To the setting of a stunning view of the Southern Cornish Coast the fleet sailed out to the bay for the long distance race. Originally the championship race now just a very coveted trophy. The day kindly sponsored by Marlow Ropes had sunshine, sparkling seas and perfect firefly planing conditions.
The triangle course of over 10 nautical miles certainly sorted out the fleet order. Close racing was had by all. The strong North westerly breeze was shifting on the shore and gave the heavier crews a gain upwind. The lighter crews got the payback downwind with 2 miles of reaching each lap!
After a general recall curbed the enthusiasm. Paul and Chris Kameen led round lap one chased hard by Stuart Hudson/Hollie Marston, Nigel Wakefield/Emily Saunderson. The mornings championship leaders and 2014 Gore winners Ben Lumby/Liz Evans from the host club were in the mix throughout the race. After round one the Kameens had a convincing lead but as the wind increased Fursty Ferret reaching speed closed the gap. The West Kirby crew hiking contest between Chris Kameen and Hollie Marston saw youth win!! Final places were Hudson/Marston, Wakefield/Saunderson, Kameens.
Slightly further down the fleet a fascinating battle was developing for the Marlow (ropes) trophy for the best placed Silver Fleet boat on the day. Youngsters Oliver and Bea Burrows from West Oxford Sailing Club came through to clinch the trophy. The girls contest was close behind with second going to locals Sophia Hulbert and Dad Alan, and third to Lucy Boreham and Rachel Crebbin.
| Rank | Boat | Sail Number | Club | Helm | Crew | Points 1 | Points 2 | Points 3 | Points 4 | Points 5 | Points 6 | Points 7 | Points 8 | Total | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fursty Ferret | 3850 | Keyhaven / West Kirby SC | Stuart Hudson | Hollie Marston | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (7.0) | 3.0 | 24.0 | 17.0 |
| 2nd | Kong | 2659 | RSC | Ben Lumby | Liz Evans | 3.0 | (31.0 DNF) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 54.0 | 23.0 |
| 3rd | Skirmish | 3615 | OCSS | Jamie McEwen | Jo McEwen | 4.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | (7.0) | 1.0 | 6.0 | 31.0 | 24.0 |
| 4th | Fetherlite | 2144 | Lymington, Imperial Poona | Ben Vines | Jenny Vines | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | (7.0) | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 32.0 | 25.0 |
| 5th | Flo | 3674 | St Denys | Nigel Wakefield | Emily Sanderson | 2.0 | 5.0 | (12.0) | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 49.0 | 37.0 |
| 6th | Biscuit Buffalo | 2018 | Bosham, West Kirby | Paul Kameen | Laura Kalmeen | (15.0) | 3.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 56.0 | 41.0 |
| 7th | Spiderling | 973 | RSC | Dave Sincock | Betty Sincock | 7.0 | (23.0) | 5.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 73.0 | 50.0 |
| 8th | Cumulus | 1867 | Rickmansworth SC | Steve Greaves | Caroline Edwards | 6.0 | 7.0 | 17.0 | (23.0) | 5.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 77.0 | 54.0 |
| 9th | Geoff | 2849 | Keyhaven Yacht Club | David Ellis | Evie Snedker | 9.0 | (11.0) | 7.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 77.0 | 66.0 |
| 10th | Mustard | 2649 | Royal Harwich YC | Alex Davey | Rosie Davey / Justine Pellew Harvey | (34.0 RET) | 12.0 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 101.0 | 67.0 |
| 11th | Grendel | 2803 | Papercourt SC | Edward Smith | Lucy Smith | 10.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 20.0 | (41.0 RET) | 23.0 | 8.0 | 124.0 | 83.0 |
| 12th | Tarantella | 3874 | Bay SC | Steve Cockerill | Sarah Cockerill | 8.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 | (27.0) | 8.0 | 12.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 114.0 | 87.0 |
| 13th | Doris | 3671 | Red Wharf Bay SC | Fred Mainwaring | Jenn Lamb | 17.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | (18.0) | 9.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 106.0 | 88.0 |
| 14th | Lynestra | 3318 | Llangorse SC | Guy Davison | Amy | 16.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.0 | (18.0) | 9.0 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 109.0 | 91.0 |
| 15th | Fourwood Thinking | 3023 | Hamble River SC | Barney Smith | Alannah Herbert | 12.0 | 10.0 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | (19.0) | 10.0 | 14.0 | 110.0 | 91.0 |
| 16th | Willow | 3739 | Chichester YC | Lucy Boreham | Rachel Crebbin | 22.0 | 16.0 | (28.0) | 14.0 | 14.0 | 21.0 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 145.0 | 117.0 |
| 17th | Cyclone | 2502 | RSC | Sophia Hulbert | Alan Hulbert | 23.0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | (24.0) | 19.0 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 147.0 | 123.0 |
| 18th | Mensonge | 3095 | Castaways | Christian Guy | Jenny Robinson | 21.0 | 13.0 | 22.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | (28.0) | 17.0 | 152.0 | 124.0 |
| 19th | Vindaloo | 2797 | RSC | Phil Slater | Jilian Slater | (42.0 DNC) | 42.0 DNC | 8.0 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 18.0 | 169.0 | 127.0 |
| 20th | Scruffy | 2246 | WOSC | Alex Baxter | Ben Nicoll | 11.0 | 15.0 | 21.0 | (26.0) | 22.0 | 15.0 | 19.0 | 24.0 | 153.0 | 127.0 |
| 21st | Rocky | 26 | Itchenor | Harry Gilchrist | Adrian Peirce | 20.0 | 17.0 | 27.0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | (41.0 RET) | 14.0 | 21.0 | 174.0 | 133.0 |
| 22nd | Go | 3875 | RSC | Jack Elsby | Jasmine Laity | 18.0 | 25.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 21.0 | 16.0 | (34.0) | 31.0 | 169.0 | 135.0 |
| 23rd | 4125 | WOSC | James Nichol | Jonathon Howe | 14.0 | 20.0 | 31.0 | 8.0 | (39.0 RET) | 27.0 | 22.0 | 32.0 | 193.0 | 154.0 | |
| 24th | Ross’s Boat | 3009 | WOSC | Tony Thresher | Sophie Kitching | 13.0 | 31.0 RET | 20.0 | 22.0 | 29.0 | (41.0 RET) | 24.0 | 28.0 | 208.0 | 167.0 |
| 25th | Sugarpuff 111 | 16 | Uni Surrey | Jo Stansfield | Beatrix Sibley | 24.0 | 21.0 | (29.0) | 21.0 | 24.0 | 29.0 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 201.0 | 172.0 |
| 26th | Wiki Wiki | 3677 | RSC | Geoff Hall | Hayley Goacher | 19.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | (32.0) | 23.0 | 25.0 | 32.0 | 29.0 | 207.0 | 175.0 |
| 27th | Fate | 8 | RSC | Guy English | Anna Woodhead | 34.0 RET | (42.0 DNC) | 19.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 22.0 | 218.0 | 176.0 |
| 28th | Rizza | 792 | WOSC | Oliver Burrows | Beatrix Burrows | 34.0 RET | (42.0 DNC) | 23.0 | 25.0 | 36.0 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 221.0 | 179.0 |
| 29th | Seaglass | 3419 | Saint Florent, Corsica | Trevor Pierce | Elena Peirce | (42.0 DNC) | 42.0 DNC | 32.0 | 16.0 | 30.0 | 26.0 | 18.0 | 27.0 | 233.0 | 191.0 |
| 30th | Pandemonic | 1522 | Gurnard SC | Ben Green | Matt Green | 26.0 | 18.0 | (35.0) | 33.0 | 27.0 | 23.0 | 30.0 | 34.0 | 226.0 | 191.0 |
| 31st | Enfant Terrible | 2777 | RSC | Dave Ryeng | Joseph Strange | (42.0 DNC) | 42.0 DNC | 26.0 | 34.0 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 20.0 | 239.0 | 197.0 |
| 32nd | Fearless Freda | 3801 | WOSC | Alex Howe | Olivia Balfour | 27.0 | 26.0 | 36.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 35.0 | (37.0) | 256.0 | 219.0 |
| 33rd | Paladin | 2519 | RSC | Andy Weir | Dylan Weir | (42.0 DNC) | 42.0 DNC | 33.0 | 35.0 | 31.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 25.0 | 265.0 | 223.0 |
| 34th | A-boat Time | 17 | Uni Surrey | Kim May-Papailiou | Tim Grasse | 25.0 | 24.0 | (38.0) | 36.0 | 34.0 | 30.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 263.0 | 225.0 |
| 35th | Fleche | 376 | Chew Valley SC | James Down | Callum Farnden | 34.0 DNF | (42.0 DNC) | 34.0 | 29.0 | 33.0 | 31.0 | 36.0 | 33.0 | 272.0 | 230.0 |
| 36th | Serious Repair | 4077 | Rickmansworth SC | Claire John | Philip Beaty | 28.0 | 31.0 DNF | 30.0 | 37.0 | 35.0 | 33.0 | (39.0) | 39.0 | 272.0 | 233.0 |
| 37th | Annhialator | 18 | Uni Surrey | Joe Simmons | Clem Selby | (42.0 DNS) | 42.0 DNC | 37.0 | 30.0 | 28.0 | 41.0 RET | 31.0 | 35.0 | 286.0 | 244.0 |
| 38th | Maccatoo | 3957 | WOSC | Melanie McGregor | Steve Nicoll | (42.0 DNC) | 42.0 DNC | 24.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 DNS | 41.0 RET | 33.0 | 30.0 | 293.0 | 251.0 |
| 39th | Cocoyu | 2413 | Lymington SC | George Gent | Fenella Gent | 34.0 DNF | 31.0 DNF | 39.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 RET | (42.0 DNS) | 40.0 | 40.0 | 303.0 | 261.0 |
| 40th | Blue Streak | 3877 | West Kirby SC | Charlie Fitzgerald | Jim Bramley | (42.0 DNC) | 42.0 DNC | 42.0 RET | 42.0 DNS | 42.0 DNS | 41.0 RET | 37.0 | 36.0 | 324.0 | 282.0 |
| 41st | Maude | 1319 | Gurnard SC | Alex Ogilvie | Laura Whitehead | (42.0 DNS) | 42.0 DNC | 40.0 | 41.0 RET | 42.0 DNS | 41.0 RET | 42.0 DNC | 42.0 DNC | 332.0 | 290.0 |
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