UK Mirror Sailing

Mirror Class Association Championships

Western Area Championship 2002

Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club

31 Aug/1 Sept 2002

A record fleet of 59 boats, sailed five races in light shifty winds and lovely sunny weather. Being both a National Squad and South West Zone Squad qualifier as well as a Tasmania Grants qualifier, the event attracted boats from as far away as Sunderland, Windermere, Penzance and Brightlingsea. The team at Chew Valley really know how to put on a good event and the race management was superb and ashore the boat parking and launching was easy and the clubhouse provided great spectating and good lunches and Saturday evening meal for both competitors and supporters. Although there was no camping on site, the local fruit farm was ideal, with a lovely secluded field with the tents and campervans all around the edge and the kids playing football in the middle and only £2 per pitch per night.

Stuart Bithell provided the drama for the event, by falling off a rope swing and being rushed off to Casualty on the Saturday night. Stuart was leading both the event and the Tasmania Grant selection and needed at least one result from the Sunday to stay in the frame. On the Sunday, despite his leg in full plaster with four broken toes and stitches in the gash to his head, Stuart was gently lifted into his boat for the final race and with superb crewing from Holly Scott who did all the moving, they came in third to give them second overall and 1st in the Tasmania Grant rankings.

It was lovely to see so many new faces and Rob Grieg-Gran, one of the SW Zone Coaches, was out on the water on the Sunday talent spotting for both the SW Squad and the National Squad. See the Squad pages for the rankings. Kate MacGregor, 12, won the prize for youngest helm and prizes were awarded for the first twelve boats. A new permanent MCA Junior Trophy, the Trelawny Tankard, kindly donated by Martin Egan, was presented to top juniors Daniel & James Ellis from Plym YC.

Boat No. Helm Crew Club Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Discard Points Position
39508 GUY WILKINS JOE WILKINS CHIPSTEAD 1 8 3 4 1 8 9 1
70172 STUART BITHELL HOLLY SCOTT HOLLINGWORTH LAKE 3 5 1 51 3 51 12 2
70101 TIM GRAY JENNY GRAY STAUNTON HAROLD 13 3 2 3 8 13 16 3
70163 VINCENT HOREY THOMAS HOREY KING GEORGE DNS 1 7 7 4 7 19 4
70132 DANIEL ELLIS JAMES ELLIS PLYM Y C 2 7 21 6 7 21 22 5
69907 JONATHAN MCGOVERN NICOLA BROOK HOLLINGWORTH LAKE 22 4 8 1 12 22 25 6
70091 JOSH GEBHARD JUDI GEBHARD DRSC 7 10 4 14 5 14 26 7
70154 CRAIG BOND MITCHELL BOND BRIGHTLINGSEA 4 2 12 11 10 12 27 8
69164 NIKI BIRRELL CHRISTIAN BIRRELL WINSFORD FLASH 12 6 20 9 2 20 29 9
69943 BEN CROMPTON JAMES BUDD BUDWORTH 43 14 6 16 6 43 42 10
70182 ROSIE CHAPMAN JOSH PRICHARD MOUNTS BAY 6 12 9 22 23 23 49 11
70186 PETER GRAY HELEN WILLIAMSON STAUNTON HAROLD 16 13 33 10 13 33 52 12
69683 KATIE MACKENZIE ANNA MACKENZIE ROYAL WINDERMERE 17 11 22 17 11 22 56 13
70009 DARREN ROACH ED GRIEG GRAN RPCYC 10 15 14 18 20 20 57 14
70159 ANDREW CONN JAKE GEBHARD DRSC 14 16 18 13 16 18 59 15
23997 LEWIS CRAWFORD KYLE RUFFELL PENZANCE 26 9 24 12 15 26 60 16
69726 NED MCNULTY TOM HODKINSON HILL HEAD 9 17 16 27 21 27 63 17
70153 GARETH HUGHES CAMERON SHARP HLSC 21 41 29 2 18 41 70 18
69667 MARTIN EGAN SARAH BURGE POOLE 27 23 17 8 22 27 70 19
69648 MATT BURGE CARLY BURGE POOLE 8 19 31 15 60 60 73 20
69905 NICK WATSON JOSH LAINE RPCYC 11 37 5 45 25 45 78 21
70008 CHRIS DOE ALISON MACGREGOR POOLE 36 18 34 19 9 36 80 22
69972 BECKY PARTRIDGE EMILY MCKENZIE BUDWORTH 34 24 23 20 14 34 81 23
70002 ROBERT STRUCKETT GEORGE YEOMAN ITCHENOR 18 27 13 26 36 36 84 24
70003 TOM ROBINSON SHAUN MASON WARSASH 24 20 15 39 26 39 85 25
69731 TOM CROMPTON WILL EDWARDS BUDWORTH 20 22 19 29 37 37 90 26
69891 GARETH EVANS JAMES SILCOCK WARSASH 15 46 25 25 29 46 94 27
70133 DANIEL JACOBS JAMES BEER STARCROSS 48 31 11 21 33 48 96 28
70055 KATE MACGREGOR LUCY MACGREGOR POOLE 5 48 39 34 19 48 97 29
70151 OLIVER TURNER CHARLOTTE JONES STARCROSS 45 35 48 5 17 48 102 30
69724 NATALIE ROACH CARLA SHELDON RPCYC 23 25 37 31 24 37 103 31
69906 EDWARD REDFEARN STEVEN MANN BRIGHTLINGSEA 31 21 28 28 30 31 107 32
60005 ANNA ROW LINDSEY COOK PENZANCE 28 30 40 24 31 40 113 33
70024 NERISSA BOOTH SILVANIA BOOTH POOLE 29 28 27 30 DSQ 60 54 34
69417 ELENA BREMER TOM KIRKBRIGHT HOLLINGWORTH LAKE 38 32 10 47 39 47 119 35
70166 BEN ARSCOTT ANDREW HICKMAN RWYC 25 33 41 36 34 41 128 36
69439 MEGAN BAKER WILL MCGRATH STARCROSS 42 26 36 40 27 42 129 37
1016 ANDREW SHAW JILLIAN DARLING ITCHENOR 41 29 30 43 32 43 132 38
69957 LAURA HALL NATALIE ATTFIELD PLYM Y C 50 44 26 48 28 50 146 39
70141 JULIET LONG RICHARD LONG PLYM YACHT CLUB 47 39 32 38 40 47 149 40
69969 SELENA KNIGHT SOPHIE KNIGHT ? 35 34 45 37 44 45 150 41
64909 LEE NARKEOUS MICHAEL STILLMAN   39 40 49 23 DSQ 60 91 42
47566 ELOISE HANSEN KAYLEIGH HANSEN COVENHAMS 37 42 43 41 35 43 155 43
69182 PATRICK HOULIHAN EMMA HOULIHAN ROYAL WINDERMERE 53 38 42 35 41 53 156 44
70125 VICTORIA COBB HANNAH COBB POOLE 32 36 44 52 45 52 157 45
70167 EWAN MARSHALL DANIEL DICKENS PLYM 33 49 38 44 43 49 158 46
67979 ALICE DARLING JESS WIGMORE ? 19 47 50 56 50 56 166 47
70155 NICK WARD TOM WRIGHT HOLLOWELL 30 43 51 46 49 51 168 48
54331 JONATHAN RICKARD JONATHAN HALL PLYM Y C 55 52 46 33 38 55 169 49
44814 JENNY MACGREGOR ANDY MACGREGOR POOLE 40 45 53 32 60 60 170 50
67808 PADDY ADAMS ANDREW ROSE CHEW VALLEY 46 53 35 57 51 57 185 51
69671 SALLY GENTRY ANNEKA STEPHENS BRIGHTLINGSEA 51 51 52 42 47 52 191 52
67993 PETER HOOPER LUKE MICHALE SALTASH SAILING 49 54 56 49 42 56 194 53
69334 LEWIS TURNER CARY TURNER STARCROSS 44 OCS 47 50 53 60 134 54
54539 CHARLOTTE BRETT SOPHIE BRETT LOOE SAILING 52 50 54 53 46 54 201 55
26550 BRIAN KITCHING GEORGE KITCHING FRAMPTON ON SEVEN 54 56 58 54 48 58 212 56
68999 BENJAMIN WILLIAMS JOSHUA WILLIAMS PLYM 57 55 55 58 52 58 219 57
29871 MARK DINWOODIE JENNY/OLIVER CVLSC 56 57 57 55 60 60 225 58
99 REBECCA BROWN HANNAH WILLIAMS PLYM 58 58 59 RTD RTD 60 235 59

Class Association Prizes

Trophy: Year: For: Presented? Presented To: Should have been presented to: Held now by / In the care of:
Western Area 2002 1st Overall
Yes
 Guy Wilkins . Guy Wilkins
Trelawny Tankard 2002 1st Juniors
Yes
 Daniel Ellis . Daniel Ellis