Comet Trio National Championship at Exe Sailing Club
by Guy Farrant 23 Aug 2015 20:09 BST
21-23 August 2015
Comet Trio Nationals at Exe © Mike Rice
A family affair
The Comet Trio Nationals, sponsored by Noble Marine and held at Exe Sailing Club 21-23 Aug 2015 attracted 22 entries. Extremes of weather were encountered, ranging from a very rough sea with a Southerly 15-17 kts for 2 races with the Horlock brothers gaining one win each.
Followed next day by near calm, allowing only one race which had to be shortened and won by Martin Luce; his first ever National win.
On the final day after heavy rain and a postponement due to no wind, 2 races were sailed in a gentle 7-9 kts, both won by past champions Andrew and Caroline McAusland.
The class has a new champion in Alex Horlock, beating past champions brother Iain and dad Bob.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Boat Name | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Pooh | 431 | Alex Horlock | Josh Geare/Alex Collins | Exe | 3 | 1 | ‑6 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2nd | Piglet | 472 | Andrew McAusland | Caroline McAusland | Exe | 5 | 5 | ‑13 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 3rd | Red Alert | 495 | Iain Horlock | Charlotte Jones | Exe | 1 | 2 | ‑11 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 4th | Exe't'sea | 394 | Bob Horlock | Colette Horlock | Exe | ‑9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 5th | Abigail Rose | 457 | Symon Garratt | Graham Sykes | Exe | 2 | 3 | 7 | ‑11 | 9 | 21 |
| 6th | | 398 | Stuart Bush | Rory Bush | Shustoke | 8 | 6 | ‑10 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 7th | Go with the Flow | 428 | Guy Farrant | Marilynn Booker | Exe | 10 | (RET) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 8th | Tamsyn 11 | 475 | Tony Brewster | Les Arscott | Exe | 6 | ‑9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 9th | Scarlet Lady | 476 | Steve Ashford | Dave Jackson | Paignton | 7 | 8 | 8 | ‑10 | 7 | 30 |
| 10th | Tatu | 446 | Martin Luce | Andrew Soper | Exe | ‑12 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 33 |
| 11th | Mango Grove | 433 | Adrian Padro | Tracy Padro | Shustoke | 4 | 4 | 2 | (DNC) | DNC | 33 |
| 12th | Ariel | 365 | David Talbot | Joe Mayne | Hawley Lake | ‑21 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 48 |
| 13th | Starlight Express | 357 | Christopher Padro | Ryan Padro | Shustoke | 11 | 12 | 9 | (DNC) | DNC | 55 |
| 14th | Daisy | 443 | Keith Lawson | Hazel Lawson | Exe | (RET) | DNC | 14 | 9 | 12 | 58 |
| 15th | No Worries | 368 | Nick Webber | Richard Stradling | Exe | ‑18 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 59 |
| 16th | Celtic Blaze | 429 | Ian Upton | Mary Upton | Exe | 17 | 14 | ‑19 | 15 | 14 | 60 |
| 17th | Molly May | 467 | Sarah‑Louise Jefferies | Steve White | Cody | 15 | 16 | ‑20 | 14 | 15 | 60 |
| 18th | Mayniac | 348 | Sam Mayne | Chris Mayne | Hawley Lake | 13 | 11 | 16 | (DNC) | DNC | 63 |
| 19th | Wild Thing | 425 | Fred Woodcock | Debbie Woodcock | Exe | 14 | 13 | 15 | (DNC) | DNC | 65 |
| 20th | High Hopes | 358 | Nel King | Derek Hiscocks | Cody | 20 | 15 | ‑22 | 16 | 17 | 68 |
| 21st | Golden Hawk | 316 | Stephen Sharp | Helen Harding | Sutton Bingham | 19 | 19 | ‑21 | 17 | 16 | 71 |
| 22nd | Dash | 393 | Bill Gott | Don Blackett | Exe | 16 | RET | 17 | (DNC) | DNC | 78 |
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