Gul UK Fireball National Championships at Royal Torbay Yacht Club - Day 3
by Christine Slater & James Willcocks 28 May 2019 06:37 BST
25-28 May 2019
A gusty and shifty F3-F4 westerly with large holes and some sunshine greeted the fleet as they launched for races 5 and 6 of the 2019 Gul Fireball National Championship.
There was a short delay as the race committee did a good job to set the course in the challenging and shifty conditions. A black flag set the tone for the day with the race committee keen to get the fleet away. The fleet started on the first attempt with Christian Birrell and Vyv Townend the only casualty of the black flag something that may well prove critical at the end of the event.
The wind conditions proved very unpredictable with big gains to be had for those who managed to be in the right place and were fortunate to be able to play the shifts. The result of this was lots of place changing and tight racing throughout the fleet.
The first reach was very tight with some electing to two sail the reach, only hoisting their spinnakers about half way along and a number of Aussie drops.
After three laps, the runaway winners of race 5 were Ian Dobson and Richard Wagstaff in boat 15161.
Race 6 got away on the second attempt with the current leaders Matt Burge and Dan Schreiber black flagged along with Kevin Hope and Russell Thorne.
With the wind remaining unpredictable, there was a large right hand shift on the first beat causing some consternation on the left of the fleet and some excitement for everyone else!
Showing their characteristic good form, the winners of race 6 were once again Dobson and Waggers, pushing them into the overall lead of the championship.
After a tough day's sailing the fleet was more than ready for the BBQ and the prize draw featuring Gul wetsuit, Gul drysuit and a Hyde spinnaker.
Heading into the final day, the battle for first place is between Ian Dobson/Richard Wagstaff and Matt Burge/Dan Schieber, separated by only 2 points. Dave Wade and Richard Pepperdine sit in third with only 3 points to fourth place Dave Hall and Paul Constable.
Further down the standings, the silver fleet is being comfortably led by Jack Grogan and William Sargeant. The leaders of the bronze fleet are Roger Etherington and Dave Pannell with an impressive 27 points to the next bronze fleet boat.
Results after Day 3:
Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Fleet | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
1 | 15161 | Ian Dobson | Richard Wagstaff | Gold | 1 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
2 | 15123 | Matt Burge | Dan Schieber | Gold | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 10 |
3 | 15143 | David wade | Richard Pepperdine | Gold | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 |
4 | 15155 | Dave Hall | Paul Consatble | Gold | 10 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
5 | 15120 | Vince. Horey | Andrew Thompson | Gold | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 34 |
6 | 15122 | Ian martin | Ben rhodes | Gold | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 35 |
7 | 15147 | Paul Cullen | Simon Forbes | Gold | 5 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 39 |
8 | 15162 | Isaac Marsh | Oliver Davenport | Gold | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 40 |
9 | 14870 | Pete Gray | Simon Foskett | Gold | 23 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 42 |
10 | 15151 | Martyn Lewis | Richard Byne | Gold | 32 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 57 |
11 | 15144 | Christian Birrell | Vyv Townend | Gold | 3 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 58 |
12 | 15124 | Pete Kyne | Tom Kyne | Gold | 8 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 19 | 15 | 58 |
13 | 15130 | David Winder | Ben Rayner | Gold | 18 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 58 |
14 | 15073 | Sam Mettam | Tim Saunders | Gold | 17 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 59 |
15 | 15114 | John Hayes | Joel James | Gold | 13 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 81 |
16 | 14928 | Anthony Willcocks | James Willcocks | Gold | 11 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 81 |
17 | 15148 | Jack Grogan | William Sargeant | Silver | 22 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 82 |
18 | 15133 | Kevin Hope | Russell Thorne | Gold | 12 | 16 | 5 | 45 | 9 | 45 | 87 |
19 | 15099 | Simon Kings | Jono Loe | Silver | 30 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 90 |
20 | 15157 | Keith Walker | Nick Rees | Silver | 21 | 23 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 14 | 92 |
21 | 14940 | Georgia Booth | Sam Platt | Silver | 26 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 93 |
22 | 15024 | Joe Jospe | Tom Egli | Silver | 33 | 22 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 95 |
23 | 14941 | Derian Scott | Derek Jarvis | Gold | 14 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 30 | 35 | 95 |
24 | 15150 | Angus Hemmings | Steve Chesney | Gold | 19 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 97 |
25 | 15145 | Steve Goacher | Tom Goacher | Silver | 25 | 45 | 24 | 11 | 28 | 21 | 109 |
26 | 15086 | Allan Tyler | Christina Tyler | Silver | 20 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 114 |
27 | 15097 | Roger Etherington | Dave Pannell | Bronze | 16 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 32 | 116 |
28 | 13944 | Dan Johnson | Ben Latham | Silver | 34 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 34 | 18 | 121 |
29 | 15156 | Daniel Thompson | Harry Thompson | Silver | 27 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 27 | 126 |
30 | 15045 | Christine Slater | Graham Slater | Silver | 24 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 127 |
31 | 14950 | Chris Thorne | Lawrence Creaser | Silver | 38 | 21 | 25 | 44 | 21 | 31 | 136 |
32 | 15160 | Pete Badham | Steve Digby | Bronze | 15 | 41 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 29 | 143 |
33 | 14991 | Andy Robinson | Tim Morgan | Bronze | 31 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 33 | 28 | 145 |
34 | 15075 | Andy Willcocks | Andrea Willcocks | Silver | 40 | 37 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 146 |
35 | 14964 | David Mason | Chris Oglethorpe | Bronze | 41 | 36 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 161 |
36 | 14889 | Barry Smith | Rick Spring | Silver | 29 | 34 | 37 | 29 | 41 | 33 | 162 |
37 | 14662 | Anthony Procter | Alan Goule | Bronze | 28 | 32 | 42 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 164 |
38 | 15127 | Jeremy Atkins | Richard Botting | Bonze | 39 | 39 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 36 | 169 |
39 | 14994 | Damian Abbatt | Quentin Hayes | Bronze | 36 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 38 | 169 |
40 | 14592 | Charlie Sansom | Chris Jenkins | Bronze | 43 | 38 | 39 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 179 |
41 | 14600 | Ben Altman | Robin Simpson | Bronze | 37 | 30 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 180 |
42 | 14789 | Hannah Finlay | Gordon Finlay | Bronze | 35 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 186 |
43 | 14622 | Jane Collison | Patrick Collison | Bronze | 44 | 43 | 44 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 206 |
44 | 15121 | Bryan Thompson | Simon Benson | Bronze | 42 | 42 | 43 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 208 |