J/24 Nationals at Royal Dorset Yacht Club Overall

by Mark Jardine 11 Sep 2000 09:34 BST

The Jardine twins, Stuart & Adrian, have added a fourth J/24 National Championship title to their tally in Weymouth. A first in race 6 was just enough to give them the title with a race to spare. Daryl Conyers also secured second place after this race. Local sailors Bob Turner and Alistair Clarke came third and fourth overall respectively.

The last day dawned with glorious sunshine which gave everyone a chance to dry a few things off after the strong winds followed by mist & rain. Also there was enough to start the racing at the scheduled time and put in two races to make up for the lost day.

Most improved throughout the regatta had to be Angus McPhie in Wave Warrior. Starting the week with a 21st and 17th on the first day and then ending with a 2nd and a 4th moved him up to 7th overall. Also Ben Bennett sailing Jab finished his regatta on a high with a convincing win in the last race. Before this his best result had been 16th!

Many thanks must go to all of those who put in so much effort in Weymouth to make this regatta such a success. The combined Yacht Clubs of Weymouth with David Dunn as Chairman and the host Royal Dorset Yacht Club made the fleet very welcome. PRO Derek Abbott and Dr Frank Newton on the committee boat ‘Sorebones’ set impeccable courses, they had great foresight giving us three races on the Friday, which made great sense when the thick mist rolled in on Saturday causing the abandonment of racing for the day.

Bob Turner and his team from the local Weymouth J/24 fleet did an excellent job securing sponsorship for the event from EDS. Due to this the Combined Weymouth Yacht Club could provide food and beer for the fleet after racing. Further sponsorship was provided by Barnes Ingram Insurance and Tacktick who provided free use of Race Master Compasses to the fleet.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No.	Boat	Helm	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1	GBR4215	Stouche Tacktick	S.Jardine	1	1	7	1	3	1	3	10
2	GBR4206	Jam Too	D.Conyers	2	2	4	5	1	5	8	19
3	GBR4247	Headcase	B.Turner	9	4	6	2	3	7	2	24
4	GBR4225	Weymouth Youth Team	A.Clarke	6	6	3	3	12	4	6	28
5	GBR4242	Hitch Hiker	D.Ellis	3	10	19	7	7	13	7	47
6	GBR4237	Riot	M.Wright	10	9	17	9	6	6	11	51
7	GBR4213	Wave Warrior	Angus McPhie	21	17	8	12	9	2	4	52
8	GBR4086	Jac	M.Street	12	18	10	11	13	3	10	59
9	GBR4245	Fuzzy Duck	R.Lee	7	8	1	6	15	27	27	64
10	GBR4497	St.James	N.McDonald	14	5	15	43	5	12	13	64
11	GBR4243	Fruitcakes	R.Barnes	5	13	14	8	8	18	18	66
12	GBR4256	Super Ted	P.Toms	18	15	12	13	10	15	12	77
13	GBR4260	Club D'Antibes	T.Edwards	19	21	5	10	20	8	16	78
14	GBR4248	Chaotic	D.Pearce	8	3	25	4	19	43	20	79
15	GBR4232	Boomerang	J.Anderson	11	7	11	43	23	20	22	94
16	GBR4236	Owens J	O.Kerr	13	11	31	17	18	21	14	94
17	GBR4253	Crew Clothing	James Griffiths	17	24	29	14	11	11	19	96
18	GBR4239	Zaphod	Phil Owen	15	16	18	23	36	23	9	104
19	GBR4074	Crackerjack	R.Beaton	22	20	9	15	27	31	23	116
20	GBR4054	Soma 2	W.Amos	26	31	23	24	17	24	5	119
21	GBR4235	Wijit	D.Peace	4	42	2	43	2	28	42	120
22	GBR4199	Jungle	B.Williamson	24	25	24	16	31	10	35	130
23	GBR4026	Juggernaught	G.Libby	29	19	13	20	33	17	42	131
24	GBR4227	Jalepeno	P.Keats	31	33	27	21	35	9	15	136
25	GBR4191	JAB	B.Bennett	40	42	30	19	16	32	1	138
26	GBR4103	Jo Jo	W.Law	28	12	16	28	26	38	29	139
27	GBR4090	Rollingstock	W.Pollock	43	32	26	18	30	16	17	139
28	GBR4254	Uisge Beatha	H.Oliphant	16	14	42	42	14	22	32	140
29	GBR4153	Jam	S.Wetherill	30	26	28	43	21	19	21	145
30	GBR4029	DJ	B.Steptoe	34	22	22	22	24	30	31	151
31	GBR4257	Juggs	J.Richardson	20	27	21	42	42	14	33	157
32	IRL4057	Jay Kay	S.Logan	23	30	35	25	22	36	24	159
33	GBR4202	Gossip	D.Lush	25	36	33	26	32	29	26	171
34	GBR4251	Italian Job	J.Gorman	27	23	37	29	25	34	42	175
35	GBR4194	Jeppers	D.Pipe	36	34	32	27	29	35	28	185
36	GBR4056	Jiberish	T.Tim	37	38	39	31	34	26	25	191
37	GBR4255	Shockwave	C.Ballet	35	35	20	42	42	37	30	199
38	GBR4076	Juvenille Delinquent	D.Neate	33	37	38	30	42	25	36	199
39	GBR4044	Clueless	G.Davies	38	28	36	43	28	33	37	200
40	GBR4180	Why Not	P.Riches	32	29	34	42	42	39	34	210
41	GBR6482	Suspicion	J.Wood	39	42	40	32	37	42	42	232