GP14 World Championship in Barbados

GP14 World Championship in Barbados - Day 5

by Michelle Evans 4 Apr 2016 16:29 BST 26 March - 4 April 2016

Day 5 of the GP14 World Championships in Barbados © Peter Marshall

With a lighter forecast and blazing sunshine everyone was up for Day 5. Race 7 got away without incident and wind stayed fairly light, force 3/4 but very shifty, if you weren't careful you just found yourself stopped dead in a pocket of nothing.

From our back of the fleet vantage point I could see Shane McCarthy and Andy Thompson (Greystones SC) were in the lead on the first reach followed by Graham Flynn and Adam Froggatt (Chase SC) and Mark Taylor and Andrew Clewer (Poole YC) and that is where they finished.

At this stage I think it's worth mentioning the starts! In general I've never been as confused by the starts as here. Never sure exactly where the guard boat is starting from we keep dutifully doing our 3 mins on a close hauled port tack only to find we are miles off, unable to hear the hooter and, unable to see the low flag on the guard boat, trying to spot it like a game of sailing 'Where's Wally'.

Race 8 was the most chaotic start ever though, a massive shift on the line saw pathfinder Paul Owen and Sam Pickering (South Staffs SC) sent ploughing through the middle of the lined up fleet. With half the right side of the guard boat and the rest desperately reaching through the starters on port trying to get back round.

We made it back round and through eventually but seeing the look of the confusion on the faces in the guard boat and hearing cries of protest we were surprised the race carried on. We did the whole of the first beat and the front runners had started the reach before the committee boat caught up with us to cancel the race following numerous protests from the fleet.

After the 4th attempt we finally got away, the wind had picked up a little so it was a good breeze for everyone, just very shifty. The gentle swell was causing issues rounding the windward mark and we took a little dink on starboard at one point as well as hitting the mark.

Day 5 of the GP14 World Championships in Barbados - photo © Peter Marshall

There were no broken boats from the days racing but a few broken dreams with Mike Senior and Chris White (South Staffs SC) posting their two worst results (12th and 22nd), Matt Burge recovered from his 29th in Race 7 to win Race 8 and Nick Craig and Toby Lewis (Burghfield/Frensham Pond) posted an 11th and 8th slipping them slightly out of contention for the top honours.

Going into the final day Shane and Andy are looking like the ones to beat having demonstrated consistency in all conditions although Ian Dobson and Andy Tunnicliffe (RWYC/Burwain SC) and Nick and Toby can still do it given a good day. It will be interesting to see who can stay in the top ten with results quite tight.

Whatever happens the free, and free-flowing, rum punch should help to ease the pain and celebrate the win.

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Results after Day 5:

Pos	Boat No	Helm Full Name	Crew Full Name	Club	Fleet	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1st	14158	Shane McCarthy	Andy Davies	Greystones SC Ireland	Gold	3	3	‑9	3	2	‑4	1	2	14
2nd	14186	Ian Dobson	Andy Tunnicliffe	RWYC/ Burwain SC GBR	Gold	2	1	6	(DNF)	1	5	‑9	3	18
3rd	14023	Nick Craig	Tobytastic Lewis	Burghfield / Frensham Pond SC GBR	Gold	5	2	3	2	6	1	‑11	‑8	19
4th	14095	Matt Burge	Paul Childs	Poole YC / Hayling Island SC GBR	Gold	1	5	8	‑11	7	2	‑29	1	24
5th	14187	Mike Senior	Chris White	South Staffs SC GBR	Gold	7	4	5	1	4	3	‑12	‑22	24
6th	14194	Sam Watson	Andy Thompson	Nantwich and Border SC / East Antrim BC	Gold	4	‑15	‑25	4	3	15	4	7	37
7th	14118	Richard Instone	Jim Toothill	Blithfield SC GBR	Gold	12	‑18	1	‑42	8	7	5	10	43
8th	14155	Graham Flynn	Adam Froggatt	Chase SC GBR	Gold	13	‑30	14	‑20	9	6	2	6	50
9th	13654	Neil Marsden	Derek Hill	Blackpool and Fleetwood SC GBR	Gold	17	13	2	‑33	5	10	‑23	4	51
10th	14091	Gary Deighan	Dale Knowles	Bolton SC GBR	Gold	‑28	12	7	9	16	18	8	(DNF)	70
11th	14110	Dave Young	Nicola Booth	South Staffs SC GBR	Gold	14	‑16	11	13	11	12	‑36	13	74
12th	14174	Lawrence Creaser	Andy Hunter	Northhampton SC /South Staffs SC GBR	Gold	‑24	8	12	‑32	24	13	15	5	77
13th	14143	John McGuiness	Donal McGuiness	Moville Boat Club IRL	Gold	19	‑26	4	‑47	12	19	18	9	81
14th	13769	Sam Thompson	Leanne Hibberd	Royal Navy Sailing Ass GBR	Silver	9	11	‑22	12	22	21	7	‑27	82
15th	14047	J P McCaldin	Carolyn McCaldin	Lough Erne YC Sligo YC IRL	Gold	(DSQ)	20	15	5	(DNF)	11	17	19	87
16th	14135	Paul Owen	Sam Pickering	South Staffs SC GBR	Gold	6	17	24	18	‑26	‑28	10	14	89
17th	14185	John Ball	Alex Scoles	Brightlingsea SC GBR	Gold	11	25	13	19	17	8	‑30	‑48	93
18th	14055	Keith Loudon	Alan Thompson	Sligo YC IRL	Gold	‑27	22	10	6	‑35	9	26	23	96
19th	14182	Steve Bennett	Jack Bennett	Shustoke SC GBR	Gold	‑29	14	18	7	‑27	14	21	24	98
20th	14181	Andy Hateley	Ben Pickering	South Staffs SC GBR	Gold	15	‑32	32	8	10	‑46	22	12	99
21st	14090	Neal Gibson	Geoff Phillips	Redoubt SC GBR	Silver	25	‑37	16	10	13	16	19	‑36	99
22nd	14188	Simon Childs	Kate Jessup	Hayling Island GBR	Gold	22	7	‑29	23	15	(DNS)	16	25	108
23rd	14121	Andrew Clewer	Mark Taylor	Poole YC GBR	Gold	‑30	(DNC)	21	29	23	22	3	17	115
24th	13780	John Billington	Anthony Hotchkiss	South Staffs SC GBR	Gold	23	24	‑40	15	14	23	25	‑28	124
25th	13669	Norman Lee	Kevin Martyn	Greystones SC IRL	Silver	10	6	30	14	‑47	35	‑38	31	126
26th	13693	Joe Cross	Emily Deary	Poole YC GBR	Silver	21	23	36	‑58	18	‑41	20	18	136
27th	13902	Alan Blay	Elizabeth Copland	Sutton SC IRL	Gold	16	28	19	‑31	19	29	‑35	26	137
28th	14195	Jonathan Carter	Gareth Wilkinson	Chelmarsh SC GBR	Silver	8	‑33	28	26	32	25	‑53	21	140
29th	14067	Lewis Coppinger	Harrison Coppinger	Todbrook SC GBR	Silver	35	‑49	23	16	‑38	26	31	11	142
30th	14178	Jason Tindale	Robert Povey	Bar SA BAR	Gold	‑42	10	17	31	29	27	‑52	29	143
31st	14093	Colin Rainback	Barry Southam	Poole YC GBR	Gold	31	21	20	21	28	32	(DNC)	(DNC)	153
32nd	13721	Nick Devereux	Ellie Devereux	Budworth SC GBR	Silver	41	19	33	‑60	25	31	6	‑44	155
33rd	13859	Mark Fleming	Seonaid Young	South Staffs SC GBR	Gold	‑39	36	‑37	17	21	34	14	34	156
34th	14160	Will Hawkins	Sam Thomson	South Staffs SC GBR	Silver	‑48	‑39	38	25	20	30	33	20	166
35th	14199	Frank Nickless	Drew Nickless	Chase SC GBR	Silver	(DNC)	35	26	24	30	36	‑57	16	167
36th	13674	Simon Redhead	Steve Brown	Poole YC GBR	Silver	‑43	9	41	38	33	20	‑62	38	179
37th	13901	Steven Nelson	Johnny Nelson	Donaghadee SC IRL	Silver	26	‑45	31	27	37	33	‑72	37	191
38th	13645	Robert Gingles	Ross Gingles	East Antrim Boat Club IRL	Silver	18	38	27	52	36	24	‑68	‑56	195
39th	14146	Patrick O'Connor	Brendon Brogan	Sligo SC Ireland	Gold	(DNC)	‑76	34	51	34	17	32	30	198
40th	14193	Nick Colbourne	Biddy Colbourne	Chichester YC GBR	Silver	34	31	(DNF)	28	‑73	55	13	41	202
41st	14077	Curly Morris	Laura McFarland	East Antrim Boat Club/Newtonards SC IR	Gold	45	29	35	34	(DSQ)	‑49	27	33	203
42nd	14177	Pete Jacques	Hayley Ramadhar	Chase SC GBR	Gold	33	41	‑54	22	31	37	43	‑46	207
43rd	14000	Alasdair Ireland	Philippa Benson	Glasgow University / Solway YC Scotland	Silver	20	47	43	47	‑60	‑72	28	32	217
44th	13812	Paul Simes	Thomas Simes	Cardiff Bay YC GBR	Silver	32	27	45	35	‑64	39	‑46	45	223
45th	12152	Charlie Glumeau	Neil Hutchinson	Barbados SA BAR	Silver	(DNC)	40	‑69	36	42	38	39	42	237
46th	13732	Hugh Devereux	Malcolm Bird	Budworth SC GBR	Bronze	36	‑48	44	41	41	‑66	45	47	254
47th	13917	Michael Cox	Josh Porter	Newtownards SC IRL	Silver	51	52	39	‑65	49	51	‑70	15	257
48th	14138	Simon Cully	Libby Tiernay	Blessington SC IRL	Silver	‑56	44	47	40	44	43	40	‑57	258
49th	13835	Adam Deary	Tracey Deary	Poole YC GBR	Bronze	38	42	‑63	43	52	47	42	‑54	264
50th	14168	Chris Hawkes	Cathy Hawkes	Poole YC GBR	Silver	37	46	‑55	37	48	44	‑66	53	265
51st	12898	Colin Symes	Michael Worme	Barbados SA BAR	Bronze	‑79	‑54	49	39	39	45	47	49	268
52nd	13707	Sam Collingwood	Mark Collingwood	Chelmarsh SC GBR	Bronze	‑52	‑86	51	50	45	42	44	39	271
53rd	13694	Peter Craggs	Philip Nelson	York Railway Inst GBR	Bronze	40	35	50	45	43	‑76	61	‑75	274
54th	14128	Steve Thompson	Martin Boobyer	Poole YC GBR	Silver	44	‑79	58	48	40	50	‑60	43	283
55th	14119	Rob Hicklin	Julie Hicklin	South Staffs SC GBR	Bronze	47	63	42	53	‑71	56	24	‑65	285
56th	13911	Dave Burrows	Kate Billinge	Winsford Flash SC GBR	Silver	49	58	81	(DNS)	61	(DNF)	34	35	318
57th	13910	Brian Andrews	Joan McArthur	Newtownards SC IRL	Bronze	60	53	60	54	53	‑73	‑83	40	320
58th	13747	Thomas Foulkes	Ian Foulkes	Winsford Flash SC GBR	Bronze	68	‑74	(DNC)	49	46	53	56	58	330
59th	13276	Adam Vaughan	Phil Pethybridge	Derwent Res SC	Bronze	50	56	52	(DNF)	58	54	‑84	64	334
60th	4194	Dave Pugh	Anne Pugh	South Staffs SC Mississaugu Canada	Silver	72	50	(DNS)	(DNS)	70	61	37	50	340
61st	13551	Tim Edom	Jo Edom	Poole YC GBR	Bronze	‑83	69	59	(DNF)	51	48	41	72	340
62nd	14175	James Stafford	Patrick Irwin	Poole YC GBR	Bronze	67	61	57	(DNF)	57	52	51	(DSQ)	345
63rd	14056	Arthur Logan	Fiona Logan	Castle Semple SC Scotland	Bronze	(DNC)	59	‑87	70	55	58	58	52	352
64th	13594	Ruslan Scutelnic	Alexandru Scutelnic	Welsh Harp SC / Moldova	Bronze	46	67	46	(DNS)	74	59	67	(DNS)	359
65th	12654	Cyril Lecrenay	Roderick Mascoll	Barbados SA BAR	Silver	57	62	64	63	59	(DNF)	55	‑70	360
66th	13705	Bruce Quail	Steve Heywood	Mounts Bay SC Australia	Silver	62	58	62	59	56	63	‑71	‑67	360
67th	12515	Joanne Lammens	Adrian Ramsey	Barbados SA BAR	Bronze	64	51	‑73	64	62	60	‑82	71	372
68th	13880	Mandy Mitchell	Jon Close	Winsford Flash SC GBR	Silver	(DNC)	‑72	68	62	69	67	49	60	375
69th	14171	Lawrence Baalham	Gary Brown	Donaghadee SC IRL	Silver	69	43	(DNF)	44	(DNC)	DNC	59	55	376
70th	13794	Nick Brandon	Vicky Ford	South Staffs SC GBR	Bronze	66	(DNF)	65	73	66	40	‑78	68	378
71st	13951	Brenda Preston	Steve Preston	Donaghadee SC IRL	Bronze	54	81	48	68	(DNS)	(DNS)	76	51	378
72nd	14059	Michael Davies	Simon Scott Brown	South Staffs SC GBR	Bronze	59	71	‑74	57	67	65	‑73	61	380
73rd	13884	Martin Murphy	Robert Cox	Poole YC GBR	Bronze	58	56	62	(DNS)	54	(DNS)	75	79	384
74th	13819	Duncan Greenhalgh	Annette Fitzpatrick	Bassenthwaite SC / South Staffs SC Scot	Silver	(DNC)	64	56	(DNF)	50	74	64	81	389
75th	12226	Peter Armstrong	Loise Armstrong	Barbados SA BAR	Bronze	55	‑81	77	56	68	70	79	(DNS)	405
76th	4615	Stephen Parry	Phil Green	York Railway Inst GBR	Bronze	65	(DNF)	‑82	71	63	64	77	66	406
77th	13419	Mark Nichols	Martin Lichfield	South Staffs SC GBR	Bronze	‑77	61	71	61	‑75	71	74	69	407
78th	8237	Neil Burke	Brian Gibbs	Barbados SA BAR	Bronze	(DNF)	65	‑80	55	76	57	80	78	411
79th	13791	Julie Waddington	Chris Waddington	Bolton SC GBR	Silver	63	75	53	(DNS)	(DNC)	DNC	54	63	414
80th	14139	Derek Fleming	Trevor Welton	South Staffs SC / Poole YC GBR	Silver	70	70	67	(DNF)	72	62	‑87	74	415
81st	13778	Meg Hicklin	Annie Hicklin	South Staffs SC GBR	Silver	53	(DNF)	(DNF)	DNF	65	69	50	84	427
82nd	13894	Neil Hawkins	Michelle Evans	South Staffs SC GBR	Bronze	76	78	78	74	(DNC)	68	‑90	73	447
83rd	14010	Graham Courtney	Julie Courtney	Bolton SC GBR	Silver	61	82	66	(DNS)	(DNC)	DNC	48	86	449
84th	13341	Ian Greenham	Karl Brady	Mounts Bay Aus	Bronze	84	90	72	72	(DNC)	(DNC)	69	91	478
85th	13180	Martin Dews	Victoria Dews	Donaghadee SC IRL	Bronze	73	83	75	66	(DNC)	(DNC)	97	87	481
86th	12605	Richard Inniss	Franchero Ellis	Barbados SA BAR	Bronze	85	‑89	85	76	77	77	85	‑93	485
87th	12854	Christopher Winslow	Jamie Winslow	Barbados SA BAR	Bronze	(DNF)	91	89	75	(DNS)	75	96	83	509
88th	13841	Russell Wheeler	Trevor Vaile	Poole YC GBR	Bronze	75	(DNS)	(DNS)	DNS	DNC	DNC	63	59	515
89th	14011	Steve Turner	Dave Pickering	Chase SC GBR	Bronze	80	77	(DNF)	(DNS)	DNC	DNC	88	62	519
90th	14088	Duncan Fraser	Gail Fraser	Ceylon Motor YC Sri Lanka	Bronze	71	67	70	(DNF)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	526
91st	14057	Ann Penny	Clare Patton	Derwent Reservoir SC GBR	Bronze	86	85	83	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	86	80	526
92nd	14153	Phil Barnfield	Tim Crossley	South Staff SC GBR	Bronze	(DNS)	88	88	67	(DNF)	DNF	93	90	532
93rd	13865	James Ogg	Ronan O'Bierne	Donaghadee SC IRL	Bronze	(DNS)	74	(DNS)	DNF	DNC	DNC	65	76	533
94th	14165	Neil Boyd	Paul Monaghan	Donaghadee SC IRL	Bronze	74	(DNS)	79	(DNF)	DNC	DNC	91	77	533
95th	8073	Stephen Leheup	Sharon Christie	Barbados SA BAR	Bronze	81	84	84	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	95	88	538
96th	14129	Newenham De Cogan	Andrew Corkill	Newtonards SC Ireland	Bronze	78	69	76	(DNS)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	541
97th	13257	Maurice Baalham	Colin Watson	Donaghadee SC IRL	Bronze	(DNS)	(DNF)	DNF	69	DNC	DNC	94	85	566
98th	13611	Louis Proksch	Catriona Gingles	Mounts Bay SC AUS	Bronze	(DNC)	87	86	(DNF)	DNC	DNC	92	92	569
99th	14028	John Edge	Lisa Carpenter	South Staffs SC GBR	Bronze	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNF	DNC	DNC	81	82	587
100th	13897	John Froggatt	Roger Round	Chase SC GBR	Bronze	82	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNS	DNC	DNC	89	DNS	595
101st	13445	Tony Patterson	Jenny Patterson	Donaghadee SC GBR	Bronze	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	98	89	611
102nd	9524	Tim Quinton	Ross Parker	Barbados SA BAR	Bronze	(DNF)	92	(DNF)	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	622
103rd	14041	Robert Heaney	Ivan Heaney	Donaghadee SC IRL	Bronze	(DNS)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	99	DNS	629
104th	13700	Ralph Haliburton Chaplin	AdamChaplin	Blackpool and Fleetwood SC GBR	Bronze	(DNC)	(DNF)	DNS	DNF	DNC	DNC	100	DNF	630
105th	14120	Melanie Brown	Nicola Brown	Poole YC GBR	Bronze	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	636