International Moth Nationals at Weymouth - Overall

The final day of the 2007 Moth Nationals started with over thirty knots blowing on the harbour wall. The Race Officer made the difficult decision to call off racing early, which turned out to be the right option as the weather deteriorated even more throughout the day.

This left Jason Belben as the overall winner after a close fought series with local boy Adam May in second place and his Weymouth buddy Sam Pascoe in third. Alex Adams has shown himself to be a contender in the future, taking a race win and giving the top three a run for their money in most of the races. Ricky Tagg put in a solid performance to take fifth after a close run week with Mike Cooke; these two were the only ones to occasionally break up the top four.

A good spread of equipment is being used at the front of the fleet with only mistakes separating the positions at the top. The two Bladeriders in attendance through the week were unfortunately plagued by teething troubles, although they do seem to have the pace.

In total 24 boats made the trip to Weymouth for a fantastic week of close racing, tip-sharing and stunt performing. The mid-week foil school was enjoyed by all in attendance, with those at the top of the fleet taking out boats from lower down and making sure they were set-up for achieving their maximum potential. All-in-all these nationals were a great success and the GBR International Moth team cannot wait to return to the venue for the World Championships next year...and fighting for/beating the Aussies in the Ashes.

Overall Results: (Click here to fill in Gear Guide information)

1st 4090 Jason Belben, Prowler, KA Sail, Fastacraft foils
2nd 4098 Adam May, Mistress 3v, KA Sail, Fastacraft foils
3rd 4093 Sam Pascoe, Mistress 3, KA Sail, Fullforce foils
4th 4082 Alex Adams, Mistress 3, KA Sail, Fullforce foils
5th 4094 Ricky Tagg, Mistress 3, KA Sail, Fullforce foils
6th 4099 Mike Cooke, Axiom v3, Hyde Sail, Aardvark foils

1st Lowrider - Russ Wheeler - Hungry tiger
1st Youth - Claire Dallimore - Magnum 9.9
1st Lady helm - Claire Dallimore
1st Junior - Douggie Imrie - Skippy
1st Master - Jason Belben
1st Veteran - Ricky Tagg
1st Wide boat - Claire Dallimore

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