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Firefly National Championships 2024 at Restronguet Sailing Club - Day 4

by Jono Pank 1 Aug 2024 19:25 NZST 27 July - 2 August 2024

Wednesday's distance race (The Gore) was rescheduled to Thursday due to light winds forecast. The forecast wind was not due to materialise until 2ish so the fleet was under AP from 11 onwards. The fleet eventually launched at 2;30, having watched Alex Yee get his triathlon gold medal. The fleet sailed out into a direction southerly sea wind for racing in Carrick Roads.

The race officer put the fleet under immediate U flag in an attempt to start quickly.

It was pin bias coming off the line with the fleet tacking quite early, right hand side dominated on the first beat. The mark was offset to the right, relatively unshifty beat, port tack was the long tack. A left shift a few minutes in advantaged those who held on starboard off the line before heading up to the mark.

At the first mark, Ben Tylecote and Lucy Cox and then Jamie and Joe McEwen followed, Steve (snr) Tylecote Tash Hughes-Armstrong followed. Arthur Greaves and Will McEwen had also sailed themselves into contention.

The reaches were light and fairly arduous with a few people getting caught out low but mostly the fleet staying in order. Up the second beat the breeze remained very stable with most of the fleet holding long on port and then tacking up to the top of course.

The top 5 remained the same going into the final run.

Steve went low and managed to gain second place squeezing past the McEwens.

Ben Tylecote and Lucy Cox won their first nationals race by some distance. Followed by dad Steve and Tash. The McEwens filling the podium.

Arthur/William finished in a comfortable 4th followed by Rob and Mel Sherrington 5th, and Jono Pank and Helena Lucas MBE taking 6th.

Well done to the race officer for getting a race completed against the odds. And then sending us ashore for paella at Flushing Sailing Club. Sailing resumes on Thursday for the 13 mile Sir Ralph Gore Cup and Marlow Ropes Trophy in Falmouth Bay.

Results after Day 4:

PosSail NoBoat NameHelmCrewClubR1R2R3R4R6Pts
1F1954PogieJono PankHelena LucasImperial Poona YC(OCS)314614
2F3037GrasshopperSteve TylecoteTasha ArmstrongRutland SC‑39187218
3F2649MustardAlex DaveyStella DaveyRoyal Harwich YC2565‑1318
4F3007Tip Top TooNigel WakefieldEmily SaundersonNetley Sailing Club1873‑1019
5F3850Fursty FerretStuart HudsonLizzie HudsonRoyal Lymington YC‑12442919
6F2937SmuttyChris KameenJenny JohnsonImperial Poona Yacht Club‑197311829
7F3671Purple DorisBen TylecoteLucy CoxRutland SC1511‑216133
8F3871Go BallisticTerry HackerAnnabelle HackerRutland SC142223‑2541
9F3695Officer DibbleAngus CookLucie HopkinsCastaways6‑221681141
10F3617IrisRob SherringtonMel SherringtonOCSS10199‑20543
11F4220ScruffyGordon Cogan SivarajanLizzy LinsdellOCSS18‑281210848
12F3318LynestraGuy DavisonSally WakefieldLlangorse and Netley S C59‑37142351
13F3764Tic TacJamie TylecoteAlice LucyRutland SC2110516‑2252
14F999AlarmWilliam PankSteve CarverNBYC ‑ UEA sailing club418‑19151653
15F3154Gemini TooDom JohnsonSophia JohnsonWest Kirby Sailing Club17131021‑2961
16F2065BonkersJason AldousJosephine MasonPapercourt sailing club72715‑371766
17F1384PoohThomas DaveyCameron BowdenRoyal Hospital School914‑47262170
18F4444FournicationAlex BaxterElla VincentOCSS‑431711172772
19F3615SkirmishJamie McEwenBen McEwenRoyal Lymington YC25‑353411373
20F3609ShockerAngus ArmstrongPoppy ArmstrongWest Kirby Sailing Club32‑4413191276
21F3119HorrorRoger MorrisIzzy BrethertonRoyal Lymington YC(OCS)1217242477
22F3414TiggerToby SmithHarriet GeorgeRoyal Hospital School246‑31252681
23F3625Squabbling PhoenixJenny SmallwoodPhilip AldhousOCSS82628‑331981
24F973SpiderlingDavid SincockBetty SincockRestronguet SC1120‑40134084
25F2502CycloneSophia HulbertAlan HulbertRestronguet SC22232218‑4485
26F3023Fourwood ThinkingBarney SmithAlannah HebbertHamble River Sailing Club333‑36292893
27F1867CumulusSteven GreavesJane HudsonRoyal Lymington YC23‑40291236100
28F2659KongBen LumbyLiz EvansRestronguet SC443220‑457103
29F3874TarantellaWilliam McEwenRobbie HudsonRoyal Lymington YC26‑48323914111
30F2485FuryLuke RowlandsJude BeattyRutland SC2829‑412233112
31F2925DignitySebi SchmidtClaudia BazykPenzance Sailing Club2021‑565520116
32F3690MutsyRosie DaveyJessica GreenRoyal Harwich YC1324‑514741125
33F2012KEMBen PymSarah HickmanRORC34‑51183637125
34F4125ThreshdarJoe ScarboroughJames NicollWest Oxfordshire SC333825‑4034130
35F888DesparadoDylan BeattyOliver McKeeRutland Sailing Club37‑39303132130
36F2294NerapiThommie GritHannah CroganNBYC ‑ UEA sailing club304939‑5215133
37F4000WalrusWill MasonAmy BowdenBurghfield SC351545‑4639134
38F3556HushTed AshworthIsla ArmstrongNetley SC46‑56143447141
39F3801FriedaDamian BorehamToby SherringtonChew Valley Lake Sailing Club16344249‑53141
40F3739WillowLucy BorehamRachel CrebbinChichester Yacht club‑5636432835142
41F3095MensongeChristian GuyIona SherwoodCastaways(DNS)46264331146
42F3677Wiki WikiHugh TomkinsHelen JonesOCSS383027‑5851146
43F1979The Winter of DiscontentHarry RowlandsHarry BurgeRutland SC453123‑5650149
44F3741Ma HonArthur GreavesWilliam McEwenRoyal Lymington YC(DNS)DNSDNS94151
45F3554StrigaJames BallFreya HalsallWest Oxfordshire Sailing Club4242‑542742153
46F4400SwaggleErin PankCharlie PhillipsCastle Cove SC52163354‑57155
47F3288TinkerbellEllen MorleySam DernieCUCrC27‑50503048155
48F4234VaderIzzy JohnsonAnna MorrisWest Kirby Sailing Club414138‑5143163
49F2587Chi ChiRichard WhitefootElizabeth WhitefootNorfolk Broads YC‑4943463838165
50F339MazurkaEllie MaynardCharlie WhelanBurghfield SC54522441‑60171
51F3713Barry GirlEdward MorrisDominic BowdenSpinnaker Sailing Club314748‑6149175
52F2525HookeyGideon SherwoodBen SherwoodDell Quay Sailing Club40‑58444846178
53F3837CalypsoFiona TylecoteJane HutchinsRutland SC51374942(DNS)179
54F900KingfisherAnnabel CaldecottGeorgiana CaldecottRutland47(UFD)525045194
55F2900SnarkAndrew MckeeAbigail MckeeRutland SC29(DNS)DNS32DNS199
56F3476AtalantaMaddie GreavesPolly MasonRoyal Lymington YC‑5755355752199
57F3820Silly GooseChloe HardingGeorgia EvansNBYC ‑ UEA Sailing Club484553‑6456202
58F3133ThermopylaeAmy MorrisGilly PhillipsRoyal Lymington YC(DNS)DNSDNS4430212
59F3915Bon JournoHarris GoodmanBen TweedleUniversity of Warwick SC36536165(DNS)215
60F8FateGuy EnglishBecca ScouseRestronguet SC53545953(DNS)219
61F3957MaccatooAndrew RobsonNaomi RichardsonWest Oxfordshire SC5059‑625955223
62F3893Rockin RobinAnna KennedyJames KennedyKeyhaven Yacht Club555757‑6261230
63F3550Water SpiderEwan McLellanJonquil HackenbergImperial Poona YC(DNS)25DNSRETDNS232
64F400TBCMatthew MasonDan CowleyHayling Island SC586055‑6359232
65F3916ThatcherFfion MorganAlex Long‑WeatherUniversity of Warwick SC59‑62606054233
66F4378PixieLouise WoodleyCaitlin KentNBYC ‑ UEA sailing club606158‑6658237
67F3610SerenityNoa MoskovitchGabs BurltonRoyal Lymington YC(DNS)DNSDNS35UFD242
68F2100Old PineDavid ChisholmAlex BaroneHISC(DNS)DNSDNSDNSDNS276

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