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Noble Marine RS100 National Championship at Mount's Bay Sailing Club - Day 3

by Nigel Wakefield 28 Sep 12:17 BST 25-28 September 2025

Wow, what a day! This is why you come to Mount's Bay. "Epic" was the word most used. There were no sailors claiming to have sailed in bigger waves. Even the Race Officer got seasick.

Newbie Alex Davies powered through the mountainous rollers to take his maiden race win. He led a Netley SC charge, Netley taking the top 8 in the race. Nils flew the flag for the lightweights in 2nd, and Jeremy Troughton 3rd. There were only 15 finishers; notably, event leader Andrew Jones had a nasty capsize and failed to finish.

Mike Green and Huw "big boy" Powell had a good scrap in race two. The deciding moment was the final run. Both gybed a bit early for the downwind gate. Mike stayed hot, whereas Huw worked deep to avoid two extra gybes in rapid succession. Mike stacked it on the last gybe, handing Huw victory; apparently, there was whooping.

Race 3 saw Huw Powell leading again. Huw had a wrap in the kite at the last top mark. Mike Green sneaked through but swam at the gybe. Leighton King was then second but 30m from the line, also swam, letting Jeremy Troughton through for a 2nd.

Special mention to the five boats that kept their rigs dry, including between races. Dave Smart, Jeremy Troughton, Huw Powell, Jaye Rickards and Alex Davies.

A huge thank you goes out to all of the MBSC safety boat crews and committee boat volunteers for braving the chop all day and assisting with rescues across all the fleets. Thank you to the beach crew for being ready with trolleys (and not to mention tally treats) for those of us who came in early from races throughout the day. Such a fantastic team- we feel very looked after!!

A huge effort today from all the sailors who braved the conditions and from the club to get in 3 races! Now onto the final day - who will take the crown of National Champion?

Results after Day 3:

PosSail NoHelmClubR1R2R3R4R5R6R7Pts
1145Nigel WakefieldNetley & Lymington Town2221‑72413
2505Andrew JonesCVL SC3112(DNC)8823
3508Huw PowellRed Wharf Bay & Netley SC76‑11541124
4370Nils JolliffeNetley SC14732(DNC)1229
5421Jeremy TroughtonNetley SC10114‑1935235
6300Leighton Kingnetley SC14106463(DNC)43
7314Mike GreenPevensea Bay4536(UFD)141345
8276Alex DaviesNetley SC51420(UFD)14347
9523David SmartChew Valley Lake SC8‑1681097648
10372Steve MainNetley SC157‑161356551
11260Nick ShuttleworthNetley SC13914121512(DNC)75
1212Jaye RickardsCVL SC121513161010(DNC)76
13156Nick CreakNetley SC20‑24171789980
14526Mostyn EvansMounts Bay SC16181811(UFD)11781
15119William CollesNeyland Yacht Club‑1717151514151187
16509Clive EplettFrensham Pond SC63514(DNC)DNCDNC88
17364Duncan BarrNetley SC98128(UFD)DNCDNC97
18206Jon ElmsChew Valley Lake SC22‑23192211131097
19259Ian GregoryFrensham Pond SC111399(DNC)DNCDNC102
20379Mark HarrisonGurnard SC1812107(DNC)DNCDNC107
21266Andy TrickettNetley SC2120232012(DNC)DNC126
22360Andrew ToddBala SC1922241813(DNC)DNC126
23219Maggie AyreCVL SC23192121(DNC)DNCDNC144
24488Andrew HodgsonBala SC24212223(DNC)DNCDNC150
25503Martyn CatlowLeigh & Lowton25252524(DNC)DNCDNC159
26451Juan CesPevensea Bay26272625(DNC)DNCDNC164
27218Richard WachBristol Corithian YC27262726(DNC)DNCDNC166

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