Emmett - the champ

Two boat show down at conclusion of Laser Radial Nationals at Mounts Bay

Mounts Bay Sailing Club held a predominantly light air championship for 130 Radials over 1-6 August. Race office Ken Falcon did an excellent job of getting in six races, in very difficult conditions.

Day one belonged to Jon Emmett. The first race he led around the top mark and pulled away from the fleet which was led by Matt Findley. As the order of the fleet settled, so did the fog, making it impossible to see the marks. Emmett got lost and the leaders sailed past the mark, which was found by Richard King who took the race which was subsequently abandoned after protest.

Race two and Emmett started on port and easily crossed the fleet and led until the finishing gun. New comers to the fleet, Kim Ross and Lindsay Doig, enjoyed the conditions to finish second and third in what shifted to be a one sided race track. Another protest went in, but the results of the race stood.

Six time National champion Steve Cockerill made his mark winning day three (there was no sailing on day two) with a convincing win. Colette Blair sailed extremely well, leading the race for the first lap but could not hold off Cockerill and Emmett who grabbed first and second respectively.

The penultimate day belonged to Ben Paton and moved him up to second overall, tied on points with Blair. Race four was led from start to finish by Paton who made an excellent start at the port end and comfortably crossed the fleet, never to be headed. Emmett pulled through the fleet, but tactical sailing by Max Holloway deigned him second place in tricky conditions.

Cockerill took another race win with race five when he worked the left hand side of the run, passing the initial leader Paton who went right down the run and got forced off left up the next beat. Cockerill worked right, extended his lead and James Tonkin who followed Cockerill managed to sneak into second.

Paul Cox won the final race of the day, holding off a determined challenge from the ever improving Oren Richards. Paton who revelled in the light conditions followed this up with another third place.

Matt Findley won the final race. Judging the lay line perfectly on the first beat he passed the early leaders who overstood. Only one race was sailed on the last day due to the time limit. Although another race was started, the whole fleet was over the line and there was not enough time for a restart. As a result the results remained largely unchanged, apart from Blair who slipped at the last. A third place confirmed Paton’s runner up spot and second for Holloway keeping him in fourth from Cockerill who was the only person to win more than one race. Despite a late charge by Paton it was Emmett, who never finished outside the top six, who proved that it takes consistency to win a championship.

Top 50 results:

Pos	Helm	Tally	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Tot
1	Jon Emmett	39	1	2	3	5	6	6	17
2	Ben Paton	76	84	16	1	3	3	3	26
3	Matt Findley	213	86	11	19	6	5	1	42
4	Max Holloway	120	23	14	2	14	13	4	47
5	Stephen Cockerill	11	87	1	11	1	31	5	49
6	Richard de Boltz	97	22	8	6	DNC130	8	12	56
7	Colette Blair	47	33	3	9	13	4	34	62
8	Paul Cox	81	40	5	13	36	1	9	64
9	John Beatty	131	20	15	15	15	12	8	65
10	Daniel Belben	56	7	20	28	21	14	16	78
11	Dyfrig Mon	174	12	18	17	48	18	13	78
12	Dominic Breen-Turner	77	80	27	29	4	15	7	82
13	Evan Scott	271	5	7	BFD130	25	16	33	86
14	Clare Chapple	100	18	56	5	34	19	11	87
15	Adam Cockerill	242	65	4	10	26	47	10	97
16	Rosie Chapman	8	8	45	4	9	35	57	101
17	James Tonkin	75	32	23	39	2	7	90	103
18	William Espiner	266	9	19	41	8	37	31	104
19	David Jessop	173	14	31	8	51	10	46	109
20	Lindsay Doig	82	3	58	7	38	32	38	118
21	John Booth	58	70	25	37	22	36	2	122
22	Alex Ekstrom	29	10	52	21	19	57	21	123
23	Charlie Hill	285	27	37	32	12	17	35	123
24	Alistair Nichol	142	35	17	35	23	48	17	127
25	James Large	37	28	22	26	33	25	32	133
26	Oren Richards	125	31	40	BFD130	18	21	25	135
27	Robin Paris	110	30	35	38	31	2	49	136
28	Hannah Blore	239	21	46	12	55	9	53	141
29	Jon Frary	85	13	32	31	29	40	36	141
30	Alison Young	49	81	36	16	27	51	14	144
31	Richard Major	194	46	26	30	17	42	DNC130	161
32	Mark Brewster	163	101	10	22	10	20	DNC130	163
33	Sarah Williams	35	89	50	36	28	26	24	164
34	James Trewick	228	47	80	14	24	56	28	169
35	Louis McVeigh Whittaker	269	116	24	48	50	27	22	171
36	Simon Benson	114	6	72	61	7	43	55	172
37	Andrew Twinn	231	38	30	47	46	22	42	178
38	James Boyce	278	63	12	60	39	39	29	179
39	James Pipe	177	42	44	24	16	62	61	187
40	Reinart Gooson	274	107	28	54	20	63	23	188
41	Thomas Alderton	185	69	DNC130	23	35	11	54	192
42	Peter Cowell	14	102	39	40	43	33	37	192
43	Nicolas Van Tienen	33	103	38	33	67	30	26	194
44	Ian Gregory	30	44	9	20	85	86	40	198
45	Gregory Marshall	92	26	76	87	41	44	20	207
46	Sean Hilton	62	25	43	67	DNC130	58	15	208
47	Aziz Yakoob	287	98	47	46	37	53	27	210
48	Ian Docwra	276	67	55	68	45	38	19	224
49	Abdulla Janahi	284	55	6	BFD130	65	52	50	228
50	Rory Patterson	66	15	75	49	40	65	63	232