Merlin Rocket National Championship sponsored by Aspire at Tenby Sailing Club - Day 5
by Tom Stewart 16 Aug 08:46 BST
11-16 August 2024
Day 5 of the Merlin Rocket Aspire National Championships and it was wet and wild in Tenby, 23 knots with gusts and a 2-metre swell with waves on top, the visibility was varying from three miles to less than one, so after a three-hour postponement the race team hoisted AP over A, and the fleet relaxed.
There is the potential for two races on Friday if the wind and the 2.00pm cut off allows, which leaves the championship win open to multiple teams. Christian Birrell and Sam Breary currently have a 5-point lead over Stu Bithell and Tom Pygall with Taxi Davis and Ollie Meadowcroft another 2-points back, but after nine races the second discard kicks in and it could all change.
Last night's fancy dress was won by the "Point and Squirt Team", they were still squirting alcohol down the throats of willing volunteers when I left the club. Thursday night saw 30 sailors and family enjoying gin tasting courtesy of the appropriately named "In the Welsh Wind Distillery" and 16 sailors enjoy a round of golf sponsored by GK Engineering, it was another good evening in Tenby Sailing Club.
Thank you to our sponsors Aspire Financial Advisers, Allspars, Becky Bettesworth, CF by L and L, In The Welsh Wind and GK Engineering.
Results after Day 5:
Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
1st | 3788 | Christian Birrell | Sam Brearey | Parkstone YC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 4 | 15 |
2nd | 3826 | Stuart Bithell | Tom Pygall | Parkstone YC | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -11 | 20 |
3rd | 3824 | Andy Davis | Ollie Meadowcroft | South Staffs SC | 3 | 2 | -8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 |
4th | 3804 | Ben Saxton | Matt Rainback | RYA | (BFD) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
5th | 3809 | Arran Holman | Hayden Sewell | Hollowell | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -13 | 13 | 7 | 49 |
6th | 3807 | Tim Saxton | Holly McArthur | Itchenor SC | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | -23 | 3.0 RDG | 6 | 18 | 59 |
7th | 3719 | Ian Martin | Chris Martin | Burghfield SC | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | -17 | 12 | 64 |
8th | 3791 | Jon Gorringe | Matt Currell | Parkstone YC | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | (DNC) | 16 | 10 | 66 |
9th | 3691 | Mike Calvert | Jane Calvert | Axe YC | 8 | 7 | 13 | 11 | -43 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 67 |
10th | 3775 | Chris Jennings | Pete Nicholson | Brightlingsea SC | 9 | -21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 79 |
11th | 3802 | Simon Potts | Emma Clarke | Burghfield SC | 12 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 19 | -29 | 1 | 80 |
12th | 3683 | Maddy Anderson | Tom Ballantine | Brightlingsea SC | 20 | -31 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 108 |
13th | 3801 | Matthew Biggs | Beka Jones | Bartley SC | 13 | 10 | 25 | 28 | (DNC) | 14 | 3 | 16 | 109 |
14th | 3696 | Alexander Warren | Jonty Freeman | Shoreham SC | 16.5 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 11 | -24 | 111.5 |
15th | 3757 | Tim Parsons | Andy Service | Lyme Regis SC | (BFD) | 15 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 116 |
16th | 3666 | John Meadowcroft | Rory Gifford | Upper Thames SC | 16.5 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 19 | -45 | 118.5 |
17th | 3787 | Chris Martin | John Tailby | Bartley SC | 25 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 16 | -30 | 21 | 119 |
18th | 3793 | James Goodfellow | Rick Cornes | Netley SC | 11 | -38 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 127 |
19th | 3796 | William Warren | Charlotte Fildes | Shoreham SC | (BFD) | 13 | 31 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 134 |
20th | 3727 | Mark Stockbridge | James Gifford | Upper Thames SC | 24 | 23 | (RET) | 24 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 136 |
21st | 3812 | Thomas Stewart | Rob Allen | Waldringfield SC | 7 | 19 | 23 | 7 | (RET) | 6 | 10 | RET | 138 |
22nd | 3645 | Steve Hall | Alison Hall | Royal Corinthian YC | 22 | 24 | 21 | -26 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 147 |
23rd | 3782 | Ed Chapman | Faye Chatterton | Lymington Town SC | 14 | 9 | 6 | 22 | (DNC) | 10 | DSQ | 23 | 150 |
24th | 3724 | Ed Bradburn | Samuel Bailey | South Staffs SC | 21 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 36 | -38 | 22 | 151 |
25th | 3814 | James Goss | Chris White | South Staffs SC | (RET) | RET | 24 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 154 |
26th | 3751 | Rupert Henderson-White | Mary Henderson-White | Brightlingsea SC | 18 | 22 | 16 | 29 | (UFD) | 17 | 22 | 33 | 157 |
27th | 3746 | James Wells | Anna Aylward | RYA | 15 | 25 | 15 | 27 | -42 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 162 |
28th | 3710 | Jon Ibbotson | Robert Stewart | Burghfield SC | 27 | 18 | 30 | 25 | -38 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 170 |
29th | 3756 | Sophie Mackley | George Bender | Shoreham SC | 28 | 30 | 32 | 37 | 22 | -45 | 21 | 37 | 207 |
30th | 3733 | Jamie Morgan | Oliver Davenport | Northampton SC | 19 | 45 | 26 | 30 | 36 | 35 | 24 | -48 | 215 |
31st | 3747 | Clive Eplett | Megan Pascoe | Frensham Pond SC | (BFD) | 28 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 28 | 215 |
32nd | 3816 | Phil Emery | Phoebe Paine | Whitstable YC | 35 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 41 | 34 | -49 | 25 | 220 |
33rd | 3749 | Colin Anderson | Sean Anderson | Bartley SC | 36 | -53 | 40 | 41 | 26 | 37 | 12 | 38 | 230 |
34th | 3731 | Andy Jones | Maddie Jones | Burghfield SC | 30 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 30 | -40 | 36 | 36 | 230 |
35th | 3815 | Mark Barwell | Louise Johnson | Lymington Town SC | 23 | -41 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 231 |
36th | 3781 | David Hall | Emilie Hood | Blackwater SC | 42 | 34 | -46 | 44 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 233 |
37th | 3658 | Matthew Shorrock | Ben Shorrock | Frensham Pond SC | (RET) | 14 | 28 | 20 | UFD | 50 | 32 | 26 | 236 |
38th | 3770 | Jon Steward | Christian Hill | Fishers Green SC | 32 | -52 | 29 | 36 | 24 | 48 | 43 | 32 | 244 |
39th | 3711 | Sam Thompson | Leanne Thompson | RNSA | 34 | 27 | -51 | 46 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 39 | 245 |
40th | 3806 | Ben Jones | Helen Hilditch | Shoreham SC | 33 | 32 | -53 | 48 | 25 | 33 | 41 | 46 | 258 |
41st | 3779 | David Lee | Angela Bridges | Starcross YC | 31 | 35 | 36 | 33 | (DNC) | 43 | 40 | 43 | 261 |
42nd | 3776 | Nick Craig | Kate Craig | Burghfield SC | 26 | 40 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 23 | 42 | 5 | 268 |
43rd | 3766 | Andrew Dalby | Aimee Dalby | Burghfield SC | 38 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 34 | -49 | 45 | 30 | 281 |
44th | 3662 | Nigel Hudson | Freya Hudson | Bartley SC | 39 | 50 | 39 | -53 | 35 | 41 | 52 | 35 | 291 |
45th | 3742 | Howard Eeles | Josh Oates | Bartley SC | 44 | 47 | -52 | 32 | 33 | 47 | 39 | 50 | 292 |
46th | 3813 | Steve Harling | Eleanor Thomas | Starcross YC | 41 | 36 | 54 | 51 | (DNC) | 32 | 35 | 47 | 296 |
47th | 3817 | Geoff Kimber | Helen Kimber | Stone SC | 29 | 51 | 42 | -54 | 27 | 42 | 54 | 52 | 297 |
48th | 3790 | Colin Brockbank | Sue brough | Wembley SC | 37 | 43 | 55 | 52 | 39 | 52 | 25 | -56 | 303 |
49th | 3547 | Tim Male | Rebecca Male | RYA | 43 | 55 | 41 | 39 | (DNC) | 51 | 44 | 44 | 317 |
50th | 3794 | Julian Harms | Timothy Harms | Midland SC | 40 | 46 | 38 | 49 | (DNC) | 44 | 50 | 51 | 318 |
51st | 3786 | Phil Hardisty | Teddy Dunn | Isle of Man YC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 17 | 30 | 47 | 42 | 334 |
52nd | 3825 | Storm Nuttall | Isobel Stewart | Salcombe YC | (BFD) | 49 | 43 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 46 | BFD | 336 |
53rd | 3821 | Gavin Willis | Bettine Harris | Bristol Corinthian YC | (BFD) | 39 | 47 | 38 | 29 | RET | DNC | 53 | 338 |
54th | 3720 | David Chisholm | Andy Prince | Royal Burnham YC | (BFD) | 37 | 37 | 43 | DNC | 54 | 56 | 49 | 342 |
55th | 3695 | Peter Slack | Immy Brown | Trent Valley SC | 48 | 42 | 53 TAL5 | 55 | (DNC) | 46 | DSQ | 34 | 344 |
56th | 3663 | Nicholas Yannakoyorgos | Matteo Mancini | Fishers Green SC | (BFD) | 56 | 49 | 56 | 37 | 58 | 48 | 57 | 361 |
57th | 3740 | Pat Blake | Jilly Blake | Lymington Town SC | (DNC) | DNC | 44 | 40 | DNC | 53 | 53 | 41 | 363 |
58th | 3707 | Stuart Jenkins | Hannah Burt | Hampton Sailing Club | 46 | 54 | 56 | 57 | (RET) | 56 | 55 | 55 | 379 |
59th | 3767 | Ben Archer | Olivia Bellini | Parkstone YC | (BFD) | 48 | 50 | 47 | DNC | UFD | 51 | 54 | 382 |
60th | 3690 | Guy Browne | Greg Martin | Trent Valley SC | 45 | 57 | (RET) | 59 | DNC | 55 | 57 | 60 | 399 |
61st | 3567 | Martin Smith | Karen Beston | Redditch SC | 47 | 58 | 58 | 60 | (DNC) | DNC | 60 | 58 | 407 |
62nd | 3582 | Florence Nicholls | Harvey Godel | Aldeburgh YC | (BFD) | 59 | 57 | 58 | RET | 57 | 59 | 59 | 415 |
63rd | 3449 | Carl Whitehill | Sam Whitehill | RYA | 49 | 60 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 59 | 58 | DNC | 424 |
64th | 3528 | Richard Owens Taff | Stu Southan | Pembrokeshire Powerboating and Sailing A | (RET) | DNC | DNC | DNC | RET | 60 | 61 | 61 | 446 |
65th | 3800 | Richard Bramley | Tony Cheal | Shoreham SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 462 |