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Fireball Super Series at Staunton Harold Sailing Club

by Tim Saunders 26 Mar 2007 14:12 BST 24-25 March 2007

36 Fireballs lined up for the first Fireball open of the year including 15 boats from the home club. Moderate North Easterly winds made for cold hands on Saturday, but Sunday saw warmer and sunnier conditions.

As always the racing was close. Adam Whitehouse/Mike Pratt took line honours in race 1 continuing their good early season form from the Draycote winter series, with Richard Mason and Simon Hextall from Notts County second.

Race 2 went to Grahame Newton/Mark Stevens with Kev Hope/Russell Thorne 2nd and Tom Foskett/Tim Needham 3rd.

Race 3 saw a win for Matt Mee/Richard Wagstaff although they had already picked up an OCS in race 2 reducing there chances overall.

The apparently ‘retired’ Simon Maskell scurried off on Saturday evening after breaking brother Marks boat (you have told him?) whilst the rest of the competitors enjoyed a sit down dinner. Some of the younger and older competitors ended the evening at a local nightclub which slowed some of them on Sunday.

An evenings clubbing had no ill effects on Newton as he posted 1,2,2 on Sunday to take the event, as task made easier by Mee and Wagstaffs second black flag of the weekend which put them out of the running. Whitehouse and Pratt won the last race giving them second.

Silver fleet winners, Daren Fasey & Colin Davis
Bronze Fleet winners, Jonathan Cooper and Cheryl Jessop
First U21 Helm and Crew, Tom Foskett and Tim Needham
First U18 Helm, Tom Burrows
First U18 Crew, Simon Foskett
First Lady Helm, Becky Priest
First Lady Crew, Ali Cormack

The next Fireball event is at Grafham 14th/15th April.

Overall Results:

PosBoat NameSail NoHelmCrewClubR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
1 14876Grahame NewtonMark StevensSHSC51512211
2 14903Adam WhitehouseMike PlattDraycote15389118
3 14950Kevin HopeRuss ThorneNotts County322910521
4 14807Tom FoskettTim NeedhamSHSC1034158833
5 14779Richard MasonSimon HextallNotts County2761315937
6Chuffy Shunter14370Daren FaseyColin DavisSHSC71011561239
7The New Bossy14954Becky PriestTim SaundersSHSC1398143740
8On The Edge14935Andy FoskettSimon FoskettSHSC96203141446
9The C Word14919Matt MeeRichard WagstaffHollingworth Lake SC4OCS161OCS47
10Southpaws14941Derian ScottAndy ScottCVLSC6414DNS131148
11Three14864John CurzonOli NeedhamSHSC121113719649
12The Mutts Nuts???14574Alex TaylorBryam MubbsBudworth141391071352
13Jambo14821Noel ButlerJonathan BaleDMYC / Chew Valley SC8OCS102201858
14 14953David WadeHugh ButlerNorthamptonDNFOCS7411360
15All Balls and no Fire14771Terry ForbesSimon ForbesSHSC1712161151761
16 14899Tim RushRichard Anderton 118DNSDNF4462
17Mashed Potato14909Ian PriestMike StoddartSouth Cerney SC / King George SC16151512161068
18 14870Peter WoodJames WoodDWSC21161717121577
19 14837Russ CormackAli CormackBudworth191812DNS171682
20Orchitis14882Simon KelsallRob WatsonSHSC1514DNS16212692
21 14564Jonathan CooperCheryl JessopBrightlingsea SC20DNF18182922107
22 14102Nigel PepperdineRichard PepperdineSHSC242023202421108
23Dinghyracing.co.uk13691Chris WalkerDan WalkerSHSC221719DNS2823109
24Ballistic14667AntDecSunderland1819212230DNS110
25Outback Dingoes13951Pete SlackWill JonesSHSC282624212224117
26Justifiraball14621Jeremy HurstAbbey HurstParkstone2523DNSDNS1820121
27Fun Boat 314525Steve CrossleyWendy SmytheBudworth2624DNS192528122
28 13659Richard ClaytonPeter ClaytonScaling Dam SC272522232725122
29 13984Tom BurrowsTom GreenhalghSHSC30DNS25DNS3127148
30 14831Tom WilliamsonClare WilliamsonSHSC2322DNFDNSDNSDNS154
31 14836Created from sailno wizard  DNCDNCDNCDNS2619156
32 14266Bob TuckwoodDebbie TuckwoodNotts CountyDNCDNCDNCDNS2329163
33Crackers14463D PoppleC StillShoreham SCDNS21DNSDNSDNSDNS165
34Hornydevil!!!14673David FestingKaren FestingShoreham SC29DNSDNSDNSDNSDNS173
35Scream-In-Genie!!!14625Steve GreenhalghSue HallSHSC31DNSDNSDNSDNSDNS175
36Fat Stig14805Simon MaskellJon WatkinsHunts SCDNFOCSDNSDNSDNSDNS179

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