Paintcraft / Rooster Scorpion Open at Notts County Sailing Club
by David Eberlin 18 Oct 2022 16:43 BST
15-16 October 2022
Exciting racing at the Notts County Scorpion Open © David Eberlin
The Paintcraft / Rooster Scorpion open at Notts County Sailing Club attracted an excellent entry of over 30 boats, no doubt helped by the promise of good winds, sunshine and of course the evening social. Entries came from far and wide, from Sidmouth in the South west to Pennine in the North.
Ken Twemlow and team started the racing soon after noon, with a series of 3 short sharp races, setting a course of double beat, broad reaches and runs. The fleet came in for a quick break then back out for two more races. There were a few spills, and with the wind gusting up to 30 mph at times - it was a good job the water still retained some of its summer temperature.
The evening saw a meal cooked by Pauline and social enjoyed by all.
Sunday saw lighter winds sunshine and an early 10am start. Three races were held back to back allowing prize-giving by early afternoon.
Results over the two days were closer on the water than the numbers show, with the two leading Staunton Harold SC Scorpions swapping places in many races. Tom Gillard and Rachel Rhodes took six firsts out of the 8 races, winning overall by 4 points, Peter Gray and Richard Pepperdine winning the two other races, and with a string of seconds. Third place was Dan Henderson and Amy Clay (ex Nott's County) on equal points with Steve Graham and Jerry Hannabuss fourth, with Ian Cadwalader and Ellie Devereux fifth.
We also had four juniors competing in the open, all from Notts County. The junior combo of Cillian Dyne and Georgia Ridell, sailing (1920) and Freddie Pascaul sailing in his first open with Jeff Peters (2007), also Samantha Mason, sailing with father Richard (1997), who took the shield for first placed junior.
A big thank you to the event sponsors Paintcraft and Rooster sailing.
More photos at www.ncsc.org.uk/scorpion-open-22
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Boat Name | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
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| 1st | 2013 | Bearly illegal | Tom Gillard | Rachael Rhodes | | 1 | 1 | ‑3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2nd | 2045 | 50 shades of Gray | Peter Gray | Richard Pepperdine | | ‑16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3rd | 1986 | Pickled Wombat | Dan Henderson | Amy Clay | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | ‑11 | 3 | 34 |
| 4th | 2044 | Tallulah | Stevie G | Jerry Hannabuss | | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ‑7 | 6 | 34 |
| 5th | 2026 | | Ian Cadwalader | Ellie Devereux | | 5 | 5 | 7 | ‑18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 36 |
| 6th | 1958 | | Nigel Potter | TBC | NCSC | 2 | 8 | (DNC) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 39 |
| 7th | 2051 | Mrs Bears Boat | Debi Forbes | Simon Forbes | | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | (DNC) | 48 |
| 8th | 1969 | Water Please | Chris Martin | John Tailby | NCSC | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 12 | ‑15 | 4 | 49 |
| 9th | 2031 | | Pete Crowther | Dave Thompson | | (DNC) | 15 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 59 |
| 10th | 2052 | | Rob Cage | John Reay | | 10 | 11 | (UFD) | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 62 |
| 11th | 1997 | Peaches | Richard Mason | Samantha Mason | NCSC | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | ‑16 | 63 |
| 12th | 1937 | The Bee's Knees | Myles Jackson | Bill Jackson | | 8 | 13 | 11 | 17 | (DNC) | 14 | 10 | 15 | 88 |
| 13th | 2019 | Popping Polly | AJ Simm | Matt Sim | | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | ‑17 | 10 | 88 |
| 14th | 1866 | Friend or Foe | Malcolm James | Jake Willars | | 11 | (DNC) | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 98 |
| 15th | 2017 | Mr Blue Sky | Jon Willars | Nicola Willars | NCSC | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | (UFD) | 18 | 16 | 18 | 103 |
| 16th | 2007 | Pocket Battleship | Jeff Peters | Freddie Pascual | NCSC | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ‑23 | 19 | 11 | 111 |
| 17th | 2048 | Liquid Spirit | Chris Yates | Dave Barker | | 12 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 19 | (DSQ) | 17 | 113 |
| 18th | 1929 | L'Esprit de Turnip | Graeme Bristow | Nick Lightbody | | 9 | 4 | (UFD) | DNC | DNC | 15 | 13 | 13 | 116 |
| 19th | 1983 | Dolly | Phillip Dyne | Jo Riddell | | 17 | 18 | (DNC) | 22 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 136 |
| 20th | 1052 | Shandy | Clive Gimson | Alison Sheldrick | NCSC | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | (DNC) | 25 | 23 | 23 | 139 |
| 21st | 1985 | Walpurgis | Rob Morsley | Mandy Morsley | | 21 | (DNC) | DNC | 15 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 144 |
| 22nd | 204x | | Alan Kenyon | James Kenyon | | 18 | (DNC) | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | DNC | 20 | 146 |
| 23rd | 1951 | Sidewinder | Fiona Taylor | Gordon Taylor | | 22 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 13 | 12 | 12 | 152 |
| 24th | 1984 | FOEN | Kevin Nicholls | Alex Green | NCSC | 23 | (DNC) | DNC | 20 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 157 |
| 25th | 205x | | Rob Gardner | Shandy THompson | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 8 | 18 | DNC | 181 |
| 26th | 1987 | | Adrian Jones | Vivienne Weston | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 27 | 24 | 24 | 199 |
| 27th | 1928 | Ozone Friendly | Chris Ransome | | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 28 | 25 | 25 | 202 |
| 28th | 1964 | | Rick Wilson | Dee Wilson | NCSC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNF | DNF | 26 | 212 |
| 29th | 20xx | Cilllian Dyne | Georgia Riddell | | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 26 | DNC | DNC | 212 |
| 30th | 1915 | Highly Strung | Leigh Cromwell | LIZ cROMWELL | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 217 |
