The final day of the Rolly’s Brownies National Championship greeted the now swollen fleet of 69 Moths, as a few more mothies joined in for the weekend racing. But first thing Sunday there was a huge bank of sea mist over Portland harbour and a few were sceptical that once again the moth nationals could be cut short. The race officer headed out to the race course and after a brief delay the mist started to clear and the fleet was called out to the Race course.
Race 10
Got away clean again but with a sub foiling breeze many boats got stuck low riding down the race track. The key
thing was to avoid the large hole on the course something that Peter Barton revels in. This meant that by the windward mark and by Peter banking hard left he had a 200 meter lead on the fleet, but it’s hard work these day to stay in front and by the end of the race Chris Rashley came good to take the win, but the question was how had Rob Greenhalgh faired? He had escaped any issues on the course and took 2nd followed by Mike Lennon 3rd and Ben Paton was 4th.
Race 11
By race 11 the breeze had built a bit and a good start was now the key, by this time there were many battles going on across the fleet as you could see everyone was trying to catch the person in front of them. Once again the race got away clean, Rob Greenhalgh was not going to drag the event championship any longer and took the win with Chris Rashley 2nd and Mike Lennon 3rd, Simon Hiscocks came 4th. Rob had done enough by this point and headed for the showers.
Race 12
The breeze was now back up to 12 knots and the sun had once again come out to say good bye to the moth fleet, by this time there were some tired legs out there but this did not stop the 63 finishers of the final race. The win was taken by Simon Hiscocks followed by Chris Rashley 2nd and Mike Lennon 3rd, Paul Goodison 4th. The fleet then headed ashore most with big smiles on their faces.
To sum things up this was the biggest moth Nationals in the UK and Castle Cove sailing club did it justice with a fantastic race team and very competent rescue crew in some testing conditions. Even the weather played ball with mixed wind conditions across the 12 races but every day the sun came out. This venue will now be named as Weyibiza, we would like to thank all the sponsors for their support – Azure Logo Embroidery, Shock Sailing, Blueteq, Palmers Brewery and the Acqua Beach Hotel.
But special thanks goes to Helen Rollinson of Rolly’s Brownies for all her hard work and sponsoring the event.
The fleet now look forward to Hayling Island open on July 27th and 28th the venue of the 2014 Nationals and world championship, they know they will have their work cut out to top this event .
If you require any photos or videos of the event of your boat then please email eddie1201@gmail.com or christinaonshore@btinternet.com with your sail number and they will send all relating photos and footage. Please give them a bit of time to respond as they have offered their services voluntarily and will not charge you for this service.
Overall
1st Rob Greenhalgh
2nd Chris Rashley
3rd Simon Hiscocks
4th Mike Lennon
5th Jason Belben
6th Ben Paton
Ladies National Champion – Jo Evans
1st Overseas Competitor – Eelco Boers
1st Silver Fleet – Rory Fitzpatrick
1st Bronze Fleet – Tim Penfold
1st Junior Master – Simon Hiscocks
1st Master – Mike Lennon
1st Grand Master – Kevin Ellway
Three Plus Trophy (boat over 3 years old) – Olivier Vidal
1st Under 19 – David Simmonds
1st Under 21 – Matthew Ponsofrd
1st Noble Marine Grand Prix Championship 2013 – Tom Offer
1st Winter Series 2013 – Gareth Davies
| Place | Points | Sail No | Helm | Club | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Race 9 | Race 10 | Race 11 | Race 12 |
| 27 Jun | 27 Jun | 27 Jun | 28 Jun | 28 Jun | 28 Jun | 29 Jun | 29 Jun | 29 Jun | 30 Jun | 30 Jun | 30 Jun | |||||
| 1 | 14 | 4047 | Robert Greenhalgh | Stokes Bay SC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (4) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | (59/RET) |
| 2 | 18 | 7 | Chris Rashley | Royal London Yacht Club | (3) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | (3) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 31 | 3985 | Simon Hiscocks | Castle Cove Sailing Club | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | (10) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | (9) | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | 38 | 3980 | Mike Lennon | HISC | 4 | 5 | 3 | (6) | 3 | (6) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 62 | 3942 | Jason Belben | Stokes Bay Sailing Club | 8 | 4 | (9) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | (11) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 69 | 3982 | Ben Paton | Lymington | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | (27) | (74/DNC) | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | 79 | 40 | Tom Offer | Rock | 11 | (16) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | (65/OCS) | 13 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 |
| 8 | 81 | 3795 | Peter Barton | Royal Lymington YC | 12 | 9 | (17) | 9 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | (15) |
| 9 | 92 | 3945 | Eelco Boers | de roerkoning | 13 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 11 | (14) | (16) | 7 |
| 10 | 98 | 3941 | Gareth Davies | stone sailing club | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | (41) | (28) | 10 |
| 11 | 102 | 4037 | Jason Russell | HISC | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 13 | (16) | 9 | (16) |
| 12 | 119 | 5 | Mike Cooke | South West Cider Squad | 9 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 18 | (74/DNC) | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7 | (28) |
| 13 | 142 | 3916 | James Phare | Queen Mary SC | 7 | 20 | (40) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 25 | (38) |
| 14 | 147 | 3607 | Olivier Vidal | (21) | 17 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 11 | (25) | |
| 15 | 151 | 3729 | Phillip Kasermann | 15 | 10 | (30) | 13 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | (30) | 19 | 26 | |
| 16 | 158 | 3972 | Yann Andrillon | ASNQ | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 17 | (25) | 13 | (27) |
| 17 | 163 | 4033 | Ricky Tagg | Hayling Island | 17 | 8 | 7 | (32) | 21 | 21 | 30 | 29 | (58/RET) | 11 | 6 | 13 |
| 18 | 165 | 3622 | Fabien Froesch | SNG | 16 | 13 | 13 | (23) | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | (24) | 19 | 23 | 9 |
| 19 | 175 | 3614 | Doug Pybus | QMSC | 14 | 23 | (26) | 21 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 23 | (29) | 21 | 11 |
| 20 | 180 | 3944 | Richard Westbury | Bartley SC | (33) | 21 | 14 | (26) | 20 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 12 |
| 21 | 191 | 3711 | Dan Ward | Frensham Ponds | 20 | 19 | (35) | 14 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 20 | (35) | 24 |
| 22 | 204 | 3981 | Simon Reynolds | Whitstable Yacht Club | 22 | (30) | 24 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 20 | (32) | 24 | 17 |
| 23 | 224 | 3592 | Rory Fitzpatrick | NYC/RYC | 24 | 24 | 36 | 20 | 33/RET | (74/DNC) | 18 | 21 | 22 | (62/OCS) | 12 | 14 |
| 24 | 247 | 3870 | Ollie Holden | HISC | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 24 | (31) | (31) |
| 25 | 252 | 3764 | Dan Vincent | Stokes Bay Sailing Club | 32 | (33) | 23 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 26 | (33) | 31 | 18 | 29 | 29 |
| 26 | 254 | 3915 | Good Morgan | BRYC | 28 | 32 | 27 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 22 | 22 | 33 | 8 | 22 | 19 |
| 27 | 257 | 3684 | Sven Kloppenburg | RSV/SCR | 31 | 26 | 25 | 36 | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 22 |
| 28 | 269 | 940 | Kevin Ellway | 26 | 40 | 15 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 32 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 20 | 20 | |
| 29 | 295 | 3947 | Leigh Albrecht | QMSC | 23 | 27 | 31 | 40 | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 31 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 18 |
| 30 | 300 | 4042 | Giovanni Galeotti | RYCB | 29 | 44 | 42 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 39 | 31 | 19 | 34 | (46) | (59/RET) |
| 31 | 323 | 3718 | Anthony Rezzoug | ASNQ | (58/RET) | 29 | 48 | 41/RET | (74/DNS) | 29 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 37 | 40 | 37 |
| 32 | 328 | 3943 | Richard Edwards | Parkstone YC | 27 | 45 | 28 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 17 | 18 | 41 | 44 | 33 | 34 |
| 33 | 328 | 4045 | Matthew Ponsford | HISC | 36 | 35 | 34 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 33 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 23 |
| 34 | 332 | 3766 | Alex Koukourakis | Eastbourne Soverign SC | 58/RET | 56/RET | 37 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 19 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 21 |
| 35 | 337 | 3635 | John Chambers | Coal Harbour | 37 | 34 | 32 | (74/DNC) | 24 | 27 | 34 | 37 | (43) | 38 | 38 | 36 |
| 36 | 350 | 3995 | Graham Simmonds | 38 | 36 | 21 | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 29 | 32 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 30 | |
| 37 | 362 | 3849 | Constantijn Weber | 40 | 41 | (47) | 34 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 42 | 36 | 33 | (45) | 43 | |
| 38 | 366 | 3730 | Jon Peats | Castle Cove Sailing Club | (58/RET) | 37 | 50 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 35 | 38 | 38 | (57) | 43 | 44 |
| 39 | 383 | 3946 | Paul Beard | Queen Mary SC | 35 | 39 | 33 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 36 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 40 |
| 40 | 384 | 3940 | Jo Evans | Stokes Bay Sailing Club | 39 | 42 | 29 | (74/DNS) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 38 | 44 | 37 | 13 | 36 | 32 |
| 41 | 390 | 3830 | John Clifton | Shoreham SC | 42 | 43 | 41 | 33 | 33/RET | (74/DNC) | (57) | 39 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 33 |
| 42 | 405 | 3891 | David Edwards | TATA Steel SC | 19 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 61/RET | (74/DNS) | (74/DNS) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC |
| 43 | 423 | 3715 | Chris Jeeves | 51 | 50 | (53) | 35 | 31 | (74/DNC) | 40 | 45 | 46 | 31 | 49 | 45 | |
| 44 | 425 | 3758 | Jono Pank | Castle Cove Sailing Club | 41 | 38 | 49 | 38 | 33/RET | (74/DNC) | (55) | 43 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 |
| 45 | 433 | 3924 | Tim Penfold | HISC | 30 | 28 | 38 | 27 | (74/DNC) | 30 | 61/RET | (74/DNS) | 74/DNS | 74/DNC | 32 | 39 |
| 46 | 448 | 3935 | Claire Gavigniaux | 50 | 49 | 46 | 37 | 32 | 31/RET | 54 | 51 | 48 | (55) | (56) | 50 | |
| 47 | 449 | 3674 | Neil Baker | HISC | 34 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 26 | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC |
| 48 | 450 | 3914 | Ole Frey | 43 | 47 | 44 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 41 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 55 | 47 | |
| 49 | 455 | 3605 | Cameron Stewart | HISC | 44 | 48 | 57/RET | 28 | 33/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 50 | 45 | 54 | 48 | 48 |
| 50 | 455 | 3994 | Damien Le Houerou | 45 | 46 | 52 | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 44 | 40 | 35 | 47 | 37 | 35 | |
| 51 | 496 | 3432 | Kyle Stoneham | TBYC | 47 | 52 | 54 | 39 | 33/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 52 | 54 | 49 | 61 | 55 |
| 52 | 498 | 42 | Phil Oligario | Stokes Bay SC | 56 | 56/RET | 45 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 43 | 46 | 49 | 74/DNC | 42 | 46 |
| 53 | 513 | 3601 | Hans Rasmussen | 52 | 54 | 56 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 47 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 54 | 54 | |
| 54 | 522 | 4043 | Paul Hayden | 48 | 56/RET | 39 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 42 | 35 | 39 | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | |
| 55 | 531 | 3312 | Miles Burrage | TBYC | 54 | 53 | 55 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 56 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 60 | 52 |
| 56 | 536 | 3893 | Tom Lambert | 49 | 51 | 51 | (74/DNS) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 45 | 49 | 58/RET | 74/DNC | 44 | 41 | |
| 57 | 539 | 3632 | Martin Fear | Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club | 46 | 31 | 43 | 29 | 33/RET | (74/DNC) | 61/RET | (74/DNS) | 74/DNS | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC |
| 58 | 543 | 3106 | Helen Rollinson | Castle Cove Sailing Club | 53 | 56/RET | (74/DNS) | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 51 | 53 | 52 | 48 | 59 | 56 |
| 59 | 552 | 3759 | Nic Streatfeild | Rutland | 55 | 56/RET | (74/DNC) | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 49 | 56 | 58/RET | 46 | 58 | 59/RET |
| 60 | 566 | 3959 | Paul Goodison | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 27 | 17 | 4 | |
| 61 | 584 | 3861 | Annalise Murphey | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 46 | 47 | 47 | 56 | 50 | 42 | |
| 62 | 597 | 3757 | Andrew Blee | Draycote Water SC | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 48 | 58 | 50 | 45 | 51 | 49 |
| 63 | 623 | 3837 | David Simmonds | Hayling Island SC | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNS | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 58 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 53 | 53 |
| 64 | 649 | 3254 | Keri Harris | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 59 | 59 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 57 | |
| 65 | 656 | 3665 | Unknown | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 23 | 41 | 74/DNC | |
| 66 | 659 | 3763 | Simon Philbrick | Poole YC | (74/DNS) | (74/DNS) | 74/DNS | 74/DNS | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 53 | 74/DNC | 57 | 58 | 63 | 58 |
| 67 | 664 | 3495 | Stuart Scott | scalingdam | 57 | 55 | (74/DNC) | (74/DNS) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 50 | 74/DNC | 58/RET | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC |
| 68 | 666 | 395 | Jim McMillan | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 52 | 60/RET | 74/DNS | 53 | 57 | 74/DNC | |
| 69 | 712 | 3621 | Ken Barker | Parkstone YC | (74/DNS) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNS | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 60 | 60/RET | 74/DNS | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC |
| 70 | 725 | 3954 | Unknown | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 59 | 74/DNC | 74/DNC |