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 /
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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 |
