Navigators & General Mirror Nationals at Brixham Yacht Club

Navigators & General Mirror Nationals at Brixham Yacht Club - Overall

by Rob Bellfield 17 Aug 2014 09:15 BST 13-16 August 2014

Rachel Grayson & Gemma Francis Burnett win the Navigators & General Mirror nationals at Brixham © Rob Bellfield

Rachel Grayson and Gemma Francis Burnett sweep the board with a race to spare

Another light and shifty wind greeted the sailors at the start of Day 4 of the Navigators & General Mirror National Chamnpionship.

Race 1 got away at the third attempt under a black flag, only to be abandoned moments later because the windward mark was detatched from it's anchor.

The forth attempt was more successful, but the light westerly wind was as shifty as ever. Dave & Ed Coady led at 1st mark with, Shane McLoughlin & Oscar Langan from Ireland 2nd. The reach was very tight and Shane & Oscar got past Dave & Ed at the gybe mark and held the lead to the finish. At the start of the 2nd beat Reg & Gemma were up to 3rd. Dave went left, but this time it did not pay with more pressure on the right. This allowed Henry & Jamie Rastrick to get up to 2nd at the windward mark with Reg & Gemma 3rd and Sarah & Sandy 4th. Positions did not change on final run. This was enough to give Reg & Gemma the championshipwith a race to spare.

Race 2 got away first time under a black flag in a much more solid force 3-4 breeze with full hiking and planing downwind. Reg & Gemma lead at the first mark with David and Ed 2nd and Sarah & Sandy 3rd. These positions remained unchanged to the finish. Eleanor Keers & Izzy Pugh in "Peanut" put in a commendable performance to finish 4th.

When asked what made the difference Reg said she didn't know, she just sailed as she learned on the water at Beaver SC - it just shows that persistence in the boat, a long term crewing partnership and consistency in the face of a shifting breeze with varied conditions were important to achieving the results that result in becoming a champion.

To cap it all dad Matt also became Mirror Singlehanded National Champion - well done the Graysons! Brixham YC have run an excellent Championship. The Irish contingent have now arrived ready to do battle for the European Championship next week.

Photos from Day 3 are on www.boatographic.co.uk from where they can be purchased.

Overall Results:
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Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	70756	Rachel Grayson	Gemma Francis Burnett	5	5	2	1	1	1	3	2	3	1	14
2	70726	David Coady	Ed Coady	1	3	9	3	3	8	1	3	5	2	21
3	70806	Sarah Richards	Sandy Simpson	2	1	10	15	5	2	17	4	4	3	31
4	70472	Henry Rastrick	Jamie Rastrick	8	10	5	2	2	9	4	1	2	12	33
5	70712	Roscoe Martin	Maddie Wylie	24	16	6	5	11	7	8	16	7	11	71
6	70428	Shane McLoughlin	Oscar Langan	3	2	1	26	17	25	35	17	1	7	73
7	70715	Gemma Keers	Imogen Bellfield	16	6	3	20	30	16	16	8	13	6	84
8	69674	Colin Stephens	Polly Stephens	4	35	20	11	10	5	35	5	21	9	85
9	70716	Scarlett Shepherd	Harvey Martin	7	13	12	12	15	13	27	7	11	14	89
10	70713	Eleanor Keers	Izzy Pugh	6	29	14	4	19	14	26	24	12	4	97
11	70537	Esther Bowdler	Scarlet Crago	14	17	4	13	13	18	15	11	23	19	105
12	70564	Rebecca Stephens	Ruby Stephens	23	26	19	10	6	11	9	12	15	26	105
13	70584	Natasha Ewart Smith	Sarah Ewart Smith	22	8	7	9	30	10	21	21	24	8	106
14	70674	Alexander Simpson	Douglas Simpson	29	18	17	18	4	35	2	13	9	35	110
15	70650	Jamie Penman	Harry Penman	15	14	23	17	16	31	7	17	8	16	110
16	70567	Emma Clayton	Faye Caswell	18	11	16	23	27	6	18	26	16	5	113
17	70603	Richard Sender	Thomas Sender	16	19	30	14	18	4	35	6	10	27	114
18	70015	Matt Grayson		13	28	15	16	21	19	6	18	14	20	121
19	31809	Brian Bowdler		31	30	25	8	8	27	5	9	18	28	128
20	69667	Martin Egan	Sennen Addinall	20	20	13	19	14	24	12	15	20	15	128
21	70618	George Richards	Alexander Baird	12	4	11	33	22	12	24	22	22	24	129
22	70821	Tom Weston	Paddy Jefferies	17	25	18	34	9	23	10	25	6	22	130
23	70525	Robert Richardson	Jamie Wilson	11	7	24	29	25	20	28	28	19	13	147
24	70810	Ollie Hawkins	Archie Hawkins	21	24	32	21	29	3	23	30	17	10	148
25	70714	Henry Heath	James Dickinson	10	9	21	30	24	26	22	20	27	17	149
26	70504	Emily Heath	Pippa Heath	19	12	27	22	20	15	13	23	35	35	151
27	70697	Harriet Watkins	Helena Watkins	34	21	22	24	12	21	19	14	25	21	154
28	70785	Richard Rowell/Rosie	Rosie Rowell/Richard	27	15	26	6	26	35	11	19	26	31	156
29	70676	Celia Hansell	Jasper Ewart Smith	32	27	29	7	7	30	20	27	30	23	170
30	70792	Tai Buxton	Thomas Hartley	25	35	8	27	32	17	14	32	28	25	176
31	70625	Edward Hansell	Sally Lorimer/Esme Shepherd	26	22	28	31	31	35	35	35	29	18	220
32	70703	Oliver Wilson	Hannah Wilson	28	23	34	32	28	29	29	31	32	29	229
33	70725	Felix Jefferies	Monty Heath	33	35	31	25	35	22	25	29	35	35	235
34	70631	Ollie Pugh	Lucy Pugh	30	35	33	28	33	28	35	33	31	30	246