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Shepherd Neame Merlin Rocket Nationals - Final report and results

'Merlin Rocket Nationals'    Nick Champion/ Champion Marine Photography

Shepherd Neame Merlin Rocket Nationals Day 6 report.

Hyde Race Day

Day 6 of the Shepherd Neame Merlin Rocket Nationals in Whitstable Bay, had a corker of a breeze, 18 – 20 knots from the west, ebb tide running east and short chop. The racing was to go down to the wire and as they say, it’s not over till its over.

With one point separating 3626 (Glenn Truswell/Olly Turner) and 3703 (Richard Whitworth/Sally Townend), it was going to a case of what tactics would be used at the start and up the first beat. This one was to go to the wire and would not be over till its over. With the wind coming for the west, the seas were the classic Whitstable short chop with easterly ebb tide.

So with a steady force 4 gusting 5, the fleet launched to see who would be crowned king. With rigs raked, the fleet showed that it was game on and charged up the first beat with 3703 leading both the race and championship, led from 3684 (Andy Davis/Ellie Bremner) and 3662 (David Winder/Pippa Taylor) with 3626 in a close fifth.

Downwind 3703 dominated till close to the leeward mark the stuffed the bow in and capsized. Recovering to 23rd at the next windward mark, they had their work cut out to retrieve the situation especially as 3626 was now in fourth.
3684 now led from 3626, 3701 (Tom Stewart/Liam Dempsey and 3662 who broke their boom during the next round.

Over the next rounds the Pirates 3685 (Willie Warren/Chris Robinson) moved into second passing 3626 with 3703 fast closing but would it be enough to see them catch and pass 3626. As the race was closing out, the Fat Lady was getting ready to sing but could 3626 hold on or would 3703 pass them and put one boat between themselves and 3626. Alas it was not to be. 3703 gave a master class on how to retrieve the situation by recovering to 6th on the water, but it was not enough. With 3684 coming home first and bringing the racing to an end, 3685 followed in second with 3626, 3712 (John Gorringe/Peter Horn) and 3704 (Chris Lewns/Tom Pygall) close astern.

3626 was crowned the national champions, having sailed in a varied set of breezes and putting an exemplary series together, but being pushed all the way by 3703. The race management was faultless and all competitors went away with a prize thanks to the generosity of the sponsors.

Merlin Rocket Nationals -  Nick Champion- Champion Marine Photography  

Holt Plate in Association with North One Design
Chipstow Race Day

By no means a side show, though 3666 (Dan Parsons/Hamish Kilburn) had won the Holt Plate with a day to spare and so take home the coveted first prize token from Chipstow Boats, the dynamics of the minor podium places was to close to call.

So gong into the last race, who would rise to occasion and who would capitulate. With two local boats in the hunt there was to be an interesting side show.

From the start, 3700 (Phil Emery/Sophie Mackey) were to get the bit between their teeth and make a last charge to secure 2nd from 3650 (Laurence Tosh/Crew) who slipped to third overall.

So to the prize giving and every competitor was to leave with a prize, a first for the Merlin Nationals and made possible due to the generosity of the race day and main sponsors.

Next year’s Nationals are in August in Penzance with big seas and hopefully similar conditions to this year.

The big question is, will Glenn/Olly, though buying an International 14 for next year, be back to defend the title they have spent so long trying to win. One that many will be hoping is a yes.


Merlin Rocket Nationals -  Nick Champion- Champion Marine Photography

 

Whitstable Yacht Club

Class: Merlin Nationals 2009
Series: Merlin Nationals 2009

Overall results
Place Sail No Flags Helm Crew Club Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Gr Pts Nt Pts
            16Aug 17Aug 18Aug 19Aug 20Aug 21Aug    
1 3626   Glen Truswell Olly Turner Starcross 3 1 1 (6) 2 3 16 10
2 3703 AM Richard Whitworth Sally Townend Hollingworth Lake & Parkstone 2 (7) 2 3 1 6 21 14
3 3684 KM Andy Davis Ellie Bremer Chase (6) 2 6 1 5 1 21 15
4 3691 A Mike Calvert Christopher Downham Axe/Castaways 5 5 4 4 4 (7) 29 22
5 3701   Tom Stewart Liam Dempsey Northampton 4 3 3 7 6 (9) 32 23
6 3712   Jon Gorringe Peter Horn Parkstone 9 8 (15) 2 9 4 47 32
7 3704 A Chris Lewns Tom Pygall Whitstable 11 4 (12) 8 12 5 52 40
8 3685   William Warren Chris Robinson Shoreham 7 9 7 (59) 17 2 101 42
9 3640   Simon Blake Phil Dalby Cookham Reach 8 10 11 (13) 8 8 58 45
10 3662 M David Winder Pippa Taylor Hollingworth Lake 10 11 5 5 15 (59) 105 46
11 3705   Matt Biggs Rob Kennaugh Blighfield 1 6 8 (59) 20 15 109 50
12 3670 D Steve Goacher Andy Tunnicliffe Royal Windermere 13 (27) 21 9 3 10 83 56
13 3676 ADMN Pat Blake Jill Blake Cookham Reach (18) 17 10 10 11 12 78 60
14 3693 DM Will Rainey Kelly Miller Cookham Reach 14 (21) 17 14 10 11 87 66
15 3666 K Dan Parsons Hamish Kilburn Whitstable 19 15 14 11 (21) 13 93 72
16 3700 AM Phil Emery Sophie Mackley Whitstable 22 (26) 19 15 16 17 115 89
17 3696 DHN Alan Warren James Warren Shoreham 15 (28) 20 17 18 21 119 91
18 3539 CDMO Dan Alsop Jennie King Lyme Regis 21 12 16 18 25 (26) 118 92
19 3665   Ross Jackson Dave Reid Shoreham 24 16 9 (59) 26 18 152 93
20 3661 DN Graham Scroggie Ben Scroggie Parkstone 25 25 23 (59) 7 14 153 94
21 3650 A Laurence Tosh TBC Banbury 26 (34) 27 12 13 24 136 102
22 3672 CDM John Cooper Hilary Bradshaw Whitstable 28 23 18 16 22 (59) 166 107
23 3610 CD Richard Dee Phil Scott Midland 27 (45) 32 25 14 20 163 118
24 3652 DN John Bell Duncan Bell Hampton 17 (39) 24 20 37 23 160 121
25 3619 ACMN David Charlton Celia Charlton Brightlingsea 23 22 25 (59) 29 22 180 121
26 3620 AC Andy Bines Derick Gentry Brightlingsea 29 24 (34) 21 23 27 158 124
27 3659 AM Julian Parry Liese Scott Hollingworth Lake 12 14 13 (59) 27 59 184 125
28 3690 M Andy Dalby Fran Gifford Trent Valley 20 13 22 (59) 59 19 192 133
29 3695   Matthew Winder Callum MacKenzie Hollingworth Lake (35) 18 28 27 33 29 170 135
30 3692   Rien Zilvold Julie Nuttall Whitstable 33 19 31 (59) 30 25 197 138
31 3617 AN Tom Chadfield Andy Chadfield Blithfield (47) 44 29 19 19 28 186 139
32 3707   Alex Jackson Ben Hollis Shoreham 16 (59) 26 59 24 16 200 141
33 3688 AN Craig Bond Jayne Bond Brightlingsea 34 38 38 (59) 32 31 232 173
34 3677 D David Proctor Ed Lowe Whitstable 30 37 46 23 (59) 41 236 177
35 3697 AMN Richard Page Lizzy Page Hampton 38 47 36 22 35 (59) 237 178
36 3706 MO Kevin Anderson Sadie Anderson Hampton 41 40 (50) 26 36 35 228 178
37 3644   Steve Mitchell Liz North Porthpean/Whitstable 43 20 37 (59) 43 38 240 181
38 3698 AM Bob O'Toole Suzie Bell Parkstone 36 41 53 24 28 (59) 241 182
39 3586 ACMN Rod Porteous Maureen Porteous Hayling Island 31 49 30 (59) 39 37 245 186
40 3674 D Mike Anslow Chris Winters Midland 32 33 (59) 59 38 30 251 192
41 3673 MN Jane Seymour Christopher Seymour Shoreham 42 29 43 (59) 44 36 253 194
42 3595 DM Richard Davis Olivia Bell Whitstable 44 43 45 (59) 31 40 262 203
43 3686 ABM Paul Aldridge Melissa Sorrell Brightlingsea 40 42 33 (59) 59 32 265 206
44 3543 BCHKO Chris Martin Tom Holland Blithfield 39 32 35 (59) 59 59 283 224
45 3687 ABM Alan Jackson Lorna Laval Maylandsea Bay 37 36 40 (59) 59 59 290 231
46 3634   Ben Archer Chris O'Toole Parkstone 48 35 56 (59) 59 34 291 232
47 3625   Richard Bramley Joanna Marlow Shoreham 51 56 48 (59) 34 43 291 232
48 3632   Marcus Robb Graham Webb Cookham Reach 52 54 49 (59) 40 39 293 234
49 3583   Nolan Forwood Will Lowes Whitstable (59) 46 39 59 59 33 295 236
50 3584 K Jack Kilburn Paul Smith Whitstable 45 30 44 (59) 59 59 296 237
51 3386 MO Andy Hay Caroline Hay RYA 46 50 42 (59) 59 42 298 239
52 3564 ABM Charles Devenport Elaine Aldis Thorpe Bay (59) 31 41 59 59 59 308 249
53 3606 AB Mike Partridge Claire Davis Hayling Island (59) 51 54 59 42 45 310 251
54 3566 MN Jon Wood Heather Wood Earlswood Lakes 49 48 52 (59) 59 44 311 252
55 2997 H Jonathan Steward Nick Yannakoyorgos   50 52 55 (59) 41 59 316 257
56 3600 CDH Robert Heath Mike Hendy Hampton 53 55 51 (59) 59 46 323 264
57 3604 ACDM Stuart Gurney Donna Rouse Thames (59) 53 47 59 59 59 336 277
58 3569   Tomos Bowen-Perkins TBA Hampton (59) 59 59 59 59 59 354 295


Whitstable Yacht Club

Class: MERLIN HOLT PLATE
Series: Merlin HOLT PLATE 2009

Overall results
Place Sail No Flags Helm Crew Club Hcap Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Gr Pts Nt Pts
              16Aug 17Aug 18Aug 19Aug 20Aug 21Aug    
1 3666 K Dan Parsons Hamish Kilburn Whitstable 1000 1 2 2 1 (12) 1 19 7
2 3700 AM Phil Emery Sophie Mackley Whitstable 1000 2 (11) 4 9 4 3 33 22
3 3650 A Laurence Tosh TBC Banbury 1005 5 (21) 6 4 2 6 44 23
4 3672 CDM John Cooper Hilary Bradshaw Whitstable 1005 6 8 3 6 14 (59) 96 37
5 3690 M Andy Dalby Fran Gifford Trent Valley 980 8 10 7 (59) 3 10 97 38
6 3610 CD Richard Dee Phil Scott Midland 1015 3 (30) 14 25 1 2 75 45
7 3619 ACMN David Charlton Celia Charlton Brightlingsea 1000 4 7 5 (59) 25 4 104 45
8 3692   Rien Zilvold Julie Nuttall Whitstable 1010 12 1 16 (59) 24 5 117 58
9 3620 AC Andy Bines Derick Gentry Brightlingsea 1005 7 9 (29) 17 19 7 88 59
10 3665   Ross Jackson Dave Reid Shoreham 980 18 14 1 (59) 23 9 124 65
11 3693 DM Will Rainey Kelly Miller Cookham Reach 950 19 (42) 28 12 8 18 127 85
12 3617 AN Tom Chadfield Andy Chadfield Blithfield 1000 (41.5) 39 17 14 5 12 128.5 87
13 3695   Matthew Winder Callum MacKenzie Hollingworth Lake 1000 27 5 9 27 (33) 19.5 120.5 87.5
14 3640   Simon Blake Phil Dalby Cookham Reach 930 29 (41) 18 15 6 25 134 93
15 3703 AM Richard Whitworth Sally Townend Hollingworth Lake & Parkstone 900 36 (48) 15 5 7 35 146 98
16 3595 DM Richard Davis Olivia Bell Whitstable 1030 16 19 21 (59) 22 21 158 99
17 3626   Glen Truswell Olly Turner Starcross 900 37.5 (43) 11 11 9 32 143.5 100.5
18 3704 A Chris Lewns Tom Pygall Whitstable 930 (33) 28.5 26 8 17 23 135.5 102.5
19 3706 MO Kevin Anderson Sadie Anderson Hampton 1025 15 15 (46) 24 36 14 150 104
20 3712   Jon Gorringe Peter Horn Parkstone 930 31 36 (43) 2 15 22 149 106
21 3686 ABM Paul Aldridge Melissa Sorrell Brightlingsea 1020 20 22 10 (59) 59 8 178 119
22 3691 A Mike Calvert Christopher Downham Axe/Castaways 900 41.5 (46) 25 7 11 36 166.5 120.5
23 3673 MN Jane Seymour Christopher Seymour Shoreham 1020 25 4 30 (59) 45 17 180 121
24 3586 ACMN Rod Porteous Maureen Porteous Hayling Island 1010 10 38 12 (59) 40 24 183 124
25 3688 AN Craig Bond Jayne Bond Brightlingsea 1010 21 26 33 (59) 28 16 183 124
26 3701   Tom Stewart Liam Dempsey Northampton 900 40 (45) 19 13 16 37 170 125
27 3684 KM Andy Davis Ellie Bremer Chase 900 (44) 44 37 3 13 29 170 126
28 3677 D David Proctor Ed Lowe Whitstable 1010 9 25 47 20 (59) 28 188 129
29 3697 AMN Richard Page Lizzy Page Hampton 1015 22 31 24 19 35 (59) 190 131
30 3674 D Mike Anslow Chris Winters Midland 1010 11 16 (59) 59 39 13 197 138
31 3386 MO Andy Hay Caroline Hay RYA 1034 17 24 13 (59) 59 26 198 139
32 3539 CDMO Dan Alsop Jennie King Lyme Regis 950 (35) 32 23 21 29 34 174 139
33 3698 AM Bob O'Toole Suzie Bell Parkstone 1010 24 28.5 50 22 20 (59) 203.5 144.5
34 3644   Steve Mitchell Liz North Porthpean/Whitstable 1005 37.5 3 35 (59) 44 27 205.5 146.5
35 3659 AM Julian Parry Liese Scott Hollingworth Lake 950 14 35 8 (59) 32 59 207 148
36 3662 M David Winder Pippa Taylor Hollingworth Lake 900 47 50 31 10 26 (59) 223 164
37 3670 D Steve Goacher Andy Tunnicliffe Royal Windermere 900 48 (54) 54 16 10 39 221 167
38 3632   Marcus Robb Graham Webb Cookham Reach 1030 43 37 36 (59) 38 19.5 232.5 173.5
39 3543 BCHKO Chris Martin Tom Holland Blithfield 1015 23 13 20 (59) 59 59 233 174
40 3634   Ben Archer Chris O'Toole Parkstone 1020 32 17 52 (59) 59 15 234 175
41 3583   Nolan Forwood Will Lowes Whitstable 1020 (59) 27 22 59 59 11 237 178
42 3687 ABM Alan Jackson Lorna Laval Maylandsea Bay 1020 13 20 27 (59) 59 59 237 178
43 3676 ADMN Pat Blake Jill Blake Cookham Reach 900 (52) 52 48 18 21 40 231 179
44 2997 H Jonathan Steward Nick Yannakoyorgos   1044 26 18 44 (59) 41 59 247 188
45 3566 MN Jon Wood Heather Wood Earlswood Lakes 1030 28 23 42 (59) 59 38 249 190
46 3584 K Jack Kilburn Paul Smith Whitstable 1015 30 6 38 (59) 59 59 251 192
47 3685   William Warren Chris Robinson Shoreham 900 46 49 39 (59) 27 31 251 192
48 3696 DHN Alan Warren James Warren Shoreham 900 50 (55) 53 23 30 43 254 199
49 3625   Richard Bramley Joanna Marlow Shoreham 1025 45 51 40 (59) 31 33 259 200
50 3705   Matt Biggs Rob Kennaugh Blighfield 900 34 47 45 (59) 34 42 261 202
51 3707   Alex Jackson Ben Hollis Shoreham 930 39 (59) 51 59 37 30 275 216
52 3661 DN Graham Scroggie Ben Scroggie Parkstone 900 53 53 55 (59) 18 41 279 220
53 3652 DN John Bell Duncan Bell Hampton 900 51 (56) 56 26 43 44 276 220
54 3564 ABM Charles Devenport Elaine Aldis Thorpe Bay 1015 (59) 12 32 59 59 59 280 221
55 3606 AB Mike Partridge Claire Davis Hayling Island 1020 (59) 34 49 59 42 45 288 229
56 3600 CDH Robert Heath Mike Hendy Hampton 1030 49 40 41 (59) 59 46 294 235
57 3604 ACDM Stuart Gurney Donna Rouse Thames 1025 (59) 33 34 59 59 59 303 244


 




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