Rooster 4000 National Championship at Mumbles Yacht Club - Days 1 & 2

by Richard de Fleury 24 Aug 2015 08:30 BST 22-25 August 2015

This year the Rooster 4000s have headed to Mumbles in the Wales for their Nationals. Despite a number of notable missing boats due to clashing commitments we still have a turn out of 15 boats including a good mix of old and new faces.

Day 1

The Welsh weather did not fail to disappoint, with heavy rain greeting the fleet and no wind. Things did not seem hopeful until the clouds parted, the sun shone and some wind appeared. We were released onto the water and managed to sail round a shortened race before the wind disappeared completely and we had to return to,what was now, dry land for a well deserved ice-cream.

Day 2

Again the weather was not the glorious sunny summer that we had ordered, yet there was the added advantage of some wind. We had three races on the water with some very close racing from the fleet. The front runners of Steve and Sarah have been able to maintain a winning streak throughout the event so far, although they have had to fight off strong competition. Battles throughout the fleet have meant that positions were changing constantly throughout all of the racing, with both new-comers and old-timers alike moving up and down the field.

With such competitive racing, it can be the smallest mistake or the right tactical move that can make all the difference to the final results. Although the rain seems to be inevitable, there is the promise of more wind to keep the sailors on their toes.

Photos can be found at www.mumblesyachtclub.co.uk/cherub4000

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1st	4562		Stephen Cockerill	Sarah Cockerill	Stokes Bay	‑1	1	1	1	3
2nd	4546		Tim Litt	Harry Litt	Rutland	2	‑8	2	2	6
3rd	4682	MAN	John Reynolds	Fran Howell	Grafham Water	‑5	2	3	3	8
4th	4400	Julie	Neil Davies	Sarah Edwards	Datchet	3	4	‑5	4	11
5th	4862		Anna Ferrari	Andrea Cavaglieri	AVAL ‑ CDV Gravedona Italy	4	3	4	‑10	11
6th	4343		Neil Heffernan	Jo Morrison	Queen Mary	‑9	5	7	7	19
7th	4572	STROMA	Richard de Fleury	Jo de Fleury	Yorkshire Dales	‑8	6	8	6	20
8th	4309		Richard Woffinden	Alex Shaw	Mumbles	6	‑9	6	8	20
9th	4281		Calum Terry	Alex Litt	Rutland	(DSQ)	7	10	5	22
10th	4600		Ales Cramp	David Haughton	Grafham Water	7	‑10	9	9	25
11th	4467		Martin Burgess	TBD	Bough Beech	10	‑13	11	13	34
12th	4197	Brian	Ryan Casey	Ben Ashley	Tata Steel	‑12	12	12	11	35
13th	4269	Honi	Alistair Ramsden	Steve Ace	Mumbles	11	11	15	(DNF)	37
14th	4569	PPSA	Taff Owens	Rosy Myers	ASA/PPSA	13	(DNF)	13	12	38
15th	4368	Red October	Jo Musson	Meg Boorman	Saundersfoot/Chase	‑14	14	14	14	42