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Race Results British Sharpie Championship 2006 Print E-mail

Sharpie Nationals at Stone Sailing Club

27-29 May 2006
By Ben Cracknell

The eight-race Sharpie nationals were held at Stone Sailing Club over the May bank holiday weekend, with three races planned for Saturday, three for Sunday and two for Monday. There was an international flavour to the series with two Dutch boats competing (including the current European Champion) and one British sharpie being crewed by a German sailor.

The strong winds forecast for Saturday failed to arrive, leaving the first three races sailed in light and variable conditions. The only constant was the rain! Most boats found these conditions very challenging, particularly with the strong tide at this venue. Tom Weller and Jeroen van Veen (the current European Champions) made a good start to the series by winning race one with Chris and Tim Gibbs of Wells SC (defending British Champions) hard on their heels. The second Dutch boat crewed by the Mulderij brothers came in third. Race 2 saw Chris and Tim in pole position after taking a “flyer” and reaching the top mark over 200 metres in front of the fleet, Tom and Jeroen were pushed into third place by previous champions Paddy Spink and John Ellison. Race 3 was won by Roz and Kiki Spink with Chris and Tim second and Tom and Jeroen third. This was Roz’s first win in the British Nationals; she looks like a future champion in the making.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelm and CrewR1R2R3R4R5R6R7Pts
1 GBR125 Chris and Tim Gibbs 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 7
2 NED 119 Tom Weller and Jeroen van Veen 1 3 3 DNF DNC 1 1 9
3 NED 62 Richard and Arnold Mulderij 3 7 9 3 2 3 4 15
4 GBR 132 Paddy Spink and John Ellison 4 2 4 2 4 4 5 16
5 GBR12 James Case and Jimmy Goodley 5 4 6 4 3 DNF 3 19
6 GBR 136 Roz and Kiki Spink 8 6 1 6 8 7 8 28
7 GBR 135 Martin and Oliver Read 7 10 8 5 5 6 6 29
8 GBR 129 Richard and Ben Cracknell 9 8 13 DNF 6 5 7 35
9 GBR 133 Jerry Clark and Rob Howlett 6 5 5 DNF DNF DNC 10 38
10 GBR 6 John Torrance and Alf Reynolds 10 13 7 7 7 8 9 38
11 GBR 96 Jim McEwen and Guenter Daubenmerkl 13 11 14 9 9 10 13 52
12 GBR 101 Cliff Nye and Bob Bradshaw 12 12 12 DNF DNC 9 11 56
13 GBR 63 Ed Farrell and James Nye 14 15 DNF 8 10 11 DNF 58
14 GBR 16 Bob Curtis and Terry Angles 15 9 10 DNF DNC DNC 12 62
15 GBR 128 Alex Smith and Paul Beachnell 11 14 11 DNF DNC DNC 14 66

Day two saw much stronger winds and some spectacular capsizes. Race 4 was for the Connaught trophy, the most coveted of the week. Traditionally a long race and often coinciding with high winds, this one did not disappoint! On the first downwind leg three boats capsized including Tom and Jeroen who missed the next race while righting and emptying their Sharpie. Six boats failed to finish the race, only one of them - the oldest competitor (71) and previous Champion Richard Cracknell, crewed by his son Ben - managed to get back in time to sail the fifth race. Races 4 and 5 were both won by Chris and Tim, and race six once again saw Tom and Jeroen cross the line first with Chris and Tim in second. The overall standing by the end of the day was that Chris and Tim could not be caught for 1st place overall, but places 2 through to 5 were still wide open.

Day three's forecast was dire, with force six and squalls predicted, but despite this all 15 boats were on the water for the start of a fast and exciting race. Tom and Jeroen made a good victory with Chris and Tim just behind. James Case and Jimmy Goodley came in third. The last race of the series was cancelled as an ominous storm was brewing and the race officer sent the boats to seek shelter ashore.

 
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