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Miracle National Championship 2024 at Rutland Sailing Club - Overall

by Brian Jones 16 Aug 22:19 PDT 12-16 August 2024

The second light wind day of the week started with the wind blowing down the north arm of the water.

Richard and Eric have done a grand job on the committee boat all week along with their team of mark layers and rescue boat drivers, so with the course set Wayne Atherton and Angela Sweeney set off up the beat to lead the fleet round the windward mark with John Tippett and Kathy Boulton in second. There were some place changes on the second reach with Carolyn and Nick Smith up to second.

Three races were planned for the day and Jon and Jessica Willars would need to do well to hang on to their championship lead. Then the wind began to fade and they were just beaten round the mark on the second beat by Simon and Vivian Turnball. It was then a slow run down to the finish with Wayne and Angela well ahead and Simon and Vivian pulling well ahead of Jon and Jessica.

Richard and Ben Smith should have taken fourth but allowed Paul and Nathan Robinson to squeeze past on the finish mark. Steven and Harry Langford sailing 4127 the newest Miracle in the class claimed their best result with a 7 th place.

The wind then backed and blew down the south arm so a new course was laid, and the start sequence commenced only for the wind to fade and after a 20 minute wait racing was abandoned. Jon and Jessica Willars had done enough to secure the Championship win, so congratulations to them and to all the fleet for another very enjoyable and close fought Nationals.

Overall Results:
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PosSail NoHelmCrewClubR1R2R3R4R5R6R7Pts
1st3834Jon WillarsJessica WillarsFiley Sailing Club11‑7311310
2nd4121Wayne AthertonAngela SweeneyDelph Sailing Club3‑52133113
3rd4050Simon TurnbullVivian TurnbullNeylend Yacht Club44442(DNC)220
4th4115Carolyn SmithNick SmithThornbury Sailing Club‑1131565626
5th2007Marcel NeuteboomGiulia NeuteboomThe Netherlands566252‑926
6th4114Graham WattsHelen JacksStorton Harold Sailing Club2238‑1041029
7th4110Paul RobinsonNathan RobinsonWhitefriars Sailing Club7‑99646436
8th3813Richard SmithBenjamin Smith Edward SmithBroadwater Sailing Club9810117(DNF)550
9th4020John TippettKathy BoultonDraycott Water Sailing Club610510(DNF)DNS1157
10th4120Gerald CopseyTanya CopseyEly Sailing Club107898(DNC)DNC57
11th4011Simon DolmanJulia DolmanShotwick Sailing Club8(DNF)1179DNC858
12th3461Andrew ClarkeStephanie ClarkeWilsonian Sailing Club12111313117(DNC)67
13th4127Steven LangfordHarry LangfordBroadwater Sailing Club(DNC)DNC1212DNCDNC776
14th3463Joe BarnesBen Smith Teddy SmithShotwick Sailing Club13121414(DNF)DNC1280

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