Solo National Champs at Royal Torbay Yacht Club - Day 6
by Claire Clark 25 Jul 2008 22:59 BST
25 July 2008
The day dawned slightly overcast with a few spots of rain in the air.
After the previous days racing the competitors were hoping for a
flatter sea which they got and were greeted by a Force 2-3 from the
South.
Race 11 - Royal Corinthian YC Trophy
Alister Morley led for half of the race from the 1st windward mark but
was passed at the top of the second beat by Peter Hammond when Morley
picked up a plastic bag on his foils. Hammond then held the lead until
the end of the last beat when an inside shift gave Steve Cockerill an
advantage on the last quarter of the beat to the finish. Correctly
spotting cloud to the left Cockerill picked up the lifting tack to the
mark followed by Stuart Hydon who just pipped Hammond to the line.
Race 12 - Team Purple Trophy
Another light wind race, but this time the sun was shining. The
leaders at the windward mark emerged from the middle of the line and
the right hand side of the course.
A few slightly stronger gusts gave some surfing on the two reaches of
the first triangle and the next beat produced typical Torbay conditions
with the wind swinging and variable over the whole course. The run of
the sausage produced little changes at the front and Ian Barnett led
into the final lap. Simon Potts went left up the last beat and closed
the gap on the leader to give a nail biting finish. Barnett crossed the
finish line a boat length ahead of Potts.
National Championship Overall Results:
1 Charlie Cumbley 4858 Teign Corinthian SC
2 Andy Davis 4857 Chase SC
3 Chris Goldhawk 4501 Chew Valley Lake SC
4 Alister Morley 4747 Salcombe YC
5 Steve Cockerill 4865 Stokes Bay SC
6 Paul Ellis 4830 Salcombe YC
7 Steve Ede 4774 Ardleigh SC
8 Simon Potts 4743 Shustoke SC
9 Geoff Henstridge 4731 Pentland Firth
10 Steve Broom 4921 Spinnaker SC
11 Stuart Bush 4848 Shustoke SC
12 Chris Brown 4861 RYA
13 Vince Horey 4730 King George SC
14 Ian Houston 568 Littleton SC
15 Steve Dennison 4884 Hollingworth Lake SC
16 Chris Cleaves 4680 Salcombe YC
17 David McGregor 4832 Hayling Island SC
18 Stuart Hydon 4844 Shustoke SC
19 Mike Ball 4714 Papercourt SC
20 David Mitchell 4935 Winsford Flash SC
1st Lady Hannah Showell
1st Veteran Geoff Henstridge
1st Grand Master Derek Jackman
1st Junior Pete Mitchell
1st Plate Series - Nigel Pybus
Team Trophy - Salcombe YC
1st Buddy Pair - John Ball/Nigel Pybus
Thanks to all the following for making the event a superb success:
Royal Torbay Yacht Club and all of the many volunteers both on and off
the water.
Cracked Cider for sponsoring the event.
Fotoboat for being there to capture the action.