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Miracle and SigneT National Championships 2024 at Rutland Sailing Club - Day 1

by Brian Jones 13 Aug 2024 09:43 BST 12-16 August 2024
Miracle Nationals at Rutland Day 2 © Brian Jones

Fourteen Miracles and eight SigneTs arrived over the weekend anticipating five days of championship racing along with Youth and Juniors, Crews race, single handed and non spinnaker so plenty to suit all tastes.

Marcel and Guilia had travelled from the Netherlands following Jon Wiilars and his family back from Denmark where Jessica had been racing Teras.

Monday promised to be hot but there was a good easterly blowing and racing started on time with a port bias and a favoured starboard side up the beat.

Carolyn and Nick somehow managed to roll their boat shortly after the start but were soon back in contention. At the front it was hard fought between between Jon and Jessica Willars, Graham Watts and Helen Jacks plus Wayne Atherton and Angela Sweeney finishing in that order at the final gun.

Race two was sailed in similar conditions with occasional lighter patches before an un-forecast thunderstorm appeared to track around the edge of the lake causing the race officer to wisely shorten the course sending the fleet back to the safety of the shore in a strengthening wind amid flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder.

Jon and Jessica again took pole position with Graham and Helen fighting their way though the fleet from a poor first beat to take second and Carolyn and Nick Smith having a much better race coming in third.

Team Holland put in a good fifth and sixth with Simon Turnball and crew fourth in both races.

More of the same is promised for tomorrow.

SigneT Results after Day 1:

PosBoatSail NoHelmCrewR1R2Pts
1stMike Overs914Michael OversFrankie Overs123
2ndSwan Lightly387Kate TaylorRobert Anstey415
3rdSigno Vinces761Pat OversJenny Overs235
4thWelsh Lady690Hannah WhitesideCatherine Whiteside358
5thSunseT924John PantingBrenda Panting6410
6thBlue Signet122Rachel Black 5611
7th 872Rick AdamsSarah Adams7714

Miracle Results after Day 1:

PosSail NoHelmCrewR1R2Pts
1st3834Jon WillarsJessica Willars112
2nd4114Graham WattsHelen Jacks224
3rd4121Wayne Atherton 358
4th4050Simon Turnbull 448
5th2007Marcel NeuteboomGiulia Neuteboom5611
6th4115Carolyn Smith 11314
7th4020John TippettKathy Boulton61016
8th4110Paul RobinsonNathan Robinson7916
9th4120Gerald CopseyTanya Copsey10717
10th3813Richard SmithBenjamin or Edward Smith9817
11th4011Simon Dolman 8DNF23
12th3461Andrew Clarke 121123
13th3463Joe BarnesBen Smith Teddy Smith131225
14th4127Steven LangfordHarry LangfordDNCDNC30