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Fireball Open Meeting at Shoreham Sailing Club
'Fireballs at Shoreham Sailing Club'
Warwick Baker
The conditions that greeted the 27 Fireballs at the Open Meeting hosted by Shoreham Sailing Club over the weekend of 27th and 28th June were nothing short of perfect – 12 knots of breeze and glorious sunshine.
One person who was not destined to enjoy the conditions was Chips Howarth, who, due to a major diary malfunction, was on a ferry in mid-Channel just as the gun for the first race was being fired. However, Vince Horey stepped in as a last minute replacement to helm for Vyv Townend. Howarth’s are big shoes to fill but Horey pulled it off with aplomb. He came off the line stormed up the beat and rounded the first mark ahead of Andy Smith and Jonny Mildred and extended his lead throughout. At the last leeward mark he even had time to stop and retrieve the spinnaker pole that an exuberant Townend had thrown overboard during the drop – luckily the new Twaron poles float better than the traditional Kevlar wrapped alloy versions! At the finish it was Horey first, with Smith second and recently crowned National Champions Matt Burge and Richard Wagstaff third.
In the second race, Phil Popple and Gavin Tillson led around the first mark, closely followed by Smith, Dave Wade and Ben McGrane, and Horey. During the hoist Popple managed to nearly decapitate Mildred with his spinnaker. Wade emerged best from the ensuing chaos to lead from Horey and Burge. These three boats had a great ding-dong around the next two laps. Down the last run, Wade and Burge got into a match race allowing Horey to slip through and take his second bullet.
For Saturday night, Shoreham SC put on their usual hospitality and the fleet was able to enjoy a few beers and a spit roast.
Sunday dawned with sea mist and a distinct lack of breeze. The fleet launched only to drift around in the tide. Eventually five knots of breeze kicked in – hardly the stuff for exhilarating high performance sailing but enough to get over the start line....just. Peter Gray and Simon Forbes led around the first mark closely followed by Howarth who had finally made it back to the UK. Gray maintained the lead for two laps but eventually Wade got through both Gray and Howarth and at the finish the order was Wade, Howarth and Gray.
Fireballs at Shoreham Sailing Club - Warwick Baker
In the second race the fleet managed to complete two laps and the Race Officer took the wise position to shorten course before the wind disappeared completely. Howarth led from start to finish with Wade second and Smith third.
A big thank you must go to SYC for once again putting on an excellent event.
Results are final as of 17:01 on June 28, 2009
Overall
Sailed:4, Discards:1, To count:3, Entries:27, Scoring system:Appendix A
Rank
Boat
Class
SailNo
Club
HelmName
CrewName
R1
R2
R3
R4
Total
Nett
1st
Fireball
15013
Bewl Valley SC
Wally Howarth
Vyv Townend
1.0
1.0
(2.0)
1.0
5.0
3.0
2nd
P/B / Selden / Gul
Fireball
14993
Northampton
Dave Wade
Ben McGrane
(28.0 DNC)
3.0
1.0
2.0
34.0
6.0
3rd
Lickin' On Both Sides
Fireball
14994
Pool YC
Matt Burge
Richard Wagstaff
3.0
2.0
4.0
(28.0 DNC)
37.0
9.0
4th
Gul
Fireball
14895
Notts County SC
Andy Smith
Jonny Mildred
2.0
5.0
(8.0)
3.0
18.0
10.0
5th
Fireball
15004
SHSC
Peter Gray
Simon Forbes
(11.0)
9.0
3.0
4.0
27.0
16.0
6th
Fireball
14980
SHSC
Tom Foskett
Tim Needham
6.0
4.0
(12.0)
7.0
29.0
17.0
7th
Fireball
14899
Weston SC
Matt Findlay
Richard Anderton
5.0
(13.0)
5.0
10.0
33.0
20.0
8th
The New Bossy
Fireball
14954
Staunton Harold SC
Becky Priest
Tim Saunders
7.0
6.0
7.0
(11.0)
31.0
20.0
9th
Fireball
14976
Sheffield Viking SC
Tom Gillard
Francis Rowan
(8.0)
7.0
6.0
8.0
29.0
21.0
10th
J R Nee Too
Fireball
14977
Shoreham SC
Philip Popple
Gavin Tillson
4.0
8.0
(13.0)
12.0
37.0
24.0
11th
Southpaws
Fireball
14941
Chew Valley SC
Derian Scott
Andy Scott
(10.0)
10.0
9.0
6.0
35.0
25.0
12th
Fireball
14820
PYSC
Andy Pearce
Marisa Foster
(14.0)
14.0
10.0
5.0
43.0
29.0
13th
Fireball
14628
Hill Head SC
Simon Lomas-Clarke
John Piatt
12.0
11.0
11.0
(13.0)
47.0
34.0
14th
Mashed Potato
Fireball
14909
Aberdeen & Stonehaven
Ian Piest
Lucy Linggard
(15.0)
15.0
15.0
9.0
54.0
39.0
15th
Fireball
14946
HISC
Keith Walker
Rhys Pickett
13.0
12.0
(16.0)
15.0
56.0
40.0
16th
Wifebeater
Fireball
14755
Blackwater SC
Dave Ryder
Michelle Ryder
17.0
(21.0)
17.0
16.0
71.0
50.0
17th
Indefiaball
Fireball
14621
Parkstone YC
Laurel Cottage
Andrew Hurst
(19.0)
18.0
19.0
14.0
70.0
51.0
18th
May Contain Nuts
Fireball
15016
Staunton Harold
Pete Slack
David Slack
(23.0)
20.0
14.0
18.0
75.0
52.0
19th
Flying Pigs
Fireball
14789
Bristol Corinthian YC
Rhys Lankester
Jason Rickards
16.0
16.0
(21.0)
20.0
73.0
52.0
20th
Second Wind
Fireball
14266
Notts County SC
Bob Tuckwood
Debbie Tuckwood
(20.0)
19.0
20.0
17.0
76.0
56.0
21st
Dragens Breath
Fireball
14268
Shoreham SC
Nick Hurst
Ben Fjaerem
18.0
(22.0)
18.0
21.0
79.0
57.0
22nd
The Bow Street Runner
Fireball
14999
Shoreham SC
David Festing
Karen Festing
21.0
17.0
(24.0)
24.0
86.0
62.0
23rd
Chop Chop
Fireball
14135
Shoreham SC
Stewart Scarff
Lesley Scarff
22.0
(25.0)
22.0
19.0
88.0
63.0
24th
Balti King
Fireball
14888
KG SC
Al Fry
Andy Thompson
9.0
(28.0 DNC)
28.0 DNC
28.0 DNS
93.0
65.0
25th
Fireball
14579
Shoreham SC
Martin Walker
Suzi Capey
(25.0)
23.0
23.0
22.0
93.0
68.0
26th
D:Ream
Fireball
14387
Shoreham SC
Wendy Wood
Helen Bedford
24.0
(28.0 DNC)
25.0
23.0
100.0
72.0
27th
Queen of Pain
Fireball
14674
Shoreham SC
Caroline Still
Martin Atkinson
(28.0 DNC)
24.0
26.0
25.0
103.0
75.0
Fireballs at Shoreham Sailing Club - Warwick Baker
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