Sparks and Gratton increase lead with win at Largs

by Event media on 8 Apr 2009 Phil Sparks and Ben Gratton increased their 420 Worlds Selector Series lead by eight points at Largs this past weekend, while Ben Palmer & Konrad Weaver and Matt Rainback & Simon Foskett continued their argument over 2nd and 3rd.

Imogen and Hermione Stanley also put points behind them. But Anna Burnet and Flora Stewart leapt to second women in the Series, a couple of points ahead of Joanna Freeman and Hannah Mitchell.

In the Open Regatta, Jane Butler and Jenny Andreasson from the Royal St George in Dublin had a stronger weekend to finish third women.

International 420 - Leading positions after 2 Worlds Selector Trials

1 GBR52759 Phil SPARKS and Ben GRATTON RLYC/RLYC 15 pts
2 GBR53116 Ben PALMER and Konrad WEAVER IBRSC/IBRSC 25 pts
3 GBR53232 Matt RAINBACK and Simon FOSKETT Poole YC/ StauntonHarold 26 pts
4 GBR53380 Mike WOOD and Hugh BRAYSHAW Draycote WaterSC/ Draycote Water 43 pts
5 GBR53591 Imogen STANLEY and Hermione STANLEY Oxford SC/Oxford SC 68 pts
6 GBR53645 Joshua PISTOL and Piers STRONG Parkstone YC/ Parkstone YC 77 pts
7 GBR52907 Anna BURNET and Flora STEWART R Northern &Clyde CC /Solway YC 87 pts
8 GBR52229 Joanna FREEMAN and Hannah MITCHELL Parkstone YC/Parkstone YC 89 pts
9 GBR53952 Rebecca KALDERON and Rosie SIBTHORP Itchenor/Itchenor 90 pts
10 GBR52426 Tom KINVER and Charlie MAKEPEACE EXE/Oxford 93 pts
11 GBR52480 Tim GRATTON and Ed RILEY Hayling IslandSC/Hayling IslandSC 102 pts
12 GBR51883 Amy SEABRIGHT and Katrina BREWER CorinthianOtters/ CorinthianOtters 103 pts
13 GBR51754 Matthew FOSKETT and Adam WALKER Staunton Harold/ StauntonHarold 118 pts
14 GBR51262 Andrew WISHART and Liam GARRISON R Lymington YC/ R LymingtonYC 131 pts
15 GBR52483 James HAYWARD and Tim CARTER Waldringfield/ Waldringfield 132 pts

International 420 - Selector II - Largs SC 4/5 April 2009

1 GBR52759 Phil SPARKS Ben GRATTON RLYC/RLYC 1 1 4 2 2 1 7 pts
2 GBR53232 Matt RAINBACK Simon FOSKETT Poole YC/Staunton Harold SC 2 2 13 3 1 2 10 pts
3 GBR53116 Ben PALMER Konrad WEAVER IBRSC/IBRSC 3 3 3 1 3 4 13 pts
4 GBR53380 Mike WOOD Hugh BRAYSHAW Draycote Water SC/Draycote Water SC 4 5 1 4 4 3 16 pts
5 GBR52426 Tom KINVER Charlie MAKEPEACE EXE/Oxford RDG4 4 9 11 10 15 38 pts
6 GBR53645 Joshua PISTOL Piers STRONG Parkstone YC/Parkstone YC 5 16 6 9 14 6 40 pts
7 GBR53591 Imogen STANLEY Hermione STANLEY Oxford SC/Oxford SC 9 7 8 10 8 9 41 pts
8 GBR52907 Anna BURNET Flora STEWART Royal Northern and Clyde CruisingC/Solway YC 7 8 17 7 9 11 42 pts
9 IRL53160 Jane BUTLER Jenny ANDREASSON R.st.g.y.c/R.st.g.y.c 17 DSQ 2 12 7 12 50 pts
10 GBR51882 Jonathan HOUSE Lewis RUMBOL Poole YC/Poole YC 16 14 10 23 5 7 52 pts
11 GBR53952 Rebecca KALDERON Rosie SIBTHORP Itchenor/Itchenor 6 11 14 21 6 16 53 pts
12 GBR52480 Tim GRATTON Ed RILEY Hayling Island SC/Hayling Island SC 11 19 7 DNC 13 5 55 pts
13 GBR51883 Amy SEABRIGHT Katrina BREWER Cornthian Otters/Cornthian Otters 18 6 11 6 16 19 57 pts
14 GBR52229 Joanna FREEMAN Hannah MITCHELL Parkstone YC/Parkstone YC DNC 13 5 14 17 18 67 pts
15 GBR51754 Matthew FOSKETT Adam WALKER Staunton Harold/Staunton Harold 22 12 19 13 22 10 76 pts
16 GBR53117 Guy STEPHENS Adrian CLAY Oxford/Oxford BFD 9 16 5 24 25 79 pts
17 GBR51262 Andrew WISHART Liam GARRISON Royal Lymington YC/Royal Lymington YC 12 31 15 8 25 21 81 pts
18 IRL53157 Cian O'REGAN Mark BOYLAN K.Y.C/Skerries BoatingC 19 18 18 15 20 14 84 pts
19 GBR53377 Sam ROBINSON Peter ALTON West Kirby/West Kirby 14 22 20 DNC 12 20 88 pts
20 GBR53379 Sarah HICKMAN Kathrine KIMBER Starcross SC/Starcross SC 13 15 22 17 28 28 95 pts
21 GBR52483 James HAYWARD Tim CARTER Waldringfield/Waldringfield 25 10 27 20 19 23 97 pts
22 IRL53156 John FLANIGAN Lucas MALCOLM HYC/HYC 10 29 23 24 18 26 101 pts
23 IRL53578 Rob LEHANE Irlaith KENNEDY KYC / Rcyc/KYC DNC DNC 12 16 21 8 103 pts
24 GBR53644 Billie QUINLAN Sophie PEARSON Burnham/Parkstone 15 30 26 18 23 22 104 pts
25 GBR52871 Nia JONES Hannah JONES Cardiff Bay YC/Cardiff Bay YC 24 20 32 26 37 24 126 pts
26 IRL53576 Diana KISSANE Hazel O'NEILL Howth YC/National YC 21 21 29 25 DNC 32 128 pts
27 IRL52227 Eoghan CUDMORE Sean MURPHY Kinsale YC/Kinsale YC 29 32 25 19 30 30 133 pts
28 GBR53304 Tom PAIN Nathan BAILEY Cardiff Bay YC/Cardiff Bay YC DNC 24 21 27 34 33 139 pts
29 IRL53103 Stephen TIERNAN Dermott MCMORROUGH R.st.g.y.c/Royal ST. George Y.C 23 DNC DNC DNC 11 17 143 pts
30 GBR52868 Molly BRIDGE Pip WEGUELIN RLymYC/RLymYC 28 25 30 29 31 31 143 pts
31 IRL53332 Timothy O'LAOIRE Brian KELLEHER Royal St George & Howth YCS/Royal St George YC DNC DNC 24 DNC 15 13 144 pts
32 GBR52407 Will JONES Tom BURROWS Stauton Harold SC/Stauton Harold SC 31 17 28 DNC 33 37 146 pts
33 GBR51988 John BEARDON Fergus BARRIE Annandale SC/Annandale SC 27 27 DNC DNC 26 27 153 pts
34 GBR53327 Eleni MORUS Henriette BRAND Cardiff Bay YC/Cardiff Bay YC DNC 23 35 22 38 39 157 pts
35 GBR50660 Sarah ALTON Hannah JONES Oxford/Staunton Harold SC 33 33 34 30 35 42 165 pts
36 IRL53206 Muireann GULFOYLE Eimar O'LEARY RCYC/RCYC DNC 26 33 28 39 40 166 pts
37 GBR52915 Fred WILLIAMS Sam MUSKETT West Kirby/West Kirby 30 28 31 DNC DSQ 38 173 pts
38 IRL53698 Emma GEARY Niamh CONNOLLY BSC Rcyc/BSC 26 DNC DNC DNC 29 35 182 pts
39 GBR52062 Michael MORUZZI Jonathan HARRIS Wksc / DEE/DEE DNC DNC DNC DNC 27 29 194 pts
40 GBR52062X Michael MORUZZI Alex HARRIS Wksc / DEE/DEE 20 DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 204 pts
41 IRL52684 Katie GAMBIER-ROSS Ali DIX KYC/HYC 32 DNC DNC DNC 40 41 205 pts
42 GBR52151 Edward GREY Brendan SWEENEY RWYC/RWYC DNC DNC DNC DNC 32 36 206 pts
43 IRL52758 Laura MC CARTHY Louise MC CARTHY RCYC/RCYC DNC DNC DNC DNC 36 34 208 pts
44 IRL51379 Holly CAMPBELL Lucy BOLGER RNIYC/ HYC/Rstgyc / BSC / Rcyc DNC DNC DNC DNC 41 DNC 225 pts
45 GBR53053 Jane SCEALES Cassie SYMES Yarmouth/Yarmouth DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 230 pts