Noble Marine Streaker National Championship at Staunton Harold Sailing Club - Day 1

by SCOA 2 Oct 2021 21:22 BST 2-3 October 2021

For the second time of asking Streaker sailors gathered yet again on the 2nd October for the Streaker National Championships sponsored by Noble Marine at Staunton Harold Sailing Club.

This event was the re-run of the postponed event back in early July after 2 days of zero wind left the fleet frustrated. 44 entries for the re-run looked like a good response to turn up once again, but the weather forecast did not look promising, and a rather depleted fleet finally took to the water. As it happened the wind forecast of gale force winds really did not arrive although plenty of rain did.

The first and second races were sailed in a moderate breeze from the SE, not a great direction for Staunton Harold. But the shifts and gusts provided plenty of opportunities throughout the fleet if you could read them right.

Race 3 and the wind was dying and shifting more to the east. A light and patchy affair where places changed depending on whether you fell in a hole or not.

Although Tom Gillard from Sheffield Viking had won the 1st and 2nd races, a 6th in race 3 still leaves this championship all to play for. Leading overall is Martin Penty from Beaver SC the defending Streaker 2019 National Champion who won Race 3 and recorded a 4th and a 2nd in Races 1 & 2. Steve Blackburn Leigh and Lowton 3rd overall also had a good day with two 2nds and a 4th. New to the Streaker Fleet Pete Gray from Staunton Harold is in 4th overall.

Tomorrow's forecast is for a moderate breeze from the southwest when races 4 and 5 will determine who will win the Streaker National Championship 2021.

Results after Day 1:

Pos	Fleet	Sail No	Boat name	Helm	Club	Age category	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1st	Gold	1982		Martin Penty	Beaver	Well Over	4	2	1	7
2nd	Gold	2111	Single Use Plastic	Tom Gillard	Sheffield Viking		1	1	6	8
3rd	Gold	1942	Typhoon	Steve Blackburn	Leigh & Lowton	Over	2	4	2	8
4th	Gold	2100		Peter Gray	SHSC		5	3	4	12
5th		1973		James Sinclair	East Lothian	Over	6	7	7	20
6th	Gold	2102	Chops	Duncan McDonald	Newhaven & Seaford	Well Over	7	14	3	24
7th	Gold	2136		Nigel Pepperdine	SHSC	Well Over	11	9	5	25
8th	Gold	2106		Ian Priest	Ripon		9	8	11	28
9th	Gold	1922		Philip Priestley	Yorkshire Dales	Over	8	12	9	29
10th	Gold	1977	White Satin	Neil Firth	Banbury	Well Over	10	10	13	33
11th		1783	Raptor	Alan Bennett	SHSC	Well Past It	13	13	10	36
12th		1654	Skippy	Peter Matthews	WOBYC	Well Over	12	11	14	37
13th	Gold	2126	Badger	Graham Sexton	Fishers Green		3	6	DNF	39
14th	Gold	1972		Veronica Falat	WOBYC	Past It	DNF	5	8	43
15th		2132		Chris Smith	Island Barn	Well Over	16	17	16	49
16th		2124		Michael Alexander	Rutland	Well Over	14	19	17	50
17th		1585		Richard Tanner	Nottingham	Well Over	15	18	18	51
18th		1549	Baloo	Christopher Kelly	Snettisham Beach		17	21	19	57
19th	Gold	1616		Giles Therkelson‑Smith	Welton	Under	DNF	16	12	58
20th		1569		Richard Brameld	Welton	Over	DNF	15	15	60
21st		1951	Dynamite Special	Angus Beyts	Newburgh	Well Over	DNF	20	DNF	80
22nd		1384		Matilda Harrison	Ogston	Under	DNF	DNC	DNC	90
22nd		1567	Brash	Rob Copley	Ullswater	Over	DNC	DNC	DNC	90
22nd		1769		Colin Staite	Bartley	Over	DNC	DNC	DNC	90
22nd		2115		Jon Aldous	Beaver	Well Over	DNC	DNC	DNC	90
22nd		1911		Tim Bell	Beaver		DNC	DNC	DNC	90
22nd		1985		Stuart Burnett	Beaver		DNC	DNC	DNC	90
22nd	Gold	1995	Pen‑A‑Lope	Phil Manning	Delph		DNC	DNC	DNC	90
22nd		2116	Frida	Nick Threadgill	SHSC	Past It	DNC	DNC	DNC	90