2015 Zhik Coast Watersports Scorpion Nationals – Day 1 overall

by Sail Scorpion on 11 Aug 2015 What a cracking day to kick off the 2015 Zhik and Coast Watersports Scorpion Nationals at Lyme Regis. 57 Scorps arrived to a beautiful and sunny Lyme on Saturday 8th August and after a bit of bimbling (and some installations of lead correctors!) the Class were measured and ready to send off the Pecker. The Pecker, class classic for mayhem and mishaps was bid adieu in style with a heartfelt obituary and a rocket launch off the roof. Today however the racing kicked off proper.

The fleet were welcomed by a 15 knot breeze and some lovely rollers ready for the Practice Race, race one and the Crew’s Race. In the Practice Race there were three restarts (too keen) and then Chris Turner and Alex Hayman 2004 popped out to lead up to the windward mark. The guys who had gone right, not trusting the backing forecast, seemed to pay out and led to a good mix up at the windward mark. Lively waves made for an interesting run and similar for the rest of the race. At least we assume so, since our rudder popped off in the gybe so we missed the rest of the race! The top three at the finish were then first Turner and Hayman, second Andy McKee and Chris Massey 2026 and third Tom Jeffcoate and Tom Pygall 2037.

Race one started straight after, with a little wait for the committee boat to stop dragging its anchor in the big chop, with quite a big shift that benefitted all those that had the space to tack off the line. Pete ‘Mav’ Mitchell and Simon Forbes 2034 won out and screamed up to the front. Andy and Chris had another good’un and got through to second again. This time it was Pete Gray and Rich Pepperdine who got through to third with Tom and Tom slipping to fourth.

The Crew’s Race followed racing with three contenders, with Penny Jeffcoate and Jack Banks 2017 taking the lead from the top. They were closely followed by Ian Dooley and Jo Mahy 2015 until their swim (that required a trip to the dentist!). Then newcomer 13 year old Chloe Willars, competing in her first Nationals with Dad Jon in 2002 stormed through. Extra well done to Chloe for keeping her upright in some very testing conditions!

Practice Race

First 2004 Chris Turner and Alex Hayman

Second 2026 Andy McKee and Chris Massey

Third 2037 Tom Jeffcoate and Tom Pygall

Special Mention 11th 2030 Colin Bradley and Luke Bradley

Day one overall results

Place	Points	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3
						9 Aug	10 Aug	10 Aug
1	7	2026	Andy McKee	Chris Massey	Dovestone Sailing Club	2	1	4
2	10	2022	Pete Gray	Rich Pepperdine	Staunton Harold Sailing Club	3	6	1
3	11	2037	Tom Jeffcoate	Tom Pygall	Notts County Sailing Club	5	3	3
4	15	2004	Chris Turner	Alex Hayman	Lyme Regis SC	8	5	2
5	15	2014	Tim Parsons	Andy Davis	Lyme Regis SC	6	4	5
6	18	2034	Peter Mitchell	Simon Montgomery Forbes	Staunton Harold Sailing Club	1	7	10
7	24	2028	Ryan Buchanan	Hannah Buchanan	Weston SC	7	10	7
8	26	2020	John Mursell	Sam Barker	Castle Cove Sailing Club	4	9	13
9	28	2033	steve walker	jerry hannabuss	Pennine SC	9	8	11
10	30	1939	Adrian Smith	Robert Smith	Castle Cove SC/Hythe & Saltwood SC	11	13	6
11	35	1995	Peter Rose	John Rose	Chew Valley Lake SC	12	11	12
12	44	2017	Jack Banks	Penny Jeffcoate	West Kirby SC	13	17	14
13	46	1931	Kevin Gosling	Andrew Service	Beer Sailing Club	22	15	9
14	49	2024	Barry Wolfenden	Catherine Maguire	Bough Beech	10	12	27
15	50	2019	John Clementson	Melanie Titmus	Bough Beech	14	14	22
16	51	1976	Tim Hartley	Hannah Edge	Northampton Sailing club	18	16	17
17	55	2005	Janet Ritchie	Alan Ritchie	Chipstead SC	15	20	20
18	58	2031	Peter Crowther	David Thompson	Pennine SC	21	18	19
19	59	1962	martin moore	Neil Moore	Lyme Regis SC	16	19	24
20	64	2032	Steve Mitchell	Polly Newman	Porthpean	26	22	16
21	68	2036	Oli Wells	Rachel Rhodes	Northampton Sailing club	58/RET	2	8
22	72	2001	Guy Revill	Jack Rea	Sidmouth SC	24	23	25
23	73	1959	Chris Yates	Dave Barker	Eastborne Sovereign	17	25	31
24	76	2021	Andrew Hayman	James Salter	Sidmouth SC	19	31	26
25	76	1891	David Lee	Hannah Showell	Starcross YC	27	21	28
26	77	1852	Sandra Smith	Andrea Fellows	Castle Cove Sailing Club	30	29	18
27	79	1934	Terry Flanagan	Paul Newman	Pennine SC	20	27	32
28	85	1980	Jock Fellows	Oliver Fellows	Castle Cove Sailing Club	31	33	21
29	98	1947	Rich Jones	John Purdie	Shotwick Lake Sailing Club	29	24	45
30	100	2027	Carol Haines	Jonathan Haines	Elton SC	25	35	40
31	102	1952	Elly Pegg	Keith Atkinson	Yealm Yacht Club	43	44	15
32	102	2030	Colin Bradley	Luke Bradley	Pennine SC	37	32	33
33	104	2018	Nigel Potter	Amy Clay	Notts County Sailing Club	23	58/RET	23
34	106	1925	Martyn Denchfield	Joe Pemhaul-Smith	Staunton Harold Sailing Club	32	28	46
35	109	2000	Dave Snutch	Sue Barnes	Notts County Sailing Club	34	37	38
36	110	1936	Simon Holden	Cara Jones	King George Sailing Club	38	30	42
37	111	1828	Richard Bowers	Lizzy Bowers	Castle Cove Sailing Club	40	34	37
38	119	1991	David Bennett	Martyn Tuohy-Smith	Chew Valley Lake SC	41	39	39
39	120	1993	miles hapgood	Steve Smith	Sidmouth SC	58/RET	26	36
40	122	1861	James Ripley	Amy Giles	Paignton SC	47	46	29
41	122	1858	Stephen Harling	Eleanor Thomas	Starcross YC	46	41	35
42	124	1981	Dave Elston	Sam McNamara	LSSC	28	38	58/DNC
43	124	2008	Chris Swinchatt	Nicky Marsh	Chipstead SC	58/RET	36	30
44	124	1892	Alison Stephens	Chris Forrest	Castle Cove Sailing Club	39	42	43
45	127	1916	Robin Jamieson	Matt Riley	Sutton Bingham SC	36	43	48
46	132	2002	Jon Willars	Chloe Willars	Notts County Sailing Club	35	47	50
47	134	1990	Jamie Roberts	Tracey Roberts	Paignton SC	42	58/RET	34
48	136	2015	Joanne Mahy	Ian Dooley	Sutton Bingham / Rutland	44	45	47
49	138	1940	Nigel Denchfield	Sally Bennett	Stewartby Water Sports SC	49	48	41
50	142	2029	Carl Jones	Shellie Jones	Shotwick Lake Sailing Club	58/DNS	40	44
51	149	1970	Edward Parsons	Paul Grace	Emsworth Sailing Club	33	58/RET	58/DNC
52	149	1897	Drew Jackson	Leana Seriau	Weston SC	48	49	52
53	151	1834	Elisia Dooley	Jake Willars	Rutland SC/ Notts County SC	51	51	49
54	153	2010	Jon Fox	Helen Miles	Chipstead SC	52	50	51
55	161	2011	Paul Barnes	John Wells	NCSC	45	58/DNC	58/DNC
56	166	1923	Lucy Jones	Debbie Bowers	Castle Cove Sailing Club	50	58/DNC	58/DNC
57	174	1867	Michael Riley	Lou Hart	Sutton Bingham SC	58/RET	58/DNC	58/DNC

Special Mention 16th 1962 Martin Moore and Neil Moore, 32nd 1925 Martin Denchfield and Joe Pemhaul-Smith (must be a Martin day!) and 41st 1991 David Bennett and Martyn Tuohy-Smith

Crew’s Race

 

Place	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club
1	2017	Jack Banks	Penny Jeffcoate	West Kirby SC
2	2002	Jon Willars	Chloe Willars	Notts County Sailing Club
3	2015	Joanne Mahy	Ian Dooley	Sutton Bingham / Rutland
DNC	1828	Richard Bowers	Lizzy Bowers	Castle Cove Sailing Club
DNC	1834	Elisia Dooley	Jake Willars	Rutland SC/ Notts County SC
DNC	1852	Sandra Smith	Andrea Fellows	Castle Cove Sailing Club
DNC	1858	Stephen Harling	Eleanor Thomas	Starcross YC
DNC	1861	James Ripley	Amy Giles	Paignton SC
DNC	1867	Michael Riley	Lou Hart	Sutton Bingham SC
DNC	1891	David Lee	Hannah Showell	Starcross YC
DNC	1892	Alison Stephens	Chris Forrest	Castle Cove Sailing Club
DNC	1897	Drew Jackson	Leana Seriau	Weston SC
DNC	1916	Robin Jamieson	Matt Riley	Sutton Bingham SC
DNC	1923	Lucy Jones	Debbie Bowers	Castle Cove Sailing Club
DNC	1925	Martyn Denchfield	Joe Pemhaul-Smith	Staunton Harold Sailing Club
DNC	1931	Kevin Gosling	Andrew Service	Beer Sailing Club
DNC	1934	Terry Flanagan	Paul Newman	Pennine SC
DNC	1936	Simon Holden	Cara Jones	King George Sailing Club
DNC	1939	Adrian Smith	Robert Smith	Castle Cove SC/Hythe & Saltwood SC
DNC	1940	Nigel Denchfield	Sally Bennett	Stewartby Water Sports SC
DNC	1947	Rich Jones	John Purdie	Shotwick Lake Sailing Club
DNC	1952	Elly Pegg	Keith Atkinson	Yealm Yacht Club
DNC	1959	Chris Yates	Dave Barker	Eastborne Sovereign
DNC	1962	martin moore	Neil Moore	Lyme Regis SC
DNC	1970	Edward Parsons	Paul Grace	Emsworth Sailing Club
DNC	1976	Tim Hartley	Hannah Edge	Northampton Sailing club
DNC	1980	Jock Fellows	Oliver Fellows	Castle Cove Sailing Club
DNC	1981	Dave Elston	Sam McNamara	LSSC
DNC	1990	Jamie Roberts	Tracey Roberts	Paignton SC
DNC	1991	David Bennett	Martyn Tuohy-Smith	Chew Valley Lake SC
DNC	1993	miles hapgood	Steve Smith	Sidmouth SC
DNC	1995	Peter Rose	John Rose	Chew Valley Lake SC
DNC	2000	Dave Snutch	Sue Barnes	Notts County Sailing Club
DNC	2001	Guy Revill	Jack Rea	Sidmouth SC
DNC	2004	Chris Turner	Alex Hayman	Lyme Regis SC
DNC	2005	Janet Ritchie	Alan Ritchie	Chipstead SC
DNC	2008	Chris Swinchatt	Nicky Marsh	Chipstead SC
DNC	2010	Jon Fox	Helen Miles	Chipstead SC
DNC	2011	Paul Barnes	John Wells	NCSC
DNC	2014	Tim Parsons	Andy Davis	Lyme Regis SC
DNC	2018	Nigel Potter	Amy Clay	Notts County Sailing Club
DNC	2019	John Clementson	Melanie Titmus	Bough Beech
DNC	2020	John Mursell	Sam Barker	Castle Cove Sailing Club
DNC	2021	Andrew Hayman	James Salter	Sidmouth SC
DNC	2022	Pete Gray	Rich Pepperdine	Staunton Harold Sailing Club
DNC	2024	Barry Wolfenden	Catherine Maguire	Bough Beech
DNC	2026	Andy McKee	Chris Massey	Dovestone Sailing Club
DNC	2027	Carol Haines	Jonathan Haines	Elton SC
DNC	2028	Ryan Buchanan	Hannah Buchanan	Weston SC
DNC	2029	Carl Jones	Shellie Jones	Shotwick Lake Sailing Club
DNC	2030	Colin Bradley	Luke Bradley	Pennine SC
DNC	2031	Peter Crowther	David Thompson	Pennine SC
DNC	2032	Steve Mitchell	Polly Newman	Porthpean
DNC	2033	steve walker	jerry hannabuss	Pennine SC
DNC	2034	Peter Mitchell	Simon Montgomery Forbes	Staunton Harold Sailing Club
DNC	2036	Oli Wells	Rachel Rhodes	Northampton Sailing club
DNC	2037	Tom Jeffcoate	Tom Pygall	Notts County Sailing Club