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Nigel Pusinelli Trophy at Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy

by Will Loy 24 Apr 2012 07:46 BST 21-22 April 2012

Full results and video report from Weymouth where Mike Sims takes a convincing victory in a fleet of 43 helms. Please scroll down and use the 'gallery' tab to see more photos.

Day 1 Video Report:

Day 2 Video Reports:

Overall Results:

PosHelmSail NoClubR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
1Mike SIMS5302Carsington221-51511
2Tim Law5315Salcombe3-15562420
3Cliff CRAWSHAW5290Tata Steel Sailing Club732-1512125
4Paul ELLIS5297Salcombe YC4-143151225
5Andy TUNNICLIFFE5179Royal Windermere Yacht Club64474(DNC)25
6Chris Gold Hawk5075Chew Valley168-1413634
7Andy Davis5176Blithfield SC12-206261137
8Chris Good Brown5307RYA8115133-2040
9Andrew WILDE5161Carsington510114(DNF)1040
10Paul RAYSON5181Fishers Green SC / Salcombe YC10512814-1549
11Iain MCGREGOR5270Salcombe141613-228253
12Will LOY4670Reading1777177(DNC)55
13Ian Harridge5147Norwich-221319109859
14Nigel DAVIES5139Draycote Water SC15-36201215769
15Kevin Gibb4870LBSC11-27213181972
16David GREENING5301Salcombe Yacht Club917171119-2373
17Steve EDE5225Ardleigh1922101610(DNC)77
18Andrew Fox5213Grosby SC13824-29172183
19Chris MAYHEW4921Royal Harwich Yacht Club201114-23221683
20Graham Cranford-Smith5150CVLSC-2318222021384
21Tim DAVISON5205Draycote2621189-271791
22Alistair GLEN4891Starcross YC25-321618241396
23Alistair Raynard5037Carsington-33192521161899
24Ian Pinnell5291Northampton1812919(DNS)DNC102
25Steve Conroy4725Fishers Green SC21262324-2922116
26Jon Jowett5102Littleton SC2724(DNS)252325124
27Stephen WAITE4862Highcliffe Sailing Club-32312830289126
28Tim JACKSON4669Papercourt SC-363031311128131
29Vanda Jowett5126Littleton SC2828(DNS)282029133
30John Blundey5149Chester242527(OCS)3127134
31Simon Yates4536Salcombe YC-353426263024140
32Joe Rycroft5222Litteton3029292725(DNC)140
33Roger Lumby4783Salcombe3133(DNS)OCS2614148
34Roger Tushingham5200Salcombe169(DNS)DNCDNCDNC157
35Simon Lomas Clarke4800Frensham Pond SC3735303232(DNC)166
36Bill Hutchings4551Tonbridge4139(DNS)333326172
37Michael BALL5080Papercourt2923(DNS)DNCDNCDNC184
38Paul WHYBROW4524Tamar Lake4240(DNC)34DNFDNC204
39Mike WILKIE4772RYA / Littleton Sailing Club3937(DNS)DNCDNCDNC208
40James Mead5158Fishersgreen34(DNC)DNSDNCDNCDNC210
41Paul BRISTOW4867Burghfield SC4038(DNS)DNCDNCDNC210
42Gordon BARCLAY4936Dell Quay S.c.38(DNC)DNSDNCDNCDNC214
43Keith TUNSTALL5231Tonbridge Town43(DNC)DNSDNCDNCDNC219

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