Flying Fifteen National Championships at Parkstone Yacht Club - Overall
by Christina Moncur 28 Jul 2019 09:21 BST
24-27 July 2019
Championships supported by UK Global - Day 4 was The Fencing Centre Race Day
It was just as if they had never been away! After a break from major championship racing in the Flying Fifteen, Graham Vials and Chris Turner sealed another UK Championship by winning the last two races on the final day in some style.
For the final days racing, Poole Bay delivered a typical July summer morning with warm sunny skies and a gentle NW offshore breeze that wafted down the race course in patches with an abundance of shifts.
The PRO set a three-lap windward-leeward course with the usual target race time of 50 minutes. After one false start the fleet got under way at around 1230hrs. At the first windward mark it was the familiar blue spinnaker of Vials and Turner representing Derwent Reservoir/Lyme Regis SC, that popped out in front. They were closely followed by another multiple world f15 champion in Steve Goacher and crew Tim Harper from the Lake district. Steve and Tim were back on form today challenging and sometimes leading the champions elect, however they lost both races to Vials and Turner on the final lap.
Richard Lovering and Matt Alvarado (HISC/WYC) pulled through the fleet to take third ahead of Richard Whitworth and Ben Scroggie (Parkstone YC/Hollingworth Lake SC). Richard and Ben were the only team with a chance to usurp Vials and Turner and their fourth meant they had effectively conceded the championship lead.
Notably the first four boats each used different sailmakers!
The final race of the regatta took three attempts to start. Late wind shifts and a couple of recalls later, the final race was started around 1230hrs. This time the Goach popped out in the lead and held it throughout lap 1 but with Vials and Turner breathing down his neck. Behind them the race for the minor placings provided quite a tussle between another returning champion, Greg Wells, now sailing with Andrew Jameson, and Nathan Batchelor from Ovington Boats, sailing with Ricky Rigg and Hamish Mackay crewed by Andrew Lawson.
By lap 3 Vials and Turner had edged into a few boat lengths lead, sufficient to cover their opposition to the finish line. They cruised over the line for their fifth race win of the regatta and a clear margin of 18 points overall.
On the last lap, the Batchelor/Rigg combo pulled through to snatch second place from Wells/Jameson in third pushing Goacher/Harper back to fourth. Meanwhile the battle for third overall was still in play, David Tabb and Chewey Sherrell (Parkstone YC) maintained top ten consistency all regatta to hold off the sprint finish of the Goach.
Bobby Salmond crewed by Will Morris won the Classic division in his f15 number 627.
Overall Results:
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Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Pts |
1st | 4071 | Graham Vials | Chris Turner | Derwent Reservoir / Lyme Regis SC | 1 | 1 | ‑12 | ‑5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
2nd | 4020 | Richard Whitworth | Ben Scroggie | Parkstone YC & Hollingworth Lake SC | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ‑21 | 9 | 4 | ‑10 | 37 |
3rd | 4052 | David Tabb | Chewey Sherrell | Parkstone YC | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | (UFD) | 9 | 6 | ‑11 | 6 | 11 | 49 |
4th | 4021 | Steve Goacher | Tim Harper | RWYC WLSC | ‑14 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | ‑34 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 52 |
5th | 4002 | Richard Lovering | Matt Alvarado | HISC & WYC | 16 | 9 | 3 | ‑22 | 1 | 8 | ‑19 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 55 |
6th | 4030 | Greg Wells | Andrew Jameson | HISC | ‑17 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | ‑15 | 3 | 55 |
7th | 4055 | Ian Cadwallader | Steve Graham | Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club | 4 | ‑14 | 9 | ‑21 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 56 |
8th | 4059 | Hamish Mackay | Andrew Lawson | Royal Thames/HISC | 5 | 18 | 8 | ‑27 | 8 | 6 | ‑27 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 60 |
9th | 4033 | Justin Waples | Jackie McKellar | R.C.Y.C. | 11 | ‑22 | ‑17 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 66 |
10th | 4070 | Nathan Batchelor | Richard Rigg | Tynemouth SC | 18 | 5 | 15 | ‑19 | 2 | 12 | 11 | ‑19 | 8 | 2 | 73 |
11th | 4060 | Ian Pinnell | Jeremy | HISC | 8 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | ‑37 | 15 | ‑32 | 14 | 83 |
12th | 3957 | Charles Apthorp | Alan Green | HISC/National YC | 6 | 11 | ‑26 | 15 | 10 | 22 | ‑32 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 86 |
13th | 3922 | Crispin Read Wilson | Steve Brown | Parkstone YC | 9 | 12 | ‑38 | ‑31 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 94 |
14th | 3793 | Pete Allam | Jo Allam | Parkstone YC | ‑25 | ‑24 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 94 |
15th | 4061 | Mark Weston | Andrew Weatherspoon | West Riding SC | 7 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 14 | ‑31 | ‑23 | 6 | 97 |
16th | 3994 | Chris Waples | Tom Waples | HISC | 10 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 17 | ‑23 | 10 | 14 | ‑30 | 98 |
17th | 4054 | Simon Spolton | Grant Murphy | Parkstone YC | 15 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 14 | ‑25 | ‑25 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 104 |
18th | 3875 | Brett Dingwall | Tim Scarisbrick | Aldenham Sailing Club | 12 | 15 | 5 | ‑30 | 16 | 15 | ‑28 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 124 |
19th | 3914 | Adrian Tattersall | Richard Popper | Parkstone YC | 29 | 19 | ‑40 | 3 | 18 | ‑30 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 136 |
20th | 3916 | Simon Redhead | Mr M J Riley | Parkstone YC | 13 | ‑27 | ‑31 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 137 |
21st | 4044 | Simon Patterson | Simon Andrew Thompson | Draycote Water Sailing Club | ‑30 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | ‑32 | 142 |
22nd | 3953 | Robert Hogben | Noel West | Bewl Valley Sailing Association | 26 | 17 | 29 | ‑33 | ‑30 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 155 |
23rd | 4016 | David Heron | Chris Ducker | Royal Windermere YC | 19 | (RET) | 19 | (UFD) | 29 | 16 | 12 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 168 |
24th | 3564 | Mark Nicholson | Steve Culpitt | HISC | 34 | 13 | ‑39 | 28 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 23 | ‑41 | 20 | 171 |
25th | 4009 | Campbell Alexander | Jeremy Kriek | Royal Natal Yacht Club | 21 | 23 | 11 | 6 | ‑38 | 21 | 36 | 25 | 31 | ‑38 | 174 |
26th | 3936 | Jeremy Arnold | Keith Jamieson | Notts County SC | 22 | 20 | 28 | ‑40 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 33 | ‑37 | 37 | 191 |
27th | 3821 | Patrick Keats | Andy Clark | Parkstone YC | 32 | 28 | 7 | ‑45 | ‑39 | 39 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 202 |
28th | 3934 | Graham Davies | Andrew Nelson | Parkstone YC | 20 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 30 | ‑34 | ‑35 | 26 | 203 |
29th | 4036 | Richard Linford | Peter Biggs | Parkstone YC | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 33 | ‑45 | 17 | ‑38 | 25 | 25 | 213 |
30th | 3902 | Richard Hope | Angus Wright | Draycote Water Sailing Club/Notts County | ‑46 | 33 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 27 | ‑38 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 222 |
31st | 3758 | Graham Latham | Sara Briscoe | Parkstone YC | 24 | ‑36 | 27 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 30 | 29 | ‑41 | 223 |
32nd | 4069 | Bill Chard | Amy Chard | Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club | 39 | 35 | 25 | ‑43 | (RET) | 31 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 226 |
33rd | 4019 | Steven Randle | Lisa Randle | Parkstone YC | 31 | ‑37 | 36 | 20 | ‑37 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 227 |
34th | 4025 | Chris Gorringe | Nadia Hosie | Parkstone YC | 36 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 28 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 230 |
35th | 3506 | Christian Barnes | Benedict Barnes | Ullswater Yacht Club | ‑42 | 34 | 22 | 39 | 32 | ‑40 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 35 | 231 |
36th | 3904 | Mervyn Wright | Ron Elliott | Parkstone YC | ‑47 | 25 | 33 | 37 | 27 | 32 | 16 | 39 | ‑40 | 31 | 240 |
37th | 4056 | Andy Goddard | Tom Goddard | Dovestone Sailing Club | 23 | 26 | (UFD) | ‑44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 17 | 257 |
38th | 3966 | Richard Ledger | Carole Duke | Parkstone YC | 38 | ‑42 | 23 | 41 | 25 | ‑43 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 261 |
39th | 4042 | Tim O'Brien | Colin Ferra | GWSC | 35 | 40 | ‑45 | 32 | ‑43 | 33 | 15 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 270 |
40th | 3463 | John Thornley | Megan Thornley | Ullswater Yacht Club | 28 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 35 | ‑44 | ‑39 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 280 |
41st | 627 | Bobby Salmond | Will Morris | Royal Northern | 44 | (DNS) | 41 | 18 | 17 | 34 | (DNC) | DNC | 34 | DNC | 284 |
42nd | 3583 | Mike Wilczynski | Jean Wilczynski | RORC | 41 | ‑43 | 43 | 29 | 40 | 37 | ‑44 | 43 | 36 | 34 | 303 |
43rd | 3736 | Sue Bannister | Adrian Simpson | HISC | 40 | 39 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 38 | 43 | 42 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 311 |
44th | 4041 | Simon Richard Ker Cooper | Alastair Richard Ker Cooper | Bewl Sailing Association | ‑45 | 41 | 37 | 42 | ‑44 | 36 | 31 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 313 |
45th | 2520 | Nicholas Mark Heath | Philippa Noon | Cam Sailing Club | 33 | (DNF) | 44 | 24 | 34 | 42 | (DNC) | DNC | 42 | DNC | 315 |
46th | 3597 | Chris Hunt | Gary Denning | Royal Cornwall YC | 37 | 32 | 42 | 38 | 36 | (DNS) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 329 |
47th | 3750 | Geoff Ball | Andy Coulter | Bewl Sailing Association | 43 | 44 | ‑46 | ‑46 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 44 | 42 | 346 |