Pistol and Wilson are Cadet UK Champions

by Cadet media on 3 Aug 2007
Michal and Agata Tomaszewski from Poland were the deserved and convincing winners of the UK Open Championship, with runners-up Josh Pistol and Jack Wilson (GBR) in Pintail becoming the 2007 UK National Champions.

The 4th day of the regatta dawned without the sunshine that had previously shone on Pwllheli, but with a moderate breeze blowing from the West, the conditions looked set for a dramatic finale.

Racing commenced with the leading crews all fighting for podium places, with only a handful of points between 2nd and 6th. Michal and Agata started the day with a virtually unassailable lead, and confirmed their top of the table ranking with a score-line of DSQ, 2, 3 in the day’s three races. The disqualification dented their points lead, but did not put their overall win at risk.

Meanwhile, the battle for the remaining top spots was becoming very interesting. By the end of the day, it was Josh and Jack in Pintail who were able to put together a domestic championship winning set of results, scoring 6, 2, 7, and so take the national title.

Their nearest GBR contenders, Katrina and Christopher Brewer in Executrix, started the day in 4th place overall, but they had a disastrous start to the day by being black flagged in race 1. However, they made amends by finishing 1st and 2nd in the remaining heats, and secured 3rd overall, 5 points behind Pintail.

The reverse was true for Lukasz Kawinski and Damian Frank in POL 9065, who started the day in 3rd place overall. They were looking good with a 3rd in heat one, but their scores of 17th and 20th in the other two races meant they dropped to 4th behind Executrix.

Charlie Matthews and Chris Sycamore in Grim Reaper rounded off a pretty consistent regatta by scoring 1, 6, and 12 to secure a well deserved 5th place overall, with Chris Videlo and Maddie Harris in Mostly Harmless taking 6th overall with final day results of 4, 9, and 15.

Michal and Agata Tomaszewski were clearly the fastest and most consistent crew in the Regatta, and their concincing win shows they will be a team to be reckoned with in the Worlds, which start on Saturday.

From a GBR perspective, Josh Pistol and Jack Wilson deservedly are the 2007 National Champions, having been the most successful crew this year. In a regatta sailed in a variety of challenging conditions, they put together a consistent series and can prepare for the Worlds in a confident frame of mind.

Thanks must go to all the many helpers who made the Regatta run so smoothly. There are too many people to thank individually, but praise should go to Race Officers Roger and Jenny Wilson, who coped with some very tricky and shifty breezes; the army of parents who gave up their time to support the event in too many ways to mention individually; the RYA, for their practical and logistical support; and Pwllheli SC, for hosting such a first class and highly enjoyable championship.

And finally, competitors and parents alike recognise the work of the UKNCCA Committee and secretariat, chaired by Steve Proffitt, who have spent the last 12 months or so organising the combined National and World Championships.

Well done to all of you – one championship down, just one more to go!

Cadet Open Title - leading positions

1 POL9354 Michal Tomaszewski Agata Tomaszewska 36 - Open winner
2 735 Joshua Pistol Jack Wilson 43 - UK National Winner
3 8997 Katrina Brewer Christopher Brewer 48
4 POL9065 Lukasz Kawinski Damian Frank 57
5 8570 Charlie Matthews Christopher Sycamore 61
6 8514 Chris Videlo Maddie Harris 67
7 8539 William Kennedy Sophie Dingwall 68
8 AUS9520 Elliott Noye Ellie Chesterman 74
9 8520 Amy Seabright Hannah Muskett 79
10 8513 Alexander Young Alexander Philpott 79
11 BEL8518 Quinten Lauwers Nele de Munck 82
12 8511 Tom Kinver Jamie Proffitt 83
13 7335 Peter Lawrance Ole Alcock 91
14 ESP9085 Rodrigo Abalo Joaquin Minones 96
15 AUS9528 Joel Aulich Jarad Cavanah 98
16 ESP8775 Tomas Moya Tian Feliu 104
17 ESP8060 Marta Hernandez Maria Leon Lainez 104
18 9575 Joanna Freeman Holly Francis 107
19 9029 Oliver Herve Alex Warrington 113
20 AUS5751 Thomas Kelly Tristan Witty 115
21 6994 Tye Wichard Ben Thame 116
22 AUS5712 Tom Ransley Sophie Chesterman 116
23 9631 James Hayward Mark Yale 117
24 BEL8443 Wouter de Munck Joke Lakiere 118
25 8542 George Ayre Lizzie Halling 120
26 7278 Sophie Pearson Liam Pardy 121
27 CZE9470 Michzeta Koranova Sara Tkadlecova 131
28 ESP8596 Eliezer Fernandez Javier Perez 132
29 9454 Molly Bridge Hettie Penman 157
30 8402 Alex Frost Rory Sanderson 157

Cadet Regatta Fleet

1 9378 Abigail Croft Katie Hinde 11
2 8230 Anna Davies Sarah O'Brien 25
3 8391 Marcus Young Jack Gosling 28
4 9636 Aimee Saracco-Jones Indeg Llewelyn Owen 51
5 9035 Martha Haslam Chris Turl 53
6 9177 Jessica Cooper Josie Gummer 54
7 5551 Siwan Roberts Iolo Bryn Roberts 68
8 9637 Emma Gosling Andrew Usher 69
9 9156 Charlotte Hayward Annabel Knott 71
10 8524 William Filby Jamie Ellis 87
11 8331 Alice Tavinor Emma Young 95
12 7690 Joe Bowen James Bowen 104


Event website - http://www.cadetclass.org.uk