Volvo Etchells Nationals at Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Cowes

by Jo Grindley 5 Jul 2005 10:22 BST 1-3 July 2005

Action from the Volvo National and British Etchells Championship © Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com

Stuart Childerley, Simon Russell & Roger Marino during the 2005 Volvo National and British Etchells Championship © Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com

Volvo National and British Etchells Championship won convincingly by double Etchells World Champion

Double Etchells World Champion and former Olympian Stuart Childerley stamped his authority on Etchells sailing in Britain with an impressive victory at the Volvo sponsored 2005 International Etchells Class National and British Open Championship. This showcase event was sailed out of the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Cowes, Isle of Wight from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd July.

Childerley with his crew, Simon Russell and Roger Marino, counted four firsts and a second (6 points). Brothers Nils Razmilovic (11 points) and Ante Razmilovic (16 points) were second and third respectively. The 31-strong fleet included two teams from Ireland and one from the USA.

With the breeze from the south west on all three days, shifts provided opportunities but sensible sailing was highly rewarded. Good breezes ranging form 10 to 18 knots enabled Principle Race Officer Bob Milner to complete all races impeccably and to schedule.

As expected in these evenly matched keelboats, the competition was incredibly tight all the way through the fleet. There are now high hopes of strong performances from the ten GBR teams competing in the World Championships in San Francisco this September.

The Volvo sponsorship of the Etchells Nationals is part of a package agreed for key Etchells regattas in 2005, including the JP Morgan Round the Island Race and Skandia Cowes Week.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Crew	Boat Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1	987	Stuart Childerley	Simon Russell	Roger Marino	Bedrock	1	1	1	2	(4)	1	6
2	1015	Nils Razmilovic	Brian Hammersley	Adam Turk	Matatu	2	3	3	1	2	(32\DNC)	11
3	1251	Ante Razmilovic	Simon Fry	Stuart Flinn	Swedish Blue	5	(6)	5	3	1	2	16
4	1323	James Howells	Neil Miller	Craig Mitchell	Gelert	9	(12)	2	6	7	3	27
5	1021	Jervis Tilly	Andrew Dallas	Peter Tindale	Bushfire	3	5	10	(12)	9	5	32
6	1075	Cordelia Ellis	David Rickard	Andy Short & Sarah Allen	Extravaganza	(14)	2	11	5	3	13	34
7	1115	William Lacy	Stephen Quinn	David Heritage	Defiance	(17)	4	17	7	6	4	38
8	1165	Doug Flynn	Mark Cartwright	Alex Flynn	Wobbegong	7	7	4	16	(19)	9	43
9	957	Robert Bicket	Nick Griffith	Mark Downer	Arbitrator	4	8	12	14	(18)	8	46
10	1173	Eddie Warwick	Mike Sparks	Tony Wetherill	007	16	11	6	4	(20)	10	47
11	1110	Howard Sellars	Mike Till	Marc Wait	Festina	6	16	8	10	10	(18)	50
12	992	Andrew Cooper	Justin Slausten	Alex Dobson	China White	8	9	9	11	(23)	15	52
13	1196	Chris Torrens	Peter Williams	Toby Gorman	Best Mate	13	(20)	15	8	12	14	62
14	1193	Andy Oddie	Henry Craven Smith	Justin Eede & Gareth Edwards	Snatch	(32\DNF)	18	13	15	11	6	63
15	1040	Simon Knowles	Shane Murphy	Des Flood	Jabberwocky	(22)	13	7	9	16	20	65
16	1031	Ian Andrew	John Scammell	Malcolm Stewart	Maverick	10	14	16	(18)	14	11	65
17	1009	Tim Daughton	Keith Tippell	Jon Halliday & Charlotte Lamport	Mayhem	(19)	10	19	13	8	17	67
18	1036	Robert Elliott	Andrew Yates	Sam Richmond	Esprit	12	19	18	17	(27)	12	78
19	975	Anthony Reeves	Matt Best	Simon Townsend	Mandolin Reign	21	28	(32\DNC)	22	5	7	83
20	1181	Jason Owen	Henry Bagnall	Luke Kirby	Ray of Light	(26)	21	14	19	13	22	89
21	937	Paul Kelsey	Chester Maudsley	Guy Manners	Evelina	18	(23)	20	20	15	16	89
22	1039	Peter Rogers	Andrew Hall	Jeremy Turnage	Blue Genes	15	17	22	(26)	17	19	90
23	927	Tim Herbert-Smith	Hugh Evans	Peter Weller	Shamal	11	15	21	(27)	24	21	92
24	1198	Simon Williams				(32\DNC)	22	23	21	21	26	113
25	1067	Louis Kenna	Max Kenna	Luke Dawe	Slieve Elva	25	(30)	26	28	22	23	124
26	962	Tony Newberry	Paul Irons	Nick Hampton	Ragtime	23	27	24	23	(28)	27	124
27	993	Guy Grant	Sandy Richardson	David McDougall	Golden Beaver	(28)	24	27	24	25	24	124
28	1324	Ian Law	Simon De Lisle	Alex Drew	Pale Tide	20	25	(32\BFD)	32\DNF	26	25	128
29	968	Chris Smith	Richard Lewis	William Wallis	Naughty by Nature	24	26	25	25	(32\DNF)	32\DNC	132
30	930	Steve Avely	Andrew Stainer	Michael Parker	Let Rip	27	29	29	(32\DNC)	30	29	144
31	484	Tony Hanfrey	Sarah Hanfrey	James Hanfrey	Playgirl	(32\DNC)	32\DNC	28	29	29	28	146