Harken Musto Skiff Nationals at Largo Bay Sailing Club

Harken Musto Skiff Nationals at Largo Bay Sailing Club - Day 3

by Paul Manning & Rick Perkins 13 Aug 2016 18:20 BST 11-14 August 2016

On some days you try to put in writing what an epic day you had, but what you write never quite does it justice, and today was one of those days at Largo Bay Sailing Club.

I think it can best be summed up when I walked across to Jamie Hilton and the both of us simultaneously burst out laughing knowing exactly what each other was thinking...

Musto Skiff Nationals at Largo Bay day 3 - photo © Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk

PRO Donald Aitken and his club team have done another excellent job both on the race course and ashore and put together 3 superb races in a growing breeze, which topped out at 31 knots.

The fleet got away at the first go for each race and without doubt every sailor had a memorable story to tell of an exhilarating day on the water, exactly what the class was designed to do!

Musto Skiff Nationals at Largo Bay day 3 - photo © Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk

For the record:

Race 4: Dan Trotter took the win from Andy Tarboton with Neil Ashby in 3rd.
Race 5: Jono Shelley took the win from Fynn Sterritt with Dan Dixon in 3rd.
Race 6: Matt Holden took the win from Alex Knight with Dan Kilsby in 3rd.

No-one managed two top 3 results in what is a very tight fleet.

As the fleet returned ashore the Largo Bay team recovered all the boats quickly and as the boats were pulled up the beach the tired sailors returned to help their class mates with many hands making light work.

Musto Skiff Nationals at Largo Bay day 3 - photo © Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk

The rest of the afternoon will be spent with sailors recovering before they head out for more legendary Largo hospitality at a BBQ.

Tomorrow is the final day and the forecast looks to be lighter, with a further racing scheduled there will be new a champion for the class.

Overnight leader is Dan Trotter on 21 points, followed by Alex Knight on 25 who is pursued by Dave Poston and Fynn Sterritt on 26 so we have 4 competitors separated by 5 points. With the forecast looking lighter there could be further changes in the leaderboard on the final day tomorrow.

Results after Day 3:

Pos	Sail No	Fleet	Helm	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1	527	Senior	Dan Trotter	Derwent Reservoir SC	1	5	5	1	9	15	21
2	372	Senior	Alex Knight	Castle Cove SC	2	4	6	11	12	2	25
3	520	Senior	Dave Poston	Datchet Water SC	14	1	1	12	5	7	26
4	502	Senior	Fynn Sterritt	Loch Morlich SC	10	14	2	7	2	5	26
5	546	Master	Ian Trotter	Derwent Reservoir SC	6	2	4	6	13	13	31
6	539	Senior	Neil Ashby	Bewl Valley SC	8	3	9	3	17	8	31
7	302	Senior	Dan Kilsby	Stokes Bay SC	3	6	19	5	15	3	32
8	526	Senior	Jonathan Shelley	Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC	4	11	10	16	1	28	42
9	482	Senior	Matthew Holden	Locks SC	18	8	15	18	4	1	46
10	487	Senior	Ben Schooling	Stokes Bay SC	9	15	3	8	18	12	47
11	444	Senior	Jamie Hilton	Datchet Water SC	19	7	13	4	10	17	51
12	409	Senior	Andy Tarboton	Henley Midmar YC	17	17	8	2	20	14	58
13	538	Senior	Paul Molesworth	Stokes Bay SC	13	27	11	19	8	11	62
14	414	Senior	Jon Simpson	Blackwater SC	21	18	38	10	7	10	66
15	547	Master	Sergei Samus	Datchet Water SC	11	12	22	15	14	20	72
16	334	Senior	Richard Bone	Bough Beech SC	15	19	12	13	19	50	78
17	367	Master	Neil Wilson	Holy Loch SC	5	22	27	20	11	21	79
18	384	Senior	Stuart Keegan	Derwent Reservoir SC	30	16	7	24	25	9	81
19	394	Grand Master	Nigel Wallbank	Lymington Town SC	20	13	17	17	24	16	83
20	303	Senior	Richard Evans	Felixstowe Ferry SC	22	9	14	9	40	50	94
21	474	Senior	Alastair Conn	Derwent Reservoir SC	7	41	38	38	6	6	95
22	542	Grand Master	Ron Barnes	Thorpe Bay SC	32	10	20	21	28	19	98
23	483	Grand Master	John Evans	Derwent Reservoir SC	26	20	38	14	26	28	114
24	470	Senior	Nicolas Duchoud	Walansee SC	23	23	16	22	40	50	124
25	535	Senior	David Annan	Grafham Watwr SC	35	24	18	27	21	50	125
26	479	Senior	Yaroslav Petrov	SC	28	30	21	50	23	23	125
27	138	Senior	Dan Dixon	Blackwater SC	46	50	50	23	3	4	126
28	375	Youth	Josh Belban	Stokes Bay/Bolton	46	29	38	29	16	18	130
29	255	Senior	Andrew Scott	Dalgety Bay SC	25	34	26	38	29	25	139
30	94	Senior	Erik Borresen	CSF	46	36	30	30	27	24	147
31	128	Senior	Christopher Morgan	Dalgety Bay SC	29	26	23	32	40	50	150
32	536	Master	Kevin Holliday	Chanonry Sailing Club	33	33	28	31	40	50	165
33	432	Senior	Chris Turner	Lyme Regis SC	16	25	25	50	50	50	166
34	248	Senior	Mark Haine	Prestwick SC	24	28	50	25	40	50	167
35	374	Senior	Alistair Kerr	Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC	31	32	38	26	40	50	167
36	333	Grand Master	Tim Chapman	Rutland Water SC	46	50	50	28	22	22	168
37	500	Master	Tom Conway	Derwent Reservoir SC	36	21	29	50	50	50	186
38	556	Senior	Steve Robson	Derwent Reservoir SC	27	35	38	50	40	50	190
39	294	Master	Ian Baillie	Dalgety Bay SC	34	41	50	33	40	50	198
40	376	Grand Master	David Rickard	Datchet Water SC	46	31	24	50	50	50	201
41	544	Master	Richard Perkins	Musto Skiff Class	12	41	50	50	50	50	203
42	61	Grand Master	Nicholas MacWhirter	Locks SC	46	41	38	38	40	50	203
43	446	Senior	Benjamin George	Lymington Town SC	46	50	50	38	50	50	234
44	419	Master	Richard Smith	Wilsonian SC	46	50	50	50	40	50	236
45	254	Grand Master	Alistair Reid	Largo Bay SC	46	50	50	50	50	50	246
45	449	Grand Master	Ian Renilson	Dalgety Bay SC	46	50	50	50	50	50	246
45	521	Grand Master	Iain Morton	Chanonry Sailing Club	46	50	50	50	50	50	246
48	64	Youth	Peter Mackin	Stokes Bay SC	50	50	50	50	50	50	250
48	143	Senior	Charles Chandler	Ullswater SC	50	50	50	50	50	50	250