Wet and Windy

The 29er UK Nationals are underway in Weymouth

A wet and windy day greeted the 55 29ers, many who had come from as far away as Norway and France, for the first day of the UK National Championships.

Three races were scheduled but as the wind increased through the day and more was on its way the fleet were sent home after two. It was a tough day for many of the fleet but for those who could handle the conditions there was some spectacular sailing to be had.

Racing in two flights the first of the qualifying races were sailed on the one course five minutes apart. Max Richardson and Alex Groves won both their heats as did Bleddyn Mon and Tom Humpreys.

Qualifying races continue on Tuesday and Wednesday when the fleet gets split into Gold and Silver for the finals.

Results:

Rank	Helm	Crew	Sail Number	R1	R2	Tot	Net
1st	Bleddyn Mon	Tom Humphreys	GBR 4	1	1	2	2
1st	Max Richardson	Alex Groves	GBR 3	1	1	2	2
3rd	Tom Durham	Alex Cooper	GBR 1369	3	2	5	5
4th	Kevin Fisher	Glenn Gouron	FRA 1478	2	3	5	5
5th	Chris Matthews	Ed Gibbons	GBR 620	3	4	7	7
6th	Nicolas Chateau	Julian Chateau	FRA 1395	4	5	9	9
7th	Mike Woods	Nick Redding	GBR 1324	8	2	10	10
8th	Phil Walker	John Mather	GBR 703	4	6	10	10
9th	Adam Kitchen	Simon Kitchen	GBR 1275	5	5	10	10
10th	Luke Dampier	Matt Haslam	GBR 724	7	4	11	11
11th	Adam Larvin	Geroge Hand	GBR 1322	2	10	12	12
12th	David Hall	Adam Hilton	GBR 777	10	3	13	13
13th	Becky Diamond	Fiona Hampshire	GBR 1505	5	9	14	14
14th	Michael Matthews	Thomas Steavenson	GBR 1240	6	8	14	14
15th	Neil Payne	Robert Thomas	GBR 394	7	7	14	14
16th	Hannah Tattersall	Sophie Porteous	GBR 619	9	6	15	15
17th	Alex Poyner	Holly Tucker	GBR 1613	8	7	15	15
18th	Gael Jaffrezic	Julian Bloyet	FRA 1352	10	8	18	18
19th	Lilly Carlisle	Becky Wallbank	GBR 1244	9	9	18	18
20th	Thomas Lambert	Nicola Smith	GBR 396	6	14	20	20
21st	Paddy Adams	Mike Chapman	GBR 1066	12	11	23	23
22nd	Alex Mothersele	Hamish Ellis	GBR 1278	13	11	24	24
23rd	Sam Curtis	Ben Clegg	GBR 1495	12	12	24	24
24th	Art Romano	Ed Romano	GBR1241	15	10	25	25
25th	James Briggs	John Whelton	GBR 167	11	15	26	26
26th	Helene Naess	Ane Gundersen	NOR 1606	13	13	26	26
27th	Anna Brooks	Julia Bowden	GBR 1221	11	16	27	27
28th	Alex Horlock	Timothy Walton	GBR 136	14	13	27	27
29th	Giles Lloyd Williams	Fiona Ramus	GBR 554	16	12	28	28
30th	Peter Newbury	Hugh Brayshaw	GBR 332	15	14	29	29
31st	Jean Furness	Kathryn Twemlow	GBR 1323	14	15	29	29
32nd	James Bolingbroke	Matt Heathcote	GBR 1233	17	16	33	33
33rd	Matthew Goacher	Matthew Thomas	GBR 914	18	17	35	35
34th	Aaron Smith	Alec Rodgers	GBR 342	16	DNC	74	74
35th	Martin Own	Graeme Smith	GBR 704	DNC	17	75	75
36th	Anne Noble	Hayley Moran	GBR 1288	17	DNC	75	75
37th	Jillian Darling	Charlie Fox	GBR 1285	DNC	18	76	76
38th	Alexander le Gassik	Edward le Gassik	GBR 843	18	DNC	76	76
39th	Tom Richardson	Joe Wellard	GBR 722	19	DNC	77	77
40th	Hannah Briggs	Emma Pearson	GBR 1153	20	DNC	78	78
41st	David Conlon	Finbar Anderson	1158	21	DNC	79	79
42nd	James Whitlam	Rorie Roberts	GBR 174	22	DNC	80	80
43rd	Ewan Fisher	Julian Thibault	FRA 1506	DNC	DNC	116	116
43rd	Emily Jackson	Harriet Morris	GBR 1026	DNC	DNC	116	116
43rd	Richard Woods	Nicholas Woods	GBR 312	DNC	DNC	116	116
43rd	Oliver Wright	Will Glover	GBR 771	DNC	DNC	116	116
43rd	Harry Coulson	Thomas Bruton	GBr 1113	DNC	DNC	116	116
43rd	Hugo Jones Warner	James Poyner	GBR 1220	DNC	DNC	116	116
43rd	Philippa Gray	Hannah Thomas	GBR1122	DNC	DNC	116	116
43rd	Cowell	Stone	1510	DNC	DNC	116	116
43rd	Charlotte McCarthy	Alison Baldwin	GBR 692	DNC	DNC	116	116
43rd	Chris Woods	Susanna Edwards	GBR 698	DNC	DNC	116	116
43rd	Edward Jones	Matthew Cruz	GBR 472	DNC	DNC	116	116
43rd	Grace Fell	Honor Fell	GBr 1385	DNC	DNC	116	116
43rd	Joan Furness	Serna de Nahlik	GBR 311	DNC	DNC	116	116
43rd	Sarah Burgess	Helen Burgess	GBR 693	DNC	DNC	116	116
43rd	Heather Fox	Matt Undrell	GBR 365/325	DNC	DNC	116	116