Miracle National Championship 2025 at Tenby Sailing Club - Overall
by Hannah Metcalfe-Smith 9 Aug 13:46 PDT
2-8 August 2025
Friday's racing got under way an hour earlier than usual to accommodate three races as we were unable to sail yesterday due to poor visibility (the race officer was unable to see Tenby) and a very confused sea state.
Going into the final day, it was all still to play for, particularly for the 3 boats on joint points for third place!
Race 7
Simon & Kiera (4050) went to the right up the beat and made their way around the windward mark first, with Lilly & Hannah (3805) following close behind. When they went to launch their spinnaker the halyard disappeared into mast, not to be seen again for the rest of the race. This meant that they proceeded down the downwind leg sans spinnaker. They were able to maintain the pace for the first downwind leg, but dropped back to sixth place due to their inability to keep up with the fleet who were still operating at full capacity. This allowed Nick & Lynn to move forward to win the race, with Alec Denny & Robert Ffitch going well up the beat to come in 2nd place for their highest place result of the week. Graham & Helen to move into 3rd for their second highest result of the week.
Between the races Hannah & Lilly effected a jury rig spinnaker halyard via capsizing the boat. The safety team were swiftly over to see what was going on and stood on station to keep an eye on them whilst they were conducting their repairs.
Race 8
Simon & Kiera were around the windward mark first, closely followed by Wayne & Angela. A poor start for Lilly & Hannah saw them washed down the pan and close to the back of the fleet. Lynn & Nick were able to make it up to second at the finish and with that, knowing they'd won the Championships with their 2nd place in Race 8 headed in for an early finish (but not before capsizing on the way). Wayne & Angela slipped back to 3rd. Even with their jury rigged spinnaker, Lilly & Hannah were able to make up some places but it was to be their worst result of the week and a discard.
Race 9
Lilly & Hannah were second around the windward mark again and were able to follow Simon & Kiera down the kite leg but had a mechanical at the end of the run with their spinnaker falling into the water and acting like a sea anchor. This allowed a few boats to slip through and they spent the remainder of the race trying to make up the places. They nearly pipped Paul Robinson & Karen Glisson to 5th on the line, but weren't quite able to make it. Another win for Simon & Kiera meant they moved from third place to second overall in the Championships, with Hannah & Lilly slipping back into third, with their 6th place in Race 9. Marcel & Bella (2007) were back on top form and came 3rd in this race. Wayne & Angela were able to capitalise on their success on the first beat and were able to maintain 2nd place and their best result of the Championship.
The week has been incredibly well run by the race officer and his team and the safety crew have been exceptional. The Miracles have had an awesome week at Tenby Sailing Club and would love to come back again soon. Thanks to the GP14s and Enterprises for hosting us and making it a really special week!
Overall Results:
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| Pos | Nat | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts |
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| 1 | GBR | 4115 | Carolynn Smith | Nick Smith | Thornbury SC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑3 | 1 | 2 | (DNC [17]) | 10 |
| 2 | GBR | 4050 | Simon Turnbull | Keira Edwards | Neyland SC | 3 | ‑4 | ‑6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | GBR | 3805 | Hannah Metcalfe‑Smith | Lilly Brown | Thornbury/Delph SC | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ‑6 | ‑9 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | GBR | 4121 | Wayne Atherton | Angela Sweeney | Delph SC | 5 | 3 | 5 | ‑9 | 3 | ‑7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| 5 | GBR | 4114 | Graham Watts | Helen Jacks | Staunton Harold SC | 2 | ‑6 | ‑7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | NED | 2007 | Marcel Neuteboom | Bella Neuteboom | ARZV Akerloot Neth | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | ‑9 | 2 | ‑10 | 8 | 3 | 34 |
| 7 | GBR | 4021 | Brian Jones | Jago Wightman‑Smith | Maidenhead SC | 8 | 9 | 1 | ‑13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | ‑10 | 7 | 46 |
| 8 | GBR | 3813 | Richard Smith | Teddy Smith | Broadwater SC | ‑11 | 5 | ‑12 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 53 |
| 9 | GBR | 4110 | Paul Robinson | Karen Glisson | Whitefriars SC | 7 | ‑11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | ‑11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 53 |
| 10 | GBR | 124 | Steve Fischer | Laura Fischer | Broadwater SC | ‑12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | ‑14 | 9 | 64 |
| 11 | GBR | 2776 | Alec Denny | Robert Ffitch | Neyland SC | 9 | (DNC [17]) | (DNC [17]) | 12 | RET [17] | 5 | 2 | 6 | DNC [17] | 68 |
| 12 | GBR | 4098 | Ian Brown | Mia Brown | Delph SC | ‑13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | (DNC [17]) | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 68 |
| 13 | GBR | 3461 | Andrew Clarke | Ben Lohlein | Wilsonian SC | ‑14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | (DNC [17]) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 86 |
| 14 | GBR | 3681 | Julius Mach | Clare Mach | Tudor SC | 15 | (BFD [17]) | 11 | (DNC [17]) | DNC [17] | 14 | 14 | 13 | DNC [17] | 101 |
| 15 | GBR | 4120 | Gerald Copsey | Tanya Copsey | Ely SC | 10 | 10 | (DNC [17]) | (DNC [17]) | DNC [17] | DNC [17] | DNC [17] | DNC [17] | DNC [17] | 105 |
| 16 | GBR | 4020 | John Tippett | Kathy Boulton | Draycote SC | (RET [17]) | (DNC [17]) | DNC [17] | DNC [17] | DNC [17] | DNC [17] | DNC [17] | DNC [17] | DNC [17] | 119 |
