2004 National Championships, Isle's of
Scilly, 29th August to 3rd September 2004
Full Results
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City of Crockford
England
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John
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Mark
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8 15
9 24
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29
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6th
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Dodo
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Spirit of Peter
20
Dave
Redherr Kinve
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24 Nightin
Cecil Francis
DuVa Marshal
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19 Sallyfor Mike Deanna
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Stace Morton
5
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Dave
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Dave
Cliffford Darlo
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Rolly
24
Mark
Dragon Squib
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Richa
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Geoff P
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Chough Godb Greenw
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8 23
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10 25
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32
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10 10
9 19
11 30
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12 41
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The passage from Penzance to St Mary's saw
most of the fleet board the Scillonian on Saturday
morning.
2 Reds came with us on that day, carefully hoisted
aboard.
The PRO, having heard and somewhat
disregarded the shipping forecast, reached the
Isles of Scilly in time to witness 11 Redwings that
had arrived by cargo vessel on Friday. By various
means of travel they were joined by their crews,
hangers-on and 2 more Redwings on Saturday. All
those boats that had arrived on Friday were
already waiting at the beach.
The two that come on the passenger boat had to
wait until all the passengers and the luggage were
safely disembarked before they could be conveyed
to Porthmellon beach in the evening. This left two
Redwingers looking lost for a while as the rest of
us busied ourselves rigging the boats which
disgorged a vast array of items (including Looe
baseball caps - thank you Andrew).
On Saturday evening we all met in the Scillonian
Club for the briefing. The harbourmaster, Jeff
Penhaligen, introduced us to his home waters by
saying "If you see seaweed TACK. It's usually
attached to a rock." He pointed out those rocks
that might be of danger and suggested the best
ways to avoid conflict with local boats. PRO Cary
Rickards then ran through the Sailing Instructions
and wished us all a good week.
Harbourmaster, Jeff Penhaligen
PRO, Cary Rickards
Race 1 - Sunday 29th August 2004
Racing started on Sunday on time in a moderate
Westerly force 4. The start line was set in "The
Roads" with pin end bias. R212 Gareth Shaw
showed the way up the 1st beat after winning the
start. 2nd and 3rd round were R241 Des Hocking &
Colin Crabb and R226 Mark Carnell & Robert
Libby, respectively. Good downwind performance
saw Mark and crew Rob Libby take 2nd place just
before rounding the gybe mark, and 1st
immediately after. Also progressing through the
pack were defending champions Ben & John
Crabb. A good second beat and downwind legs
saw the lead extended despite some interesting, if
unplanned, course changes - there was no
mention of a "free floating" gybe mark in the sailing
instructions! With the wind now blowing 5-6, and a
heavy rain squall obscuring most of the course,
the race was shortened. Some impressive
downwind sailing saw Ben cut the lead
considerably, however R226 Mark Carnell & Rob
Libby hung on to take 1st place, from 2nd R245 Ben
& John Crabb. 3rd R212 Gareth Shaw & David
Jackman.
Race 2 - later Sunday 29th August 2004
The start was delayed for some time, following a
heavy squall that left several casualties at the end
of Race 1.
As the start flag fell the wind settled to a steady
force 3-4 Westerly with the sun high in the sky.
Cheating the tide the lead boats went to the right
on the first beat and the race leaders R246 Cecil
Du Valle & Francis Marshall and R241 rounded
the mark with a reasonable lead before R245,
R244 Rolly Squibs & Mark Horne, R212, R205
Peter Kinver & Dave Currah and R226. Identifying
the next mark in an increasingly choppy sea
proved difficult and positions changed at the gybe
mark with R241 leading from R245 with R246 in
third. These positions remained until the last reach
to the gybe mark when further confusion on the
location of the mark resulted in a further change of
position.
Following three rounds the race officer had dried
out from his earlier trip over the side and decided
to shorten the course and finish on the leeward
mark. At the finish R245 Ben & John Crabb won
the race from R241 Des Hocking & Colin Crabb
with R226 Mark Carnell & Rob Libby in third.
Following an excellent first day sailing the fleet
returned to port to prepare for the evening's
entertainment.
Race 3 - Monday 30th August
A bright sunny day on The Isles of Scilly saw the
fleet take to the water in moderate conditions with
the starting beat from St. Mary's to the island of
Tresco. The start was delayed because of the lack
of radio communication. The first beat saw those
boats taking the port hand side of the course gain
the initial advantage and at the first windward mark
Des Hocking and Colin Crabb were first round in
R241 leading Gareth Shaw and Dave Jackman in
R212, Ben and John Crabb R245, Peter Kinver
and Dave Currah R205, Dave Darlington and Dick
Carlos R242 and Mark Carnell and Rob Libby
R226. As the race progressed R245 moved up to
second position and gradually began reducing the
lead of R241 with those two boats pulling away
from the rest of the fleet. The third position was
being keenly contested with R242 Dave Darloe &
Dave Carlos leading from R226 and R212.
By the end of the third round and in to the final
beat R245 had reduced R241's lead to a few boat
lengths and during the short tacking climax to the
race the young Crabbs gave their father aboard
R241 a stiff test of fitness, at one point passing the
veteran crew. In a close finish Colin's fitness just
held out and he and his sailing partner of 30 years
Des Hocking just held on to take the honours by a
few feet - most frustrating for the younger pairing.
The next three places were also closely fought
right to the line, with R242 having held third for
most of the race, loosing out after overlaying the
finish line leaving R212 to just shade R226 into
fourth.
Following some fine tuning.......
Race 4 - Tuesday 31st August 2004
....was sailed in very light winds from the West. On
the way to the start the Scillonian ferry
acknowledged the fleet then docked on the pier at
St Marys leaving the clear blue waters of the
Scillys to the Redwings and the Tenacious sail
training ship. Initially the tide pushed half the fleet
over for a general recall - a rare occurrence for the
Redwings!! The race was finally underway with the
leaders again heading right towards Samson. At
the first weather mark was R245 leading from
R241, R205 and R226 with the rest of the fleet in
hot pursuit.
The tide was now slack and positions changed
little as the beat continued to favour the right hand
side of the course. With still no increase in the
wind speed the race officer shortened the race to
two rounds resulting in R245 (Ben & John)
clinching their second win from R241 (Des &
Colin) in second and R226 (Mark & Rob) third.
With the rest day tomorrow and a boat trip to
Bryher and Tresco planned, for the more athletic,
the fleet headed slowly to shore to enjoy the
hospitality of the Scillonian Club.
Lay Day - Wednesday 1st September 2004
Gave us all the opportunity to explore the Islands
in a little more detail....
Race 5 - Thursday 2nd September 2004
The fleet arrived at the course to find a light south
westerly breeze on a beautiful, hot sunny day,
ideal racing conditions once a 30 degree wind shift
just before the start had been adjusted for. R195
Mike Stace and Deanna Morton arrived at the
windward mark first with Peter Kinver and Dave
Currah in R205, Spirit of Red Herring right on their
transom. With pressure from Des Hocking and
Colin Crabb, Mike Stace succumbed with the lead
passing to Peter Kinver who took the lower course
on the run from the gybe mark to the leeward
mark. Once in the lead the win never looked in
doubt and the pairing of Peter and Dave scored
their first win together.
Dave, the locally famous Gig builder, was sailing
his first ever championships having only ever
crewed on a few previous occasions, and this was
the first championship win for Peter who later
received the championships slap head trophy from
the underwater hull surveyor Geoff 'The Gannet'
Godbolt.
The race also proved a success for R245 Ben &
John Crabb who took 2nd place which was good
enough to give them the honour of becoming the
2004 Championship winners.
Race 6 - Friday 3rd September 2004
The final race produced some very competitive
sailing with the majority of the fleet finishing close
together. The start was again in "The Roads" with
pin end bias, the lead boats choosing the left hand
side for the 1st beat. R212 Gareth Shaw and Dave
Jackman rounded 1st having won the start, with
R226 Mark Carnell and Rob Libby hot on their
heels. Alert competitors will have noticed the
excellent performance of Cecil DuValle, who
chose to play shifts up the right hand side,
rounding well up the fleet. The 1st reach saw the
lead change, Mark Carnell in R226 showing good
downwind form. Positions at the front of the fleet
remained unaltered during the 2nd beat but saw
championship winner Ben Crabb take 2nd place on
the next reach. Having established a comfortable
margin, the next 2 windward legs saw Mark
Carnell and Rob Libby work the shifts up the right
hand side to good effect, as did Cecil DuValle and
Francis (The Hurricane) Marshall, who eventually
finished 3rd
The NRDA are indebted to those members who
gave up there time to organise a fantastic
Championships, and also to the people of the Isles
of Scilly without whose co-operation it would have
been impossible. Thank you one and all.
Copy from the race winners edited by Helen
Williams R221
Many thanks to Helen, BC and Bryn Draper for
photographic contributions.
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Any contributions gratefully received