Jono and Freddie Pank win the GJW Direct 49th Bloody Mary
by Tony Bishop & Mark Jardine 11 Jan 16:01 GMT
11 January 2025
Firefly sailors Jono Pank and son Freddie won the GJW Direct Bloody Mary pursuit race, the sixth leg of the Selden Sailjuice Series, held at Queen Mary Sailing Club on Saturday 11th January 2025.
Second place was Tom Gillard and Rachel Gray in a Scorpion and in third was Jamie Stewart, Ben and Dicken Palmer in their Thames A Rater.
The winning team from Castle Cove Sailing Club, crossed the line ahead of a 99-boat fleet accompanied by sailors representing 39 boat classes from 52 sailing clubs. The race held in an icy-dry north westerly force 0-1, with the sun making a welcome appearance throughout the race, competitors wrapping up for the conditions.
The Top 10 places were:
Firefly Jono PANK Freddie PANK - Castle Cove SC
Scorpion Tom GILLARD and Rachel GRAY - Sheffield Vikings SC/ Staunton Harold SC
Thames A Rater Jamie STEWART Ben Palmer and Dicken MACLEAN - Thames SC
RS Aero 9 Ben FLOWER - Paignton SC
Solo Ben MCGRANE - Netley SC
National 12 Graham CAMM Blue CAMM - Burghfield SC
British Moth James CLANCY - Desborough SC
Firefly Angus COOK Sally WAKEFIELD - Castaways
Enterprise Richard GRAY Jon DYAS - Queen Mary SC
Albacore Cameron MOSS Darrol MOSS - Lyme Regis SC
Helm prizes:
First Female Helm: 2.4 Megan PASCOE - Frensham Pond SC
First Queen Mary Helm: Enterprise Richard GRAY
Grand Master: Enterprise Richard GRAY
First Junior Helm: ILCA 7 Hugo HARDY
Class prizes were also awarded to:
Firefly - Jono PANK and Freddie PANK Castle Cove SC
ILCA 7 - Guy NOBLE Queen Mary SC
RS200 - James HOBSON and Ross SOUTHWELL Warsash/Looe
Thank you to all competing this year we look forward to seeing you back at Queen Mary on Saturday 10th January 2026, for the 50th Bloody Mary!