Stenhouse wraps up the Musto Skiff Nationals

by Media on 19 Jun 2008 The 'Map my Tracks' sponsored Musto Performance Skiff UK National Championships' has been won by Richard Stenhouse sailing Helly Hansen from Rutland Water SC. Competing against an entry of 65 boats from six nations at Whitstable YC, Stenhouse sailed consistently to take the title from close rival Ian Trotter of Derwent Water SC.

Stenhouse did not have the event all his own way with other race winners including Ian Trotter, former 29er sailor Matt Hollis from Rutland Water SC, Spain's Pablo Arandia from Club Nautico Denia and Dan Dixon from the Blackwater SC all taking race wins.

However, Stenhouse showed real consistency in the big fleet for a well deserved victory. All 12 scheduled races were completed under the management of PRO Howard Patterson and his team. Conditions varied from a fresh Thursday when a large black cloud produced a small waterspout close to the racing area just before the start of the first race and accompanying gusts in excess of 46 mph, to the remainder of the event which was more typical June weather with bright sunshine and cloud and a breeze that varied from 5 - 15knots.

The fleet raced off one start, but the results were also split into Gold, Silver and Bronze groups as well as Grand master, Master and Youth. Jerry Wales from Queen Mary SC dominated the Grand master fleet to win from close rivals John Evans and Tim Chapman.

Second placed overall Ian Trotter won the Masters and last years Youth winner Daniel Henderson held onto his title from ex29er sailors Tom Wright, Matt and Nick Hollis and Hugh Shone as well as Martin Boatman who recently finished 2nd at the SB3 National Championships'.

The Silver fleet was won by Griff Tanner from Simon Dodds and Rob Chaplin, and the Bronze fleet winner was Matt Hollis closely followed by Nick Hollis and Alistair Conn.

The class is now looking forward to their World Championships' at Yacht Club St. Moritz on Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland in August.

Musto Skiff - Final overall positions

1 GBR 369 Richard Stenhouse Rutland SC 31
2 GBR 294 Ian Trotter Derwent SC 42
3 GBR 193 Dan Vincent Stokes Bay /RNSA 77
4 GBR 161 Dan Dixon Blackwater SC 77
5 GBR 205 Bruce Keen Stokes Bay SC 78
6 GBR 305 Daniel Henderson Thorpe Bay YC 95
7 GBR 363 Graeme Oliver Whitstable Y C 102
8 GBR 314 Richard Lovering Hayling Island SC 103
9 GBR 288 Andrew Peake Eastbourne Sovereign SC 106
10 GBR 274 Martin Boatman Derwent SC 117
11 GBR 362 Simon Reynolds Whitstable Y C 123
12 GER 170 Iver Ahlmann Rutland S C 139
13 GBR 371 Tom Offer Chew Valley Lake SC/RSC 140
14 GBR 098 John Reekie Largs SC 152
15 GBR 209 Tom Wright Rutland S C 155
16 GBR 372 Christian Reynolds Locks SC 157
17 ESP 247 Pablo Arandia Sabater Real Club Nautico Denia 161
18 GBR 290 Gareth Davies Blackwater SC 161
19 GBR 153 David Poston Queen Mary SC 163
20 GBR 376 Leigh Albrecht Queen Mary SC 176
21 GBR 374 Jerry Wales Queen Mary SC 205
22 GBR 146 Griff Tanner Queen Mary SC 206
23 GBR 292 Alex Koukourakis Eastbourne Sovereign SC 213
24 GBR 114 Simon Dodds Hythe & Saltwood SC 217
25 GBR 364 Rob Chaplin Queen Mary SC 220
26 GBR 262 Hugh Shone Castle Cove SC 223
27 GBR 151 Russell Clark Stokes Bay /RNSA 244.4
28 GBR 253 Gavin Homer East Lothian/Dalgety Bay SC 252
29 GBR 356 Matt Hollis Rutland S C 261
30 GBR 211 John Evans Derwent SC 266
31 GBR 355 Nick Hollis Rutland S C 280
32 GBR 333 Tim Chapman Rutland S C 282
33 GBR 139 Peter Griffith South Shields SC 283.5
34 GBR 293 Rick Perkins Whitstable Y C 292
35 GBR 283 Mick Keates King George SC 295
36 GBR 128 Mark Powell Dalgety Bay SC 321
37 SLO 271 Mitja Margon Y.C. Portoroz 333
38 GBR 260 Richard Smith Blue Circle SC 346
39 GBR 165 Nigel Brown Whitstable Y C 347
40 GBR 130 Alastair Conn Derwent SC 349
41 GBR 228 Ron Barnes Thorpe Bay YC 368
42 GBR 291 Grahame Smith Wilsonian SC 384.5
43 GBR 127 Rob Trotter Derwent SC 385.5
44 GBR 154 Bruce Spratt Thorpe Bay YC 393
45 GBR 286 Dan Ward Frensham Pond/Stokes Bay 394
46 GBR 284 Sergei Samus Whitstable Y C 396
47 GBR 373 Paul Molesworth Queen Mary SC 404.5
48 GBR 287 Jonathan Cameron Queen Mary SC 412
49 GBR 216 Barry Shotton Whitstable Y C 419
50 GBR 200 Ian Judd South Shields SC 430
51 GBR 056 Stephen Lowe South Shields SC 454
52 GBR 160 Jon Simpson Blackwater SC 460
53 AUT 223 Felix Luchterhand Segel Club Attersee 492.5
54 GBR 240 Richard Purdy Sunderland YC 500
55 GBR 304 Tony Coulson Whitstable Y C 513
56 GBR 354 Guy Harrill Starcross YC 520
57 GBR 074 Alastair Gould Whitstable Y C 553.5
58 GBR 117 Grant Forward Whitstable Y C 554
59 GBR 227 Matt Conner Queen Mary SC 556.5
60 GBR 225 Francis Stileman Whitstable Y C 573
61 NED 255 Hans Zuurendonk Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC 573.5
62 HUN 337 Christopher Wossala Balatonfuredi YK 627
63= GBR 163 Ben Swann Parkstone SC 660
63= GBR 334 Steve Corby King George SC 660
63= GBR 125 William Smith Lymington SC 660