Firefly National Championships 2024 at Restronguet Sailing Club - Day 5
by James McEwen 1 Aug 09:55 PDT
27 July - 2 August 2024
Day 5 of the Firefly nationals held the most coveted race of the championships, the Sir Ralph Gore Trophy, for which the Deed of Gift stipulates a minimum 13-mile triangular course.
The competitors were treated to glorious sailing conditions out in the bay off Pendennis Castle, with clear blue skies and wind ranging from 8 to 15 knots. Also being raced for was the Marlow trophy for the silver fleet.
The line start got away cleanly with an early left shift that set the tone for the first few beats. The leading pack at the first mark contained Roger Morris and Izzy Bretherton, Jono Pank and Helena Lucas, and Angus McEwen with Robbie Hudson. Angus and Robbie were competing for the Marlowe, but that didn't stop them taking the lead and then extending to be 50m ahead at the end of the second lap.
As the race committee continued to shift the windward mark to the left, there was another big left hander at the top of the third beat. Unfortunately for McEwen/Hudson, they were not far enough left and were passed by several boats including Terry and Annabelle Hacker, Pank/Lucas and Steve Tylecote with Tasha Armstrong. Also charging up through the fleet were Alex and Stella Davey, who were recovering from rounding the first mark mid-fleet and were now fourth. At the beginning of the fifth and final beat, the Hackers led from Tylecote/Armstrong, followed by Pank/Lucas and the Daveys. The first three applied the lesson of the previous beats and went left, but the Daveys had a good cushion behind so split to the right. This turned out to be a good decision, and when the group recombined near the finish the Daveys were second, hot on the heels of the Hackers. A tacking battle ensued, and when the two boats crossed the line after 2.5 hours of racing, the Hackers won by quarter of a boat length from the Daveys. Third were Tylecote/Armstong followed by Pank/Lucas, and Angus Cook with Lucie Hopkins took fifth after a strong final beat.
McEwen/Hudson took 11th in the Gore and first in the Marlow, just ahead of Harry Rowlands and Harry Burge. Third in the Marlowe was Thommie Grit with Hannah Crogan.
After the long beat home, the fleet was refreshed by spraying of bubbly at the traditional Gore/Marlow prize-giving. Thanks to our class supporters for their generous support and prizes Marlow Ropes, Craftinsure, Allen Sailing, kSailEvents, Selden Mast, Sailboat Trailers, Ovington Boats.
Gore / Marlow Results:
Pos | Sail No | Boat Name | Helm | Crew | Club | Points |
1 | F3871 | Go Ballistic | Terry Hacker | Annabelle Hacker | Rutland SC | 1 |
2 | F2649 | Mustard | Alex Davey | Stella Davey | Royal Harwich YC | 2 |
3 | F3037 | Grasshopper | Steve Tylecote | Tasha Armstrong | Rutland SC | 3 |
4 | F1954 | Pogie | Jono Pank | Helena Lucas | Imperial Poona YC | 4 |
5 | F3695 | Officer Dibble | Angus Cook | Lucie Hopkins | Castaways | 5 |
6 | F3615 | Skirmish | Jamie McEwen | Ben McEwen | Royal Lymington YC | 6 |
7 | F3850 | Fursty Ferret | Stuart Hudson | Lizzie Hudson | Royal Lymington YC | 7 |
8 | F3414 | Tigger | Toby Smith | Harriet George | Royal Hospital School | 8 |
9 | F3007 | Tip Top Too | Nigel Wakefield | Emily Saunderson | Netley Sailing Club | 9 |
10 | F3764 | Tic Tac | Jamie Tylecote | Alice Lucy | Rutland SC | 10 |
11 | F999 | Alarm | William Pank | Steve Carver | NBYC ‑ UEA sailing club | 11 |
12 | F3874 | Tarantella | Angus McEwen | Robbie Hudson | Royal Lymington YC | 12 |
13 | F3690 | Mutsy | Rosie Davey | Jessica Green | Royal Harwich YC | 13 |
14 | F1979 | The Winter of Discontent | Harry Rowlands | Harry Burge | Rutland SC | 14 |
15 | F2659 | Kong | Ben Lumby | Liz Evans | Restronguet SC | 15 |
16 | F3318 | Lynestra | Guy Davison | Sally Wakefield | Llangorse and Netley S C | 16 |
17 | F4444 | Fournication | Alex Baxter | Ella Vincent | OCSS | 17 |
18 | F2065 | Bonkers | Jason Aldous | Josephine Mason | Papercourt sailing club | 18 |
19 | F1384 | Pooh | Thomas Davey | Cameron Bowden | Royal Hospital School | 19 |
20 | F3023 | Fourwood Thinking | Barney Smith | Alannah Hebbert | Hamble River Sailing Club | 20 |
21 | F3119 | Horror | Roger Morris | Izzy Bretherton | Royal Lymington YC | 21 |
22 | F3617 | Iris | Rob Sherrington | Mel Sherrington | OCSS | 22 |
23 | F2937 | Smutty | Chris Kameen | Jenny Johnson | Imperial Poona Yacht Club | 23 |
24 | F4000 | Walrus | Will Mason | Amy Bowden | Burghfield SC | 24 |
25 | F2294 | Nerapi | Thommie Grit | Hannah Crogan | NBYC ‑ UEA sailing club | 25 |
26 | F973 | Spiderling | David Sincock | Betty Sincock | Restronguet SC | 26 |
27 | F3625 | Squabbling Phoenix | Jenny Smallwood | Philip Aldhous | OCSS | 27 |
28 | F3609 | Shocker | Angus Armstrong | Poppy Armstrong | West Kirby Sailing Club | 28 |
29 | F4220 | Scruffy | Gordon Cogan Sivarajan | Lizzy Linsdell | OCSS | 29 |
30 | F3288 | Tinkerbell | Ellen Morley | Sam Dernie | CUCrC | 30 |
31 | F3550 | Water Spider | Ewan McLellan | Jonquil Hackenberg | Imperial Poona YC | 31 |
32 | F1867 | Cumulus | Steven Greaves | Jane Hudson | Royal Lymington YC | 32 |
33 | F3154 | Gemini Too | Dom Johnson | Sophia Johnson | West Kirby Sailing Club | 33 |
34 | F3671 | Purple Doris | Ben Tylecote | Lucy Cox | Rutland SC | 34 |
35 | F2900 | Snark | Andrew Mckee | Abigail Mckee | Rutland SC | 35 |
36 | F3741 | Ma Hon | Arthur Greaves | William McEwen | Royal Lymington YC | 36 |
37 | F3713 | Barry Girl | Edward Morris | Dominic Bowden | Spinnaker Sailing Club | 37 |
38 | F3554 | Striga | James Ball | Freya Halsall | West Oxfordshire Sailing Club | 38 |
39 | F3095 | Mensonge | Christian Guy | Iona Sherwood | Castaways | 39 |
40 | F3133 | Thermopylae | Amy Morris | Gilly Phillips | Royal Lymington YC | 40 |
41 | F2587 | Chi Chi | Richard Whitefoot | Elizabeth Whitefoot | Norfolk Broads YC | 41 |
42 | F2502 | Cyclone | Sophia Hulbert | Alan Hulbert | Restronguet SC | 42 |
43 | F3739 | Willow | Lucy Boreham | Rachel Crebbin | Chichester Yacht club | 43 |
44 | F3677 | Wiki Wiki | Hugh Tomkins | Helen Jones | OCSS | 44 |
45 | F2485 | Fury | Luke Rowlands | Jude Beatty | Rutland SC | 45 |
46 | F3801 | Frieda | Damian Boreham | Toby Sherrington | Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club | 46 |
47 | F2925 | Dignity | Sebi Schmidt | Claudia Bazyk | Penzance Sailing Club | 47 |
48= | F339 | Mazurka | Ellie Maynard | Charlie Whelan | Burghfield SC | 48.5 |
48= | F888 | Desparado | Dylan Beatty | Oliver McKee | Rutland Sailing Club | 48.5 |
50 | F3556 | Hush | Ted Ashworth | Isla Armstrong | Netley SC | 50 |
51 | F4234 | Vader | Izzy Johnson | Anna Morris | West Kirby Sailing Club | 51 |
52 | F3610 | Serenity | Noa Moskovitch | Gabs Burlton | Royal Lymington YC | 52 |
53 | F900 | Kingfisher | Annabel Caldecott | Georgiana Caldecott | Rutland | 53 |
54 | F3837 | Calypso | Fiona Tylecote | Jane Hutchins | Rutland SC | 54 |
55 | F4125 | Threshdar | Joe Scarborough | James Nicoll | West Oxfordshire SC | 55 |
56 | F3893 | Rockin Robin | Anna Kennedy | James Kennedy | Keyhaven Yacht Club | 56 |
57 | F4400 | Swaggle | Erin Pank | Charlie Phillips | Castle Cove SC | 57 |
58 | F3476 | Atalanta | Maddie Greaves | Polly Mason | Royal Lymington YC | 58 |
59 | F2525 | Hookey | Gideon Sherwood | Ben Sherwood | Dell Quay Sailing Club | 59 |
60 | F3820 | Silly Goose | Chloe Harding | Georgia Evans | NBYC ‑ UEA Sailing Club | 60 |
61 | F8 | Fate | Guy English | Becca Scouse | Restronguet SC | 61 |
62 | F400 | TBC | Matthew Mason | Dan Cowley | Hayling Island SC | 62 |
63 | F3916 | Thatcher | Ffion Morgan | Alex Long‑Weather | University of Warwick SC | 63 |
64 | F3915 | Bon Journo | Harris Goodman | Ben Tweedle | University of Warwick SC | 64 |
65 | F3957 | Maccatoo | Andrew Robson | Naomi Richardson | West Oxfordshire SC | 65 |
66 | F4378 | Pixie | Louise Woodley | Caitlin Kent | NBYC ‑ UEA sailing club | 66 |
DNS | F2012 | KEM | Ben Pym | Sarah Hickman | RORC | 69 |
DNS | F2100 | Old Pine | David Chisholm | Alex Barone | HISC | 69 |
Results after Day 5:
Pos | Sail No | Boat Name | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R7 | Pts |
1 | F1954 | Pogie | Jono Pank | Helena Lucas | Imperial Poona YC | (OCS) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
2 | F2649 | Mustard | Alex Davey | Stella Davey | Royal Harwich YC | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ‑13 | 2 | 20 |
3 | F3037 | Grasshopper | Steve Tylecote | Tasha Armstrong | Rutland SC | ‑39 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
4 | F3850 | Fursty Ferret | Stuart Hudson | Lizzie Hudson | Royal Lymington YC | ‑12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
5 | F3007 | Tip Top Too | Nigel Wakefield | Emily Saunderson | Netley Sailing Club | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | ‑10 | 9 | 28 |
6 | F3871 | Go Ballistic | Terry Hacker | Annabelle Hacker | Rutland SC | 14 | 2 | 2 | 23 | ‑25 | 1 | 42 |
7 | F3695 | Officer Dibble | Angus Cook | Lucie Hopkins | Castaways | 6 | ‑22 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 46 |
8 | F2937 | Smutty | Chris Kameen | Jenny Johnson | Imperial Poona Yacht Club | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | ‑23 | 48 |
9 | F3671 | Purple Doris | Ben Tylecote | Lucy Cox | Rutland SC | 15 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 1 | ‑34 | 54 |
10 | F3764 | Tic Tac | Jamie Tylecote | Alice Lucy | Rutland SC | 21 | 10 | 5 | 16 | ‑22 | 10 | 62 |
11 | F3617 | Iris | Rob Sherrington | Mel Sherrington | OCSS | 10 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 5 | ‑22 | 63 |
12 | F999 | Alarm | William Pank | Steve Carver | NBYC ‑ UEA sailing club | 4 | 18 | ‑19 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 64 |
13 | F3318 | Lynestra | Guy Davison | Sally Wakefield | Llangorse and Netley S C | 5 | 9 | ‑37 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 67 |
14 | F4220 | Scruffy | Gordon Cogan Sivarajan | Lizzy Linsdell | OCSS | 18 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 8 | ‑29 | 76 |
15 | F3615 | Skirmish | Jamie McEwen | Ben McEwen | Royal Lymington YC | 25 | ‑35 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 79 |
16 | F2065 | Bonkers | Jason Aldous | Josephine Mason | Papercourt sailing club | 7 | 27 | 15 | ‑37 | 17 | 18 | 84 |
17 | F3414 | Tigger | Toby Smith | Harriet George | Royal Hospital School | 24 | 6 | ‑31 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 89 |
18 | F1384 | Pooh | Thomas Davey | Cameron Bowden | Royal Hospital School | 9 | 14 | ‑47 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 89 |
19 | F4444 | Fournication | Alex Baxter | Ella Vincent | OCSS | ‑43 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 89 |
20 | F3154 | Gemini Too | Dom Johnson | Sophia Johnson | West Kirby Sailing Club | 17 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 29 | ‑33 | 90 |
21 | F3119 | Horror | Roger Morris | Izzy Bretherton | Royal Lymington YC | (OCS) | 12 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 98 |
22 | F3609 | Shocker | Angus Armstrong | Poppy Armstrong | West Kirby Sailing Club | 32 | ‑44 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 28 | 104 |
23 | F3625 | Squabbling Phoenix | Jenny Smallwood | Philip Aldhous | OCSS | 8 | 26 | 28 | ‑33 | 19 | 27 | 108 |
24 | F973 | Spiderling | David Sincock | Betty Sincock | Restronguet SC | 11 | 20 | ‑40 | 13 | 40 | 26 | 110 |
25 | F3023 | Fourwood Thinking | Barney Smith | Alannah Hebbert | Hamble River Sailing Club | 3 | 33 | ‑36 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 113 |
26 | F2659 | Kong | Ben Lumby | Liz Evans | Restronguet SC | 44 | 32 | 20 | ‑45 | 7 | 15 | 118 |
27 | F3874 | Tarantella | Angus McEwen | Robbie Hudson | Royal Lymington YC | 26 | ‑48 | 32 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 123 |
28 | F2502 | Cyclone | Sophia Hulbert | Alan Hulbert | Restronguet SC | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | ‑44 | 42 | 127 |
29 | F1867 | Cumulus | Steven Greaves | Jane Hudson | Royal Lymington YC | 23 | ‑40 | 29 | 12 | 36 | 32 | 132 |
30 | F3690 | Mutsy | Rosie Davey | Jessica Green | Royal Harwich YC | 13 | 24 | ‑51 | 47 | 41 | 13 | 138 |
31 | F2485 | Fury | Luke Rowlands | Jude Beatty | Rutland SC | 28 | 29 | 41 | 22 | 33 | ‑45 | 153 |
32 | F4000 | Walrus | Will Mason | Amy Bowden | Burghfield SC | 35 | 15 | 45 | ‑46 | 39 | 24 | 158 |
33 | F2294 | Nerapi | Thommie Grit | Hannah Crogan | NBYC ‑ UEA sailing club | 30 | 49 | 39 | ‑52 | 15 | 25 | 158 |
34 | F1979 | The Winter of Discontent | Harry Rowlands | Harry Burge | Rutland SC | 45 | 31 | 23 | ‑56 | 50 | 14 | 163 |
35 | F2925 | Dignity | Sebi Schmidt | Claudia Bazyk | Penzance Sailing Club | 20 | 21 | ‑56 | 55 | 20 | 47 | 163 |
36 | F888 | Desparado | Dylan Beatty | Oliver McKee | Rutland Sailing Club | 37 | 39 | 30 | 31 | 32 | ‑48.5 | 169 |
37 | F4125 | Threshdar | Joe Scarborough | James Nicoll | West Oxfordshire SC | 33 | 38 | 25 | 40 | 34 | ‑55 | 170 |
38 | F2012 | KEM | Ben Pym | Sarah Hickman | RORC | 34 | 51 | 18 | 36 | 37 | (DNS) | 176 |
39 | F3095 | Mensonge | Christian Guy | Iona Sherwood | Castaways | (DNS) | 46 | 26 | 43 | 31 | 39 | 185 |
40 | F3288 | Tinkerbell | Ellen Morley | Sam Dernie | CUCrC | 27 | ‑50 | 50 | 30 | 48 | 30 | 185 |
41 | F3739 | Willow | Lucy Boreham | Rachel Crebbin | Chichester Yacht club | ‑56 | 36 | 43 | 28 | 35 | 43 | 185 |
42 | F3741 | Ma Hon | Arthur Greaves | William McEwen | Royal Lymington YC | (DNS) | DNS | DNS | 9 | 4 | 36 | 187 |
43 | F3801 | Frieda | Damian Boreham | Toby Sherrington | Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club | 16 | 34 | 42 | 49 | ‑53 | 46 | 187 |
44 | F3677 | Wiki Wiki | Hugh Tomkins | Helen Jones | OCSS | 38 | 30 | 27 | ‑58 | 51 | 44 | 190 |
45 | F3556 | Hush | Ted Ashworth | Isla Armstrong | Netley SC | 46 | ‑56 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 50 | 191 |
46 | F3554 | Striga | James Ball | Freya Halsall | West Oxfordshire Sailing Club | 42 | 42 | ‑54 | 27 | 42 | 38 | 191 |
47 | F2587 | Chi Chi | Richard Whitefoot | Elizabeth Whitefoot | Norfolk Broads YC | ‑49 | 43 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 206 |
48 | F4400 | Swaggle | Erin Pank | Charlie Phillips | Castle Cove SC | 52 | 16 | 33 | 54 | ‑57 | 57 | 212 |
49 | F3713 | Barry Girl | Edward Morris | Dominic Bowden | Spinnaker Sailing Club | 31 | 47 | 48 | ‑61 | 49 | 37 | 212 |
50 | F4234 | Vader | Izzy Johnson | Anna Morris | West Kirby Sailing Club | 41 | 41 | 38 | ‑51 | 43 | 51 | 214 |
51 | F339 | Mazurka | Ellie Maynard | Charlie Whelan | Burghfield SC | 54 | 52 | 24 | 41 | ‑60 | 48.5 | 219.5 |
52 | F3837 | Calypso | Fiona Tylecote | Jane Hutchins | Rutland SC | 51 | 37 | 49 | 42 | (DNS) | 54 | 233 |
53 | F2900 | Snark | Andrew Mckee | Abigail Mckee | Rutland SC | 29 | (DNS) | DNS | 32 | DNS | 35 | 234 |
54 | F2525 | Hookey | Gideon Sherwood | Ben Sherwood | Dell Quay Sailing Club | 40 | 58 | 44 | 48 | 46 | ‑59 | 236 |
55 | F900 | Kingfisher | Annabel Caldecott | Georgiana Caldecott | Rutland | 47 | (UFD) | 52 | 50 | 45 | 53 | 247 |
56 | F3133 | Thermopylae | Amy Morris | Gilly Phillips | Royal Lymington YC | (DNS) | DNS | DNS | 44 | 30 | 40 | 252 |
57 | F3476 | Atalanta | Maddie Greaves | Polly Mason | Royal Lymington YC | 57 | 55 | 35 | 57 | 52 | ‑58 | 256 |
58 | F3820 | Silly Goose | Chloe Harding | Georgia Evans | NBYC ‑ UEA Sailing Club | 48 | 45 | 53 | ‑64 | 56 | 60 | 262 |
59 | F3550 | Water Spider | Ewan McLellan | Jonquil Hackenberg | Imperial Poona YC | (DNS) | 25 | DNS | RET | DNS | 31 | 263 |
60 | F3915 | Bon Journo | Harris Goodman | Ben Tweedle | University of Warwick SC | 36 | 53 | 61 | 65 | (DNS) | 64 | 279 |
61 | F8 | Fate | Guy English | Becca Scouse | Restronguet SC | 53 | 54 | 59 | 53 | (DNS) | 61 | 280 |
62 | F3957 | Maccatoo | Andrew Robson | Naomi Richardson | West Oxfordshire SC | 50 | 59 | 62 | 59 | 55 | ‑65 | 285 |
63 | F3893 | Rockin Robin | Anna Kennedy | James Kennedy | Keyhaven Yacht Club | 55 | 57 | 57 | ‑62 | 61 | 56 | 286 |
64 | F3610 | Serenity | Noa Moskovitch | Gabs Burlton | Royal Lymington YC | (DNS) | DNS | DNS | 35 | UFD | 52 | 294 |
65 | F400 | TBC | Matthew Mason | Dan Cowley | Hayling Island SC | 58 | 60 | 55 | ‑63 | 59 | 62 | 294 |
66 | F3916 | Thatcher | Ffion Morgan | Alex Long‑Weather | University of Warwick SC | 59 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 54 | ‑63 | 295 |
67 | F4378 | Pixie | Louise Woodley | Caitlin Kent | NBYC ‑ UEA sailing club | 60 | 61 | 58 | ‑66 | 58 | 66 | 303 |
68 | F2100 | Old Pine | David Chisholm | Alex Barone | HISC | (DNS) | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 345 |