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GP14 National Inland Championship at Bassenthwaite SC

by Bassenthwaite Sailing Club on 4 Oct 2010
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The GP14 National Inland Championship was held this weekend at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club.

With a fleet list of 42 boats all ready and waiting for some excellent racing, that is what they got!

Neil Marsden walked away with the first race and Steve Goacher the second, each having broken away by the end of the first beat.

The southerly breeze held steady and the fleet had a 28min beat to the bottom end of the lake for the third and final race of the day. There were various capsizes along the way. This time Shane MacCarthay led the fleet but the reaches and long run back to the finish proved to be testing with various position changes taking place. It was to be Mike Senior that won, and took overnight lead. Steve Goacher was second and lies third overall with Neil Marsden getting third and lying second!

Bass tales include the discovery of a killer shrimp in the lake - must be true because they were nibbling Mike Moore's backside while he was practising his capsize drill (shouldn't really do it through a race though!). Word is that the capsize was due to crew Kayla not getting her leg over fast enough! Best Bass boat was Dave Lawson with Toggle crewing - clearly continuing his successes in the Masters at Windermere recently. Sally started the day badly when she broke a crown on the crispy bacon bap! It went further downhill when she was hit in the face (guessing by a spinnaker pole). Tim Knowles unfortunately capsized just after finishing, caught his main on another boat and ripped it, Bad enough in itself, but the fact that the main was new last weekend, and was only on its second outing, exacerbates the situation somewhat!

On Sunday the wind was still a southerly, significantly lighter than Saturday, but it was easing as the fleet prepared for the first start for which there was a general recall. The black flag for the subsequent start kept the competitors back from the line and they had a clean start at 10:45.

As Mike Senior approached the leeward mark it seemed unlikely that he would maintain his lead as he was being blanketed by the fleet in light winds, but he cleared the mark and started beating on what turned out to be the final beat. However, the wind was not as kind to the rest of the fleet as they approached and rounded the leeward mark in drifting conditions as the wind swung through 180 degrees. Spinnakers were hoisted in an attempt to catch the occasional zephyrs of wind which remained unkind. Mike Senior was to have a 17min lead over the next boat, and unfortunately with a 20min finishing time limit on the race there were only three more boats that finished the race. But the 36 DNFs were in the good company of champions such as Steve Goacher and Neil Marsden!

As a result Mike Senior was in an unassailable position and had won the Championship. A disappointed fleet were sent ashore for lunch in the hope that the breeze would settle down for the fifth and final race.

A slight breeze did cause ripples across the lake over lunch and the OD went out to start a race, but it was not settling and racing was cancelled.

Prizes were awarded by the Commodore's wife Pauline following a few words of thanks by Commodore Dave Nicholson. Mike Senior thanked the club on behalf of the visitors.

Dave Lawson's finish in the morning race secured his position as best Bass boat (and first amateur!) finishing fourth overall.

Overall

Rank Boat No Fleet Division Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Nett
1st 13417 Gold   Mike Senior Liz Senior South Staffs SC (2.0) 2.0 1.0 1.0 6.0 4.0
2nd 13654 Gold Master Neil Marsden Graham Nelson Blackpool & Fleetwood SC 1.0 3.0 3.0 (DNF) 50.0 7.0
3rd 14021 Gold   Steve Goacher Luke Shaw Royal Windermere YC 8.0 1.0 2.0 (DNF) 54.0 11.0
4th 14064 Gold Master David Lawson Mike Cowan Bassenthwaite SC 5.0 (7.0) 6.0 3.0 21.0 14.0
5th 14061 Gold   Shane MacCarthay Andy Davis Greystones 10.0 4.0 4.0 (DNF) 61.0 18.0
6th 14039 Gold   Carl Jeffs Drew Nickless Trimpley SC (14.0) 11.0 7.0 2.0 34.0 20.0
7th 14047 Gold   Adam McGovern Chris Robinson Hollingworth Lake CS (12.0) 6.0 10.0 4.0 32.0 20.0
8th 14067 Gold   Matt Burge Richard Wagstaff Poole YC 3.0 5.0 14.0 (DNF) 65.0 22.0
9th 14037 Gold Master David Gebhard Jack Gebhard Derwent Reservoir SC 11.0 9.0 5.0 (DNF) 68.0 25.0
10th 14003 Gold   Matt Thursfield Adam Froggett Chelmarsh SC 6.0 8.0 12.0 (DNF) 69.0 26.0
11th 13949 Silver   Richard Cornes James Goodfellow Milton Keynes 9.0 10.0 9.0 (DNF) 71.0 28.0
12th 14062 Gold   Andy Smith Rob Smith Bassenthwaite SC 13.0 20.0 8.0 (DNF) 84.0 41.0
13th 14059 Gold   Ross Kearney Tom Castle Northampton SC 15.0 15.0 13.0 (DNF) 86.0 43.0
14th 13803 Gold Master Paul Owen Chris White South Staffs SC 16.0 18.0 17.0 (DNF) 94.0 51.0
15th 13864 Silver Master Colin Midgley Justin Smith Derwent Reservoir SC 18.0 12.0 23.0 (DNF) 96.0 53.0
16th 14063 Gold Master Martin Brennan Alistair Knott Hollingworth Lake CS 19.0 17.0 20.0 (DNF) 99.0 56.0
17th 13930 Silver Gd Master Ian Sinclair Alan Jones Bolton SC 20.0 16.0 21.0 (DNF) 100.0 57.0
18th 13924 Gold Master Neil Platt Phil Smith West Kirby 4.0 (DNC) 11.0 DNF 101.0 58.0
19th 13900 Gold Master Bill Kenyon Ben Ditchburn Budworth SC 30.0 13.0 16.0 (DNF) 102.0 59.0
20th 13791 Silver Master Julie Waddington Chris Waddington Bolton SC 23.0 21.0 18.0 (DNF) 105.0 62.0
21st 13819 Gold   Mark Greenhalgh Duncan Greenhalgh Annandale SC 17.0 23.0 25.0 (DNF) 108.0 65.0
22nd 13885 Silver Gd Master Mike Fairlamb Ken Bell Bassenthwaite SC 27.0 22.0 19.0 (DNF) 111.0 68.0
23rd 13371 Silver   John Riley Nigel Lewis Bassenthwaite SC 21.0 24.0 24.0 (DNF) 112.0 69.0
24th 13374 Silver Gd Master Peter Gardner William Gardner Combs SC 22.0 25.0 22.0 (DNF) 112.0 69.0
25th 13186 Silver   Josh Gebhard Joric Gebhard Derwent Reservoir SC (DNC) 14.0 15.0 DNF 115.0 72.0
26th 13796 Bronze Master Tim Knowles Martin Slatter Bassenthwaite SC 24.0 26.0 27.0 (DNF) 120.0 77.0
27th 13905 Silver Master Hugh Godfrey Sally Roberts Bassenthwaite SC 26.0 19.0 35.0 (DNF) 123.0 80.0
28th 13556 Bronze   Graham Hutchinson Andy Bury Bolton SC 25.0 27.0 29.0 (DNF) 124.0 81.0
29th 13911 Silver Gd Master Dave Burrows Kate Billinge Winsford Flash SC 28.0 28.0 26.0 (DNF) 125.0 82.0
30th 13736 Bronze Master Arthur Logan Iain Hardy Castle Semple SC 29.0 33.0 30.0 (DNF) 135.0 92.0
31st 13931 Gold Master Richard Instone Jim Toothill Chase SC 7.0 (DNC) DNC DNF 136.0 93.0
32nd 13880 Silver Master Mandy Mitchell Jon Close Winsford Flash SC 32.0 30.0 31.0 (DNF) 136.0 93.0
33rd 13124 Silver   Donald Gillies TBA Castle Semple SC 31.0 34.0 32.0 (DNF) 140.0 97.0
34th 14000 Silver Master Paul O'Neill Matt Lawson CSSC 34.0 31.0 33.0 (DNF) 141.0 98.0
35th 13727 Silver Gd Master Tim Davies Mark Collingwood Chelmarsh SC 40.0 32.0 28.0 (DNF) 143.0 100.0
36th 13867 Bronze Gd Master Dave Nicholson Sarah Nicholson Bassenthwaite SC 36.0 29.0 (DNC) DNC 151.0 108.0
37th 11892 Bronze Gd Master Katherine Davis Glenys Kett Bassenthwaite SC 37.0 37.0 37.0 (DNF) 154.0 111.0
38th 13671 Bronze Master Ann Penny Paul Dickie Derwent Reservoir SC 33.0 (DNC) 36.0 DNF 155.0 112.0
39th 10011 Silver Gd Master Roy Nettleship Sabine Schamberg Nottingham SC 35.0 (DNC) 34.0 DNF 155.0 112.0
40th 13816 Bronze Gd Master Steve Ellison Phil Baker Aldridge SC 39.0 36.0 38.0 (DNF) 156.0 113.0
41st 12682 Bronze Gd Master Mike Moore Kayla Sheard Bassenthwaite SC 38.0 35.0 (DNC) DNF 159.0 116.0
42nd 11115 Bronze   Mike Turner Sue Watson Bassenthwaite SC (DNF) DNC DNC DNC 172.0 129.0


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