Albacore Nationals at Lyme Regis Sailing Club

Albacore Nationals at Lyme Regis Sailing Club - Day 1

by Barry McGibbon 5 Sep 2005 09:10 BST

Great racing in big waves for the Albacore International Championships at Lyme Regis © Mike Rice / www.fotoboat.com

The Albacore International Regatta incorporating the UK National Championships started today (Sunday) at Lyme Regis with a sunny Force 2 Easterly for the 74 boat entry from the USA, Canada, and all pints of the UK.

In the first race - Breitling Trophy - a 15-20 degrees Southerly wind shift caught many out with Lyme junior member Alice Rook (sailing three-up!) crewed by Naomi White and Charlotte Butler led half way up the first beat. Chris Turner and Sim on Maguire from the home club however, led around the first mark and went on to win from Mike McNamara and Robin Barker in second and Mike Holmes crewed by Colin smith in third.

In the second race - the Lock Trophy- Chris Turner and Simon Maguire led all the way around only to be pipped at the finish by Mike McNamara and Robin Barker. The approaching low pressure weather system caused major wind shifts and pressure changes from one side of the course to the other.

Current National Champions Neville Herbert and Steve Penfold dropped from second to third, whilst USA Champions Barney Harris and David Byron fell from third to fourth places.

Results after Day 1:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	Nat	R1	R2	Pts
1	7512	Chris Turner	Simon Maguire	Lyme Regis	GBR	1	2	3
1	6493	Michael McNamara	Robin Barker	Grimbsy & Cleethorpes	GBR	2	1	3
3	7155	Mike Holmes	Colin Smith	Grimbsy & Cleethorpes	GBR	3	6	9
4	6701	Barney Harris	David Byron	West River	USA	12	4	16
5	7700	Chris Gorton	Henry Pedro	West Wood SC	CAN	6	11	17
6	7143	Matt Potter	Mark Fowler	Notts County SC	GBR	11	7	18
7	6825	Neville Herbert	Stephen Penfold	Tamesis SC	GBR	17	3	20
8	6403	Norman Halstead	Liz Macdonald	South Cerney	GBR	4	16	20
9	8068	Orlando Gledhill	Jon Frary	Datchet	GBR	15	5	20
10	7518	Judy Armstrong	Paul Armstrong	Scaling Dam	GBR	7	14	21
11	8057	Khin Thein	Thi Ha	Potamac River	USA	9	13	22
12	7416	Peter Snowdon	Deborah Snowdon	Scaling Dam	GBR	5	22	27
13	8083	Lloyd Leonard	Doug Foord	Potamac River	USA	8	24	32
14	7966	Robert Robinson	Taylor Robinson	West River	USA	21	12	33
15	7980	Adam Nicholson	Fred Nicholson	Bala Sailing Club	CAN	13	21	34
16	6959	Stuart Gibson	Gavin Berry	Clyde Cruising Club	GBR	27	9	36
17	6434	Peter Duncan	David Niblett	West River	USA	19	20	39
18	7992	Mary Rook	James Wallace	Lyme Regis	GBR	36	8	44
19	7187	Jerry Rook	Nic Butler	Lyme Regis	GBR	35	10	45
20	7768	Gordon Scott	Brian Inglis	Montrose	GBR	18	27	45
21	8008	Mike Weeks	Robin Birkett	South Cerney	GBR	10	36	46
22	7985	Richard Gray	Bill Law	Parkstone	GBR	30	18	48
23	6439	Jean Simmons	Derek Simmons	South Cerney	GBR	33	17	50
24	6853	Simon Elliot	Jenny Bailey	Rotherham	GBR	31	19	50
25	7176	Derek Gibbon	Katie Gibbon	Forth Cruising Club	GBR	20	31	51
26	6943	Nick Hayes	Alan Higgs	Parkstone	GBR	25	28	53
27	8000	Trevor Smith	Ann Smith	Maidenhead	GBR	24	30	54
28	1717	Crawford Reid	Isabelle Martin	Strathclyde Loch	GBR	16	39	55
29	8088	Barrie Farrell	Sandy Swiatlowski	Mooredale	CAN	41	15	56
30	8067	Mike Banner	Stuart Halman	Winsford Flash	GBR	23	33	56
31	7994	Steven Brown	Michael Thomason	Mid Yell Boating Club	GBR	32	26	58
32	7921	Fred Whitehead	Graham Riley	Paignton	GBR	26	35	61
33	8094	Teresa Miolla	Christine Short	MSC SC	CAN	39	23	62
34	8011	John Herbert	Anita Herbert	Parkstone	GBR	42	25	67
35	7	Alex Talbot	Emma Johnson	South Cerney	GBR	44	29	73
35	6917	John Howard	Jon Wood	Tewkesbury	GBR	29	44	73
37	7456	Bob Bear	Kelsey Averill	West River	USA	37	38	75
38	1605	Nick Hill	Austin Fairley	Lyme Regis	GBR	34	43	77
39	7507	John Thompson	S Higgs/A Hawkins	Bristol Corinthian	GBR	48	32	80
40	1862	Joss Kent	Bruce Truscott	Lyme Regis	GBR	43	40	83
41	7910	John Wilson	Frank Guthrie	Mid Yell Boating Club	GBR	47	37	84
42	6824	Terry Smith	Simon Everett	Covenham	GBR	51	34	85
43	1932	Alice Rook	Nick White/C Butler	Lyme Regis	GBR	22	64	86
44	7919	Raines Koby	Abby MacInnes	Royal Canadian YC	CAN	14	DNC	89
45	6838	David Bomby	Another Bomby	Sutton Bingham	GBR	40	49	89
46	8062	David Willis	Robyn Back	Lyme Regis	GBR	46	45	91
47	7173	Mike Nichols	David Scott	Parkstone	GBR	50	42	92
48	8069	Paul Sleeman	Jacquie Sleeman	Lochcarron	GBR	38	55	93
49	7407	Chris Bell	Ian Brunger	Hornsea	GBR	45	48	93
50	7404	Mark Calvert	Mark Arthur	Parkstone	GBR	56	41	97
51	6654	James Blackburn	Robert Blackburn	Sutton Bingham	GBR	28	DNC	103
52	6405	David White	Niall White	Scaling Dam	GBR	54	50	104
53	8063	Jeremy White	Robin Hodges	Lyme Regis	GBR	58	47	105
54	8004	Angus McNeal	Richard Gibb	Mid Yell Boating Club	GBR	55	51	106
55	7989	Ian Wallace	Carla Reed	Lyme Regis	GBR	52	59	111
56	7988	Victoria Brooks	Robin Brooks	Maidenhead	GBR	60	52	112
57	6922	Jeremy Wallace	Tony Maguire	Lyme Regis	GBR	59	54	113
58	7505	Adrian Cook	Sheila Stuart	Covenham	GBR	61	53	114
59	7425	Richard Thorpe	David Thorpe	Parkstone	GBR	OCS	46	121
60	1547	Tony Emmerson	Michael Pitt	Lyme Regis	GBR	65	56	121
61	5865	James Cole	Julia Taylor	Portchester	GBR	49	DNC	124
62	6912	Carl Hanson	Paul Talbot	South Cerney	GBR	67	57	124
63	7352	Gene Spillane	Dan Scaggs	Monmouth Boat Club	USA	64	61	125
64	6956	David Norris	Margaret Norris	Manor Park	GBR	63	63	126
65	1728	Jeremy Michell	Sandy Michell	Lyme Regis	GBR	69	58	127
66	550	Johnnie Dellow	Jason Phillips	Weston	GBR	53	DNC	128
67	853	Sophie Morton	Jasmine Fairley	Lyme Regis	GBR	68	60	128
68	4745	Jim Hyatt	John Ferguson	West River	USA	66	62	128
69	8065	Mike Burns	Liz Smith	Sutton Bingham	GBR	57	DNC	132
70	7410	Martyn Bright	Simon McCabe	Parkstone	GBR	62	DNC	137
71	6492	Steve Patch	Emily Baker-Patch	Lochcarron	GBR	DNF	65	140
72	5122	Tom Howard	Angela Howard	unknown	GBR	DNC	DNC	150
72	7766/6687	Ray Pickering	Ian Neale	Eastbourne Sovereign	GBR	DNC	DNC	150
72	8001	Bill McMillan	Tom Hadley	Swanage	GBR	DNC	DNC	150