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International Moth Grand Prix at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy

by Jason Belben 10 Sep 2018 13:01 BST 8-9 September 2018
David Hivey at the International Moth European Championship 2018 in Borstahusen, Sweden © Martina Orsini

A fleet of 27 International Moths turned out for the Weymouth Grand Prix event over the weekend of 8th & 9th September.

After a busy summer of Nationals and Europeans it was a chance to lick old wounds or consolidate past form heading towards the end of the season. The forecast was ideal and the recent announcement that the 2020 Moth Worlds are to be held at WPNSA gave the competitors a chance to experience the ideal foiling conditions in Portland Harbour.

Saturday saw a perfect 10 – 15 knot SW enabling everyone to have a manageable days racing. The pecking order was established early with the two deck scraping rigs of Dave Hivey and Mike Lennon, in his new Thinnair design, having good speed throughout the day. Doug Pybus in his new home build showed good potential and James Sainsbury was happy with his first outing of Valkyrie. There was close racing and position swapping in the top six with most consistent being Jason Belben, Paul Gliddon and Jim McMillan by the end of the day.

Sunday saw a strengthening of breeze from the same direction and as is said 'it's a game of two halves' the dominance of Dave and Mike was eroded by Paul and Jason in the stronger 18 – 25 Knots. Interestingly Paul & Jason, being on the lighter body weight range in the fleet, illustrated that there is a big range of competitive weights.

Despite the wind increasing to gusts of 25 knots the racing was boat on boat over the two lap 25 minute courses. Paul had a great day of three firsts and it all came down to the last race and with Jim and Jason out with broken kit it was the final run that Dave Hivey claimed the event.

With eight races completed over the weekend in perfect sailing conditions and run efficiently throughout, the future looks good for the 2020 Worlds.

Overall Results:

PosNatSail NoHelmClubR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Pts
1stGBR4542David HiveyWPNSA12122-74113
2ndGBR4309Paul GliddonNetley SC3-635111216
3rdGBR4509Jason BelbenStokes Bay SC4353722(DNC)26
4thGBR4584Michael LennonHISC212-8647527
5thGBR4501Dan EllisYealm YC5-846333327
6thGBR4525Ben CleggBrightlingsea SC(UFD)474455635
7thGBR3980Alex AdamsCastle Cove SC-8767586443
8thGBR4533Jim McMillanStokes Bay SC658186(DNC)DNC62
9thGBR4580Sam BarkerCastle Cove SC(DNF)11131714129783
10thNZL4534Jason RussellHISC1512141111912(DNC)84
11thGBR4554David SmithwhiteHISC111011101010(DNC)DNC90
12thGBR4489Chris WhiteRestronguet SC13-22182213118893
13thGBR4577Doug PybusQueen Mary SC7(DNS)10916DNC10DNC108
14thGBR4589Adam GoldingHISC17172119121411(DNC)111
15thGBR4208Thomas Lambert 12131921913(DNC)DNC115
16thGBR4492Nic StreatfieldRutland SC109915(DNC)DNCDNCDNC127
17thGBR45James SainsburyRutland SC1614161315(DNF)DNCDNC130
18thGBR4096Josie GliddonNSC9161214(DNC)DNCDNCDNC135
19thGBR4308Alan DavisWeston SC20212020(DNC)1513DNC137
20thGBR4061Billy Vennis-OzanneStones Bay SC14201716(DNC)DNCDNCDNC151
21stGBR4136Edward RedfearnBrightlingsea SC(DNS)151512DNCDNCDNCDNC154
22ndGBR3948Neil CooneyCarsington SC21232323(DNC)16DNCDNC162
23rdGBR3592Ian RenilsonDalgety Bay SC19192218(DNC)DNCDNCDNC162
24thGBR4230Mark EmmettHISC1818(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNC176
25thGBR3922Paddy GambleHISC(DNC)DNCDNCDNC17DNCDNCDNC185
26thGBR3870Eddie GatehouseHISC(DNF)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC196
26thGBR4493Ricky TaggHISC(DNF)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC196

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