Day 3 started with a strong northerly wind and cloud cover forecasting the result that a sea breeze never really got going today. The four planned races was never likely to happen.

Race 1 the Race Officer set a course towards the shore in a North Easterly breeze the fleet split into the two packs as on Friday, those going right seemed correct until the final 100 yards when the wind lifted the port tack boats to the mark.  The breeze was shifty and the windward mark needed continuous adjustment, the runs were equally fickle with a definite split between the wings on the first run, the right appeared favoured and on the second the left appeared to pay. Graham Vials and Chris Turner played the right hand and scored their first bullet.

Race 2a had a beat to the northwest as the wind swung round with the attempt at a sea breeze starting. Those in the know started at the pin end and went left whilst the majority of the fleet went right; The left hookers were doing well and the leaders Nigel Buckley and Sue Bannister even got around the windward mark in under the 20 minute time limit but the Race Officer abandoned the the race anyway as those on the right of the course were in a big hole. I think Mark may be dropped from Sue Bannister's Christmas card list!

Race 2b commenced after a break for the wind to settle into the south west with the windward mark in the full flood of the tide. The fleet undertook the usual left right split with the result a small win for the right. The run was a simple bear away to keep in the tidal stream for as long as possible. The tide around the windward mark caused problems for many boats. Andrew Jameson and James Grant took the honours in this race.

Race 3 was promising with an increased wind strength. The start was another repeat of the previous starts, but most chose to go out to sea. Those who tracked along the shore got to see the wind holes the middle of the fleet into. The right hand side seemed ideal again until the the final 100 yards again when those boats were headed and the seafarers lifted to the mark. It paid yet again to give the windward mark plenty of room. The second beat was shortened by the Race Officer as the breeze was again dying in the battle with the north wind. Graham Vials and Chris Turner won, their second race of the series.

Graham Vials and Chris Turner, National Champions 2022

Day 4 opened with a clear blue sky and a light southerly breeze. The fleet were keen to get out and enjoy the day. The Race Officer was planning to get 3 races in.

Race 1 was set with a beat to the Isle of Wight, The fleet rose to the challenge by again splitting into shore and seaward divisions. The battle was won by the seaward sailors as they were lifted to the mark in the closing stages. The tide was very evident at this stage and some did not make the rounding at the first attempt. The run again was a choice between gybing immediately or carrying on down tide, The latter choice appeared to be favoured as these boats could harden up and reach more into the leeward marks. This set the scene for the rest of the day, but not everyone got the message right away. However this approach worked for Jeremy Davy and Martin Huett who took their second lines honours of the regatta.

Race 2 saw the windward mark tracking further to the south with the fleet split again, those favouring holding out on the starboard tack until well over to the left of the course then benefited with lifting conditions up the windward mark. First at the windward mark was Greg Wells and David Tulloch, followed by the Simons Patterson and Thompson. These two boats gybed but then lost out to those that continued with the flow of tide gybing late, and the Simons lost 6 places on the first run due to this mistake.

Race 3 was a "rinse and repeat" of race 2 (without the Simons being second around the mark! Just 6th). Errors having been learnt, more boats followed the route to the right down the run, however Jeremy Davy and Martin Hewitt continued with the immediate gybe plan and lost places. The stronger pressure on the right hand side of the course was the winning component in the choices. Graham Vials and Chris Turner took their third win of the series to ensure they sealed their win of the event.

Round up

A review of the results shows that Graham Vials and Chris Turner won with consistency. The fact that second placed Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader has only one 3rd place as their highest result shows the impact of consistency of their results. Individual race winners appear as far down as 16th!

Comment has to be made about the high standard of Race Management by Mark Darling and his team. Races were turned around promptly where appropriate, windward marks adjusted during races and breaks in sailing taken when appropriate for the wind to settle. Through it all Mark was patient and resolute in the use of the black flag. Day 1 with 6 consecutive abandoned starts was a very trying experience for all. It was nice to also see a highly visible pin end mark!

Also deserving of mention are Peter Hickson and Neil Shawcross for their excellent photos of the sailing. It was nice to see all levels on the fleet in photo and not just the leaders. Some of these images deserve wall space. There are more images in the website gallery.

Report Simon Thompson
GBR4080 Windbreaker
 

Overall Results

Rank	Sail Number	Boat Country	Helm Name	Crew Name	Boat Name	Sailing Club	R1 7 Jul	R2 8 Jul	R3 8 Jul	R4 8 Jul	R5 9 Jul	R6 9 Jul	R7 9 Jul	R8 10 Jul	R9 10 Jul	R10 10 Jul	Total	Nett
1st	4071	GBR	Graham Vials	Chris Turner	Boaty McBoat Face	Lyme Regis Sailing Club	8.0	(10.0)	2.0	2.0	1.0	(10.0)	1.0	4.0	5.0	1.0	44.0	24.0
2nd	4096	GBR	Ian Pinnell	Ian Cadwallader	Oh La La	HISC	(43.0 BFD)	4.0	7.0	3.0	4.0	4.0	(9.0)	7.0	6.0	7.0	94.0	42.0
3rd	4060	GBR	Andrew Jameson	James Grant	Ffil the Greek	WYC	11.0	8.0	3.0	4.0	6.0	1.0	2.0	9.0	(15.0)	(20.5)	79.5	44.0
4th	3760	GBR	Jeremy Davy	Martin Huett		Draycote Water SC	6.0	1.0	4.0	(22.0)	5.0	(15.0)	14.0	1.0	4.0	13.0	85.0	48.0
5th	4104	GBR	Nathan Batchelor	Richard Rigg		Tynemouth SC	5.0	3.0	13.0	1.0	(19.5)	11.0	12.0	(23.0)	1.0	3.0	91.5	49.0
6th	4002	GBR	Richard Lovering	Matt Alvarado	Hyderated	HISC WYC	1.0	5.0	(18.0)	17.0	2.0	5.0	8.0	2.0	(19.0)	11.0	88.0	51.0
7th	4100	GBR	Gregory Wells	David Tulloch	Noughty	HISC	14.0	6.0	(25.0)	18.0	11.0	3.0	5.0	(21.0)	2.0	2.0	107.0	61.0
8th	4021	GBR	Steve Goacher	Tim Harper	The whippet and the whopper	Royal Windermere YC	2.0	7.0	5.0	8.0	12.0	(22.0)	16.0	(43.0 BFD)	9.0	4.0	128.0	63.0
9th	4089	GBR	Hamish Mackay	Andrew Lawson	Puffa Fish	HISC/RTYC	4.0	9.0	14.0	13.0	10.0	2.0	15.0	6.0	(18.0)	(23.0)	114.0	73.0
10th	4082	GBR	Terry Scutcher	Chris Hewkin	Fforemark3	Dubai Offshore Sailing Club/Burton/Shotl	15.0	11.0	22.0	10.0	(28.0)	6.0	(26.0)	3.0	3.0	5.0	129.0	75.0
11th	3957	GBR	Charles Apthorp	Charlie Apthorp	Fourwinds	HICS	(25.0)	15.0	6.0	5.0	18.0	13.0	18.0	(29.0)	11.0	9.0	149.0	95.0
12th	3951	GBR	Nick Peters	Guy McBride	Saffari	HISC	9.0	17.0	8.0	14.0	7.0	(23.0)	20.0	8.0	13.0	(27.0)	146.0	96.0
13th	4033	GBR	Justin Waples	Jackie Mckellar	Sparks & Bubbles	RCYC	7.0	(35.0)	(29.0)	23.0	9.0	8.0	4.0	12.0	23.0	12.0	162.0	98.0
14th	4084	GBR	Dave Lucas	Harry Lucas	ineffable	GWSC	(43.0 BFD)	2.0	23.0	(30.0)	3.0	29.0	21.0	5.0	8.0	8.0	172.0	99.0
15th	4080	GBR	Simon Patterson	Simon Thompson	Windbreaker	Draycote Water SC	10.0	18.0	15.0	11.0	(24.0)	19.0	13.0	(32.0)	10.0	10.0	162.0	106.0
16th	4085	IRL	Shane MacCarthy	Adam Froggart		Greystones	13.0	31.0	1.0	6.0	23.0	16.0	6.0	(43.0 BFD)	(43.0 DNF)	15.0	197.0	111.0
17th	3918	GBR	Paul Busby	Neil Barford	TBA	Northampton SC	23.0	(26.0)	19.0	20.0	8.0	7.0	3.0	24.0	24.0	(43.0 DNF)	197.0	128.0
18th	4102	GBR	Andy Tunnicliffe	Tom Storey		Bassenthwaite	17.0	21.0	9.0	7.0	13.0	28.0	(30.0)	10.0	27.0	(43.0 DNC)	205.0	132.0
19th	4061	GBR	Chris Waples	Simon Hunt	#Sparks	HISC	(43.0 BFD)	12.0	17.0	9.0	39.0	9.0	(43.0 DNC)	15.0	20.0	18.0	225.0	139.0
20th	3940	GBR	George Jordan	Matt Armstrong	Forced Family Fun	RTYC/WYC/HISC	3.0	14.0	26.5	16.0	17.0	(27.0)	19.0	20.0	(43.0 BFD)	24.0	209.5	139.5
21st	3736	GBR	Nigel Buckley	Sue Bannister	Wavebreaker	HISC	12.0	16.0	33.0	(39.0)	15.0	24.0	7.0	(43.0 BFD)	7.0	26.0	222.0	140.0
22nd	4083	IRL	John Lavery	Alan Green	phoenix	National YC	19.0	22.0	21.0	21.0	21.0	20.0	11.0	(26.0)	(43.0 BFD)	6.0	210.0	141.0
23rd	3851	GBR	Ian Linder	Kevin Sweetman	FFUK	Burghfield SC	18.0	20.0	(24.0)	(33.0)	14.0	18.0	22.0	14.0	22.0	19.0	204.0	147.0
24th	3843	GBR	Jez White	Vince Hoarey		HISC	(34.0)	25.0	12.0	27.0	26.0	(36.0)	10.0	17.0	17.0	22.0	226.0	156.0
25th	3994	GBR	David Hitchcock	Ian Nicholson	Mad Sparks	HISC	21.0	(38.0)	26.5	(28.0)	19.5	12.0	24.0	16.0	21.0	17.0	223.0	157.0
26th	4024	GBR	Simon Kneller	Ashley Painter	Really Flying	Grafham water	22.0	(32.0)	10.0	12.0	25.0	21.0	(43.0 UFD)	18.0	25.0	25.0	233.0	158.0
27th	4069	GBR	Bill Chard	Josh Preater	Quindici	Chew Valley SC	29.0	27.0	(36.0)	15.0	16.0	(32.0)	17.0	11.0	14.0	30.0	227.0	159.0
28th	3884	GBR	Mark Nicholson	Steve Culpitt	Flossie	Hayling Island SC	(43.0 BFD)	13.0	28.0	19.0	(36.0)	14.0	25.0	28.0	16.0	31.0	253.0	174.0
29th	3965	GBR	Simon Childs	Kato Greer	Fin majic	HISC	16.0	28.0	20.0	26.0	(30.0)	25.0	(29.0)	19.0	26.0	20.5	239.5	180.5
30th	4068	IRL	David Mulvin	Ronan Beirne	Ignis Caput Duo	National Yacht Club	30.0	(36.0)	16.0	24.0	22.0	26.0	23.0	25.0	(32.0)	29.0	263.0	195.0
31st	4044	GBR	Richard Hope	Mike Stenson	Deffiant III	Draycote Water SC	24.0	19.0	(31.0)	29.0	29.0	30.0	(37.0)	27.0	29.0	16.0	271.0	203.0
32nd	4030	GBR	Alastair Stevenson	David Culpan	Agatha	Datchet Water SC	26.0	23.0	11.0	25.0	(43.0 DNC)	(40.0)	35.0	36.0	35.0	14.0	288.0	205.0
33rd	3824	GBR	Rob Goddard	Adam James	Over The Moon	CCYC	27.0	34.0	30.0	(36.0)	(38.0)	35.0	28.0	13.0	12.0	32.0	285.0	211.0
34th	4046	GBR	Richard Drabble	Stephanie Brown	Fram Freyr	Rutland	31.0	33.0	(35.0)	32.0	31.0	17.0	34.0	22.0	28.0	(36.0)	299.0	228.0
35th	3590	GBR	Charlie Mckee	Simon Montague	Frequent Flyer	HISC	32.0	24.0	32.0	31.0	(37.0)	31.0	33.0	(43.0 BFD)	30.0	33.0	326.0	246.0
36th	4091	GBR	Jeremy Arnold	Keith Jamieson	Very Stable Genius	Notts County SC	33.0	(39.0)	(39.0)	34.0	32.0	34.0	32.0	30.0	31.0	28.0	332.0	254.0
37th	3674	GBR	Martyn Davis	Richard Coleman	Last Fling	Brading Haven Yacht Club	(43.0 BFD)	29.0	34.0	37.0	33.0	33.0	27.0	31.0	(43.0 DNC)	43.0 DNC	353.0	267.0
38th	3886	GBR	Geoff Ball	Andy Coulter		Bewl Sailing Association	35.0	(40.0)	(38.0)	35.0	27.0	38.0	31.0	34.0	34.0	34.0	346.0	268.0
39th	3536	GBR	Angus Scott	Jeremy Valentine	Ffizzbuzz	DWSC	28.0	30.0	(37.0)	(38.0)	35.0	37.0	36.0	35.0	33.0	35.0	344.0	269.0
40th	4041	GBR	Simon Cooper	Alastair Cooper	ffido	Bewl Sailing Association	(43.0 DNC)	37.0	(40.0)	40.0	34.0	39.0	38.0	33.0	36.0	37.0	377.0	294.0
41st	4009	RSA	Campbell Alexander	Ralph Thomas	RandHedge	RNYC	20.0	(43.0 DNC)	(43.0 DNC)	43.0 DNC	43.0 DNC	43.0 DNC	43.0 DNC	43.0 DNC	43.0 DNC	43.0 DNC	407.0	321.0
42nd	4092	IRL	Nigel Biggs	Peter Evans	Checkmate XIX	Howth Yacht Club	(43.0 DNC)	(43.0 DNC)	43.0 DNC	43.0 DNC	43.0 DNC	43.0 DNC	43.0 DNC	43.0 DNC	43.0 DNC	43.0 DNC	430.0	344.0