Osprey National Championships at Porthpean Sailing Club - Day 3
by Alan Henderson, Osprey Class Association 22 Jul 2014 14:50 BST
19-22 July 2014
Day 3, July 21st, of the 39 boat Osprey Nationals at Porthpean brought another long wait before the breeze settled enough to allow two races in late afternoon. The first race was sailed in around 8 kts, with a slight pickup to 10 kts for the second. The second day of offshore breezes again brought challenging beats, tacking to and fro approaching a windward mark under the cliffs.
After a surfeit of sausages the previous day, the fleet cured their indigestion by reverting to triangle sausage courses instead, with just one lap of each. A short running leg to the finish added to the excitement for groups of boats going through in close company.
The lighter breezes gave some new faces a chance to shine at the front. The previous day's risers, Cooney and Frith had a poor day, and Championship leaders Matt Burge and Vyv Townend could only manage one good result.
Staying consistent though were Chris Gould and Nick Broomhall who took a second and a win, while D J Edwards and James Coxon also improved with a win in the first race, and a third place in the second race.
The results put Edwards and Coxon into a three point lead, from Burge/ Townend, and Gould/ Broomhall. Any of the three could take the Championship on the final day.
Event sponsors are Gul, Hartley Boats, Allen Bros, Clamcleat, Marlow Ropes, Creation Covers, D G Buscombe and Towergate insurance.
Results after day 3:
Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts |
1st | 1333 | D J Edwards | James Coxon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑6 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
2nd | 1339 | Matt Burge | Vyv Townend | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ‑8 | 2 | 15 |
3rd | 1311 | Chris Gould | Nick Broomhall | 4 | 3 | ‑7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
4th | 1290 | Martin Cooney | Peter Frith | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ‑22 | 7 | 19 |
5th | 1281 | Terry Curtis | Nick Frampton | 7 | 7 | 16 | 5 | ‑24 | 4 | 6 | 45 |
6th | 1341 | Russ Wheeler | Chris Saunders | 6 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 11 | (BFD) | 65 |
7th | 1296 | Kevin Francis | Phil Male | 11 | 10 | ‑17 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 65 |
8th | 1343 | Richard Marshall | Peter Greig | 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | ‑25 | 21 | 14 | 67 |
9th | 1272 | Phil Angrave | Peter Smith | (RAF) | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 67 |
10th | 1316 | Alan Henderson | Alastair Barrie | 8 | 12 | 20 | ‑26 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 68 |
11th | 1280 | Tim Rush | Mike Greig | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | (DNF) | 3 | BFD | 69 |
12th | 1292 | Paul Heather | Jonathon Osgood | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | ‑18 | 10 | 12 | 70 |
13th | 1337 | Rob Shaw | Ian Little | 17 | ‑18 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 71 |
14th | 1085 | George Odling | Harry Odling | 9 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 5 | ‑22 | 73 |
15th | 1318 | Simon Hawkes | Tyler Harmsworth | ‑20 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 75 |
16th | 1331 | Gareth Caldwell | Jon Gibbons | (OCS) | DNF | 6 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 77 |
17th | 1291 | Alex Willis | Nick Willis | 13 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 23 | (DNF) | 81 |
18th | 1348 | Oscar Chess | Lisa Chess | 21 | ‑22 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 96 |
19th | 1356 | Mark Weston | Tim Keighley | 18 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 13 | ‑33 | 16 | 102 |
20th | 1338 | Ken Brown | Chris Butters | 14 | 21 | 23 | 11 | ‑27 | 12 | 25 | 106 |
21st | 1322 | Mick Greenland | Lee Marriott | 12 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 15 | ‑29 | 21 | 106 |
22nd | 1175 | Emma Stevenson | Tim Bowden | 15 | 16 | ‑25 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 108 |
23rd | 1314 | Viola Scott | Mike Scott | (DNF) | 17 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 108 |
24th | 1289 | Paul Blackburn | Andrew Johnson | 19 | 20 | 18 | ‑21 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 111 |
25th | 1267 | David Best | Tony Pauffley | 23 | 27 | ‑32 | 25 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 138 |
26th | 1295 | Chris Greetham | Carrie Bolt | 24 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 27 | ‑34 | 141 |
27th | 1114 | Ros Downs | David Downs | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | ‑28 | 28 | 17 | 144 |
28th | 1329 | Roger Blake | Jenny Blake | 26 | ‑36 | 31 | 36 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 159 |
29th | 1199 | Anna Weld | Paddy Seyler | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | ‑35 | 25 | 18 | 168 |
30th | 1166 | Mike Murray | Pam Murray | 27 | 25 | 27 | (DNF) | 30 | 31 | 32 | 172 |
31st | 1325 | Robin George | Nicola George | 28 | 34 | 28 | 28 | ‑36 | 30 | 27 | 175 |
32nd | 1310 | Mike Richardson | David Bourne | 34 | 32 | 34 | 33 | ‑37 | 19 | 29 | 181 |
33rd | 1264 | Andrew Jenkins | Rebecca Jenkins | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | ‑34 | 31 | 181 |
34th | 740 | Paul Roberts | John Clark | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | ‑35 | 33 | 186 |
35th | 1340 | John Mills | Caz Mills | 32 | 26 | ‑38 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 28 | 189 |
36th | 1352 | Nick Jones | John Shenton | 36 | (DNF) | 37 | 35 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 192 |
37th | 1319 | Chris Playfair | Adam Playfair | 29 | 33 | 35 | ‑37 | 34 | 37 | 30 | 198 |
38th | 1194 | Ian Hart | Andrew Edmonds | 35 | 35 | 36 | 30 | 32 | ‑38 | 35 | 203 |
39th | 1347 | Briony Meakins | Phil Meakins | 22 | DNF | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 230 |