Thank heaven for the sea breeze
Friday August 8th 2003, Author: Jonathan Bale, Location: United Kingdom
Yet again an absence of wind greeted the competitors when they arrived at the boat park, but a sea breeze soon started to build. All looked to be in vain as the boats were held on shore as the sea breeze started to fail. After a short delay the fleet put to sea and headed for the race area.
Eventually the wind settled out on the course and the race officer was able to set a line for the start. First start was under flag “Z” – a 20% penalty for anyone over the line. A general recall was sounded but who had been caught over the line? Second start was under a black flag and this time the fleet were a little more line-shy.
At the windward mark it was Simon Payne and Vyv Townend in the lead, followed by Paul Cullen and Gavin Tillson in second. Third was Vince Horey and Jon Milldred closely followed by the husband and wife pairing of Penny and Ian Gibbs.
The places remained the same until the second beat when the majority of the fleet went left up the beat. It was another husband and wife pairing of Malcolm and Fiona Davies who went out the right and gained third spot by the windward mark.
Down the run the top boats all went down the middle, but Shane MacCarthy and Andy Thompson went hard right and took nine boats.
In the dying wind the race officer shortened the course at the end of the run. At the finish it was Simon Payne and Vyv Townend, who crossed first, followed by Paul Cullen and Gavin Tillson in second and the newly weds of Malcolm and Fiona Davies in third.
For Simon and Vyv though it was a short lived success as they discovered on shore they were one of the victims of the 20% rule from the first start. Their response was unprintable!
At this point, the race officer decided the wind had now all but gone for the day and abandoned any further racing.
Tonight it’s Pimms night, thanks to the United Kingdom Fireball Association and The Wychwood Brewery. There may be sore heads in the morning.
Results
| Pos | Boat | Cat | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Tot |
| 1 | Fred |
|
Shane MacCarthy | Andy Thompson | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 |
|
M | Kevin Hope | *Rob Gardner | 3 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | All Balls and No Fire | M | Grahame Newton | Mark Stevens | 4 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 22 |
| 4 | Spanman |
|
Paul Cullen | Gavin Tillson | 9 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | Gull |
|
Andy Smith | James Meldrum | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | Whistling Gorilla |
|
Dave Wade | Richard Wagstaff | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 28 |
| 7 | Fat Harry White | M | Vince Horey | Jon Mildred | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 8 | Debbie Does Dallas |
|
Simon Payne | Vyv Townend | 10 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 33 |
| 9 | Lucille |
|
Angus Hemmings | Steve Chesney | 20 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 35 |
| 10 | Flaming Galah |
|
*Clive Goodwin | *Chris Webber | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 |
| 11 | Leverage & Cleavage | L | Derian Chandler | +Olly Goldsmith | 14 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 37 |
| 12 | Reginald | l. | Malcolm Davies | +Fiona Davies | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 37 |
| 13 | Flying Pigs | L | Penny Gibbs | Ian Gibbs | 18 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 45 |
| 14 | Destinee'sChild |
|
Philip Popple | Doug Shore | 17 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 46 |
| 15 |
|
Yy | Matt Summers | Ben Summers | 11 | 11 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 49 |
| 16 | Screwball | Mm | Andy Foskett | Howard Jones | 8 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 51 |
| 17 |
|
y. | Andy Pearce | Adam Broughton | 19 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 57 |
| 18 |
|
lx | Russ Cormack | *Ali McLeod | 25 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 58 |
| 19 | Poppet | Mmlv | Andy Bines | Dawn Jasper | 5 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 73 |
| 20 | Supi-chischtli | lM | *Kurt Venhoda | *Sonja Zaugg | 27 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 73 | 77 |
| 21 | Jambo |
|
Alex Bale | Jon Bale | 21 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 81 |
| 22 | Blew Genes | M | Martin Scarth | Nic Collins | 34 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 40 | 93 |
| 23 | Albert | lMmx | Nigel Williams | +Jackie Gater | 29 | 22 | 17 | 28 | 37 | 96 |
| 24 |
|
Lx | Elaine Tudor | +Warren Tudor | 23 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 99 |
| 25 |
|
|
Noel Butler | Andy Price | 7 | 25 | 73 | 33 | 41 | 106 |
| 26 | vlad The Impaler | xv | Alan Swinney | + Steve Howle | 24 | 47 | 73 | 11 | 24 | 106 |
| 27 | White Ferret II | M | Tony Proctor | * Ben Proctor | 16 | 37 | 31 | 35 | 25 | 107 |
| 28 |
|
L | Jenny Thompson | +Nick Thompson | 30 | 73 | 24 | 36 | 18 | 108 |
| 29 |
|
yMxV | Terry Forbes | Simon Forbes | 28 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 108 |
| 30 | Puppie Power | LxV | Ali Ford | Tom Trueman | 50 | 19 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 114 |
| 31 |
|
mx | Ian Priest | Tom Lambourne | 42 | 17 | 27 | 43 | 29 | 115 |
| 32 | Jumping Jack Flash | Mlx | Alan Goule | *Katina Read | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 115 |
| 33 | Mustang Sally | yMx | Rhys Lankester | +Chris Bishop | 39 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 38 | 117 |
| 34 | Which Way Is Up | Mlx | Andy Willcocks | +Andrea Willcocks | 33 | 35 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 132 |
| 35 | Riverdance | MmLx | Elaine Slater | +Graham Slater | 48 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 49 | 133 |
| 36 | No Fear | LxV | Samantha Bunn | Martin Bunn | 26 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 42 | 143 |
| 37 |
|
Ym | *Will Lyon | Nigel Summers | 22 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 61 | 145 |
| 38 | Dry White | Lv | Becky Priest | Tim Saunders | 36 | 48 | 37 | 26 | 53 | 147 |
| 39 | Ultra Violet | yMlx | Peter Mason | Jo Washington | 37 | 33 | 35 | 58 | 44 | 149 |
| 40 | Geniarse | X | Alex Shaw | Andy Scott | 43 | 30 | 45 | 42 | 57 | 160 |
| 41 | Got the Sheets | Mmx | Eugene Jordan | Bob Morris | 73 | 26 | 73 | 29 | 33 | 161 |
| 42 | Silly Scow | M | Peter Colebank | Gary Colebank | 35 | 42 | 73 | 48 | 36 | 161 |
| 43 | Bimbo | Lx | Sandra Davis | +Mike Davis | 40 | 49 | 56 | 49 | 26 | 164 |
| 44 | Blue | yLx | Jo Line | Jack Line | 54 | 52 | 42 | 39 | 31 | 164 |
| 45 |
|
Mmlx | Barrie Winship | Rosemary Winship | 41 | 43 | 40 | 50 | 43 | 167 |
| 46 | African Queen | L | Keryn Henwood-Fox | Gary Henwood-Fox | 53 | 50 | 38 | 47 | 34 | 169 |
| 47 |
|
Mmlx | Nick McLeod | +Kate McLeod | 55 | 31 | 36 | 54 | 62 | 176 |
| 48 | Twin Peaks | I | Tim Cross | Rachel Keeling | 38 | 53 | 44 | 41 | 72 | 176 |
| 49 | LipStick |
|
Euan Sellar | *Mike Murphy | 73 | 39 | 29 | 38 | 73 | 179 |
| 50 | Cheek to Cheek | Mmlx | Mike Goldby | Kim Goldby | 44 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 183 |
| 51 | Red Pepper | lVvs | Nick Cameron | *Cara Cameron | 52 | 46 | 50 | 62 | 39 | 187 |
| 52 | Eileen of Dunlaogh | MVv | Francis Cassidy | John White | 32 | 55 | 47 | 55 | 73 | 189 |
| 53 | Snugglepot | mxVvs | Chris Warren | Nigel Warren | 63 | 57 | 41 | 51 | 41 | 190 |
| 54 | Nutty Tart | Mmls | Steve Popple | Suzi Capey | 45 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 73 | 190 |
| 55 | Crocodile Jd | Mx | Keith Dolman | Terry Dolman | 73 | 36 | 73 | 45 | 45 | 199 |
| 56 | Cracker | Ml | Peter Hitchcock | Samantha Duncan | 62 | 73 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 203 |
| 57 | The Great White | MxvL | Terri Sharman | Chris Panting | 51 | 73 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 217 |
| 58 | Izitso | Mlxvs | Matt Butler | Marisa Foster | 57 | 44 | 57 | 61 | 62 | 219 |
| 59 | Cheezie Dipper | MmLx | Helen Salisbury | Mike Shreeve | 49 | 54 | 73 | 73 | 50 | 226 |
| 60 | Justafiaball | Mmx | Peter Muggleton | +Nigel Posnett | 47 | 61 | 59 | 63 | 60 | 227 |
| 61 | Apocalypse Now | mxVvsM | Tim Morgan | *Mike Ludgreve | 46 | 73 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 228 |
| 62 | The Phoenix | lyxs | Jeremy Hurst | *Debra Gibson | 65 | 56 | 52 | 59 | 61 | 228 |
| 63 | D:ream | Lx | Wendy Wood | Caroline Still | 58 | 59 | 61 | 56 | 59 | 232 |
| 64 | Horny Devil | lx | David/Karen Festing | +Karen Festing | 59 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 51 | 235 |
| 65 | Jessica | xs | Jonathan Cowper | Paul Jefferies | 66 | 73 | 51 | 64 | 55 | 236 |
| 66 | Katie-loo | MlxVvs | Ian Elkington | +Nicky Elkington | 60 | 60 | 64 | 65 | 52 | 236 |
| 67 | Just For Fun | LVs | Paula Symons | Russell Hayes | 64 | 73 | 55 | 53 | 64 | 236 |
| 68 | White Elephant | YyxVv | Anthony King | *Benjamin Kay | 61 | 58 | 60 | 67 | 63 | 242 |
| 69 |
|
MmVvs | Simon Ford | John Rowell | 67 | 64 | 58 | 68 | 66 | 255 |
| 70 | The Green Genie | Mxsy | Steve Greenhalgh | *Tom Greenhalgh | 68 | 65 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 262 |
| 71 | Dipper | MlxVvs | Brian Cudmore | +Imelda Cudmore | 73 | 63 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 274 |
| 72 |
|
Mx | Mel Hourigan | +Kyle Hourigan | 56 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 275 |








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