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Wetsuit Outlet International Moth UK Championship at Restronguet Sailing Club - Day 3

by Mark Jardine for IMCAUK 13 Jul 2024 10:26 PDT 11-14 July 2024

Moth sailing is without a doubt one of the most exhilarating ways you can enjoy your time on the water, but it can be frustrating sometimes.

Every racing sailor is familiar with waiting ashore for the breeze, but Moths require around 6 knots to get up foiling, so the threshold to get racing can be slightly higher than some classes.

Day 3 of the Wetsuit Outlet International Moth UK Championship resulted in a long wait ashore while David Campbell-James and the dedicated team of volunteers from Restronguet Sailing Club went afloat, took wind readings, and hoped that the wind would build.

Optimism was high at 2pm when the anemometers hit 10 knots, so the fleet was released from the shore, with all quickly getting up on to the foils, entertaining the many cruising yachts and pleasure boats who were out on the Carrick Roads enjoying a leisurely Saturday afternoon, as well as the Falmouth Workboats who were racing in the light wind.

This moment of breeze was all too brief, and despite the race team starting the sequence for a race, it became obvious that it wasn't going to go ahead as not a single Moth was foiling and the anemometers were spinning feebly.

The sailors were sent back ashore, and not long after N over A was hoisted to signal that racing was abandoned for the day.

Tonight sees the class AGM, followed by a barbecue at the club which will lift the mood of those who were looking forward to another day of great racing at this superb venue. Fingers crossed we can finish the event on a high note on Sunday.

IMCA UK would like to say a massive thank-you to the event and class sponsors:

Title Sponsor

Wetsuit Outlet - Wetsuit Outlet is Europe's largest technical watersports clothing and equipment retailer. Priding themselves on friendly, expert customer service, Wetsuit Outlet stock a huge range of the top watersport brands including Zhik, Gill, Musto, Sail Racing, Gul and more.

Event Sponsors

Maguire Boats - Builders of the Exocet and Aerocet Moths. Simon and the team at Maguire boats have put in a huge amount of time developing designs in the class, as well as spending countless hours during Moth class events repairing and fettling hulls and foils for the sailors.

Allen - UK manufactures of performance sailing hardware. The Allen design team works closely with many of the world's best Moth sailors and builders to design, create and produce race winning hardware that meet the demands of the International Moth class.

Class Sponsor

Noble Marine Insurance - continued support has allowed IMCA to subsidise entry fees for this year's championship, the support the class receives is directly linked to the policies they provide Moth sailors with a discount for class members.

Results after Day 3:

PosSail NoBoat Age | TypeHelmClubR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Pts
1 49442023 | Exploder | Exploder | New |Eddie BridleBrightlingsea Sailing Club112-32212112
2 49652022 | Maguire Boats | Aerocet | New |Jack WetherellWPNSA323-111124218
3 50102023 | Exploder | MD3 | New |Kyle StonehamPMS43123333-622
4 47722019 | mackay | biekee | Secondhand |Simon Hiscockswpnsa2-6414441323
5 49062021 | Maguire | Aerocet P1 | Secondhand |Alex AdamsWPNSA55557-877546
6 49682022 | Maguire | AEROCET | New |David HiveyWPNSA114945655(RET)49
7 46372018 | Maguire | Exocet | Secondhand |Paul GliddonNetley Sailing Club677-129599961
8 49902023 | Maguire | Aerocet | New |Jason BelbenStokes Bay Sailing Club810-18136786462
9 4962022 | Aardvark | Rocket V3 | New |Matthew LeaRutland Sailing Club7-196889681163
10 50122023 | Ovington | Exploder | Secondhand |Andrew JarvisOxford Sailing Club-1511106111011111282
11 50112023 | 1575 | Exploder | New |Joe AdamsOxford sailing club(DNS)17810101112101391
12 49052022 | Maguire | Aerocet | Secondhand |Jeremy HartleyStokes Bay Sailing Club914-20717141612897
13 4522Unknown | Exocet | | Secondhand |Josie GliddonNetley Sailing club1215-179131717137103
14 48392022 | Maguire | Aerocet | New |Christian HamiltonWPNSA109121716-18151810107
15 48372021 | 1568 | Thinair | New |Doug PybusQueen Mary Sailing Club1616131615121019-22117
16 48742022 | White Formula | Thinair | New |Ed RedfearnBristol14131118-2219141518122
17 48172021 | Maquire | Exocet | Secondhand |Phili ReesMumbles13121515-2121191720132
18 49512022 | Exploder | Exploder | Secondhand |James PhareNetley Sailing Club1722212612151316(DNS)142
19 44852017 | 1589 | Exocet | Secondhand |Daniel HolmanNetley18816141413(DNF)DNSDNS151
20 47052016 | Rocket | R2 | Secondhand |Alex Barone-20-2319202022201417152
21 45342018 ? | Maguire | exocet | Secondhand |Paul MyerscoughDRSC19261419182323(OCS)16158
22 47792020 | SHOCK Sailing | SHOCK | New |Orkun SoyerDraycote Water Sailing Club21-2522242320212319173
23 50412023 | Maguire Boats | Aerocet | New |Adam GoldingHISC2321-30212626222114174
24 50352024 | Me! | Tbc | New |Andrew FriendNorfolk Punt Club(DNS)DNS26222716182221186
25 47192021 | Maguire | Excocet | Secondhand |Graham BridleBrightlingsea SC272431(DNS)2425242015190
26 48522021 | White - Aardvark | Chocket R2 | New |Chris WhiteRestronguet SC2220-28272524252423190
27 43852016 | Maguire Boats | Exocet | Secondhand |John EvansGWSC24272725-2927272626209
28 47582020 | Maguire | Exocet | New |Ed GatehouseHayling Island Sailing Club2528252328(DNF)DNS2524212
29 50392023 | Maguire | Aerocet | New |Steve Mcleanhisc28-3024293028262725217
30 49662022 | Maguire | Aerocet | New |David SmithwhiteHayling Island Sailing Club261823(DNS)19DNFDNSDNSDNS222
31 48262022 | White Formula | Thinair | Secondhand |Rupert Jones-WarnerHISC(DNF)292928DNFDNSDNSDNSDNS256
32= 49382022 | Xploder | MD3 | Secondhand |Gareth DaviesBlackwater Sailing Club(DNS)DNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS272
32= 49462023 | 1582 | Exploder | New |Michael LennonHisc(DNS)DNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS272

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