Squib National Championship 2025 at Royal Torbay Yacht Club - Day 2
by Keith Davies 25 Jun 16:36 AEST
22-27 June 2025
Under the able hand of Torbay PRO Bill Butcher, racing continued in conditions not dissimilar to Monday. A bit more wind at times but still variable in strength and direction making starting and choosing a side difficult.
Unlike yesterday, Race 2 got away with no line issues and an early lead was established by Nick Whipp and James Budd sailing "Cariad Bach" from SCYC. Close behind were Gez Brown crewed by Harvey Worden sailing "Bacchante" also from SCYC.
Phil Aspinall and Dave Sheppard in "Guy Fawkes" from RCYC were third round the windward mark. Tom Jeffcote and Mark Hogan in "RicOShea" for SCYC were close behind. A four lap course had been set and Guy Fawkes took the lead on the second beat and held it nearly to the end of the race but were narrowly beaten by RicOShea by half a boat length. Bacchante succumbed to the conditions falling out of contention. Malcolm Blackburn crewed by Steve Allso sailing "Moonstone" from SCYC pulled up into 4th place and Ian Travers crewed by Keith O'Riordan sailing "Atomic" from Kinsale were 5th.
Race 3 also got away cleanly with last year's winners Micky Wright and Alex Porteous in Spoof from RCYC starting at the pin end and Will Davies crewed by Kevan Gibb sailing "Willpower" from Royal Forth YC at the committee boat. Both arrived at the windward mark at the same time with Jack Grogan third in Budgie's Tongue. The Rileys in Brimstone were fifth with Bryan celebrating his 75th birthday.
Many place changes occurred over the next 4 laps with Brimstone taking the lead from Spoof. Moonstone pulled up into 3rd place with Alchemy dropping to 4th. Atomic had a good day with another 5th place.
Thank you to the sponsors for the event; Batt Sails, Hyde Sails, Harken, Holt, Robline, Stichprint, Sea Sure and Westway sails.
Results after Day 2:
| Pos | Boat Name | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
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| 1st | Brimstone | 73 | Bryan Riley | Jenny Riley | | Waveney & Oulton Broad YC | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 2nd | RicO'Shea | 136 | Tom Jeffcoate | Mark Hogan | | SCYC | 6 | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 3rd | Moonstone | 96 | Malcolm Blackburn | Steve Allso | | SCYC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 4th | Budgies Tongue | 5 | Jack Grogan | Mike Banks | | WMYC/DSC | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 |
| 5th | Spoof | 811 | Micky Wright | Alex Porteous | | RCYC | 4 | 16 | 2 | 22 |
| 6th | Cariadbach | 132 | Nick Whipp | James Budd | | SCYC | 2 | 3 | 18 | 23 |
| 7th | Guy Fawkes | 72 | Phil Aspinall | Dave Sheppard | | Royal Corinthian Yacht Club | 17 | 2 | 9 | 28 |
| 8th | Helmut Schoing II | 105 | Nigel Grogan | Ben McGrane | | RCYC | 11 RDGa | 14 | 8 | 33 |
| 9th | Flame | 802 | Richard Smith | Graham Reeve | | Waveney & Oulton Broad YC | 3 | 6 | 25 | 34 |
| 10th | Atomic | 137 | Ian Travers | Keith B O'Riordan | | Kinsale YC | 26 | 5 | 5 | 36 |
| 11th | Croc | 855 | Christopher Jordan | Gillian Jordan | | Waveney & Oulton Broad YC | 19 | 7 | 13 | 39 |
| 12th | Lady penelope | 819 | Malcolm Hutchings | Andy carley | | RCYC and BSC | 13 | 15 | 17 | 45 |
| 13th | BACCHANTE | 84 | GEZ BROWN | HARVEY WORDEN | | SCYC | 8 | 12 | 26 | 46 |
| 14th | ROJO | 32 | Richard Tucker | Nicholas Bacon | | Burnham Sailing Club | 21 | 13 | 14 | 48 |
| 15th | Discord | 91 | David Pinner | Jonno Baker | | Haven Ports Yacht Club | 25 | 9 | 15 | 49 |
| 16th | Cheque Mate | 157 | Ray Apthorp | Ian Simons | | Royal Corinthian YC Burnham | 7 | 23 | 20 | 50 |
| 17th | Penny Benjamin | 95 | Dan Henderson | Marc Moncrieff | | RYA / Royal Norfolk & Suffolk YC | 17.5 RDGa | 11 | 24 | 52.5 |
| 18th | Sophie | 846 | Steve Hall | Dave Hyde | | RCYC | 24 | 24 | 6 | 54 |
| 19th | Alchemy | 832 | Will Davies Davies | Kevan Gibb | | Royal Forth Yacht Club | 28 | 34 | 4 | 66 |
| 20th | Pani Munta | 128 | Dave Best | Glenn Pritchard | | SCYC & WOBYC | 20 | 25 | 23 | 68 |
| 21st | Clever Dick | 810 | Richard Sullivan | Sue Harper | | RNSYC / WOBYC | 14 | 22 | 34 | 70 |
| 22nd | Squffy | 809 | Veronica Falat | Ben Falat | | Waveney & Oulton Broad YC | 22 | 35 | 16 | 73 |
| 23rd | 3 Fat Lad(d)ies | 888 | Derek Gibb | Alistair Reid | | Royal Forth Yacht Club | 12 | 29 | 33 | 74 |
| 24th | Dark N Stormy | 787 | Chip Cole | David Smith | | RBYC Burnham‑On‑Crouch | 9 | 28 | 38 | 75 |
| 25th | Riverdance | 740 | Malcolm Worsley | Malcolm Worsley | Dannielle Worsley | Royal Tay Yacht Club | 30 | 33 | 12 | 75 |
| 26th | Alexa | 444 | Mike Hughes | Garry Catterall | | SCYC | 15 | 30 | 30 | 75 |
| 27th | Winkles Retreat | 881 | Andrew Moore | Andrew Moore | Peter Hallinan | Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club | 29 | 19 | 27 | 75 |
| 28th | Harry VI | 908 | Mike Budd | Mark Greaves | | SCYC | BFD | 18 | 11 | 76 |
| 29th | Essayess | 849 | phil snewin | Brian Holland | | SCYC | 16 | 32 | 28 | 76 |
| 30th | Cross Fire | 797 | Patrick Wilton | Mike Taylor | | Haven Ports Yacht Club | 34 | 21 | 21 | 76 |
| 31st | Atalanta | 815 | Nick Milton | Gavin Kemp | | Royal Corinthian Yacht Club | 18 | 31 | 35 | 84 |
| 32nd | Firework | 192 | Daniel Wastnage | Keith Gilmore | TBC | Royal Burnham Yacht Club | 11 | 38 | 36 | 85 |
| 33rd | WHITE MAGIC | 828 | DAVID WINES | KEITH DAVIES | | ROYAL TORBAY YACHT CLUB | BFD | 20 | 22 | 89 |
| 34th | Kitten | 85 | Jamie Pope | James Pritchard | | SCYC | 33 | 27 | 29 | 89 |
| 35th | SQUIB | 11 | Dick Batt | Peter Richards | | Royal Victoria Yacht club | BFD | 26 | 19 | 92 |
| 36th | Folklore | 837 | Charles Downes | Sarah Downes | | SCYC | 23 | 39 | 32 | 94 |
| 37th | Grayling | 23 | Richard Robinson | Mark Thompson | | SCYC | BFD | 17 | 31 | 95 |
| 38th | Secret Squirrel | 814 | Bill Blank | Stuart Pinch | | Royal Corinthian Yacht Club | 27 | 37 | 37 | 101 |
| 39th | Shifts & Giggles | 848 | Mark Flynn | Jonny Beale | | Royal Corinthian YC | 31 | 36 | 40 | 107 |
| 40th | Kachina | 526 | James Vineer | Tunca Obuz | | Portsmouth Sailing Club | 32 | 40 | 42 | 114 |
| 41st | Notorious | 751 | Gareth Richards | John Killby | | Weymouth Sailing Club | 37 | 42 | 39 | 118 |
| 42nd | Squiffy | 49 | Mark Wilkinson | Matthew Paul | | RDYC | 35 | 41 | 43 | 119 |
| 43rd | Yes M'Lady | 783 | Huw Foulkes | Andrew Roberts | Tba | Royal Dart | 36 | 43 | 41 | 120 |
| 44th | Of Road | 553 | Simon Hickey | David Cunliffe | | Royal Dart Y C | 38 | 44 | 45 | 127 |
| 45th | Corsair | 774 | Mark Lobb | Rhiannon | | Royal Dart Yacht Club | 39 | 45 | 44 | 128 |
| 46th | Avocet | 515 | Peter Morris | Peter Morris | Elliot Bawden | Royal Dart Yacht Club | DNS | 46 | DNF | 140 |
| 47th | By The Lee | 868 | Jason Phelps | Jo Tribe | | Royal Corinthian Yacht Club | DNC | DNC | DNC | 144 |