Magic Marine Nation's Cup 2017 at Medemblik

Magic Marine Nation's Cup 2017 at Medemblik - Overall

by Will Loy, President NSCA 7 May 2017 16:33 BST 5-7 May 2017

All was set for an exciting finale to the Magic Marine Nation's Cup, hosted by the Royal Hollandia Yacht Club. The athletes stood onshore, stretching and triggering slow and fast twitch fibres for the day's racing. The elite sailors headed of to their 49er FXs so the watching group of Solo sailors disbanded to their race craft.

Out on the water the conditions were conducive for a splendid final two races of the regatta, 15 knots and some nice waves to work with.

Race 7

The fleet were released and, like the local women here, the PRO was taking no nonsense and brandished the black flag from the get go. The sailors were also keen to get the job done and with ferries to catch and Amsterdam and Rotterdam to negotiate, started impeccably.

At the top mark it was the guys coming in from the left who benefited and Tunnicliffe, who had started right on the pin rounded first with Davenport, Davis, Brown and Lonsdale completing the top five. Sims was not where he needed to be and once again found himself having to mount a comeback of Oracle proportions.

Davenport revelled in the conditions and took control while Davis moved up to second, consolidating his grip on the title. Sims was awesome downwind, his dynamic style and hunger to win seeing him move up to 4th but at the gun after the three laps was Davenport from Davis and Tunnicliffe. It would now require a Sims win and a Davis disaster to deny the Nation's Cup defender the auld cup.

Great conditions on day 3 of the Solo Nation's Cup - photo © Will Loy

Race 8

Pin end favoured and with a black flag and shattered bodies, the brave would be stepping up for this final race. Davenport was on the pin with Sims almost in his lap to windward, it this moment in time there are yet to be results posted but lets hope no names were taken. First to the mark was Nigel Pybus with Brown and Nigel Davies completing an amazing Draycote Water 1-2-3. Sims was in fourth and guaranteed to improve by the bottom mark. Davis was seventh and, by my on water calculation, if Sims won would need to finish in 6th!

Sims and Brown continued their battle as the sun shone and wind held at 12 knots but worryingly for Sims, Davis had moved into the top four. At the gun it was Brown who recorded his first Championship race win with Sims second by the slimmest of margins.

Davis finished third from M.J Gifford and Guy Magyer.

So, Andy Davis has successfully defended the Magic Marine Nation's Cup he won here last year. Mike Sims is second and must not be disheartened as he was right on the pace, just let down by some first beat tactics. Oliver Davenport completes the podium with Andy Tunnicliffe and Chris Brown filling the top five.

Andy Davis at the Solo Nation's Cup - photo © Will Loy

Marleen Gaillard is first lady in 34th from Clare van der Does in 36th. Finally, Peerke Kortekaas is the first Dutch boat in 10th overall.

Thanks to the Dutch Solo Class Association and to Royal Hollandia Y.C. but special thanks to all competitors for attending and making this such a successful championship.

Thanks to Magic Marine for their generous sponsorship, and for this initiative to connect the hidden classes.

Noble Marine are our class insurer, please support them like they support us.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1	GBR 5597	Andy Davis	2	2	1	‑7	1	1	2	3	12
2	GBR 5722	Michael Sims	1	1	2	2	‑6	4	4	2	16
3	GBR 5737	Oliver Davenport	8	3	‑10	4	2	2	1	9	29
4	GBR 5639	Andy Tunnicliffe	3	4	9	‑16	7	6	3	7	39
5	GBR 5712	Chris Brown	9	7	5	‑12	5	8	5	1	40
6	GBR 5691	Guy Mayger	5	6	7	8	9	9	‑16	5	49
7	GBR 5705	Tom Lonsdale	7	(bfd)	3	10	4	3	6	19	52
8	GBR 5652	M J Gifford	13	5	16	6	‑19	14	7	4	65
9	GBR 5583	Martin Frary	24	(bfd)	4	5	8	12	9	12	74
10	NED 613	Peerke Kortekaas	19	‑20	6	17	13	7	11	10	83
11	GBR 5645	Ian Hopwood	20	11	13	3	3	17	17	(dnc)	84
12	GBR 5656	Kevan Gibb	4	‑35	20	19	12	5	8	18	86
13	GBR 5606	Andy Hutchinson	12	12	‑22	11	14	15	10	13	87
14	GBR 5707	Nigel Davies	‑28	9	14	14	16	11	21	6	91
15	NED 544	Gilles De Combe	‑34	13	11	13	20	16	24	15	112
16	GBR 5608	Steve Ede	18	15	12	‑28	22	18	13	17	115
17	GBR 5586	Matthew Frary	11	28	29	‑36	10	10	22	14	124
18	GBR 5602	Keith Milroy	25	10	15	27	15	13	‑31	20	125
19	GBR 5732	Oli Wells	16	14	8	1	(dnc)	dnc	12	11	128
20	GBR 5730	Vincent Horey	22	18	19	21	11	22	25	(dnc)	138
21	GBR 5444	Graham Cranford Smit	17	19	21	9	28	20	‑32	25	139
22	GBR 5130	Mark Lee	14	17	18	26	‑27	25	19	26	145
23	GBR 5651	Lawrence Creaser	10	8	‑44	20	21	21	29	38	147
24	GBR 5745	Andy Fox	29	27	25	18	18	24	14	‑35	155
25	GBR 5689	Rob Cook	30	(bfd)	28	22	17	19	20	29	165
26	NED 545	Armand de la Rie	40	(bfd)	17	15	25	26	23	22	168
27	GBR 5300	Doug Latta	6	16	34	34	29	37	15	(dnc)	171
28	NED 541	Sijbrand Jongejans	23	25	26	‑35	30	31	27	16	178
29	GBR 5455	Mark Maskell	21	24	‑37	29	26	29	35	36	200
30	NED 611	Anton Kok	27	29	27	‑37	33	27	36	30	209
31	NED 550	Jacques Metaal	26	26	‑45	30	32	33	41	24	212
32	NED 610	Roel den Herder	47	33	32	‑53	23	23	26	34	218
33	GBR 5695	Ian Ingram	15	32	36	23	40	34	42	(dnc)	222
34	NED 600	Marleen Gaillard	31	36	‑41	40	39	28	33	23	230
35	NED 575	Ted Bakker	38	30	33	25	41	32	‑60	37	236
36	NED 587	Claar van der Does	36	23	40	‑44	36	41	40	21	237
37	NED 580	Arnold Jippes	42	‑48	23	32	37	44	28	31	237
38	NED 6	Arnd Wolvetang	39	34	(bfd)	24	35	45	34	27	238
39	NED 553	Pieter Jelle Jongeja	41	37	‑52	33	31	38	46	28	254
40	NED 618	Jan Kuik	54	22	24	45	(bfd)	30	30	50	255
41	GBR 5507	Nigel Pybus	32	44	30	(dnc)	dnc	dnc	18	8	264
42	NED 583	Roel Bakker	46	46	42	31	24	48	‑49	42	279
43	NED 606	Klaas de Vries	44	‑47	39	41	34	36	45	40	279
44	GBR 5627	David Parkin	43	43	46	38	‑50	40	43	32	285
45	NED 567	Robert Wit	‑50	40	49	46	38	35	38	47	293
46	NED 534	Bart van Aggele	‑53	41	50	42	44	42	50	43	312
47	GBR 5687	Simon Maskell	48	53	47	43	48	(dnc)	37	39	315
48	NED 622	Jan Arends	49	38	43	52	46	‑56	47	45	320
49	GBR 6000	Patrick Burns	‑55	31	51	54	42	46	53	44	321
50	GBR 5509	Duncan Peace	‑63	54	61	49	43	39	51	33	330
51	NED 607	Jaap Borra	56	56	48	55	45	(bfd)	44	41	345
52	SUI 5363	Ian Houston	33	21	38	(dnc)	dnc	dnc	dnc	59	349
53	NED 560	Peter van Santen	‑57	50	56	50	47	51	52	48	354
54	NED 601	Marc Dieben	51	51	53	51	‑57	43	56	54	359
55	NED 597	Henk Scholte	‑58	55	54	48	49	47	55	52	360
56	NED 574	Hedser Dijkstra	‑60	57	55	47	51	50	48	55	363
57	NED 582	Mark Wildenberg	37	45	(bfd)	dnc	dnc	dnc	39	46	365
58	GBR 5604	John Colegrave	45	49	35	39	(dnc)	dnc	dnc	dnc	366
59	NED 594	Norbert Zonneveld	35	39	31	(dnc)	dnc	dnc	dnc	dnc	369
60	NED 620	Dick van der Zee	‑61	42	60	56	55	49	57	57	376
61	NED 609	Anja Koldewijn	‑59	52	57	58	53	53	54	49	376
62	NED 586	Ton Vos	(dnc)	60	58	60	52	52	61	51	394
63	GBR 5064	Mike Davenport	‑64	59	59	57	54	54	62	58	403
64	NED 599	Yme Bosma	62	(dnc)	dnc	59	56	55	59	56	413
65	NED 511	Peter Jansen	52	58	(dns)	dnc	dnc	dnc	58	53	419