Pwllheli Nationals

[Kevin Parvin]

I guess Plas Heli changing rooms are full to bursting (120 plus) with 'Terra' competirors

Kevin
1615

[Jenny Ball]

Yes, they are definitely more distinct. I think it is because they took out course 2 though.

However our class flag could be the stretched Japanese flag so I don't what "Code Flag 1" is going to be.

Erling will know. He's really hot on flags.

I was also confused by the concept that our class flag could be Pennant number 1 at the same time as indicating which course we are doing. Hopefully this will be clarified at the briefing. Happy to lend our Marconi Sprint 15 flag as the class flag if it helps.
Plus Pennant No 1 is (in our neck of the woods at least) the Solo Class flag and I have never really considered myself a Solo sailor .....

[Liam]

Results after day 1

OVERALL RESULTS
Competitors Races - 2 of 7 Sailed (No. of Discards: 0) Event Placings
Name Sail Club Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Points Place
Sean McKenna & Sophia McKenna 2018 Shanklin Sailing Club 1
Finished 2
Finished - - - - - 3 1
Paul Grattage 458 Shanklin Sailing Club 4
Finished 1
Finished - - - - - 5 2
Stuart Snell 2016 Grafham Water Sailing Club 3
Finished 4
Finished - - - - - 7 3
David Ball 1923 Marconi Sailing Club 2
Finished 7
Finished - - - - - 9 4
David Groom 1714 Netley Sailing Club 5
Finished 9
Finished - - - - - 14 5 ¹
Jenny Ball 1917 Marconi Sailing Club 6
Finished 8
Finished - - - - - 14 6 ¹
Liam Thom 1957 Shanklin Sailing Club 12
Finished 3
Finished - - - - - 15 7
Thomas Sandal 1982 Grafham Water Sailing Club 7
Finished 10
Finished - - - - - 17 8
Kevin Kirby 2020 Marconi Sailing Club 17
Finished 5
Finished - - - - - 22 9 ¹
Simon Farthing 1898 Grafham Water Sailing Club 10
Finished 12
Finished - - - - - 22 10 ¹
Ed Tuite Dalton 1940 Draycote Water Sailing Club 19
Finished 6
Finished - - - - - 25 11
George Love 2019 Carsington Sailing Club 15
Finished 11
Finished - - - - - 26 12
Daren Fitchew 1642 Thorpe Bay Yacht Club 9
Finished 18
Finished - - - - - 27 13 ¹
Keith Persin 1551 Thorpe Bay Yacht Club 14
Finished 13
Finished - - - - - 27 14 ¹
Gordon Goldstone 2004 Queen Mary Sailing Club 13
Finished 16
Finished - - - - - 29 15
John Manning 1955 Beaver Sailing Club 11
Finished 21
Finished - - - - - 32 16
Jon Pearse 1988 Marconi Sailing Club 20
Finished 14
Finished - - - - - 34 17
Donald Sloan 1240 Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club 18
Finished 17
Finished - - - - - 35 18
Peter Richardson 1983 Marconi Sailing Club 22
Finished 15
Finished - - - - - 37 19
Richard Chidwick 1545 North Devon Yacht Club 21
Finished 19
Finished - - - - - 40 20
Charles Watson 1237 Halifax Sailing Club 23
Finished 22
Finished - - - - - 45 21
Gary Sverdloff 1963 Thorpe Bay Yacht Club 26
Finished 20
Finished - - - - - 46 22
Jim Bowie 2021 Thorpe Bay Yacht Club 8
Finished 41
DNF - - - - - 49 23
Kevin Parvin 1615 Llandudno Sailing Club 16
Finished 34
Finished - - - - - 50 24
Steve Roberts 1910 Dee Sailing Club 27
Finished 24
Finished - - - - - 51 25 ¹
Stuart Pierce 1916 Shanklin Sailing Club 25
Finished 26
Finished - - - - - 51 26 ¹
John Shenton 1956 Shanklin Sailing Club 33
Finished 23
Finished - - - - - 56 27 ¹
Will Stefanou 1976 Stokes Bay Sailing Club 28
Finished 28
Finished - - - - - 56 28 ¹
Ray Gall 1914 Carsington Sailing Club 32
Finished 25
Finished - - - - - 57 29 ¹
Gordon Deuce 1461 Brightlingsea Sailing Club 30
Finished 27
Finished - - - - - 57 30 ¹
Erling Holmberg 2007 Shanklin Sailing Club 29
Finished 29
Finished - - - - - 58 31
Gabriel Kicks 2015 Lantau Boat Club 24
Finished 41
DNF - - - - - 65 32 ¹
Keith Chidwick 1840 Queen Mary Sailing Club 34
Finished 31
Finished - - - - - 65 33 ¹
Andrew Berisford 1947 Brightlingsea Sailing Club 36
Finished 30
Finished - - - - - 66 34
Ian Wilkinson 1862 Shanklin Sailing Club 35
Finished 32
Finished - - - - - 67 35
Gerald Sverdloff & Nathan Sverdloff 2017 Thorpe Bay Yacht Club 31
Finished 37
Finished - - - - - 68 36
Liam Bunclark 1849 North Devon Yacht Club 37
Finished 33
Finished - - - - - 70 37
Andy Richards 1242 Open Dinghy Club 39
Finished 35
Finished - - - - - 74 38 ¹
Steve Davison 1567 Halifax Sailing Club 38
Finished 36
Finished - - - - - 74 39 ¹
Hector Bunclark 1906 Beaver Sailing Club 40
Finished 41
DNF - - - - - 81 40

[George Stephen]

Hi Liam,
Thanks for posting results to date.

[Liam]

Provisional results after day 2 are on the site at http://sprint15.com/events/EMS/event.php?id=136

[George Stephen]

Liam,

Thanks again for the impressively prompt posting of provisional results to date!

I've even had time to notice that David Groom's early showing has waned. But what has happened to Erling? Is he ailing?

[George Stephen]

For those who hadn't realised, the link http://sprint15.com/events/EMS/national ... php?id=136 in Liam's last post now show's full provisional results.

[Liam]

It is true, we have two new National Champions for the price of one. Well done to Sophia for keeping Sean on the correct course for three days.

[Liam]

I am not very happy that Erling is trying to gerrymander the 2017 Most Improved Trophy.

[Gordon]

On the contrary, I believe Erling has instigated a new trophy category for:

"The competitor who has achieved their worst result than at any previous Nationals"

Bless him.

Regards
Gordon

[DavidGroom]

Epic few days well worth the effort. If you were absent you missed out big time. Sailing was superb as was the company. Looking forward to seeing the pictures and write up.

Good luck to Erling in terms of his reluctant but understandablle decision to find his boat a new loving home if our for sale pages are to be beleived

[Liam]

Got a few pictures here: http://www.sprint15.com/picture-gallery ... llheli.php

Hopefully I should get a few more shortly.

[Liam]

Good luck to Erling in terms of his reluctant but understandablle decision to find his boat a new loving home if our for sale pages are to be beleived

Have removed the advert due to lack of interest.

[DavidGroom]

Write up now on Y and Y website

[Liam]

And here - http://www.sprint15.com/events/EMS/event.php?id=136

Since nobody could be bothered to send me a copy I copied and pasted from http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/191994

I took the liberty of letting the truth get in the way of my version and corrected some of the appalling spelling and grammar.

A for content
A* for creative writing
D for spelling
E for grammar
F for checking facts
G for not mentioning the practice race more