2015 Vice Admiral's Cup – Day 2 overall
by RORC Incorporating RCYC on 17 May 2015
Day 2 - 2015 Vice Admiral's Cup Fiona Brown
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2015 Vice Admiral's Cup – After the opening day's cold and grey conditions, the sun made a welcome appearance at day two in Cowes. It was joined by a lovely north westerly breeze which kicked off the day in the high teens with guests up towards 25 knots, and gradually dropped to around 10 to 12 knots for the later races. The sparkling conditions enabled the Royal Ocean Racing Club's Race Committee to run four more windward leeward races making the total number sailed so far seven and bringing the discard into play.
The first race of the day, race four in the series, was the windiest and there were plenty of thrills and spills to entertain the spectators, particularly amongst the notoriously tippy Quarter Tonners and the slippery little SB20s. Although several boats did spin out there were no serious incidents and everyone made the most of the stunning conditions. For the most part the fleets were very well behaved on the start line with just a few individual recalls, although the J/109s did blot their copybook in race five by forcing a general recall. Fortunately, the race committee had them turned round again within minutes and they were all clear at the second time of asking.
The Quarter Ton class continued to see incredibly close racing. Although they scored a seventh in race five, Sam Laidlaw and his crew aboard 'Aguila' were able to discard that result and add two further firsts and a second to their overall score, giving them a total of nine points to count and a six-point lead. Tony Hayward's 'Blackfun' was in exceptional form and put in a 4, 1, 1, 3 score for the day, putting them on equal points with Rickard Melander's 'Alice II'. Both boats count fifteen points with 'Blackfun' currently claiming second on countback. Louise Morton's 'Bullit', being helmed today in Louise's absence by Collette Richmond, also had a good day pulling up from fifth overall to fourth at the expense of Richard Fleck's 'Per Elisa', with whom she swopped places.
The J/111s continued to be dominated by Tony Mack's 'McFly' who faltered only briefly in race four with a second, but then went on to win three straight races giving them a six point margin over their nearest rival. Stuart Sawyer's 'Black Dog' was the boat that got the better of 'McFly' in race four and they went on to add a neatly sequential second, third and fourth to their card giving them 13 points overall. 'Black Dog' now lies second overall and has a comfortable twelve point cushion, but the battle for third place is going to be a close one with 'Mustigo', owned by Scholefield/McDonald/Thomas just a single point ahead of both 'Icarus', owned by Andrew Christie and Chris Body, and 'JElvis', owned by Martin Dent, who both count 26 points going into the final day.
In the SB20 class 'Forelle Estates', owned by the Llewellyn/Wakefield/Virgus partnership, is giving a masterclass in sports boat sailing and is in the enviable position of discarding a first place to lead the regatta with six points, eight clear of the chasing pack. Leading that pack by a two-point margin is Charles Sheppard's 'Sharc' on 14 points with 'eDigital Research', owned by the Russell/Westlake partnership, still in close contention in third.
The J/109 class saw the fiercest battles of the day with three different winners of the four races. By far the most consistent performer with a 1, 3, 1, 2 score was Ian Nagle's 'Jelly Baby' who continues to lead the class and has extended their margin to 13 points. Yesterday's second place 'Jolly Jack Tar', owned by the Royal Naval Sailing Association, did not find the winter conditions to her liking and dropped down from second to fourth place. Leapfrogging over her was Robert Stiles 'Diamond Jem', who won race five and is now on equal points with Paul Griffith's 'Jagerbomb', which continues to hold the third place on count back. Both boats are counting 21 points and discarding a seventh place. In fact just four points separate second to sixth place in the J/109s with Tony Dickin's 'Jubilee' fifth with 23 points and David Rolfe's 'Shadowfax', winner of race seven, sixth overall on 25 points. Tomorrow's final day is going to be an exciting one for the J/109s.
After racing a delighted Robert Stiles of second placed J/109 'Diamond Jem' commented, 'It was fantastic sailing today. Good wind and the race officer did terribly well in keeping the races rolling. We're very glad we got four races in. We're an all amateur crew of weekend sailors from Brighton Yacht Club and we've come up to the Solent for this event which gives great class racing for us. Neil Angel is our tactician and his experience as a past winner of Cowes Week in the 1720s is invaluable. It's all to play for and as always seconds count and it will no doubt be like that tomorrow. It is the most challenging racing and the whole crew enjoys the sheer excitement that the J/109 class always generates.'
With huge potential for gains and losses for in tomorrow's concluding races we can expect a great finale. The forecast promises a south westerly that will be light and unstable first thing, but should then stabilise and build to the mid teens with gusts up into the low twenties. Weather permitting Race Officer Rob Lamb aims to run two final races starting at 10.30 to conclude what has already been a great regatta.
Full results
Class 2 - J/111s
|
Rank
|
Sail No
|
Name
|
Helm
|
Race 1
|
Race 2
|
Race 3
|
Race 4
|
Race 5
|
Race 6
|
Race 7
|
Nt Pts
|
|
1
|
GBR 111N
|
McFly
|
Tony Mack
|
1
|
(2)
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
|
2
|
GBR 1419R
|
Black Dog
|
Stuart Sawyer
|
(4)
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
13
|
|
3
|
IRL 7111
|
Mustigo
|
Scholefield, McDonald & Thomas
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
(6)
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
25
|
|
4
|
GBR 8711R
|
Icarus
|
Andrew Christie & Chris Body
|
(6)
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
26
|
|
5
|
GBR 2615R
|
JElvis
|
Martin Dent
|
(7)
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
5
|
26
|
|
6
|
GBR 7751R
|
Journeymaker II
|
Chris Jones & Louise Makin
|
3
|
(7)
|
7
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
6
|
31
|
|
7
|
GBR 1111X
|
Jitterbug
|
Cornel Riklin
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
(8/DNF)
|
8/DNC
|
8/DNC
|
8/DNC
|
32
|
Class 3 - J/109s
|
Rank
|
Sail No
|
Name
|
Helm
|
Race 1
|
Race 2
|
Race 3
|
Race 4
|
Race 5
|
Race 6
|
Race 7
|
Nt Pts
|
|
1
|
IRL 9609
|
Jelly Baby
|
Ian Nagle
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
(3)
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
|
2
|
GBR 1466R
|
Diamond Jem
|
Robert Stiles
|
(9)
|
5
|
2
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
21
|
|
3
|
GBR 6865R
|
Jagerbomb
|
Paul Griffiths
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
(7)
|
21
|
|
4
|
GBR 8541R
|
Jolly Jack Tar
|
RNSA
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
4
|
4
|
(7)
|
5
|
22
|
|
5
|
GBR 2986L
|
Jubilee
|
Tony Dickin
|
3
|
(7)
|
4
|
3
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
23
|
|
6
|
GBR 3L
|
Shadowfax
|
David Rolfe
|
4
|
4
|
(9)
|
7
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
25
|
|
7
|
GBR 8809R
|
Inspara
|
Tor Mclaren
|
5
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
(10)
|
8
|
36
|
|
8
|
GBR 2192L
|
Jynnan Tonnyx
|
Owain Franks & Jean Lockett
|
8
|
6
|
8
|
8
|
(11)
|
6
|
6
|
42
|
|
9
|
GBR 5109R
|
Designstar 2
|
Roger Phillips
|
7
|
10
|
10
|
(11)
|
8
|
9
|
9
|
53
|
|
10
|
GBR 9109T
|
Red Arrow
|
RAFSA
|
(11)
|
9
|
7
|
10
|
9
|
11
|
11
|
57
|
|
11
|
GBR 9091R
|
Juke Box
|
Chris Copeland
|
10
|
11
|
(12/DNC)
|
9
|
10
|
8
|
10
|
58
|
Class 4 - Quarter Tonners
|
Rank
|
Sail No
|
Name
|
Helm
|
Hcap
|
Race 1
|
Race 2
|
Race 3
|
Race 4
|
Race 5
|
Race 6
|
Race 7
|
Nt Pts
|
|
1
|
GBR 8414R
|
Aguila
|
Sam Laidlaw
|
0.907
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
(7)
|
2
|
1
|
9
|
|
2
|
NZL 3311
|
Blackfun
|
Tony Hayward
|
0.91
|
(5)
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
15
|
|
3
|
SWE 7744
|
Alice II
|
Rickard Melander
|
0.911
|
2
|
1
|
(5)
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
15
|
|
4
|
FRA 7891
|
Bullit
|
Colette Richmond
|
0.91
|
4
|
(6)
|
3
|
2
|
6
|
4
|
5
|
24
|
|
5
|
GBR 222R
|
Per Elisa
|
Richard Fleck
|
0.909
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
(8)
|
6
|
26
|
|
6
|
GBR 501
|
Illegal Immigrant
|
William McNeill
|
0.909
|
(7)
|
3
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
4
|
28
|
|
7
|
GBR 8650R
|
Espada
|
Julian Metherell
|
0.91
|
6
|
7
|
(8)
|
8
|
5
|
7
|
7
|
40
|
|
8
|
GBR 7259Y
|
Magnum Evolution
|
Eric Reynolds
|
0.863
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
(10)
|
3
|
10
|
43
|
|
9
|
GBR 7055
|
Runaway Bus
|
Tom Hill
|
0.895
|
(10)
|
10
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
10
|
8
|
55
|
|
10
|
GBR 502
|
Catch
|
Olivia Dowling
|
0.913
|
(14/DNC)
|
14/DNC
|
14/DNC
|
10
|
8
|
9
|
9
|
64
|
|
11
|
GBR 2736R
|
Joker
|
Edward White
|
0.912
|
9
|
9
|
10
|
(14/DNF)
|
14/DNC
|
14/DNC
|
14/DNC
|
70
|
|
12
|
IRL 1392
|
Cobh Pirate
|
Ben Daly
|
0.908
|
(14/DNC)
|
14/DNC
|
14/DNC
|
14/DNF
|
14/DNC
|
14/DNC
|
14/DNC
|
84
|
Class 5 - SB20's
|
Rank
|
Sail No
|
Name
|
Helm
|
Race 1
|
Race 2
|
Race 3
|
Race 4
|
Race 5
|
Race 6
|
Race 7
|
Nt Pts
|
|
1
|
GBR 30
|
Forelle Estates
|
Llewellyn/Wakefield/Virgus
|
(1)
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
|
2
|
GBR 3082
|
Sharc
|
Charles Sheppard
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
(4)
|
2
|
14
|
|
3
|
GBR 3027
|
eDigital Research
|
A & C Russell, ED, HD & EM Westlake
|
(3)
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
16
|
|
4
|
GBR 3368
|
6a Vision Homes
|
Peter Noe
|
(7)
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
32
|
|
5
|
GBR 3096
|
Red Kite
|
Roger Harford
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
(7)
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
32
|
|
6
|
GBR 3106
|
Whyaduck
|
Tom Clay
|
(10/DNC)
|
10/DNC
|
10/DNC
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
36
|
|
7
|
GBR 3561
|
Wight Dragon
|
Mark Irons
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
(8)
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
37
|
|
8
|
GBR 3571
|
Turbulence Too
|
Paul French
|
5
|
5
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
(10/DNC)
|
37
|
|
9
|
GBR 3305
|
Trio
|
Gary Baker
|
(10/DNC)
|
10/DNC
|
10/DNC
|
10/DNC
|
10/DNC
|
10/DNC
|
10/DNC
|
60
|
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