Another light and shifty wind greeted the sailors at the start of Day 4 of the Navigators & General National Championships.
Race 1 got away at the third attempt under a black flag, only to be abandoned moments later because the windward mark was detatched from it's anchor.
The forth attempt was more successful, but the light westerly wind was as shifty as ever. Dave & Ed Coady led at 1st mark with Shane McLoughlin & Oscar Langan from Ireland 2nd. The reach was very tight and Shane & Oscar got past Dave & Ed at the gybe mark and held the lead to the finish. At the start of the 2nd beat, Reg & Gemma were up to 3rd. Dave & Ed went left, but this time it did not pay with more pressure on the right. This allowed Henry & Jamie Rastrick to get up to 2nd at the windward mark with Reg & Gemma 3rd and Sarah & Sandy 4th. Positions did not change on final run. This was enough to give Reg & Gemma the championship with a race to spare.
Photos by Gareth Fudge - www.boatographic.co.uk
Race 2 got away first time under a black flag in a much more solid force 3-4 breeze. Reg & Gemma lead at the first mark with David and Ed 2nd and Sarah & Sandy 3rd. These positions remained unchanged to the finish. Eleanor Keers & Izzy Pugh in "Peanut" put in a commendable performance to finish 4th.
All Gareth's photos from Day 4 are on www.boatographic.co.uk, from where they can be purchased.
Prizegiving photos by Helen Grayson
Final Results
Entries: 34 Races Sailed: 10 Discard: 2
Place | Tally | Helm | Crew | Boat | Club | Series Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 |
1 | 12 | Rachel Grayson | Gemma Francis Burnett | 70756 - Little Britches | Beaver SC | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
2 | 32 | David Coady | Ed Coady | 70726 - The Mystery Machine |
Derwent Reservoir SC |
21 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
3 | 14 | Sarah Richards | Sandy Simpson | 70806 - Mischief | Beaver SC | 31 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
4 | 15 | Henry Rastrick | Jamie Rastrick | 70472 - Wild Thing | Ripon SC | 33 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
5 | 5 | Roscoe Martin | Maddie Wylie | 70712 - Veni Vidi Sinki | Ogston SC | 71 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 11 |
6 | 31 | Shane McLoughlin | Oscar Langan | 70428 - Q White Hot | Sutton Dinghy Club (IRL) | 73 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 7 |
7 | 7 | Gemma Keers | Imogen Bellfield | 70715 - Ship Happens | Itchenor SC | 84 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
8 | 33 | Colin Stephens | Polly Stephens | 70427 (69674) - Cool Running | Penzance SC | 85 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 9 |
9 | 23 | Scarlett Shepherd | Harvey Martin | 70716 - The Bootle Bumtrinket | Restronguet SC | 89 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
10 | 8 | Eleanor Keers | Izzy Pugh | 70713 - Peanut | Itchenor SC | 97 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
11 | 27 | Esther Bowdler | Scarlett Crago | 70537 - Complete and Utter Chaos | Looe SC | 105 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 19 |
12 | 34 | Rebecca Stephens | Ruby Stephens | 70564 - Gone With The Wind II | Penzance SC | 105 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 26 |
13 | 18 | Natasha Ewart Smith | Sarah Ewart Smith | 70584 - Bubblegum | Itchenor SC | 106 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 8 |
14 | 9 | Alexander Simpson | Douglas Simpson | 70674 | Ullswater YC | 110 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 35 |
15 | 29 | Jamie Penman | Harry Penman | 70650 - Marshmallow II | Itchenor SC | 110 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 16 |
16 | 4 | Emma Clayton | Faye Caswell | 70567 - Deal With It | Yorkshire Dales SC & Otley SC | 113 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 5 |
17 | 25 | Richard Sender | Thomas Sender | 70603 - One Last Chance / Course You Can | Tonbridge Town SC | 114 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 6 | 10 | 27 |
18 | 13 | Matt Grayson | (no crew - singlehanded) | 70015 - B-Limey Somthing Different | Beaver SC | 121 | 13 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 20 |
19 | 28 | Brian Bowdler | (no crew - singlehanded) | 31809 - Floyd | Looe SC | 128 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 28 |
20 | 30 | Martin Egan | Sennen Addinall | 69667 - Bold Forester | Restronguet SC | 128 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 15 |
21 | 19 | George Richards | Alexander Braid | 70618 - Tinytanic | Beaver SC | 129 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 22 | 12 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
22 | 21 | Tom Weston | Paddy Jefferies | 70821 | Itchenor SC | 130 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 22 |
23 | 1 | Robert Richardson | Jamie Wilson | 70525 - Warhorse | Royal Windermere YC | 147 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 13 |
24 | 2 | Ollie Hawkins | Archie Hawkins | 70810 - YOLO | Looe SC | 148 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 29 | 3 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 10 |
25 | 16 | Henry Heath | James Dickinson | 70714 | Itchenor SC | 149 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 17 |
26 | 17 | Emily Heath | Pippa Heath | 70504 - Swift | Itchenor SC | 151 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 35 |
27 | 22 | Harriet Watkins | Helena Watkins | 70697 - Forget Me Knot | Poole YC | 154 | 34 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 21 |
28 | 24 | Richard & Rosie Rowell | Rosie & Richard Rowell | 70785 - Vegemite Sandwich | Dunsborough Bay YC (AUS) | 156 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 31 |
29 | 10 | Celia Hansell | Jasper Ewart Smith | 70676 - Racing Demon | Itchenor SC | 170 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 23 |
30 | 26 | Tai Buxton | Thomas Hartley | 70792 - Blacksheep | Itchenor SC | 176 | 25 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 32 | 28 | 25 |
31 | 11 | Edward Hansell | Sally Lorimer / Esme Shepherd | 70625 - Kiss My Rudder | Itchenor SC & Restronguet SC | 220 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 18 |
32 | 3 | Oliver Wilson | Hannah Wilson | 70703 - Double Trouble Too | Itchenor SC | 229 | 28 | 23 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 |
33 | 20 | Felix Jefferies | Monty Heath | 70725 - Grey Hound | Itchenor SC | 235 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 35 |
34 | 6 | Ollie Pugh | Lucy Pugh | 70631 - Chips | Itchenor SC | 246 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 |