Colin and Oly Murray's Norfolk Punt wins the 2019 Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash

by Andy Rice 25 Nov 2019 23:04 GMT 23-24 November 2019

Colin and Oly Murray sailed their Norfolk Punt to victory at the Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash, the first of eight events in this season's Seldén SailJuice Winter Series.

The conditions were predominantly light and overcast, with the Force 2 breeze occasionally gusting to Force 3 on Draycote Water. Starting under the black flag with three separate starts for Fast, Medium and Slow, the trapezoid course was always busy, with traffic avoidance and clear air one of the keys to success.

With the tallest rig in the fleet, the father and son duo in the Norfolk Punt made the most of the conditions where they were running at full power much of the time while most teams were still crouching. The Murrays finished 5th on corrected time in race one but then scored a hat trick of bullets in the next three races on Saturday.

Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash - photo © Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk

Sunday was meant to bring the non-discardable Pursuit Race, although fog and lack of breeze meant that the results from Saturday's four races would determine the final positions in the Draycote Dash. So the Murrays were the winners, followed by some class acts who filled the top ten places.

Steve and Sarah Cockerill raced their RS400 to second overall, 6 points behind the winners and 4 points ahead of the third-placed team in their World Championship winning GP14, Ian Dobson and Andy Tunnicliffe. There were six top-class GP14s present at Draycote, with Sam Watson & Andy Punter finishing on equal points with Pete Gray and Geoff Edwards in fifth and sixth place respectively.

James and Harry George in the Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash - photo © Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk

For fairly light conditions, Tom Morris & Guy Fillmore proved that an RS800 can be competitive even when they're not twin-trapezing, the Hayling Island crew coming fourth overall. Another high-performing boat from the Fast Handicap was the leading Fireball sailed by Martyn Lewis crewed by his son Daniel in seventh overall.

In total there were five former winners of the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series in the top 10 - the aforementioned Dobson & Gray, along with the defending champions, Simon and Katie Horsfield, who raced their 2000 to eighth overall, a place in front of Nick Craig (crewed by Emma Clarke) in a GP14, in turn one place ahead of tenth-placed the Scorpion of Tom Gillard & Rachael Rhodes, both of whom have won the Series on separate occasions.

Aside from the old faces, there were lots of new entrants to the Series for the first time, and a significant growth in family and youth participation.

Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash - photo © Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk

This event also served as the Inland Championships for the Hadron H2 class, with Richard Leftley finishing first in class, and 21st overall. There are a number of classes using the Series events for class regattas, including:

Hadron H2 - Inlands (Dash)
Blaze - Fire Cup (Datchet Flyer)
RS Aero - Winter Championships (Oxford)
OK - Winter Championships (Oxford)

Contact Simon Lovesey if interested in discussing using a SailJuice Winter Series event for a class championship and/or class winter series:

The next event in the Series is fast approaching, with just a fortnight until the Datchet Flyer on on the weekend of 7 & 8 December. Enter here: www.sailjuiceseries.com

Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash - photo © Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk

The Events

The following events constitute the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series 2019/20):

Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash, Draycote Water Sailing Club
23 & 24 November 2019
Datchet Flyer, Datchet Water Sailing Club
7 & 8 December 2019
Brass Monkey, Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club
27 December 2019
Grafham Grand Prix, Grafham Water Sailing Club
29 December 2019
Bloody Mary, Queen Mary Sailing Club
11 January 2020
King George Gallop, King George Sailing Club
26 January 2020
John Merricks Tiger Trophy, Rutland Sailing Club
1 & 2 February 2020
Oxford Blue, Oxford Sailing Club
15 February 2020

You can find out more about the Series at www.SailJuiceSeries.com

Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash - photo © Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk

Overall Results:

Pos	Fleet	Class	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	Rating	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1st	FAST	Norfolk Punt	94	Colin MURRAY	Oly MURRAY	Invergordon Boating Club	857	‑5	1	1	1	3
2nd	FAST	RS400	1489	Stephen COCKERILL	Sarah COCKERILL	Stokes Bay SC	953	3	2	4	‑8	9
3rd	SLOW	GP14	14262	Ian DOBSON	Andy TUNNICLIFFE	Burwain SC	1130	‑8	3	5	5	13
4th	FAST	RS800	1144	Tom MORRIS	Guy FILLMORE	Hayling Island SC	799	1	6	‑72	9	16
5th	SLOW	GP14	14132	Sam WATSON	Andy PUNTER	Nantwich	1130	‑19	7	3	10	20
6th	SLOW	GP14	14224	Peter GRAY	Geoff EDWARDS	Staunton Harold SC	1130	‑21	8	9	3	20
7th	FAST	Fireball	15151	Martyn LEWIS	Daniel LEWIS	RYA	944	‑18	11	10	2	23
8th	MEDIUM	2000	22334	Simon HORSFIELD	Katie BURRIDGE	Army Sailing Association / TISC	1100	4	‑49	15	4	23
9th	SLOW	GP14	14185	Nick CRAIG	Emma CLARKE	Burghfield Frensham	1130	14	4	(BFD)	11	29
10th	FAST	Scorpion	2013	Thomas GILLARD	Rachael RHODES	Sheffield Viking SC	1025	‑20	5	7	17	29
11th	SLOW	Laser Radial	216646	Alastair BROWN		Great Moor SC	1150	10	9	‑18	12	31
12th	MEDIUM	Comet Trio MK2	1503	Alex HORLOCK	Bob HORLOCK	Exe SC	1063	13	(BFD)	2	18	33
13th	SLOW	Laser	15	George SUNDERLAND		Olton Mere SC	1108	9	19	‑29	7	35
14th	SLOW	GP14	14261	Andy SMITH	Phil HODGKINS	Bassenthwaite SC	1130	‑24	20	10	6	36
15th	FAST	RS800	1124	Robert GULLAN	Mari SHEPHERD	Burghfield SC	799	6	13	‑70	19	38
16th	SLOW	GP14	14201	Hugh DEVEREUX	Ellie DEVEREUX	Budworth SC	1130	‑40	13	12	13	38
17th	FAST	B14	795	Mark BARNES	Charlotte HORLOCK	Whitstable Yacht Club/Exe SC	860	2	‑26	26	14	42
18th	SLOW	Streaker	2126	Graham SEXTON		RYA	1155	12	10	‑24	21	43
19th	FAST	Phantom	1467	Norman BYRD		Draycote Water SC	1002	11	21	‑23	23	55
20th	SLOW	OK	91	Russ CLARK		RNSA/Stokes Bay SC	1115	‑23	22	19	15	56
21st	MEDIUM	RS Aero 7	2439	Tim HIRE		Royal Lymington YC / Lymington Town SC	1073	7	12	42	‑58	61
22nd	MEDIUM	Hadron H2	115	Richard LEFTLEY		South Cerney SC	1034	15	23	‑54	24	62
23rd	SLOW	GP14	14178	Lawrence CREASER	Fergus BARNHAM	Hollowell SC	1130	‑46	23	8	34	65
24th	SLOW	GP14	13161	Robert RICHARDSON	John RICHARDSON	RWYC	1130	‑34	15	25	27	67
25th	FAST	Osprey	1347	Philip MEAKINS	Chris DODD	Warsash SC	936	28	‑33	17	22	67
26th	FAST	Osprey	1363	Alistair RAYNARD	Robert BURDEKIN	Carsington SC	936	27	28	16	‑31	71
27th	FAST	505	8914	Tim BIRD	Mike PRIDDLE	Burton SC	878	‑97	30	28	16	74
28th	FAST	D‑One	11	Rob JONES		Warsash SC	971	‑48	34	14	29	77
29th	FAST	RS Aero 9	2891	Chris LARR		Northampton SC	1024	‑36	27	20	32	79
30th	FAST	RS600	8	Richard SMITH		Wilsonian SC	916	22	32	‑39	27	81
31st	SLOW	Laser	209976	William WHITTAKER		Draycote Water SC	1108	26	36	‑37	20	82
32nd	MEDIUM	RS200	994	James GEORGE	Harry GEORGE	Lymington Town SC	1049	55	18	13	‑65	86
33rd	MEDIUM	RS Vareo	407	Luke FISHER		Emberton Park SC	1093	31	23	32	‑56	86
34th	MEDIUM	Albacore	8252	Ricky FREASHINGHAM	Richard NURSEINGHAM	Northampton SC	1055	‑47	16	31	40	87
35th	SLOW	Enterprise	22901	Paul YOUNG	Nathan MCGRORY	Midland SC	1151	56	29	6	‑62	91
36th	FAST	Fireball	15127	Steve IRISH	Andy RICE	Draycote Water SC	944	17	41	46	‑58	104
37th	SLOW	Topper	48683	James CROSSLEY		Datchet Water SC	1363	16	56	‑61	35	107
38th	MEDIUM	RS Aero 7	2603	Ellie CRAIG		Draycote Water SC	1073	‑63	37	33	39	109
39th	SLOW	Europe	332	Emma PEARSON		Stokes Bay SC	1141	‑45	39	35	36	110
40th	FAST	Fireball	15130	Dan JOHNSON	Ben LATHAM	Weston SC	944	32	‑58	30	50	112
41st	MEDIUM	RS200	458	Nigel PEPPERDINE	Diana PEPPERDINE	Staunton Harold SC	1049	54	‑59	21	41	116
42nd	FAST	RS300	523	Harry MCVICAR		Draycote Water SC	989	35	31	50	(DNC)	116
43rd	FAST	Scorpion	2034	Maciej MATYJASZCZUK	Simon FORBES	Welsh Harp	1025	28	40	‑62	49	117
44th	SLOW	Solo	5138	Patrick OVERS		Paxton Lakes SC	1152	‑74	47	22	53	122
45th	SLOW	Laser	135448	Carl AVERY		Burton SC	1108	‑73	38	49	36	123
46th	MEDIUM	D‑Zero	150	Andrew SPENCER		Burton SC	1043	33	35	56	‑63	124
47th	MEDIUM	Comet Trio MK2	357	Darren PADRO	Callum PADRO	Shustoke SC	1063	37	(BFD)	27	61	125
48th	SLOW	Challenger	312	Valerie MILLWARD		Rutland SC	1162	38	51	36	‑52	125
49th	SLOW	Laser	216543	Marcellus PRYOR		Draycote Water SC	1108	41	43	‑55	43	127
50th	SLOW	Challenger	270	Graham HALL		Rutland SC	1162	25	‑66	47	57	129
51st	FAST	Osprey	1369	Roger BLAKE	Iain BLAKE	Great Moor SC	936	51	55	‑68	25	131
52nd	MEDIUM	D‑Zero	195	Nigel PYBUS		Northampton SC	1043	‑101	17	40	76	133
53rd	FAST	RS400	1351	Richard GREEN	Bradley GREEN	Yorkshire Dales SC	953	30	48	57	‑64	135
54th	SLOW	Laser Radial	213545	William SUNDERLAND		Olton Mere SC	1150	51	54	‑63	33	138
55th	MEDIUM	Finn	4	Russ WARD		Hayling Island SC	1051	68	(BFD)	44	30	142
56th	MEDIUM	Finn	5	George COLES		Carsington SC	1051	‑62	52	42	48	142
57th	SLOW	Topper	48677	Ted BALL		Draycote Water SC	1363	39	62	‑68	42	143
58th	FAST	Fireball	15162	Isaac MARSH	Oliver DAVENPORT	Dovestone SC	944	42	57	‑66	44	143
59th	SLOW	RS Feva XL	96	Freddie SUNDERLAND	Stella NYGARD	Olton Mere SC	1240	64	‑65	38	50	152
60th	SLOW	Miracle	3813	Graham WATTS	Helen JACKS	Staunton Harold SC	1194	‑58	46	52	55	153
61st	MEDIUM	D‑Zero	191	Nigel AUSTIN		Cransley SC	1043	50	75	40	‑83	165
62nd	MEDIUM	RS200	1452	Alistair HODGSON	Alice/ella RUSSELL/SPAIN	RYA	1049	60	‑70	58	47	165
63rd	SLOW	Streaker	1462	Paul CARRINGTON		Paxton Lakes SC	1155	‑84	67	51	54	172
64th	MEDIUM	420	56116	Ellie CLARK	Josh PRICE	Ripon Rutland and Overy Staithe SC's	1086	‑102	62	66	46	174
65th	MEDIUM	RS200	1707	Sharon FREELAND	Paul FREELAND	Llandegfedd SC	1049	76	68	34	‑77	178
66th	SLOW	Topper	20862	Joseph ROWE		Draycote Water SC	1363	44	79	‑83	60	183
67th	FAST	Phantom	1139	Matt PRITCHARD		Burton SC	1002	68	44	‑73	73	185
68th	MEDIUM	420	55871	Ollie MEADOWCROFT	Oscar CAWTHORNE	Upper Thames	1086	‑100	44	45	DNF	186
69th	SLOW	Laser Radial	200043	Desmond LUXTON		Staunton Harold SC	1150	53	69	‑96	67	189
70th	SLOW	Laser	183152	Sam RUSHALL		Draycote Water SC	1108	81	52	58	‑90	191
71st	MEDIUM	Blaze	799	Richard BOTTING		Draycote Water SC	1031	56	60	75	‑82	191
72nd	FAST	Contender	2720	Richard BYNE		Draycote Water SC	969	59	42	92	(DNC)	193
73rd	MEDIUM	Hadron H2	104	Simon HIPKIN		Walton and Frinton YC	1034	43	78	76	‑86	197
74th	SLOW	Laser	193194	Adam HALLARD		Draycote Water SC	1108	105	49	(BFD)	45	199
75th	MEDIUM	Hadron H2	135	Michael ALEXANDER		Rutland SC	1034	66	62	‑78	73	201
76th	SLOW	Solo	4527	Paul HOAD		Clwb Hwylio Aberdyfi	1152	65	72	(BFD)	66	203
77th	SLOW	Laser	215691	William COOPER		Draycote Water SC	1108	(DNC)	DNC	48	38	204
78th	MEDIUM	RS Aero 7	2932	Pete BLAKEY		Draycote Water SC	1073	61	‑77	74	72	207
79th	MEDIUM	Comet Race	503	Stephen CROCKER	Kathryn GREEN	Cotswold SC	1043	‑82	70	60	80	210
80th	FAST	Fireball	14388	James CUXSON	James Neil ARNOTT	Newhaven & Seaford SC	944	(DNC)	61	80	69	210
81st	FAST	Vortex	2014	Jonathan CARTER		Rickmansworth SC	917	67	73	‑89	71	211
82nd	FAST	Cherub 97	2650	Martyn DENCHFIELD	Oliver GOOLDEN	Staunton Harold SC	970	49	88	‑90	81	218
83rd	MEDIUM	RS Vareo	311	Ian MACWHINNNIE		Draycote Water SC	1093	92	‑97	52	79	223
84th	FAST	505	8881	Neil RABBITTS	John EMERY	Burton SC	878	80	‑87	77	68	225
85th	MEDIUM	420	54487	Dylan MCPHERSON	Jack LEWIS	RYA	1086	99	‑103	102	26	227
86th	MEDIUM	D‑Zero	231	Robin FREELAND		Llandegfedd SC	1043	79	85	65	‑89	229
87th	MEDIUM	RS Aero 7	2731	Andrew GREEN		Draycote Water SC	1073	78	‑80	79	75	232
88th	SLOW	RS Aero 5	1888	Abigail LARR		Northampton SC	1120	70	82	‑97	84	236
89th	MEDIUM	Hadron H2	127	Chris BROWN		RORC	1034	75	‑91	87	78	240
90th	SLOW	Challenger	188	Alex HOVDEN		Papercourt SC	1162	‑89	89	88	70	247
91st	FAST	RS600	881	Ian STONE		Datchet Water SC	916	72	84	93	(DNC)	249
92nd	MEDIUM	Hadron H2	113	Chris GANDY		Draycote Water SC	1034	83	83	86	‑88	252
93rd	MEDIUM	RS200	732	Greg JONES	Caroline NOEL	Draycote Water SC	1049	94	95	64	(DNC)	253
94th	FAST	Merlin Rocket	3688	Andy GEORGE	Elspeth MCDOWELL	Burton SC	968	88	76	93	‑94	257
95th	SLOW	Topper	47181	Clemmie MIDDLE		Draycote Water SC	1363	85	81	91	‑93	257
96th	FAST	RS400	1247	Richard KELSALL	Neil KELSALL	Draycote Water SC	953	(BFD)	92	81	85	258
97th	SLOW	British Moth	886	Elaine LAVERTY		Leamington Spa SC	1155	91	99	71	(DNC)	261
98th	MEDIUM	Finn	662	Daniel ASH		Banbury SC	1051	86	‑96	85	91	262
99th	SLOW	RS Feva XL	7190	Imogen GREEN	Felicity ANGELL	Draycote Water SC	1240	90	89	84	‑95	263
100th	MEDIUM	RS Aero 7	1308	Ellen CAMPBELL		Draycote Water SC	1073	‑98	98	82	87	267
101st	FAST	Cherub	3216	Jamie PEARSON		Draycote Water SC	890	77	93	100	(DNC)	270
102nd	MEDIUM	Hadron H2	128	Andrew MCGAW		Northampton SC	1034	71	86	(DNC)	DNC	275
103rd	SLOW	Comet	746	Sian Clark		Draycote Water SC	1207	93	‑101	101	92	286
104th	FAST	RS600	868	Luke HARDY		Notts County	916	104	94	95	(DNC)	293
105th	MEDIUM	RS200	1428	Richard BROWN	Judith BROWN	Draycote Water SC	1049	103	73	(DNC)	DNC	294
106th	SLOW	RS Feva XL	2422	Ben ANGELL	Steven ANGELL	Draycote Water SC	1240	96	100	98	(DNC)	294
107th	SLOW	Europe	285	Rose EDMONDS		Snettisham Beach SC	1141	87	(DNC)	99	DNC	304
108th	MEDIUM	420	47987	James MACLACHLAN	Paul KING	Girton SC	1086	95	102	(DNC)	DNC	315
109th	FAST	Waszp	2703	Ed HIGSON		Imperial Sailing	570	BFD	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	344
110th	FAST	505	9085	Charlie WALTERS	Dougal CRAM	Datchet Water SC	878	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	354
110th	FAST	Fireball	15066	Mark MASKELL	Nigel SHEPPARD	Blackwater SC	944	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	354
110th	FAST	Int Canoe	335	Gareth CALDWELL		Pwllheli	888	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	354
110th	FAST	RS800	1224	Fred LORD	Louise GALE	Carsington SC	799	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	354
110th	FAST	Scorpion	2026	Chris MASSEY	Charlotte GRAHAM	Hollingworth SC	1025	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	354
110th	SLOW	Challenger	281	Jack ALDERDICE		Rutland SC	1162	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	354
110th	SLOW	Laser Radial	165295	James KNIGHT		Draycote Water SC	1150	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	354
110th	MEDIUM	RS Aero 7	2890	Andrew RAWSON		Weston SC	1073	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC