Comet Trio National Championship at Exe Sailing Club
by Guy Farrant 24 Aug 2014 21:50 BST
22-24 August 2014
The Comet Trio National Championship held at Exe Sailing Club attracted 22 entries. The excellent race management ran 7 races over 3 days in conditions ranging from near calm to a good 16 kts, something for everyone.
Keenly contested starts lead to several general recalls and out came the black flag. The first 2 days saw big shifts in the fresh NW wind with the passing shower clouds and previous champion helms Andrew McAusland and Iain Horlock soon showed their prowess. Mid-fleet there were lots of place changes, a few infringements and a couple of capsizes.
For the last day the wind swung around to a gentle SW sea breeze which then slowly built. The lightweights took their chance and third place was decided by the last race.
A very enjoyable championship.
Overall Results:
Pos | Tally No | Boat | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts |
1st | 17 | Piglet | 472 | Andrew McAusland | Caroline McAusland | Exe SC | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑7 | 1 | ‑3 | 1 | 5 |
2nd | 22 | Red Alert | 495 | Iain Horlock | Charlotte Jones | Exe SC | 2 | 2 | ‑3 | 1 | 3 | ‑13 | 3 | 11 |
3rd | 11 | Go With The Flow | 428 | Guy Farrant | Marilynn Booker | Exe SC | 4 | ‑7 | 4 | 5 | ‑6 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
4th | 7 | ExeTSea | 394 | Bob Horlock | Collette Horlock | Exe SC | ‑6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑5 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
5th | 18 | Tamsyn II | 475 | Tony Brewster | Nick Coombes/Mike Davies | Exe SC | ‑9 | ‑12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
6th | 16 | Abigail Rose | 457 | Symon Garratt | Nicky Groucutt | Exe SC | 3 | ‑6 | ‑13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
7th | 14 | Tatu | 446 | Martin Luce | James Nicholson/Mark Osborne | Exe SC | 8 | 4 | ‑10 | 8 | ‑10 | 2 | 7 | 29 |
8th | 20 | Pebbles | 484 | Frankie Upton | Rosey Davies | Exe SC | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | ‑10 | ‑13 | 30 |
9th | 2 | Mayniac | 348 | Sam Mayne | Chris Mayne | Hawley Lake | ‑12 | 8 | ‑17 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 46 |
10th | 15 | Woozle | 450 | Bill Gott | Graham Sykes | Exe SC | 11 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 8 | ‑18 | ‑19 | 56 |
11th | 19 | Scarlet Lady | 476 | Steve Ashford | Dave Jackson | Paignton SC | 5 | 10 | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | 9 | 10 | 57 |
12th | 4 | Ariel | 365 | David Talbot | Joe Mayne | Hawley Lake | ‑19 | 16 | 5 | ‑19 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 58 |
13th | 21 | Kingfisher | 485 | Peter Labdon | Richard Young | Exe SC | (DNC) | (DNC) | 11 | 11 | RET | 7 | 8 | 60 |
14th | 6 | Sunrise | 385 | Godfrey Ayres | Jan Ayres | Frensham Pond | 14 | ‑19 | 8 | 14 | ‑16 | 12 | 12 | 60 |
15th | 13 | Daisy | 443 | Keith Lawson | Hazel Lawson | Exe SC | 13 | 14 | 12 | ‑16 | 11 | 16 | ‑17 | 66 |
16th | 5 | No Worries | 368 | Nick Webber | Don Blackett | Exe SC | ‑18 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 15 | ‑17 | 14 | 68 |
17th | 9 | Wild Thing | 425 | Freddie Woodcock | Debbie Woodcock | Exe SC | 10 | 13 | 9 | (RET) | (DNC) | 15 | DNC | 70 |
18th | 10 | Triple Exe | 426 | Dan Guest | Dale Lawson | Exe SC | 15 | 11 | ‑20 | 15 | 12 | ‑19 | 18 | 71 |
19th | 3 | Blue | 364 | Symon Doliczny | Matthew Doliczny | Cotswold | ‑17 | ‑18 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 72 |
20th | 12 | Celtic Blaze | 429 | Ian Upton | Mary Upton | Exe SC | 16 | 17 | ‑18 | 17 | 13 | ‑20 | 15 | 78 |
21st | 1 | Golden Hawk | 335 | Helen Harding | Stephen Sharp | Somerset Scouts | ‑20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | ‑21 | 20 | 98 |
22nd | 8 | Out Of The Blue | 418 | James Smyth | Jess Francis / George Day | Watchet Sea Scouts | (DNC) | (DNC) | 21 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 99 |