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XOD Captain's Cup at Cowes Week 2024 - Day 5

by Rory Paton 31 Jul 21:24 UTC 27 July - 2 August 2024

After a day off for no wind and a wonderful party sponsored by Hiscox and James Hallam insurers, quite a few of the fleet were grateful for a delay today. Mercifully the promised easterly kicked in just in time and we went racing from the RYS line at 16:30.

With a strong flood tide we were sensibly started under flag Z and there was a clear start. Early leaders from the start were Astralita, Mayfly and XRay and XL, oddly despite the tide, the right hand side of the course payed.

Al Ashford's Foxglove gained the lead at Royal London YC and managed to gybe towards the Island shore on the run to Prince Consort. Behind them mayhem ensued, but she was followed towards the Shrape by Roger Yeoman's Xcitatation and Rory and Amanda Paton and Tim Hire's Mayfly. The wind started to die, on the beat to Norris once again the southerly route paid and Mayfly overhauled Excitation. At a shortened course at Goodall Racing, Foxglove won convincingly from Mayfly and Xcitation.

Special mention today goes to the youth team on XL of Abby Hire, Kate and Tom Wharmby who on youth day finished 7th just ahead of the evergreen Barry Dunning in Crumpet with Carol Dunning and Mike Hobby.

After 4 races the overall standings have been shaken up somewhat with X166 Swallow Ben McGrane, Richie Faulkner and James Ross moving up to first overall following her 4th today. With two days left there is all to play for.

Results after Day 5:

Pos Boat Name SkipperSat Sun Mon Wed Pts
1SWALLOWRichard Faulkner223512
2FOXGLOVEAl Ashford549119
3XCITATIONRoger Yeoman6162327
4CLAIR DE LUNEMax Crowe Jeremy Baker & S McCarthy8341429
5TORTOISEJonathan Clark1166629
6ASTRALITAJohn Tremlett 1112831
7MAYFLYRory & Amanda Paton and Tim Hire12512231
8ANN EXMartin Sellars & Rupert Harding15771342
9X‑RAYJames Markby & David Bedford4921943
10GLEAMJames Meaning1013131046
11MADELEINEPenelope Fulford131152756
12ONYXRoger Heath & Roger Ewart Smith91582456
13FELIXPeter Baines314152658
14LONE STAROllie James Phil Lawrence & Paul WoodmanRET1210462
15GONE AWAYSteve Lawrence Damian Ash & Finn McCormack78NOD1263
16CRUMPETBarry & Carol Dunning291811866
17XLAbby Hire 222416769
18RELAXATIONNick AndrewsRET10141171
19LARAWilliam McNeill1623181976
20CONDORPhilip Hutchinson1419232177
21BEATRIXJohn Claxon & David Russell‑Jones1720202279
22XENONHenry & Joanna Murray‑Smith2421191680
23XOANAPete Robson2517291586
24IBEXOli Broughton Alan Perry & Steve Dover2026221886
25LITTLE XGary & Claire Rossall1825242390
26LA MOUETTEKen Williamson2328311799
27MADCAPShaun Norris282727.520102.5
28MIXNick Dorley‑Brown Mark Lacey & Tony Sceales21312629107
29LUCREZIAThom Board30292525109
30ATHENAAndrew Cooper John Boyce & Donna CooperRET2217DNC111
31XACTLYEsmond Jenkins27RET27.530120.5
32FRIVOLRobin Bromley‑Martin1930RETRET121
33BADGERIan Wilson2632DNCNOD130
34FIONAGraham KnowlesRET333031130
35TYPHOONSimon OlliffRETDNCDNCDNC144

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