Solo Nationals - Steve Cockerill lead cut

by Solo media on 2 Aug 2006 Many of the competitors at the Holt sponsored Solo National Championships were hoping for less wind than the previous day but the forecast was set for another Force 5+.

As the fleet prepared to start a big shift came through leading some of the competitors (including Ian Houston, who was probably still in shock after buying a round in the bar the previous evening) to head to the wing mark instead of the windward mark.

Robbie Wilson was the first to reach the windward mark, closely followed by Chris Goldhawk and Jamie Lea.

Lea passed Wilson to leeward on the second reach as Wilson went high.

Lea held this position with Cockerill pulling past Morley on the last reach and covered up the final beat to hold on to take second place ahead of Morley third and Andy Davis pulling through the fleet to take fourth.

With big squalls forecast and over 25 knots of breeze already on the water the fleet were sent home for the day as racing was abandoned.









Standings after Race 5 with 1 discard:

1 Steve Cockerill Stokes Bay 1 -3 1 2 2 6pts
2 Jamie Lea Exe 2 -5 3 1 1 7
3 Alister Morley Salcombe -6 1 2 3 3 9
4 Robbie Wilson Wormit 4 2 5 4 -8 15
5 Ian Houston Littleton 5 4 4 (82.0 DNF) 7 20
6 Andy Davis Bala 3 9 -10 5 4 21
7 Kevin Gibb Largo Bay 8 7 -15 6 5 26
8 Ben McGrane Chew Valley Lake 7 6 8 7 -10 28
9 Chris Brown RYA 10 -14 12 9 12 43
10 Steve Ede Ardleigh 12 11 9 12 -15 44
11 Chris Goldhawk Chew Valley Lake (82.0 DNF) 21 6 11 6 44
12 Jerry Garner Papercourt -19 18 11 8 9 46
13 Gordon Barclay Dell Quay 15 10 17 (82.0 DNS) 13 55
14 David Gates Littleton -21 17 14 13 11 55
15 Nick Rawlings Hayling Island 18 8 -20 10 19 55
16 David Sayce Hayling Island -32 15 16 24 17 72
17 John Clarke Rugby 14 12 22 (82.0 DNS) 26 74
18 Vanda Young Littleton 13 19 19 (82.0 DNS) 24 75
19 Rob Vincent Weirwood 27 23 13 15 -36 78
20 Steve Jones Littleton -34 25 23 18 21 87
21 Stephen Denison Hollingworth Lake 25 30 -35 17 18 90
22 Graham Flynn Shustoke 31 22 21 20 -44 94
23 Tony Lock Christchurch 20 24 24 (82.0 DNF) 30 98
24 Richard Gibbon 29 -32 25 16 29 99
25 Daniel Goodman Kingsmead 36 (82.0 DNF) 29 19 23 107
26 Paul Childs Hayling Island/Graffham 9 (82.0 DNS) 7 82.0 DNF 16 114
27 Dave Nixson Spinnaker 28 28 36 23 -43 115
28 Roger Smith Marconi 39 29 28 (82.0 DNS) 22 118
29 Russel Jones Broadwater -43 26 39 26 31 122
30 Simon Jones Teign Corinthian (82.0 DNF) 82.0 DNF 18 14 14 128
31 Tim Wade Spinnaker 44 33 26 (DNC) 28 131
32 Stephanie Dickinson HISC -63 39 40 22 32 133
33 Robert Eastwood Hayling Island/Portchester 50 35 31 (82.0 DNF) 33 149
34 Jonathan Jowett Littleton 54 36 (82.0 DNF) 27 35 152
35 Paul Kimmens South Cerney 56 (82.0 DNF) 41 25 37 159
36 Barry Blaydes Hayling Island 33 27 (82.0 DNF) 82.0 DNS 25 167
37 Derek Jackman Chichester 30 20 (82.0 DNF) 82.0 DNS 42 174
38 Sarah Mitchell Hayling Island 42 (82.0 DNF) 34 21 82.0 DNF 179
39 Oliver Dumbelton Nantwich & Border 40 (82.0 DNF) 27 82.0 DNS 34 183
40 Mike Wilkie R Y A 35 (82.0 DNS) 30 82.0 DNF 39 186
41 Tim Randall Hayling Island 11 16 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNF 191
42 Mike Ball Papercourt 17 13 (82.0 DNF) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNF 194
43 Kevin Gosling Sidmouth 49 34 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 38 203
44 Tim Deacon Frensham (82.0 DNS) 31 82.0 DNF 82.0 DNS 20 215
45 Roger Puttock Papercourt 26 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNF 82.0 DNS 27 217
46 Paul Hiles Royal Bermuda 22 (82.0 DNS) 33 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNF 219
47 John Ridout Christchurch 67 (82.0 DNS) 43 82.0 DNS 41 233
48 David Moseley Hayling Island (82.0 DSQ) 82.0 DNS 32 82.0 DNS 40 236
49 Ian Bray Christchurch 45 (82.0 DNS) 37 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNF 246
50 John Nisbet Marconi (82.0 DNS) 38 44 82.0 DNF 82.0 DNF 246
51 Dave Ernest Rudyard Lake 57 37 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNF 258
52 Paul Lester Chase 16 (82.0 DNF) 82.0 DNF 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 262
53 Matthew Richardson Hollingworth Lake 60 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNF 82.0 DNS 45 269
54 Bob Taylor Corus 23 (82.0 DNF) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNF 269
55 Barry Green Marconi 24 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNF 270
56 Peter Withrington Rickmansworth 64 (82.0 DNF) 42 DNC 82.0 DNS 270
57 Philip Milanes South Cerney 37 (82.0 DNS) DNC DNC 82.0 DNS 283
58 Ian Ayres Kingsmead 38 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 284
59 Jack Norton Bowmoor (82.0 DSQ) 82.0 DNS 38 DNC 82.0 DNF 284
60 John Daniels Llandegfedd 41 (82.0 DNF) DNC 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 287
61 Greg Northmore Hickling Broad 46 (82.0 DNF) 82.0 DNF 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNF 292
62 Dave Sanders Papercourt 47 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 293
63 John Salmon Marconi 48 (82.0 DNF) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 294
64 Robert Cartwright Papercourt 51 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 297
65 Godfrey Clark Fishers Green 52 (82.0 DNF) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 298
66 John Davey Teign Corinthian 53 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNF 299
67 Michael Hardiman Sussex YC 55 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 301
68 Martin Allen Up River 58 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 304
69 Anne Gates Littleton 59 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNF 305
70 Keith Smith King George 61 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNF 307
71 Sam Husk Thorpe Bay 62 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 308
72 Tony Lord Wraysbury Lake 65 (82.0 DNF) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNF 311
73 Bob Lovell Black Swan 66 (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 312
74 Chris Allsopp Chase (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 328
75 Brenda Hoult Bartley (82.0 DNF) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 328
76 Mike Barnes Littleton (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 328
77 John Hale Middle Nene (82.0 DNF) 82.0 DNF 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNF 328
78 Claire Clark Fishers Green (82.0 DNF) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 328
79 John Smith Rutland (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNF 328
80 Matthew Wilton Cargreen (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 328
81 Brian Lester Chase (82.0 DNS) 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 82.0 DNS 328