Optimist British National and Open Champ - Perfect sailing on day 4

by Amy Cada on 7 Aug 2014

Volvo Gill Optimist National & Open National Championships 2014 Amy Cada

Solid sunshine with eight to 14 knots of consistent breeze made for perfect Optimist sailing on day four of the Volvo Gill Optimist British National and Open Championships.

Sailors were challenged with shiftier conditions than earlier in the week. The Senior Fleet (Main) took to the outer harbor course where both the gold and silver fleets completed three races. Four general recalls indicated the fleet is stepping up the level of competition for the final few days of the Championships.

The final race today proved to be the most problematic for the Senior Fleet (Main). Sailing under the black flag saw two boats caught out at one mark followed by another six to eight.

The international sailors remained strong at top of the fleet, especially the Dutch, Spanish and Norwegian sailors.

The Junior Fleet (Main) raced in Weymouth Bay where the conditions were wavier with gentle surf. The gold and silver fleets also managed three races each and managed to push hard enough that the fleet had their first general recall of the week.

For the first time, the Regatta Fleet sailors experienced staying out on the water racing for the whole day; they completed five races without coming in for lunch. The fleet had five races with one general recall. When a gust of breeze kicked in at the downwind gate on race four, a bit of chaos ensued with a number of capsizes at the gybe mark.

It was a big learning day for the Regatta Coaching Fleet who had three races in the afternoon. Starting techniques improved dramatically, which was demonstrated with the first OTS of the week. The entire fleet has started to push much harder and a general recall in the first race caused some confusion before coaches went around explained what the signals meant.

Tomorrow Sir Ben Ainslie will be making a special appearance at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy to do a short talk for all sailors followed by starting the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation Fun Run.

Volvo Gill Optimist British and Open Championship - Senior Fleet Gold

Entries: 87 Total Races Sailed: 17

Provisional Results

Series Place	Sail No	Helm	M/F	Prize Age	Ribbon	Race 4B	Race 5A	Race 5B	Race 6A	Race 6B	Race 7A	Race 7B	Race 8	Race 9	Race 10
1	BEL1167	Lennert STEELANDT	M	15	Yellow	1	2		1		6		6	5	5
2	NOR3808	Uffe TOMASGAARD	M	14	Yellow	SPE88		3		10		4	10	1	1
3	NED3099	Annabelle WESTERHOF	F	14	Yellow			16		5		5	41	4	2
4	6271	Vita HEATHCOTE	F	13	Yellow	3	1		4		16		4	22	20
5	ESP2402	Albert GELPI	M	15	Yellow		30		3		10		18	3	10
6	NED3125	Jelmer VELDS	M	14	Yellow		5		5		3		28	14	6
7	NED3201	Laila VAN DER MEER	F	14	Yellow	22		6		2		7	35	2	BFD88
8	FRA2392	Ulysse MIGRAINE	M	14	Yellow	5		12		3		1	61	58	13
9	ESP974	Eduard FERRER CARVAJAL	M	14	Yellow			17		6		9	58	12	56
10	6193	Arthur FRY	M	13	Yellow	8	8		17		5		26	6	16
11	FRA2436	Lou anne MORIN	F	15	Yellow		26		20		18		8	10	28
12	6201	William HALL	M	14	Yellow	12	6		7		11		15	56	9
13	MON1412	Alexander ILSLEY	M	15	Yellow	23	3		SPE88		1		25	37	4
14	6272	Emilia BOYLE	F	14	Yellow		7		15		29		2	17	48
15	FRA2490	Violette DORANGE	F	13	Yellow			20		8		2	11	16	22
16	6147	Hatty MORSLEY	F	15	Yellow	7		5		15		10	12	83	50
17	6195	Julia MELLERS	F	13	Yellow			9		44		23	1	47	53
18	6281	Benno MARSTALLER	M	14	Yellow		4		6		2		20	19	64
19	IRL1501	Harry DURCAN	M	15	Yellow			1		1		3	23	32	18
20	NED3139	Finn HOLTROP	M	14	Yellow	29		27		18		25	14	18	3

Volvo Gill Optimist British and Open Championship - Junior Fleet Gold

Entries: 73 Total Races Sailed: 17

Provisional Results

Series Place	Sail No	Helm	M/F	Prize Age	Series Points	Race 4B	Race 5A	Race 5B	Race 6A	Race 6B	Race 7A	Race 7B	Race 8	Race 9	Race 10
1	ESP2442	Arnau GELPI	M	12	14	1		4		2		1	1	2	2
2	6230	Alexandra SCHONROCK	F	12	20	3		3		1		2	10	3	3
3	IRL1461	Micheal O'SUILLEABHAIN	M	12	24	6	2		1		1		31	10	1
4	ESP2426	Nil SUBIRATS POCH	M	12	28		5		2		6		4	15	8
5	IRL1507	Tom HIGGINS	M	12	33			1		6		5	12	4	4
6	IRL1488	Jamie MCMAHON	M	12	34		1		6		7		3	22	7
7	6214	William HEATHCOTE	M	12	41		4		8		3		2	8	5
8	6288	Haydn SEWELL	M	12	50		10		16		4		5	24	12
9	ESP2422	Eduardo OJEDA SUÀREZ	M	12	51	2	13		12		8		7	6	6
10	5500	Archie LECKIE	M	11	59	4	7		3		9		16	17	9
11	5901	Johnny THOMPSON	M	12	59	8	8		5		11		6	35	14
12	6180	Henry CHANDLER	M	12	60	10	3		9		14		34	5	13
13	5951	James FOSTER	M	12	62			2		4		6	8	27	19
14	IND1151	Navyn PRABHAKAR	M	11	64			23		8		7	9	11	18
15	HKG878	Faolan WHYTE	M	12	65	16	9		4		5		18	1	23
16	USA17665	Madeleine RICE	F	12	68		6		7		2		37	21	10
17	6283	Finley DICKINSON	M	11	89	5		8		SPE74		9	27	14	24
18	6292	India PAGE-WOOD	F	12	99			6		5		8	13	9	34
19	USA17865	Lachlain MCGRANAHAN	M	12	106		31		10		10		11	20	29
20	ESP2358	Sergi SEVIL CHECA	M	12	110	13		10		7		11	55	18	22

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All results are provisional and subject to possible protest

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