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HISC Christmas Cracker Pursuit Race - Ross Harvey wins

by HISC on 22 Dec 2014
Winner Ross Harvey - Christmas Cracker Pursuit Race GJN Sailweb
The 45th running of the HISC Christmas Cracker - was won by Ross Harvey in a Solo from 52 entries.

It was a double win for Ross, who with that win also took the overall Open Pursuit Race series of six events, finishing just two points ahead of Nick Peters (Solo) who was third in the Cracker and nine points ahead of Keith Walker and Nick Rees (Fireball) who were fourth in the Cracker.

Complete Results: 

R1 - 21 Dec:
Rank Class SailNo HelmName CrewName Club Place Points
1 SOLO 5569 Ross Harvey   HISC 1 1.0
2 FIREBALL 15112 David Sayce Nick Rees HISC 2 2.0
3 SOLO 5493 Nick Peters   HISC 3 3.0
4 FIREBALL 15103 Keith Walker John Rees HISC 4 4.5
4 FIREBALL 14791 Hugh Watson Steve Chesney HISC 4 4.5
6 RS 200 1570 Frances Peters Claire Lasko HISC 6 6.0
7 SOLO 5004 Jerome Bakker   HISC 7 7.0
8 RS 200 629 Will Henderson Mary Henderson Salcombe YC 8 8.0
9 MERLIN 3736 Colin Smith Graham Williamson HISC 9 9.0
10 SOLO 5178 Nick Rawlings   HISC 10 10.0
11 MERLIN 3739 Ben McGrane Chris Catt Netley SC 11 11.0
12 LASER (Std) 200888 Geoffrey Sherwodd   HISC 12 12.0
13 RS 400 1384 Paul Oakey Mark Oakey Portchester SC 13 13.0
14 FINN 679 Neil Robinson   MRSC 14 14.0
15 FLYING 15 3957 Charles Apthorp Gavin Tappenden HISC 15 15.0
16 FLYING 15 3927 Mark Wood Andrew Jameson HISC 16 16.0
17 MERLIN 3741 Simon Lytton Jackie Lytton HISC 17 17.0
18 FLYING 15 4030 Mark Darling Greg Wells HISC 18 18.0
19 SOLO 5277 David Moseley   HISC 19 19.0
20 OSPREY 1291 Alex Willis Nick Willis HISC 20 20.0
21 RS FEVA XL 5029 Iain Bird Jake Hardman HISC 21 21.0
22 RS 200 1543 Alan Roberts Rory Caird HISC 22 22.0
23 SOLO 5510 Greg Swift   HISC 23 23.0
24 RS 200 1030 Izzy Allerston Rob Henderson HISC 24 24.0
25 SOLO 5495 Robin Gadd   HISC 25 25.0
26 SOLO 5334 David Steel   HISC 26 26.0
27 RS AERO 9 1030 Doug Baker   HISC 27 27.0
28 LASER Radial 194680 Liz Sherwood   HISC 28 28.0
29 RS 200 337 Chris O'Neill Jo Thomas HISC 29 29.0
30 RS FEVA XL 5763 Henry Jameson Louis Wright HISC 30 30.0
31 Roaster 4000 4190 Steve Cockerill Sarah Cockerill HISC 31 31.0
32 RS TERA SPORT 2613 Rupert Jameson   HISC 32 32.0
33 RS TERA SPORT 2567 Hamish Morley   HISC 33 33.0
34 RS TERA SPORT 2344 Finley Dickinson   HISC 34 34.0
35 RS FEVA XL 5494 Christopher Clark Jonathan Clark HISC 36 35.0
36 SOLO 5438 Ted Gadd   HISC DNF 55.0
36 RS 200 1431 Ed Fitzgerald Josh Boniface HISC DNF 55.0
36 GRADUATE 3003 James Gardner Anne Gardner HISC DNF 55.0
36 29ER 2225 Elliott Wells Jake Todd HISC DNF 55.0
36 29ER 2221 Signe Norborg Orla Mitchell HISC DNF 55.0
36 RS 200 830 Nigel Tuttle Ben Tuttle HISC DNF 55.0
36 FINN 22 Andrew Wylam   MRSC DNF 55.0
36 FINN 100 Matthew Walker   MRSC DNF 55.0
36 29ER 1510 Brian Campbell-Bottoms Alicia Campbell-Bottoms HISC DNF 55.0
36 TASAR 274 Tessa Lancaster Nick Lancaster HISC DNF 55.0
36 RS 800 855 Tracey Covell Chris Feibusch HISC DNF 55.0
36 FIREBALL 15111 Chris Turner Jono Loe HISC DNF 55.0
36 SOLO 5206 Greg Lamb   HISC DNF 55.0
36 PHANTOM 1414 Steve Popple   Shoreham YC OCS 55.0
36 SOLO 3635 Philip Mileham   HISC DNF 55.0
36 MOTH H'FOIL 4067 Cameron Stewart   HISC DNF 55.0
36 MOTH H'FOIL 4147 Michael Lennon   HISC DNF 55.0




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