Comet Duo Nationals Results June 2017

Comet  Duo Championships

Cransley Sailing Club

Sunshine, Force 2 slightly shifty winds and 8 Comet Duos – the perfect combination for the 2nd World Championships of this class which despite only 175 being built (the last nearly 20 years ago) – is still active and is particularly suited to smaller waters like Cransley.  With 6 locals and 2 visitors (Stephen Linton/Gerry Mogg from Hawley Lake SC and Nigel and Ann Ford from Oulton Mere SC) there was a friendly huddle at the hugely starboard biased startline in Race 1.  Last years winner Nigel Austin and his new crew Charlie Guyett (103) failed to break through the resilience of Peter Stein (99) and John Linnell and Emily Britton (90) and was nearly beaten by Jane Townsend (73) who sailed a blinder.  The remainder of the fleet (Sarah Austin/Sue Bull, John Townsend and the visitors) were still finding their feet but with close racing and much changing of places all enjoyed a fantastic lunch of chicken casserole with an air of anticipation still in the air.

Lunch provided Nigel and Charlie with a chance to rig the boat properly (mast shrouds horribly uneven and the original blown out sails were a feable excuse though), and the 2nd race saw the fleet start much cleaner (albeit John and Emily were horribly leebowed by Nigel and Charlie which clearly put them off their stride).  The result saw a return to winning ways for 103 and with Peter in 2nd, it meant that the final race was the decider.  However in true Cransley style, the fleet retired for afternoon tiffin on the verandha before that – very civilised, not a sniff of a protest in the breeze!.

The third race saw Stephen and Gerry master the conditions before being overhauled by Nigel and Charlie, then Peter, and John and Emily.  Despite the winds being ideal, there was an occasional freak gust and usually it saw John Townsend fill up with water, but cruelly one such blast tipped his wife Jane over in front of him, shame on you sir for leaving her in the water at the mercy of the fishermen as she drifted towards their swims!!.

A great days sailing was had by all though.  If you have a Comet Duo why not plan your fitness regime to peak about the beginning of July 2018 for the next championships, we’d love to see you!!…………….

Nigel Austin

Comet 103

Photos by Helen Britton and Sophie Guyett

 

Results are final as of 16:40 on July 1, 2017

Overall

Sailed: 3, Discards: 1, To count: 2, Rating system: PY, Entries: 8, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank Fleet Boat Class SailNo Club HelmName CrewName PY R1 R2 R3 Total Nett
2017-07-01 2017-07-01 2017-07-01
1130 1330 14:30
1st Comet Duo Comet Duo 103 Cransley SC Nigel Austin Charlie Guyett 1175 (3.0) 1.0 1.0 5.0 2.0
2nd Comet Duo Comet Duo 99 Cransley SC Peter Stein 1150 1.0 2.0 (3.0) 6.0 3.0
3rd Comet Duo Comet Duo 90 Cransley SC John Linnell Emily Britton 1175 2.0 3.0 (4.0) 9.0 5.0
4th Comet Duo Comet Duo 150 Hawley Lake SC Stephen Linton Gerry Mogg 1175 6.0 (8.0) 2.0 16.0 8.0
5th Comet Duo Comet Duo 165 Cransley SC John Townsend 1150 5.0 4.0 (6.0) 15.0 9.0
6th Comet Duo Comet Duo 73 Cransley SC Jane Townsend 1150 4.0 5.0 (9.0 RET) 18.0 9.0
7th Comet Duo Comet Duo 145 Cransley SC Sarah Austin Sue Bull 1175 (7.0) 7.0 5.0 19.0 12.0
8th Comet Duo Comet Duo 93 Olton Mere SC Nigel Ford Anne Ford 1175 (8.0) 6.0 7.0 21.0 13.0

Prizes

Category Rank Competitor
Comet Championships 1st Comet Duo 103 Nigel Austin & Charlie Guyett – Comet Duo
Comet Championships 2nd Comet Duo 99 Peter Stein – Comet Duo
Comet Championships 3rd Comet Duo 90 John Linnell & Emily Britton – Comet Duo

R1 – 2017-07-01 at 1130

Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place
Rank Fleet Boat Class SailNo Club HelmName CrewName PY Elapsed Laps Points
1 Comet Duo Comet Duo 99 Cransley SC Peter Stein 1150 61.48 6 1.0
2 Comet Duo Comet Duo 90 Cransley SC John Linnell Emily Britton 1175 63.40 6 2.0
3 Comet Duo Comet Duo 103 Cransley SC Nigel Austin Charlie Guyett 1175 64.44 6 3.0
4 Comet Duo Comet Duo 73 Cransley SC Jane Townsend 1150 66.20 6 4.0
5 Comet Duo Comet Duo 165 Cransley SC John Townsend 1150 67.45 6 5.0
6 Comet Duo Comet Duo 150 Hawley Lake SC Stephen Linton Gerry Mogg 1175 69.23 6 6.0
7 Comet Duo Comet Duo 145 Cransley SC Sarah Austin Sue Bull 1175 69.31 6 7.0
8 Comet Duo Comet Duo 93 Olton Mere SC Nigel Ford Anne Ford 1175 69.43 6 8.0

R2 – 2017-07-01 at 1330

Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place
Rank Fleet Boat Class SailNo Club HelmName CrewName PY Elapsed Laps Points
1 Comet Duo Comet Duo 103 Cransley SC Nigel Austin Charlie Guyett 1175 46.01 5 1.0
2 Comet Duo Comet Duo 99 Cransley SC Peter Stein 1150 47.18 5 2.0
3 Comet Duo Comet Duo 90 Cransley SC John Linnell Emily Britton 1175 50.55 5 3.0
4 Comet Duo Comet Duo 165 Cransley SC John Townsend 1150 50.40 5 4.0
5 Comet Duo Comet Duo 73 Cransley SC Jane Townsend 1150 50.52 5 5.0
6 Comet Duo Comet Duo 93 Olton Mere SC Nigel Ford Anne Ford 1175 52.56 5 6.0
7 Comet Duo Comet Duo 145 Cransley SC Sarah Austin Sue Bull 1175 53.01 5 7.0
8 Comet Duo Comet Duo 150 Hawley Lake SC Stephen Linton Gerry Mogg 1175 53.12 5 8.0

R3 – 2017-07-01 at 14:30

Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place
Rank Fleet Boat Class SailNo Club HelmName CrewName PY Elapsed Laps Points
1 Comet Duo Comet Duo 103 Cransley SC Nigel Austin Charlie Guyett 1175 45.33 5 1.0
2 Comet Duo Comet Duo 150 Hawley Lake SC Stephen Linton Gerry Mogg 1175 48.56 5 2.0
3 Comet Duo Comet Duo 99 Cransley SC Peter Stein 1150 47.59 5 3.0
4 Comet Duo Comet Duo 90 Cransley SC John Linnell Emily Britton 1175 50.26 5 4.0
5 Comet Duo Comet Duo 145 Cransley SC Sarah Austin Sue Bull 1175 51.53 5 5.0
6 Comet Duo Comet Duo 165 Cransley SC John Townsend 1150 50.58 5 6.0
7 Comet Duo Comet Duo 93 Olton Mere SC Nigel Ford Anne Ford 1175 52.19 5 7.0
8 Comet Duo Comet Duo 73 Cransley SC Jane Townsend 1150 RET 9.0

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