2022 DeWALT Scorpion National Championship at Looe Sailing Club - Day 1
by Dave Elston 25 Jul 2022 16:33 NZST
24-29 July 2022
The Scorpion fleet of 75 boats, having all successfully entered Looe negotiating the hordes of staycation holiday makers, were welcomed on Sunday by a Force 5-6 breeze, grey skies, drizzle and some good solid Atlantic waves.
The DeWALT Scorpion Nationals held in association with Craftinsure were warmly received by Looe SC with the official briefing and Commodores Reception on Saturday, where old friendships were refreshed, new ones made and the occasional drink was had.
Sunday 24th July saw National Champions Tom Gillard & Rachael Gray again stamp their authority on the fleet with two wins in testing conditions that saw an increasing breeze during the day and some big waves with equally big mines to go down. Unfortunately there was a reasonable amount of gear failure across the fleet, with Race 2 having only 28 finishers.
Sam Watson & Fireball Champion crew Andy Thompson retired with a hole in the forward sections of their hull - probably through hitting a large fish. Shark fishing is a Looe speciality. Previous Scorpion Nationals Winner Champion Dave Wade did really well to recover from mid teens at the first mark in the second race having got his mainsheet tangled at the start to finish 4th to add to his 3rd in the first race. Former champions Alan Krailing and Simon Forbes sailing a brand new P&B Winder Boat sailed consistently scored two 2nds to add their bullet in the practice race.
The fleet, suitably broken, retuned to the shore to be greet by G'n'T c/o Sunday's sponsor Copperfish and Pasty's from Sarah's pasty shop c/o DeWALT our main sponsors.
So Gillard & Gray go into the second day with 3 races scheduled in 1st place, followed by Krailing & Forbes, Wade & Rayner and Ryan & Hannah Buchanan in 4th.
Lee Whitehead was out on the water to catch the action in the classic Looe waves, we also have video from the club of the action, as well as the full results after day one.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Boat Name | Helm | Crew | Club | Fleet | R1 | R2 | Pts |
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| 1st | Bearley illegal | Tom Gillard | Rachael Gray | Staunton Harold | Gold | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | Mrs Bears Boat | Alan Krailing | Simon Forbes | Waldringham / Stuanton Harold SC | Gold | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3rd | P&B | Dave Wade | Ben Rayner | Draycot | Gold | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 4th | Blue Steal | Ryan Buchanan | Hannah Buchanan | Lymington Town SC | Gold | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 5th | What a wombat ! | Tom Jeffcoate | Penny Jeffcoate | Chew Valley Lake | Gold | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 6th | 50 shades of Gray | Peter Gray | Rich Pepperdine | Staunton Harold | Gold | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 7th | Cream Cracker | Chris Turner | Ollie Fellows | Lyme Regis SC | Gold | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 8th | Ambush | Andy McKee | Stephen Graham | Staunton Harold | Gold | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 9th | Inside Voice | Nev Herbert | Karl Thorne | Lymington Town SC | Gold | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 10th | Tallulah | Steve Walker | Jerry Hannabuss | Pennine SC | Gold | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 11th | Water Please | Chris Martin | John Tailby | Notts County SC | Gold | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 12th | Ice On Fire | Adrian Smith | Rob Smith | Castle Cove SC | Gold | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 13th | Up Yours 2 | Peter Crowther | Dave Thompson | Pennine SC | Silver | 21 | 11 | 32 |
| 14th | | Thomas Lonsdale | Emily Cole Evans | West Oxford SC | Gold | 22 | 13 | 35 |
| 15th | Pincer Movement | Richard Searle | Lucy Searle | Lymington Town SC | Silver | 16 | 20 | 36 |
| 16th | FAC51 | Russell Wheeler | Lee Marriott | IOSSC | Silver | 24 | 16 | 40 |
| 17th | Another Wombat | Jon Willars | Nicola Willars | Notts County SC | Silver | 27 | 17 | 44 |
| 18th | Snap shackel & plop | James Salter | Edward Steele | Sidmouth SC | Silver | 28 | 19 | 47 |
| 19th | Halcyon Daze | Andy Hayman | Richard Gatehouse | Sidmouth SC | Silver | 29 | 21 | 50 |
| 20th | Saline Drip | Colin Bradley | Luke Bradley | Pennine SC | Silver | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| 21st | Touching the Void | Joanne Mahy | Richard Bowers | Castle Cove SC | Bronze | 32 | 22 | 54 |
| 22nd | Bottyburp The Barbarian | Simon Holden | Jibriel Bostan | King George SC / Island Barn SC | Bronze | 31 | 24 | 55 |
| 23rd | Discrete banana | Jock Fellows | Andrea Fellows | Castle Cove SC | Silver | 40 | 18 | 58 |
| 24th | Tangled Up In Blue | William Pinnock | Caroline Monk | Glossop SC | Bronze | 33 | 27 | 60 |
| 25th | Zephr | Malcolm James | Jake Willars | South Cerney SC | Silver | 37 | 28 | 65 |
| 26th | Shandy | Tom Daniel | Alison Sheldrick | Hertford Count YC | Bronze | 41 | 26 | 67 |
| 27th | | Matt Burgess | Rob Gardner | Notts County SC | Gold | DNF | 5 | 80 |
| 28th | P&B Race Team | Vince Horey | Fresh Abenstern | King George SC | Gold | 7 | DNC | 82 |
| 29th | Rockin Roller | Barry Wolfenden | Amy Clay | Notts County SC | Gold | 12 | DNC | 87 |
| 30th | Sneaky Ninja | Ian Cadwallander | Ellie Devereux | Chew Valley Lake | Gold | 15 | DNF | 90 |
| 31st | TBA | Angus Hemmings | Fraser Hemmings | Independent | Gold | 17 | DNC | 92 |
| 32nd | Highway Star | Dave Elston | Nigel Hufton | Castle Cove SC | Gold | 18 | DNC | 93 |
| 33rd | Drama Queen | Janet Ritchie | Alan Ritchie | Sidmouth SC | Gold | 19 | DNC | 94 |
| 34th | SideWinder | Fiona Taylor | Gordon Taylor | Lymington Town SC | Silver | 20 | DNC | 95 |
| 35th | Big Bad Wolf | Debi Gibson | Sandra Smith | Castle Cove SC | Silver | 23 | DNC | 98 |
| 36th | Intoxicated | AJ Eaton | Chris Eaton | Starcross | Gold | DSQ | 25 | 100 |
| 37th | Heart of Glass | Rob Cage | John Reay | Thames Sasiling Club | Gold | 25 | DNF | 100 |
| 38th | Liquid Spirit | Chris Yates | Dave Barker | Independent | Silver | 26 | DNC | 101 |
| 39th | The Bee's Knees | Myles Jackson | Bill Jackson | Llandegfedd SC | Silver | 34 | DNC | 109 |
| 40th | Head Over Feet | Robert Campbell‑Gray | Angie Vale | Alton Water | Silver | 35 | DNC | 110 |
| 41st | It's me or the boat | David Bennett | Martyn Smith | Chew Valley Lake | Silver | 36 | DNC | 111 |
| 42nd | Frolic | Phil White | Jane White | Burghfield | Silver | 38 | DNC | 113 |
| 43rd | Custard Tart | Edward Parsons | Tony Hanlan | Emsworth / Chipstead SC | Silver | 39 | DNC | 114 |
| 44th | Guinevere | David Snutch | Nick Orgles | Notts County SC | Bronze | 42 | DNC | 117 |
| 45th | Does my bum look big in this ? | Helen Allen | Andy Wadsworth | Brixham YC | Bronze | 43 | DNC | 118 |
| 46th | Pig on the wing | William Winter | Laura Jane Winter | Cam SC | Bronze | 44 | DNF | 119 |
| 47th | The Business | Kevin Gosling | Esther Boudler | Sidmouth SC | Gold | 45 | DNC | 120 |
| 48th | Brief Encounter | Cillian Dyne | Phill Dyne | Notts County SC | Bronze | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Spitfire Summer | Nigel Denchfield | Christopher Clarke | Grafham Water SC | Bronze | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Proper Hunt | Sam Watson | Andy Thompson | East Antrim Boat Club | Gold | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Blue Moon | John Mursell | Matthew Palmer | Castle Cove SC | Gold | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Ozone Friendly | Chris Ransome | Andy Hough | Queen Mary SC | Bronze | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Silverlode | Peter Rose | John Rose | Tenby SC / Chew Valley | Gold | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | 7a | Kay Ecclestone | Nigel Dowick | Porthpean SC | Bronze | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Poppy Polly | Al Sim | Duncan Sim | South Cerney SC | Silver | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | A La Carte | Bella Fellows | Elinor Pegg | Yealm YC | Bronze | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Must Try Harder | Paul McHenry | John Harlow | Notts County SC | Bronze | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Barbarians for breakfast | Nigel Potter | Jeremy Stephens | Notts County SC | Gold | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Shock Wave | Chris Muxworthy | Emma Muxworthy | Pennine SC | Bronze | DNF | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Groden Mistress | Duncan Gregor | James Harcourt | SBSC | Bronze | DNF | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Shady Lady | Steven Mitchell | Polly Mitchell | Hooe Point SC | Silver | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Just Dreaming | Paul Beacon | Kelvin Kirkham | Porthpean SC | Bronze | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | | Michael Hicks | Georgina Hicks | Salcombe YC | Silver | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Jac Y Ddraig Goch | Richard Jones | Matthewe Rayner | Llandudno SC | Bronze | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Angel Dust | Richard Jones | Matthew Rayner | Shotwick Lake SC | Silver | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Red Rooster | Dave Machin | Alex Machin | Netley SC | Silver | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Foen | Kevin Nicholls | Alex Green | Notts County SC | Silver | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | L'Espirit deTurnip | Mick Greenland | Nick Lightbody | Sheppy SC / Hunts SC | Silver | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Predator | Martyn Denchfield | Charlotte Cotter | Grafham Water SC | Silver | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Peaches | Richard Mason | Samantha Mason | Notts County SC | Silver | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Wizzy Too | James Hockley | Alan Thompson | Lough Foyle YC | Bronze | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Still Crazy | Steve Canadine | Sarah Canadine | Independent | Bronze | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Cavallo Di Guerra | Colin Keogh | Daniel Bell | Llandudno SC | Bronze | DNC | DNC | 150 |
| 48th | Princes Tiger Lylle | Maciej Matyjaszczuk | Mr Rezister | West Oxford SC | Silver | DNF | DNC | 150 |
