Allen 29er GP1 at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy - Overall
by Ben Mueller 22 Sep 2020 22:49 PDT
19-20 September 2020
Allen 29er GP1 at Weymouth © 29er UK
With a 238-day gap between events, everyone was excited to head to Portland and WPNSA for the Allen GP 1. In what would be a thrilling return to racing, strong winds all weekend meant there would be plenty of action for the 74-boat fleet.
Too much wind on Saturday morning led to a short postponement. However, the wind soon died to a gusty 16 knots, and out the fleet went. An unusual wind direction from the North East caused some steep chop at the line helping to keep the eager fleet back; the first start got off quickly and sailors quickly began racing towards the top mark. It was a boat speed type of day as the strong winds made any manoeuvres costly, but the trend was to head middle left.
The first race was won by 2982 (Tom Storey/Ben Willett) in yellow and blue was claimed by 2905 (Elodie Edwards/Ewan Wilson. 2982 (Tom/Ben) continued their success with a win in race two but in blue 2898 (Aled Llewellyn-Jones/Ben Bradley) took first. There was no stopping 2982 as they had a third win and in blue fleet 2900 (Ben Mueller/Freddie Lonsdale) took first. Finally 2327 (Charlie Gran/Emily Covell) prevented Tom Storey and Ben Willett from winning the fourth and final race of the day whilst in blue fleet 2900 (Ben Mueller/Freddie Lonsdale) gained their second win for the day.
Overnight leaders were 2982 (Tom Storey/Ben Willett) after an impressive 3 firsts and 1 second. Close behind and on equal points were 2900 (Ben Mueller/Freddie Lonsdale) and 2905 (Elodie Edwards/Ewan Wilson) with 5 points. Top girls overnight were 2344 (Annie Hammett/Jess Jobson) with 2661 Monique Vennis-Ozanne/Abi Campbell in second and 2753 Sian Talbot/Maddie Bristow in third.
Social distancing meant that usual social events were cancelled but after a tiring day many sailors were grateful for the early night.
Sunday saw fleets split into Gold and Silver and a slightly lighter forecast was welcomed by almost every sailor. But when the fleet launched, it was just as windy as Saturday. The wind was slightly further left than Saturday but otherwise the days were similar- sunny and windy.
Gold fleet got off quickly after an all clear start, exciting action at the gate meant that it was difficult to tell who the leaders were, but eventually 2898 (Aled Llewellyn-Jones/Ben Bradley) finished on top. In Silver fleet 2796 (Emma James/Oliver Fellows) won the race.
The second race of the day was just as windy and 2966 (Leo Wilkinson/Sam Jones) got their first win of the event whilst in Silver 1356 (James Clarke/Noah Fitzgerald) won. The third race for Silver fleet was delayed to prevent the fleets from running into each-other as Gold rounded the gate, ultimately 2905 (Elodie/Ewan) won and in Silver 2478 (Rob Mawdsley/Ollie Mears) crossed the line first in their debut 29er class event.
Whilst the Gold fleet waited for Silver to finish their race, the wind died to a comfortable 13 knots. The Gold fleet, eager to start, had a general recall. The black flag soon followed but unphased 2898 (Aled Llewellyn-Jones/Ben Bradley) and 2966 (Leo Wilkinson/Sam Jones) achieved excellent starts from the pin end. Eventually 2966 came out on top to win the race and 938 (Blake/Brett Tudor) won the race in silver.
Congratulations to Elodie/Ewan for winning the event and first mixed with consistent results- top 2 in 6 races. Tom Storey/Ben Willett for coming second with an impressive number of firsts. Ben Mueller/Freddie Lonsdale finished third. First girls were 2344 Annie Hammett/Jess Jobson with 2753 Sian Talbot/Maddie Bristow second and 2234 Emily Mueller/Flo Brellisford were third. First juniors were 2292 Issy Leetch/Solomon Wilby and second juniors were 2545 Jamie Gatehouse/Oscar Morgan-Harris with third juniors 2022 Kate Newman/Rudy Barr. Second mixed were 2695 Flo Peters/Freddie Wood and third mixed was 2327 Charlie Gran/Emily Covell. Silver fleet winners were 938 Blake & Brett Tudor.
Great job to all the competitors for racing in the tough conditions.
Thanks so much to all at WPNSA for hosting us and to the Class for organising a fantastic event in these challenging times. Big shout out to Allen for sponsoring us and providing great prizes.
It was great to see such a busy event with lots of new faces racing. Looking forward to GP 2 in Weymouth in October.
Overall Results:
Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | Pts |
Gold Fleet |
1 | 2905 | ELODIE EDWARDS | EWAN WILSON | CLWB HWYLIO PWLLHELI SC / WORMIT BOATING | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ‑23 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
2 | 2982 | TOM STOREY | BEN WILLETT | YORKSHIRE DALES SC / TATA SC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑10 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
3 | 2900 | BEN MUELLER | FREDDIE LONSDALE | HISC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ‑10 | 20 |
4 | 2966 | LEO WILKINSON | SAM JONES | DATCHET WATER SC/MAIDENHEAD SC / HILL HE | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ‑8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 27 |
5 | 2898 | ALED LLEWELLYN‑JONES | BEN BRADLEY | SAUNDERSFOOT / HILL HEAD SC
HISC | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | (UFD) | 7 | 3 | 31 |
6 | 2695 | FLO PETERS | FREDDY WOOD | HAYLING ISLAND SC | 3 | 4 | 2 | ‑9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
7 | 2811 | OLLIE EVANS | BEN HUTTON‑PENMAN | GUNARD SC / BURNHAM SC/CORINTHIAN OTTERS | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ‑11 | 33 |
8 | 2327 | CHARLIE GRAN | EMILY COVELL | HISC | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ‑24 | 12 | 38 |
9 | 2338 | SEAN WOODARD | TOBY BLOOMFIELD | DEBEN YC/WALDRINGFIELD SC / PAIGNTON SC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | ‑15 | 14 | 51 |
10 | 2903 | FREDDIE WESTWELL | JESSE KIBBLE | HISC | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | ‑21 | 5 | 5 | 54 |
11 | 2344 | ANNIE HAMMETT | JESS JOBSON | HISC / RTYC | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | ‑17 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 62 |
12 | 2736 | MAXI TUSTAIN | ALFIE COGGER | ISLAND BARN / WPNSA / CONISTON SC | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | ‑18 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 64 |
13 | 834 | ETHAN GERRELL | TOM BARNES | HISC / RTYC | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | ‑19 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 70 |
14 | 2819 | TOM BURKE | BEN IBBOTSON | CONISTON SC / SOLWAY YC | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 11 | ‑26 | 70 |
15 | 2753 | SIAN TALBOT | MADELEINE BRISTOW | LEIGH & LOWTON SC | 11 | 13 | 14 | 8 | ‑27 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 71 |
16 | 2879 | ROBBIE MCDONALD | ARCHIE STOKES | HAYLING ISLAND SC | 2 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 7 | ‑25 | 16 | 75 |
17 | 2025 | RALPH NEVILE | ANGUS KILPATRICK | FRENSHAM POND SC / HISC | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 14 | ‑29 | 18 | 23 | 85 |
18 | 2806 | GEORGE VINCENT | THOMAS WILLETT | POOLE YC / TATA SC | 15 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 17 | ‑26 | 15 | 94 |
19 | 2738 | TED LANE | RUPERT CLAPHAM | CHEW VALLEY LAKE SC | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 30 | ‑36 | 95 |
20 | 2915 | MILLY JINKS | WILL ADLER | HOOE POINT SC | 13 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 19 | ‑29 | 102 |
21 | 2947 | FREDDIE FISHER | CAM MITCHELL | HISC | 8 | 10 | (UFD) | 7 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 109 |
22 | 2234 | EMILY MUELLER | FLO BRELLISFORD | HISC / CORINTHIAN OTTERS | 19 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 26 | ‑27 | 13 | 4 | 112 |
23 | 2118 | OLIVER SMOULT | IMOGEN ASQUITH | | 4 | 7 | 13 | 11 | ‑36 | 34 | 17 | 27 | 113 |
24 | 2111 | JAMIE WILKINSON | WILL MORRIS | HISC/WARSASH SC | 15 | 12 | 17 | 18 | ‑28 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 118 |
25 | 2661 | MONIQUE VENNIS‑OZANNE | ABI CAMPBELL | HHSC/HISC / BCYC | 9 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 29 | ‑32 | 29 | 17 | 124 |
26 | 2222 | ROBIN STEIN | SAM BRACKLEY | HISC FELPHAM SC | 3 | 9 | 10 | (UFD) | 22 | 18 | 31 | 37 | 130 |
27 | 2477 | RAULF BERRY | BEN MILLARD | HAYLING ISLAND SC / EMSWORTH SC | 23 | 21 | 9 | 28 | 16 | ‑36 | 16 | 19 | 132 |
28 | 2224 | FINBARR WORMWELL | TOM PEACOCK | FRENSHAM POND SC/HAYLING ISLAND SC / PAR | 16 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | UFD | (DNC) | DNC | 137 |
29 | 2292 | ISSY LEETCH | SOLOMON WILBY | RUTLAND SC | 22 | 14 | 16 | 14 | ‑33 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 141 |
30 | 3007 | EMMA HUTCHINGS | AMELIE CURTIS | HISC/PAGHAM YC / HAYLING ISLAND/NETLEY S | 14 | 16 | RET | 12 | ‑38 | 14 | 28 | 21 | 142 |
31 | 2337 | JULIA BARNES | TIEGAN PEARCE | RTYC / TRESAITH MARINERS SC | 13 | 22 | 22 | 13 | ‑30 | 30 | 21 | 24 | 145 |
32 | 2414 | IOLO DAVIES | IOAN DAVIES | CBYC/PYC / CARDIFF BAY YC | 22 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 33 | ‑34 | 147 |
33 | 2545 | JAMIE GATEHOUSE | OSCAR MORGAN‑HARRIS | BEWL VALLEY SC | 17 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 35 | 19 | ‑37 | 28 | 158 |
34 | 2225 | OLIVIA BRACEY‑DAVIS | WILLIAM HELLEWELL | HISC / PAIGNTON SC | DSQ | 9 | 20 | 17 | 34 | 24 | 23 | (DNF) | 164 |
35 | 1194 | SAM COX | WILL DE JAEGER | RESTRONGUET SC / CHEW VALLEY LAKE SC | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | ‑37 | 25 | 35 | 32 | 164 |
36 | 2022 | KATE NEWMAN | RUDY BARR | NETLEY SC | 17 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 25 | ‑37 | 34 | 30 | 165 |
37 | 2230 | MAGGIE RICKMAN | THOMAS WHITE | HAYLING ISLAND SC/PAPERCOURT SC / PAPERC | 14 | 17 | 6 | 8 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 168 |
38 | 1159 | BEN TUTTLE | WILL BALCH | HAYLING ISLAND SC / HISC | 12 | 28 | 18 | 16 | ‑32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 168 |
39 | 2336 | LUCA MITCHELL | ZAK MITCHELL | PAIGNTON SC | 12 | 15 | 21 | 22 | (DNF) | 33 | 38 | 35 | 176 |
40 | 2304 | TILLY GREGSON | ANGUS FELLOWS | STARCROSS YC / YEALM YC | 18 | (DNS) | 14 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 177 |
Silver Fleet |
1 | 938 | BLAKE TUDOR | BRETT TUDOR | BRIGHTLINGSEA SC | (DNF) | 13 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 76 |
2 | 2796 | EMMA JAMES | OLIVER FELLOWS | PARKSTONE YC / CASTLE COVE SC | (DNF) | 25 | 19 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 81 |
3 | 2028 | JOSIE MEREDITH | MADDY KIRK | PAPERCOURT SC / BSSC | (DNF) | 29 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 83 |
4 | 2826 | ANNABELLE VINES | ROSIE TARGETT | ROYAL LYMINGTON YC / FRENSHAM POND SC | 20 | 20 | 21 | ‑26 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 92 |
5 | 403 | OLLIE VINES | OLLIE BADDELEY | ROYAL LYMINGTON YC | 21 | 18 | ‑25 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 96 |
6 | 2206 | JAMES CROSSLEY | OLIVER HICKLING | DATCHET WATER SC/DOVEY YC / DATCHET WATE | ‑24 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 102 |
7 | 2175 | TOM WILLIAMSON | CAMERON SWORD | QMSC/WEIR WOOD SC / QUEEN MARY SC | 26 | 23 | ‑27 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 110 |
8 | 2046 | IWAN ROBERTS | GEORGE SELLWOOD | TEIFI BOATING CLUB/TRESAITH MARINERS SC | 25 | ‑29 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 111 |
9 | 2478 | ROB MAWDSLEY | OLLIE MEARS | HISC | 21 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 1 | (UFD) | 114 |
10 | 1356 | JAMES CLARKE | NOAH FITZGERALD | GRAFHAM SC / GRAFHAM WATER SC | 28 | 17 | (RET) | 29 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 116 |
11 | 2216 | CHARLIE HOPKINSON | BEN PALING | NOTTS COUNTY SC | 26 | 24 | (DNC) | 26 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 126 |
12 | 1158 | BEN PURRIER | TOM CAMPBELL | PARKSTONE YC | 23 | 23 | 20 | ‑27 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 128 |
13 | 843 | RICHIE THURLBY | CHARLIE MERRYWEATHER | HILL HEAD SC / OXFORD SC | 16 | ‑30 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 129 |
14 | 2345 | GRUFF GREEN | CADAN PEARCE | TRESAITH MARINERS SC | 20 | 21 | 16 | ‑24 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 135 |
15 | 2816 | SANTIAGO SESTO COSBY | SAM WEBB | R LYM Y C | 27 | ‑33 | 28 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 136 |
16 | 2231 | GABBY CLIFTON | THEO CLIFTON | DABCHICKS SC | 25 | 25 | 26 | ‑28 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 141 |
17 | 1490 | TASMYN GREEN | TYLER GREEN | PORT DINORWIG SC | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 21 | (DNC) | DNC | 152 |
18 | 2242 | CAITLIN MORLEY | THEO AERS | BURNHAM SC / BLACKWATER SC | DNF | RET | (DNC) | 23 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 156 |
19 | 2933 | RUBEN FITZGERALD | BEN HOOK | CHEW VALLEY LAKE SC | (DNF) | 27 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 158 |
20 | 2493 | ELLA LIGHTBODY | FELICITY BRELLISFORD | R LYM Y C / CORINTHIAN OTTERS/HISC | DNF | (DNC) | 24 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 160 |
21 | 1113 | TESS SADOWSKI | CASPAR BARTON | | 30 | 31 | (DNC) | 31 | DNC | 17 | 9 | 12 | 165 |
22 | 752 | LIBBY THOMPSON | MADELINE BILBROUGH | HISC | (DNF) | 30 | RET | 29 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 173 |
23 | 401 | MELISSA HEPPELL | RACHAEL JENKINS | WPNSA | (RET) | RET | RET | RET | 16 | UFD | 12 | 7 | 180 |
24 | 1220 | TOM STRATTON‑BROWN | ELIZA SOUTH | NETLEY SC / EMSWORTH SC | 28 | 32 | (DNC) | DNC | 25 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 182 |
25 | 2787 | KATY JENKINS | AMELIE HISCOCKS | WPNSA | DNF | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 29 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 187 |
26 | 2236 | JAKEY WOOD | CAITLIN WILLIAMS | HAYLING ISLAND SC | DNF | 26 | (DNC) | 30 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 189 |
27 | 313 | NUALA SELLWOOD | OSCAR PHYPERS | RESTRONGUET SC | 27 | 31 | (DNC) | DNC | 30 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 198 |
28 | 2040 | BEN ADLER | BEN RICHARDSON | CCSC | 24 | 32 | (DNC) | DNC | 27 | DNF | 25 | 28 | 208 |
29 | 535 | WILL BISHOP | GUY BISHOP | CHIPSTEAD SC/DATCHET WATER SC | 31 | 35 | (DNC) | DNC | 28 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 210 |
30 | 933 | MEGAN RHODES | ALFIE SHEAHAN | PAIGNTON SC / CHEW VALLEY LAKE SC | DNF | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 210 |
31 | 2381 | SAM BAKER | FELIX CUMMINGS | HAYLING ISLAND SC / HAYLING ISLAND SC/OX | (DSQ) | 26 | 25 | DNS | 22 | DNF | DNC | DNC | 214 |
32 | 2924 | KARRIE CLARK | LIA FLETCHER | RHS / RHS/WSC | RDG | 27 | (DNC) | DNC | DNS | DNC | DNC | DNC | 238.3 |
33 | 2494 | JOSHUA PRICE | JOSEPH DORMER | HISC/QUEEN MARY SC | 29 | 34 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 241 |
34 | 2229 | AGNES BRACEY‑DAVIS | CONNIE THOMS | R LYM Y C / ROYAL SOUTHERN YC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 254 |