Wayfarer Irish National Championships at East Down Yacht Club
by Robin Anderson 22 Oct 2013 18:59 BST
5-6 October 2013
The Wayfarer Irish Nationals took place at East Down Yacht Club in Northern Ireland on the weekend of the 5th & 6th October 2013 with twelve boats competing, and ages ranging from thirteen to eighty something!
There were five races allowing one discard. Saturday arrived warm and sunny with a force 3 gusting 4 from the south/southwest, which led to three great races. With a mixture of windward/leeward and triangular courses the battle up front was likely to be between the four Hartley Mark IVs and a woodie with a great racing pedigree.
After three good clean races, the result was, as expected, Trevor Fisher & Emily Watt in their woodie MegB first, Monica Schaefer & Elise Beket in Anamcara, a Mark IV, second and Henry O'Friel & Elaine Vogan in Way Fair Lady, also a Mark IV, third. With no real dramas other than a rather unsuspecting helm being plucked out of his boat and deposited in the water by another boat's boom it had been a day of clean starts and competitive racing.
Day two started dull and cloudy with winds blowing force 4 to 5 gusting 6. Trevor & Emily held on to win both of the day's races and apart from the odd collision and a capsize the racing was very competitive and enjoyable. In second place were Margie Crawford & Rachel Reid with Monica & Elise third.
Prizes were presented by the Commodore of East Down Yacht Club, Mr Robert Dow, to overall winners Trevor & Emily, second Monica & Elise (who had travelled from Holland) and Margie & Rachel third.
A great weekend was enjoyed by all competitors. Visitors are always welcome at EDYC to enjoy the wonderful sailing area around the club.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Boat | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | MEGB | 8848 | Trevor Fisher | Emily Watt | EDYC | 1 | (2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2nd | Anamcara | 10952 | Monica Schaefer | Elise Beket | Greystones | 2 | 1 | 3 | (4) | 2 | 8 |
| 3rd | Mistral (Bobbin) | 10699 | Margie Crawford | Rachel Reid | EDYC | (10) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 4th | Way Fair Lady | 10695 | Henry OFriel | Elaine Vogan | EDYC | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | (OCS) | 13 |
| 5th | Hart Beat | 10596 | Simon Jeffery | Robin Anderson | EDYC | 3 | 5 | 6 | (8) | 4 | 18 |
| 6th | Wild Thyme with Rosemary | 9980 | John Miller | Rosemary Miller | EDYC | 6 | (10) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 7th | Sink The Pink | 404 | Rodney Hall | Clive Newell | EDYC | 5 | 6 | (11) | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 8th | Busy Bee | 1611 | Gordon Reid | Finlay Reid | EDYC | 7 | (9) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 9th | Miss Jean Brodie | 4784 | Gordon Jess/ Deirdre Issad | Rachel Bevan | EDYC | 9 | 8 | 9 | (10) | 8 | 34 |
| 10th | Swifter | 10400 | Laurence Denyer | Jamie McIlwrath | EDYC | 8 | 7 | 8 | (DNC) | DNC | 36 |
| 11th | Kitiwake | 6465 | John Findlay | Ewan Findlay/ Brian Donnelly | SSC | (11) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 39 |
| 12th | Pink Panther | 10207 | Grace Jennings | Finbar Jennings | EDYC | 12 | 12 | 12 | (DNF) | DNC | 49 |