JDX 470 National Championship at the WPNSA - Day 1

by Jennie Clark 31 Aug 2019 21:04 BST 31 August - 1 September 2019

Day One of the JDX 470 Nationals saw a large fleet take to the waters at WPNSA. Under PRO Adrian Stoggall a course was set in the harbour making the most of the space to set a long windward / leeward course.

Race 1 got under way in near perfect conditions, with sunshine and a good breeze and was won by Martin Wrigley & Marcus Tressler with Arran Holman and Flora Stewart in second. Keen to achieve the 4 races scheduled for the day, the fleet were quickly turned round and Race 2 was under way within minutes of the last boat finishing race 1. It was won by Wrigley and Tressler. Jess Lavery & Alex Hughes were second.

Another quick turnround got Race 3 under way in the now freshening breeze. The wind picked up throughout the race and the blue skies turned grey as a front came across the course, bringing with it much stronger winds and rain. The fleet were, briefly, hidden by the mist and rain and the PRO and his team carefully monitored the fleet, ensuring they were safe. Race 3 was won by Jonny McGovern and Faye Chatterton with Vita Heathcote and Ryan Orr in second place.

With the front having passed and the wind dropping to a more manageable level the decision was made to press ahead and complete the schedule of 4 races for the day. Blue sky appeared and the course was reset to reflect the changing wind direction and decreasing wind strength. The race was won by Martin Wrigley and Marcus Tressler but is subject to protest. Jess and Alex were second.

A fleet social was held after sailing, with Class Chair Neil Marsden paying tribute to all those who had entered the event and those who had kindly made it possible for such a large entry through their generosity in lending boats.

Results after Day 1:

Pos	Sail No	Helm Name	Crew Name	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	55	Wrigley Martin	Tressler Marcus	RYA	1	1	‑4	1	3
2	838	Lavery Jess	Hughes Alex		‑3	2	3	2	7
3	4	McGovern Jonny	Chatterton Faye		5	3	1	‑9	9
4	859	Holman Arran	Stewart Flora		2	‑6	6	3	11
5	0	Heathcote Vita	Orr Ryan	RLymYC	‑7	5	2	4	11
6	321	Marsden Neil	Harris Bee	Blackpool &fleetwood yc	4	‑10	8	6	18
7	8	Harper Niamh	Thompson Ross	Loch Tummel SC / Royal Tay YC	6	7	5	‑8	18
8	868	Whaley Ben	Matilda Nicholls		8	8	(UFD)	5	21
9	844	Lewis Jack	Matyjaszczuk Szymon	Draycote Water SC	10	4	‑18	10	24
10	7	Dowson McGill Oliver	Bishop James	Keyhaven YC	‑14	11	7	11	29
11	828	Lewis Rhys	Harris Jamie	CBYC	9	12	9	‑14	30
12	852	Sewell Haydn	Heathcote William	Royal Lymington YC	11	9	‑22	12	32
13	1	Walker Emmy	Walker Ian	Warsash SC	‑13	13	13	7	33
14	858	Booth Georgia	Platt Sam	Hayling Island SC	16	14	11	‑17	41
15	871	Young Adele	Keers Gemma		17	15	10	‑19	42
16	880	Stevenson Emma	Hawkes Ben	Weymouth SC	‑22	22	12	16	50
17	855	Lance Ella	Evans Matilda		(RET)	17	20	13	50
18	853	Boyle Charlotte	Baker Georgia	RLymYC	15	18	‑19	18	51
19	843	Clark Eleanor	Tweedle Cameron	Ripon SC	18	16	17	‑22	51
20	86	Davidson‑Guild Calum	Thompson Johnny	Shotwick Lake SC	12	(RET)	DNC	15	53
21	56	Stoggall Ella	Horner Doug	Netley SC	20	19	16	‑23	55
22	863	Mcpherson Dylan	King Alex	Burnham SC	‑24	21	14	24	59
23	83	Hughes Lucy	Manning Josh		19	20	‑23	21	60
24	6	Black Freya	Grummett James	HISC	21	(RET)	15	25	61
25	5	Keers Eleanor	Wright Drew	Itchenor Sailing club	23	(RET)	21	20	64