2015 Harken UK Musto Performance Skiff Nationals – Final day overall

by Rick Perkins on 13 Jul 2015 2015 Harken UK Musto Performance Skiff Nationals – The boats were met by a pod of dolphins as they launched this morning into a fresh and rather overcast Torbay.

After a short postponement, the fleet got away for race 10 at the first attempt under a U flag, with the majority opting to head left. Event overall leader, Bruce Keen, led at the leeward gate, closely followed by Dave Poston and Richard Stenhouse. A squall came across the race course that peaked at 31 knots but the fleet coped well in these conditions, completing the downwind legs in eight minutes. At the finish, Keen took the win from Stenhouse and Poston.

Race 11 was clear at the start, under U in a solid 15-18kts with regular gusts of 24-26kts. Keen led at the leeward mark from a big group including, George Hand, Jon Simpson, Stenhouse and Poston. Keen continued to show superb speed and boat handling, pulling clear to take the win.

The final race of the championship started under U flag, with one boat UFD. The fleet again opting to head left in gusts of 26-28 knots. Keen again led at the leeward gate from Stenhouse and Hand, with these places remaining unchanged to the finish.

The fleet have had superb conditions varying from five to eight knots and big waves to today's full on blast. However, a regatta can be made by the host club and race team, and without doubt Ian Bullock ability assisted by James Ripley and their event management team from Paignton Sailing Club did a first class job!

Thank you to Paignton Sailing Club, Harken, Musto and Ovington Boats for the support they provide to the class. The UK fleet are now looking forward to Riva del Garda and the 2015 World Championships in September.

Finally, best wishes to Yaroslav Petrov. He made the amazing road trip from the Russian Black Sea via Kieler Woche to compete in Torbay, he's a hero in our eyes!

For more local information, please visit the club website.

Rank	Tally	HelmName	Club	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Nett
1st	17	Bruce Keen	Stokes Bay SC	1	1	1	(3)	(4)	1	1	1	1	1	1	10
2nd	33	Richard Stenhouse	Rutland SC	4	(19)	9	10	11	3	2	3	2	(12)	2	51
3rd	41	George Hand	Stokes Bay SC	3	(13)	5	4	(42 UFD)	9	4	12	4	3	3	55
4th	5	Jamie Hilton	Datchet Water SC	(16)	3	12	(18)	1	2	3	4	9	13	5	62
5th	7	Alex Knight	Castle Cove SC	2	4	2	6	3	14	12	(21)	11	(21)	11	68
6th	2	Dave Poston	Datchet Water SC	7	8	15	13	2	(25)	5	2	3	2	15	72
7th	1	Ben Schooling	Datchet Water SC	(19)	7	3	1	10	15	10	10	7	(17)	13	78
8th	18	Jonathan Shelley	Ullswater YC	8	2	8	17	6	(42 DNF)	6	5	(23 POC)	11	10	82
9th	8	Dan Kilsby	Stokes Bay SC	5	9	10	7	8	(42 UFD)	9	9	(30 POC)	4	8	83
10th	22	Ian Trotter	Derwent Reservoir SC	(27)	20	6	9	(30 POC)	4	14	7	5	7	9	87
11th	20	Alastair Conn	Derwent Reservoir SC	11	5	4	5	5	5	16	11	13	(42 DNF)	(42 DNC)	99
12th	12	Paul Molesworth	Datchet Water SC	13	6	(26)	(25)	9	12	23	22	8	10	7	131
13th	32	Matthew Holden	Locks SC	17	(27)	18	(24)	13	7	22	24	6	15	4	145
14th	26	Mark Cooper	Datchet Water SC	24	11	21	21	15	11	13	(42 DNF)	12	8	12	148
15th	31	David Annan	Grafham Water SC	14	10	7	11	(27)	20	17	23	15	(24 POC)	16	151
16th	14	Sam Barker	Castle Cove SC	28	24	16	2	7	6	(42 DNF)	16	28 POC	22	(42 DNS)	156
17th	35	Jon Simpson	Blackwater SC	29	15	(35 POC)	(42 DNS)	28	10	8	6	10	6	19 POC	160
18th	16	Andrew Gould	Emsworth Slipper SC	(21)	16	14	20	20	(22)	18	14	14	20	21 POC	169
19th	15	Griff Tanner	Datchet Water SC	10	26	22	23	17	26	(42 DNF)	(42 DNC)	16	5	6	171
20th	19	Ed Wilkinson	Stokes Bay SC	22	21	17	28	16	8	15	20	26 POC	9	(42 UFD)	182
21st	39	Neil Ashby	Bough Beech SC	9	17	27	(42 DNS)	24	13	7	8	(42 DNC)	42 DNC	42 DNC	202
22nd	6	Nigel Walbank	Lymington Town SC	20	14	24	16	18	(30)	(29 POC)	26	24 POC	23 POC	14	205
23rd	27	Ron Barnes	Thorpe Bay YC	26	18	23	(27)	22	21	21	18	20 POC	19	18 POC	206
24th	3	Yaroslav Petrov	7 Feet SC	(32)	22	19	19	(29)	19	20	15	29 POC	25 POC	22 POC	207
25th	11	John Reekie	Bassenthwaite SC	12	29	13	15	12	31	31 POC	27	(42 DNF)	(42 DNC)	42 DNC	216
26th	28	Sergei Samus	Datchet Water SC	18	12	25	14	23	24	24	13	(42 DNS)	(42 DNC)	42 DNC	217
27th	9	Rick Perkins	MPSCA	15	28	11	8	25	17	19	(42 DNF)	(42 DNC)	42 DNC	42 DNC	218
28th	25	Tom Conway	Derwent Reservoir SC	6	25	30	(31)	21	27	28	(42 DNS)	18 POC	18	20 POC	220
29th	10	Richard Evans	Blackwater SC	30	31	(33 POC)	29	31 POC	16	11	17	17	14	(42 DNF)	221
30th	30	Andrew Stickland	Thorpe Bay YC	34	(35 POC)	29	22	26	23	30 POC	(42 DNF)	21 POC	16	17 POC	251
31st	36	David Rickard	Datchet Water SC	39 POC	33	20	12	19	29	(42 DNF)	25	(42 DNF)	42 DNC	42 DNC	276
32nd	21	Tim Chapman	Rutland SC	23	36 POC	32 POC	30	14	18	(42 DNF)	(42 DNC)	27 POC	42 DNS	42 DNC	294
33rd	4	Kevin Holliday	Chanonry SC	35	30	36 POC	36 POC	32 POC	33 POC	25	19	25 POC	(42 DNS)	(42 DNC)	309
34th	24	Andy Whittle	Blackwater SC	33	34	34 POC	26	33 POC	32 POC	26	(42 DNF)	22 POC	(42 DNS)	42 DNC	319
35th	13	Steve Robson	Derwent Reservoir SC	31	32	28	32	36 POC	28	27	(42 DNF)	(42 DNC)	42 DNC	42 DNC	321
36th	38	Martin Keegan	Derwent SC	38 POC	37 POC	39 POC	34 POC	35 POC	34 POC	(42 DNF)	(42 DNC)	19 POC	42 DNF	42 DNC	351
37th	23	John Evans	Derwent Reservoir SC	25	23	(42 DNC)	(42 DNC)	42 DNC	42 DNC	42 DNC	42 DNC	42 DNC	42 DNC	42 DNC	358
38th	34	David Ayre	Thorpe Bay YC	36	40 POC	31 POC	35 POC	34 POC	35 POC	(42 DNF)	(42 DNC)	42 DNF	42 DNC	42 DNC	373
39th	29	Nick Logan	Rutland SC	37	38 POC	38 POC	33 POC	37 POC	(42 DNF)	32 POC	(42 DNF)	42 DNS	42 DNC	42 DNC	380
40th	37	Steve Wright	Stokes Bay SC	40 POC	39 POC	37 POC	37 POC	(42 DNF)	36 POC	(42 DNF)	42 DNF	42 DNF	42 DNC	42 DNC	397
41st	40	Troy Christensen	Datchet Water SC	(42 DNC)	42 DNC	42 DNC	42 DNC	42 DNC	42 DNC	42 DNC	42 DNC	42 DNC	42 DNC	42 DNC	420