Lymington boys ahead

Volvo Musto Oppie Nationals continue in light fickle breeze

With the high pressure still firmly over the South of England, light variable winds again dominated today at the Volvo Musto Optimist National Championships 2003.

Two sailors from Lymington are fighting it out for first place in the Senior fleet. Yesterday Robbie Claridge scored three bullets; today Greg Carey was on form finishing with a 1,2,2 score line to retain his lead overall.

Although Robert Claridge won the second race by a huge margin, a large wind shift on race three left him in 28th place. He now trails Greg by thirteen points overall with the first discard in play.

Charles Makepeace (12, Bowmoor Sailing Club) continues to dominate the junior fleet; fifteen points clear of his nearest rival Matthew Rainback (13, Poole).

Still in touch with the leaders Lucy de Boltz (12, Corinthian Otters) is currently in fourth place overall and first girl.

Three races are planned for tomorrow for both Senior and Junior fleets.

Seventy young sailors aged between six and eleven are sampling their first taste of racing this week in the Regatta fleet, today they raced across Weymouth Harbour for a picnic lunch.

This evening’s entertainment for the 302 young is a Caribbean beach party and pig roast.

The Volvo and Musto sponsorship of the Optimist class includes the National, Inland and End of Season Championships as well as the GB Optimist World and European Championship teams.

Results: Seniors

Overall Position Name Age Sailing Club Points R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
1 Greg Carey 15 Royal Lym 14 6 4 2 3 1 2 2
2 Robbie Claridge 15 Royal Lym 27 15 1 1 1 8 1 24
3 James Murdock 15 Bowmoor SC 30 1 5 5 7 5 7 25
4 Tim Saxton 13 Grafham Water 38 3 14 8 11 2 9 5
5 Axel Van Bladel (NED) 14 WSV Braasemermeer 39 4 3 4 4 55 20 4
6 Owain Mathews 13 West Kirby 49 13 8 3 14 4 27 7
7 Rolph Oudshoom (NED) 14 WSV Braasemermeer 58 2 7 9 5 24 11 54
8 Maria Stanley 15 Bowmoor SC 69 10 9 23 13 9 5 37
9 David de Boltz 13 Corinthian Otters 70 9 6 7 12 20 16 BFD
10 Chloe Martin 13 Bouch Beech SC 73 12 15 17 31 3 25 1

Results: Juniors

Overall Position Name Age Sailing Club Points R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8
1 Charles Makepeace 12 Bowmoor SC 24 3 5 2 5 1 1 19 7
2 Matthew Rainback 12 Poole YC 39 10 1 8 12 5 27 1 2
3 Maarten-Max Moerman (NED) 12 WSV Brassemermeer 42 5 9 4 2 8 2 28 12
4 Lucy de Boltz 12 Corinathian Otters 50 18 4 21 1 2 10 2 13
5 Rob Lehane (Irl) 12 Royal Cork YC 81 21 28 14 4 4 15 22 1
6 David Grant 9 Bowmoor SC 90 6 18 1 33 25 22 14 4
7 Oliver White 11 Paper Court SC 91 8 2 13 23 34 19 4 22
8 Patrick Liddicoat 11 Bewl Valley SC 116 12 62 24 16 17 24 17 6
9 Thomas Willis 12 Downs SC 118 65 16 10 8 Ocs 4 5 10
10 Adrian Clay 11 Wraysbury Lake SC 121 19 65 6 21 48 16 8 3