Navigators & General Mirror Europeans at Brixham Yacht Club - Day 2
by Rob Bellfield 20 Aug 2014 08:42 BST
18-22 August 2014
Scarlett Shepherd & Harvey Martin cross the line to win race 4 of the N&G Mirror Europeans © Gareth Fudge /
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Torbay delivered another challenging day today, the second day of the Navigators & General Mirror European Championships. Brixham Yacht Club's race committee dealt with the conditions well to complete three good races in the shifty north-westerly wind.
It was a case of third time lucky in race one with a big right shift causing a general recall in the first start, a left shift in the second. The third start got away with an individual recall. Tash & Sarah Ewart-Smith reached the windward mark first closely followed by Tiernan Dickson & Luke Groake Donagh.
The leaders managed to pull away downwind which allowed them to defend a shifty second beat with the Irish pairing choosing the correct final left shift to pull ahead of the British sisters. Gemma Keers & Imogen Bellfield sailed a safe race to finish third.
The judges' yellow flags were getting some action with Angus & Fraser Hemmings getting penalised twice for illegal propulsion resulting in a DSQ.
Race two was a more stable affair, with the wind building to 9-14knots but a difficult chop. Scarlett Shepherd & Harvey Martin made the most of an excellent start to lead Rachel Grayson & Gemma Francis Burnett and the rest of the fleet. The top two boats had a good tussle up the second beat however Scarlett & Harvey extended at the top of the beat to win the race from Rachel & Gemma, with Harriet & Helena Watkins securing third. For Angus & Fraser it was déjà vu with another two yellow flags and a DSQ.
Race three delivered more of the same shifty conditions, with the fleet becoming more accustomed to the offshore breeze coming from the Devon hills. Rachel Grayson & Gemma Burnett played the shifts perfectly to round the top mark with a convincing lead which they extended along the first reaches.
Eleanor Keers & Izzy Pugh worked extremely hard, as one of the smallest crews in the fleet, to consolidate a strong pin end start with a safe second place. There were changes in position in the rest of the fleet up the second beat, with a significant left shift, Tiernan Dickson & Luke Groake Donagh continued to string together a strong set of results with a third place finish.
The sailors will be pleased to have got three races in, with light winds forecast for tomorrow.
Results after day 2:
Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
1 | 12 | Rachel Grayson | Gemma Francis Burnett | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
2 | 41 | Tiarnan Dickson | Luke Groarke Donagh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
3 | 7 | Gemma Keers | Imogen Bellfield | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
4 | 31 | Shane McLoughlin | Oscar Langan | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 40 |
5 | 40 | Jack Ryan | Helen Smith | 6 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 48 |
6 | 17 | Emily Heath | Pippa Heath | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 52 |
7 | 16 | Henry Heath | James Dickinson | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 53 |
8 | 23 | Scarlett Shepherd | Harvey Martin | 14 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 59 |
9 | 22 | Harriet Watkins | Helena Watkins | 11 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 59 |
10 | 8 | Eleanor Keers | Izzy Pugh | 15 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 64 |
11 | 42 | Cian Hickey | Eoin Hickey | 28 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 71 |
12 | 27 | Esther Bowdler | Scarlet Crago | 21 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 72 |
13 | 18 | Natasha Ewart Smith | Sarah Ewart Smith | 17 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 77 |
14 | 1 | Robert Richardson | Megan Thornley | 24 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 79 |
15 | 38 | Caolan Croasdell | Oisin McAllister | 10 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 81 |
16 | 4 | Emma Clayton | Faye Caswell | 22 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 12 | 81 |
17 | 11 | Edward Hansell | Esme Shepherd | 12 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 21 | 84 |
18 | 21 | Tom Weston | Paddy Jefferies | 16 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 88 |
19 | 44 | Ben Hill | Gabe Hill | 18 | 13 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 95 |
20 | 30 | Martin Egan | Freddie Martin | 19 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 96 |
21 | 43 | Archie Grant | Johnnie Law | 8 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 97 |
22 | 19 | George Richards | Alexander Baird | 5 | 22 | 13 | 24 | 35 | 99 |
23 | 35 | Angus Hemmings | Fraser Hemmings | 13 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 99 |
24 | 2 | Ollie Hawkins | Archie Hawkins | 23 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 99 |
25 | 10 | Celia Hansell | Jasper Ewart Smith | 35 | 27 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 116 |
26 | 36 | Samuel Wray | Imogen Wray | 27 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 121 |
27 | 24 | Richard Rowell | Rosie Rowell | 9 | 25 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 122 |
28 | 39 | Conor Twohig | Jack Gibney | 26 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 22 | 129 |
29 | 20 | Felix Jefferies | Monty Heath | 29 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 28 | 132 |
30 | 3 | Oliver Wilson | Hannah Wilson | 25 | 18 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 132 |
31 | 28 | Lauren Bowdler | Brian Bowdler | 30 | 26 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 141 |
32 | 45 | James Taylor | Maddie Hantrais | 33 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 150 |
33 | 6 | Ollie Pugh | Eleanor Bellfield | 32 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 151 |
34 | 37 | Rory McAllister | Lughaidh Croasdell | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 151 |