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
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 |