Mirror National Championship at Abersoch

Mirror National Championship at Abersoch - Day 3

by Robert Bellfield 20 Aug 2015 09:07 BST 15-21 August 2015

Sunshine on previous days during the Mirror Nationals at Abersoch © Robert Bellfield

Having had 2 days of glorious sunshine for forecast for Day Three was unfortunately accurate - wet, windy and a substantial southerly swell onto the beach.

The fleet launched with an aspiration for 3 races and started Race 4 in a steady 20 knots into a large sea. After a varied Day Two Robert Richardson & Sandy Simpson fired in an excellent result to win by a large margin - a really impressive performance in demanding conditions.

Nigel Thomas & Benjamin Bradley (Hill Head SC) and Dave & Imogen Wade (Northampton SC) came in 2nd and 3rd - Imogen did a particularly good job hanging onto the spinnaker sheets in the big gusts!

The 30 knot gusts down the first run unsurprisingly did take its toll on the fleet but the durability of the Mirror, and the skills of the crews, was clear in that all boats returned ashore undamaged - having to be carried through the surf to get back on the beach.

The Race Officer decided to call it a day with the launching conditions for the boats and safety craft on the limit. Angus and Fraser Hemmings (Stokes Bay) have retained their lead as we go into the last two days of racing.

Results after Day 3:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Fleet	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	70668	Angus Hemmings	Florence Hemmings	G	Stokes Bay / Stokes Bay SC	3	7	4	5	19
2	70713	Eleanor Keers	Izzy Pugh	G	Itchenor Sailing Club	2	18	2	7	29
3	70852	David Wade	Imogen Wade	G	Northampton	7	1	19	3	30
4	70784	Nigel Thomas	Benjamin Bradley	G	Hill Head SC	13	6	12	2	33
5	70756	Rachel Grayson	Esme Shepherd	G	Beaver / Restronguet	6	8	10	11	35
6	70840	Sarah Richards	Douglas Simpson	G	RLymYC / Ullswater YC	10	11	1	17	39
7	70806	Robert Richardson	Sandy Simpson	G	Royal Windermere YC / Ullswater	1	23	17	1	42
8	70810	Ollie Hawkins	Archie Hawkins	G	Loo Sailing Club / Looe Sailing Club	11	13	3	15	42
9	70716	Scarlett Shepherd	Tom Cosier	G	Restronguet	16	5	18	6	45
10	70472	Henry Rastrick	Jamie Rastrick	G	Ripon Sailing Club	15	12	11	8	46
11	70582	Chris Jenkins	Katy Jenkins	G	Bowmoor	9	30	7	4	50
12	70785	Alex Colquitt	James Colquitt	G	West Kirby SC	8	3	21	19	51
13	70618	George Richards	Fraser Hemmings	G	Royal Lymington YC	18	16	8	14	56
14	70537	Esther Bowdler	Scarlett Crago	G	Looe Sailing Club	14	4	25	22	65
15	70505	Imogen Bellfield	Sarah Ewart Smith	G	Torpoint Mosquito SC / Itchenor Sailing Club	17	2	6	44	69
16	70714	Henry Heath	Patrick Jefferies	G	Itchenor	27	22	16	9	74
17	7079	Denzil May	Brendan May	G	Mounts Bay SC	22	15	29	12	78
18	70725	Felix Jefferies	Monty Heath	G	Itchenor	5	25	22	29	81
19	70862	Megan Thornley	Thomas Hayley	G	Dee SC	12	27	26	18	83
20	70560	Sally Lorimer	Pippa Jones	G	Warsash / Itchenor	25	14	24	24	87
21	70504	Philippa Heath	Emily Partridge	G	Itchenor	4	26	31	28	89
22	70726	David Coady	Ed Coady	G	DRSC	44	21	15	10	90
23	70697	Harriet Watkins	Helena Watkins	G	Poole YC	19	19	9	44	91
24	70738	Archie Grant	Maddie Hantrais	S	Itchenor Sailing Club	26	9	13	44	92
25	70715	Gemma Keers	Molly Sharpe	G	Itchenor SC	32	20	20	20	92
26	70549	Emily Heath	Laura Partridge	G	Itchenor	35	28	23	13	99
27	70757	Jonathon Hayley	George Colquitt	G	Dee SC	37	32	14	16	99
28	69667	Martin Egan	George Lenney	G	Restronguet SC	29	17	30	25	101
29	69559	Alastair Joyce	George Edwards	S	Ogston SC	23	10	33	44	110
30	70791	Bertie Fisher	Charlotte Fisher	G	Itchenor Sailing Club	31	31	5	44	111
31	70534	Joe Jackman	Jack Sargent	G	Looe Sailing Club	28	35	27	21	111
32	70567	Faye Caswell	Emma Clayton	G	Yorkshire Dales SC	21	34	35	23	113
33	70748	Alexander Baird	Emma Rumgay	S	Beaver	24	29	34	31	118
34	70015	Mathew Grayson		SH G	Beaver	44	24	28	27	123
35	70861	James Waddington	Mathew Waddington	S	Dee SC	20	33	32	44	129
36	70507	Tom Thorpe	Julie Thorpe	S	Hill Head SC	33	36	36	26	131
37	53561	Rob Dean		SH G	Beaver SC	34	37	37	30	138
38	70153	Thomas Mclaren	George Mclaren	S	Looe Sailing Club	39	39	39	32	149
39	70678	Amy George	Chloe George	S	Mounts Bay	30	38	38	44	150
40	706	Tom Dean		SH G	Beaver SC	36	40	40	44	160
41	70805	Peter Crompton	Eddie Crompton	G	Wembley	38	43	42	44	167
42	31809	Lauren Bowdler	Dan Blewett	G	Looe Sailing Club	40	42	41	44	167
43	70209	Thomas Langan	Connor Langan	S	Looe Sailing Club	41	41	44	44	170