Miracle National Championship 2024 at Rutland Sailing Club - Day 3
by Brian Jones 15 Aug 01:32 NZST
12-16 August 2024
A northerly breeze on a grey morning promised fair for a day of light wind racing, much to the joy of the lightweight crews.
The start of race 5 was delayed by 30 minutes waiting for the wind to settle as it veered over the dam wall. Two boats were over the line before the fleet tacked slowly up the beat. By the windward mark the wind began to die, and on the reach some boats struggled to fly the kites.
Carolyn and Nick Smith passed the wing mark first and led the slow reach down to the leeward bouy with just enough wind for all boats to set their spinnakers. Here they were hotly pursued by Team Holland, hoping for a shortened course, only to be disappointed by 'race abandoned' as there had been less than the 5 knot minimum across the course!
Simon and Vivian Turnball would have been in their consistent 4th place. If this race had counted it would have mixed up the leaderboard nicely. However, a chance to show two of the crews who did well mid-fleet on race 4: Paul and Nathan Robinson sailing 4110 and Richard and Ben Smith sailing 3813.
The forecast for tomorrow is windy. Hurray!
Results after Day 3:
| 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 |