2004 National Championship, Poole, Great Britain

Parkstone Y.C.

July 18th – 20th
from UK website

Parkstone Yacht Club hosted the OK Class National and Open Championships with a near record entry of 75 boats the most for over 15 years. The entry was enhanced by a strong Overseas contingent who were getting acclimatised to the local waters for their World Championship being run by Parkstone next week, also in Poole Bay.

The indifferent summer decided to show signs of improvement and all 8 races scheduled were sailed in a variety of conditions. This allowing Principal Race Officer Bryan Drake, to set good start lines with a true beat to the first mark.

Sunday morning saw very little wind with rain but the sun soon came out and after a light 1st race the 2nd and 3rd were sailed in winds gusting up to 20knts from the SW. This led to a few casualties with broken masts and retirements. Competitors had problems getting used to the change of tide for the 2nd race and there were three General Recalls before the fleet finally got away, but not before 11 had been disqualified for premature starting under the "Black Flag" rule. They were all much more careful by the 3rd race!

Monday was fine with a steady southerly wind of 9 to 10knts making pleasant sailing for all. It was the 3rd race this time that caught the unwary with a west going tide and 5 boats were "Black Flagged".

Tuesday morning was sunny but with light winds. After a delay of 55 minutes the PRO got the competitors away to a clear start on a shortened course in a 5knt SSEerly wind. Those choosing the left hand side of the course soon realised that they had been pushed down tide and some of the top sailors finished up with indifferent results in this race. The 2nd race had one General Recall but at the second attempt everyone was clear of the line (almost line shy) and had an extremely close race with only a few minutes separating the first and last boats in a very pleasant 9 knt breeze.

Tom Lock, Club Commodore, said that Parkstone had been delighted to host the event and that he looked forward to welcoming many of the sailors to the Worlds next week. He thanked all those who had put so much time into running and organised the Meeting, with special mention of Mary Reddyhoff, herself an OK sailor and PRO Bryan Drake. He congratulated the winners and invited the Class President to present the prizes.

DNC, DNS, DNF, DSQ, OCS: 76 pts

Results GBR Nationals 2004
Pl.	Sailno.	Name	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts-2
1	GBR 2110	Nick Craig	Frensham Pond SC	5	2	4	5	3	2	2	2	15
2	IND 1	Nitin Mongia	Navel SC Mumbai	1	4	2	1	5	5	48	12	18
3	GBR 2109	Jim Hunt	South Staffs SC	11	12	8	2	1	1	1	8	21
4	DEN 1280	Jorgen Lindhardtsen	Hvidovre Sejlklub	7	3	6	4	17	11	11	4	35
5	NZL 501	Matt Stechmann	Worser Bay SC	14	10	3	21	2	6	49	6	41
6	SWE 2746	Thomas Hansson-Mild	Umea Segelsallskap	17	8	9	8	4	DNF	3	9	41
7	GBR 2106	David Carroll	Felixstowe Ferry SC	3	6	21	7	8	4	16	22	44
8	NZL 511	Ben Morrison	Wakatere BC	2	17	10	16	9	14	29	3	54
9	GER 727	Karsten Hilz	SSC	DNS	1	5	30	18	8	8	15	55
10	NZL 517	Paul Rhodes	Worser Bay BC	6	5	DNF	3	11	DNF	37	1	63
11	GER 717	Oliver Gronholz	SSC	25	9	11	6	13	10	15	25	64
12	NZL 522	Greg Wilcox	Worser Bay BC	9	OCS	14	14	20	13	DNF	5	75
13	GBR 2101	Terry Curtis	Upper Thames SC	16	18	13	11	21	22	9	11	78
14	GBR 2113	Andrew Rushworth	Christchurch SC	12	14	25	10	6	16	26	33	83
15	GER 690	Sönke Behrens	SCOe	20	19	22	20	15	12	7	14	87
16	NZL 521	Mark Perrow	Wakatere BC	8	11	20	28	19	20	60	10	88
17	GBR 2045	Will Turner	Ardleigh SC	26	16	15	34	24	17	6	13	91
18	NZL 519	Steven McDowell	Worser Bay CB	10	OCS	7	13	26	24	68	17	97
19	NZL 520	Russell Wood	PCSC	38	7	1	36	12	OCS	23	19	98
20	POL 14	Pawel Pawlaczyk	JKW	19	23	24	19	14	9	18	28	102
21	SWE 99	Hans Elkjær	Varverges Segelsallskap	13	22	OCS	17	16	23	17	18	103
22	GBR 2012	Hywel Roberts	Parkstone YC	22	26	33	9	23	7	33	23	110
23	NZL 509	Joe Porebski	WBBC	4	OCS	DNF	22	10	29	43	7	115
24	DEN 1324	Jesper Petersen	Solrod Strand Sejklub	15	DSQ	12	12	7	3	38	24	125
25	NZL 484	Michael Inwood	Wakatere BC	21	15	23	46	22	34	32	16	129
26	GBR 2054	James Wells	RYA	42	37	31	15	34	27	5	30	142
27	GBR 2082	John Ball	Felixstowe Ferry & DYC	24	OCS	DNS	32	25	18	24	26	149
28	SWE 2750	Jonas Lindahl	Nattraby BK	44	30	DNS	26	38	21	4	32	151
29	NZL 490	Craig Pryce	Napier SC	36	OCS	27	23	28	26	12	49	152
30	GBR 2108	Neil Goodhead	South Staffs SC	51	27	35	33	29	19	10	47	153
31	NZL 504	Adrian Mannering	Napier SC	39	13	19	25	27	33	46	39	156
32	GER 725	Christian Hartmann	VSaw	29	32	DNS	27	52	15	14	43	160
33	AUS 711	Nick Gray	South Lake Maquarie SC	37	33	16	43	51	43	13	21	163
34	GBR 2085	Gavin Waldron	South Staffs SC	23	25	30	56	42	37	27	52	184
35	GBR 2083	Andy Turner	Ardleigh SC	28	OCS	17	58	57	38	19	36	195
36	AUS 708	Christopher Visick	Black Rock YC	32	21	28	49	47	44	70	29	201
37	GBR 1774	Tony Thresher	West Oxfordshire SC	33	24	26	44	40	39	40	41	202
38	GBR 2112	John-Paul Williams	West Oxford SC	35	29	43	45	33	40	66	27	207
39	GBR 2107	Mike Edwards	South Staffs SC	40	28	DNF	52	39	28	44	31	210
40	AUS 610	Peter Burton	South Lake Macquarie A. SC	34	20	18	38	55	50	62	51	211
41	GBR 2100	Dan Ager	RYA	30	36	DNS	42	50	45	34	35	222
42	GBR 2021	Alex Scoles	Overy Straith SC	56	41	37	40	44	42	31	38	229
43	DEN 1246	Frank Visler	Solroed Strand Sejlklub	50	OCS	DNS	31	32	46	57	20	236
44	POL 5	Krzysztof Dabkowski	Mos 2	41	OCS	29	63	37	25	56	48	236
45	AUS 692	Bill Tyler	Sydney Amateur SC	48	34	39	51	46	41	30	59	238
46	GBR 2008	Geoff Woollen	Frensham Pond SC	47	44	40	53	31	55	39	37	238
47	DEN 1335	Mogens Johansen	Solrad Strand Sejlklub	52	35	DNS	39	30	32	52	53	240
48	GBR 2087	Jules Burnham	Upper Thames SC	57	45	DNS	29	36	36	47	54	247
49	AUS 715	Tom Pearce	Black Rock YC	59	38	38	41	59	DNF	22	56	254
50	GBR 2102	Andrew Day	West Oxford SC	45	43	36	55	60	49	28	61	256
51	GBR 2065	Simon Shaw	Deben YC	46	39	45	50	41	57	36	63	257
52	GBR 1966	Timothy O’Leary	Felixstowe Ferry SC	53	42	42	24	49	48	53	55	258
53	DEN 1323	Bo Teglers	Hvidovre Sejlklub	27	31	34	59	58	51	61	58	259
54	GBR 2067	Jonathan Fish	Felixstowe Ferry SC	31	OCS	DNF	54	43	OCS	25	34	263
55	GBR 2059	Peter Turner	Ardleigh SC	DNS	DNS	DNS	48	48	31	21	44	268
56	DEN 1212	Jan Larsen	Wurdoure	43	DNF	DNS	47	54	47	35	50	276
57	GBR 2007	Anthony Rich	Deben YC	DNS	DNS	DNS	35	45	30	58	46	290
58	GBR 2072	Jon Meadowcroft	Upper Thames YC	58	47	DNS	18	DNF	DNS	54	42	295
59	GBR 2084	John MacIntyre	RYA	55	DNF	DNS	62	56	35	42	45	295
60	POL 58	Darek Kras	Mos 2	54	40	41	57	53	54	59	62	299
61	GER 693	Martin von Zimmermann		DNS	DNS	DNS	37	35	OCS	41	40	305
62	GBR 2058	Mary Reddyhoff	Parkstone YC	61	49	DNS	60	62	56	20	64	308
63	AUS 694	Richard Furneaux	Black Rock YC	63	46	32	61	63	OCS	50	60	312
64	GBR 2031	Dave Cooper	Ouse Amateur SC	49	OCS	46	65	61	52	67	57	330
65	GBR 2091	Russell Connor	Upper Thames SC	64	50	DNS	64	66	58	51	70	353
66	BEL 604	Mark Geboes	KLYC	60	DNF	DNS	66	64	53	65	67	375
67	FRA 873	Yan Rialland	U.S. Riveraine	65	48	44	DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	385
68	GBR 2056	Colin Slevin	South Staffs SC	68	DNF	DNS	68	65	OCS	45	66	388
69	GBR 2048	Rodney Thorne	Upper Thames SC	62	DNS	DNS	67	67	59	69	68	392
70	GBR 2105	David Rose	RYA	18	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	398
71	GBR 2077	John Owen	Dudley SC	66	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	55	65	414
72	GBR 1927	Colin Page	Weston SC	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	60	63	69	420
73	GBR 1983	Robert Pilon	Upper Thames SC	69	DNS	DNS	69	68	DNF	DNS	DNS	434
74	GBR 2074	Roger Cooper	Upper Thames SC	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	64	71	439
75	GBR 2034	Paul Pike	Covenham SC	67	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	447

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