Fireball Nationals at Mounts Bay Sailing Club - Day 1
by Tim Saunders 17 Aug 2008 21:11 BST
16-22 August 2008
An impressive 90 boat fleet launched for a great day's racing off the Cornish coast.
Race 1 was sailed in a force 3. Former World Champions Chips Howarth and Vyv Townend led at the windward mark and held this to the finish. Martyn Lewis and Richard Byre held second for a long period only to be overtaken by Andy Smith and Jonny Mildred, who subsequently lost out to Derian Scott and Andy Scott at the finish.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Fleet | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Gold | 14830 | Chips Howarth | Vyv Townsend | Bewl Valley SC | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2nd | Gold | 14949 | D J Edwards | Andy Thompson | Corus SC | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 3rd | Gold | 14895 | Andy Smith | Jonny Mildred | Notts Sount SC | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 4th | Gold | 14994 | Matt Mee | Richard Wagstaff | Hollingworth Lake SC | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 5th | Gold | 14993 | Dave Wade | Ben McGrane | Hollingworth Lake SC | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 6th | Gold | 14973 | Matt Burge | Paul Davies | Poole YC | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 7th | Gold | 14948 | Tom Jeffcoate | Mark Hogan | Notts County SC | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 8th | Gold | 14950 | Kevin Hope | Russell Thorne | Notts County SC | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 9th | Gold | 14941 | Derian Scott | Andy Scott | Chew Valley Lake SC | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 10th | Gold | 14226 | Martyn Lewis | Richard Byne | Draycote Water SC | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 11th | Gold | 14966 | Grahame Newton | Mark Stevens | Staunton Harold SC | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 12th | Gold | 14977 | Phillip Popple | Gavin Tillson | Shoreham SC | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 13th | Gold | 14980 | Tom Foskett | Tim Needham | Staunton Harold | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| 14th | Gold | 14945 | Tom Fenn | Jim Baldwin | Notts County SC | 11 | 23 | 34 |
| 15th | Gold | 14791 | Angus Hemmings | Steve Chesney | Hayling Island SC | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| 16th | Gold | 14954 | Becky Priest | Tim Saunders | Staunton Harold SC | 25 | 12 | 37 |
| 17th | Gold | 14867 | Veronica Falat | Ben Falat | Waveney & Oulton Broad YC | 14 | 24 | 38 |
| 18th | Gold | 14820 | Andrew Pearce | Olly Goldsmith | Portishead Y&SC | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| 19th | Gold | 14991 | Adam Whitehouse | M Pratt | Draycote Water SC | 21 | 18 | 39 |
| 20th | Gold | 14805 | Mark Maskell | John Watkins | Brightlingsea | 16 | 26 | 42 |
| 21st | | 14842 | Paulo Brescia | Dario Pagliani | Yacht Club Italiano | 28 | 19 | 47 |
| 22nd | | 14829 | Matt Grant | Tim Searle | Castle Cove SC | 27 | 20 | 47 |
| 23rd | Silver | 14628 | Simon Lomas-Clarke | John Piatt | Weston SC | 30 | 21 | 51 |
| 24th | Gold | 14982 | Martin Scarth | Anthony King | Blackwater SC | 23 | 29 | 52 |
| 25th | Gold | 15002 | Simon Kelsall | Tom Williamson | Staunton Harold SC | 24 | 33 | 57 |
| 26th | Gold | 14818 | Pete Badham | John Rohde | Dracote Water SC | 29 | 28 | 57 |
| 27th | Gold | 14837 | Russell Cormack | Ali Cormack | Budworth SC | 26 | 39 | 65 |
| 28th | Silver | 14789 | Rhys Lankester | Chris Bishop | Bristol Corinthian | 31 | 36 | 67 |
| 29th | Gold | 14928 | Andy Willcocks | Andrea Willcocks | Clevedon SC | 38 | 30 | 68 |
| 30th | Silver | 14565 | Elaine Slater | Graham Slater | Paignton SC | 32 | 37 | 69 |
| 31st | Bronze | 14742 | Nick McLeod | Matt Rawson | Ogston SC | 35 | 34 | 69 |
| 32nd | | 14911 | Joe Jospe | Tom Egli | Pointe Claire YC | 43 | 27 | 70 |
| 33rd | Silver | 14391 | Alex Shaw | Jo Line | Portishead Y&SC | 41 | 31 | 72 |
| 34th | Silver | 13697 | Christine Slater | Nigel Williams | Paignton SC | 33 | 43 | 76 |
| 35th | Gold | 14967 | Tom Castle | Anthony York | Northampton SC | 39 | 38 | 77 |
| 36th | Gold | 14834 | Paul Smalley | Alex Knight | Weston SC | 44 | 35 | 79 |
| 37th | | 14315 | Jeremy Belling | Paul Robbins | Castle Cove SC | 50 | 32 | 82 |
| 38th | Gold | 14876 | Chris Walker | Oli Needham | Staunton Harold SC | 34 | 50 | 84 |
| 39th | Gold | 14909 | Ian Priest | Mike Stoddart | South Cerney SC | 40 | 44 | 84 |
| 40th | Bronze | 14625 | Brett Cokayne | Tom Greenhalgh | Staunton Harold SC | 37 | 49 | 86 |
| 41st | Gold | 14955 | Ian Western | Keith Bundy | Draycote Water SC | 36 | 51 | 87 |
| 42nd | Gold | 14662 | Anthony Proctor | Alan Goule | Paington SC | 42 | 45 | 87 |
| 43rd | | 14182 | Tim Riley | Chris Tuchett | Waveny & Oulton Broad YC | 48 | 40 | 88 |
| 44th | Silver | 14882 | Rob Watson | Lisa Kelly | Staunton Harold SC | 71 | 22 | 93 |
| 45th | | 14111 | John Tenny | Tom Vian | Draycote Water SC | 52 | 42 | 94 |
| 46th | Gold | 14899 | Sam Mettam | Richard Anderton | Thorny Island SC | 91.0 DSQ | 5 | 96 |
| 47th | Gold | 14771 | Terry Forbes | Dan Walker | Staunton Harold SC | 51 | 48 | 99 |
| 48th | Bronze | 14755 | David Ryder | Michelle Ryder | Blackwater SC | 54 | 46 | 100 |
| 49th | | 14843 | Colin Snowden | Karen Hiles | Draycote Water SC | 53 | 47 | 100 |
| 50th | Silver | 14621 | Jeremy Hurst | Abigail Hurst | Parkstone SC | 47 | 53 | 100 |
| 51st | Silver | 14229 | Geoff Holden | Sophie Holden | Ogston SC | 49 | 52 | 101 |
| 52nd | Gold | 14893 | Elaine Tudor | Warren Tudor | Brightlingsea SC | 46 | 57 | 103 |
| 53rd | Silver | 14821 | Jonathon Bale | Gary Henwood-Fox | Chew Valley Lake SC | 45 | 60 | 105 |
| 54th | Gold | 13945 | Malcolm Davies | Fiona Davies | Paignton SC | 15 | 91.0 DNF | 106 |
| 55th | Gold | 14920 | Vince Horey | Robert Gardiner | King George Sailing Club | 18 | 91.0 DNS | 109 |
| 56th | Bronze | 14918 | Gordon Evans | Ruth Evans | Coran SC Margam | 55 | 55 | 110 |
| 57th | Gold | 14892 | Penny Gibbs | Ian Gibbs | Brightlingsea SC | 20 | 91.0 DNS | 111 |
| 58th | Bronze | 14114 | Barry Smith | Christopher Smith | Thornbury SC | 56 | 59 | 115 |
| 59th | Gold | 13910 | Nathan Batchelor | Adam Bowers | Castle Cove SC | 91.0 DSQ | 25 | 116 |
| 60th | Bronze | 14600 | Anthony Willcocks | James Willcocks | Clevedon SC | 60 | 56 | 116 |
| 61st | Silver | 14886 | John Lang | Damian Abbott | West Riding SC | 58 | 58 | 116 |
| 62nd | | 14624 | Steve Patten | Brian Aldgate | Penzance SC | 57 | 62 | 119 |
| 63rd | | 13857 | Martin Smith | Julie Hanson | Mounts Bay SC | 61 | 61 | 122 |
| 64th | Bronze | 14872 | Barbara Newson | Guy Newson | Pentland Firth YC | 63 | 63 | 126 |
| 65th | Bronze | 14674 | Duncan Roberts | Kayleigh Roberts | Carsington SC | 64 | 64 | 128 |
| 66th | Bronze | 14995 | Steve Greenhalgh | Heidi Cokayne | Staunton Harold SC | 65 | 66 | 131 |
| 67th | Gold | 14870 | Peter Wood | James Wood | Draycote Water SC | 91.0 DSQ | 41 | 132 |
| 68th | | 14593 | Bob Reynolds | Graham Ditcham | Weirwood SC | 62 | 72 | 134 |
| 69th | | 14236 | Tom Burton | Graham Burton | RYA | 67 | 69 | 136 |
| 70th | | 14118 | Grahame Collett | Mark Homer | Draycote Water SC | 69 | 68 | 137 |
| 71st | Bronze | 14887 | Gareth Hill | Janet Hill | Corus SC | 66 | 73 | 139 |
| 72nd | Silver | 13659 | Peter Clayton | Richard Clayton | Scaling Dam SC | 68 | 71 | 139 |
| 73rd | Bronze | 13152 | Kirsten Claiden-Yardley | Andrew Jarvis | Oxford SC | 70 | 70 | 140 |
| 74th | | 14716 | Paul Anthony | Quentin Hayes | Draycote Water | 91.0 DSQ | 54 | 145 |
| 75th | | 14798 | Maria Richard | Lisa Langard | Blackwater SC | 59 | 91.0 DNS | 150 |
| 76th | Bronze | 14266 | Bob Tuckwood | Debbie Tuckwood | Notts County SC | 91.0 DSQ | 65 | 156 |
| 77th | Bronze | 14135 | Scarff Stewart | Lesley Scarff | Shoreham SC | 91.0 DSQ | 67 | 158 |
| 78th | Silver | 14108 | Richard Stone | Ollie Stone | Staunton Harold SC | 72 | 91.0 DNF | 163 |
| 79th | | 12914 | Graham Gittins | Teresa Tonks | Chelmarsh SC | 73 | 91.0 DNS | 164 |
| 80th | Bronze | 14463 | Steve Popple | Suzie Capey | Shoreham SC | 91.0 DNS | 74 | 165 |
| 81st | Gold | 14964 | David Mason | George Collett | Weirwood SC | 91.0 DNS | 91.0 DNF | 182 |
| 81st | Gold | 14976 | Ross Kearney | Dave Hynes | Northampton SC | 91.0 DSQ | 91.0 DSQ | 182 |
| 81st | Bronze | 14268 | Nick Hurst | Ben Fjaeren | Shoreham SC | 91.0 DNS | 91.0 DNS | 182 |
| 81st | | 14779 | John Hobson | John Rowell | Notts County SC | 91.0 DNC | 91.0 DNC | 182 |
| 81st | | 15004 | Peter Gray | Robert Lyn | Staunton Harold SC | 91.0 DNS | 91.0 DNF | 182 |
| 81st | Bronze | 13656 | Tony Godwin | Tim McEvoy | Torpoint Mosquito SC | 91.0 DSQ | 91.0 DSQ | 182 |
| 81st | Bronze | 14296 | Corrie Bell | Ben Cosh | Shoreham | 91.0 DNC | 91.0 DNC | 182 |
| 81st | | 14874 | Gary Russam | Andy Ffoulkes | Bartley SC | 91.0 DNS | 91.0 DNS | 182 |
| 81st | Bronze | 14999 | David Festing | Karen Festing | Soreham SC | 91.0 DNF | 91.0 DNS | 182 |
| 81st | Bronze | 14387 | Wendy Wood | Helen Bedford | Shoreham SC | 91.0 DNS | 91.0 DNS | 182 |