Miracle National Championship 2024 at Rutland Sailing Club - Day 2
by Brian Jones 14 Aug 16:58 NZST
12-16 August 2024
A second day of champagne style sailing but this time without the thunderstorms. The wind had shifted to the SW so it was possible to set a spectators course with the windward mark up by the clubhouse.
Race three started with a favoured pin end which suddenly shifted with the fleet all having to tack onto port to start. Carolyn and Nick Smith however started next to the committee boat, tacked onto port and never looked back comfortably leading the race all the way. Behind them John Tippet and Cathy Boulton had a brilliant race sparring with Wayne Atherton /Angela Sweeney Simon Turnball and crew and Graham Watts//Helen Jacks to come home a well deserved 5th.
Race 4 had a hotly contested start on square line with one boat over. By the windward mark Wayne and Angela were in the lead powering off down the reach kite flying well. Behind them Marcel and Guillia Neuteboom were battling it out with Jon and Jessica Willars in the gusts and lulls to triumph in second place. Wayne and Angela took the gun but in mid fleet there was some excellent scrapping with Paul and Nathan Robinson coming 6th and Simon Dolman and crew 7th.
Up front after four races Wayne and Angela are separated by just one point from Jon and Jessica Willars with the next two boats only three or four points adrift so it looks promising for another three days of racing.
Results after Day 2:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 4121 | Wayne Atherton | | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2nd | 3834 | Jon Willars | Jessica Willars | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 3rd | 4114 | Graham Watts | Helen Jacks | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 4th | 4050 | Simon Turnbull | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 5th | 2007 | Marcel Neuteboom | Giulia Neuteboom | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 6th | 4115 | Carolyn Smith | | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| 7th | 4020 | John Tippett | Kathy Boulton | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 31 |
| 8th | 4110 | Paul Robinson | Nathan Robinson | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| 9th | 4120 | Gerald Copsey | Tanya Copsey | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 34 |
| 10th | 3813 | Richard Smith | Benjamin Smith
Edward Smith | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 38 |
| 11th | 4011 | Simon Dolman | | 8 | DNF | 11 | 7 | 41 |
| 12th | 3461 | Andrew Clarke | | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 49 |
| 13th | 3463 | Joe Barnes | Ben Smith
Teddy Smith | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 53 |
| 14th | 4127 | Steven Langford | Harry Langford | DNC | DNC | 12 | 12 | 54 |