Miracle Nationals at Mayflower Sailing Club - Overall

Sunshine at last

A light sea breeze of 6 to 8 knots greeted the fleet for the final day of the Miracle National Championships. After 2 postponed starts racing got away under the first black flag of the week with tide pushing the fleet over the line. In Race 9, Brian Jones and John Green took advantage of the committee boat end and favoured right hand side of the course to lead at the windward mark followed by Martyn & Daniel Lewis, Ally & Harry Jones and Richard & Katie Byne. The Jones went high on the first reach to take second place but then went low on the second reach with Jones/Green going high. Team Lewis sailed down the middle and into the lead, which they held to the end followed by the Jones and the Bynes.

In Race 10, Tracy Amos and Brian Mumford were caught out by the black flag, whilst a lot of the fleet were almost caught out by the rapid turn around between races! Jones/Green started well again and went right to follow Team Lewis to the windward mark. Team Lewis then sailed clear to secure their second place overall in the championship despite almost being caught out on the final run by 2 towing powerboats! The Jones came second and the Bynes 3rd.

In the Silver fleet, Hannah Smith, fresh (or not after 2 hours sleep!) from her A-Level results of 2 A*s and an A finished 4th in Race 9 and capsized in Race 10, but still managed to win the Silver Fleet despite missing an entire day.

In the Bronze Fleet, Sam Donaldson beat his brother Matt by just 4 points.

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