Flying Fifteen National Championship at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy

Flying Fifteen National Championship at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy - Day 2

by Christina Moncur 23 Sep 01:37 PDT 21-24 September 2023

Impact Marine Race Day

The fleet headed out into Weymouth Bay in a shifty North Westerly breeze.

The clear P flag starts ended on the first start as the fleet were over keen and a general recall was called. The fleet got away cleanly on the second attempt under the Black Flag for a windward leeward course.

UK Global Flying Fifteen Nationals at the WPNSA Day 2 - photo © Phil Jackson / Digital Sailing

Ben McGrane and Russ Clark in 4002 were first at the first mark and held the lead to the first gate taking the left hand gate mark followed by Andy McKee and Richard Jones in 4005 and Alastair Stevenson and James Grant in 4030. First boat around the right hand gate mark was Richard Lovering and Chris Turner in 4071.

Ben McGrane and Russ Clark, 4002, retained their lead up the following beat and to the finish followed by Richard Lovering and Chris Turner, 4071, and Andi Tunnicliffe and Ian Hopwood in 4102 were third.

UK Global Flying Fifteen Nationals at the WPNSA Day 2 - photo © Phil Jackson / Digital Sailing

The first start attempt of the second race was under U Flag and the fleet behaved well and got away clean for a second windward leeward course.

Andy McKee and Richard Jones in 4005 were first to the first mark and kept the lead around the course to finish in the lead. Jeremy Davy and Martin Huett in 3760 had another good race and finished second followed by Andy Tunnicliffe and Ian Hopwood in 4102 in third. Class president Ian Cadwallander and Si Forbes in 4055 had their best result of the series so far finishing fourth.

UK Global Flying Fifteen Nationals at the WPNSA Day 2 - photo © Phil Jackson / Digital Sailing

A squall hit the fleet as they were finishing the second race and once this had gone through the wind had shifted significantly so Woodsy adjusted the course and started the start sequence for the third race. As the preparatory signal was raised the wind shifted and the AP was raised to avoid a general recall. On the fourth attempt the fleet got away under the black flag. As the fleet headed up the beach a squall running up the coast resulted in more wind on the right hand side of the course which never reached left hand side. Woodsy made the decision to abandon the race and looking at the weather decided racing should be abandoned for the day.

The fleet headed back to shore for snacks and beer and another excellent coaching session by Adam Bowers. The daily prize-giving was held for an Impact Marine cover.

Fingers crossed for a more stable breeze tomorrow.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Nat	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	Division	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	GBR	4002		Ben McGrane	Russ Clark	Netley SC	Red	2	2	1	‑7	5
2	GBR	4071	Floaty McFloatface	Richard Lovering	Chris Turner	Lyme Regis SC	Red	4	1	2	‑10	7
3	GBR	4005	Fiery Chariot	Andy McKee	Richard Jones	Dovestone SC	Red	3	‑10	4	1	8
4	GBR	3760		Jeremy Davy	Martin Huett	Draycote Water SC	Red	1	‑17	6	2	9
5	GBR	4102	Raffi	Andy Tunnicliffe	Ian Hopwood	Bassenthwaite SC	Red	‑6	4	3	3	10
6	GBR	4004	Fourwinds	Charles Apthorp	Charlie Apthorp	HISC	Red	7	‑8	7	6	20
7	GBR	4085	Mr Potato Head	Shane MacCarthy	Richard Rigg	Greystones SC	Red	8	3	10	‑13	21
8	GBR	4017	carbon footprint	Dave Lucas	Harry Lucas	GWSC	Red	11	6	‑14	5	22
9	GBR	4055		Ian Cadwallader	Si Forbes	Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club	Red	12	‑26	8	4	24
10	GBR	4112	Maurice	Greg Wells	David Tulloch	HISC	Red	10	‑13	5	9	24
11	GBR	4021		Steve Goacher	Tim Harper	Royal Windermere YC	Red	5	‑15	15	8	28
12	GBR	4060	Ffil the Greek	Andrew Jameson	James Grant	HISC	Red	9	12	‑26	12	33
13	GBR	4030	Agatha	Alastair Stevenson	David Culpan	HISC	Blue	17	‑36	9	11	37
14	GBR	4115	Team Effort	Ian Linder	Mike Barton	Parkstone Yacht Club	Blue	‑26	11	11	16	38
15	GBR	4078	B' of the Bang	Mike Preston	Keith Jamieson	Royal Windermere YC	Blue	‑23	5	17	19	41
16	GBR	4061	#Sparks	Chris Waples	Simon Hunt	HISC	Red	14	18	12	‑27	44
17	GBR	3793	Fantasy II	Pete Allam	Jo Allam	Parkstone Yacht Club	Red	22	9	‑23	RDG [18]	49
18	GBR	4082	Fformark 3	Terry Scutcher	Chris Hewkin	Dubai Offshore Sailing Club	Red	13	23	16	(RET [49])	52
19	GBR	3884	Flossie	Mark Nicholson	Steve Culpitt	HISC	Green	‑30	20	19	17	56
20	GBR	4113	Angels‑one five	Simon Kneller	Jake Stow	Grafham Water	Red	21	22	‑39	14	57
21	GBR	4080	Windbreaker	Simon Patterson	Simon Thompson	Draycote Water SC	Blue	18	19	20	‑21	57
22	GBR	4033	Sparks & Bubbles	Justin Waples	Jackie McKellar	RCYC	Blue	‑27	16	21	22	59
23	GBR	3844	True Luff	Duncan Matthew	John Chalker	Aldebugh	Green	24	21	‑30	15	60
24	GBR	3795	Quaff	Tim Johnson	Dan Johnson	Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club	Red	19	‑29	18	24	61
25	GBR	3904	Flying Buttress	John Cooper	Ben Cooper	Lymington Town Sailing Club	Blue	28	7	28	‑34	63
26	GBR	3918		Paul Busby	Neil Barford	Northampton Sailing Club/HISC	Blue	16	‑38	29	20	65
27	GBR	4101	Fancy Free	Crispin Read Wilson	Steve Brown	Parkstone Yacht Club	Blue	‑32	27	25	18	70
28	GBR	3850	Ffoenix	Peter Hoyle	Stephen Moncur	Parkstone Yacht Club	Blue	‑37	35	13	23	71
29	GBR	4069	Quindici	Bill Chard	Josh Preater	Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club	Blue	33	14	‑36	25	72
30	GBR	4029		Matt Mee	Chris Robinson	Red Wharf Bay SC	Red	15	24	34	(RET [49])	73
31	GBR	4088	Parkstone Penguin	Geof Gibbons	Nick Gibbons	Parkstone Yacht Club	Red	20	(RET [49])	22	32	74
32	GBR	3736	Wavebreaker	Peter Bannister	Simon Weatherill	Hayling Island Sailing Club	Blue	‑38	25	27	28	80
33	GBR	3914	Defying Gravity	Adrian Tattersall	Glyn Morgan	Parkstone Yacht Club	Blue	31	‑44	31	26	88
34	GBR	4110		Phil Snewin	Mark Thompson	RWYC	Blue	25	28	‑37	36	89
35	GBR	4111	Ffizzbizz FFizz	Mervyn Wright	Ron Elliot	Parkstone Yacht Club	Green	‑36	32	33	30	95
36	GBR	3726	RiffRaff	Duncan Grindley	Jon Mortimer	Grafham Water	Green	‑35	30	35	31	96
37	GBR	3765		Chris White	Roger LePla	Northampton Sailing Club	Green	‑44	40	24	33	97
38	GBR	4103	Wonder Years	Julian Clarke	Nick Hampson	RWYC	Blue	‑45	41	38	29	108
39	GBR	4027	Vacquero	Michael Clapp	Paul Tasker	Parkstone Yacht Club	Green	39	34	‑44	35	108
40	GBR	4091	Very Stable Genius	Jeremy Arnold	Richard Hope	HISC	Blue	34	37	‑41	37	108
41	GBR	3940	Forced Family Fun	Richard Jordan	Matt Armstrong	WYC/RTYC	Blue	29	31	(RET [49])	DNC [49]	109
42	GBR	3912	Dark Side of the Boom	Charlie McKee	Simon Montague	HISC	Green	(RET [49])	33	43	39	115
43	GBR	3820		Russell Abrahams	Julien Smith	Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club	Green	‑43	39	40	40	119
44	RSA	4009	RandHedge	Graham Dibb	Bridget Dibb	Royal Southern Yacht Club	Green	(DNC [49])	DNC [49]	32	41	122
45	GBR	3536	Fizzbuzz	Angus Scott	Philip Snowdon	DWSC	Green	41	42	‑47	42	125
46	GBR	4041	ffido	Simon Cooper	Alastair Cooper	Bewl Sailing Association	Green	40	45	‑46	43	128
47	GBR	3927		John Thornley	Megan Thornley	Ullswater Yacht Club	Green	(RET [49])	DNC [49]	42	38	129
48	GBR	4084	Ineffable	Tim O'Brien	Colin Burns	GWSC	Green	42	43	45	(RET [49])	130