Osprey National Championship at Weymouth Sailing Club - Day 1
by Simon Hawkes 16 Aug 2018 11:45 PDT
16-19 August 2018
The boat park on day 1 of the Osprey Nationals in Weymouth © Simon Hawkes
The day started with heavy rain and was grey, dismal and very little wind. As the morning wore on and the competitors prepared themselves, the weather brightened and by launch time the sun had started to appear.
Out of 47 entrants 44 made it on to the water. The level of organisation and planning ranged from one boat ' Blue Moon' still screwing fittings back on after a well deserved re-fit and the owner having to return home to fetch the hatch covers and 'Peek a Boo' having been so well prepared it was even polished yesterday but still last out by a long way as they had to sail all the way back in as they forgot the trapeze harness. The crew deciding it was quicker to dive in to the water, climb a rusty ladder and run 200m to fetch it then return to the boat.
Tim Rush was on hand monitoring the fleet from a rib and giving helpful feedback to the competitors after the evening curry. Sadly, not having been able to be on the water, watching I am reliably informed it was fantastic. The sun came out and a changeable 15 to 20 knots blew down the course. A better than Prosecco day's sailing!
The two pictures show the winners of the two races. As many will know each boat is powered by one of the formidable Greig brothers. Mikey is the one lifting his helmsman "Sam Barker" to his boat wondering whether to have him as a snack or save him for later.
The other is Pete who differently is questioning whether he needs to pack the oxygen and did anyone tell Terry's care home he might be late back?
Three days of friendly and competitive racing lie ahead along with a packed evening events list.
More thrilling instalments to come.
Results after Day 1:
Pos | Sail No | Boat Name | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | Pts |
1 | 1234 | Plan B | Terry Curtis | Peter Greig | Castle Cove SC | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2 | 1290 | Swiftwun | Martin Cooney | Peter Frith | Poole YC | 4 | 2 | 6 |
3 | 1352 | String Driven Thing | Piers Strong | Phil Angrave | Poole YC | 3 | 3 | 6 |
4 | 1322 | Peek A Boo | Matt Burge | Stuart Maunder | Poole YC | 2 | 5 | 7 |
5 | 1198 | Blue Moon | Angus Hemmings | Adam Bowers | Castle Cove SC | 6 | 6 | 12 |
6 | 1298 | Barking Mad | Michael Atkinson | Richard Bowers | Poole YC | 10 | 7 | 17 |
7 | 1356 | Shippy Mc‑ship Face | Ben Hawkes | Sam Woolner | Castle Cove SC | 11 | 8 | 19 |
8 | 1116 | Lethal Weapon | Sam Barker | Mike Greig | MBSC/CCSC | 19 | 1 | 20 |
9 | 1296 | Whitestar | Kevin Francis | Phil Male | Castle Cove | 9 | 14 | 23 |
10 | 1291 | Waimanu | Alex Willis | Nick Willis | HISC / KWSC | 8 | 16 | 24 |
11 | 1347 | Pipe n Slippers | Philip Meakins | Ben Meakins | Warsash Sailing Club | 14 | 10 | 24 |
12 | 1362 | Omg | Pete Lloyd | Nick Frampton | Weymouth SC | 12 | 13 | 25 |
13 | 1363 | Robbers Alley | Alistair Raynard | Rob Burdekin | Carsington | 15 | 11 | 26 |
14 | 1369 | Dark Matter | Roger Blake | James Blake | Great Moor SC | 5 | 23 | 28 |
15 | 1364134 | The Cutter | Russell Wheeler | Mark Mawhinney | Isle of Sheppey SC | 13 | 17 | 30 |
16 | 1345 | Hakuna Matata | Chris Davies | Lorraine Ball | Carsington | 7 | 25 | 32 |
17 | 1085 | Infidel | George Odling | Harry Odling | Plymouth Uni | 17 | 15 | 32 |
18 | 1175 | Able To | Emma Stevenson | Tim Bowden | Weymouth SC | 24 | 12 | 36 |
19 | 1372 | TBA | Mick Greenland | Lee Marriott | IOSSC | 20 | 19 | 39 |
20 | 1195 | Another one bites the dust | Pete Barnstable | Richard Cumberbatch | Castle Cove SC | 22 | 20 | 42 |
21 | 1373 | Gnasher | Richard Marshall | Andrew Edmonds | Poole YC | 21 | 21 | 42 |
22 | 1338 | Curved Air | Ken Brown | Chris Butters | IOSSC | 26 | 18 | 44 |
23 | 1342 | Best Chance | Ted Lewis | Lucas Boissevain | Tenby SC | 16 | 29 | 45 |
24 | 1344 | Rhiannon | Huw Owen | Carwyn Owen | Tenby SC | 40 | 9 | 49 |
25 | 1316 | Uzi Jane | Nigel Young | Darren Hamilton | BCYC | 18 | 37 | 55 |
26 | 1273 | Frustration | Mike Street | Harry Owens | Castle Cove SC | 29 | 27 | 56 |
27 | 1326 | Shameless | Mike Stace | Deanna Morton | Tenby SC | 28 | 28 | 56 |
28 | 1114 | Just Pogo | Jonathan Osgood | David Downs | Tata Steel SC | 25 | 32 | 57 |
29 | 1350 | WARNING ..... Contains Nuts | Alec Mamwell | Arthur Butler | Coniston S.C. | 36 | 22 | 58 |
30 | 1357 | Last Orders | Paul Roberts | Mike Cox | Portishead YC | 34 | 24 | 58 |
31 | 854 | Flying Machine | Richard Packer | Boris Morrice | Bristol Corinthian YC | 37 | 26 | 63 |
32 | 1360 | The Flying 'O' | John Mills | Caz Mills | Shoreham SC | 27 | 36 | 63 |
33 | 1318 | Aquaholic | Dave Best | Tony Pauffley | Poole YC | 32 | 31 | 63 |
34 | 1247 | Stringbag | Marcus Scrace | John Pym | Castle Cove SC | 33 | 34 | 67 |
35 | 1281 | White Knuckles | Dave Elston | Gavin Poulloin | Castle Cove/Weymouth SC | 23 | RET | 68 |
36 | 1276 | Jennifer | Dan Jackson | Nick Arran | Tenby | 38 | 30 | 68 |
37 | 1341 | ylost | William Crichtonjon | Jon Batt | Ribble Cruising Club / Blithfield | 30 | 39 | 69 |
38 | 1334 | Back Again | Jaime Bohata | Erik Arentz | Tenby SC | 35 | 35 | 70 |
39 | 1333 | Two Ronnies | Charlie Adler | Andy Adler | Castle Cove SC | 39 | 33 | 72 |
40 | 1183 | Martin Hunter | Martin Hunter | Joe Tosh | Upper Thames SC | 31 | RET | 76 |
41 | 1194 | Lettice | Ian Hart | Stephen Ehrhart | Poole YC | 43 | 38 | 81 |
42 | 1325 | Sea‑ing‑Red | Robin George | Nicola George | GMSC | 41 | 40 | 81 |
43 | 1310 | Brave New World | Michael Richardson | Richard Kellaway | Poole | 44 | 41 | 85 |
44 | 1319 | Prey Encore | Chris Playfair | Alistair Watkins | Poole | 42 | OCS | 87 |