2004 Flying Fifteen Championship of the British Isles

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• Main Fleet
• Classic Nationals

The Event was deemed a great success by the fleet as the winds were good throughout mainly a F3/4 initially from the south east but veering south westerly later in the week, there were no postponements or lost races, and the sailing was tight and highly competitive with the Championship only decided by the final race. Even when the sun did shine on the last day the wind stayed a good F3. The heavy swell early in the week eased but excellent planing conditions remained giving all competitors a week to relish. The number of general recalls and black flags illustrated the enthusiasm and competitiveness of the fleet especially those still trying to qualify for the World Championships in Auckland in 2005.

Defending Champion Steve Goacher was unexpectedly without Phil Evans, his normal crew, and sailed with Justin Chisholm at the beginning of the week and Richard Rigg for the latter races. The nine races were won by 5 different boats and these five proved their consistency by also taking the top five places overall. Charles Apthorp, 3591, whose first National title was in 1981, this time sailing with Alan Green from Ireland, won his sixth Championship with a 6.3 point margin over Steve Goacher 3721. However the title was still undecided by the start of the final race and overall leader Apthorp engaged Goacher in classic pre- start match racing to prevent Goacher from securing an unprecedented four straight Championship titles. Alan Bax/Paul Busby 3786 benefited from the dual to secure a final race win, which saw them take 3^rd overall only 0.4 points behind Goacher, whose 4^th place in the last race was not enough to beat Apthorp despite Apthorp with an 8^th having his worst result of the week. Mike Hart, winner in Pwllheli in 1998, had a great start to the week but could not repeat his success from the last time the Nationals were held in Wales. Father & son team of David & Andrew McKee also started well with a win in the second race and, although they couldn’t maintain their form in the heavier conditions mid week, still managed a highly creditable 5^th overall.

Kenny Leask/Trina Coyne 2984 won the Silver Fleet Trophy.

In the separate Classic Championship Stuart & Jennifer Jones,1155, Classic Champions in 2001, were impressive winners winning all bar one of the races they sailed- a notable feat considering Jennifer had only sailed once this year since becoming a mother!! Behind then was a week long battle between David Flint/David Hemingway 2663, Graham Lamond/Scott Train,617, and Keith Jamieson/Maf Smith 1117 with Flint/Hemingway from Llangorse getting stronger with every race to take second overall.

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Charles Apthorp & Alan Green - Photo Provided by Turtle Photography

Main Fleet

Sailed: 9  Discards: 2

Pos	Fleet	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts
1	Open	3591	Charles Apthorp	Alan Green	Hayling Island	3	8	0	5.7	0	3	0	13	14	19.7
2	Open	3721	Steve Goacher	Richard Rigg	Royal Windermere	10	3	3	0	3	20	8	0	8	25.0
3	Open	3786	Alan Bax	Paul Busby	Hayling Island	8	BFD	8	3	5.7	0	5.7	3	0	25.4
4	Open	3817	Mike Hart	Tim Hall	Port Dinorwic	0	5.7	5.7	16	11.7	5.7	3	BFD	5.7	37.5
5	Open	3805	David McKee	Andrew McKee	Dovestone	5.7	0	10	8	19	10	13	15	15	61.7
6	Open	3699	Simon Kneller	David Lucas	Grafham Water	14	BFD	15	13	8	11.7	10	10	3	69.7
7	Open	3603	Brett Dingwall	Ben Dingwall	Grafham Water	16	13	14	15	13	21	19	11.7	17	99.7
8	Open	3770	Neil Platt	Andy Weatherspoon	Bolton & West Kirby	11.7	BFD	19	11.7	22	8	18	BFD	10	100.4
9	Open	3776	Greg Wells	David Tulloch	Hayling Island	15	BFD	11.7	22	DNF	13	11.7	8	20	101.4
10	Open	3734	Howard Green	Ian Preston	Leigh & Lowton	17	20	13	24	10	15	20	22	13	108.0
11	Open	3681	Pip Hudson	Jeremy Hudson	Broxbourne	18	10	18	19	15	18	17	17	23	113.0
12	Open	3818	Gill Browning	Simon Hunt	Hayling Island	24	17	23	17	14	19	14	16	16	113.0
13	Open	3716	Justin Waples	Amanda Waples	Grafham Water	25	22	21	20	18	17	15	5.7	26	118.7
14	Open	3759	Bryan Willis	John McPeake	Carrickfergus	13	11.7	16	23	17	BFD	22	18	22	119.7
15	Open	3796	Javier Chacartegui	Joachim Cobarro	RCN Port de Pollenca	20	15	24	10	29	14	25	BFD	21	129.0
16	Open	3675	Adrian Tattersall	Tim Smart	Bala	22	19	28	32	16	23	21	19	11.7	131.7
17	Open	3727	Andrew Palmer	Graham Wadeley	Grafham Water	32	BFD	17	21	24	BFD	16	14	18	142.0
18	Open	3787	David Brockbank	Rob Parfitt	Royal Windermere	23	18	20	14	30	16	30	24	31	145.0
19	Open	3777	Geoff Bayliss	Adrian Simpson	Hayling Island	19	25	OCS	25	21	25	23	23	24	160.0
20	Open	3655	Will Gardner	Sam Parker	Notts County	28	21	27	29	20	24	26	25	25	168.0
21	Open	3685	Jeremy Arnold	John Allen	Notts County	30	24	22	26	28	26	37	21	27	174.0
22	Open	3806	Peter Hogg	David Downs	Dovestone	26	16	25	30	26	30	24	30	29	176.0
23	Open	3576	Bobby Salmond	Robert Till	Loch Earn	27	DNF	DNS	33	27	22	32	20	19	180.0
24	Open	3645	Glyn Morgan	Chris Hough	Bewl Valley	29	14	30	18	25	BFD	36	BFD	30	182.0
25	Open	3639	Mike Lyddon	Andrew Tunnicliffe	Bala	33	23	29	27	23	DNF	28	26	33	189.0
26	Open	3815	Athol King	Trevor Bellis	Derwent	21	27	26	35	31	29	39	BFD	28	197.0
27	Open	3768	John Wardrop	Neil Cunliffe	Bewl Valley	38	31	35	34	33	27	29	28	34	216.0
28	Open	3750	Andy Goddard	Colin Pierce	Dovestone	34	26	34	28	32	32	38	33	37	219.0
29	Open	3802	Ewan Masson	James Dick	Grafham Water	31	30	31	37	35	33	33	29	DNF	222.0
30	Silver	2984	Kenny Leask	Trina Coyne	Lerwick	35	28	37	38	37	34	34	27	32	227.0
31	Open	3429	Colin Fletcher	Hugh Fletcher	Llangorse	DNS	29	33	31	34	31	27	DNS	DNS	227.0
32	Open	3808	Noel West	Amanda Conrad	Bewl Valley	37	BFD	32	36	38	28	31	32	35	231.0
33	Open	3784	John Hull	Sylvia Hull	Tees & Hartlepool	36	33	36	40	36	35	35	34	36	245.0
34	Silver	3164	Roland Antonelli	Andy Cross	Carsington	39	32	38	39	39	36	40	31	DNS	254.0
35	Open	3813	Richard Estaugh	Tim Harper	Chase	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	294.0

Stuart & Jennifer Jones - Photo Provided by Turtle Photography

Classic Fleet

Sailed: 9  Discards: 2

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts
1	1155	Stuart Jones	Jennifer Jones	Cardiff Bay	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	DNC	DNC	10.0
2	2663	David Flint	Dave Hemingway	Llangorse	DNC	3	5.7	10	5.7	3	3	0	0	20.4
3	617	Graham Lamond	Scott Train	South Windermere	0	5.7	3	5.7	3	8	8	5.7	5.7	28.8
4	1117	Keith Jamieson	Maf Smith	Bassenthwaite	3	8	10	3	8	5.7	10	3	8	38.7
5	2620	David Naylor	Norman Christie	Dovestones	8	11.7	DNC	DNC	DNC	10	5.7	8	3	64.4
6	2645	Mike Jones	Simon Thomas	Cardiff Bay	5.7	10	8	8	10	11.7	13	DNC	DNC	66.4
7	630	Stephen Clark	Winston Lewis	Cardiff Bay	15	15	13	11.7	11.7	14	15	13	10	88.4
8	1333	Peter Clark	Christopher Thompson	Humber Yawl	13	14	11.7	DNC	DNC	DNC	11.7	10	11.7	90.1
9	2468	Geoff Town	Brian Turner	Broxbourne	11.7	13	14	13	14	15	14	11.7	13	90.4
10	1295	Duncan Baird	Bill Turton	Cardiff Bay	14	16	15	14	13	13	DNC	DNC	14	99.0
11	2162	Ian Horton	Mark Jones	Cardiff Bay	DNC	17	DNC	15	DNF	16	16	DNC	DNC	118.0