Squib National Championship at Weymouth Sailing Club

Squib National Championship at Weymouth Sailing Club - Day 4

by Vincent Delany 28 Jun 2023 23:27 PDT 25-30 June 2023

Squib Nationals at Weymouth Day 4 - the start line of race 6 © Peter Aitken

Wednesday's racing sponsored by Batt Sails threw up a few surprises despite the relatively steady 10-14 knot south-westerly winds in Weymouth Bay. Jono Browne in 'Two Counts', who is leading the series, failed to win either of the day's two races.

In the first race, it took two attempts to start the race. Mickey Wright and Alex Porteous in 'Spoof' managed to pull out a 100m lead which they held throughout the three laps of the windward-leeward race which lasted almost two hours. Although a regular competitor, and often in the top 15, They had never previously won a championship race.

In the second race no.63 'Maverick' sailed by Dan Henderson And Mark Moncrief started near the pin mark, headed out to sea and as they came back towards the windward mark picked up a fifteen degree lift which few other boats found. That was enough to put them in the lead, which they held for an hour and a half as the fleet sailed three beats and three runs.

The overall championship order has changed, with serial championship winner 'Ric-O-Shea' taking second place to 'Two Counts' and 'Spoof' in third place.

Results after Day 4:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1	142	Two Counts	Jono	Chris	Royal Corinthian YC	1	1	‑15	1	2	2	7
2	136	RicO'Shea	Tom Jeffcoate	Mark Hogan	South Caernarvonshire YC	2	4	8	10	‑18	3	27
3	811	Spoof	Micky Wright	Alex Porteous	Royal Corinthian YC	9	9	‑11	4	1	9	32
4	105	Helmet Shoing II	Nigel Grogan	Jack Grogan	Royal Corinthian YC	3	2	7	‑27	15	6	33
5	63	Maverick	Daniel Henderson	Marc Moncrieff	Portsmouth SC Warsash SC WOBYC	13	5	10	6	‑17	1	35
6	819	Lady Penelope	Malcolm Hutchings	Andy Carley	Royal Corinthian YC	4	7	6	9	‑22	15	41
7	91	Discord	David Pinner	Jonno Baker	Haven Ports YC	7	3	4	12	20	‑21	46
8	760	Surprise	Duncan Grindley	Julie Batchelor	Royal Corinthian YC	8	13	9	8	11	‑18	49
9	908	Harry VI	Mike Budd	Mark Greaves	South Caernarvonshire YC	6	(OCS)	28	3	6	8	51
10	73	Brimstone	Bryan Riley	Jenny Riley	Waveney & Oulton Broad YC and RN&SYC	‑27	6	3	22	19	5	55
11	96	Moonstone	Malcolm Blackburn	David Shiel	South Caernarvonshire YC	20	‑21	12	5	7	14	58
12	84	Bacchante	Gez Brown	Harvey Worden	South Caernarvonshire YC	10	23	‑38	19	3	4	59
13	23	Grayling	Richard Robinson	Mark Thompson	South Caernarvonshire YC	5	(OCS)	5	29	13	7	59
14	828	White Magic	David Wines	Keith Davies	Royal Torbay YC	16	19	‑21	7	21	11	74
15	855	Croc	Christopher Jordan	Gillian Jordan	Waveney & Oulton Broad YC and RN&SYC	23	8	26	14	4	‑35	75
16	156	Chillie	Jack Holden	Dick Holden	Portsmouth SC	‑28	10	20	18	10	20	78
17	128	Pani Munta	Dave Best	Pete Richards	South Caernarvonshire YC	14	(OCS)	1	38	5	30	88
18	72	Guy Fawkes	Phil Aspinall	Dave Sheppard	Royal Corinthian YC	17	22	29	20	‑33	12	100
19	758	Ghost Rider	Mike Fenwick	Penny Fenwick	Weymouth SC	‑46	14	44	15	9	29	111
20	111	Seven	David Lloyd	Mark Stones	Portsmouth SC	37	‑43	18	16	26	16	113
21	800	Alchemy	Gerard P Dyson	Tony Saltonstall	Royal Yorkshire YC	35	35	‑49	2	36	10	118
22	785	Outlaw	Ian Travers	Keith O'Riordan	Kinsale YC	31	(OCS)	27	17	28	17	120
23	14	Firecracker	Dan Wastnage	Andrew Norden	Royal Corinthian YC	(OCS)	16	31	24	12	40	123
24	901	Shy Talk	Dave Hall	Paul Young	Hayling Island SC	‑43	26	43	30	14	13	126
25	806	Nemesis	Ray Apthorn	Petru Balau	Royal Corinthian YC	32	(OCS)	30	11	30	24	127
26	810	Clever Dick	Richard Sullivan	Sue Harper	Waveney & Oulton Broad YC and RN&SYC	25	12	23	31	‑49	42	133
27	735	Iceni Rebel	Mike Lloyd	Pete Lloyd	Weymouth SC	33	15	33	23	‑50	32	136
28	13	Aquabat	Stu Rix	Steve Warren‑Smith	Royal Victoria YC	12	37	17	25	(OCS)	46	137
29	444	Alexa	Mike Hughes	Gary Catterall	South Caernarvonshire YC	‑41	17	37	21	34	28	137
30	85	Kitten	Jamie Pope	James Pritchard	SCYC/RNIYC/PSC	36	33	22	28	‑44.5	22	141
31	815	Atalanta	Nick Milton	Gavin Kemp	Royal Corinthian YC	38	30	19	‑39	23	33	143
32	868	By The Lee	Jason Phelps	Carl Anderson	Royal Corinthian YC	21	20	39	‑42	38	25	143
33	789	Dream On	Brian Holland	Richard Roberts	South Caernarvonshire YC	15	11	41	40	37	‑44	144
34	832	Willpower	Will Davies	Charles Morton	Royal Forth YC	30	(OCS)	24	13	47	37	151
35	20	Buccaneer	Emma Prime	Sam Prime	Royal Victoria YC	18	38	25	‑44	35	36	152
36	802	Flame	Richard Smith	Graham Reeve	Waveney & Oulton Broad YC	22	(OCS)	2	49	32	48	153
37	849	SAS	Phil Snewin	Nick Spall	SCYC/RNIYC/PSC	39	25	16	37	(OCS)	41	158
38	132	Cariad Bach	Nick Whipp	Steve Allso	South Caernarvonshire YC	(RET)	OCS	13	26	27	27	159
39	24	Femme Fatale	Vincent Delany	Joe O Byrne	Lough Derg YC & R St George YC	26	28	‑47	45	24	39	162
40	129	Firestarter	Chris Rust	Roly Wilson	Portsmouth SC	24	DNE	34	‑35	16	23	163
41	36	Artemis 2	Philip Rust	Mike Rust	Brightlingsea SC	45	39	40	33	8	‑50	165
42	682	Outcast	Flynn Davies	Hannah Harden	Royal Corinthian YC	42	29	35	36	29	‑45	171
43	835	Kestrel	Charlie White	Thomas & Harry White	Royal Victoria YC	11	24	45	47	44.5	‑49	171.5
44	854	Squabble	Ian Scott	John Kilby	Royal Corinthian YC	34	32	32	43	42	‑52	183
45	883	Just in Time	Bill Blank	Stuart Pinch	Burnham SC	40	40	42	32	‑46	31	185
46	807	Volante	Simon Watson	Jordy Withers	Killyleagh YC	29	(OCS)	36	51	31	51	198
47	844	Saskia V	Richard Frost	Adam Bowers	Weymouth SC	48	(OCS)	46	34	39	38	205
48	11	SQUIB	Dick Batt	Pam Batt	Royal Victoria YC	(DNC)	36	14	DNC	25	RET	207
49	903	Hope	Peter Vines	Simon Vines	Weymouth SC	54	27	56	(DNC)	57	19	213
50	909	Filch	Ian Nicholson	Andrew Mercer	Weymouth SC	52	31	‑54	48	41	47	219
51	881	Winkles Retreat	Andrew Moore	Peter Hallinan	Felixstowe Ferry SC	47	(OCS)	DSQ	41	43	26	223
52	153	Aldebaran	Iain Jones	Celia Rushton	Weymouth SC	50	44	‑53	53	51	34	232
53	858	Barracuda	Tim Sadler	Richard Pryke	Yorkshire Dales SC and Ripon SC	19	18	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	235
54	708	Satu	Kev Gibson	Marney Gibson	Royal Victoria YC	44	41	55	‑59	53	43	236
55	86	Jubilation	Ray Capp	Jim Mitchell	Weymouth SC	‑55	49	52	46	40	55	242
56	608	Inquisition	Patrick Jones	Robert Hawes	Weymouth SC	(OCS)	45	51	50	54	57	257
57	102	Slipstream	Robert Marshall	Fiona Ward	Killyleagh YC	49	51	50	(RET)	55	53	258
58	727	The Black Pig	Ben Luddington	Bill Wright	Royal Corinthian YC	51	50	59	(RET)	48	54	262
59	688	Lizwhiz	Amy Prime	Ray Prime	Royal Victoria YC	58	34	58	55	59	‑62	264
60	532	Jess	James Holdstock	Scott Holdstock	Royal Victoria YC	‑60	42	57	56	52	58	265
61	33	Incendio	Josh St John	Mark Briggs	Portsmouth SC	53	48	48	57	‑61	61	267
62	698	Mid Race Satisfaction	Scarlett Anderson	Portia Hutchings	Royal Corinthian YC	56	46	‑60	52	58	56	268
63	40	Ruby	David Cannell	Bill Walker	Waldringfield SC	57	47	‑62	54	56	59	273
64	526	Kachina	James Vineer	Tunca Obuz	Portsmouth SC	59	(OCS)	DNC	58	60	60	303
65	623	Wizzard	Guy Scott	James O Callaghan	Royal Victoria YC	(DNC)	52	61	DNC	62	63	304