Solo Inland title for Neil Wilkinson

by Sail-World on 17 Jun 2008
107 boats took part in the Solo Inland Championship held at Rutland SC over the weekend. Neil Wilkinson from Shustoke SC did not win a race but his scoreline of 3, 9, 11 gave him the title. In second place was Chris Brown and in third place, Richard Pye from Draycote SC.

Pye was the only one of the three leading sailors to win a race and with only three races completed, no discard could be taken so consistency was king. Tony Cooper from King George SC won the first race with David McGregor of HISC in second place and Wilkinson taking third for his best individual race finish.

In race two it was Pye who lead the 100 plus fleet across the finishing line after a 23rd in the first race, with Dutchman Jiebbe Swant taking second to add to his fourth in the first race and take the overall lead. Ian Hoyston from Littleton SC was third.

Final race and Charlie Cumberly from Teign Corinthian SC won to pull himself into fourth place overall. Swant ruined his title chances with a 58th, while Pye, a winner back in 2002, put himself in contention, finishing second, but the eleventh place of Wilkinson was sufficient to take the title.

Michael Ball from Papercourt SC was first Veteran in 11th place and David Liddington of Rugby & Daventry SC first Grand Master in 17th place overall.

Solo Inlands - Final overall positions

1st 4578 Neil Wilkinson Shustoke SC 3 9 11 23pts 23pts
2nd 4861 Chris Brown RYA 10 5 10 25 25
3rd 4357 Richard Pye Draycote 23 1 2 26 26
4th 4858 Charlie Cumbley Teign Corinthian 16 10 1 27 27
5th 4832 David McGregor Hayling Island SC 2 24 5 31 31
6th 4606 Mark Lee Spinnaker 7 16 8 31 31
7th 4844 Stuart Hydon Shustoke SC 15 17 3 35 35
8th 4501 Chris Goldhawk Chew Valley Lake 8 26 7 41 41
9th 4698 Tony Cooper King George SC 1 28 13 42 42
10th 4712 Jon Clarke Draycote 19 12 18 49 49
11th 4714 Michael Ball Papercourt SC 6 42 6 54 54 Veteran
12th 4848 Stuart Bush Shustoke SC 12 31 15 58 58
13th 4735 Daniel Goodman Kingsmead SC 22 14 24 60 60
14th 545 Jiebbe Swant De Koenen 4 2 58 64 64
15th 4718 Paul Rayson Fishers Green SC 36 8 20 64 64
16th 4662 Chris Gillard Sheffield Viking 14 29 26 69 69 Veteran
17th 4897 David Liddington Rugby & Daventry SC 32 19 19 70 70 Grand Master
18th 568 Ian Hoyston Littleton SC 18 3 50 71 71
19th 4120 Godfrey Clark Fishers Green SC 49 27 4 80 80 Veteran
20th 4884 Stephen Denison Holligworth Lake 33 18 29 80 80
21st 4741 Steve Jones Littleton SC 21 23 36 80 80
22nd 4781 Steve Broom Spinnaker 11 38 35 84 84
23rd 4835 Vill Loy Reading SC 5 13 68 86 86
24th 4857 Andy Davis Chase SC 24 11 51 86 86
25th 4866 Simon Jones Teign Corinthian 27 32 27 86 86
26th 4659 Steve Boon 43 21 23 87 87
27th 4572 Geoff Henstridge Pentland Firth YC 55 7 33 95 95 Veteran
28th 4867 Chris Goswell Burghfield 9 43 47 99 99
29th 4452 Chris Mayhew Royal Harwich YC 26 54 21 101 101
30th 4743 David Mitchell Winsford Flash 17 33 57 107 107 Veteran
31st 4907 Bob Taylor Corus 66 25 17 108 108 Veteran
32nd 4870 Kevan Gibb Largo Bay SC 25 30 53 108 108
33rd 4748 Andrew Fox Crosby SC 40 37 34 111 111
34th 4658 James Mead Fishers Green SC 20 46 46 112 112 Veteran
35th 537 Armand De Larie Aalsmere 46 6 62 114 114
36th 4922 Simon Corper Reading SC 30 45 43 118 118
37th 4342 Ross Lonsdale West Oxfordshire SC 37 53 30 120 120
38th 4843 Hannah Showell Shustoke SC 51 62 9 122 122 Lady
39th 553 Pieter Jelle Jongejans Zaanse Onderlinge 39 34 49 122 122
40th 4639 Roger Taylor Leight & Lowton 50 35 38 123 123 Grand Master
41st 4839 David Eales Draycote 52 20 54 126 126 Grand Master
42nd 4589 Ian Ayres Rollesby Broad 73 40 14 127 127
43rd 4774 Steve Ede Ardleigh 108 OCS 4 22 134 134
44th 4772 Mike Wilkie Littleton SC 28 48 61 137 137 Grand Master
45th 4679 David Sanders Papercourt SC 67 47 28 142 142
46th 4474 Dave Smith Holligworth Lake 41 22 80 143 143
47th 4891 Steve Nenables Shustoke SC 31 DNC 12 151 151
48th 4738 Alastair Raynard Carsington 13 44 95 152 152
49th 4641 Robert Hawkins Rollesby Broad 34 52 66 152 152 Veteran
50th 4660 Keith Smith King George SC 60 64 31 155 155 Grand Master
51st 4846 Mikr Broatch Leight & Lowton 29 72 55 156 156 Grand Master
52nd 4327 Bruce Deppe Holligworth Lake 68 51 37 156 156 Junior
53rd 541 Sybrand Jongejans Zaanse Onderlinge 42 41 75 158 158
54th 4522 Elaine Turner Braasemermeer 45 36 81 162 162 Lady
55th 4441 Andrew Voygey RYA 53 50 59 162 162
56th 3893 Barrie McLean Loch Ard 61 60 42 163 163
57th 4873 John Ball Ardleigh 108 OCS 15 41 164 164 Veteran
58th 4736 Graham Wilson Northampton SC 64 69 32 165 165 Veteran
59th 4820 Rob Ashman MNSC 62 66 40 168 168
60th 4377 Adrian Hollier West Oxfordshire SC 57 75 39 171 171
61st 4740 John Davey Teign Corinthian 71 76 25 172 172 Veteran
62nd 4224 Richard Brwon Carsington 38 55 79 172 172
63rd 4487 Richard Siggers Shustoke SC 35 67 73 175 175
64th 4581 Derek Jackman Chichester YC 44 65 69 178 178 Grand Master
65th 4878 Keith Lancaster Rugby & Daventry SC 74 49 56 179 179 Veteran
66th 4730 Vince Horey King George SC 108 OCS 59 16 183 183
67th 4263 Richard Butterfield Northampton SC 78 57 48 183 183 Grand Master
68th 4513 Alex Tory Ely SC 59 74 52 185 185
69th 4929 Pete Mitchell Winsford Flash 108 OCS 39 44 191 191 Junior
70th 4336 Terry Brooks Oxford 65 73 60 198 198 Grand Master
71st 4896 Mike Hyde Middle Newe 75 61 65 201 201 Veteran
72nd 4593 Steve Sharp Reading SC 58 78 76 212 212 Veteran
73rd 4745 David Sword Lochtummel SC 90 56 72 218 218
74th 4856 Robert Signer Lochard SC 63 79 84 226 226 Veteran
75th 4649 Simon Hastings Welland YC 48 DNC 74 230 230
76th 4833 Ian Harridge Chelmarsh 108 OCS 58 64 230 230
77th 3961 Anneka Smith Papercourt SC 77 77 78 232 232 Lady
78th 4913 Geoff Couch Rudyard Lake SC 108 DNF 80 45 233 233 Veteran
79th 4890 David Curd Chase SC 54 DNC 71 233 233 Veteran
80th 4190 Paul Johnson Rickmansworth SC 91 82 63 236 236 Veteran
81st 3398 Patrick Overs Paxton Lakes 84 86 67 237 237
82nd 4215 Claire Clark Fishers Green SC 80 71 86 237 237 Lady
83rd 4755 Michael Partington Draycote 56 DNC 82 246 246 Grand Master
84th 4794 Robert Cartwright Blithfield 82 68 97 247 247 Grand Master
85th 4709 Jim Donald Hykeham SC 69 70 DNC 247 247 Veteran
86th 2 Paul Kimmen SCSC 79 81 89 249 249
87th 4784 Robert Marlow Shustoke SC 83 63 DNC 254 254
88th 4762 Anthony O'Connor King George SC 100 88 70 258 258
89th 431 John Hale Middle Newe 81 89 90 260 260 Grand Master
90th 4087 Dave Ernest Rudyard Lake SC 85 87 88 260 260 Veteran
91st 4375 Greg Northmore Hickling Broad 70 DNC 83 261 261 Grand Master
92nd 1525 Clive Gimson Melton Mowbray 72 92 98 262 262 Veteran
93rd 4865 Ian Morgan Weston 47 DNC DNC 263 263
94th 4395 John Smith RYA 93 83 93 269 269 Grand Master
95th 3714 Ian Hall Hollowell 95 90 85 270 270 Veteran
96th 4339 Andrew Potts Arden 87 DNC 77 272 272
97th 4876 Keith Tunstall Tunbridge Town SC 89 84 99 272 272
98th 3716 Bill Hutchings Tunbridge Town SC 88 91 96 275 275
99th 3175 John Saddington Rollesby Broad 99 95 87 281 281 Grand Master
100th 2845 Nick Robinson Spinnaker 96 94 91 281 281 Veteran
101st 4185 Stephen Knowles Bewl Valley 97 93 94 284 284 Veteran
102nd 4562 Ken Wabe Bewl Valley 94 85 108 OCS 287 287 Grand Master
103rd 4882 David Hodson Melton Mowbray 76 DNC DNC 292 292 Grand Master
104th 1872 Paul Bristow Burghfield 92 DNC 92 292 292
105th 4837 Nigel Pybus Draycote 86 108 OCS DNC 302 302
106th 4515 Thurstan Ollerearnshaw Stewartby 98 DNC DNC 314 314 Veteran
107th 3352 Rob Dainty Girton SC 108 DNF DNC DNC 324 324 Veteran