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UK Mirror Sailing
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30 June/1 July at Queen Mary S.C - www.queenmary.org.uk
Many thanks to Heather Davies from QMSC for compiling this report and for taking such lovely photos, which hopefully will appear shortly in Yachts & Yachting.
Mirror sailors travelled from far and wide for the Inland Championship at Queen Mary Sailing Club, with competitors from Plymouth and Penzance to the north of England. Thirty nine boats were on the start line for the 5 race series in ideal conditions - sunshine, warm temperatures and a force 4 breeze. It was noticeable the high number of youth and junior teams competing in the championship, hardly surprising with this being the second of four qualifiers for entry to the National Youth Squad. This year entry to the 20 boat squad is wide open, as only 6 of last years members still qualify on age.
The race team set a triangle/sausage course that tested the boats in the fresh conditions, with the gybe mark offering some interesting manoeuvres and boat handling techniques. The conditions showed how lively it can be sailing a Mirror in a good breeze. All credit to the sailors in the gusty conditions that there were no gear failures and capsizes that could be counted on one hand.
The three races on Saturday each had a different winner, with Lucy MacGregor and Nerissa Booth leading at the end of the first day, closely followed by Guy and Ben Wilkins.
Sunday dawned with a light wind, which clearly helped some boats and caused shear frustration for others. The final 2 races were sailed back to back and although the wind was reasonably consistent in direction, its strength had a mind of its own and almost disappeared giving the race team, competitors and spectators some anxious moments.
Guy and Ben Wilkins won overall with a one point margin over the 2nd and 3rd placed boats, even though they had not won a race outright, showing that consistency (and experience) counts. At the prize giving Guy praised the host club for their efficiency in running the event, and also his crew & son, Ben - a new generation of Wilkins' to watch.
The fleet now look forward to the next major event, the World Championship in Howth, Ireland at the beginning of August where they expect to see 200+ boats on the water.
| Helm & Crew | Sail No. | Club | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Final Pts. |
Pos.
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UK Ranking |
| Guy Wilkins & Ben Wilkins | 39508 | Chipstead SC | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
1
|
30 |
| Stuart Bithell & Johnny Toogood | 70000 | Hollingworth Lake | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
2
|
29 |
| Tim Gray & Simon Foskett | 70100 | Staunton Harold SC | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
3
|
28 |
| Niki Birrell & Christian Birrell | 69164 | Winsford Flash SC | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
4
|
27 |
| Jonathan Mcgovern & Nicola Brook | 69907 | Hollingworth Lake | 9 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 28 |
5
|
26 |
| Lucy Macgregor & Nerissa Booth | 70055 | Poole YC | 3 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 29 |
6
|
25 |
| Will Winter & Andrew Davies | 69906 | Cam SC | 1 | 6 | 40 | 19 | 4 | 30 |
7
|
24 |
| Matt Burge & Chris Doe | 70072 | Poole YC | 40 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 32 |
8
|
23 |
| Craig Bond & Mitchell Bond | 70002 | Brightlingsea SC | 7 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
9
|
22 |
| Elliott Jago & Ben Arscott | 69339 | R Plymouth CYC | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 35 |
10
|
21 |
| Rachel Wigmore & Selina Knight | 69648 | Itchenor | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 38 |
11
|
20 |
| Ryan Crawford & Lewis Crawford | 53615 | Penzance SC | 19 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 39 |
12
|
19 |
| Richard Cornes & Gareth Hughes | 69756 | Winsford Flash SC | 13 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 41 |
13
|
18 |
| Jenny Saker & David Saker | 69674 | Brightlingsea SC | 14 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
14
|
17 |
| Tom Cload & Danielle Hollett | 70008 | Plym SC | 16 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 49 |
15
|
16 |
| Tom Wallis & Michelle Ledger | 70037 | Castle Cove SC | 15 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 19 | 49 |
16
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15 |
| Peter Gray & Helen Williams | 69675 | Staunton Harold SC | 12 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 54 |
17
|
14 |
| Ian Dobson & Andrew Tunnicliffe | 65656 | Burwain SC | 2 | 18 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 57 |
18
|
13 |
| Anna Perkins & Jane Turner | 70103 | Bosham SC | 23 | 27 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 78 |
19
|
12 |
| Andrew Blundell & K Evans | 69891 | Warsash SC | 18 | 23 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 81 |
20
|
11 |
| Nick Hollett & Rob Tippett | 69960 | Plym SC | 17 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 83 |
21
|
10 |
| Jonny Telford & Daniel Jacobs | 69103 | Lympstone SC | 28 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 90 |
22
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9 |
| Carly Burge & Josh Rumbol | 28603 | Poole YC | 31 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 32 | 91 |
23
|
8 |
| Henry Arnold & Katie Arnold | 70007 | Deben SC | 22 | 26 | 20 | 34 | 24 | 92 |
24
|
7 |
| Ned Mcnulty & Gareth Evans | 46388 |
Hill Head SC |
25 | 22 | 16 | 32 | 30 | 93 |
25
|
6 |
| Dale Winter & Tym Forder | 69922 | Cam SC | 21 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 93 |
26
|
5 |
| Rosie Chapman & Josh Pritchard | 53962 | Mounts Bay SC | 27 | 32 | 28 | 17 | 22 | 94 |
27
|
4 |
| Katie Mackenzie & Anna Mackenzie | 64791 | . | 26 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 95 |
28
|
3 |
| Megan Baker & Nic Jones | 69439 | Starcross YC | 32 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 95 |
29
|
2 |
| Ed Grieg-Gran & Alex Joss | 69724 | Lympstone SC | 24 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 40 | 96 |
30
|
1 |
| Daniel Ellis & James Ellis | 65576 | Plym SC | 29 | 28 | 21 | 33 | 23 | 101 |
31
|
0 |
| Darren Roach & Natalie Roach | 68999 | R Plymouth C YC | 30 | 29 | 40 | 22 | 28 | 109 |
32
|
0 |
| Mark Stockbridge & Sam Thompson | 63007 | Winsford Flash SC | 20 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 119 |
33
|
0 |
| Oliver Taylor & Ben Fricker | 53311 | Starcross YC | 35 | 40 | 31 | 24 | 38 | 128 |
34
|
0 |
| Carly Turner & Lewis Turner | 69334 | Starcross YC | 38 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 130 |
35
|
0 |
| Olly Turner & Paul Macgahey | 61912 | Starcross YC | 33 | 34 | 27 | 38 | 37 | 131 |
36
|
0 |
| Edward Lachlan-Cope & Simon Martin | 70033 | Cam SC | 34 | 35 | 29 | 36 | 34 | 132 |
37
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0 |
| P Halswell & C Buyl | 56887 | Bosham SC | 37 | 36 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 145 |
38
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0 |
| Tom Robinson & Christopher Rees | 56565 | Warsash SC | 36 | 38 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 145 |
39
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0 |
For "National Sqaud 2001/2 Selection Rankings", see our National Squad Page.
| Trophy: | For: | Presented? | Presented To: | Should have been presented to: | Held now by / In the care of: |
| George Over | 1st Overall Helm |
NO
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. | Guy Wilkins | Class Secretary JGG |
| Commodore's Bowl | 1st U19 |
YES
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Stuart Bithell | . | Stuart Bithell |
| Anchor | 1st U17 |
YES
|
Stuart Bithell | . | Stuart Bithell |
| Sailing the Mirror | 1st Over 39 (Other that the overall winner) |
YES
|
Tim Gray | . | Tim Gray |
| Apple | 1st Commitee Member Helm |
YES
|
Tim Gray | . | Tim Gray |
| G&C Sheward | 1st Lady |
YES
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Lucy MacGregor | . | Lucy MacGregor |
| Derwent | 1st Race 1 |
YES
|
William Winter | . | William Winter |
| Techno Sunley | 1st Race 2 |
NO
|
. | Stuart Bithell | Class Secretary JGG |
| Fox and Hounds | 1st Race 3 |
YES
|
Lucy MacGregor | . | Lucy MacGregor |
| Peter Drysdale | 1st Race 4 |
YES
|
Jonathan McGovern | . | Jonathan McGovern |
| Directors | 1st Race 5 |
NO
|
. | Tim Gray | MISSING |
Last Update 2/7/01 by JGG