Fireball National Championships at Tenby Sailing Club

Fireball National Championships at Tenby Sailing Club - Overall

by Andy Robinson 25 Aug 2014 14:14 BST 16-22 August 2014

Event Sponsored by Harken, Performance Penguin, fbm Holidays

With the event already in the bag for Gillard & Anderton, the final day could have been an anticlimax and in terms of the podium places it probably was. However the Fireball Nationals always offers more, and with prizes to play for across the fleet there was plenty of action in the last 2 races.

Going into the day, the Canadian team of Joe Jospe & Tom Egli were leading the Silver fleet on 88 points from Nick Copsey & Andy Clarke, one of a number of strong teams from the growing fleet at Hayling Island who were on 95. The Bronze fleet had a clearer leader in Martin Walker and John Piatt from Shoreham who had been sailing really well all week.

Race 9 got underway on a gate start in a fresh Northerly breeze around 13 knots. Ian Dobson & Tim Linsell got off to a flyer and in lovely sunny conditions they went on to take a well deserved race win. The Swiss pair of Claude Mermod & Ruedi Moser joined them on the podium, with Alex Taylor and Tim Saunders notching a great 3rd place.

For the final race of the series the wind freshened just before the start and the fleet enjoyed some champagne Fireball conditions to end the week. Gillard & Anderton displayed the form they had shown throughout and won it from Dobson & Linsell, with the Irish duo Barry McCartin & Conor Kinsella getting a well deserved 3rd. In the Silver fleet, Simon Lomas-Clark and Rob Daniels had an absolute flyer, carding a seventh to bring them within one point of a fleet win. Oh so close!

The day ended with a prize giving that included gifts for the team at Tenby who have been superb throughout, and also for the event organisers Jeremy and Sue Hurst who have dedicated themselves to arranging the last 4 Nationals.

Tom Gillard & Richard Anderton win the Fireball National Championships at Tenby - photo © Alistair Mackay

Thanks to Tenby SC for their efforts on and off the water, to Jeremy and Sue for pulling it all together, again, and to the sponsors, Harken, Performance Penguin, North Sails and P&B, especially the title sponsors Harken, for the amazing range of prizes that were distributed throughout the fleet.

Prize Winners:

Novice crew – Neil Ballard
Novice Helm – Tori Morley
Brixham Trophy – Christine & Graham Slater
1st Classic Boat- Tony Godwin & Joe Ironside
2nd Classic Boat – Tori Morley & Toby Hamer
Under 21 Helm – Nick Copsey
Under 21 Crew – Andy Clark
Lady Helm – Christine Slater
Lady Crew – Andrea Wilcox
Typhoon Perseverance – Barry Smith & Olivia Stodieck
Wheelchair Helm – Dave Hall
Wheelchair Crew – Russell Thorn

Overall Results:
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Pos	Sail No	Fleet	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	15081	Gold		Tom Gillard	Richard Anderton	Sheffield Viking SC / Hayling Island SC	1	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	4	1	9
2	15089	Gold		Ian Dobson	Tim Linsell	SMVC	2	3	2	4	2	2	3	2	1	2	16
3	15096	Gold		Matt Burge	Simon Wheeler	Poole YC	6	1	3	3	5	5	2	3	DNF	DNC	28
4	15113	Gold		David Wade	Tim Hartley	Northampton SC	5	5	4	6	4	10	6	4	8	15	42
5	15114	Gold	Tinderbox	Barry McCartin	Conor Kinsella	Royal St George YC	10	8	6	8	20	3	5	13	7	3	50
6	14799	Gold		Claude Mermod	Ruedi Moser	RCO / SCoW Switzerland	12	9	9	5	10	6	22	6	2	6	53
7	15100	Gold	Simples 3	David Hall	Paul Constable	Blackwater SC	9	6	5	10	1	11	9	7	11	10	57
8	15093	Gold		David Winder	Simon Potts	Hollingworth Lake SC	3	4	8	2	7	7	21	17	30	13	61
9	15046	Gold	(spinnaker 15017)	Alex Taylor	Tim Saunders	Budworth SC / Staunton Harold SC	7	DNC	13	7	19	4	4	10	3	14	62
10	15050	Gold		Kevin Hope	Russell Thorne	Notts County SC	8	13	7	9	6	9	7	12	15	5	63
11	15112	Gold	Capriccio	David Sayce	Nick Rees	Hayling Island SC	4	10	14	14	12	25	11	14	6	4	75
12	14898	Gold		Paul Cullen	Gareth Wilkinson	Weirwood	17	14	11	11	9	12	14	8	13	9	87
13	15083	Gold		Chris Gill	Jon Gill	Portishead Y & SC	34	7	12	DSQ	18	8	8	5	5	DSQ	97
14	15045	Gold	Norbert	Christine Slater	Graham Slater	Paignton SC	16	15	15	16	26	15	12	11	28	12	112
15	15070	Gold	Darth Winkle	Philip Popple	Gavin Tilson	Shoreham SC	13	12	21	12	23	16	24	15	12	16	117
16	15024	Silver	Pointless	Joe Jospe	Tom Egli	Pointe Claire YC	11	26	10	13	21	14	20	20	14	24	123
17	14785	Silver	Wol	Simon Lomas‑Clarke	Rob Daniels	Paignton SC	26	11	17	15	8	23	25	32	18	7	124
18	15103	Silver	Burning Bright	Keith Walker	Rhys Pickett	Hayling Island SC	19	20	20	17	17	13	27	19	9	18	132
19	14976	Silver		Nick Copsey	Andy Clarke	Hayling Island SC	31	19	19	24	14	40	10	9	35	28	154
20	14928	Silver	Blue Tack	Anthony Willcocks	James Wilcocks	Portishead Y & SC	20	22	26	35	24	20	26	21	10	17	160
21	14887	Silver	Harken	Bryan Sargeant	Will Sargeant	Blackwater SC	DNF	17	27	22	25	30	13	27	20	19	170
22	14821	Silver	Jambo	Nick Hurst	Jake Elsbury	Shoreham SC / Hayling Island SC	15	31	23	25	37	17	31	25	16	23	175
23	14991	Silver	Two Fat Laddies (15881X)	Andy Robinson	Tim Morgan	Datchet Water SC	27	DNF	39	18	13	21	16	31	24	26	176
24	15102	Silver	Blew Sky	Martin Scarth	Tony King	Blackwater SC	18	DNF	16	DNF	16	19	38	16	26	27	176
25	14798	Silver	Blew genes	Lucy Riley	Tim Riley	Blackwater SC	28	27	22	27	28	29	15	24	27	8	178
26	14807	Silver	Clandogg Millionaire (14765)	Conor Clancy	James Clancy	Royal St George YC	29	30	24	30	11	18	23	22	21	DNF	178
27	14579	Bronze	Curveball	Martin Walker	John Piatt	Shoreham SC	24	29	29	33	27	22	17	18	22	20	179
28	15075	Silver	Tricks of the Trade	Andy Willcocks	Andrea Willcocks	Portishead Y & SC	22	21	28	28	31	34	29	26	19	11	184
29	14885	Silver		Fiona Gray	Ian Davidson	Waldringfield SC	21	18	37	29	15	37	18	37	32	30	200
30	15041	Silver		Maria Richards	Jez White	Blackwater SC	23	16	25	23	29	32	30	29	DNC	DNC	207
31	14994	Silver	Licked on both sides	Pete Badham	John Rohdes	Draycote Water SC	14	DNF	18	21	32	DNF	32	33	25	DNF	221
32	14801	Silver		Richard Cornes	James Goodfellow	Milton Keynes SC	DNC	DNC	41	19	DNF	28	19	23	17	32	225
33	14391	Silver	www.boatrepaircentre.co.uk	Hannah Showell	Jo Line	Starcross YC	30	35	33	26	30	26	33	28	23	31	227
34	14621	Silver	Indefiaball	Jeremy Hurst	Andrew Hurst	Parkstone YC	33	23	30	20	34	24	28	DNF	DNC	DNC	238
35	14514	Bronze	Ultra Violet	Dale Giles	Natalie Sansom	Paignton SC	37	28	36	36	22	31	34	36	36	25	248
36	15056	Bronze	Mutleys Revenge	Colin Snowdon	Karen Hiles	Draycote Water SC	DNF	25	31	DNF	33	27	35	35	34	29	249
37	14229	Bronze	Pink Panther	Geoff Holden	Sophie Holden	Northampton SC	39	24	34	31	38	36	37	39	29	21	250
38	14889	Silver	Millennium Falcon	Barry Smith	Olivia Stodieck	Thornbury SC	35	32	40	34	40	33	36	34	33	22	259
39	13966	Bronze	Sidewinder	Tony Godwin	Joe Ironside	Rutland SC	32	33	42	32	41	38	DNF	42	38	35	291
40	14415	Bronze	Elvira (spinniker 14821)	Jonathan Cowper	Martin Mills	Hunts SC	25	36	35	DNF	42	42	42	38	39	DNF	299
41	15111	Bronze	Dazed and Confused	Chris Turner	Jono Loe	Hayling Island SC	DNC	DNC	38	DNF	35	39	41	41	31	33	304
42	14804	Bronze	G.O.	Benjamin Ballard	Neil Ballard	Portishead Y & SC	36	34	32	DNC	36	41	40	40	DNC	DNC	305
43	14872	Bronze	Magiic	Barbara Newson	Guy Newson	Pentland Firth YC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	39	35	39	30	37	34	306
44	7551	Bronze	Skunk	Torie Morley	Tobias Hamer	Cobnor Activity Centre	38	37	DNC	DNC	44	43	DNF	DNC	40	36	330
45	14894	Bronze	Complete Shambles	Bryan Thompson	Sophie Lockett	Bewl Valley SC	DNC	DNC	DNF	DNC	43	44	DNC	DNC	41	35	347