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Sail-World.com : Smith and Mildred win Fireball Inlands
Smith and Mildred win Fireball Inlands
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Bright sunshine a friendly welcome coupled with 8-10 knots of breeze greeted the 70 competitors who made the trip to Pitsford Reservoir for the Fireball Inland Championships at Northampton Sailing Club. Current National Champions Dave Wade and Ben McGrane were absent at the Endeavour Trophy at Dave's home club. Who would take this years title?
Race 1 got away on time with Matt Findlay and Richard Anderton fighting hard to keep in front of Andy Smith and Jonny Mildred who held off club mates Kevin Hope and James Cooper and Martin Lewis and Richard Byne. There was much place changing throughout the rest of the fleet all weekend with the racing being very tight.
After lunch race 2 got away at the second attempt, this time it was Matt Mee and Richard Wagstaff who got away and they built a big lead. Hope and Cooper took second ahead of Smith/Mildred with Richard Estaugh and Sam Thompson 3rd.
The wind had dropped for the final race of the day and the race officer clearly was far to excited about the prospect of England vs Kazakhstan and hoisted the black flag. This time Russ and Ali Cormack lead from the windward mark and held this to the finish. Mee/Wagstaff holding off Estaugh/Thompson. Smith/Mildred moved through to fourth by the end of the race just ahead of Hope/Cooper.
The fleet retired to the bar and enjoyed mountains of excellent food and beverages. Morning brought fog and not a drop of wind. with only small improvement during the morning racing was abandoned meaning Andy Smith and Jonny Mildred added a second Inlands title to their collection winning by 1 point from Hope/Cooper.
Four different British teams now hold the World, European, National and Inland titles. The final Fireball event of the season is on the 1/2 November at Draycote Water with a very big turnout expected at this popular open meeting.
Pinnell and Bax Fireball Inland Championship 2008
| Rank |
SailNo |
Helm |
Crew |
Club |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
Nett |
| 1st |
14895 |
Andy Smith |
Jonny Mildred |
Notts County SC |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
| 2nd |
14950 |
Kevin Hope |
James Cooper |
Notts County SC |
3.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
| 3rd |
14994 |
Matt Mee |
Richard Wagstaff |
Hollingworth Lake SC |
9.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
| 4th |
14226 |
Martin Lewis |
Richard Byne |
Draycote Water SC |
4.0 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
| 5th |
14948 |
Richard Estaugh |
Sam Thompson |
Chase |
14.0 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
21.0 |
21.0 |
| 6th |
14805 |
Mark Maskell |
Jon Warkins |
Brightlingsea |
5.0 |
6.0 |
15.0 |
26.0 |
26.0 |
| 7th |
14899 |
Matt Findlay |
Richard Anderton |
Weston SC |
1.0 |
21.0 |
6.0 |
28.0 |
28.0 |
| 8th |
14920 |
Vince Horey |
Sam Brearey |
King George SC |
11.0 |
11.0 |
7.0 |
29.0 |
29.0 |
| 9th |
14820 |
Andrew Pearce |
Gary Henwood-Fox |
Portishead Yacht & Sailing Club |
13.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
| 10th |
15004 |
Peter Gray |
Simon Forbes |
Staunton Harold |
10.0 |
7.0 |
16.0 |
33.0 |
33.0 |
| 11th |
14954 |
Becky Priest |
Tim Saunders |
Staunton Harold |
15.0 |
12.0 |
8.0 |
35.0 |
35.0 |
| 12th |
14980 |
Tom Foskett |
Tim Needham |
Staunton Harold |
6.0 |
10.0 |
20.0 |
36.0 |
36.0 |
| 13th |
14837 |
Russ Cormack |
Ali Cormack |
Budworth |
20.0 |
16.0 |
1.0 |
37.0 |
37.0 |
| 14th |
14941 |
Denon Scott |
Andy Scott |
Chew Valley Lake SC |
16.0 |
9.0 |
12.0 |
37.0 |
37.0 |
| 15th |
14966 |
Grahame Newton |
Mark Stevens |
Staunton Harold |
8.0 |
18.0 |
13.0 |
39.0 |
39.0 |
| 16th |
14993 |
David Hall |
Paul Constable |
Thorpe Bay YC |
7.0 |
20.0 |
14.0 |
41.0 |
41.0 |
| 17th |
14370 |
Daren Fasey |
Colin Davis |
Staunton Harold |
17.0 |
14.0 |
11.0 |
42.0 |
42.0 |
| 18th |
14967 |
Tom Castle |
Anthony York |
Northampton |
21.0 |
15.0 |
18.0 |
54.0 |
54.0 |
| 19th |
14909 |
Ian Priest |
Mike Stoddart |
South Cerney |
19.0 |
22.0 |
19.0 |
60.0 |
60.0 |
| 20th |
15002 |
S J Kelsall |
Tom Williamson |
Staunton Harold |
12.0 |
27.0 |
28.0 |
67.0 |
67.0 |
| 21st |
14977 |
Philip Popple |
Gavin Tilson |
Shoreham |
18.0 |
13.0 |
36.0 DNC |
67.0 |
67.0 |
| 22nd |
14889 |
Ralph Singleton |
Maria Foster |
Chew Valley Lake SC |
22.0 |
19.0 |
26.0 |
67.0 |
67.0 |
| 23rd |
14976 |
Ross Kearney |
Stuart Kearney |
Northampton |
26.0 |
17.0 |
25.0 |
68.0 |
68.0 |
| 24th |
14935 |
Andy Foskett |
Lesley Foskett |
Staunton Harold |
23.0 |
24.0 |
23.0 |
70.0 |
70.0 |
| 25th |
14973 |
Terry Fombes |
Richard Pepperdine |
Staunton Harold |
28.0 |
23.0 |
22.0 |
73.0 |
73.0 |
| 26th |
14564 |
Jonathan Cooper |
Cheryl Jessop |
Ardleigh SC |
29.0 |
28.0 |
17.0 |
74.0 |
74.0 |
| 27th |
13951 |
Peter Slack |
Hanio Ograzinski |
Staunton Harold |
27.0 |
25.0 |
27.0 |
79.0 |
79.0 |
| 28th |
14876 |
Chris Walker |
Daniel Walker |
Staunton Harold |
25.0 |
26.0 |
29.0 |
80.0 |
80.0 |
| 29th |
14779 |
Tim Hand |
John Hobson |
Notts County SC |
24.0 |
36.0 BFD |
21.0 |
81.0 |
81.0 |
| 30th |
14266 |
Bob Tudawood |
Debbie Tudawood |
Notts County SC |
30.0 |
29.0 |
24.0 |
83.0 |
83.0 |
| 31st |
14628 |
Maria Richards |
John Platt |
BSC/Hill Head |
31.0 |
30.0 |
31.0 |
92.0 |
92.0 |
| 32nd |
14995 |
Steve Greenhalgh |
Heidi Cokayne |
Staunton Harold |
32.0 |
31.0 |
32.0 |
95.0 |
95.0 |
| 33rd |
14108 |
Richard Stone |
Ollie Stone |
Staunton Harold |
33.0 |
33.0 |
34.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 34th |
14999 |
D Festing |
K Festing |
Shoreham |
36.0 DNF |
32.0 |
33.0 |
101.0 |
101.0 |
| 35th |
14621 |
Jeremy Hurst |
Andrew Hurst |
Parkstone |
36.0 DNC |
36.0 DNC |
30.0 |
102.0 |
102.0 |
1st Silver Fleet Daren Fasey and Colin Davis
1st Bronze Fleet Jonathon Cooper and Cheryl Jessop
1st Youth Tom Castle
1st Lady Helm Becky Priest
by Tim Saunders
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