505 UK National Championship at Royal Lymington Yacht Club - Overall

by Rob Woelfel 15 May 2019 10:06 BST 9-12 May 2019

This year's UK Championship was sailed out of the Royal Lymington Yacht Club in Lymington, UK on 9-12 May 2019. Conditions varied greatly as did the direction and strength of the wind.

While the UK seems to always deliver a bit of rain, this regatta was mostly sailed in brilliant sunny conditions. All races saw a very substantial current effect with the race committee working hard to set windward/leeward courses in very strong cross-current conditions. Special thanks to an experienced race committee who managed to avoid our fleet bobbing around waiting for wind while also capturing all of the planned 10 races!

Teams had a lot to manage on the water and everyone seemed to comment that it was very challenging but very rewarding racing. We saw large wind shifts and differing pressure throughout the course. Many runs would alternate between wire running and sit running as the wind varied greatly. Puffy, streaky, pulsing wind took its toll on even the best of sailors sometimes catapulting them hundreds of yards into the lead before sending them backward into the fleet.

Of the UK championships I have sailed I can say without a doubt that this was the most competitive! Of the 26 boat fleet, four different boats managed to capture at least one first place finish. At least eight boats finished with at least one race in the top three. Three boats went into the final race with a chance to win. Ultimately the top three finishers scored 19, 20, and 20 points respectively. Congratulations to Roger Gilbert and Ben McGrane who sailed an excellent regatta and finished on top! In second place were Dan Holman and Sam Pascoe who managed to beat Mike Holt and Rob Woelfel in a tiebreaker.

Our thanks go to the team at Royal Lymington YC for their hospitality, race organisation and facilities.

Overall Results:
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Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1st	GBR9215	Roger Gilbert	Ben McGrane	Netley SC / Frensham	2	1	6	3	‑15	1	1	4	1	‑14	19
2nd	GBR9222	Dan Holman	Sam Pascoe	Netley SC / Castle Cove	1	4	‑9	‑7	1	6	3	1	3	1	20
3rd	USA9072	Mike Holt	Rob Woelfel	Santa Cruz YC	3	2	1	‑5	3	2	4	2	(RET)	3	20
4th	GBR9190	Ian Pinnell	Russ Clark	HISC	4	9	2	4	5	9	‑11	‑11	4	2	39
5th	GBR9177	Tom Gillard	Geoff Edwards	Budworth SC	‑13	8	4	1	4	7	9	3	‑10	10	46
6th	FRA9220	Boite	Fonntaine	CVSQ	11	3	3	9	2	10	2	13	(DNC)	(DNC)	53
7th	GBR9214	Andy Smith	Carl Gibbon/Simon Briddon		9	‑10	5	‑12	6	3	7	10	8	5	53
8th	AUS9210	Michael Quirk	Tim Needham	RPEYC	7	7	‑18	10	‑11	8	10	5	5	4	56
9th	GBR9180	Mark Upton‑Brown	Ian Mitchell	Bosham/Hayling	5	‑12	10	8	9	5	5	9	‑12	7	58
10th	GBR9085	Charlie Walters	Dougal Cram		(DNC)	(DNC)	14	2	13	12	6	7	2	6	62
11th	GBR8963	Martin Hodgson	Adrian Miles	SSC	10	(RET)	8	6	12	4	12	‑15	6	11	69
12th	GBR9124	Terry Scutcher	Christian Diebitsch		8	6	7	14	10	16	8	16	(DNC)	(DNC)	85
13th	GBR9178	Chris Lewns	Norman Byrd	Whitstable YC	14	‑15	12	‑19	7	11	15	8	11	12	90
14th	GBR9093	Ben Iliffe	Harry Briddon		6	5	(RET)	18	‑22	18	18	6	14	15	100
15th	RSA8905	Graeme Willcox	James Read	Netley SC	15	11	11	11	‑17	13	14	17	9	(DNS)	101
16th	USA8854	Craig Thompson	Paddy Lewis	Thompson Boat Works	17	(RET)	‑19	17	8	19	17	12	15	9	114
17th	GBR9104	Adam Kenney	Richard Nurse	Burton SC	12	(DNC)	15	15	‑19	14	13	18	16	13	116
18th	GBR9126	Stuart Turnbull	Mike Priddle	Burton SC	18	13	17	20	20	15	‑21	(DNC)	7	8	118
19th	GBR9125	Roger Deane	Tim Williams	Rock SWSC	‑21	16	‑23	16	21	20	19	14	13	16	135
20th	GBR9156	Russell Wheeler	Lee Marriott	Isle of Sheppey SC	23	(RET)	16	‑26	26	22	16	23	17	17	160
21st	GBR9136	Jamie Mears	Stewart Mears	RCYC	16	14	13	22	16	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	162
22nd	FRA9219	Elisabeth Neidhart	Henry Chevet	YCIF	(RET)	(DNC)	20	13	14	17	24	21	DNC	DNC	163
23rd	GBR8881	Neil Rabbitts	Jonathan Carter	Burton SC	(DNC)	(DNC)	21	25	24	23	22	22	18	18	173
24th	GBR8860	Bobbie Johnson	James King	Chasewater SC	22	(RET)	25	23	18	21	20	20	(DNC)	DNC	176
25th	GBR9145	Jim McGillivray	John McLean	Prestwick SC	19	(RET)	22	24	25	24	23	19	(DNC)	DNC	183
26th	FRA9150	De Kegariou	Castledine	CNA	20	17	24	21	23	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	186