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Allen Phantom UK National Championship at Sunderland Yacht Club - Day 2

by Mark Spruce 8 Sep 07:00 BST 6-8 September 2024

Or what I did on day TWO of my holidays at Sunderland Yacht Club by Sprucey, age 62.5

It's been an "interesting" day! That's TWO times I've written that in TWO repots now - deja vue? I can only sum things up saying that it's been a day of TWOs, at least for your humble scribe. Why TWOs?

TWO mists - the thick convection fog that stretched down from the Night Watch guarding the North Wall, enveloping the entire coast and city of Sunderland, keeping the 46 boats ashore until the first race start around 1300. The fog was so thick, I swear I heard Cathy calling for Heathcliffe but maybe that was just the ethereal spooks and spectres hovering in the mist or the local pod of dolphins joyously chasing fish?

The second, the brain fog and red mist that enveloped your humble scribe reducing him to toddler tantrums and toys being thrown from his Phantom(I blame poltergeists?) after TWO appallingly bad races! I suspect many others felt the same but being adults were able to control their emotions? Being a mere youngster, it took my customary, late afternoon nap to get me out of my malaise and pick up my toys.

TWO Bullets - for Wales's Ben Dancer, putting him into second overall.

TWO Seconds for Jamie Morgan putting him into first overall - the second time he's occupied that position following his impressive Inland Championship earlier in the season. Can he make it TWO Class Championships in a season?

TWO fantastic finishes from Alan Husk in 905, his beautiful, 34-year-old, concours d'elegance presented Claridge built woody - the oldest boat in the fleet by over TWO decades (tenuous that one?).

Two opportunities for your scribe to earn great wealth & riches. My bookie's Top Ten prediction have proved remarkably accurate with only TWO sailors he didn't predict in the list. Spooky! TWO times I declined to put my hard-earned down.

So, what did happen? Being honest, absolutely no idea! I was TWO (?) far back! I could talk knowledgeably about Race One and the 10-12knots NNE over a 1m swell or the wind reducing to 6-8 knots and backing 30 degrees north over awful left over chop for race TWO before picking up a tad for Race Three but I won't - it brings back painful memories and my care team start to look worried.

Just like milk that splits into TWO parts, the cream have risen to the top and the top five have asserted their dominance.

Well done Jamie Morgan, Ben Dancer, Mark Addison, Harry Briddon and Rob Cook. I'm seriously impressed. The discard is now in play and we have TWO more races tomorrow to fight for the silver ware. It's still wide open.

The Wx FC shows a tad more wind and a, slightly, lower swell but I'm sure we will still have the chop to contend with. Good luck to all the competitors for the last two races - enjoy them!

As always, we rely on our sponsors to run these competitive championships. So, a big hand to...

  • Allen Brothers - Manufacturers and suppliers of quality performance sailing hardware.

    We are very proud to have Allen as our headline sponsor this year.

  • Ovington Boats - Ovington made most of the boats in the competition - they continue to support our class.
  • Optimum Time - Designers and manufacturers of great sailing and sport watches.
  • HD Sails - A long-time supporter of the Phantom Class
  • P&B - Another long-term supporter of the Phantom Class
  • Vaux Brewery & Taproom - Suppliers of great beer to a great class!

Results after Day TWO:

PosSail NoHelmClubR1R2R3R4R5Pts
1st1467Jamie MorganNorthampton312‑1028
2nd1478Ben DancerLlandegfedd‑6361111
3rd1489Mark AddisonUpper Thames10(RET)12417
4th1458Harry BriddonOgston2(DNF)47518
5th1496Rob CookNorthampton5573‑1020
6th1499Martin WattsNetley125‑181321
7th1450Sam CoxonChase‑9994325
8th1261Wayne FletcherScaling Dam11‑1685630
9th1472Jon RickardHooe Point441511‑1734
10th1370Duncan AdamsBurton‑2310381435
11th1500Richard NurseNorthampton & Burton‑20131461245
12th1380John HarrisonRudyard Lake‑1861715947
13th1274Alex SpurgeonSeafarers171212‑19849
14th1504John WaylingNorthampton1520‑2512754
15th1393Will WillettLlandegfedd1614.511‑261556.5
16th1342Mark SpruceLee on Solent881329(RET)58
17th1278Jon ShawEast Lothian1214.516‑211860.5
18th1492Jim HoptonShustoke‑29251891163
19th1326Jimmy SandisonEast Lothian19112114‑2465
20th1394Nick FavellGt Yarmouth & Gorleston14722‑372366
21st1420Bill TaylorCreeksea211710‑241967
22nd1491Chris SheltonDowns2218‑23231679
23rd1299Rob AllenBroadwater‑312719172689
24th905Alan HuskCreeksea2729‑31162193
25th1423Jeremy DeaconBroadwater‑302227222596
26th1439Jonny EverettLlandegfedd(DNF)1924332298
27th1301Matt PritchardBurton262128‑3127102
28th1416Dave PatrickBroadwater24262928‑30107
30th1140Steve MasonBurton2824‑392729108
29th1405Andy SmithHollingworth Lake25233030‑31108
31st1395Chris RobertsCreekseaDNS(DNC)262020109
32nd1433Warren MartinCreeksea34303413‑36111
33rd1474Andy TavernerBroadwater13(DNF)353432114
34th1267Dean SaxtonMaylandsea Bay(DNF)31203528114
35th1065Greg PhillipsLlandegfedd322832‑3834126
36th1345Karl MorleyBurton35DNF‑382537134
37th1449Adam FroggattChase7DNF(DNC)DNCDNC140
38th1371Richard ClaytonYorkshire DalesDNF(DNC)333235143
39th952Mike BluntNotts County3332‑414040145
40th1356Steve WardBartleyDNS(DNC)373933152
41st1392Hilgard MullerBroadwaterDNS(DNC)403638157
42nd1414Dave SmithHollingworth LakeDNS(DNC)364139159
43rd1425Steve PatesRoyal HarwichDNS(DNC)DNSDNCDNC181
44th1443Phil LongleyStone(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC192
44th1201Mark CartwrightNorfolk Broad / GYGSC(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC192
44th1382Phil WorthDelph(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC192

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