XOD Captain's Cup at Cowes Week 2024

XOD Captain's Cup at Cowes Week 2024 - Overall

by Rory Paton 3 Aug 08:24 NZST 27 July - 2 August 2024

Going in to the final day of the Captain's Cup it was all to play for with the top 3 boats separated only by 3 points.

With a strong ebb tide, fresh SW breeze and a big course it was almost inevitable that we would have a general recall and so it proved. Once away there were still a couple of OCS boats but early leaders were X Ray, Astralita, Swallow and Mayfly.

On the 4 nautical mile beat to MDL Marina Astralita gradually established a lead and managed to pull away from the fleet.

The long run against the tide was fairly fraught as the fleet edged around the Island shore. Gradually Swallow made her way up the fleet to hold second ahead of X-Ray and Xcitation.

Cowes Week day 6 - photo © Martin Augustus / www.sailingimages.co.uk

Overall it was close but Astralita won another Cowes Week including four wins from a very consistent Swallow and Xcitation. Cowes Week have really worked hard to make this a world class regatta for us, the competition has been as ferocious as ever but also a lot of fun. Special mention today goes to Graham Knowles who has competed in every Cowes Week in X74 Fiona since 1968.

Overall Results:
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Pos	Boat Name	Skipper	Sat	Sun	Mon	Wed	Thu	Fri	Pts
1	ASTRALITA	John Tremlett / Tim Copsey / Fraser Graham	1	1	1	28	6	1	10
2	SWALLOW	Richard Faulkner	2	2	3	5	4	2	13
3	XCITATION	Roger Yeoman	6	16	2	3	1	4	16
4	FOXGLOVE	Al Ashford	5	4	9	1	12	9	28
5	TORTOISE	Jonathan Clark	11	6	6	6	7	11	36
6	MAYFLY	Rory & Amanda Paton and Tim Hire	12	5	12	2	11	8	38
7	CLAIR DE LUNE	Max Crowe / Jeremy Baker & S McCarthy	8	3	4	14	9	36	38
8	LONE STAR	Ollie James / Phil Lawrence & Paul Woodman	36	12	10	4	5	10	41
9	GONE AWAY	Steve Lawrence / Damian Ash & Finn McCormack	7	8	36	12	10	5	42
10	X‑RAY	James Markby & David Bedford	4	9	21	9	25	3	46
11	ANN EX	Martin Sellars & Rupert Harding	15	7	7	13	8	23.5	50
12	MADELEINE	Penelope Fulford	13	11	5	27	2	20	51
13	FELIX	Peter Baines	3	14	15	26	15	6	53
14	GLEAM	James Meaning	10	13	13	10	24	7	53
15	ONYX	Roger Heath & Roger Ewart Smith	9	15	8	24	13	12	57
16	RELAXATION	Nick Andrews	36	10	14	11	16	17	68
17	CRUMPET	Barry & Carol Dunning	29	18	11	8	19	19	75
18	XL	Abby Hire / Alex Paton / Kate Wharmby & Tom Wharmby	22	24	16	7	18	22	85
19	BEATRIX	John Claxon & David Russell‑Jones	17	20	20	22	17	14	88
20	LARA	William McNeill	16	23	18	19	23	13	89
21	CONDOR	Philip Hutchinson	14	19	23	21	21	16	91
22	XOANA	Pete Robson	25	17	29	15	14	21	92
23	LITTLE X	Gary & Claire Rossall	18	25	24	23	20	15	100
24	XENON	Henry & Joanna Murray‑Smith	24	21	19	16	28	27	107
25	IBEX	Oli Broughton / Alan Perry & Steve Dover	20	26	22	18	27	26	112
26	ATHENA	Andrew Cooper / John Boyce & Donna Cooper	36	22	17	36	3	36	114
27	LA MOUETTE	Ken Williamson	23	28	31	17	30	25	123
28	XACTLY	Esmond Jenkins	27	36	27.5	30	22	18	124.5
29	MADCAP	Shaun Norris	28	27	27.5	20	26	36	128.5
30	LUCREZIA	Thom Board	30	29	25	25	29	36	138
31	MIX	Nick Dorley‑Brown / Mark Lacey & Tony Sceales	21	31	26	29	32	36	139
32	FRIVOL	Robin Bromley‑Martin	19	30	36	36	31	23.5	139.5
33	FIONA	Graham Knowles	36	33	30	31	33	36	163
34	BADGER	Ian Wilson	26	32	36	36	36	36	166
35	TYPHOON	Simon Olliff	36	36	36	36	36	36	180