Enterprise National Championships at Penzance Sailing Club - Day 2
by Phil Ford 30 May 09:55 BST
27-31 May 2023
After Sunday's big breeze, the fleet Monday morning looked on as the early indications were for more of the same. The stars of the day however proved to be the Penzance race team, who after initially sending the fleet out in a fickle swinging breeze, returned everyone to shore for a 2 hour postponement and cream tea.
Come 4pm the OOD started the race in a steady F3 easterly, a marked difference from Sunday. Tim Sadler followed Vince Horey round the first mark followed by a gaggle of boats.
Tim and crew Richard Sault took the lead shortly after and stretched out a small but significant gap to take the race win. Behind the pack juggled for position with Nigel and Andy Bird taking second with Vince Horey and Fresh Abendstern third.
Race 4 started shortly after in a dying breeze, the easterly still predominant but with some varying pressure across the race track. Jeremy Williams and crew Elise Wedgewood Clark took the early initiative to lead round the first mark, a position they held throughout for a very popular first championship race win.
Behind, the battle became frenetic down the last run as the breeze died and then shifted to the NE. In a blanket finish, Phil Ford crewed by Jane Humpage managed second closely followed by Tim Sadler, with the leading 10 boats overlapped across the finish line.
At the halfway stage, Nigel and Andy Bird have a narrow lead over Vince Horey with the pack close behind.
Results after day 2:
| Pos | Boat Name | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Unlawful Entry | 22456 | Nigel Bird | Andy Bird | R.Y.A. | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑6 | 5 |
| 2nd | Team Allen / P&B Race Team | 23349 | Vincent Horey | Fresh Abendstern | King George SC | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑4 | 6 |
| 3rd | The Big Saulty Dog | 23384 | Tim Sadler | Richard Sault | Yorkshire Dales SC | ‑16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4th | Margret | 23421 | Dave Jackman | Mark Puckey | Looe SC | 3 | 3 | 6 | (UFD) | 12 |
| 5th | Kitty | 23270 | Phil Ford | Jane Humpage | Looe SC | 6 | 6 | ‑7 | 2 | 14 |
| 6th | Riotvan | 22619 | Martin Honnor | Isobel Hedley‑Fenn | Ogston SC | 5 | (DNF) | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 7th | Churchfield 2 | 22762 | Steve Sargent | Eloise Jaycock | Looe SC | 4 | 8 | 4 | ‑11 | 16 |
| 8th | Comfortably Numb | 22544 | Jeremy Williams | Elise Wedgewood Clark | Penzance SC | 11 | (DNF) | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| 9th | Wimp | 23275 | Matt Jaycock | Ivan Jaycock | Looe SC | 7 | 7 | ‑9 | 7 | 21 |
| 10th | Wannabe Red | 23443 | Jonathan Woodward | Dan Swaffield | South Staffs SC | 10 | 5 | ‑11 | 8 | 23 |
| 11th | Mad G | 23308 | Colin Stephens | Simon Lees | Penzance SC | 8 | (DNF) | 13 | 14 | 35 |
| 12th | The Entertainer | 22763 | Phil Sowden | Alex King | Highcliffe SC | (DNF) | 9 | 14 | 12 | 35 |
| 13th | Harken | 23170 | Ann Jackson | Alan Skeens | Burghfield SC | 13 | (DNF) | 15 | 9 | 37 |
| 14th | Blue Job | 22501 | Alice Allen | Nick Scutt | BCYC/Looe SC | 17 | (DNF) | 10 | 13 | 40 |
| 15th | Snow Picnic | 23169 | Brian Bowdler | Esther Bowdler | Looe SC | 12 | (DNF) | 12 | 16 | 40 |
| 16th | ‑ | 21647 | Sebi Schmidt | Lorelei Bates | Plymouth University SC | ‑20 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 44 |
| 17th | Wedge E | 23015 | Nick Jackson | Rebecca Bradley | Burghfield SC | 14 | (DNF) | DNF | 10 | 46 |
| 18th | Out of the Blue | 22901 | Paul Young | Karin Sandler | Midland SC | ‑19 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 46 |
| 19th | Simply Red | 23089 | Charles Morrish | Julie Moore | St Mary's Loch SC | 9 | (DNF) | 17 | UFD | 48 |
| 20th | ‑ | 21528 | Lloyd Williams | Becca Knee | Penzance SC | 18 | (DNF) | 19 | 15 | 52 |
| 21st | Jibbooms and Bobstays | 23159 | James Holdaway | Owen Holdaway | Scammonden Water SC | 15 | (DNF) | 20 | 19 | 54 |