Gul Fireball Europeans & Nationals at Lyme Regis

Gul Fireball Europeans & Nationals at Lyme Regis - Overall

by Andy Robinson 28 Aug 2017 18:56 BST 18-25 August 2017

Matt Burge & Dan Schieber win the Gul Fireball Europeans & Nationals at Lyme Regis © Andy Wilcox

So Friday morning in Lyme dawned with Matt Burge and Dan Schieber the overnight leaders after the most consistent day across the 3 races on Thursday.

The forecast came in exactly as predicted, a lovely late summer's day with wall-to-wall sunshine and unfortunately not a breath of wind. The AP was promptly raised ashore, initially with a 1 hour delay which was subsequently extended to a further 2. It was looking unlikely that any sailing was going to happen.

With the series stuck on 8 races completed, just one more race could have shaken things up considerably by allowing a second discard. But it was not to be and as the club called it there were already a number of boats who had stolen the march and struck their masts to make a swift departure.

The prize giving was brought forward by an hour and a half and the considerable prizes were allocated to their numerous recipients. There has probably never been a championships with so many prizes and there were still a load more to allocate, including hundreds more pounds worth of Gul and Allen vouchers, a 50% North sail voucher and other North goodies plus an incredible array of serious silverware. The club also provided some lovely keeper trophies.

UK Nationals Results:
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1st Overall, Matt Burge / Dan Schieber, GBR 15123
2nd overall, Ian Dobson / Richard Wagstaff, GBR 15141
3rd overall, Christian Birrell / Vyv Townend, GBR 15144
4th overall, Tom Gillard / Geoff Edwards, GBR 15127
5th overall, David Sayce / Nick Rees, GBR 15112
6th overall, Dave Wade / Ben McGrane, GBR 15143
7th overall, Paul Cullen / Adam Whitehouse, GBR 15147
8th overall, David Hall / Paul Constable, GBR 15122
9th overall, Chris Gill / Jon Gill, GBR 15083
10th overall, David Winder / Ben Rayner, GBR 15130
Lowest placed boat completing all races, Barbara Newson / Guy Newson, GBR 14872
1st Lady helm, Derian Scott, GBR 14891
2nd Lady helm, Christine Slater, GBR 15045
3rd lady helm, Georgia Booth, GBR 14940
1st lady crew, Torie Morley, GBR 14804
2nd lady crew, Andrea Willcocks, GBR 15075
3rd lady crew, Jo Line, GBR 14889

So with a scorecard of 29 points and a series of results that included a 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 2 fourths it was overnight leaders Matt Burge & Dan Schieber who took the Euros from Christian Birrell & Vvy Townsend on 35 points in 2nd and Ian Dobson & Richard Wagstaff with 39 in 3rd.

Europeans Prize Winners:

1st Overall, Matt Burge / Dan Schieber, GBR 15123
2nd overall, Christian Birrell / Vyv Townend, GBR 15144
3rd overall, Ian Dobson / Richard Wagstaff, GBR 15141
4th overall, Tom Gillard / Geoff Edwards, GBR 15127
5th overall, Paul Cullen / Adam Whitehouse, GBR 15147
6th overall, David Sayce / Nick Rees, GBR 15112
7th overall, Ludovic Alleaume / Loic Berthelot, FRA 14783
8th overall, Dave Wade / Ben McGrane, GBR 15143
9th overall, David Hall / Paul Constable, GBR 15122
10th overall, David Winder / Ben Rayner, GBR 15130
Lowest placed boat completing all races, Eric Lewandowsk / Anne Lewandowski FRA 14702 1st Lady Helm, Derian Scott, GBR 14941
2nd lady helm, Johana Koranova, CZE 15109
3rd lady helm, Christina Haerdi-Landerer, SUI 14859
1st lady crew, Torie Morley, GBR 14804
2nd lady crew, Andrea Willcocks, GBR 15075
3rd lady crew, Jo Line, GBR 14889
1st all female team, Louise McKenna / Hermine O'Keefe, IRL 14691
1st Over 50 helm, David Hall, GBR 15122
1st Over 50 crew, Nick Rees, GBR 15112
1st Over 60 helm, David Sayce, GBR 15112
1Over 60 crew, Steve Chesney, GBR 14791
1st Helm under 25, Alois Verkest, FRA 14973
1st Crew under 25, Jakub Kosvica, CZE 14551
Classic boat (Euros and Nationals), James Cuxson / James Arnott, GBR 14388

1st Silver, Jaroslav Verner / Jan Will, CZE 15110
2nd Silver, Frederick Le Bas / Ludovic Collin, FRA 15053
3rd Silver, Matt Foskett / Simon Foskett, GBR 14870

1st Bronze, Charles Le calvez / Minet Gael, FRA 14403
2nd Bronze, Christophe Brigaudeau /Adrien Humeau, FRA 15001
3rd Bronze, Denis Lucet / Françoise Lucet, FRA 15065

The class now looks forward to the Inland Championships on the 14th/15th of October in Draycote, the Nationals next year ion Looe and a world Championships in Carnac next August.

The fleet has had a super championships with amazing prizes across the fleet from some incredibly generous sponsors and Lyme Regis Sailing Club, their volunteers and members have been brilliant, delivering a great on and off water experience despite the challengingly light wind conditions on some days. Lyme is beautiful, the hospitality is great and come Tuesday morning I have a funny feeling that the whole fleet will be feeling the sailing blues.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1	GBR 15123		Matt Burge	Dan Schieber	Poole YC	(BFD)	8	2	4	7	3	1	4	29
2	GBR 15144		Christian Birrell	Vyv Townend	Bough Beech SC	(BFD)	5	1	1	5	5	10	8	35
3	GBR 15141		Ian Dobson	Richard Wagstaff	Burwain SC	(BFD)	1	14	3	1	10	5	5	39
4	GBR 15127	Allen Bros	Tom Gillard	Geoff Edwards	Sheffield Viking SC	15	2	3	2	3	‑22	19	1	45
5	GBR 15147	Drill it	Paul Cullen	Adam Whitehouse	Weirwood	9	(RET)	G5	10	2	15	3	7	64.9
6	GBR 15112	Capriccio	David Sayce	Nick Rees	Hayling Island SC	1	14	22	7	12	2	‑25	9	67
7	FRA 14783		Ludovic Alleaume	loic Berthelot	cnepaimboeuf	21	‑28	5	6	13	4	9	14	72
8	GBR 15143	Sleep Terrorist 2	Dave Wade	Ben McGrane	Northampton/Netley	6	4	6	‑23	8	17	16	16	73
9	GBR 15122	Simples	David Hall	Paul Constable	Blackwater SC	4	7	7	5	15	‑30	17	23	78
10	GBR 15130	Hyperdrive	David Winder	Ben Rayner	Hollingworth SC	10	10	12	26	10	9	‑51	12	89
11	GBR 15083		Chris Gill	Jon Gill	Portishead Y & SC	22	3	10	9	11	33	‑42	3	91
12	GBR 14941	SOUTHPAWS	Derian Scott	Andy Scott	CVLSC	16	13	27	‑36	9	26	2	6	99
13	CZE 15131		Milan Cáp	Filip Procházka	YC Neratovice	‑37	6	11	8	4	31	24	15	99
14	CZE 14551	Balls to the Wall	Jiri Paruzek	Jakub Kosvica	Jachtklub Lazne Tousen & LS Brno	17	9	9	13	24	6	36	‑39	114
15	GBR 15086	Not so Peculiar	Allan Tyler	Tim Parsons	Lyme Regis SC	13	‑33	31	14	33	8	21	2	122
16	GBR 15133		Kevin Hope	Russell Thorne	Notts County S.C & Lyme Regis S.C	11	11	30	11	‑40	7	18	36	124
17	FRA 14973		Alois Verkest	Jean Robillard	Club Voile Centre	(BFD)	20	24	12	17	1	32	21	127
18	CZE 15110	Nanosekunda	Jaroslav Verner	Jan Will	Jacht klub Tousen/TJ lokomotiva Plzen	20	29	16	24	6	‑35	11	24	130
19	FRA 15053		Frederick Le Bas	Ludovic Collin	YC Carnac/SR Brest	8	‑40	13	29	16	25	14	26	131
20	GBR 14928	Blue Tack	Anthony Willcocks	James Willcocks	Portishead Y & SC	3	‑44	15	28	31	14	28	13	132
21	GBR 14870		Matt Foskett	Simon Foskett	SHSC	18	36	23	22	‑41	13	7	28	147
22	GBR 15073		Alex Taylor	Tim Saunders	Budworth SC/Staunton Harold SC	7	24	17	20	35	‑45	41	19	163
23	CZE 14827	Dekuju!	Petr Koran	Milan Kvasnik	YC Neratovice	32	21	20	27	19	12	39	‑45	170
24	CZE 15019	Kriplkara	Martin Kubovy	Roman Rocek	Jachtklub Lazne Tousen/YC Neratovice	(BFD)	46	28	19	36	11	13	25	178
25	CZE 15109	2v1	Johana Napravnikova Koranova	Jakub Napravnik	Neratovice YC / Cesky Yacht Klub	‑41	16	8	18	34	36	31	41	184
26	AUS 15113	The Wonky Donkey	Ben Schulz	Jack Fletcher	Adelaide Sailing Club	(RET)	12	48	15	20	16	55	22	188
27	SUI 14799		Adrian Huber	Ruedi Moser	RCO & SCoW	(BFD)	DNF	4	16	32	39	8	10	195
28	GBR 14791	Lucille	Richard Mason	Steve Chesney	Hayling Island SC	12	18	26	43	‑52	24	46	33	202
29	SUI 14859	Fuchur	Christina Haerdi‑Landerer	Hansueli Bacher	DSSC & SC Wendelsee	28	48	32	‑72	27	38	23	11	207
30	CZE 15108	Mas Mis	Milan Snajdr	Filip Krejza	TJ Lokomotiva Plzen	(BFD)	15	45	42	14	23	34	38	211
31	BEL 15140	Great @venture	Bart Meynendonckx	Francis De Roeck	Hofstade Sailing Club	42	35	19	41	‑57	19	15	43	214
32	GBR 15145		Steve Goacher	Tom Goacher	Lymington Town SC	25	37	41	31	38	20	22	‑44	214
33	GBR 15107		Richard Cornes	James Goodfellow	Hayling Island SC	36	17	37	34	29	‑41	37	29	219
34	FRA 14403	Lapine Up	Charles Le calvez	Minet Gael	Société des régates de Brest	(BFD)	43	29	48	48	34	4	17	223
35	GBR 15097		Ben Clegg	David Pannell	Brightlingsea SC	5	32	53	30	43	‑70	40	27	230
36	GBR 15045	Norbet	Christine Slater	Graham Slater	Portishead Y & SC & Paignton SC	24	19	44	32	26	42	45	‑66	232
37	GBR 15120	Allen Bros. 2	Vince Horey	David Scott	King George SC & Notts County SC	14	(RET)	21	17	RET	21	29	46	234
38	FRA 15001	Hakina	Christophe Brigaudeau	Adrien Humeau	S R Brest	19	‑66	25	38	25	52	66	20	245
39	GBR 15066	Smiffy	Mark Maskell	Nigel Sheppard	Blackwater SC	(BFD)	22	36	46	30	DSQ	6	31	257
40	GBR 15070	Barbra	Isaac Marsh	Oliver Davenport	Northampton	38	55	38	21	23	59	‑65	35	269
41	FRA 14793		Alexandre Avignon	Jean‑Francois Nouel	TBA	26	‑60	54	35	45	27	57	30	274
42	GBR 14940		Georgia Booth	Tom Fenemore	Scailing Dam	(BFD)	DNC	49	45	22	29	26	18	275
43	IRL 14938		Niall McGrotty	Neil Cramer	Skerries Sailing Club	51	49	‑59	33	58	37	12	42	282
44	CZE 14981	Pussy Magnet Included	Jan Jedlicka	Jan Strunc	Neratovice YC	35	34	39	40	44	51	49	‑59	292
45	BEL 14445		Roel Peerlinck	Sam Peerlinck	Hofstade Sailing Club	29	38	55	50	‑67	43	56	34	305
46	GBR 14903		Mike Jones	Joseph Joyner	Lyme Regis SC	46	23	50	44	51	40	‑58	55	309
47	CAN 15024	Pointless	Joe Jospe	Tom Egli	Pointe Claire Yacht Club	56	31	42	51	‑66	47	48	40	315
48	GBR 14950		Chris Thorne	Andrew Stewart	Lyme Regis SC & Notts County	44	45	33	‑53	53	50	43	48	316
49	GBR 14982	Jammy's Flyer	Maia Walsh	Peter Bentley	Blackwater SC	43	27	63	‑66	18	53	62	54	320
50	GBR 14804		Tobias Hamer	Torie Morley	Port Dinorwic	34	41	‑72	52	59	54	30	51	321
51	GBR 14994	Licken on both sides	Pete Badham	Steve Digby	Draycote Water SC	40	61	34	‑62	50	32	53	53	323
52	GBR 15124		Pete Kyne	Tom Kyne	Brightlingsea SC	2	(RET)	18	25	21	DNS	DNS	DNS	324
53	GBR 15075	Tricks of the Trade	Andy Willcocks	Andrea Willcocks	Portishead Y & SC	53	26	56	37	46	44	‑67	63	325
54	FRA 15065		Denis LUCET	Françoise LUCET	CV La Flèche	52	39	‑62	56	55	18	59	50	329
55	GBR 15103	Burning Bright	Keith Walker	John Piatt	Hayling Island SC	(BFD)	25	40	49	28	63	54	70	329
56	SUI 14960	Roaring Forties	Melanie Lederer	Michael Schäfer	KSV	60	47	‑78	57	62	28	35	47	336
57	SUI 14921	Fione	Maja Suter	Michael Sahli	YCB	30	65	52	58	39	‑80	60	32	336
58	GBR 14798	Blew Genes	Lucy Riley	Tim Riley	Dubai Offshore SC / Blackwater SC	27	42	71	75	37	56	44	‑76	352
59	CZE 14820	Funky Starfish	Michaela Struncova	Michal Skoda	Neratovice YC	(BFD)	30	46	39	69	65	47	62	358
60	GBR 14821	Sijambo	Nick Hurst	Jake Elsbury	Hayling Island SC	(BFD)	54	35	74	54	48	33	60	358
61	GBR 14889	Millennium Falcon	Barry Smith	Jo Line	Thornbury Sailing Club	DNE	56	47	55	49	49	27	‑65	369
62	GBR 14784		Geoff Holden	Sophie Holden	Northampton	45	53	51	63	68	66	‑69	49	395
63	GBR 14991	2 Fat Laddies	Anyt Robinson	Jon Chetland	Datchet Water SC / Chew Valley	54	(RET)	57	60	72	77	20	56	396
64	SUI 14896	Gromit	Richard Scheller	Linus Eberle	Segelclub Hallwil	23	64	70	67	42	‑72	61	69	396
65	IRL 14691	Goodness Gracious	Louise McKenna	Hermine O'Keefe	Royal St George	39	58	‑75	68	74	61	52	52	404
66	GBR 14792	Hot Kapir	Eleanor Craig	Richard Botting	Draycote Water SC	59	(RET)	74	54	65	64	38	57	411
67	GBR 15080	Afternoon Delight	Roger Etherington	Jo Adams	Brightlingsea SC	47	62	43	(RET)	60	67	75	64	418
68	GBR 15036		Fiona Gray	David Carroll	Waldringfield SC	33	57	‑81	61	47	79	76	73	426
69	GBR 14388		James Cuxson	James Neil Arnott	Newhaven & Seaford SC	48	(RET)	68	71	61	57	DSQ	37	428
70	GBR 14883		Rowland Smith	Jack Parmenter	Brightlingsea SC	DNE	69	66	47	56	46	‑70	67	437
71	GBR 13151	Old Peculiar	Daniel Johnson	Ben Latham	Errwood Sailing Club	57	63	67	64	70	55	63	‑72	439
72	GBR 15111	Dazed and Confused	Chris Turner	Jono Loe	Hayling Island SC	58	50	61	65	‑77	58	77	75	444
73	IRL 14713	TBA	Frank Miller	Ed Butler	DMYC	(BFD)	52	58	59	73	69	73	61	445
74	GBR 14964	RUMBALL	Hilary Lancaster	David Mason	Weir Wood S C	61	(DNC)	65	69	63	74	64	58	454
75	GBR 14474	Eleven Parsecs	Iain Christie	Tom Vian	Draycote Water & Hardway SCs	55	51	76	76	64	62	74	(DSQ)	458
76	FRA 14702	Faukon	Eric Lewandowski	Anne Lewandowski	Pléneuf Val André	49	70	60	‑77	75	60	71	77	462
77	GBR 14483	Electric Eye	Cameron Moss	Fraser Earle	Lyme Regis SC	50	59	DPI	78	(RET)	75	79	68	477.3
78	GBR 15121	Purple Haze	Bryan Thompson	Hugo Knight	Hayling Island SC	64	68	‑80	73	71	68	68	80	492
79	BEL 14898		Hans Orlent	Jules Orlent	SRNA	(BFD)	73	69	RET	80	76	50	71	505
80	GBR 14872	Magiic	Barbara Newson	Guy Newson	Pentland Firth YC	62	71	73	70	76	‑78	78	78	508
81	FRA 11059	Zouin	Denis Hernandez	Esteban Hernandez	YCVL	(BFD)	67	77	79	78	73	72	74	520
82	BEL 15135		Thomas Vermeiren	Thomas Van Hassel	KLYC	63	72	79	80	(RET)	71	80	79	524
83	GBR15093	Bob	Simon Hextall	Fiona Hextall		31	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	547
84	GBR 14656	Aqua Speeder	Simon Benson	Sophia Benson	Hayling Island SC	65	(RET)	82	81	79	81	81	81	550
85	GBR 15119	Nifty Fifty	Zoe King	Adrian King	Hayling Island SC	(DNS)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	602