Gul Scorpion National Championship at Llandudno Sailing Club

Gul Scorpion National Championship at Llandudno Sailing Club - Day 3

by Steve Walker 31 Jul 2019 07:17 BST 27 July - 3 August 2019

Gul Scorpion Nationals at Llandudno © Steve Walker

Scorpions lined up ahead of racing at the 2019 Nationals in Llandudno © Steve Walker

Another sunny day with light to moderate winds. The race team managed to get both championship races and the crews' race completed. Full courses were the order of the day giving the fleet plenty of chance to settle down to some serious racing.

Race 5 was just about ready to go when the wind gods teased the race team by changing direction 50 degrees five minutes before the start sequence. A nifty movement of the windward mark gave a true first beat and set the tone for the rest of the day.

Unusually, race 5 and 6 had the same results for the top three: 1st Tom Gillard & Rachael Rhodes, 2nd Andy McKee & Steve Graham, 3rd Pete Grey & Richard Pepperdine.

With eleven boats taking part, the crews' race was a very close affair with probably the finish of the week. Three boats rounded the last mark together with a 100m dash to the finish line. Two out of three had 'new' crew problems taking the spinnaker down (Chris Turner and Dave Elston) giving the opportunity for Tom Daniels/Chris Massey to pass the finish line first.

Results after Day 3:

Pos	Helm Name	Crew Name	Sail No	Boat Name	Fleet	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	Tom Gillard	Rachael Rhodes	2013	Bearly Illegal	Gold	‑3	2	1	2	1	1	7
2nd	Andy McKee	Stephen Graham	2042	Prestige Worldwide	Gold	2	1	2	‑3	2	2	9
3rd	Peter Gray	Richard Pepperdine	2039	Inside voice	Gold	1	3	‑6	1	3	3	11
4th	Sam Barker	Cara Jones	1923	Orinoco	Gold	‑9	5	3	4	5	6	23
5th	Chris Turner	Ollie Fellows	204	The real rock n rolla	Gold	4	‑9	5	7	7	4	27
6th	Steven Walker	Jerry Hannabuss	2044	Tallulah	Gold	5	4	4	10	6	‑13	29
7th	Chris Massey	Tom Daniels	2026	Sneaky Ninja	Gold	8	7	7	‑9	9	8	39
8th	Janet Ritchie	Alan Ritchie	2005	Drama Queen	Gold	11	‑15	9	11	4	5	40
9th	Isaac Marsh	Malcolm James	2001	Zephyr	Silver	7	‑18	14	6	10	9	46
10th	Peter Crowther	Dave Thompson	2031	UpYours2	Silver	10	12	12	5	14	‑16	53
11th	Catherine Maguire	Andrea Fellows	2033	Legal High	Silver	‑17	14	15	14	11	7	61
12th	Dave Elston	James Bishop	1981	Highway Star	Gold	14	6	‑26	18	12	12	62
13th	Jock Fellows	George Fellows	2004	Discrete Banana	Silver	‑18	11	17	13	8	15	64
14th	Richard Jones	Phil Roberts	1947	Angel Dust	Silver	6	10	19	‑23	17	18	70
15th	Chris Yates	Dave Barker	1959	Princess Tiger Lilly	Silver	12	8	‑25	24	20	11	75
16th	Elly Pegg	Steve Jarman	1952	A La Carte	Silver	20	16	16	12	13	‑22	77
17th	Rob Smith	Sandra Smith	1939	Ice on Fire	Gold	(DNC)	DNC	13	8	19	14	88
18th	Jon Willars	Nicola Willars	2017	Not Another Wombat	Silver	22	20	10	17	‑24	20	89
19th	Ann Whitfield	Paul Newman	1979	The Last Indulgence	Bronze	21	(DNC)	11	16	18	23	89
20th	Russell Wheeler	Lee Marriott	1988	FAC 51	Silver	13	13	‑27	26	21	17	90
21st	Nigel Potter	Simon Hibbert	1958	Barbarians for Breakfast	Gold	(DNC)	DNC	23	15	16	10	98
22nd	Carl Jones	Shellie Jones	2029	Jac Y Ddraig Goch	Silver	15	17	21	‑27	26	24	103
23rd	Chole Willars	John Tailby	2002	Silverballs	Bronze	(RET)	DNC	20	21	15	19	109
24th	Dave Snutch	Nick Orgles	2037	Pickled Wombat	Bronze	(DNC)	DNC	8	25	28	21	116
25th	Simon Holden	William Pinnock	1936	Bottyburp the Barbarian	Bronze	16	21	30	‑32	31	25	123
26th	kevin nicholls	Rebecca Ogden	13	FOEN	Bronze	(RET)	DNC	22	22	22	26	126
27th	Colin Keogh	Daniel Bell	1977	Cavallo Di Guerra	Bronze	19	22	‑32	30	29	27	127
28th	Jo Mahy	Emily Green	2015	Touching the void	Bronze	(DNC)	DNC	18	19	32	30	133
29th	David Bennett	James Harcourt	1991	Its me or the boat	Bronze	(DNC)	DNC	24	20	23	32	133
30th	Jake Willars	Bradley Seaton	1866	Friend or Foe	Bronze	(RET)	DNC	28	29	25	28	144
31st	Martyn Denchfield	Richard Barnett	1925	Predator	Bronze	(RET)	DNC	29	28	27	29	147
32nd	Adrian Hall	Tommy Hall	202	Panama Jack	Bronze	(DNC)	19	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	155
33rd	Nigel Denchfield	Chris Clarke	1940	Spitfire Summer	Bronze	(DNC)	DNC	31	31	30	31	157