Cadet Nationals at Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy Day 6

by Tony Jaffa 26 Aug 2006 13:10 BST 19-25 August 2006

Katrina and Christopher Brewer from Parkstone Y.C. are the 2006 Cadet National Champions.

In a nail biting finish to the championship, the Brewers kept maintained their position at the head of the fleet by finishing within 3 places of their closest rivals, Hamish Stone and Aaron Woolf from Waldringfield.

Gold and Silver - Race 10

Race 10 was postponed for 2 hours to allow the breeze to fill in. After a general recall, the fleet started in a 5 knot South Westerly, which increased to 12 knots as the race progressed.

As expected, two races developed – one for the bulk of the fleet, and a private battle between the Brewers in Executrix, and Hamish and Aaron in Gnat.

As in previous races, most of the fleet preferred the left hand side of the course, and from this group emerged Ed Impey and Jack Wilson in Touch Wood, Josh Pistol and Lizzie Halling in Pintail, and Josh and Naomi Flack in Nitro, who were first round the windward mark, in this order. They were followed by Ben Cornish and Dominic Langdon in Fantasy (who had gone right on the beat) and Peter Lawrence and Liam Pardy in Hypnosis.

Meanwhile, Executrix and Gnat were match-racing each other, and when they rounded the mark in 10th and 15th places respectively, the Brewers looked to be in a strong position.

The leading positions remained unchanged for the rest of the first lap and the subsequent beat and run. Meanwhile, on the second reach of the first round, Gnat overtook Executrix, and by the top of the following beat, Gnat had moved up to 7th with Executrix rounding in 10th.

However, more drama was in store on the run. The jury imposed a penalty on Executrix for a Rule 42 infringement, which saw the Brewers drop to 14th at the leeward mark, 7 places behind Hamish and Aaron. If this gap could be maintained, it might just be that Gnat would take the title after all.

But the third beat turned out to be the championship decider. With Gnat and the rest of the leading group going right, Executrix worked the shifts up the middle, and clawed their way back to 10th by the windward mark. And with Gnat dropping a place to round in 8th place, the Brewers were definitely back in contention.

On the final round, Katrina and Christopher made sure they stayed close to Hamish and Aaron, and by the finish, with Gnat in 6th place and Executrix 9th, the title had been taken by the Brewers. And as if this was not exciting enough, the final race was turning into a cliff-hanger!

The leading group held their positions for virtually all the race, but on the final run and beat, Hypnosis pulled out all the stops, and at the finish, took the gun by a boatlength from Pintail, with Touch Wood crossing in third, Nitro in fourth, and Fantasy fifth.

This dramatic finish to the race 10 summed up an outstanding championship – drama, excitement, and a demonstration of sailing skill at its very best!

Katrina and Christopher deservedly won the title, and the fact that Hamish and Aaron pushed them so hard right to the very end shows just how competitive this Regatta was.

Huge thanks are due to PRO Roger Wilson and his team, the jurors, the rescue crews co-ordinated by Duncan Eyre, and the shoreside team of volunteers, too numerous to name (but they know who they are!).

And of course, all the competitors (and their parents!) owe a huge debt to the man who shouldered responsibility for making sure everything went smoothly ashore and on the water – Class Chairman Steve Proffitt.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	8997	Executrix	Katrina Brewer	Christopher Brewer	Parkstone	1	12	1	1	2	2	1	1	108	9	18
2	8521	Gnat	Hamish Stone	Aaron Woolf	Waldringfield	17	1	8	2	1	1	2	3	5	6	21
3	7630	Pulling Power	Miles Blaver-Mann	Ole Alcock	Parkstone	4	3	5	8	5	6	9	5	21	18	45
4	7335	Hypnosis	Peter Lawrance	Liam Pardy	Parkstone	6	6	20	7	12	10	5	10	11	1	56
5	8846	No Fear	Chris Proffitt	Hannah Muskett	Fishers Green	12	16	4	3	8	4	22	16	4	7	58
6	6994	Viper	Tye Wichard	Ben Thame	Otters	34	7	2	15	3	16	3	17	3	32	66
7	8514	Mostly Harmless	Chris Videlo	Maddie Harris	Waldringfield	29	15	7	14	7	15	6	8	2	11	70
8	9047	Touch Wood	Edward Impey	Jack Wilson	Frensham	20	2	6	40	19	5	10	14	13	3	72
9	8407	Fantasy	Ben Cornish	Dominic Langdon	Exe	2	22	15	5	15	9	50	12	10	5	73
10	735	Pintail	Joshua Pistol	Elizabeth Halling	FGSC/PYC	10	17	14	4	4	27	4	108	19	2	74
11	9575	True Blue	Joanna Freeman	Holly Francis	Parkstone	13	11	19	13	13	12	11	4	1	23	78
12	8520	Lady in Red	Amy Seabright	Katie Barr	Otters	7	5	9	12	41	19	7	6	47	14	79
13	8539	Genesis	Seb Balch	Emma Knott	Waldringfield	11	10	10	6	17	17	12	7	41	10	83
14	8854	The Red Cadet	William Shepherd	Sophie Shepherd	West Kirby	3	8	16	18	32	30	15	2	12	26	100
15	9215	Hi-Velocity	Catherine Schuster-Bruce	Maria Jones	Parkstone	21	14	26	10	21	11	32	11	8	15	111
16	9156	Great White	James Hayward	Mark Yale	Waldringfield	23	26	17	9	33	8	20	15	14	13	119
17	9029	Freestyle	Oliver Herve	Charlie Barr	TBYC/Otters	14	20	12	20	20	7	13	28	36	29	134
18	9290	Purple Dragon	Matthew Shepherd	Charlie Fitzgerald	West Kirby	5	43	11	16	38	60	16	29	6	37	158
19	9374	Total Eclipse	Tim Carter	Antonia Steer	Waldringfield	25	24	22	17	9	41	30	52	9	30	166
20	9162	Power'd Up	Kate Robinson	Sarah Lombard	West Kirby	18	4	3	108	70	25	8	9	108	54	191
21	9240	Nitro	Joshua Flack	Naomi Flack	Parkstone	30	28	37	32	30	14	23	30	57	4	191
22	7278	Who Dares Wins	Sophie Pearson	Amy Yeoman	Parkstone	15	33	31	21	6	51	53	18	23	44	191
23	8511	Cyclone	Tom Kinver	Oliver Bridge	Exe	38	35	39	23	10	3	33	43	108	16	197
24	8371	White Spirit	Harri Lawrance	Cameron Schuster-Bruce	Parkstone	24	21	29	44	54	37	21	13	18	35	198
25	9161	White Lightning	Richard Yeoman	Alice Alcock	Parkstone	31	25	40	37	18	34	17	26	29	25	205
26	8440	Black Otter	Jonathan Kimber	Jamie Proffitt	Stone/FG	40	36	34	38	36	13	35	25	15	12	206
27	8561	Bad Influence	Robert Henderson	Jacquetta Bridge	Tamesis	19	9	28	30	53	28	18	54	30	59	215
28	9225	Special Effect	Bryony Gregory	Michael Horne	Frensham	33	31	23	29	48	23	19	40	20	108	218
29	9454	Purple Haze	Molly Bridge	Hettie Penman	Lymington	27	27	36	40	31	33	39	19	7	40	219
30	8570	Grim Reaper	Charlie Matthews	William Arney	Otters	22	41	25	25	37	38	24	108	22	63	234
31	9078	Kiwi	Arthur Henderson	Mary Henderson	Tamesis	28	58	44	34	47	53	26	22	17	19	237
32	9013	Purple Ronnie	Phillipa Horne	Anna Whitford	Frensham	16	37	13	35	46	43	27	21	108	46	238
33	8513	Di Maggio	Alexander Young	Matthew Griffiths	Frensham	65	34	21	24	34	35	28	36	26	39	238
34	9382	Exe-Celerator	Alex Horlock	Niall Lawson	Exe	49	32	35	28	40	26	42	20	33	27	241
35	9028	She Who Dares	Charlie Impey	Edward Cummings	Frensham	78	30	42	22	23	31	37	41	25	36	245
36	9000	White Stuff	Rebecca Longman	Alex Corby	Fishers Green	108	39	51	36	16	29	29	108	40	8	248
37	8553	Mistoffelees	Clare Dallimore	Anna Graves	Otters	35	18	24	108	55	45	45	38	16	34	255
38	9510	White Lightning II	Edward Harrison	Martha Haslam	Waldringfield	9	40	27	26	81	73	25	27	32	70	256
39	8542	Pure Genius	George Ayre	William Kennedy	Otters	35.1	35.1	41	42	35	18	40	47	27	31	262.2
40	8522	Panico	Theo Bull	Georgia Stone	Stone	37	63	90	48	14	47	34	42	31	17	270
41	7658	Leviathan	Jessica Blick	Elliott Martineau	Exe	26	13	47	57	45	62	44	23	34	45	277
42	9401	Little Demons 2	Emma Best	Lucy Best	Barnt Green	47	29	108	33	25	50	46	45	28	24	277
43	8538	Crème de la Crème	Edward Jaffa	Charlie Payne	R Torbay	41	23	32	31	29	55	54	31	65	38	279
44	9370	Y-Knot	Christopher Tiernan	Ashley Dunford	Parkstone	43	72	45	27	11	42	31	46	38	55	283
45	8515	Harum Scarum	James Oaten	Ben Binmore	R Torbay	36	44	43	39	49	21	55	32	51	28	292
46	9034	Forty Two	Charlie Davis	Will Davis	Lymington	108	108	54	41	28	58	14	24	24	50	293
47	9243	Blue String Pudding	Christopher Smith	Angus Dunnett	Lym/Frensham	32	51	30	47	26	44	43	37	44	48	303
48	8228	Nic O Time	Jamie Lambe	Marcus Young	Frensham	39	38	53	45	43	40	48	53	76	20	326
49	8529	Utopia	Chris Griffiths	Zoe McBride	Frensham	8	19	18	11	22	39	108	108	108	108	333
50	9242	Quicksilver	Tom Penman	James Dodd	Lymington	108	55	46	46	51	46	49	33	39	43	353
51	8855	Flirting with Danger	Christopher Moss	Ivan Karsten	Fishers Green	48	42	57	55	61	76	36	108	58	22	379
52	8556	Moonraker	Tom Power	Emma White	Waldringfield	42	56	50	60	69	70	38	34	46	86	395
53	7632	Black Mariah	Nick Butcher	Nick Cherrill	Frensham	52	45	66	53	75	56	51	108	35	41	399
54	8299	Altered Image	Nicola Knight	Anya Harey	Fishers Green	44	53	55	52	80	75	41	39	108	51	410
55	7627	Vanguard	Joss Haslam	Katie Kinver	Parkstone	51	62	33	67	57	54	108	63	42	62	424
56	7672	Grapes of Wrath	Jonathon Griffiths	Erin Williams	Frensham	63	46	49	58	24	77	80	108	59	60	436
57	8227	Aurora	Becky Hopwood	Jack Hardy	Frensham	67	50	75	56	52	66	66	73	62	21	440
58	8395	He Who Dares	Hugo Pullen	Matthew Blackhurst	Parkstone	50	49	62	50	62	69	63	49	56	69	441
59	9321	Lift Off	Tim Linsell	Charlie Linsell	Waldringfield	81	73	58	73	39	20	62	50	67	76	442
60	9300	Windchaser	Jean Furness	Joan Furness	Draycote	60	57	94	49	67	68	72	44	45	65	455
61	8551	Lean Rider	William Matthews	Alex Willsher	Otters	58	74	60	72	74	49	57	48	43	82	461
62	8381	Satisfaction	Sarah Chowienczyk	Loni Lilienthal	Otters	53	108	65	66	66	22	75	108	48	71	466
63	8377	Dream On	Ben Cooper	Jack Casey	Fishers Green	82	108	72	51	50	65	60	59	37	75	469
64	9151	Tornado	Jonathan Hay	Ben Hazeldine	Frensham	77	64	52	65	65	57	65	55	50	87	473
65	8845	Hot Rocks	George Somers	Claudia Wood-Hill	Otters	57	54	48	70	63	52	70	108	108	66	480
66	9600	Bite the Bullett	Gabriella Pistol	Jonathan Currell	FGSC/PYC	62	108	68	63	42	36	52	108	108	57	488
67	9458	Blue Crush	Bethany Bridge	Jack Pragnell	Lymington	69	67	64	62	84	24	71	65	72	90	494
68	8523	Lithium	Tasmain Wichard	Francesca Smith	Otters	61	61	108	71	27	32	58	108	108	81	499
69	7671	Pontoon	Andrew Bridge	Rosina Bevan	Frensham	108	108	81	54	58	61	76	75	66	33	504
70	9576	In Too Deep	Sara Underwood	Alex Fairhead	Frensham	56	48	67	64	72	63	83	108	108	56	509
71	9178	Crazy Diamond	Louise Latham	Christine Allen	Fishers Green	54	52	59	68	83	87	64	56	74	89	510
72	8408	Inspiration	Emily Kinver	Carragh Martineau	Exe	79	108	99	87	44	59	68	61	53	61	512
73	9241	Blue Star	Sam Crowe	George Hill	Parkstone	46	59	56	59	76	85	67	78	108	83	524
74	8240	Unique	James Payne	George Payne	R Torbay	59	60	61	74	77	88	78	57	60	88	526
75	9159	Argy Bargy	Katie Lee	Robert Griffiths	Frensham	72	77	78	86	60	48	74	71	108	74	554
76	9385	Precocious	Harri Jordan	Charlotte Jones	Draycote	64	71	89	88	78	67	79	58	54	85	556
77	8410	Elp	Emma Lombard	Kate Shaw	West Kirby	108	88	71	108	71	81	73	51	64	64	563
78	9176	Sail on the Wild Side	Adam Hopwood	Thomas Nevett	Frensham	75	75	79	80	89	84	82	64	61	52	568
79	8435	Blue Moon	Laura Barr	Tom Bewley	Otters/Barnt Grn	68	108	38	43	108	108	47	108	108	49	569
80	8420	Attitude	Stevie Green	Sarah Connelly	Stone	108	89	69	61	91	71	59	108	68	67	575
81	9305	Miss Behavin'	Sam Jacklin	Christopher Turl	Exe	108	78	92	76	56	91	90	60	71	68	590
82	7274	Wave Rider	Caroline Croft	Abigail Croft	Tamesis	91	76	82	108	68	72	81	62	108	58	590
83	9507	Miss. B. Havin	Myelie Binmore	Chloe Binmore	R Torbay	74	65	108	108	64	74	61	108	108	53	607
84	9291	Little Skipper	Daniel Coates	Rhos Hawes	South Cerney	73	70	73	78	108	80	88	77	69	101	608
85	9074	Just Add Water	Alison Perrins	Chloe Wetherall	Parkstone	55	108	63	69	82	79	56	108	108	97	609
86	8333	Sizzerin Hot	Anna Whyte	Charles Whyte	Tamesis	86	82	97	90	59	98	96	82	77	42	614
87	8402	V 3	Alex Frost	Stephen Whitford	South Cerney	89	81	87	108	79	64	108	76	55	84	615
88	7280	Predator	Jessica Quinlan	Christopher Thame	Otters	76	69	85	79	95	92	91	80	49	100	621
89	8848	No Mercy	Jade Wakeham	Alice Rumbelow	R Torbay	71	66	86	82	87	82	85	70	108	94	629
90	9319	Will 2 Win	Fred Williams	Zach Bromhead	West Kirby	45	47	70	89	99	101	89	108	108	95	635
91	8541	Stress	Harriett Smith	Chris Sycamore	Otters	85	79	93	75	85	83	77	83	108	72	639
92	9388	Shaken not Stirred	Timothy Walton	Jessica Taylor	Draycote	108	83	95	92	97	95	69	67	52	92	645
93	9371	Fired Up	Tom Brophy	Chris Smith	Parkstone	83	108	84	85	73	89	94	66	108	78	652
94	9315	Sinking Feeling	Chloe Taylor	Jane Furness	Draycote	80	68	88	84	88	86	86	74	108	91	654
95	9294	Breezer	Sarah Coates	Zoe Smith	South Cerney	66	86	77	83	98	102	93	79	78	93	655
96	9155	Willpower	Jonathan Beer	Alexander Beer	Fishers Green	84	85	91	91	93	96	95	69	75	73	661
97	8364	Fluke	Natalie Hay	Felix Collier	Frensham	87	108	80	81	86	78	84	108	70	99	665
98	7626	Comfortably Numb	Ian Davidson	Oliver Jones	Waldringfield	70	80	74	108	96	99	108	68	108	80	675
99	9043	El Nino	James Harvey Nevin	Matthew Parrott	Frensham	90	84	96	94	101	100	87	81	63	103	695
100	6939	Sea Hog	Robert Galazin	David Galazin	South Cerney	88	87	98	93	100	97	99	72	73	102	707
101	8560	Invisible Touch	Billie Quinlan	Harriet Ayre	Otters	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	35	108	47	730
102	9293	Aqua Star	Rosie Lawrance	Bryony Bennett	Parkstone	108	108	83	77	92	93	97	108	108	77	735
103	8242	Garfunkle	James Dwyer-Wilkinson	Grace Gay	Otters	108	108	76	108	94	103	108	84	108	79	760
104	7688	Widow Maker	Joe Taylor	Sam Evans	Barnt Green	108	91	100	108	102	90	92	108	108	98	789
105	6807	Scallywag	Harriet Steer	Annabel Knott	Waldringfield	108	90	108	108	90	94	98	108	108	96	792
106	3069	Jiminy Cricket	Sarah Dallimore	Edward Smith	Otters	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	864
106	8430	The Business	Alex Coulton	Jacob Payne	Fishers Green	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	864