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Squib National Championship 2025 at Royal Torbay Yacht Club - Day 2

by Keith Davies 25 Jun 07:36 BST 22-27 June 2025

Under the able hand of Torbay PRO Bill Butcher, racing continued in conditions not dissimilar to Monday. A bit more wind at times but still variable in strength and direction making starting and choosing a side difficult.

Unlike yesterday, Race 2 got away with no line issues and an early lead was established by Nick Whipp and James Budd sailing "Cariad Bach" from SCYC. Close behind were Gez Brown crewed by Harvey Worden sailing "Bacchante" also from SCYC.

Squib Nationals 2025 at Torbay Day 2 - photo © Edward Aspinall / www.edwardaspinall.com
Squib Nationals 2025 at Torbay Day 2 - photo © Edward Aspinall / www.edwardaspinall.com

Phil Aspinall and Dave Sheppard in "Guy Fawkes" from RCYC were third round the windward mark. Tom Jeffcote and Mark Hogan in "RicOShea" for SCYC were close behind. A four lap course had been set and Guy Fawkes took the lead on the second beat and held it nearly to the end of the race but were narrowly beaten by RicOShea by half a boat length. Bacchante succumbed to the conditions falling out of contention. Malcolm Blackburn crewed by Steve Allso sailing "Moonstone" from SCYC pulled up into 4th place and Ian Travers crewed by Keith O'Riordan sailing "Atomic" from Kinsale were 5th.

Race 3 also got away cleanly with last year's winners Micky Wright and Alex Porteous in Spoof from RCYC starting at the pin end and Will Davies crewed by Kevan Gibb sailing "Willpower" from Royal Forth YC at the committee boat. Both arrived at the windward mark at the same time with Jack Grogan third in Budgie's Tongue. The Rileys in Brimstone were fifth with Bryan celebrating his 75th birthday.

Squib Nationals 2025 at Torbay Day 2 - photo © Edward Aspinall / www.edwardaspinall.com
Squib Nationals 2025 at Torbay Day 2 - photo © Edward Aspinall / www.edwardaspinall.com

Many place changes occurred over the next 4 laps with Brimstone taking the lead from Spoof. Moonstone pulled up into 3rd place with Alchemy dropping to 4th. Atomic had a good day with another 5th place.

Thank you to the sponsors for the event; Batt Sails, Hyde Sails, Harken, Holt, Robline, Stichprint, Sea Sure and Westway sails.

Results after Day 2:

PosBoat NameSail NoHelmCrewCrewClubR1R2R3Pts
1stBrimstone73Bryan RileyJenny Riley Waveney & Oulton Broad YC58114
2ndRicO'Shea136Tom JeffcoateMark Hogan SCYC611017
3rdMoonstone96Malcolm BlackburnSteve Allso SCYC104317
4thBudgies Tongue5Jack GroganMike Banks WMYC/DSC110718
5thSpoof811Micky WrightAlex Porteous RCYC416222
6thCariadbach132Nick WhippJames Budd SCYC231823
7thGuy Fawkes72Phil AspinallDave Sheppard Royal Corinthian Yacht Club172928
8thHelmut Schoing II105Nigel GroganBen McGrane RCYC11 RDGa14833
9thFlame802Richard SmithGraham Reeve Waveney & Oulton Broad YC362534
10thAtomic137Ian TraversKeith B O'Riordan Kinsale YC265536
11thCroc855Christopher JordanGillian Jordan Waveney & Oulton Broad YC1971339
12thLady penelope819Malcolm HutchingsAndy carley RCYC and BSC13151745
13thBACCHANTE84GEZ BROWNHARVEY WORDEN SCYC8122646
14thROJO32Richard TuckerNicholas Bacon Burnham Sailing Club21131448
15thDiscord91David PinnerJonno Baker Haven Ports Yacht Club2591549
16thCheque Mate157Ray ApthorpIan Simons Royal Corinthian YC Burnham7232050
17thPenny Benjamin95Dan HendersonMarc Moncrieff RYA / Royal Norfolk & Suffolk YC17.5 RDGa112452.5
18thSophie846Steve HallDave Hyde RCYC2424654
19thAlchemy832Will Davies DaviesKevan Gibb Royal Forth Yacht Club2834466
20thPani Munta128Dave BestGlenn Pritchard SCYC & WOBYC20252368
21stClever Dick810Richard SullivanSue Harper RNSYC / WOBYC14223470
22ndSquffy809Veronica FalatBen Falat Waveney & Oulton Broad YC22351673
23rd3 Fat Lad(d)ies888Derek GibbAlistair Reid Royal Forth Yacht Club12293374
24thDark N Stormy787Chip ColeDavid Smith RBYC Burnham‑On‑Crouch9283875
25thRiverdance740Malcolm WorsleyMalcolm WorsleyDannielle WorsleyRoyal Tay Yacht Club30331275
26thAlexa444Mike HughesGarry Catterall SCYC15303075
27thWinkles Retreat881Andrew MooreAndrew MoorePeter HallinanFelixstowe Ferry Sailing Club29192775
28thHarry VI908Mike BuddMark Greaves SCYCBFD181176
29thEssayess849phil snewinBrian Holland SCYC16322876
30thCross Fire797Patrick WiltonMike Taylor Haven Ports Yacht Club34212176
31stAtalanta815Nick MiltonGavin Kemp Royal Corinthian Yacht Club18313584
32ndFirework192Daniel WastnageKeith GilmoreTBCRoyal Burnham Yacht Club11383685
33rdWHITE MAGIC828DAVID WINESKEITH DAVIES ROYAL TORBAY YACHT CLUBBFD202289
34thKitten85Jamie PopeJames Pritchard SCYC33272989
35thSQUIB11Dick BattPeter Richards Royal Victoria Yacht clubBFD261992
36thFolklore837Charles DownesSarah Downes SCYC23393294
37thGrayling23Richard RobinsonMark Thompson SCYCBFD173195
38thSecret Squirrel814Bill BlankStuart Pinch Royal Corinthian Yacht Club273737101
39thShifts & Giggles848Mark FlynnJonny Beale Royal Corinthian YC313640107
40thKachina526James VineerTunca Obuz Portsmouth Sailing Club324042114
41stNotorious751Gareth RichardsJohn Killby Weymouth Sailing Club374239118
42ndSquiffy49Mark WilkinsonMatthew Paul RDYC354143119
43rdYes M'Lady783Huw FoulkesAndrew RobertsTbaRoyal Dart364341120
44thOf Road553Simon HickeyDavid Cunliffe Royal Dart Y C384445127
45thCorsair774Mark LobbRhiannon Royal Dart Yacht Club394544128
46thAvocet515Peter MorrisPeter MorrisElliot BawdenRoyal Dart Yacht ClubDNS46DNF140
47thBy The Lee868Jason PhelpsJo Tribe Royal Corinthian Yacht ClubDNCDNCDNC144

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