Results day 1 - Skandia Cowes Week

by Sue Pelling/CWL on 3 Aug 2008
All eyes were focussed on the opening races of Round 3 of the Extreme iShares Cup at Skandia Cowes Week today.

Visitors even thought they may get a glimpse of sailing legend Russell Coutts but although he did turn up on Friday night, he hot-footed it off early the next morning. But it wasn’t all doom or gloom because the Extreme 40 provided more than enough entertainment for one day.

As the wind built and gusted up during the afternoon there were numerous capsizes, and a collision and broken beam led to the retirement of BMW Oracle Cammas. BMW Oracle Spithill also capsized, as did Team Origin. With the wind reaching well over 20kts in the squalls, the race officers wisely decided to abandon racing for the day after four races.

Champion Peckham maintains form in the Darings

Having been crowned the Volkswagen Touareg King of Cowes just a few hours before in the pre-regatta event on Friday, Giles Peckham switched from the Laser SB3 to more familiar territory, his 47 year-old Daring Dauntless and immediately demonstrated why he is a champion of champions.

3 Sad Old Blokes happy

The Laser SB3 fleet is missing two key campaigners this year as Russell Peters moves across to the TP52 Stay Calm and Aussie Glenn Bourke remains chained to his desk in Hamilton Island.

In their absence, the class has attracted some healthy new blood in the shape of Eddie Warden-Owen who joins the fray on Monday in Gwladys, which was campaigned (and sunk) as Alfie by Lawrie Smith in the SB3 UK Nationals last year.

Drawing first blood however was Jerry Hill in 3 Sad Old Blokes, one of the favourites for the 2008 title.

Ran sets out her stall in TP52s

Andy Soriano's Mills 68 Alegre is the biggest boat racing in Skandia Cowes Week and not surprisingly, it also proved the fastest in Class Zero IRC finishing more than 15 minutes ahead of the next boat, Nyklas Zennstrom's Ran.

But on handicap, Alegre dropped to fourth place with Stuart Robinson's Stay Calm in second and Benny Kelly's Panthera in third as the TP52s recorded a 1-2-3.

Betty's in business

Confidence is riding high too on Betty after Jon Powell and Sarah Norbury produced a blinder in the Hunter 707 class having not raced at Cowes for four years. The boat has been sitting in the dinghy park at Warsash for all that time but Norbury and Powell dusted it down and quickly hit their straps in a highly competitive field.

Leading results from all the classes after day 1 of Skandia Cowes Week

Class Zero IRC
1, Ran (Niklas Zennstrom)
2, Stay Calm (Stuart Robinson)
3, Panthera (Benny Kelly)
4, Alegre (Andy Soriano)
5, Rio (Charles Dunstone)
6, Henri Lloyd (Robert Lutener and Martin Elwood)
7, Chernikeeff 2 (Peter Harrison)
8, John Merricks II (Volvo RYA Keelboat Programme)
9, Bear Of Britain (Priory Bay Hotel)
10, Formidable 3 (Peter Vroon)

Class 1 IRC
1, Poppy Of Portland (John Dean and David Lancefield)
2, Moana (Francois Goubau)
3, Yes! Murphy & Nye (Adam Gosling)
4, Pace (Simon Tate and Johnny Vincent)
5, Universal Marina (Richard Rankin)
6, Fair Do'S Vii (John Shepherd)
7, Desperado (Richard Loftus)
8, Gyr Caspian Services (Global Yacht Racing)
9, Dark & Steamy (Nick & Annie Haigh)
10, Daikin Airco (Frans Van Der Heijden)

Class 2 IRC
1, Roark (Kees Kaan)
2, Sky Hunter (Peter Bainbridge)
3, Jolly Joker (Rodolphe Marchais)
4, Panacea (John & Jill Patterson)
5, Premier Flair (Jim MacGregor)
6, Quokka (Mr Simon Coleridge)
7, Nutmeg IV (Fransois Lognone)
8, Toe In The Water (Capt Paul Anderson)
9, Esprit (Neil Vardy)
10, Great Scot IV (Simon Coates)

Class 3 IRC
1, Seatrack (Peter Scholfield)
2, Sleeper (Jonty & Vicky Layfield)
3, Grand Slam (Mike Ronson and Robin Dollar)
4, Steady Barker (Michael Brough)
5, Alaris (John Howell)
6, Xinska (Bernard Olesinski)
7, Athena (Stephen Bromley)
8, X Dream (Matthew Vincent)
9, Malice (Mike Moxley)
10, Eala (Jan De Vries)

Class 4 IRC
1, Salvo (Mr & Mrs Peter Morton)
2, Xcitable (Peter Hodgkinson and Sarah Bailey)
3, Full Pelt (Stephen Fein)
4, Winsome (Mr H J Heijst)
5, Vanilla (Niek Spiljard)
6, Ship Shop Aquaholic (Wilmet and Grecourt)
7, Ingwe (Steve Dyke and Dominic Anschutz)
8, Tiger Developments (Peter Parker)
9, Hot Rats (Robbie & Lis Robinson)
10, Habanero (Christophe Clarke)

Class 5 IRC
1, Light (Robert Denning)
2, Dragonfly Of Bosham (N & A Aitchison)
3, Flying Formula (Chris Cottrell)
4, The Project (Andy Budgen and Freddie Schwyn)
5, Monet (Dave Cooke)
6, Persephone Of London (Nigel Goodhew)
7, Pavlova III (Max Walker)
8, Mefisto (Kevin Sussmilch)
9, With Alacrity (Chris & Vanessa Choules)
10, Gauntlet Of Tamar (Lt Cdr D J Cummings RN)

Class 6 IRC
1, Dean And Dyball (Ian Braham)
2, Polly'S Kettle (Simon Law)
3, Sail4Cancer (David Cullen)
4, Seahorse Flyer (Seahorse Magazine)
5, Ruthless (Martin Pearson)
6, Cool Blue (Simon Cory)
7, Athena (David Glasgow and The Earl of Cork and Orrery)
8, 2Xs (Aindriu McCormack)
9, Manaru (Tony Dickin)
10, Elusive (Jackie & Robert Dobson)

Class 7 IRC
1, Shadowfax (Andy Johns and David Rolfe)
2, Workout (Jeff Worboys)
3, Alexa (Ian Le Maitre)
4, Attila The Nun (James Brown, Katy Brown, Christian Ardley and Neil Davison)
5, Prospero Of Hamble (Bob Mills)
6, Heritage (Bernard Kinchin)
7, Sixes And Sevens (Stuart Whitmore - London Fire Brigade Sailing Club)
8, Odalisque (Mike Wood)
9, Countdown (Michael Von Bertele)
10, Spirit Of Kudu (Mark Watkins)

Class 8 IRC
1, Simplicity (Rory Fitzwilliams)
2, White Mischief (Jay Partridge)
3, Crakajax (Richard Hollis and Ursula Bagnall)
4, Curved Air (Gareth Morris and David Sprague)
5, Blackberry (R) (David Rider)
6, Slinky (Peter Nicholson)
7, Little Emily (Richard Oswald)
8, Rainbow (Rick Farrance, Tom Hale, John Hale and Jack Hale)
9, Xara (Jonathan & Anne Rolls)
10, Drakes Drum (Terry Rowe)

Class 9 IRC
1, Madelaine (E Donald, M Donald, I Donald, R Reed, L Jones and S Reed)
2, Frankie The Rhino (Owain, Jez, Tom and Chant)
3, The Apprentice (Jack Grogan and Jessica Gozzett)
4, G-String (Kieron O'connell)
5, Selene (Kevin Cross)
6, Paloma (Jim Tennant)
7, Fsharp (David Hunter)
8, Fat Hen (Laurence & Sarah Shell)
9, Pizzicato (Tom White)
10, Rosaire (Mr Michael Squire)

1720
1, Alltalk (Neil Angel)
2, White Light (David Geal)
3, Boondoggle (Marcus, Radar, Al, Andy and Mate)
4, Go Ferret (Peter Haworth)
5, Crescendo (James W Flynn)
6, Premier Cru (Tom Richardson)
7, Rogan Josh (Powell, Bertelsen and Sutherland)
8, Angel (Jeremy White)

Beneteau 40.7
1, Healthsure (Peter Newlands)
2, Amey Love Shack (Tim Spalding and Gareth Lloyd-Jones)
3, Hw Corporate Finance (Charles Whelan and Richard Hall)
4, Incognito (Paul Mcnamara and Tony Lowe)
5, Beechwood Homes (Gareth Williams)
6, Rafiki Team Hotwatch (Sir David Clementi)
7, Tradition (Nicolas Gaumont-Prat)
8, Rangatira (James Diamond)
9, Genie (Andy Jackson)
10, Hot Stuff (Gary Christie)

Contessa 32
1, Drumbeat (Eldred Himsworth)
2, Blue Shark (Ken Mizen and Don Laing)
3, Blanco (Ray Rouse, Peter & Richard Vanner)
4, Muscadet De Havelet (Peter Maughan)
5, Andaxi (Chris North)
6, Equator (Simon & Kay Porter)
7, Gigi (Jeremy Rogers)
8, Concerto (George Isted)
9, Wild Thyme (Roger Vickers)
10, La Contessa Rose (Bill Daniels)

Daring
1, Dauntless (G Peckham and M Carver)
2, Division Belle (Hill, Sillars, Reynolds, Rawlinson, Green and Grylls)
3, Defender (Jeremy Preston)
4, Decoy (A Norton, R Ottaway, D Chaplin, J Goodwin and M Holland)
5, Dynamite (Anthony Balme)
6, Audax (Mike Bilbo)
7, Dolphin (David N Gower)
8, Decanter (Jamie Clark)
9, Double Knot (John Hackman)
10, Damsel (Michael D C C Campbell and James A C Scrimgeour)

Dragon
1, Aimee (Julia Bailey)
2, Njord (Owen Pay)
3, Rumours (Len Jones)
4, Ganador (Martin Makey)
5, Ecstatic (Eric Willams)
6, Troika (Rob G