Fireball North American Championships at Pointe Claire Yacht Club - Day 2

by Derian Scott 23 Aug 2019 06:06 BST 21-23 August 2019

Before the start of the re-run race 2, there was sunshine and around 18 knots from the west on the course. By the time we started it had dropped to around 10 knots. Minutes after the start, there was a 50 degree shift to the right. With the whole fleet heading straight at the mark, the Race Officer abandoned the race and we came back for yet another go at race 2!

Finally the race got away with a Canadian boat falling victim to the black flag. There were plenty of shifts and pressure changes to keep the fleet on their toes. Dobbo and Waggers took the win easily. Keith and Nick took third with Isaac and Ollie in 6th.

Race 2 got away in slightly lighter airs. The local team (and occasional honorary brits at our Nationals) Joe and Tom, lead the race from start to finish. Isaac and Chris took 5th followed by Dobbo and Waggers in 6th.

Overall, Ian Dobson and Richard Wagstaff are in 2nd, Isaac Marsh and Ollie Davenport in 5th and Keith Walker and Nick Rees in 7th.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Nat	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1st	SUI	14799	‑	Claude Mermod	Ruedi Moser	2	2	4	8
2nd	GBR	15161	Orchitis	Ian Dobson	Richard Wagstaff	3	1	6	10
3rd	CAN	15134	‑	Joe Jospe	Tom Egli	5	4	1	10
4th	FRA	14917	‑	Ludovic Collin	Remy Thuillier	6	7	2	15
5th	GBR	15162	Tinderella	Isaac Marsh	Oliver Davenport	9	6	5	20
6th	CAN	15043	‑	Robert Levy	Jon Driver	7	8	10	25
7th	GBR	15157	Freya	Keith Walker	Nicholas Rees	4	3	19	26
8th	AUS	15152	RLO	Heather Macfarlane	Chris Payne	17	10	3	30
9th	SUI	14859	Fuchur	Christina Haerdi	Cedric Landerer	1	20	12	33
10th	CAN	14769	Rocket Science	Ian MacLaren	Rune Lausten	14	12	7	33
11th	CZE	14981	Pussy Magnet Included	Jan Jedlicka	Jiri Gemperle	10	16	8	34
12th	CZE	15019	Kriplkara	Martin Kubovy	Roman Rocek	23	5	9	37
13th	AUS	15113	The Wonky Donkey	Ben Schulz	Joel MacKensie	18	11	11	40
14th	FRA	14959	‑	Patrice Olivier	Jean‑François Nouel	8	15	21	44
15th	BEL	15140	Great @venture	Bart Meynendonckx	Francis De Roeck	16	13	17	46
16th	CAN	14766	Line Dancer	Debbie Kirkby	Greg Ferguson	13	18	16	47
17th	CAN	14911	Technical Difficulties	Pierre Carpentier	Thomas Bird	26	9	13	48
18th	CAN	15106	Eeyore	Mark Cummings	Evelyn Chisholm	22	22	14	58
19th	IRL	14713	Blind Squirrel	Frank Miller	Ed Butler	29	17	18	64
20th	CAN	15033	URT	Ken Tichkowsky	Neil Tichkowsky	12	30	23	65
21st	CAN	14768	Pontificate	Bill Strath	Dave Munro	11	34	22	67
22nd	GBR	14941	Southppaws	Derian Scott	Andy Scott	15	14	DNF	70
23rd	GBR	14964	Rumball	David Mason	Chris Oglethorpe	19	21	30	70
24th	CAN	14647	Blanco	Eric Owston	Peter Kelly	24	19	28	71
25th	RSA	14877	‑	David Laing	Mark Dee	20	26	25	71
26th	CAN	14482	Tutu To Tango	Hamish Ferguson	Fraser Keith	21	23	29	73
27th	CAN	15098	Infallible	Robert Thompson	Francis Westlake	25	DNF	15	81
28th	CAN	14907	Loose Cannon	Liz Brennan	Evan Mah	33	28	20	81
29th	CAN	14481	Concorde	Richard Quinlan	Liam Quinlan	31	24	26	81
30th	USA	15034	Queso Suiza	Clay Poulson	Lukas Klier	32	27	24	83
31st	SUI	15063	Coppalin Ban	Mianne Erne	Manuela Liechti	28	25	31	84
32nd	CAN	13946	‑	Shannon Gallins	Eric Diller	30	29	27	86
33rd	CAN	14835	Lipstick	Andrew Carran	Patricia Carran	27	32	32	91
34th	CAN	11136	Proteus	Alan Spurdle	Matthew Spurdle	34	31	35	100
35th	GBR	14872	Magiic	Barbara Newson	Guy Newson	35	33	36	104
36th	CAN	14465	Knotty Boy	William Kelly	François Fortier	36	DNF	33	110
37th	CAN	14915	Sleeping Beauty	Thibault de Servigny	John‑Thomas Kelly	38	35	37	110
38th	CAN	14678	Invisiball	Philip Locker	Thomas Locker	OCF	DNE	34	114
39th	CAN	1504	Men In Black	Katherine Walker	Dylan Scott	37	DNF	38	116
40th	USA	11451	Benign Lesion	Chandler Owen	Gary Godberson	DNC	DNF	DNF	123
41st	USA	14968	Dewey Cheatum & Howe	Peter Wirth		DNC	DNC	DNC	125