Typhoon Fireball Nationals Overall

by Jonathan Bale 10 Aug 2003 10:27 BST

Guess what? No wind again this morning! At the briefing the race officer was hopeful of getting a sea breeze and said the fleet should launch…he hoped we would get three races in today!

After waiting a while for the sea breeze to kick in (or any sort of breeze for that matter), the fleet started a game of water frisbee. This started out as throwing the frisbee from boat to boat, but soon ended up with crews swimming in the water after the frisbee. Many crews ended up in the wrong boats, with some boats having three people and others left with only one.

An hour of water frisbee later and with still no sign of wind the race officer decided that we were all having far too much fun and signalled the fleet ashore.

It was a brief wait on shore before the sound signal was made and racing was abandoned for the day. First overall and winner of the UK Typhoon Fireball Open Championships were Ireland’s Shane MacCarthy and Andy Thompson. In second place and UK Typhoon Fireball National Champions were Kevin Hope and Rob Gardner of Notts County Sailing Club.

Tonight’s prize giving is to be held at Owlway Mansion, a very grand building and home of the Singer family. As well as the main prizes, thanks to the generous sponsorship from Typhoon, there will be a prise draw of tally number for all of the competitors who are at the prize giving. So every one who is there has an equal chance of wining one of four Typhoon Alpha dry tops or one of four Typhoon Ultra wet suits. After the presentations and speeches a six-piece band will be providing the entertainment into the small hours of the morning.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	IRL14834	Fred	Shane MacCarthy	Andy Thompson	East Antrim SC	15	1	4	3	6	14
2	GBR14839		Kevin Hope	*Rob Gardner	Notts County SC	3	15	2	7	7	19
3	GBR14771	All Balls and No Fire	Grahame Newton	Mark Stevens	Staunton Harold SC	4	2	15	1	17	22
4	GBR14783	Spanman	Paul Cullen	Gavin Tillson	R Y A	9	7	12	5	2	23
5	GBR14801	Gull	Andy Smith	James Meldrum	Notts County SC	12	4	6	4	11	25
6	GBR14809	Whistling Gorilla	Dave Wade	Richard Wagstaff	Northampton SC	1	5	10	18	12	28
7	GBR14770	Fat Harry White	Vince Horey	Jon Mildred	King George V SC	2	8	9	10	19	29
8	GBR14830	Debbie Does Dallas	Simon Payne	Vyv Townend	King George SC	10	9	1	13	15	33
9	GBR14791	Lucille	Angus Hemmings	Steve Chesney	Stokes Bay SC	20	6	3	6	30	35
10	GBR14496	Flaming Galah	*Clive Goodwin	*Chris Webber	Brightlingsea SC	6	10	11	9	16	36
11	GBR14598	Leverage & Cleavage	Derian Chandler	#NAME?	Chew Valley Lake SC	14	3	8	12	19	37
12	GBR13945	Reginald	Malcolm Davies	#NAME?	Paignton SC	13	14	13	8	3	37
13	GBR14789	Flying Pigs	Penny Gibbs	Ian Gibbs	Brightlingsea SC	18	12	7	21	8	45
14	GBR14777	Destinee'sChild	Philip Popple	Doug Shore	Shoreham SC	17	27	14	2	13	46
15	GBR14807		Matt Summers	Ben Summers	Highcliffe SC	11	11	23	17	10	49
16	GBR14803	Screwball	Andy Foskett	Howard Jones	Staunton Harold SC	8	21	18	24	4	51
17	GBR14556		Andy Pearce	Adam Broughton	Portishead Y&SC	19	13	16	23	9	57
18	GBR14837		Russ Cormack	*Ali McLeod	Budworth SC	25	23	5	16	14	58
19	GBR14634	Poppet	Andy Bines	Dawn Jasper	Brightlingsea SC	5	20	25	27	23	73
20	SUI14718	Supi-chischtli	*Kurt Venhoda	*Sonja Zaugg	SCOW	27	16	20	14	73	77
21	GBR14821	Jambo	Alex Bale	Jon Bale	Chew Valley Lake S C	21	29	19	19	22	81
22	GBR14798	Blew Genes	Martin Scarth	Nic Collins	Blackwater S C	34	18	26	15	40	93
23	GBR13697	Albert	Nigel Williams	#NAME?	Paignton SC	29	22	17	28	37	96
24	GBR14804		Elaine Tudor	#NAME?	Brightlingsea SC	23	32	22	22	32	99
25	IRL14790		Noel Butler	Andy Price	DMYC	7	25	73	33	41	106
26	GBR14567	vlad The Impaler	Alan Swinney	#NAME?	Paignton SC	24	47	73	11	24	106
27	GBR14662	White Ferret II	Tony Proctor	* Ben Proctor	Paignton SC	16	37	31	35	25	107
28	GBR14738		Jenny Thompson	#NAME?	Carsington SC	30	73	24	36	18	108
29	GBR14266		Terry Forbes	Simon Forbes	Staunton Harold SC	28	24	28	30	28	108
30	GBR14614	Puppie Power	Ali Ford	Tom Trueman	Stokes Bay SC	50	19	34	32	29	114
31	GBR14416		Ian Priest	Tom Lambourne	King George SC	42	17	27	43	29	115
32	GBR14294	Jumping Jack Flash	Alan Goule	*Katina Read	Paignton SC	31	34	33	31	20	115
33	GBR14584	Mustang Sally	Rhys Lankester	#NAME?	Bristol Corinthian YC	39	38	21	20	38	117
34	GBR14761	Which Way Is Up	Andy Willcocks	#NAME?	Clevedon SC	33	35	30	34	35	132
35	GBR14565	Riverdance	Elaine Slater	#NAME?	Paignton SC	48	28	32	25	49	133
36	GBR14454	No Fear	Samantha Bunn	Martin Bunn	Chelmarsh SC	26	41	39	37	42	143
37	GBR14624		*Will Lyon	Nigel Summers	Highcliffe SC	22	40	43	40	61	145
38	GBR14170	Dry White	Becky Priest	Tim Saunders	Staunton Harold SC	36	48	37	26	53	147
39	GBR14514	Ultra Violet	Peter Mason	Jo Washington	Paignton SC	37	33	35	58	44	149
40	GBR14448	Geniarse	Alex Shaw	Andy Scott	Portishead Y&SC	43	30	45	42	57	160
41	GBR14800	Got the Sheets	Eugene Jordan	Bob Morris	Draycote Water SC	73	26	73	29	33	161
42	GBR14612	Silly Scow	Peter Colebank	Gary Colebank	Theewater SC S.Africa	35	42	73	48	36	161
43	GBR14313	Bimbo	Sandra Davis	#NAME?	Chew Valley Lake SC	40	49	56	49	26	164
44	GBR14391	Blue	Jo Line	Jack Line	Portishead Y&SC	54	52	42	39	31	164
45	GBR14704		Barrie Winship	Rosemary Winship	Brightlingsea SC	41	43	40	50	43	167
46	GBR14466	African Queen	Keryn Henwood-Fox	Gary Henwood-Fox	Thornbury SC	53	50	38	47	34	169
47	GBR14742		Nick McLeod	#NAME?	Ogston SC	55	31	36	54	62	176
48	GBR14621	Twin Peaks	Tim Cross	Rachel Keeling	Brancaster Staithe SC	38	53	44	41	72	176
49	GBR14835	LipStick	Euan Sellar	*Mike Murphy	National Y C	73	39	29	38	73	179
50	GBR14822	Cheek to Cheek	Mike Goldby	Kim Goldby	Notts County SC	44	51	46	44	49	183
51	GBR14249	Red Pepper	Nick Cameron	*Cara Cameron	Datchet Water SC	52	46	50	62	39	187
52	GBR14817	Eileen of Dunlaogh	Francis Cassidy	John White	National YC	32	55	47	55	73	189
53	GBr9477	Snugglepot	Chris Warren	Nigel Warren	Fishers Green SC	63	57	41	51	41	190
54	GBR12729	Nutty Tart	Steve Popple	Suzi Capey	Shoreham SC	45	45	48	52	73	190
55	GBR13684	Crocodile Jd	Keith Dolman	Terry Dolman	Blithfield	73	36	73	45	45	199
56	GBR14463	Cracker	Peter Hitchcock	Samantha Duncan	Shoreham SC	62	73	49	46	46	203
57	GBR14392	The Great White	Terri Sharman	Chris Panting	Harlow (blackwater) SC	51	73	53	57	56	217
58	GBR13246	Izitso	Matt Butler	Marisa Foster	Llangorse SC	57	44	57	61	62	219
59	GBR14645	Cheezie Dipper	Helen Salisbury	Mike Shreeve	Draycote Water SC	49	54	73	73	50	226
60	GBR14659	Justafiaball	Peter Muggleton	#NAME?	Draycote Water SC	47	61	59	63	60	227
61	GBR12101	Apocalypse Now	Tim Morgan	*Mike Ludgreve	Paignton SC	46	73	54	60	68	228
62	GBR6032	The Phoenix	Jeremy Hurst	*Debra Gibson	Parkstone YC	65	56	52	59	61	228
63	GBR14387	D:ream	Wendy Wood	Caroline Still	Shoreham SC	58	59	61	56	59	232
64	GBR14673	Horny Devil	David/Karen Festing	#NAME?	Shoreham SC	59	62	63	66	51	235
65	GBR11054	Jessica	Jonathan Cowper	Paul Jefferies	Hunts SC	66	73	51	64	55	236
66	GBR13452	Katie-loo	Ian Elkington	#NAME?		60	60	64	65	52	236
67	GBR14173	Just For Fun	Paula Symons	Russell Hayes	Draycote Water SC	64	73	55	53	64	236
68	GBR14237	White Elephant	Anthony King	*Benjamin Kay	Marconi SC	61	58	60	67	63	242
69	GBR13850		Simon Ford	John Rowell		67	64	58	68	66	255
70	GBR13236	The Green Genie	Steve Greenhalgh	*Tom Greenhalgh	Staunton Harold SC	68	65	62	69	67	262
71	GBR12220	Dipper	Brian Cudmore	#NAME?	Paignton SC	73	63	73	73	65	274
72	GBR14708		Mel Hourigan	#NAME?	Draycote Water SC	56	73	73	73	73	275

Other Results:

1st and UK Open Champion Shane MacCathy & Andy Thompson
2nd and UK National Champion Kevin Hope & Rob Gardner
3rd Grahame Newton & Mark Stevens
1st Silver Fleet Russ Cormack & Ali McLeod
2nd Silver Fleet Elaine Tudor & Warren Tudore
3rd Silver Fleet Terry Forbes & Simon Forbes
1st Bronze Fleet Nigel Williams & Jackie Gater
2nd Bronze Fleet Ali Ford & Tom Trueman
3rd Bronze Fleet Alan Goule & Katina Read
1st Classic Fireball 14269 Nick & Cara Cameron
1st Lady Helm Derian Chandler
1st Lady Crew Fiona Davies
1st Over 40 Helm Kevin Hope
1st Over 40 Crew Steve Chesney
1st Over 50 Helm Martin Scarth
1st Over 50 Crew Mark Stevens
1st Under 21 Helm Matt Summers
1st Under 21 Crew Ben Summers
1st Novice Helm Terry Forbes
1st Novice Crew Dawn Jasper
1st Brixham Trophy Nigel Williams & Jackie Gater
Typhoon Perseverance Trophy Winners Steve & Tom Greenhalgh