Hornet 60th Anniversary Europeans at Brixham Yacht Club

Hornet 60th Anniversary Europeans at Brixham Yacht Club - Overall

by Hornet Class Association 22 Aug 2012 18:20 BST 18-21 August 2012

Hornet 60th Anniversary Europeans at Brixham © Tom Gruitt / www.fotoboat.com

All to play for on the last day with only a few points separating the top 8 and still the potential for an upset regarding Dick Garry and Matt McGrath in first place on the last day.

The breeze arrived, a nice 10 knot + from a reasonably steady direction and the fleet lined up. Strangler and Pippa Rogers had to win both races but Strangler went hunting within the 5 minute gun to ensure a good start and control of Dick and Matt. At the first mark the game seemed to be in Stranglers favour but the other front runners were in hot contention, enjoying the extra breeze and looking for those extra points to claim 2nd and 3rd.

After the first lap, Dick and Matt had managed to gain the upper hand on Strangler and they were locked in battle allowing Toby Barsley-Dale and Gareth Russell the opportunity to stretch away and capitalise on more breeze which allowed them to sail an excellent beat with the fleet hot on their tails for an amazing reach.

The race finished with Toby and Gareth claiming first hotly pursued by the rest of the fleet. The final race of the day provided the confirmation of the overall results - Dick Garry and Matt McGrath’s championship, Rob Larke and Nic Barnes in second and Dave Conlon and Ed Gibbons in third. The presentation took place overlooking the magnificent sailing area of Torbay from the lounge of the club. Huge thanks have to go to Sadie, the Race Officer and all of the team at the club, the sponsors – Toby and Dawn from 50 North, Allen, Marlow, Gul, Bainbridge, Sharpes Brewery and Harken, the Hornet Committee and all of the participants that made this an amazing event in which the results went down to the last day.

What more could you ask? We had proof that you don’t need a new boat to win, that sailors of all ages can be in the results and that heritage has a place in the competitive sailing championship world. Next year’s Nationals is taking place at Brightlingsea so we will be promised a great sailing event, hospitable socials and great company... why not come and join us? Contact the committee via the website for more information or for the name of your nearest club which has Hornets sailing.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm & Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts
1	2154	Mister Wiggly	R. Garry & M. McGrath	1	5	4	3	1	2	1	3	8	15
2	2140	The Sting II	R. Larke & N. Barnes	3	11	2	2	3	33	8	5	2	25
3	210	Aquaholics	D. Conlon & E. Gibbons	11	7	3	1	8	3	3	6	4	27
4	2132	Seaman Stains	Strangler & P. Rogers	5	2	12	17	5	1	2	4	9	28
5	2163	Dazed and Confused and Old !	C. Bines & D. Gibbons	4	12	1	7	2	33	7	7	3	31
6	2176	Full Potential Juice	T. Barsley-Dale & G. Russell	2	6	8	10	4	6	9	1	7	34
7	2108	Ultimatum	W. McGrath & S. Woolner	9	20	6	5	7	5	4	2	6	35
8	2183	Dirty Dog	D. Edge & M. Arnison	6	4	5	6	9	7	5	8	5	38
9	2109	Rhythm Stick	M. McNamara & S. Thompson	7	9	7	13	6	8	6	9	1	44
10	2171	Something for the Weekend	T. Guy & J. Kelleway	17	1	9	11	10	15	12	18	13	71
11	2155		D. Jacobs & P. McGahey	8	8	10	12	15	10	14	11	12	71
12	2125		H. Ashworth & R. Walker	12	3	11	8	16	13	17	16	17	79
13	2147	Virginia Plains	T. Coombe & J. Smith	10	17	13	15	11	12	10	13	10	79
14	2181	Dr. Fetish	D. Saxton & M. Guy	13	14	17	4	21	23	15	10	14	87
15	2099		T. Pikula & S. Pikula	15	13	14	22	12	11	11	12	18	88
16	2142	Tadpole	E. Styles & T. Freeland	33	16	27	14	13	9	13	17	15	97
17	2058	Swiss Cottage Manoeuvre	R. Kelleway & J. Kelleway	14	22	22	9	14	16	20	15	16	104
18	2175	Oinkspurt	D. Wood & F. Wood	20	15	15	16	28	18	16	14	11	105
19	2080	Oink Flirt	S. Cooke & A. McHardy	16	10	18	21	17	4	33	33	33	119
20	2156	No Excuses	M. Owen & E. Dutton	22	19	21	23	19	17	26	25	21	142
21	2114	Suspect Device	G. Furlong & J. Ingram	27	18	19	27	23	20	22	21	20	143
22	2170		T. Werwinis & P. Ukleja	21	23	23	26	24	14	19	20	25	144
23	2131		M-R. Daniels & I. Bull	25	27	20	25	22	22	23	19	19	150
24	2165	Déjà vu	A. Hohl & P. Greenslade	19	30	25	19	25	21	24	23	23	154
25	140	Dandy	D. Cooper & N. Cooper	23	29	28	20	27	19	21	22	24	156
26	2182	Battleship	K. Burt & B. Miller	18	21	16	18	20	32	33	33	33	158
27	2162		G. Haylett & T. Haylett	28	28	33	33	18	25	18	24	22	163
28	1866		A. Krzepkowski & P. Krol	26	24	24	24	26	24	25	27	26	173
29	2047	Bone Creaker	M. Dale & P. Dale	31	33	26	28	33	26	27	28	27	193
30	2111/191	Red Dog/Shoestring	R. Devereux & D. Barsley-Dale	24	26	29	29	30	28	28	33	33	194
31	218	Wielka Kula Ognia	F. Lubieniecki & M. Zurowski	29	25	31	33	29	27	33	29	28	198
32	2178	Dances with Wolves	E. Marchbanks & Rob	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	26	30	221