505 UK National Championship at Whitstable Yacht Club - Day 2
by Rob Woelfel 27 Apr 20:43 BST
26-29 April 2018
505 Nationals at Whitstable © Nick Champion /
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Another great day of sailing out of the Whitstable Yacht Club. We completed three races, although the race committee tried very hard to run a fourth but conditions would not allow it.
Racers saw everything today from persistent shifts to the left, to persistent shifts to the right, to the right to oscillating shifts. The race committee had their hands full trying to keep the course square. The weather cooperated nicely and crews were on their trapeze up wind and down wind all day long.
At the start of the day Tom Gillard and Harry Briddon were in first place wearing the bright yellow first place rash guards with a giant 1 provided by the race committee. Mike Holt and Rob Woelfel were in second place wearing the blue rash guard with the giant number two. Ian Pinnell and Alex Davies were wearing the bright red rash guards with the number three on it.
The racing was very tricky and in three races we had three different first place finishers. There were big gains to be made to the boats that could limit their exposure and choose the right side of the course. A big mistake could cost you dearly as the races were quite short, generally running around 40 minutes each.
In race number one Nathan Bachelor and Sam Pascoe from Tynemouth Sailing Club won in commanding fashion leading the race for the vast majority and getting the bullet as they crossed the finish line. Philippe Boite/Matheus Fountaine finished Second with Mike Holt and Rob Woelfel in third.
In the second race Philippe Boite and Matheus Fountaine from CVSQ finished first. They held off all challengers with great boat speed and by executing world class decision making on the course. Mike Holt and Rob Woelfel were in second with Charlie Walters and Dougal Cram in third.
In race three Mike Holt and Rob Woelfel from the Santa Cruz Yacht Club finished first. Philippe Boite and the Matheus Fountaine were right behind to capture second with Michael Quirk and Tim Needham in third.
Another highlight was Andy Smith coming down to visit as he recovers from a pretty gruesome broken arm. It looks like he might be sailing in as little as a week and I am proud to report that his broken arm can already bear the weight of a full-size beer. Get well soon Andy.
Results after Day 2:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Nt Pts |
|---|
| 1 | USA9072 | Mike Holt | Rob Woelfel | Santa Cruz YC | 2 | ‑3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 9203 | Nathan Bachelor | Sam Pascoe | Tynemouth SC | ‑8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | FRA 9175 | Philippe Boite | Fountaine | CVSQ | (DNC) | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | AUS 9134 | Michael Quirk | Tim Needham | RPEYC | 4 | 6 | ‑7 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | 9085 | Charlie Walters | Dougal Cram | | ‑7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 9124 | Terry Scutcher | Christian Diebitsch | | 5 | 2 | ‑10 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 9190 | Ian Pinnell | Alex Davies | Northampton | 3 | 7 | ‑8 | 6 | 16 |
| 8 | 9177 | Tom Gillard | Harry Briddon | Sheffield Viking SC/Ogston SC | 1 | ‑16 | 5 | 15 | 21 |
| 9 | 9180 | Mark Upton‑Brown | Ian Mitchell | Bosham SC & Hayling Island SC | 6 | 8 | ‑16 | 10 | 24 |
| 10 | 8963 | Martin Hodgson | A Miles | Stone SC | 10 | 5 | 11 | ‑12 | 26 |
| 11 | 9178 | Chris Lewns | Jack Kilburn | Whitstable Yacht Club | ‑16 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 12 | 9093 | Ben Ilffe | Simon Briddon | Ogsbon SC/DWSC | 11 | 17 | ‑24 | 4 | 32 |
| 13 | 8905 | Graeme Willcox | James Spikersley | Netley SC | 9 | (DNC) | 12 | 11 | 32 |
| 14 | 9159 | Norman Byrd | Roger Gilbert | Northampton | ‑20 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 39 |
| 15 | 8914 | Tim Bird | Rich Nurse | Burton SC | 14 | 11 | 14 | ‑21 | 39 |
| 16 | 8991 | Nicholas Meadow | James Read | Guernsey Yacht Club | 17 | (DNF) | 13 | 13 | 43 |
| 17 | 9125 | Roger Deane | Tim Williams | Rock SC | 15 | 10 | 22 | ‑23 | 47 |
| 18 | FRA9086 | Elisabeth Neidhart | Demonteil | YCIF | (DNC) | 14 | 17 | 17 | 48 |
| 19 | 8860 | Bobbie Johnson | James King | Chase Water SC | 19 | 15 | 15 | ‑25 | 49 |
| 20 | 9013 | Alan Henderson | Alistair Barrie | Prestwick SC | (DNC) | 18 | 19 | 14 | 51 |
| 21 | 9032 | Jim Blyth | Jerry White | Largo Bay SC | (DNC) | 21 | 18 | 16 | 55 |
| 22 | 9126 | Stuart Turndall | Mike Priddle | Burton SC | 13 | (DNF) | 25 | 19 | 57 |
| 23 | 9145 | Jim McGillivray | Ian McGillivray | Prestwick SC | 21 | 20 | 20 | ‑26 | 61 |
| 24 | 9156 | Russell Wheeler | Lee Marriott | IOSSC | 18 | (DNF) | 26 | 20 | 64 |
| 25 | 9104 | Adam Kenney | Ian Merryfield | Burton SC | (DNC) | 19 | 23 | 22 | 64 |
| 26 | 9179 | Tudor Owen | Tom Bruton jnr | WYC | 12 | (RET) | DNC | DNC | 68 |
| 27 | 8881 | Neil Rabbits | Rob Bath | Burton SC | (DNC) | DNF | 21 | 24 | 73 |
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