Musto Lark National Championships 2024 at Weymouth Sailing Club - Day 2
by Stuart Hydon 27 May 19:26 BST
26-29 May 2024
Glorious sunshine with a brisk breeze, plus a bit more!
Race 3 started with a gate start, Nigel Hufton/Matt Wood followed by Stuart and Nick Hydon went early hitting the left-hand side. When it was time to tack, they picked up a great shift, easily clearing the rest of the fleet. The Hydons overhauled Hufton & Wood on the reach and held the position to the finish. What should have been an easy second for Hufton & Wood ended with a capsize at the last leg after a gybe went wrong. This allowed Gillard & Hobson into second and Chris & Kate Holliman into third.
Race 4 was a line start with a number of recalls. Gillard & Hobson led the race with Simon and George Cox sliding past on the first reach, but this was short lived as Gillard/Hobson retook the lead. Tim Fells and Fran Gifford moved into second place with Simon and George making a third.
Race 5 saw the wind building to F5/6 resulting in a reduced number of boats starting. Gillard/Hobson rounded first and established a good lead as Megan Brickwood & Connor Dickson struggled with their kite hoist. This allowed Fells/Gifford to move up to second ahead of Hufton & Wood.
In summary, the results are looks promising for Tom Gillard and James Hobson, meanwhile there's a real fight for second position onwards. Yesterday's 2nd place overall Chris and Nic White slipped to 9th having broken a boom during race 3 and losing two races as a result.
Results after Day 2:
| Pos | Sail No | Boat Name | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 2530 | Wind Chaser | Tom Gillard | James Hobson | Sheffield Viking SC | 1 | 1 | ‑2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2495 | Well Dodgy | Stuart Hydon | Nick Hydon | Dittisham | 5 | 4 | 1 | ‑13 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | 2527 | Floozie | Tim Fells | Frances Gifford | Salcombe YC | 3 | (RET) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 2526 | | Ed Bradburn | Holly Evans | South Staffs SC | 4 | 3 | 4 | ‑5 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | 2538 | Tiger Too | Nigel Hufton | Matt Wood | Frensham Pond SC | 7 | 5 | ‑12 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | 2475 | Musto | Chris Holliman | Kate Holliman | Lymington SC | 8 | (RET) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | 2491 | TBC | Emma Harris | Rachael Jenkins | Waldringfield SC | 6 | ‑24 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | 2464 | Rocket Ronnie | Jonny Coate | Kate Phillips | South Staffs SC | 10 | 7 | ‑11 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | 2533 | Smarty Pants | Chris White | Nicola White | South Staffs SC | 2 | 2 | 5 | RET | (DNC) | 39 |
| 10 | 2536 | Allergic to Water | Samuel Bailey | Kamila Czartolomna | South Staffs SC | ‑23 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 42 |
| 11 | 2520 | Rollergirl | Harry Pynn | Gemma Cook | Waldringfield SC | 9 | 15 | 9 | ‑17 | 10 | 43 |
| 12 | 1948 | Reasons to be Cheerful | Chris Tillbrook | Stephen Scrdiven | Roadford SC | 14 | 9 | 16 | 9 | ‑19 | 48 |
| 13 | 2539 | Dylan | Nigel Scott | Tegwyn Tricker | RYA | 12 | 10 | ‑18 | 15 | 11 | 48 |
| 14 | 2501 | Free Willy | Megan Brickwood | Connor Dickson | Netley SC | (DNC) | 8 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 50 |
| 15 | 2531 | Polar Bear | Daniel Watson | Isobel Stewart | Waldringfield SC | 13 | 17 | 13 | (DNC) | 9 | 52 |
| 16 | 2541 | Cleopatra | Simon Cox | George Cox‑Olliff | Brightlingsea SC | RET | 6 | 14 | 3 | (DNC) | 55 |
| 17 | 2508 | Simply Red | Jonathan Woodward | Olly Hateley | South Staffs SC | 15 | ‑19 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 57 |
| 18 | 2264 | Camembert | Jeremy Stephens | Becca Stephens | Penzance SC | 17 | 12 | ‑22 | 12 | 18 | 59 |
| 19 | 2521 | Universally Challenged | Maryn Wilkes | Alex Orr Prosper | UCL Sailing Club | ‑19 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 61 |
| 20 | 2540 | Synergy Marine Demo Lark | Ethan Davey | Madeline Bilbrough | University of Plymouth SC | ‑20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
| 21 | 2504 | Mlevi | John Crooks | Eluned Stewart | Waldringfield SC | 16 | ‑22 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 71 |
| 22 | 2502 | Weeble | Steve Chatten | George Graham | Netley SC | 18 | 16 | ‑21 | 18 | RET | 73 |
| 23 | 2528 | Mowgli | Andy Hicks | Vicky Brickwood | Frensham Pond SC | 11 | 13 | 24 | RET | (DNC) | 78 |
| 24 | 2529 | | Paul Bottonley | Katie Keith | South Staffs SC | 22 | 20 | 25 | RET | (DNC) | 97 |
| 25 | 2376 | The Other One | Ned Winter | Becky Ewart | Weymouth SC | 25 | 23 | 29 | 21 | (DNC) | 98 |
| 26 | 2272 | That One | Dee Wolff | Edie Stow | Weymouth SC | 27 | 25 | 26 | 23 | (DNC) | 101 |
| 27 | 2324 | IGO | Elise Lloyd | Serenna Brodrick | Weymouth SC | 26 | 26 | 28 | 22 | (DNC) | 102 |
| 28 | 2459 | Buffy | Nigel Denchfield | Fiona Denchfield | Grafham Water | 24 | 21 | 27 | (DNC) | DNC | 106 |
| 29 | 2443 | The Hoff | Kate Merritt | Vickie Burgess | RYA | 21 | (DNC) | 23 | DNC | DNC | 112 |
| 30 | 2226 | This One | Oliver Loasby | Leo Shuttleworth | Weymouth SC | 29 | 27 | 31 | 25 | (DNC) | 112 |
| 31 | 2275 | ARE | Jack Keedy | Arthur Howarth | Weymouth SC | 28 | RET | (RET) | 24 | DNC | 118 |
| 32 | 2349 | 2 Jumpers
Kittens and Cake | Lew Harris‑Cormack | Ben Hurrell | Weymouth SC | RET | RET | 30 | RET | (DNC) | 124 |
| 33= | 2265 | | Graeme Burton | | Herne Bay SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 136 |
| 33= | 2472 | Frensham Pond Lark | Haydn Sewell | Hannah Carruthers | Frensham Pond SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNF | DNC | DNC | 136 |
