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Noble Marine Comet Trio National Championship 2023 at Brixham Yacht Club

by Tracie Padro 13 Aug 2023 19:13 UTC 4-6 August 2023

Seventeen intrepid crews could not be deterred by the prospect of Storm Antoni. Proud to be sponsored by Nobel Marine, the class looked forward to 3 days of sailing at Brixham Yacht Club.

After day one it was clear in this friendly and fiercely competitive fleet there would be no clear winners. One thing for sure was there was great sailing in very challenging conditions.

  • 6 races
  • 2 seals
  • 17 Trios
  • 4 dolphins
  • 3 capsizes
  • 25 knot of breeze
  • 40 portions of fish & chips
  • 34 happy & tired sailors
A fantastic championship, with huge congratulations to Ben Flower and Mark Ripley, our 2023 National Comet Trio Champions. Interestingly using the Solo National Championships as a warm up for our event!

Many thanks to Brixham Yacht Club for superb hosting and great race management. Thank you to Noble Marine for their continued support.

Next port of call... the Inland Championship at Llangorse Sailing Club on 2nd & 3rd September 2023.

The 2024 National Championship will be held at Exe Sailing Club on 12-14 July 2024.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelmCrewClubR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
1st476Ben FlowerMark RipleyPaignton SC‑101131‑46
2nd501Andrew McAuslandCaroline McAuslandExe SC1‑8‑75219
3rd505Adrian PadroTracie PadroShustoke SC‑722(DNC)329
4th486Anne WayMike WayExe SC‑4332‑5311
5th503Bob HorlockColette HorlockExe SC34‑91‑8513
6th428Guy FarrantGraham SykesExe SC‑65444‑717
7th511Richard SallissCarole WilliamsCotswold2‑7567‑1220
8th435Jamie GrigorTim FarmerWhitefriars SC8‑967‑9627
9th348Sam MayneChris MayneHawley Lake‑14‑131086832
10th510Steve AshfordMartin YeomansWhitefriars SC568(DNC)(DNC)DNC37
11th364Symon DolicznyLou DolicznyExe SC‑1310‑129111040
12th5051Michael HartJenny HartExe SC‑12‑11111110941
13th381Steve BaileyPhil BaileySutton Bingham SC11‑14‑1410121447
14th373John AndrewsThomas AndrewsWhitefriars SC‑1512131213(DNS)50
15th305Poppy SallissSam NashCotswold‑1615‑1613141153
16th513Sarah PowellKaren WilsonExe SC91615(DNC)(DNS)DNC58
17th471Dave LeeIzaac LeeDurleigh(NSC)‑171714151359

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