Goss and Larsen finish Shetland Round Britain

by Media on 4 Jul 2006 A crowd of supporters cheered as Pete Goss and Paul Larsen sailed ‘Cornwall Playing for Success’ across the finishing line of the Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race at 11.28 yesterday morning (Sunday).

Pete and Paul took the SeaCart up to 17 knots across Plymouth Sound in perfect conditions, with two hulls flying. There was applause as the Royal Western Yacht Club fired the cannon to signal their finish, the ninth boat to do so from an original fleet of 40.

A top placing will not be possible having lost over four days to repairs. Finishing two days behind the leaders was disappointing for the team, but the unanimous feeling on the quayside as champagne corks popped, was that the campaign, which included three leg wins, had been a success.

The team set out to prove that the SeaCart 30 can be sailed in offshore races and to raise money and awareness for Cornwall Playing for Success. They have raised approximately £45,000 for the charity, nearly twice the original goal, and an Ebay auction for a sail with Pete on the boat currently stands at £560 with a day to go.

Speaking of their campaign, Pete said, 'We feel immensely privileged to take part in this event and thoroughly enjoyed it. Whilst there were challenges and disappointments, we achieved everything we set out to do for the charity. Another objective was to have fun and we did – we had a ball. We are also confident that the SeaCart will go on to many victories in the future and we hope to be on board for many of them. We would like to thank the team that supported us and especially our sponsors: Mitie; ndura; Phileas Fogg; and Pindar, without whom our adventure would not have been possible. We hope there will be many more adventures to come.'

Final leading positions:

Class 5 Multi
1 Paradox Matt Baker Rob Husbands Dazcat 10 33 T 5 1.328
2 Alacrity Rex Conn Etienne Giroire Newick Traveller 50 T 5 1.432
3 Waverider Nigel Passmore Angus McPhie Rolostan Morrison 43 T 5 1.509
4 Cornwall PfS Pete Goss Paul Larsen Seacart 30 T 5 1.568
5 Kenmore Nick Bubb Pete Cumming Shuttleworth 30 T 5 1.413

Class 6 Multi
1 Houd Van Hout Leon Bart Richard Versteegh Marples CC37 37 T 6 1.116
2 ENB Consulting Brian Wilkinson Graham Wilkinson Twiggy Mk1 34 T 6 1.1
3 Triple Fantasy Mike Millerchip Mike Barnsley Kelsall 35 T 6 1.247
4 Palletline Tony Van Hee Angus Pridie Dazcat 9.2 31 C 6 1.306

Class 0 Mono
1 IMMO BIB Michel Kleinjans Michael Liddy Open 40 40 M 0
2 La Promesse Jankees Lampe Bart Boosman Open 40 40 M 0
3 Roaring Again Hans Plas Robin Verhoef Open 40 40 M 0
4 Hayai Nico Budel John van Gelder Open 40 40 M 0

Class 1 Mono
1 Hooligan V Ed Broadway Ian White Max Fun 35 M 1 1.1
2 Jalfrezi Gareth Thomas Brian Millea J120 40 M 1 1.064
3 Cheetah of Plymouth Carole Newman Bob Beggs Reflex 38 M 1 1.064
4 Octavus Bram Van de Loosdrecht Hanny Van de Loosdrecht One-Off 39 M 1 1.061

Class 2 Mono
1 Jager Dick Kloopmans Leslie Irvine Koopmans 35 M 2 1.021
2 Sunbeat III Steven Kuhl Andrew Pickering Jenneau 43 43 M 2 1.03
3 Zelda Michael Ewart-Smith Ben Richards J109 36 M 2 1.031

Class 3 Mono
1 Malkin Tim Whittle Peter Watson W/Typhoon 38 M 3 0.956
2 Flair II William Mumford Malcolm Dickinson MG335 33 M 3 0.954
3 Tusitala Jon Coleman Simon Ellyatt Sadler 290 29 M 3 0.888

Event website: http://www.rwyc.org/ShetlandRBI/rbiord.asp?byord=corrected