Merlin Rocket Nationals at Penzance Sailing Club - Day 4
by PZSC 18 Aug 2010 19:43 BST
15-20 August 2010
Simon Blake and Alex Jackson in 'Spank the Monkey' won the West Country Trophy on day 4 of the Merlin Rocket nationals in Penzance. Stuart Bithell and Christian Burrel continue to lead despite a 10th in race 4, their worst of the series so far.
Results after Day 4: (4 races, 1 discard)
| Pos | Boat Name | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Founder's Trophy | Beecher's Cup | Clyde Quaich Trophy | West Country Trophy | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | TBC | 3699 | Stuart Bithell | Christian Burrel | 4 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 7 |
| 2nd | Stomper | 3701 | Tom Stewart | Liam Dempsey | 1 | 2 | -11 | 8 | 11 |
| 3rd | Faithless | 3703 | Richard Whitworth | Ollie Turner | 5 | 3 | -10 | 3 | 11 |
| 4th | Filthy / Gorgeous | 3670 | Ian Dobson | Andy Tonnicliffe | 9 | -11 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 5th | The Black Pearl | 3685 | William Warren | Chris Robinson | -6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 6th | Spank the Monkey | 3707 | Simon Blake | Alex Jackson | 7 | 7 | -9 | 1 | 15 |
| 7th | Quick Fix | 3691 | Mike Calvert | Chris Downham | 2 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 16 |
| 8th | Attack of the Clones | 3662 | David Winder | Pippa Taylor | 3 | -9 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| 9th | Keyser Soze | 3684 | Andy Davis | Tom Pygall | 8 | -10 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 10th | Loosed Cannon | 3655 | Richard Adams | Rob Kennaugh | 11 | -12 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 11th | 2 Pints of Lager | 3705 | Matt Biggs | Ben Hollis | 13 | 5 | 16 | (OCS) | 34 |
| 12th | Oakey Dokey | 3712 | Jon Gorringe | Pete Horn | 17 | 16 | 5 | (OCS) | 38 |
| 13th | TBC | 3720 | Jon Turner | Richard Parslow | 16 | (DNF) | 13 | 11 | 40 |
| 14th | Salmon En Croute | 3702 | Andy Dalby | Nicola Brook | 22 | 8 | 12 | (OCS) | 42 |
| 15th | Needlemakers | 3610 | Richard Dee | Chris Gould | -27 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 43 |
| 16th | Gansta Paradise | 3539 | Dan Alsop | Jennie King | 12 | 15 | 19 | -22 | 46 |
| 17th | Time & Tide | 3652 | John Bell | Duncan Bell | 18 | 14 | -20 | 14 | 46 |
| 18th | Hot Totty | 3676 | Patrick Blake | Jilly Blake | 10 | 17 | 21 | -29 | 48 |
| 19th | Shmoozy Blue | 3661 | Graham Scroggie | Ben Scroggie | 19 | -22 | 17 | 12 | 48 |
| 20th | Still Not Over | 3665 | Ross Jackson | Fran | 21 | 18 | -25 | 13 | 52 |
| 21st | Slippery When Wet | 3693 | Will Rainey | Kelly Miller | 20 | 20 | 14 | (DNC) | 54 |
| 22nd | Tiger Tiger | 3696 | Alan Warren | William Carroll | 14 | 21 | 23 | -39 | 58 |
| 23rd | Snakey B | 3671 | Piers Lambert | Pete Nicholson | 25 | 19 | -27 | 19 | 63 |
| 24th | Brazilian | 3700 | Phil Emery | Karen Emery | 23 | 25 | -44.5 | 16 | 64 |
| 25th | Wicked | 3708 | Steven Dunn | Ruth Johnson | 15 | 32 | 18 | -40 | 65 |
| 26th | Rioja'n Roll | 3717 | David Charlton | Celia Charlton | -40 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 72 |
| 27th | Djelibeybi | 3660 | Dave Lee | Lewis Turner | 28 | 24 | -29 | 25 | 77 |
| 28th | Jupiter | 3651 | Colin Brockbank | Harriet Brandt | 26 | 23 | (DNF) | 35 | 84 |
| 29th | General Lee | 3690 | Phil Dalby | Suzi Bell | 33 | -37 | 32 | 20 | 85 |
| 30th | Bluebird | 3683 | Dave Hayes | Charlotte Jones | 37 | 26 | 22 | (OCS) | 85 |
| 31st | Back to the Future | 3583 | Chris Martin | Ben Hendon | -41 | 36 | 33 | 17 | 86 |
| 32nd | Shiny Happy People | 3695 | Matthew Winder | Nix Middleton-Stewart | 24 | 29 | -34 | 34 | 87 |
| 33rd | Dangerbatt | 3400 | James Middleton-Stewart | Andy Young | 34 | 33 | -40 | 21 | 88 |
| 34th | Carbonfootprint | 3716 | Steve Leney | Gill Leney | 32 | 35 | 24 | (DNC) | 91 |
| 35th | Paradigm Shift | 3710 | John Rees | Andrea Ralph | 31 | 31 | 30 | -33 | 92 |
| 36th | Bronte | 3663 | Christopher Haworth | Michael Hamilton | 36 | -38 | 28 | 30 | 94 |
| 37th | Kevin | 3714 | Charles Devenport | Elaine Aldis | 29 | 30 | 35 | (DNC) | 94 |
| 38th | Cool Cookie | 3620 | Andy Bines | Derick Gentry | 38 | 27 | -53 | 31 | 96 |
| 39th | Bola Bola | 3672 | John Cooper | Hillary Bradshaw | 39 | 34 | -59 | 32 | 105 |
| 40th | Headcase | 3650 | Lawrence Tosh | - | -49 | 42 | 36 | 28 | 106 |
| 41st | Light Fantastic | 3555 | Tim Harridge | Ben Harridge | -55 | 52 | 31 | 24 | 107 |
| 42nd | Nearly All Over | 3617 | Tom Chadfield | Andy Chadfield | 48 | -50 | 38 | 23 | 109 |
| 43rd | Nemo | 3692 | Marinus Zilvold | Julie Nuthall | 30 | 46 | -47 | 37 | 113 |
| 44th | Duck and Dive | 3713 | Steve Harling | Tim Laws | -46 | 41 | 46 | 27 | 114 |
| 45th | Leader | 3563 | Paul Hollis | Lisa Scott | 35 | -44 | 43 | 36 | 114 |
| 46th | Revolution | 3657 | Antony Loft | Francesa Lofts | 43 | 40 | -50 | 38 | 121 |
| 47th | Matrix | 3600 | Charles Anderson | James Warren | -42 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 122 |
| 48th | Business as Usual | 3626 | Andy Hay | Jo Marlow | 51 | 48 | -52 | 26 | 125 |
| 49th | Poached Salmon | 3644 | Steve Mitchell | Polly Newman | 44 | 43 | 39 | (DNC) | 126 |
| 50th | Highlander | 3721 | Nicholas Turner | Carly Turner | 54 | -58 | 42 | 41 | 137 |
| 51st | Twinkle Toes | 3698 | Bob O'Toole | Maddie Jones | 56 | 51 | 37 | (DNC) | 144 |
| 52nd | Desperate Housewife | 3673 | Jane Seymour | Christopher Seymour | 50 | (DNF) | 51 | 43 | 144 |
| 53rd | Mellow Yellow | 3687 | Alan Jackson | Lorna Laval | 47 | 49 | 49 | (DNC) | 145 |
| 54th | Trigger Happy | 3628 | Robin Charles | Max Williams | -58 | 45 | 55 | 46 | 146 |
| 55th | Autumn Gold | 3674 | Mike Anslow | Chris Winters | 52 | 53 | 44.5 | (OCS) | 149.5 |
| 56th | Too Dark 'n Stormy | 3697 | Richard Page | Livvy Bell | 45 | -59 | 56 | 49 | 150 |
| 57th | Monkey Puzzle | 3706 | Kevin Anderson | Sadie Anderson | (DNF) | 54 | 48 | 48 | 150 |
| 58th | Original Sin | 3688 | Craig Bond | Jayne Bond | 53 | 47 | 54 | (DNC) | 154 |
| 59th | Dark n Stormy | 3619 | Guy Browne | Tommi Cluley | 61 | 55 | -62 | 44 | 160 |
| 60th | Wild Knight | 3632 | Marcus Robb | Ben Jones | 59 | -62 | 57 | 45 | 161 |
| 61st | Midnight Flight | 3681 | Douglas Maxwell | Amanda Couper | 62 | 61 | -63 | 47 | 170 |
| 62nd | Skimbleshanks | 3474 | Andy Hayes | Dave Parry | 57 | 60 | 58 | (DNC) | 175 |
| 63rd | The Edge | 3622 | Justin Eddy | Daniel Newman | 60 | 57 | 61 | (DNC) | 178 |
| 64th | Ministry of Pleasure | 3634 | Ben Arher | Chris O'Toole | 63 | 56 | 60 | (DNC) | 179 |
| 65th | Zero Gravity | 3629 | Peter Browne | Dave Wigans | 64 | 63 | 64 | (DNC) | 191 |