K6 Nationals at Falmouth

by RS Association on 24 Sep 2011

The K6 fleet travelled to Cornwall and were hosted by the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club in Falmouth for their 2011 Championship. The four day event was to be a mix of windward – leeward courses and a one off ‘Round the harbour’ race - plus of course the evening dinners and entertainment. The first day out in Falmouth Bay gave the fleet of 23 K6s a lively day with a blustery and sometimes wet breeze reaching gusts of 30 knots.

Day one and true to form the first race was a battle of the three favourites with Dave Hitchcock and Ian Nicholson coming out on top followed by Ian Robson, Sandy Johnson and Simon Tonks and Neil Fulcher and Lawrence Crispen.

However the second race turned on its head a few times as the strong wind caused a few dramatic moments. Dave and Ian held onto the lead but were followed into the finish closely by the team of Dave Hall, Gary Fare and Beate Pohlar.

With a gale blowing on the second day and not much sign of it easing racing was cancelled allowing the fleet to become tourists for the day.

With the loss of the two races and the harbour race four races were sailed on day three. The bright and breezy day forecast arrived as promised. The North West wind off the shore gave both the competitors and Race team some challenges but both seem to cope admirably. Dave and Ian took three of the days races with Ian, Simon and Sandy the other. Neil and Lawrence should have taken the third race of the day but mis-counted the number of laps. Dave, Beate and Gary also managed to give away a one minute lead after finding the only patch in the middle of the final downwind leg with light wind. At the end of the day and with only two races scheduled for the final day David and Ian had done enough the be crowned Champions for the second year running.

So the final day was a show down for second to fourth with Ian, Sandy and Simon, Dave, Beate and Gary and Neil and Laurence only one point apart. The final two races were held in the Estuary since there was a full foam up in the bay. It soon turned into a battle of wits as the three boats swapped places and battled it out at the front of the fleet. Ian‘s team won the first race of the day closely followed by Neil and Lawrence. To add to the mix and make life interesting the team of Nick Jones, George Jones and Mike Butler got the best results of the week with two thirds.

Dave’s team finally broke the jinx and put in a strong performance to win the last race. When all was counted there was still only point between each of them. Ian, Sandy and Simon came out on top giving them second place followed by Dave, Beate and Gary in third and Neil and Lawrence in fourth.

All in all a great championship with some spectacular sailing. Many thanks to the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club, the Falmouth Sailing Centre and to Navigators Insurance.

Sailed: 8, Discards: 2, To count: 6, Ratings: PY, Entries: 22, Scoring system: Appendix A

Rank	Sail No	Helm	Crew1	Crew2	Club	PY	R1 Saturday 14:30	R2 Saturday 14:30	R3 Saturday 14:30	R4 Saturday 14:30	R5 Saturday 14:30	R6 Saturday 14:30	R7 Saturday 14:30	R8 Saturday 14:30	Total	Nett
K166	Charlie CUMBLEY	Andy Couch	903	DNF
1st	K155	David HITCHCOCK	Ian NICHOLSON	Hayling Island SC	903	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	(5.0)	(4.0)	16.0	7.0
2nd	K162	Ian ROBSON	Sandy JOHNSON	Simon Tonks	Aldeburgh YC	903	2.0	(4.0)	2.0	1.0	4.0	3.0	1.0	(5.0)	22.0	13.0
3rd	K2	David HALL	Beate Pohler	Gary Phare	Thorpe Bay YC	903	(4.0)	2.0	3.0	(4.0)	2.0	2.0	4.0	1.0	22.0	14.0
4th	K208	Neil FULCHER	Lawrence CRISPIN	Stone SC	903	3.0	3.0	(7.0)	3.0	3.0	(4.0)	2.0	2.0	27.0	16.0
5th	K156	Jonathan CALASCIONE	Myles MENCE	Pyers TUCKER	Itchenor SC	903	8.0	5.0	(14.0)	(12.0)	5.0	5.0	7.0	6.0	62.0	36.0
6th	K214	Neil DAVISON	Andrew YONGE	James Davidson	Itchenor SC	903	(11.0)	(9.0)	6.0	6.0	8.0	6.0	6.0	8.0	60.0	40.0
7th	K213	Nick JONES	George JONES	Mike BUTLER	Aldeburgh YC	903	5.0	(12.0)	(13.0)	10.0	7.0	12.0	3.0	3.0	65.0	40.0
8th	K216	Peter KIRKBY	Richard BARKER	Queen Mary SC	903	(12.0)	11.0	5.0	8.0	(23.0 DNC)	7.0	9.0	7.0	82.0	47.0
9th	K209	Chris Hyde	Martin Fidgeon	Carsington SC	903	6.0	8.0	(11.0)	7.0	9.0	(10.0)	8.0	10.0	69.0	48.0
10th	K20	Ian Montague	Geoff Kimber	Stone SC	903	(23.0 OCS)	14.0	4.0	(16.0)	10.0	8.0	10.0	9.0	94.0	55.0
11th	K206	Julian COOK	Caroline AISHER	John Burnham	Royal Torbay YC	903	9.0	7.0	(16.0)	5.0	14.0	(17.0)	12.0	13.0	93.0	60.0
12th	K124	Fraser ELMS	Heather CHIPPERFIELD	Frances Gifford	Hayling Island SC	903	(14.0)	(23.0 DNF)	9.0	13.0	12.0	11.0	11.0	12.0	105.0	68.0
13th	K200	N Elmore	Rd Watson	903	10.0	13.0	12.0	9.0	13.0	13.0	(14.0)	(14.0)	98.0	70.0
14th	K157	Roger EWART SMITH	Andy CARROLL	Itchenor SC	903	(15.0)	15.0	8.0	15.0	15.0	9.0	15.0	(16.0)	108.0	77.0
15th	K154	Peter DANN	Dominick STANISLUS	Andrew Penman	Itchenor SC	903	19.0	6.0	18.0	14.0	6.0	15.0	(23.0 DNC)	(23.0 DNC)	124.0	78.0
16th	K135	Phil WATERFALL	Christopher GORNER	Peter DEGG	St Mawes SC	903	13.0	(23.0 DNF)	15.0	11.0	(16.0)	16.0	13.0	11.0	118.0	79.0
17th	K113	Henry WRIGHT	Paul GOSTELLOW	Carsington SC	903	17.0	16.0	10.0	17.0	11.0	14.0	(23.0 DNC)	(23.0 DNC)	131.0	85.0
18th	K159	David Wood	Frances Wood	Stone SC	903	16.0	10.0	(19.0)	19.0	18.0	(20.0)	16.0	15.0	133.0	94.0
19th	K122	John TABOR	David Peerless	Oxford SC	903	(20.0)	17.0	(20.0)	20.0	19.0	18.0	17.0	17.0	148.0	108.0
20th	K211	Bryan Southgate	Mike Pearce	Blackwater SC	903	21.0	19.0	17.0	18.0	17.0	19.0	(23.0 DNC)	(23.0 DNC)	157.0	111.0
21st	K126	Paul Young	TBA	Hayling Island SC	903	7.0	(23.0 DNC)	(23.0 DNC)	23.0 DNC	23.0 DNC	23.0 DNC	23.0 DNC	23.0 DNC	168.0	122.0
22nd	K207	Simon FINCH	Ian GLYN	Royal Corinthian YC	903	18.0	18.0	(23.0 DNC)	(23.0 DNC)	23.0 DNC	23.0 DNC	23.0 DNC	23.0 DNC	174.0	128.0