Sharps Doom Bar Merlin Week at Salcombe Yacht Club - Overall
by Tim Fells 10 Jul 2015 20:40 BST
5-10 July 2015
The final day dawned to wall to wall sunshine and a moderate Easterly giving breeze up the estuary but making the stretch through the town very messy.
Red v Black flights Course 3,2,7,2,4,2
The start was clean once again and after a short beat with the tide to Crossways, Taxi and Alex lead the pack down the Town side of the run with Tom Stewart and Phil Dalby in second and Chris Jennings and Pete Horn third. Series leaders Richard Whitworth and Sam Mottershead were well back and gambled on the Portlemouth shore.
As the fleet approached Mill Bay buoy the breeze collapsed and the leaders were stuck in the adverse current. Boats from behind brought up new breeze and it became a case of the first will be last. Jen and Chris Dodds navigated the park up expertly to take the lead from Sophie Mackley and James Warren with the early leaders dropping well back.
Over the lengthy tour of the harbour, Jen and Chris extended to take a special win which was loudly applauded from the crowd of spectators. In a day for the lady helms, Sophie and James held on to take second from Dave Winder and Pippa Taylor. Taxi and Alex recovered to fourth ahead of Tom and Phil.
Richard and Sam, needing to better their discard of a fifth, gambled on the Portlemouth shore on the last run but failed to get any higher up the fleet. This left Matt Biggs and John Hackett looking for a top three finish in the afternoon race to take the title.
Blue v Green flights Course 4,5,X,3,X
If the morning flights had experienced challenging conditions, the afternoon was to surpass it. With the wind coming straight over the Portlemouth shore, it was a reaching start into a building ebb tide. After a general recall that caught four boats but none of the leading contenders, Chris Gould and Caroline Croft made the best start in the middle of line. Those up near the Portlemouth shore lost the breeze, including Matt and John who were struggling back in the teens on the beat to Yalton.
However, the Fat Lady was barely clearing her throat as the positioning of mark X in the strongest tide in the harbour and in an area of dead air was to cause distress to all but a few. Chris and Caroline were able to round ahead on some pressure but the chasing pack were swept away down tide leaving the next group to gleefully round in the next bit of pressure. John and Katy Meadowcroft were the main beneficiaries and took up the chase in third behind Jon Turner and Richard Parslow.
Matt and John then played their Joker to cross to the Portlemouth side and find some pressure to bring them up to challenge for the third place they needed. However, mark X beckoned for one last time. Arriving with Jon and Richard, they were both swept away and watched as almost ten boats rounded inside them. Their title challenge was over and they eventually struggled home in 13th.
Chris and Caroline navigated all these challenges expertly to take their second bullet of the week with John and Katy getting by far and away their best result in second. Roger and Jane Gilbert also got their best result of the week in third, followed home by Dave Hayes and Jonny Radcliffe.
So, the title goes to Richard Whitworth and Sam Mottershead who maintained a very consistent series in a wide range of conditions. In a highly competitive week they showed a mastery of Salcombe's complexities and the crucial ability to escape from the pack.
Overall Results:
Posn | No. | Helm/Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts |
1 | 3703 | Richard Whitworth/Sam Mottershead | 5 | | 1 | | | 3 | | 1 | | 3 | [9] | | 13 |
2 | 3684 | Andy Davis/Alex Warren | 1 | | 2 | | | 2 | | [8] | | 8 | 4 | | 17 |
3 | 3743 | Matt Biggs/John Hackett | | 2 | 7 | | 1 | | 3 | | | 4 | | [13] | 17 |
4 | 3753 | Simon Potts/Ally Martin | | 9 | | 1 | | [61] | 2 | | 1 | | 7 | | 20 |
5 | 3656 | Olly Turner/Hamish Kilburn | 4 | | | 2 | 4 | | | 7 | 6 | | | [10] | 23 |
6 | 3733 | Tom Stewart/Phil Dalby | [10] | | 3 | | | 4 | | 3 | | 10 | 5 | | 25 |
7 | 3764 | Tim Fells/Oli Wells | | 1 | 9 | | [61] | | 1 | | | 6 | | 9 | 26 |
8 | 3759 | Sam Pascoe/Megan Pascoe | 3 | | | 6 | 2 | | | 6 | 9 | | | [16] | 26 |
9 | 3611 | Jen Dodds/Chris Dodds | 6 | | 10 | | | 8 | | 2 | | [14] | 1 | | 27 |
10 | 3685 | Sophie Mackley/James Warren | 8 | | 8 | | | 9 | | 5 | | [11] | 2 | | 32 |
11 | 3691 | Mike Calvert/Ian Garwood | | 4 | | 4 | | [13] | 11 | | 7 | | 6 | | 32 |
12 | 3754 | Jon Gorringe/Nikki Bass | 2 | | | 5 | 3 | | | [18] | 17 | | | 7 | 34 |
13 | 3712 | Ian Sharps/Ellie Sharps | | [61] | 13 | | 5 | | 9 | | | 2 | | 6 | 35 |
14 | 3658 | Chris Jennings/Pete Horn | | 5 | | 12 | | 1 | 4 | | [61] | | 14 | | 36 |
15 | 3707 | Alex Jackson/Fran Gifford | 12 | | 6 | | | 6 | | 4 | | [16] | 8 | | 36 |
16 | 3673 | Chris Gould/Caroline Croft | | [61] | 4 | | 19 | | 12 | | | 1 | | 1 | 37 |
17 | 3770 | David Hayes/Jonny Ratcliffe | | 3 | 17 | | 10 | | [61] | | | 5 | | 4 | 39 |
18 | 3774 | Jon Turner/Richard Parslow | | 6 | 5 | | 7 | | [17] | | | 9 | | 12 | 39 |
19 | 3710 | Jon Ibbotson/Chris Kilsby | | 8 | | 11 | | 7 | 6 | | 20 | | [22] | | 52 |
20 | 3715 | Paul Rayson/Julie Rayson | [20] | | | 9 | 9 | | | 10 | 18 | | | 8 | 54 |
21 | 3702 | Duncan Salmon/Harriet Salmon | 15 | | | [22] | 11 | | | 15 | 4 | | | 11 | 56 |
22 | 3679 | Nick Heginbotham/Becky Jones | | 11 | | 7 | | 12 | 8 | | 21 | | [61] | | 59 |
23 | 3539 | Dan Alsop/Jennie King | 13 | | 14 | | | [61] | | 21 | | 7 | 11 | | 66 |
24 | 3564 | Rob Kennaugh/Abi Spurr | | 10 | 15 | | 13 | | 15 | | | 13 | | [61] | 66 |
25 | 3690 | Tim Harridge/Lucy Burn | 11 | | | [26] | 8 | | | 22 | 22 | | | 5 | 68 |
26 | 3678 | Steve Crook/Jo Marlow | | 14 | | 20 | | [61] | 13 | | 11 | | 10 | | 68 |
27 | 3766 | Andy Dalby/Andrea Downham | 14 | | | 8 | 16 | | | 16 | 15 | | | [61] | 69 |
28 | 3645 | Steve Hall/Ally Hall | | 7 | | 10 | | 16 | 14 | | 23 | | [25] | | 70 |
29 | 3666 | Jon Meadowcroft/Katy Meadowcroft | 16 | | | [28] | 18 | | | 17 | 19 | | | 2 | 72 |
30 | 3735 | Dave Winder/Pippa Taylor | | 61 | | 3 | | 5 | 5 | | [61] | | 3 | | 77 |
31 | 3675 | Mike Fenwick/Penny Fenwick | | 17 | 11 | | [22] | | 18 | | | 18 | | 14 | 78 |
32 | 3641 | Mark Waterhouse/Matt Currell | | 20 | | 18 | | [61] | 26 | | 2 | | 15 | | 81 |
33 | 3727 | Mark Stockbridge/Peter Ballantine | 17 | | | 24 | 12 | | | 20 | 12 | | | [28] | 85 |
34 | 3725 | AJ Squire/Mary Henderson | 9 | | [61] | | | 14 | | 19 | | 19 | 31 | | 92 |
35 | 3769 | Graham Cranford‑smith/Fiona Cranford‑smith | | 19 | 24 | | 15 | | [39] | | | 20 | | 15 | 93 |
36 | 3627 | Alex Jones/Jack Deung | | 24 | | 30 | | [61] | 16 | | 5 | | 20 | | 95 |
37 | 3722 | Roger Gilbert/Jane Gilbert | [61] | | | 14 | 6 | | | 12 | 61 | | | 3 | 96 |
38 | 3165 | Dave Croft/Abigail Croft | | [29] | | 23 | | 18 | 24 | | 10 | | 24 | | 99 |
39 | 3752 | Will Rainey/Andy Douglas | 7 | | 12 | | | 11 | | 11 | | 61 | [61] | | 102 |
40 | 3744 | Chris Martin/Jo Tosh | 18 | | 21 | | | [61] | | 9 | | 29 | 27 | | 104 |
41 | 3719 | Jeremy Deacon/Jack Barratt | 19 | | [34] | | | 15 | | 14 | | 26 | 30 | | 104 |
42 | 3688 | Ben Hollis/Sean Anderson | | [61] | 19 | | 14 | | 27 | | | 23 | | 23 | 106 |
43 | 3773 | Alan Warren/Bill Carroll | | [61] | | 13 | | 61 | 19 | | 3 | | 12 | | 108 |
44 | 3652 | John Bell/Olivia Bell | 26 | | 36 | | | [61] | | 13 | | 15 | 18 | | 108 |
45 | 3709 | Tom Lonsdale/Alice Markham | | 18 | | 17 | | [61] | 21 | | 36 | | 17 | | 109 |
46 | 3730 | Paul Hollis/Liese Scott | | 23 | 26 | | 19 | | [29] | | | 24 | | 19 | 111 |
47 | 3726 | Liam Dempsey/Philippa Daniels | | 22 | 27 | | 20 | | 22 | | | 21 | | [61] | 112 |
48 | 3687 | Matt Greenfield/Hannah Greenfield | | [61] | | 19 | | 61 | 7 | | 13 | | 13 | | 113 |
49 | 3583 | Colin Anderson/Ben Eaves | 27 | | 18 | | | 10 | | 28 | | 30 | [32] | | 113 |
50 | 3751 | Tony Johnson/Louise Johnson | | 15 | 32 | | [34] | | 20 | | | 22 | | 27 | 116 |
51 | 3657 | Anthony Lofts/Sophie Penwarden | 22 | | | 25 | 25 | | | 23 | [30] | | | 21 | 116 |
52 | 3665 | Ross Jackson/Mark Oakey | | [61] | | 36 | | 17 | 23 | | 25 | | 16 | | 117 |
53 | 3718 | Mark Elkington/Dan Bridger | [33] | | | 15 | 23 | | | 24 | 26 | | | 32 | 120 |
54 | 3615 | Stuart Bates/Andrew Milton | | 16 | 20 | | 28 | | 32 | | | 28 | | [61] | 124 |
55 | 3339 | Tim Male/Rebecca Male | 25 | | | 21 | [61] | | | 31 | 14 | | | 35 | 126 |
56 | 3578 | Godfrey Clarke/Andy Currell | 28 | | | [49] | 17 | | | 35 | 31 | | | 18 | 129 |
57 | 3705 | Geoff Wright/Carole Murcott | | 21 | 25 | | 24 | | 35 | | | 32 | | [36] | 137 |
58 | 3731 | Andy Jones/Jilly Blake | | 12 | 33 | | 26 | | [38] | | | 33 | | 37 | 141 |
59 | 3575 | Richard Cooke/Charlotte Cotter | | 26 | 22 | | 29 | | 33 | | | 31 | | [42] | 141 |
60 | 3647 | Hywel Bowen Perkins/Lucy Penwarden | | 28 | 28 | | 40 | | [41] | | | 27 | | 20 | 143 |
61 | 3671 | Piers Lambert/Andy Bines | 23 | | 23 | | | [61] | | 61 | | 17 | 23 | | 147 |
62 | 3643 | Rien Zilvold | 24 | | | 29 | 27 | | | [61] | 42 | | | 26 | 148 |
63 | 3651 | Colin Brockbank/Martin Hughes | | [61] | | 16 | | 61 | 28 | | 24 | | 21 | | 150 |
64 | 3565 | Paul Keeling/Michelle Keeling | 21 | | | 61 | [61] | | | 26 | 28 | | | 17 | 153 |
65 | 3714 | Alan Markham/Sue Markham | | 25 | | 38 | | [61] | 37 | | 27 | | 28 | | 155 |
66 | 3768 | Rob Cage/Hatty Cage | | [61] | 30 | | 30 | | 25 | | | 40 | | 31 | 156 |
67 | 3771 | Laurie Smart/Richard Pausey | | 31 | 29 | | 38 | | 34 | | | 25 | | [61] | 157 |
68 | 3683 | Ben Jones/Helen Hilditch | | 27 | | 45 | | [61] | 30 | | 29 | | 26 | | 157 |
69 | 3676 | Charles Anderson/Annie Ridley | 32 | | | [40] | 35 | | | 29 | 32 | | | 29 | 157 |
70 | 3650 | Paul Englemann/Adam Wickenden | 41 | | | [41] | 31 | | | 27 | 34 | | | 25 | 158 |
71 | 3598 | Rob Smith/Andrew Smith | | 33 | 35 | | 33 | | [40] | | | 34 | | 24 | 159 |
72 | 3716 | Steve Leney/Gill Leney | | [61] | 16 | | 61 | | 10 | | | 12 | | 61 | 160 |
73 | 3663 | Chris Haworth/Joanne Haworth | | 34 | | 27 | | [61] | 36 | | 35 | | 29 | | 161 |
74 | 3682 | Jon Steward/Harry Steward | 29 | | | 44 | 32 | | | 32 | [61] | | | 38 | 175 |
75 | 3704 | Jemma Hughes/Russell Hall | 35 | | 31 | | | [61] | | 37 | | 39 | 34 | | 176 |
76 | 3544 | David Downs/Barry Mourant | | 32 | | 43 | | 20 | 44 | | [47] | | 38 | | 177 |
77 | 3755 | Peter Jackson/John Pammaton | [45] | | | 37 | 36 | | | 34 | 33 | | | 39 | 179 |
78 | 3594 | Robin Clifton Dey/Michael Clifton Dey | 36 | | | 32 | 42 | | | 40 | [43] | | | 33 | 183 |
79 | 3672 | John Cooper/Hilary Bradshaw | 31 | | | 61 | 61 | | | 25 | 8 | | | [61] | 186 |
80 | 3511 | Andrew Mills/Lora Stock | | 36 | | 31 | | [61] | 49 | | 37 | | 33 | | 186 |
81 | 3772 | Phil Emery/Karen Emery | 61 | | | 35 | 21 | | | 61 | 16 | | | [61] | 194 |
82 | 3692 | Steve Mitchell/Julie Nuttall | | [61] | | 46 | | 61 | 31 | | 40 | | 19 | | 197 |
83 | 3762 | Malcolm Hyams/Dan Barrett | | [61] | 38 | | 43 | | 46 | | | 45 | | 30 | 202 |
84 | 3547 | Peter Male/Christine Male | 37 | | 51 | | | 21 | | [61] | | 44 | 51 | | 204 |
85 | 3599 | Ken Duffell/Brian Corking | 42 | | | [48] | 45 | | | 45 | 41 | | | 34 | 207 |
86 | 3706 | Kevin Anderson/Sadie Anderson | | 38 | 39 | | 37 | | 61 | | | 35 | | [61] | 210 |
87 | 3606 | John Adams/Joe Woods | | 35 | | 42 | | [61] | 45 | | 46 | | 44 | | 212 |
88 | 3734 | Phil Ashworth/Ali Ashworth | 38 | | 46 | | | [61] | | 41 | | 50 | 41 | | 216 |
89 | 3648 | Antonia Wright/Jamie Wright | 39 | | [61] | | | 61 | | 30 | | 37 | 50 | | 217 |
90 | 3497 | Jan Holland/Alex Homer | 61 | | 49 | | | 19 | | [61] | | 49 | 43 | | 221 |
91 | 3602 | Anthony Rickaby/Marion Read | 30 | | 48 | | | [61] | | 61 | | 47 | 35 | | 221 |
92 | 3697 | Richard Page/Lizzy Dalby | 40 | | 37 | | | [61] | | 61 | | 36 | 47 | | 221 |
93 | 3589 | John Hollands/Ellen Cooper | | 39 | 53 | | [61] | | 47 | | | 42 | | 43 | 224 |
94 | 2805 | Stephen Kemmer/Nicki Erskine Tulloch | | [61] | 55 | | 47 | | 48 | | | 53 | | 22 | 225 |
95 | 3636 | Mike Jennings/Hannah Jennings | 61 | | | [61] | 41 | | | 38 | 45 | | | 41 | 226 |
96 | 3600 | Stuart Jenkins/Imogen Jenkins | | [61] | 41 | | 39 | | 42 | | | 43 | | 61 | 226 |
97 | 3740 | Patrick Blake/Anna Blake | | 13 | | 33 | | [61] | 61 | | 61 | | 61 | | 229 |
98 | 3674 | Mike Anslow/George Crabtree | 34 | | | 34 | [61] | | | 61 | 39 | | | 61 | 229 |
99 | 3555 | Ian Mackenzie/Luke Tucker | 44 | | 50 | | | [61] | | 39 | | 52 | 49 | | 234 |
100 | 3371 | Paul Dean/Nicki Della Porta | 43 | | 40 | | | [61] | | 61 | | 48 | 42 | | 234 |
101 | 3561 | Keiron O Farrell/Fionn O Farrell | | 30 | | 47 | | [61] | 61 | | 61 | | 36 | | 235 |
102 | 3567 | Martin Smith/Karen Beston | 61 | | 45 | | | [61] | | 33 | | 46 | 52 | | 237 |
103 | 3456 | Martin Evans/Chris Evans | | [61] | | 50 | | 61 | 43 | | 44 | | 39 | | 237 |
104 | 3586 | Kieron Mason/George Mason | 46 | | 52 | | | [61] | | 36 | | 51 | 54 | | 239 |
105 | 3485 | Dennis Fisher | 61 | | 42 | | | [61] | | 61 | | 38 | 37 | | 239 |
106 | 3767 | Ben Archer/Olivia Bellini | | [61] | | 39 | | 61 | 61 | | 38 | | 40 | | 239 |
107 | 3479 | Rupert Fletcher/Paul Samieson | 48 | | | 51 | 48 | | | [61] | 48 | | | 44 | 239 |
108 | 3414 | Ian Laing/Andrew Hunt | | 40 | 54 | | 46 | | [61] | | | 56 | | 45 | 241 |
109 | 3625 | Richard Bramley/Tony Cheal | | 37 | 47 | | 44 | | 61 | | | 54 | | [61] | 243 |
110 | 2604 | Jeremy Stein/Sarah Percival | [61] | | | 52 | 61 | | | 43 | 49 | | | 40 | 245 |
111 | 3530 | Mike Colles/Amanda Lake | 61 | | 43 | | | [61] | | 42 | | 57 | 45 | | 248 |
112 | 3569 | Nigel Cooper/Lucy Cooper | 49 | | | [61] | 49 | | | 61 | 50 | | | 46 | 255 |
113 | 3543 | Kim Magness/Etienne Magness | 47 | | | 53 | 50 | | | 61 | 51 | | | [61] | 262 |
114 | 3482 | Henry Mason | 61 | | [61] | | | 61 | | 44 | | 55 | 53 | | 274 |
115 | 3291 | Dave Philpott/Jenny Philpot | | 61 | [61] | | 61 | | 61 | | | 41 | | 61 | 285 |
116 | 3680 | Steve Watson/Matt Percival Stein | 61 | | 44 | | | [61] | | 61 | | 61 | 61 | | 288 |
117 | 1692 | Patrick Rayner/Jack Tosh | 61 | | [61] | | | 61 | | 61 | | 61 | 46 | | 290 |
118 | 3717 | John Green/Joe Shaw | | 61 | | [61] | | 61 | 61 | | 52 | | 55 | | 290 |
119 | 3621 | Tristam Squire/Shelia Squire | | 61 | | [61] | | 61 | 61 | | 61 | | 48 | | 292 |
120 | 3581 | Brendan O Connell/Janet O Connell | | 61 | | [61] | | 61 | 61 | | 61 | | 56 | | 300 |