Enterprise Nationals at Looe Sailing Club Overall
by Editor 4 Aug 2001 09:07 BST
There was an international feel to the Purple Sails and Marine Enterprise 2001 National Championship held recently at Looe SC, when boats from India, wanting to get some practice in for the worlds in Goa next year and Ireland turned up to join in the fun. In all eighty-five teams competed this year.
From the word go conditions were changeable throughout the week. The Enterprise sailors saw flat calm and sun on Sunday, increasing to shifty moderate winds on Monday and Tuesday. Superb wind and sailing conditions prevailed for the Lay day on Wednesday and when racing resumed on Thursday, the Enterprises saw storms, thunder and lightning with lightning striking so close to the boats, racing had to be abandoned. Friday's one scheduled race turned into three, so all in all the week produced a real mixed bag of conditions.
Trophies were awarded throughout the fleet and this year saw the introduction of three new trophies. Two beautiful mahogany wood trophies made by Glen Cole for winners of race prizes. These were needed as the Enterprise fleet now has eight races instead of six at their Nationals. The other new award was for best improver overall. The trophy was awarded to Shane McCarthy and Steve Chadwick, who improved by a staggering thirty places to finish in third place this year. The trophy will be presented every year to the best 'year on year' improvers.
Because Sunday's race was cancelled, the schedule for the first day's racing on Monday was pretty tough with three races taking place instead of the two scheduled.
In race one, India 52 crewed by Aashim Mongia and R Mahesh led the fleet to the windward mark, closely followed by Ian Fisher and Simon Cook. On the second beat Richard Estaugh and Pete Rowley fought their way through the first group of boats, to eventually win the race. Ian Pinnell was eighth around the windward mark and decided to go high on the reaches. This meant he finished fourth, leaving O'Brien in fifth position. Fisher managed to overhaul the Indian boat taking second with the Indian boat finishing third.
The second race saw Richard Estaugh and Pete Rowley lead the second race from start to finish. The race took the form of a procession with the beat favouring the starboard side of the course and few opportunities to pass on the reaches. Ian Pinnell with Ben Field finished second, followed by the Irish boat of Shane McCarthy and Steve Chadwick in third.
Ian Pinnell led the third race until the final short beat to the finish. He tacked to cover his position over Richard Estaugh, but a small error meant he was unable to lay the finishing line. Pinnell ended the race in second behind Estaugh who passed to win his third race of the day. Roger Gilbert and James Stewart sailed well to finish third, followed by the increasingly consistent Shane McCarthy and Steve Chadwick who finished fourth.
The second days racing was held in bright and sunny conditions with light winds. The fleet launched on time but had a short wait for the wind to steady in the race area. A trapezium course was set for the day.
During the fourth race, Euan Dunn and Angela Murphy were pathfinders in changing conditions. Whilst the pathfinder was sailing his course the wind steadily backed by up to 30 degrees, leaving the late starters at a massive disadvantage. Taking full advantage of the situation Richard Hadfield with Jess Mappleback led the race from start to finish. McMcarthy and Chadwick were second around the windward mark closely followed by Estaugh and Fisher. The first four boats were able to hold onto their initial positions to the finish.
The winds continued to be fickle during race five and a shift of up to 45 degrees was recorded on the committee boat! Taking full advantage of this were McCarthy and Chadwick and Redmond with Craig who held their positions until the line. They finished in first and second place respectively. Following in third place was a delighted Jeremy Stephens with Katie Haighton and a beaming Phil and Catrina Bevan in fourth place.
The sailors of the day were Paul Young with Simon Daniels who took advantage of one of the wind shifts on the second beat and blasted their way through from forty-seventh to seventeenth, winning the improvers award for the day.
On Wednesday's lay-day several boats with assorted arrangements of helms and crews decided to have a bit of fun and enjoyed racing in the marginal planing conditions of the force three in the bay. Ben Field and Kate Havill led the fun race from the start to eventually win. Neil Piper and Sarah Green finished second having passed Andy Helme with Catherine Hayfield on the second beat. Geoffrey and Nick Bush were looking good until they went hard left and were passed by Martin Bradley with John MacDonald. Bottles were awarded for their efforts.
Competitors woke to a change in conditions on Thursday morning. The sea was quite rough from an overnight storm and the fleet had to launch through some tricky waves on the beach in the lighter morning wind. As the fleet gathered black clouds and poor visibility began to close in from the west. Bolt and sheet lightening closed in as the fleet waited. In torrential rain and a dying wind the racing was abandoned for the sake of safety and the fleet returned to shore. After a two-hour postponement, racing was abandoned for the day as the storm continued to rumble around in the distance leaving poor visibility and really light winds.
Racing on Friday was brought forward to a half past ten start to try and complete the last three races of the series. The racers welcomed the early wind on Friday and everybody was on the beach raring to race in the new off shore wind.
The freshening wind produced some significant shifts during race six and the early starters were the first to take advantage of this. The bunch that crossed the fleet early on port were first to the windward mark and held their positions until the end. These boats included Pinnell and Field in first place, Estaugh and Rowley second, Gilbert and Stewart third and Fisher and Cook in fourth. In fifth position was India 7 crewed by Naresh Yadav and G L Yadav.
Following their success in race six, the main contenders for the championship all decided to start early again in race seven, but Ian Pinnell and his crew misjudged slightly and went over the line too early. They were disqualified after a jury decision, loosing their second place in the race and the Championship title.
The ever-shifting winds meant it paid to start late. The pathfinders of Redmond and Craig chose this route when they led from the windward mark and went onto win the race. Other late starters included Jane and Nick Scutt who finished second, and Gilbert and Stewart third. Other new-faces included Francis and Lisa Marshall in fourth and the Cummings in fifth. As a potential winner of the championships Richard Estaugh had a disappointing race, finishing twenty-eighth. Richard had chosen to start early instead of late. This didn't stop him from winning the championships overall. Winds shifted a full 65 degrees in direction during the race.
Sarah Green and Lorry Young were the pathfinders for the final race eight after finishing in an excellent tenth position in Race seven. As they sailed down the shifting line it appeared that the early starters had the advantage, but as the pathfinder got half way down the line they were severely headed and the late starters could sail straight to the windward mark.
O'Brien with Dolling was first around the windward mark but had to fight off a challenge from Jim Hunt with Michelle Rowley, who went on to win the race. Alan and Thomas Gillard finished second. The rest of the fleet was left behind in the dying wind. Pinnell and Field finished fourth and Mark Lunn and Chris Parker finished fifth. Nick and Sam Jackson had a good race and finished sixth.
The Enterprise Association would like to thank Purple Sails and Marine for sponsoring the event and Looe Sailing Club for the excellent job done by the Race Officer Roger Hocking and his assistants, especially in setting the gate starts in such shifty conditions for the last three races. The evening social events included a buffet, BBQ, karaoke, disco and a live band after the final prize giving.
Results after 8 Races: (1 discard)
Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
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1 | 22947 | Richard Estaugh | Pete Rowley | Chase SC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 28d | 10 | 18 |
2 | 22946 | Ian Pinnell | Ben Field | Northampton SC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 86d | 4 | 21 |
3 | 22932 | Shane MacCarthy | Steve Chadwick | Greystones SC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
4 | 22941 | Ian Fisher | Simon Cook | Hallamshire SC | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 86r | 4 | 12 | 86r | 31 |
5 | 22945 | Tim Redmond | Heather Craig | Royal St George YC | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 32 |
6 | 20900 | Alan Gillard | Thomas Gillard | Sheffield Viking SC | 9 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 48 |
7 | 22703 | Roger Gilbert | James Stewart | Frensham Pond SC | 20 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 48 |
8 | 22456 | Greg O'Brien | Katie Dolling | Sutton SC | 5 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 50 |
9 | 22944 | Jim Hunt | Michelle Rowley | Shustoke SC | 13 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 86d | 24 | 1 | 55 |
10 | 22439 | Phil Bevan | Catrina Bevan | Grafham Water SC | 16 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 7 | 63 |
11 | 22851 | Pete Bennett | Alicia Bennett | British Airways SC | 17 | 28 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 86r | 74 |
12 | 22096 | Jeremy Williams | Ryan Crawford | Penzance SC | 10 | 14 | 28 | 55 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 76 |
13 | Ind7 | Naresh Yadav | G L Yadav | Naval SC Mumbai | 14 | 7 | 39 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 78 |
14 | 22948 | Mark Lunn | Chris Parker | West Lancs YC | 19 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 86r | 39 | 26 | 5 | 80 |
15 | Ind52 | Aashim Mongia | R Mahesh | Naval SC Mumbai | 3 | 22 | 86r | 6 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 54 | 88 |
16 | 22906 | Nick Jackson | Sam Jackson | Burghfield SC | 18 | 30 | 17 | 43 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 88 |
17 | 22652 | Jeremy Stephens | Katie Haighton | Penzance SC | 8 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 3 | 21 | 86d | 20 | 90 |
18 | 22891 | Andrew Hadfield | Jess Mappleback | Ogston SC | 29 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 30 | 40 | 98 |
19 | 22918 | Tim Sadler | Gary Wolfenden | Hallamshire SC | 22 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 86r | 19 | 35 | 86r | 106 |
20 | 21482 | Jane Scutt | Nick Scutt | Middle Nene SC | 21 | 17 | 23 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 45 | 107 |
21 | 22933 | Ann Jackson | Alan Skeens | Burghfield SC | 15 | 16 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 28 | 114 |
22 | 22525 | Euan Dunn | Angela Murphy | Loch Lomond SC | 11 | 45 | 10 | 40 | 43 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 115 |
23 | 22829 | Barry Moss | Julie Moore | Shustoke SC | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 25 | 119 |
24 | 22949 | Ges Brown | Craig Wheatley | Hallamshire SC | 27 | 20 | 21 | 33 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 86r | 124 |
25 | 22272 | Nick Miller | Peter Heaton | Winsford Flash SC | 31 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 128 |
26 | 22905 | Paul Plested | Sharon Plested | Winsford Flash SC | 24 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 43 | 86r | 129 |
27 | 22822 | Brian Cumming | Linda Cumming | Stewartby Water Sports Club | 33 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 46 | 47 | 5 | 8 | 130 |
28 | 22810 | Jon Woodward | Richard Adams | Redditch SC | 25 | 29 | 18 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 45 | 86r | 132 |
29 | 22930 | Richard Havill | Kate Havill | Parkstone YC | 12 | 36 | 14 | 36 | 25 | 86r | 27 | 29 | 143 |
30 | 22900 | Roy Van Maanen | Neil Van Maanen | Greystones SC | 34 | 25 | 19 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 39 | 23 | 153 |
31 | 22859 | Neal Piper | Andy Thomson | Tynemouth SC | 36 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 36 | 154 |
32 | 22347 | Tony Prior | Julia Prior | Draycote Water SC | 26 | 18 | 37 | 21 | 26 | 61 | 42 | 30 | 158 |
33 | 22942 | Francis Marshall | Lisa Marshall | Looe SC | 38 | 34 | 50 | 48 | 33 | 40 | 4 | 15 | 164 |
34 | 22114 | Lawrence Young | Gillian Taylor | Tynemouth SC | 30 | 40 | 48 | 70 | 39 | 26 | 8 | 26 | 169 |
35 | 22885 | Malcolm Lunn | Alex Halliwell | Leigh & Lowton SC | 32 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 34 | 172 |
36 | 22911 | Martin Bradley | Rachel Bradley | Ogston SC | 39 | 37 | 25 | 51 | 15 | 29 | 51 | 33 | 178 |
37 | 20264 | Jack Banks | Joe Banks | Sheffield Viking SC | 50 | 63 | 51 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 187 |
38 | 20565 | Jonathan Lye | Karl Lye | Notts County SC | 40 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 44 | 18 | 62 | 51 | 189 |
39 | 22827 | Phil Franklin | Jackie Franklin | Bristol Corinthian YC | 45 | 27 | 86d | 38 | 45 | 56 | 31 | 14 | 200 |
40 | 22914 | Martyn Bromley | Suzzanne McKeown | Penarth YC | 37 | 70 | 38 | 44 | 16 | 53 | 58 | 19 | 207 |
41 | 22536 | Phil Snewin | Ros Coleman | Chester Sailing & CC | 51 | 38 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 48 | 46 | 37 | 214 |
42 | 21501 | Stevie Sargent | Sandy Turner | Looe SC | 28 | 33 | 44 | 18 | 50 | 60 | 53 | 49 | 222 |
43 | 22322 | Graham Kirkup | Linda Mitchell | Grafham Water SC | 57 | 48 | 34 | 26 | 41 | 86d | 21 | 59 | 227 |
44 | 22904 | Roy Barker | Minnie Lucey | Penarth YC | 42 | 46 | 43 | 86f | 18 | 46 | 40 | 50 | 235 |
45 | 22866 | Geoffrey Bush | Nick Bush | Weir Wood SC | 49 | 35 | 57 | 49 | 36 | 52 | 22 | 48 | 239 |
46 | 22166 | Graham Sargent | Marion Cole | Looe SC | 46 | 43 | 46 | 79 | 40 | 32 | 33 | 61 | 240 |
47 | 22870 | Simon Herriott | Bernadette Fox | Greystones SC | 35 | 53 | 42 | 46 | 37 | 62 | 50 | 31 | 241 |
48 | 21940 | Sarah Green | Lorry Young | Tynemouth SC | 59 | 57 | 52 | 68 | 67 | 49 | 10 | 17 | 244 |
49 | 22506 | Jonathan Briggs | Amy Holland | Winsford Flash SC | 48 | 47 | 29 | 31 | 54 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 246 |
50 | 22901 | Paul Young | Simon Daniels | Birmingham Brookvale SC | 47 | 61 | 70 | 17 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 11 | 253 |
51 | 22857 | Bruce Moyes | Adrian Atkins | Parkstone YC | 70 | 69 | 41 | 66 | 30 | 43 | 37 | 42 | 259 |
52 | 22150 | Peter Dolling | Elaine Dolling | Hunts SC | 43 | 51 | 86f | 54 | 86d | 35 | 56 | 21 | 260 |
53 | 22983 | Louis Moulden | Andy Helme | Delph SC | 52 | 41 | 32 | 86n | 86n | 36 | 63 | 41 | 265 |
54 | 22935 | Ian Sargeant | Patrick Simion | Parkstone YC | 65 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 42 | 33 | 34 | 72 | 269 |
55 | 22706 | Karen Taylor | Andrew Hayfield | Delph SC | 54 | 60 | 60 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 36 | 39 | 278 |
56 | 21506 | Mark George | Alison Culverwell | Winsford Flash SC | 63 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 23 | 27 | 281 |
57 | 21821 | Richard Leach | Claudia Haynes | Penarth YC | 58 | 52 | 64 | 59 | 49 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 283 |
58 | 22938 | Roger Storey | Nicky Ckase | Parkstone YC | 56 | 62 | 69 | 60 | 32 | 45 | 32 | 71 | 287 |
59 | 20094 | Matthew Robinson | Joe Darlington | Shustoke SC | 44 | 56 | 40 | 65 | 55 | 50 | 57 | 43 | 288 |
60 | 22621 | Robin Gumbrell | Dyce Hopkins | Hunts SC | 62 | 58 | 54 | 19 | 51 | 57 | 55 | 86n | 294 |
61 | 22560 | Keith Tyler | Rachel Singleton | Grafham Water SC | 61 | 44 | 49 | 61 | 60 | 38 | 54 | 56 | 301 |
62 | 22936 | Chris Fry | Al Fry | Hallamshire SC | 53 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 86r | 86n | 86n | 86n | 304 |
63 | 21365 | Ron Dungey | Jane Pickford | Penarth YC | 64 | 54 | 62 | 39 | 53 | 58 | 52 | 58 | 314 |
64 | 22927 | Martin Bottomley | Ray Ball | Northampton SC | 41 | 64 | 65 | 37 | 65 | 55 | 66 | 62 | 324 |
65 | 22875 | Richard Denny | Maureen Denny | Ely SC | 55 | 50 | 45 | 71 | 86r | 86d | 69 | 44 | 334 |
66 | 22710 | Grahame Yates | Emma Louise Yates | Northampton SC | 60 | 72 | 86r | 57 | 86y | 15 | 71 | 68 | 343 |
67 | 22368 | Tony Paul | Simon Paul | Parkstone YC | 69 | 71 | 55 | 64 | 47 | 64 | 65 | 52 | 347 |
68 | 22112 | Charles Morrish | Ross McKerchar | St Mary's Loch SC | 86n | 86n | 86n | 81 | 57 | 69 | 25 | 35 | 353 |
69 | 22127 | Nick Penn | James Penn | Penarth YC | 74 | 77 | 72 | 47 | 56 | 54 | 74 | 53 | 356 |
70 | 22715 | Andrew Taylor | Kathryn Hayfield | Blackpool & Fleetwood YC | 66 | 65 | 56 | 50 | 61 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 364 |
71 | 22559 | Phil Chambers | Jane Chambers | Hampton SC | 73 | 80 | 86n | 45 | 66 | 71 | 59 | 67 | 381 |
72 | 19186 | David Moody | Chris Hughes | Hamble River SC | 71 | 59 | 71 | 62 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 55 | 382 |
73 | 21944 | Stephen Lucey | Alison Weekes | Penarth YC | 77 | 68 | 66 | 76 | 77 | 63 | 64 | 47 | 384 |
74 | 21566 | Philip Kirk | Helen Sharp | Frampton-on-Severn SC | 68 | 66 | 67 | 56 | 48 | 86n | 86n | 86n | 391 |
75 | 20816 | Chris Morrish | Martin Fox | St Mary's Loch SC | 86n | 86n | 86n | 63 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 38 | 394 |
76 | 20924 | John Hollands | Alison Hollands | Hampton SC | 67 | 79 | 74 | 78 | 59 | 75 | 60 | 64 | 399 |
77 | 22666 | Dave Michell | John Gove | Royal Plymouth Corinthian YC | 72 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 74 | 65 | 67 | 63 | 409 |
78 | 17592 | Chris Palmer | Pippa Landsdown | Penarth YC | 76 | 76 | 59 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 76 | 70 | 414 |
79 | 20378 | Glen Cole | Lorna Dixon | Island Barn Reservoir SC | 80 | 75 | 58 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 66 | 416 |
80 | 21513 | David Collins | Gary Oswald | Looe SC | 81 | 81 | 61 | 80 | 63 | 86n | 86n | 60 | 426 |
81 | 22865 | Tony Newcombe | Wyane Ryan | St Catherines SC | 82 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 86n | 69 | 435 |
82 | 21091 | Vernon Harrod | Richard Harrod | Ely SC | 75 | 67 | 75 | 67 | 68 | 86n | 86n | 86n | 438 |
83 | 10 | Simon Blackburn | Christopher Coghlan | Beccles Amateur SC | 78 | 82 | 68 | 82 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 447 |
84 | 21558 | Nigel Cooper | Ellen Cooper | Hampton SC | 79 | 83 | 78 | 83 | 76 | 74 | 78 | 65 | 450 |
85 | 20045 | Hugh Phillips | Pauline Hansen | Penarth YC | 83 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 453 |
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