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Merlin Rocket Nationals at Penzance Sailing Club - Day 1

by PZSC 15 Aug 2010 21:02 BST 15-20 August 2010

Glorious sunshine, calm seas and a fairly steady NNE wind eased us into the Championship week, with the one lap practice race followed by the first race of the series.

Four laps on course A (old 'Olympic' with windward finish) spread the fleet out across beautiful Mount's Bay, but didn't present any serious challenges to the fleet.

As the week progresses we expect stronger winds and higher seas with some rain so that is unlikely to remain the case!

Results after Day 1:

PosBoat NameSail NoHelmCrewClubR1Pts
1stStomper3701Tom StewartLiam Dempsey 11
2ndQuick Fix3691Mike CalvertChris DownhamAxe Yacht Club / Castaways22
3rdAttack of the Clones3662David WinderPippa TaylorHollingworth Lake Sailing Club33
4thTBC3699Stuart Bithell-Hayling Island Sailing Club44
5thFaithless3703Richard WhitworthOllie TurnerHollingworth/Parkstone/Starcross55
6thThe Black Pearl3685William WarrenChris RobinsonShoreham Sailing Club66
7thSpank the Monkey3707Simon BlakeAlex Jackson 77
8thKeyser Soze3684Andy DavisTom PygallBlithfield Sailing Club88
9thFilthy / Gorgeous3670Ian DobsonAndy TonnicliffeRoyal Windermere Yacht Club99
10thHot Totty3676Patrick BlakeJilly BlakeCookham Reach Sailing Club1010
11thLoosed Cannon3655Richard AdamsRob KennaughMidland Sailing Club1111
12thGansta Paradise3539Dan AlsopJennie KingLyme Regis Sailing Club1212
13th2 Pints of Lager3705Matt BiggsBen HollisBlithfield Sailing Club1313
14thTiger Tiger3696Alan WarrenWilliam CarrollShoreham Sailing Club1414
15thWicked3708Steven DunnRuth Johnson-1515
16thTBC3720Jon TurnerRichard ParslowBeer SC1616
17thOakey Dokey3712Jon GorringePete HornParkstone Yacht Club1717
18thTime & Tide3652John BellDuncan BellHampton Sailing Club1818
19thShmoozy Blue3661Graham ScroggieBen ScroggieParkstone Yacht Club1919
20thSlippery When Wet3693Will RaineyKelly MillerShoreham Sailing Club2020
21stStill Not Over3665Ross JacksonFranShoreham Sailing Club2121
22ndSalmon En Croute3702Andy DalbyNicola Brook 2222
23rdBrazilian3700Phil EmeryKaren EmeryWhitstable Yacht Club2323
24thShiny Happy People3695Matthew WinderNix Middleton-StewartHollingworth Lake Sailing Club2424
25thSnakey B3671Piers LambertHamish KilburnBrightlingsea Sailing Club2525
26thJupiter3651Colin BrockbankHarriet BrandtWembley Sailing Club2626
27thNeedlemakers3610Richard DeeChris GouldMidland Sailing Club2727
28thDjelibeybi3660Dave LeeLewis TurnerStarcross Sailing Club2828
29th-3714Charles DevenportElaine Aldis 2929
30thNemo3692Marinus ZilvoldJulie NuthallWhitstable Yacht Club3030
31stParadigm Shift3710John ReesAndrea RalphHayling Island Sailing Club3131
32ndCarbonfootprint3716Steve LeneyGill LeneyBlithfield Sailing Club3232
33rdGeneral Lee3690Phil DalbySuzi BellHampton Sailing Club3333
34thDangerbatt3400James Middleton-StewartAndy YoungWeymouth Sailing Club3434
35thLeader3563Paul HollisLisa ScottBlithfield Sailing Club3535
36thBronte3663Christopher HaworthMichael HamiltonBlackpool & Fleetwood Yacht Club3636
37thBluebird3683Dave HayesCharlotte Jones-3737
38thCool Cookie3620Andy BinesDerick GentryBrightlingsea Sailing Club3838
39thBola Bola3672John CooperHillary BradshawWhitstable Yacht Club3939
40thRioja'n Roll3717David CharltonCelia CharltonBrightlingsea Sailing Club4040
41stBack to the Future3583Chris MartinBen HendonBlithfield Sailing Club4141
42ndMatrix3600   4242
43rdRevolution3657Antony LoftFrancesa LoftsSalcombe Yacht Club4343
44thPoached Salmon3644Steve MitchellPolly NewmanPorthpean Sailing Club4444
45thToo Dark 'n Stormy3697Richard PageLivvy BellHampton Sailing Club4545
46th-3713Steve HarlingTim LawsStarcross Sailing Club4646
47thMellow Yellow3687Alan JacksonLorna LavalMaylandsea Bay Sailing Club4747
48thNearly All Over3617Tom ChadfieldAndy ChadfieldBlithfield Sailing Club4848
49thHeadcase3650Lawrence Tosh-Banbury Sailing Club4949
50thDesperate Housewife3673Jane SeymourChristopher SeymourShoreham Sailing Club5050
51stBusiness as Usual3626Andy HayJo MarlowRYA5151
52ndAutumn Gold3674Mike AnslowChris WintersMidland Sailing Club5252
53rdOriginal Sin3688Craig BondJayne BondBrightlingsea Sailing Club5353
54th-3721Nicholas TurnerCarly TurnerStarcross Sailing Club5454
55thLight Fantastic3555Tim HarridgeBen HarridgeHampton Sailing Club5555
56thTwinkle Toes3698Bob O'Toole Parkstone Yacht Club5656
57thSkimbleshanks3474Andy HayesDave ParryStarcross Sailing Club5757
58thTrigger Happy3628Robin CharlesMax WilliamsStarcross Sailing Club5858
59thWild Knight3632Marcus RobbAlex SingletonCookham Reach Sailing Club5959
60thThe Edge3622Justin EddyDaniel NewmanStarcross Sailing Club6060
61stDark n Stormy3619Guy BrowneTommi CluleyTrent Valley Sailing Club6161
62ndMidnight Flight3681Douglas MaxwellAmanda CouperWembley Sailing Club6262
63rdMinistry of Pleasure3634Ben ArherChris O'TooleParkstone Yacht Club6363
64thZero Gravity3629Peter BrowneDave WigansTrent Valley Sailing Club6464
65thMonkey Puzzle3706Kevin AndersonSadie Anderson DNF66

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