Gul B14 National Championship at Restronguet Sailing Club - Day 2

by Mark Barnes 6 May 2019 06:55 BST 4-6 May 2019

So another day of Whacky Races at Restronguet for the B14s. The schedule for the day would be four races at the lower end of Carrick Roads off Falmouth.

The wind gods did not strictly adhere to the script. The fleet arrived to sunshine and observing the little breeze on the water slowly fading away. However, the joker was played and a breeze filled in from the south ranging from force 2 to 3. The arena was set, the combatants in attendance.

Race 4 got away at the first start and the gladiatorial battle started. Out of the blocks there was little to choose as Harken, Demelza, Team Gul / North Sails, Anthill Mob and their chasing protagonists. It was not a given that these 4 would dictate as there was little to chose between the top 10. Each would have their moment of glory. First to pull through and take race 1 by the horns was Harken as a couple of the other protagonists faltered. Demelza showed her local knowledge and swept to second and Asbo came in under the radar to pip Team Gul / North Sails.

Race 5 and Demelza came to the fore and never looked back. Harken moved and grooved but could not catch them, and the Anthill Mob were back on form in the mix. These 3 opened a small gap on the rest of the fleet and prevailed.

Race 6 and with a change of tide the fleet were in the blocks and no quarter asked or given. Team Gul / North Sails after an average last race, got a nose in front and disappeared to take their first win with the next 4 happily having a gladiatorial battle to get in with a shout. Harken showed their form and clawed through to second followed by the Anthill Mob.

Race 7 and Harken had their first hiccup snagging a buoy whilst in the mix in the middle order. The other main protagonists were all or near to the front. Brightmile took up the challenge chased by the Anthill Mob and Demelza. Flying in to stir it all up was Leaky Pipes taking 3 from Demelza.

So what do we know. Harken have one hand on the trophy. Following them are 3 other teams The Anthill Mob, Demelza and Team Gul / North Sails separated by 2.5 point. So tomorrow all will be to play for with the second discard kicking in if 9 races or more sailed.

Classic Championship (non Ovington/Seavolution hulls) Primal Scream (Paul Roberts/Rob Taylor) are holding firm chased by Dangerous Cargo (Will Rand/Querine Van Veurs) and Das Boat (Ben Lloyd-King/Jez Page).

For tonight's fun and games, it is curry night followed by Leaky's mad games night.

Again thanks to Restronguet SC and their hospitality, VR Sports for their on the water video and tracking, Gul, North Sails and Mylor Yacht Harbour for their sponsorship.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1	796	Harken	Nick Craig	Tobytastic Lewis	Frensham Pond/Burgufield	2	1	1	1	2	2	‑7	9
2	758	Anthill Mob	Tim Harrison	Jonny Radcliffe	Gurnad SC	1	3	7	‑9	3	3	1	18
3	785	Demelza	Peter Knight	James Wilkinson	RSC	3.5	‑5	3	2	1	5	4	18.5
4	795		Mark Barnes	Charlotte Horlock		3.5	2	4	4	‑6	1	5	19.5
5	797	Brightmile	Mark Watts	Tim Rogers	Weston SC	‑6	4	5	5	5	4	2	25
6	762	NOT ANOTHER ASBO	Crispen Taylor	Guy Harrill	Starcross YC	5	‑17	2	3	8	8	11	37
7	78	Trunky	Kathy Sherratt	Josh Wilce	Weston SC/Rutland SC	‑10	6	8	6	4	6	8	38
8	782		Geraldine Fermor	Leaky Fermor		8	11	(DNS)	12	7	7	3	48
9	321		Paul Roberts	Robert Taylor	RYA	9	8	6	‑11	11	10	6	50
10	788		Gary Parks	Chris Webber	RSC	12	‑18	10	7	9	11	13	62
11	110	Dangerous Cargo	Will Rand	Querine Van Veurs	Lymington Town SC	16	7	(DNS)	13	10	14	12	72
12	764	Admiral Trailers	Tony Blackmore	Charlotte Cooper	Starcross YC	14	13	(DNS)	8	12	9	17	73
13	765	Better Than Life	Steve Holloingsworth	Joe Tosh	RSC	13	10	11	(RET)	15	15	10	74
14	768	PSB Repairs	James Gardner	Anne Gardner	Hayling Island SC	7	16	(DNS)	15	17	13	9	77
15	756		Carl Raynes	Robbie Southwell	Weston SC/Rutland SC	15	14	9	10	14	‑16	16	78
16	620		Ben Lloyd‑King	Jez Page	RSC	11	20	12	(OCS)	13	12	14	82
17	703		Paul Scullion	Simon Hindley	RSC	17	9	13	16	16	‑18	18	89
18	789	Ghost Train	Henry Metcalf	Robin Laney	RSC	(DNS)	12	DNF	17	20	17	15	102
19	748	Bullet‑B	Christian Wilms	Daniella Alt	Eastbourne Sovereign SC	(DNS)	15	DNS	18	18	19	19	110
20	755		Kevin Moore	Stuart Moore	Netley SC	18	19	(DNF)	14	19	DNC	DNC	112