Robillard	Club Voile Centre	(BFD)	20	24	12	17	73
21	CZE 15109	2v1	Johana Napravnikova Koranova	Jakub Napravnik	Neratovice YC / Cesky Yacht Klub	‑41	16	8	18	34	76
22	GBR 14928	Blue Tack	Anthony Willcocks	James Willcocks	Portishead Y & SC	3	‑44	15	28	31	77
23	CZE 14827	Dekuju!	Petr Koran	Milan Kvasnik	YC Neratovice	‑32	21	20	27	19	87
24	GBR 15086	Not so Peculiar	Allan Tyler	Tim Parsons	Lyme Regis SC	13	‑33	31	14	33	91
25	AUS 15113	The Wonky Donkey	Ben Schulz	Jack Fletcher	Adelaide Sailing Club	(RET)	12	48	15	20	95
26	GBR 14791	Lucille	Richard Mason	Steve Chesney	Hayling Island SC	12	18	26	43	‑52	99
27	GBR 14870		Matt Foskett	Simon Foskett	SHSC	18	36	23	22	‑41	99
28	GBR 15045	Norbet	Christine Slater	Graham Slater	Portishead Y & SC & Paignton SC	24	19	‑44	32	26	101
29	FRA 15001	Hakina	Christophe Brigaudeau	Adrien Humeau	S R Brest	19	‑66	25	38	25	107
30	GBR 15097		Ben Clegg	David Pannell	Brightlingsea SC	5	32	‑53	30	43	110
31	CZE 15108	Mas Mis	Milan Snajdr	Filip Krejza	TJ Lokomotiva Plzen	(BFD)	15	45	42	14	116
32	GBR 15107		Richard Cornes	James Goodfellow	Hayling Island SC	36	17	‑37	34	29	116
33	GBR 15070	Barbra	Isaac Marsh	Oliver Davenport	Northampton	38	‑55	38	21	23	120
34	CZE 15019	Kriplkara	Martin Kubovy	Roman Rocek	Jachtklub Lazne Tousen/YC Neratovice	(BFD)	46	28	19	36	129
35	GBR 15145		Steve Goacher	Tom Goacher	Lymington Town SC	25	37	‑41	31	38	131
36	GBR 15066	Smiffy	Mark Maskell	Nigel Sheppard	Blackwater SC	(BFD)	22	36	46	30	134
37	SUI 14859	Fuchur	Christina Haerdi‑Landerer	Hansueli Bacher	DSSC & SC Wendelsee	28	48	32	‑72	27	135
38	BEL 15140	Great @venture	Bart Meynendonckx	Francis De Roeck	Hofstade Sailing Club	42	35	19	41	‑57	137
39	SUI 14799		Adrian Huber	Ruedi Moser	RCO & SCoW	(BFD)	DNF	4	16	32	138
40	GBR 15120	Allen Bros. 2	Vince Horey	David Scott	King George SC & Notts County SC	14	(RET)	21	17	RET	138
41	GBR 15103	Burning Bright	Keith Walker	John Piatt	Hayling Island SC	(BFD)	25	40	49	28	142
42	CZE 14981	Pussy Magnet Included	Jan Jedlicka	Jan Strunc	Neratovice YC	35	34	39	40	‑44	148
43	GBR 14982	Jammy's Flyer	Maia Walsh	Peter Bentley	Blackwater SC	43	27	63	‑66	18	151
44	FRA 14793		Alexandre Avignon	Jean‑Francois Nouel	TBA	26	‑60	54	35	45	160
45	GBR 15075	Tricks of the Trade	Andy Willcocks	Andrea Willcocks	Portishead Y & SC	53	26	‑56	37	46	162
46	GBR 14903		Mike Jones	Joseph Joyner	Lyme Regis SC	46	23	50	44	‑51	163
47	FRA 14403	Lapine Up	Charles Le calvez	Minet Gael	Société des régates de Brest	(BFD)	43	29	48	48	168
48	BEL 14445		Roel Peerlinck	Sam Peerlinck	Hofstade Sailing Club	29	38	55	50	‑66	172
49	GBR 14950		Chris Thorne	Andrew Stewart	Lyme Regis SC & Notts County	44	45	33	‑53	53	175
50	GBR 14798	Blew Genes	Lucy Riley	Tim Riley	Dubai Offshore SC / Blackwater SC	27	42	70	‑75	37	176
51	SUI 14921	Fione	Maja Suter	Michael Sahli	YCB	30	‑65	52	58	39	179
52	CAN 15024	Pointless	Joe Jospe	Tom Egli	Pointe Claire Yacht Club	56	31	42	51	‑65	180
53	CZE 14820	Funky Starfish	Michaela Struncova	Michal Skoda	Neratovice YC	(BFD)	30	46	39	68	183
54	GBR 14994	Licken on both sides	Pete Badham	Steve Digby	Draycote Water SC	40	61	34	‑62	50	185
55	GBR 14804		Tobias Hamer	Torie Morley	Port Dinorwic	34	41	‑71	52	59	186
56	IRL 14938		Niall McGrotty	Neil Cramer	Skerries Sailing Club	51	49	‑59	33	58	191
57	SUI 14896	Gromit	Richard Scheller	Linus Eberle	Segelclub Hallwil	23	64	‑69	67	42	196
58	GBR 15036		Fiona Gray	David Carroll	Waldringfield SC	33	57	‑80	61	47	198
59	GBR 14940		Georgia Booth	Tom Fenemore	Scailing Dam	(BFD)	DNC	49	45	22	202
60	FRA 15065		Denis LUCET	Françoise LUCET	CV La Flèche	52	39	‑62	56	55	202
61	GBR 15080	Afternoon Delight	Roger Etherington	Jo Adams	Brightlingsea SC	47	62	43	(RET)	60	212
62	GBR 14784		Geoff Holden	Sophie Holden	Northampton	45	53	51	63	‑67	212
63	GBR 14821	Sijambo	Nick Hurst	Jake Elsbury	Hayling Island SC	(BFD)	54	35	74	54	217
64	SUI 14960	Roaring Forties	Melanie Lederer	Michael Schäfer	KSV	60	47	‑77	57	62	226
65	GBR 15111	Dazed and Confused	Chris Turner	Jono Loe	Hayling Island SC	58	50	61	65	‑76	234
66	GBR 14889	Millennium Falcon	Barry Smith	Jo Line	Thornbury Sailing Club	DNE	‑56	47	55	49	237
67	IRL 14691	Goodness Gracious	Louise McKenna	Hermine O'Keefe	Royal St George	39	58	‑74	68	73	238
68	IRL 14713	TBA	Frank Miller	Ed Butler	DMYC	(BFD)	52	58	59	72	241
69	GBR 14991	2 Fat Laddies	Anyt Robinson	Jon Chetland	Datchet Water SC / Chew Valley	54	(RET)	57	60	71	242
70	GBR 14388		James Cuxson	James Neil Arnott	Newhaven & Seaford SC	48	(RET)	67	71	61	247
71	GBR 14792	Hot Kapir	Eleanor Craig	Richard Botting	Draycote Water SC	59	(RET)	73	54	64	250
72	GBR 13151	Old Peculiar	Daniel Johnson	Ben Latham	Errwood Sailing Club	57	63	66	64	‑69	250
73	FRA 14702	Faukon	Eric Lewandowski	Anne Lewandowski	Pléneuf Val André	49	70	60	‑77	74	253
74	GBR 14883		Rowland Smith	Jack Parmenter	Brightlingsea SC	DNE	‑69	65	47	56	254
75	GBR 14474	Eleven Parsecs	Iain Christie	Tom Vian	Draycote Water & Hardway SCs	55	51	75	76	(DNC)	257
76	GBR 14964	RUMBALL	Hilary Lancaster	David Mason	Weir Wood S C	61	(DNC)	64	69	63	257
77	GBR 14483	Electric Eye	Cameron Moss	Fraser Earle	Lyme Regis SC	50	59	(DNC)	78	RET	273
78	GBR 14872	Magiic	Barbara Newson	Guy Newson	Pentland Firth YC	62	71	72	70	‑75	275
79	GBR 15121	Purple Haze	Bryan Thompson	Hugo Knight	Hayling Island SC	64	68	‑79	73	70	275
80	GBR15093	Bob	Simon Hextall	Fiona Hextall		31	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	289
81	BEL 15135		Thomas Vermeiren	Thomas Van Hassel	KLYC	63	72	78	80	(RET)	293
82	FRA 11059	Zouin	Denis Hernandez	Esteban Hernandez	YCVL	(BFD)	67	76	79	77	299
83	GBR 14656	Aqua Speeder	Simon Benson	Sophia Benson	Hayling Island SC	65	(RET)	81	81	78	305
84	BEL 14898		Hans Orlent	Jules Orlent	SRNA	(BFD)	73	68	RET	79	306
85	GBR 15119	Nifty Fifty	Zoe King	Adrian King	Hayling Island SC	(DNS)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	344