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XOD Captain's Cup at Cowes Week 2024 - Overall

by Rory Paton 2 Aug 2024 20:24 UTC 27 July - 2 August 2024

Going in to the final day of the Captain's Cup it was all to play for with the top 3 boats separated only by 3 points.

With a strong ebb tide, fresh SW breeze and a big course it was almost inevitable that we would have a general recall and so it proved. Once away there were still a couple of OCS boats but early leaders were X Ray, Astralita, Swallow and Mayfly.

On the 4 nautical mile beat to MDL Marina Astralita gradually established a lead and managed to pull away from the fleet.

The long run against the tide was fairly fraught as the fleet edged around the Island shore. Gradually Swallow made her way up the fleet to hold second ahead of X-Ray and Xcitation.

Overall it was close but Astralita won another Cowes Week including four wins from a very consistent Swallow and Xcitation. Cowes Week have really worked hard to make this a world class regatta for us, the competition has been as ferocious as ever but also a lot of fun. Special mention today goes to Graham Knowles who has competed in every Cowes Week in X74 Fiona since 1968.

Overall Results:
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Pos Boat Name SkipperSat Sun Mon Wed Thu Fri Pts
1ASTRALITAJohn Tremlett / Tim Copsey / Fraser Graham111286110
2SWALLOWRichard Faulkner22354213
3XCITATIONRoger Yeoman616231416
4FOXGLOVEAl Ashford549112928
5TORTOISEJonathan Clark1166671136
6MAYFLYRory & Amanda Paton and Tim Hire12512211838
7CLAIR DE LUNEMax Crowe / Jeremy Baker & S McCarthy8341493638
8LONE STAROllie James / Phil Lawrence & Paul Woodman361210451041
9GONE AWAYSteve Lawrence / Damian Ash & Finn McCormack78361210542
10X‑RAYJames Markby & David Bedford4921925346
11ANN EXMartin Sellars & Rupert Harding157713823.550
12MADELEINEPenelope Fulford131152722051
13FELIXPeter Baines314152615653
14GLEAMJames Meaning1013131024753
15ONYXRoger Heath & Roger Ewart Smith915824131257
16RELAXATIONNick Andrews36101411161768
17CRUMPETBarry & Carol Dunning2918118191975
18XLAbby Hire / Alex Paton / Kate Wharmby & Tom Wharmby2224167182285
19BEATRIXJohn Claxon & David Russell‑Jones17202022171488
20LARAWilliam McNeill16231819231389
21CONDORPhilip Hutchinson14192321211691
22XOANAPete Robson25172915142192
23LITTLE XGary & Claire Rossall182524232015100
24XENONHenry & Joanna Murray‑Smith242119162827107
25IBEXOli Broughton / Alan Perry & Steve Dover202622182726112
26ATHENAAndrew Cooper / John Boyce & Donna Cooper36221736336114
27LA MOUETTEKen Williamson232831173025123
28XACTLYEsmond Jenkins273627.5302218124.5
29MADCAPShaun Norris282727.5202636128.5
30LUCREZIAThom Board302925252936138
31MIXNick Dorley‑Brown / Mark Lacey & Tony Sceales213126293236139
32FRIVOLRobin Bromley‑Martin193036363123.5139.5
33FIONAGraham Knowles363330313336163
34BADGERIan Wilson263236363636166
35TYPHOONSimon Olliff363636363636180

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