Racing on Day 3 of the Gul Mirror Nationals took place in a south westerly force 4-5 which backed to the south and got stronger as the day progressed, rain, and a forecast of worse to come later in the afternoon. Once again there were plenty of capsizes and gear failures to keep the patrol boats busy.
After a long postponement, Race 8 got away at the third attempt under a 'U' flag on yet another Windward-Leeward course (yawn). This time it was Stan & Penny Bland from Woollahra Sailing Club who took line honours ahead of Dave & Imogen Wade from Northampton with Simon & Tyson Barwood from Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club third.
By the time Race 9 started, the wind had started to back, starting to bring some of the swell in Falmouth Bay up the Carrick Roads and onto the race course. Finally the fleet got to do a triange-sausage course and with the wind gusting and swell building, the reaches were very exciting. The conditions suited Simon & Tyson who won ahead of Dave & Imogen with Howard Leoto & Shane White from Izivungu, a Township charity near Cape Town, which promotes sailing & music, in third place. These young South Africian sailors sadly missed the first two days of the championships due to passport & visa issues.
Race 10 got away at the second attempt under a 'U' flag. By this time the swell and wind had built further making the reaches even more exciting and the gybe mark saw more than it's fair share of capsizes. Once again it was Simon & Tyson who took line honours ahead of Dave & Imogen with Richard & Tom Sender from Tonbridge Town Sailing Club in third.
So Dave & Imogen won the National Championship with 12 points, only one point behind was Simon & Tyson with Richard & George Bullock from Itchenor Sailing Club third with a very consistent set of results. Congratulations to all the young Mirror sailors who took part in some very full on conditions and kept going & a special mention to Bella Cockwell & Tamsyn Stacy from Restronguet who only started sailing Mirrors part way through this season and claim to have capsized more than anybody else during the championship. Full results here.
Results
Sailed: 10, Discards: 2, To count: 8, Entries: 50, Scoring system: Appendix A
| Rank | Tally | Boat | Nat | Helm & Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Total | Nett | ||
| 1st | 50 | 70852 | GBR | Dave & Imogen Wade | Northampton Sailing Club | (3) | (2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 2nd | 4 | 70921- Platypus | AUS | Simon & Tyson Barwood | Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club | (14) | 1 | 2 | (3) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 13 | ||
| 3rd | 60 | 70654 - Swift | GBR | Richard & George Bullock | Itchenor Sailing Club | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | (8) | 3 | 5 | 4 | (9) | 50 | 33 | ||
| 4th | 3 | 70592 - MCA Demo Boat | AUS | Stan & Penny Bland | Woollahra Sailing Club | 1 | 9 | (14) | 7 | 7 | 6 | (25) | 1 | 6 | 4 | 80 | 41 | ||
| 5th | 10 | 70915 - Ripples | GBR | Chris & Daisy Fuller | Hayling Island SC | 5 | (21) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | (9) | 5 | 71 | 41 | ||
| 6th | 55 | 70688 - Snowdrop | GBR | David & Tamara Leach | Crawley Mariners YC | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | (51 RET) | 10 | 11 | 7 | (16) | 122 | 55 | ||
| 7th | 69 | 70603 - Course you can | GBR | Richard & Tom Sender | Tonbridge Town Sailing Club | 13 | 7 | (16) | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | (25) | 3 | 102 | 61 | ||
| 8th | 22 | 70811 - Hype | GBR | Archie Hawkins & Jack Stevens | Looe Sailing Club | 15 | (18) | 3 | 6 | 5 | (19) | 9 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 112 | 75 | ||
| 9th | 8 | 70595 - Red Winder charter | AUS | Tara Wilson & Celia May | Balmoral Sailing Club | 12 | 13 | 10 | (19) | 11 | 7 | (14) | 10 | 5 | 12 | 113 | 80 | ||
| 10th | 54 | 70796 - KitKat | GBR | Maddie Hantrais& Emilia House | Itchenor Sailing Club | (23) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 21 | (51 DNC) | 157 | 83 | ||
| 11th | 64 | 70703 - Double Trouble | GBR | Tom Ewart-Smith & Monty Heath | Itchenor Sailing Club | (30) | 4 | (51 OCS) | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 166 | 85 | ||
| 12th | 14 | 70806 - Mischief | GBR | Sandy & Douglas Simpson | Bassenthwaite SC | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | (18) | 13 | (19.5) | 131.5 | 94 | ||
| 13th | 56 | 70667 - Instant Custard | GBR | Dee Fleming & Thomas Kelsall | Staunton Harold SC | 7 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 15 | (23) | (51 RET) | 177 | 103 | ||
| 14th | 12 | 70410 - Emmelbee | RSA | Paul & Polly Changuion | Royal Natal Yacht Club | (22) | 15 | 17 | 8 | (22) | 16 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 148 | 104 | ||
| 15th | 23 | 70846 - Soul Surfer | RSA | Grant Ekermans & Helen Jansen Van Vuuren | TSC | (29) | 14 | 11 | (21) | 18 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 161 | 111 | ||
| 16th | 59 | 70520 - Smurf | GBR | Camilla & Zara Bullock | Itchenor Sailing Club | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 12 | (51 DNC) | (36) | 20 | 21 | 199 | 112 | ||
| 17th | 16 | 70785 - Vegemite Sandwich | AUS | Richard & Tessa Rowell | Dunsborough Bay Yacht Club | (21) | 17 | (21) | 20 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 155 | 113 | ||
| 18th | 20 | 70549 - Purple Reign | GBR | Oscar Phypers & Nuala Sellwood | Restronguet Sailing Club | 2 | 8 | 4 | (51 RET) | (51 RET) | 32 | 51 DNS | 19 | 14 | 13 | 245 | 143 | ||
| 19th | 1 | 70618 - Tinytaanic | GBR | Thomas & Daniel Crook | Trearddur Bay SC | 16 | 11 | 13 | (51 RET) | 21 | 18 | 16 | 26 | 22 | (51 RET) | 245 | 143 | ||
| 20th | 17 | 70840 - MCA Demo Boat 'Teapot' | AUS | Rosie & Matilda Rowell | Dunsborough Bay Yacht Club | (26) | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | (29) | 19 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 204 | 149 | ||
| 21st | 13 | 70625 - Kiss My Rudder | GBR | Thomas & George McLaren | Looe Sailing Club | 17 | (31) | 19 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 23 | (37) | 23 | 218 | 150 | ||
| 22nd | 27 | 70537 - Complete and utter chaos | GBR | Morgan Steeper & Fleur Bennet | Looe Sailing Club | 9 | 19 | (25) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 16 | (25) | 205 | 155 | ||
| 23rd | 66 | 70447 - Fever | GBR | Kyle & Freya Brown | Restronguet Sailing Club | (51 DNC) | (51 DNC) | 51 DNC | 22 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 275 | 173 | ||
| 24th | 2 | 70673 - Gone With The Wind III | GBR | George Lenney & Martin Egan | Restronguet Sailing Club | 19 | (28) | (29) | 25 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 231 | 174 | ||
| 25th | 19 | 70184 - Eat my shorts | GBR | Thomas Langan & Ruby Porter | Looe Sailing Club | 18 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 30 | 23 | 22 | (34) | 26 | (51 DNC) | 266 | 181 | ||
| 26th | 21 | 70412 - MCA Demo Boat | RSA | Kuba Miszewski & William Gordge | TSC | 20 | 27 | 20 | 28 | (51 DSQ) | (51 RET) | 51 DNC | 21 | 28 | 19.5 | 316.5 | 214.5 | ||
| 27th | 18 | 70209 - Chaos | GBR | Connor Langan & Daniel Blewett | Looe Sailing Club | 28 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | (32) | (51 DNC) | 298 | 215 | ||
| 28th | 26 | 70287 - Inferno | GBR | Scarlett & Romilly Crago | Looe Sailing Club | 24 | 22 | 23 | (34) | 33 | 30 | 34 | (39) | 34 | 26 | 299 | 226 | ||
| 29th | 51 | 70513 | GBR | Ron Vass & Shiloh Woodroffe-Vass | Reading S.C | (36) | 32 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 28 | (35) | 30 | 24 | 297 | 226 | ||
| 30th | 67 | 37922 - Small Fry | GBR | Barrie & Max Phypers | Restronguet Sailing Club | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 30 | (51 DNC) | (51 DNC) | 51 DNC | 331 | 229 | ||
| 31st | 58 | 70791 - Snowy | GBR | Alice Bullock & Laura Hantrais | Itchenor Sailing Club | (35) | (34) | 24 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 299 | 230 | ||
| 32nd | 63 | 65591 - Deal With It | GBR | Harrison & Tristan Webb | The Poole Yacht Club | 32 | (36) | (34) | 33 | 26 | 32 RDG | 32 RDG | 29 | 33 | 27 | 314 | 244 | ||
| 33rd | 9 | 70714 - Peer Pressure | GBR | Steven & Joseph Bland | The Poole Yacht Club | (51 DNF) | (51 DNC) | 51 DNC | 18 | 34 | 27 | 18 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 348 | 246 | ||
| 34th | 7 | 70222 - Whatever! | GBR | Hannah Staff & Bethan Gummow | Looe Sailing Club | 25 | 23 | 27 | 35 | 31 | (51 DSQ) | 29 | 31 | (51 RET) | 51 DNC | 354 | 252 | ||
| 35th | 11 | 70743 - Arthur Lambchop | AUS | Gavin & Oliver Cooke | Balmoral Sailing Club | (51 DNC) | (51 DNC) | 51 DNC | 30 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 378 | 276 | ||
| 36th | 29 | 70845 - P&B RSA | RSA | Marlon Jone & Lebo January | Izivungu | (51 DNC) | (51 DNC) | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 12 | 11 | 8 | 388 | 286 | ||
| 37th | 30 | 70844 - Harken - Ullman | RSA | Howard Leoto & Shane White | Izivungu | (51 DNC) | (51 DNC) | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 7 | 3 | 22 | 389 | 287 | ||
| 38th | 5 | 5846 - Bananaskin | GBR | Zoë & Jack Beckly | Restronguet Sailing Club | 31 | 30 | 31 | 36 | (51 RET) | (51 RET) | 24 | 33 | 51 DNC | 51 RET | 389 | 287 | ||
| 39th | 52 | 66787 - Honeychu | GBR | Julie Vass | Reading Sailing Club | (51 DNC) | 29 | 30 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 31 | (51 DNC) | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 395 | 293 | ||
| 40th | 61 | 15563 - Blyskawica | GBR | William & Emma Sellwood | Restronguet Sailing Club | 34 | 33 | 33 | (51 RET) | 35 | 33 | (51 RET) | 51 DNC | 51 RET | 28 | 400 | 298 | ||
| 41st | 62 | 70629 - Moonshadow | GBR | Isabella Webb & Grace Bland | The Poole Yacht Club | (51 RET) | (51 RET) | 51 DNF | 40 | 51 RET | 51 DNC | 32 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 432 | 330 | ||
| 42nd | 65 | 70624 - Vitamin Sea | GBR | Charles & Edward House | Itchenor Sailing Club | (51 DNF) | 35 | 35 | 39 | 32 | (51 RET) | 51 DNC | 37 | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 433 | 331 | ||
| 43rd | 15 | 70725 - Greyhound | GBR | Bella Cockwell & Tamsin Stacey | Restronguet Sailing Club | 33 | 37 | (51 DNC) | 38 | (51 DNC) | 51 RET | 51 DNC | 41 | 31 | 51 DNC | 435 | 333 | ||
| 44th | 24 | 69957 - Rock It | GBR | Daniel Seabourne & Charlie Beckly | Restrouguet Sailing Club | (51 DNF) | (51 DNF) | 51 DNF | 31 | 51 DNC | 51 RET | 51 DNC | 30 | 35 | 51 RET | 453 | 351 | ||
| 45th | 6 | 70695 - Expelliarmus | GBR | Philip & Felix Goodwin | Itchenor Sailing Club | 8 | (51 RET) | (51 DNC) | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 467 | 365 | ||
| 46th | 53 | 70390 -Salty Dog | GBR | Sandy & Lauren Anderson | Restronguet Sailing Club | (51 RET) | (51 DNC) | 51 DNC | 27 | 51 RET | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 32 | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 467 | 365 | ||
| 47th | 57 | 70905 - Big Dippers | GBR | Paul & Gabriel Nichols | Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club | (51 DNC) | (51 DNC) | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 510 | 408 | ||
| 47th | 28 | 70822 | RSA | Heinie Wentzel & Mathew Francke | Izivungu | (51 DNC) | (51 DNC) | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 510 | 408 | ||
| 47th | 68 | 63392 - Legacy | GBR | Ben & Wilfred Lloyd-King | Restronguet Sailing Club | (51 DNC) | (51 DNC) | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 510 | 408 | ||
| 47th | 25 | 70003 - Encore une Fois | GBR | Jake Bonsor & Kirsty Mills | Warsash Sailing Club | (51 DNC) | (51 DNC) | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 51 DNC | 510 | 408 | ||
Prizegiving
Prizegiving photos by Martin Egan & Sally Adams - click to expand
Trophy Winners
| Trophy | Awarded for | Winner |
| Marlow Rope Trophy | Winners Race 1 | Stan & Penny Bland (AUS) |
| Turbo Service International Plate (originally the Cassandra's Cauldron was presented, but has been missing since 2003) | Winners Race 2 | Simon & Tyson Barwood (AUS) |
| Winners Race 3 | Dave & Imogen Wade | |
| Peter Wilson Trophy | Winners Race 4 | Dave & Imogen Wade |
| City of Plymouth Trophy | Winners Race 5 | Dave & Imogen Wade |
| National Westminster , International Paint Trophy | Winners Race 6 | Dave & Imogen Wade |
| Abersoch Trophy | Winners Race 7 | Simon & Tyson Barwood (AUS) |
| 40th Anniversary Trophy | Winners Race 8 | Stan & Penny Bland (AUS) |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour Trophy | Winners Race 9 | Simon & Tyson Barwood (AUS) |
| Roger Graffy Trophy | Winners Race 10 | Simon & Tyson Barwood (AUS) |
| Proops Pot | First Lady Helm | Tara Wilson (AUS) |
| Arthur Vine Trophy | Leading Helm & Crew U19 other than overall winners | Maddie Hantrais & Emilia House |
| Arthur Birt Trophy | 1st Local U19 Helm (not placed overall) | George Lenney |
| Aberdeen Trophy | Highest Placed Scottish Boat | Sandy & Douglas Simpson |
| Gulf Cup | Highest Placed Welsh boat | Should have been awarded to Thomas & Daniel Crook, but they were given the Welsh Championship trophy for some reason. |
| Harry Yule Smith Plate | Leading Helm & Crew U15 other than overall winners | Archie Hawkins & Jack Stevens |
| Fleet Shield | Best Team of three boats entered from same Club | Itchenor SC |
| Lucas Trophy (which appears to be lost, the Victor Shaw Trophy has been used instead recently) | Leading helm over 39 | Not awarded |
| 1963 Trophy | Leading helm over 49 | Simon Barwood (AUS) |
| Shavian Mug | Last on points who completed every race | Alice Bullock & Laura Hantrais |
| Topaz Trophy | Leading parent & offspring | Dave & Imogen Wade |
| Silver Jubilee Trophy | 25th Boat Overall | Thomas Langan & Ruby Porter |
| Dyno-Rod Cup | Best Devon or Cornwall Boat Helm & Crew U18 | Archie Hawkins & Jack Stevens |
| Super Crew Cup | Youngest Crew to complete all races | |
| Ptwootle Trophy | 1st Wooden Boat | Paul & Polly Changuion (RSA) |
| Bass Charrington Trophy | 1st Singlehander (was previously for the winner of the Single Handed Race) | Julie Vass |
| Jan Grieg-Gran Plate for Bronze fleet | Winners Bronze Fleet | Barrie & Oscar Phypers |
| America Cup | 3rd Overall Helm & Crew | Richard & George Bullock |
| Pioneer Cup | 2nd Overall Helm & Crew | Simon & Tyson Barwood (AUS) |
| HL Twentyman Challange Cup (originally the Crew's Trophy was awarded, but this has been missing since 2008) | 1st Overall Crew | Imogen Wade |
| Daily Mirror Trophy | 1st Overall Helm | Dave Wade |
(Trophies in strikethrough text were not returned)
