British Finn National Championship at Christchurch Sailing Club

British Finn National Championship at Christchurch Sailing Club - Day 2

by Simon Percival 7 Aug 2016 08:10 BST 5-7 August 2016

Sunshine welcomed the Finn fleet for Day 2 of the championships, a light breeze assisted the competitors down through the harbour and out into the bay.

Race 1 got underway first time with around 8 knots of breeze at the start, Hector Simpson, came out of the middle of the line as the pressure gradually built and went left. At the top mark the sea breeze had started to build and the pumping flag was raised. Hector lead the fleet at the top mark followed by Ben Cornish and Marc Allain downwind once again was a great ride for the rest of the fleet. At the finish Hector 'wormed' directly to the committee boat taking an advantage in an ambiguity within the sailing instructions. Ben took second from Henry Wetherell and Pete McCoy surfed past Marc for third place.

British Finn Nationals day 2 - photo © CSC

Race 2 the sea breeze has built to a solid 16 knots with the waves offering perfect downwind conditions. Following rig adjustments amongst the fleet, Hector 'schooled' the fleet round the race course! Henry overtook Ben on the final downwind to take second place, with Ben third.

Race 3 and the tide had begun to ebb not before the black flag had taken a few casualties. Allen Burrell showed exceptional upwind pace to drop into second place at the top mark behind Ben with Pete McCoy in third. On the downwind Pete past Allen along with Henry Wetherell. These three then had a close fought battle to the finish with Ben taking the gun from Henry and Pete.

British Finn Nationals day 2 - photo © CSC

All the competitors agreed it was a sparkling day out on the water, credit to the race officers Andrew Rushworth, Chris Arnell and the Christchurch Sailing Club race team for providing great racing for the competitors.

Back at the club it was the AGM and dinner to look forward to. An added bonus was Marc Allain providing some bottles of cognac from his homeland, with a fruity nose and a nutty finish what could go wrong...

Going into the final day its close at the top with either Ben, Henry or Peter in with a shout. Roll on Sunday same conditions again please!

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Helm	Category	Nat	Sail No	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	Ben Cornish		GBR	91	1	1	2	3	1	5
2	Hector Simpson	U23	GBR	96	4	3	1	1	60	9
3	Henry Wetherell	U23	GBR	71	3	2	3	2	3	10
4	Peter McCoy		GBR	29	2	4	4	4	2	12
5	Callum Dixon	U23	GBR	707	6	6	11	5	4	21
6	Markus Bettum	U23	GBR	703	5	5	10	6	60	26
7	Cameron Tweedle	U23	GBR	98	7	60	7	8	5	27
8	Marc Allain de Beavais	GGM	FRA	99	9	7	5	9	60	30
9	Allen Burrell	GM	GBR	2	11	12	6	7	7	31
10	Simon Percival	M	GBR	635	8	15	8	11	10	37
11	James Downer		GBR	49	17	8	9	19	8	42
12	George Cooper	O	GBR	7	15	13	13	12	9	47
13	John Greenwood	GM	GBR	5	18	10	16	10	11	47
14	Kristian Sjoberg	GM	FIN	201	10	9	15	14	16	48
15	John Mackie	M	GBR	68	26	11	20	13	6	50
16	Matthew Stephens	U23	GBR	619	13	16	17	18	12	58
17	Martin Hughes	GM	GBR	567	16	20	14	15	14	59
18	Mike de Courcy	GM	GBR	21	21	14	23	16	13	64
19	Philip Baum	GGM	RSA	51	25	24	18	21	15	78
20	Sander Kooy	GM	GBR	1	19	60	32	17	18	86
21	Matthew Walker	O	GBR	100	31	32	12	22	25	90
22	Will Patten	GM	GBR	52	30	25	22	27	17	91
23	Cy Grisley	M	GBR	69	28	31	19	24	22	93
24	Alex Atkins	M	GBR	581	34	29	21	26	19	95
25	Jerry Andrews	M	GBR	62	29	18	35	29	20	96
26	John Heyes	GM	GBR	61	24	23	28	36	24	99
27	Andy Denison	GM	GBR	20	20	60	26	23	31	100
28	Simon Moss		GBR	722	22	17	34	33	32	104
29	Ivan Burden	M	GBR	679	27	21	37	25	33	106
30	Howard Sellars	L	GBR	77	23	60	27	34	23	107
31	Pete Ashworth	GGM	GBR	59	39	30	24	20	60	113
32	Jean‑Louis Simons	GM	GBR	617	33	28	25	30	41	116
33	Fred Van Arkel	GM	NED	924	36	22	30	35	34	121
34	Ed Thorburn	GM	GBR	595	42	26	39	32	27	124
35	Ray New	GGM	GBR	80	37	33	33	31	29	126
36	Richard Hart	L	GBR	631	43	27	42	39	28	136
37	Tim Simpson	GM	GBR	93	47	44	29	47	21	141
38	Andrew Wylam	GGM	GBR	22	41	35	43	60	26	145
39	Jonathon Tweedle	M	GBR	548	48	34	36	42	36	148
40	Joe Stocker	U23	GBR	644	32	45	45	28	60	150
41	Steve Hayles	M	GBR	37	14	19	60	60	60	153
42	Roman Khodykin	O	GBR	13	40	60	41	38	37	156
43	Roddy Steel	GM	GBR	577	38	39	47	44	38	159
44	Tim Newton	GM	GBR	47	45	40	38	41	40	159
45	Laurence Peters	GM	GBR	620	44	36	50	37	44	161
46	Peter Blick	GGM	GBR	34	51	43	49	46	35	173
47	Richard Phillips	GGM	GBR	42	50	38	51	43	43	174
48	Graham Dale‑Jones	GGM	FRA	/2X	49	41	46	60	39	175
49	Ian Frayne	GM	GBR	30	46	42	52	45	45	178
50	Andrew Hurst	GGM	GBR	777	60	60	31	60	30	181
51	Paul Smith	GM	GBR	727	53	60	48	40	42	183
52	John Torrance	GGM	GBR	99	54	37	40	60	60	191
53	Jack Arnell	U23	GBR	28	12	60	60	60	60	192
54	Paul Beasley	GGM	GBR	27	35	60	44	60	60	199
55	Chris Barbary	M	GBR	534	55	60	53	60	60	228
56	Rory Barnes	GM	GBR	24	52	60	60	60	60	232
57	David Parr	GM	GBR	94	56	60	60	60	60	236
58	Tom Johnson	O	GBR	12	57	60	60	60	60	237
59	Anthony Walker	GGM	GBR	48	60	60	60	60	60	240