Crewsaver 60th Firefly Nationals at Abersoch

Crewsaver 60th Firefly Nationals at Abersoch - Day 5

by Barney Smith 10 Aug 2006 10:24 BST 5-11 August 2006

Tough conditions for the Sir Ralph Gore Trophy on day five of the 60th Firefly nationals © David Lowther

Championship Wednesday is normally a big day for the Firefly fleet and 2006 proved no exception as the 111 boat fleet competed for the principal prize of the week, the famous Sir Ralph Gore Trophy.

The Gore race is defined by a deed of gift which states that it must be round a 13 nautical mile triangular course and off a line start. Race Officer Barry McGill carried out these instructions to the latter getting the fleet away first time and setting prefect angles for the 1 mile reaches. A number of boats took their GPS’s with them although results are still coming in we can exclusively reveal that Fireflys are capable of considerably more than 10 knots!

With 25 plus knots regularly recorded it was a day for the hardy and the skillful. After a three hour epic and following some incredibly tight racing at the front of the fleet Stuart Hudson and Lisa Keenan sailing “Fursty Ferret” took the winners gun. Two times National Champions Antony Gunstone and Lucie Hopkins in “Growler” finished a close second with the weeks points leader Steve Tylecote and Sally Wilson in “Grasshopper” third.

Stuart and Lisa were awarded the Gore Trophy last night at a packed South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club and promptly filled the cup with champagne to pass round the fleet.

Wednesday is also Marlow day, a trophy for the lower half of the fleet, basically anyone who finished outside the top 30 in the four preceding races. The popular Marlow winners was our visiting American Colin Gordon from the New York Yacht Club sailing with Angus Armstrong.

If all that wasn’t enough the Firefly Class also put on a special race later in the afternoon for over 60 helms. With the course set just off the club balcony the 8 competing boats had a huge number of spectators shouting encouragement at them. The very popular winners were wooden boatbuilder Ray Smith, who has rebuilt at least 30 of the boats on the beach at Abersoch sailing with supercrew Giles Bradford. Ewen and Mary Stamp were second with Peter and Dawn Langdon third.

The National Firefly Association would like to thank all our sponsors, Crewsaver, Hyde Sails, Rondar boats, Dinghy Sailing Magazine, Marlow ropes and Craftinsure for their support during the 60th Anniversary year.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	3037	Grasshopper	Steven Tylecote	Sally Wilson	Spinnaker Club	1	1	1	1	3	4
2	3850	Fursty Ferret	Stuart Hudson	Lisa Keenan	Spinnaker Club	10	4	2	8	1	15
3	3674	Fio	Nigel Wakefield	Emily Saunderson	Wessex Exiles	3	12	6	4	9	22
4	2594	Bloodhound	Shaun Barber	Leslie Ryan	Hamble River SC	4	8	7	20	7	26
5	3892	Sailboat Deliveries	John Greenland	Pippa Williams	Hayling Island	17	9	10	3	5	27
6	3747	Growler	Anthony Gunstone	Lucie Hopkins	Castaways	6	29	11	14	2	33
7	3810	Lila Lives On	Matt Findlay	Georgie Corlett	West Kirby SC	9	5	31	10	11	35
8	2018	Revolution	Paul Kameen	Ruth Verrier-Jones	West Kirby SC	12	14	9	11	10	42
9	1954	Pogie	Jono Pank	Laura Dinham	The Band	15	2	12	36	16	45
10	3844	The One	Dom Johnson	Debs Kershaw	Spinnaker	13	3	26	31	4	46
11	3841	Genesis	Ian Sanderson	Claire Wood	Royal Lymington YC	7	33	17	16	6	46
12	3119	Horror	Roger Morris	Tasha Hughes	Malahide YC	18	15	4	15	14	48
13	2144	Featherlite	Craig Mitchell	Jenny Colcough	RORC	BFD112	7	13	19	12	51
14	741	Skunk	Mike Hartley	Mark Hinton	West Kirby SC	22	10	8	38	19	59
15	3625		Grant Murphy	Alice Gardner		5	11	18	26	39	60
16	2937	Smutty	Chris Kameen	Liz Neeve	West Kirby SC	8	24	15	13	RET95	60
17	2587	Chi Chi II	Mark Tait	Sally Wakefield	Wessex Exiles	25	19	14	18	13	64
18	3607	Pimms o'clock	Tom Hebbert	Suzie Short	Royal Thames YC	11	13	24	45	18	66
19	1867	Cumulus	Steven Greaves	Caroline Edwards	Rickmansworth SC	BFD112	6	21	35	17	79
20	3690	Mutsy	Rosie Davey	Giles Bradford	Royal Harwich YC	19	39	27	7	26	79
21	1853	Caustic Crocodile	Andy Green	Kate Fairclough	Imperial Poona YC	DNC112	17	22	23	20	82
22	3023	Fourwood thinking	Barnaby Smith	Fiona Jones	Hamble River SC	21	30	34	2	RET95	87
23	3825	Bum Gravy	Jim Eynon	Rebecca Johnson	Castaways	45	26	28	12	25	91
24	2629	Yoshi	Dave Cheshire	Emma Pettitt	West Kirby SC	23	20	42	25	27	95
25	2649	Mustard	Alex Davey	Jesse Green	Royal Harwich YC	27	67	3	6	RET95	103
26	3074	Ba Ba	Simon Spolton		Wessex Exiles	16	21	DNC112	43	23	103
27	2539	Dillon	Guy Davison	Liz Sutton	Langorse SC	14	22	DNC112	29	43	108
28	3125	Puree	Amy Morris	Jenny Johnson		24	37	40	9	DNC112	110
29	6969		Nick Phillips	Sophie Hartley	Royal Thames	26	32	23	30	RET95	111
30	3645		Jonathan Clegg	Ellen Milner	Oxford University	58	25	20	34	48	127
31	888	Desperado	Dave Chisholm	Kerry Ryan	Waldringfield SC	2	RET89	DNC112	22	15	128
32	626	The Hang Seng	Christian Guy	Roger Hudson	Castaways	43	27	DNC112	41	35	146
33	3677		Dave Milledge	Chris Warburton	West Kirby	64	44	30	33	40	147
34	3627	Highfly	Douglas Patterson	Helen Farr	Itchenor SC	31	42	54	47	29	149
35	3042	The Silver Dolphin	Andy Palmer-Felgate	Jenny Small	Castaways	37	48	DNC112	21	44	150
36	3X		Jen Taylor	Laura White	Sheffield University	29	43	DNC112	62	22	156
37	3893	Rockin Robin	Andrew Hewitt	Jenny Blewitt	Rondar Raceboats	BFD112	36	25	75	24	160
38	3	Goose	John Murray	Jo Hermer	Edinburgh Uni	36	45	45	52	34	160
39	3029	Lipizzaner	Sophia Hulbert	Alan Hulbert	Restronguet SC	40	59	35	42	47	164
40	6		Katie McKenzie	Nicola Brook	Royal Windermere	54	DNS89	62	17	32	165
41	3072	Squeaky	Damian Boreham	Claire Shea	London Corinthian YC	28	55	67	49	33	165
42	2777	L'Enfant	Susan Steyn	Peter Steyn	Rickmansworth SC	BFD112	34	46	39	46	165
43	3030	Paddington Bear	Alice Currey	Alistair Currey	Itchenor SC	BFD112	57	16	51	42	166
44	1X		Jonathon Lye	Sam Perry	Sheffield University	51	31	57	RET102	28	167
45	3608	Mojo	Mathew Shepherd	Phil Shepherd	West Kirby SC	30	54	47	86	41	172
46	4	Maverick	John Wilson	Ed Bolam	Prestwick SC	60	28	56	82	31	175
47	3615	Skirmish	Jamie McEwen	Chantal Nicholson	Royal Lymington YC	BFD112	18	19	27	OCS112	176
48	1		Ross McKerchar	Claire Marriage	Edinburgh Uni	49	61	36	72	30	176
49	2065	Bonkers	Richard Thompson		Deben YC	56	41	41	59	38	176
50	3675	Badger	Adam Richards	Luke Waterfield	Royal Lymington YC	48	16	43	76	RET95	183
51	3476		Belinda Joslin	Amy Bowden	Royal Harwich YC	35	DNC112	33	5	DNC112	185
52	2502	Cyclone	Peter Langdon	Dawn Langdon	Restronguet SC	20	DNC112	5	53	DNC112	190
53	ULU3		Andrew Twinn	Tom Burns		RET101	47	38	65	50	200
54	370	Atomic	Laura Smith	Jenny Corkhill	West Kirby SC	38	58	60	56	52	204
55	2550	Ffrolic	Hermione Turner	Andrew Prince	Castle Cove SC	46	RET89	48	60	54	208
56	3809	Sound Chief	Andy Rowland	Jim Bramley	West Kirby SC	33	RET89	37	55	RET95	214
57	2282	Border Riever	Will Mason	Anna Willard	Tamesis SC	32	40	DNC112	50	RET95	217
58	5X		Alasdair Alston	Bram Appleton	Sheffield University	50	66	64	73	45	225
59	2617	Felix	Lucy Boreham	Rachel Crebbin	Dell Quay SC	41	RET89	75	58	53	227
60	3620	Moonstruck IV	Richard Bickford	Sam Lombard	Upper Thames SC	42	56	65	66	RET95	229
61	3609	Shocker	Patch Armstrong	Jemima Riley	West Kirby SC	44	64	58	63	RET95	229
62	3713	Arjosaurus	Simon Reynolds-Jones	Kate Merritt	West Kirby SC	BFD112	53	70	71	36	230
63	3610	Tiffany	David Thompson	Rebecca Love	Felixstowe Ferry SC	63	51	68	90	51	233
64	USA1	WKSC Training No.1	Colin Gordon	Angus Armstrong	New York YC	DNC112	68	61	RET102	8	239
65	8	Bukkake Loveship	David Royse	Nikki Russell	Oxford University SC	DNC112	RET89	44	85	21	239
66	3878		Peter Kloezeman	Sam Kloezeman	West Kirby SC	34	60	RET88	94	57	239
67	123		Mike Brown			65	50	66	61	OCS112	242
68	3168	Ian	Mike Steele	Samantha Burns	Hamble River SC	53	72	DNC112	24	RET95	244
69	3711		Richard Anderton	Joe Pester	Hamble River SC	BFD112	49	51	32	OCS112	244
70	3683	Agwe	Will Shepherd	Sophie Shepherd	West Kirby SC	47	DNC112	DNC112	37	58	254
71	1811	Tit Willow	Peter Slimming	Callum Weston	Hamble River SC	52	DNC112	53	54	RET95	254
72	2610	Maverick	Bob Bourne	Lloyd Coe	Up River YC	61	DNC112	32	68	RET95	256
73	3708	Falken	Lizzie Edwards	Fleur Oswald	Royal Corinthian YC	BFD112	23	DNC112	28	RET95	258
74	3616	Top dolly	Jonathan Bickford	Jo Mason	Upper Thames SC	BFD112	38	DNC112	74	37	261
75	3626	Ftse	Simon Cowdell	Alannah Witherby	Castaways	67	69	49	79	RET95	264
76	3746	Georgina	Jeremy Vines	Max Webb-Willsteed	Tamesis SC	57	RET89	55	77	RET95	278
77	5		Grant Rintoul	Jenny McIvor	Helensburgh	66	63	69	81	RET95	279
78	3096	Cow	Jamie Marston	Kate Robinson	West Kirby SC	39	35	DNC112	DNC112	RET95	281
79	ULU4		Robyn Phillips	Clare Boston	Blithfield	RET101	62	DNC112	64	55	282
80	3646	WKSC Train No 5	Mike Thomas	Phil Jales	West Kirby	74	74	78	89	56	282
81	3414	Tigger Too	Phil Sheppard	Sarah Sheppard	Aylesbury SC	75	52	72	92	DNC112	291
82	2		Elizabeth Jamie	Leanne Hibberd	Edinburgh Uni	BFD112	65	DNC112	67	49	293
83	3678	Rocky Dinghy Too	Ben Crompton	Emma Best	South Caernarvonshire YC	BFD112	70	29	RET102	RET95	296
84	2507	Special Brew	Andy Reynolds-Jones	Olly Owen	West Kirby SC	68	RET89	52	87	RET95	296
85	228	WKSC Train No 6	Sam Firkins	Jenny Milner	Rudyard Lake	71	73	71	83	RET95	298
86	Z	WKSC Train No 4	Tim Jestico	Harry Stewart	West Kirby	BFD112	75	79	88	60	302
87	7	WKSC Train No 3	Jo McEwen	Jennie Vollmer	Datchet Water	73	71	76	84	RET95	304
88	3098	Ratbag	Mike Clayton	Steven Clayton	Royal Harwich YC	BFD112	DNC112	50	48	RET95	305
89	3133	Thermopylae	Ray Smith	Elaine Jones	Dabchicks SC	59	DNC112	DNC112	46	RET95	312
90	3741	Ma Hon	Lucy Armstrong	Ali Pharoah	West Kirby SC	RET101	DNC112	39	70	DNC112	322
91	3824	Mojo Too	Ewen Stamp	Mary Stamp	Royal Harwich YC	55	DNC112	DNC112	44	DNC112	323
92	2631	Werrr	Jane Hudson	Rhiannon Jones	Spinnaker Club	DNC112	DNC112	59	57	RET95	323
93	11		Ben Newman	Sally Bryans	Uni of Birmingham	69	DNC112	81	80	RET95	325
94	2166	Deuteron	Neil Banks	Jennie Banks	Chipstead SC	DNC112	DNC112	63	40	DNC112	327
95	2457	Blue Fluke	Ralph Mouland	Brendan McCallum	Paynes Boat Yard	76	76	83	97	RET95	330
96	3131	Framboise	Tomas Sherwen	Rebecca Smith	Deben Yacht Club	70	RET89	80	95	RET95	334
97	3739		Jane Alexander	Heather Jones	South Staffs	BFD112	46	DNC112	69	DNC112	339
98	12	Hulls Angels	Ruth Romer	Jenny Leon	Uni of Birmingham	BFD112	RET89	77	78	RET95	339
99	3537	Sneaky	James Prestwich	Jemima Heap	Budworth SC	BFD112	RET89	74	93	RET95	351
100	983	Fuschia	Philip Knight-Jones	Christopher Knight-Jones	Warsash SC	BFD112	RET89	84	96	RET95	364
101	3033	Tinker	James Clayton	Martine Clayton	Royal Harwich YC	BFD112	DNC112	DNC112	91	59	374
102	3671	Purple Doris	Marian Armstrong	Adam Whittle	West Kirby SC	62	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	RET95	381
103	3749	Wild thyme	Peggy Dorothy	Vicki Weston	Hamble River SC	72	DNC112	DNS88	DNC112	DNC112	384
104	2895		Timothy Barrett	Nick Barrett	Castaways	DNC112	DNC112	73	DSQ112	DNC112	409
105	2390	Houdini	Bob Holdham	Sylvia Leech	Cardiff Bay YC	DNC112	DNC112	82	DNC112	DNC112	418
106	1066	Hastings	Adria Fitzjohn	Lewis Vigor	Upper Thames SC	RET101	DNC112	OCS112	DNC112	DNC112	437
106	3649	WKSC Training No.2	Dick Uren	Jamie Uren	West Kirby SC	RET101	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	437
108	903		James Rowland		West Kirby	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	448
108	2313	Cheap as chips	James Miller	Victoria Harrison	West Kirby SC	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	448
108	3176	Fleche	John Wilcock		Wembley SC	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	448
108	3802	Smartie	Mike Arnold	Katie Arnold	Deben Yacht Club	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	DNC112	448