Yachts & Yachting ‘Battle of the Classes Pursuit Race

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Yachts & Yachting ‘Battle of the Classes Pursuit Race

by Magnus Smith 20 Jan 2008 16:33 UTC 20 January 2008

Final results from the Yachts & Yachting 'Battle of the Classes' pursuit race at the London Boat Show. Hugh Brayshaw took the Under 18 prize, and the Phantoms won the team prize.
Please see the photo gallery too.

Overall Results: (showing lap positions)

Result	Class	Sail	Helm	Crew	Lap 1	Lap 2	Lap 3	Lap 4	Lap 5
1	Phantom	1277	Andy Couch		29	16	14	5	1
2	National 12	3492	Graham Camm	Sam Childs	17	9	5	2	2
3	505	8935	Russel Short	Andrew Short	43	34	24	12	4
4	Phantom	1274	Simon Childs		30	19	12	10	5
5	Finn	6	Allen Burrell		26	20	16	9	6
6	Albacore	7992	Jeremy Rook	Tim Rook	28	21	15	11	7
7	Solo	4857	Andy Davis		10	7	6	6	8
8	National 12	3514	Anthony Gifford	Katie Meadowcroft	21	13	8	7	9
9	Lark	2500	Steve Dunn	Toby Lewis	22	18	11	13	10
10	Laser 2000	2458	Rob Burridge	Amy Hulley	18	12	9	8	11
11	National 18	375	Jeremy Vines	Maxine Webb & Ollie Houseman	36	33	30	19	13
12	Merlin Rocket	3690	Andy Dalby	Chris Downham	33	26	13	4	14
13	Albacore	8126	John Woffinden	Janet Woffinden	32	29	20	17	15
14	Topper	45841	Hugh Brayshaw		4	1	1	3	17
15	Enterprise	22971	Philip Kirk	Sarah Gregson	23	22	21	21	19
16	Lark	2411	Chris Whitehouse	Jane Alexander	19	15	10	23	20
17	Rooster 8.1	81	Steve Cockerill		37	35	31	24	21
18	Streaker	3	Ian Jones		11	8	17	22	22
19	RS300	328	Tim Keen		40	39	34	31	23
20	RS300	30	Paul Thompson		38	36	33	29	24
21	Streaker	1065	Wendy Shigler		14	17	23	25	25
22	Topper	43685	Julia Beck		3	3	2	14	26
23	Rooster 8.1	111	Ian Morgan		41	40	38	33	27
24	Mirror	70324	James Polston	Luke Lazell	1	2	4	20	28
25	Laser 2000	22054	Andrew Sloper	Will Sloper	27	31	27	28	29
26	Hurricane	365	Mike Coulson	Viki Herbert-Coulson	51	47	47	39	30
27	Buzz	1089	Simon Cory	Claire Hansell	39	42	40	34	31
28	British Moth	846	Rob Wilder		13	23	26	27	32
29	ISO	1184	Mike Speller	Jonny Wells	45	45	46	38	33
30	29er	174	John Mather	?	44	43	41	35	34
31	B14	772	Mark Watts	George Morris	47	46	45	41	35
32	Comet	636	Ian Coppenhall		15	27	29	32	36
33	2.4 Metre	85	Trevor Jenkins		5	11	25	30	37
34	Pegasus	199	David Rollinson	Keith Rollinson	34	37	42	44	39
35	Comet	427	Mark Coppenhall		12	30	32	42	41
36	British Moth	856	Colin Hall		20	32	36	43	43
37	Thames A Rater	14	Martin Hunter	Jamie Stewart & Mark Stait	50	49	48	46	44
38	Pacer	1703	Guy Marks	Thomas Marks	9	25	39	47	45
39	Laser 5000	5231	Thomas Sauvel	Alastair Farnham	52	50	43	48	46
40	Xenon	4218	Darren Leyton	Mike Guest	49	51	49	49	47
41	V3000	3085	Will Archer	Ben Blake	48	48	50	50	48
42	Int. Moth	4090	Jason Belben		53	52	51	51	49
DNF	Mirror	70252	David Moore	Jack Moore	2	4	7	40	DNF
DNF	Solo	4730	Vince Horey		16	10	18	18	DNF
RTD	Firefly	2018	Paul Kameen	Laura Smith	7	6	RTD	RTD	RTD
RTD	Finn	648	Adrian Brunton		24	RTD	RTD	RTD	RTD
OCS	Hurricane SX	358	David Kiddle	Sarah Knott	54	OCS	OCS	OCS	OCS
XXX	Firefly	3037	Steve Tylecote	Sally Wilson	6	5	3	1	3
XXX	Pacer	2302	Michael Warwicker	Kate Fitzsimmons	8	14	28	36	42
XXX	RS200	1130	Rob Janering	Marian Evangeledis	25	24	19	16	18
XXX	Blaze	613	Mike Lyons		31	28	22	15	12
XXX	Blaze	713	Stuart Brown		35	38	37	37	38
XXX	Hornet	208	Lewis Woodland	Jonathan Bailey	42	41	44	45	40
XXX	B14	768	Mark Barnes	Pete Nichonson	46	44	35	26	16

XXX = Did not sign off

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