We’re just waiting for the event website results to be updated but in the meantime here are the very provisional results for
Wednesday Overall – Please note these results are incorrect as the Coastal Race is non-discardable. Updated results will be published shortly.
The Results for races 4 and 5 are up on the website and race 6 is just finishing so will be up shortly.
We’d just like to say a great big thank you to the entire Flushing Sailing Club Race Committee for the sterling work they are doing in running racing this week. If you think it’s been tough sailing in these big waves give a thought to the boys and girls who have been out there on the committee and mark boats madly rocking and rolling all day to look after us.
Our sport is entirely dependent on the wonderful volunteers that man our committee boats and put hundreds of hours in behind the scenes making events like these possible and we are extremely grateful to them all.
Cheers members and friends of Flushing Sailing Club!
The Henri-Lloyd pop-up shop in the regatta office has some amazing bargains including this fabulous Phoenix jacket at less than half price. The shop is open before and after racing so do pop in and take a look at the great gear on offer.
Good morning everyone and welcome to Sta-Lok Wednesday in Falmouth. Sadly the sun has deserted us today and its a little chillier so the Henri Lloyd Pop-Up shop has been doing a roaring trade selling extra clothing this morning.
At the briefing Race Officer Jack Penty advised that today’s plan is for two windward leeward races followed by an around the cans regatta course which will finish off the entrance to the Harbour.
The wind has gone round a little into the south east and is expected to moderate from its current mid teens down to circa or even sub ten knots later. Sadly it looks like the cloud cover is with us for the day and there’s even a possibility of some rain this afternoon, although hopefully this won’t arrive until after racing finishes.
Also at this morning’s briefing it was agreed with the competitors that the daily prize givings will be brought forward to 18.00 in the Regatta Marquee.
As regular followers of the Half Ton Fleet will know the sailors have a wry sense of humour and love nothing better than gently taking the Micky out of each other. This week we have a very special daily award, which for the purposes of this column will be know as The Richard Of The Day Award. Each day the competitors are asked to nominate their favourite snafu of the day and a secret committee (OK – its actually regatta chair Dave Owens) selects the winner.
The awards are “sponsored” by Fat Willy’s Surf Shack and the winner is presented with a pair of stickers which must be displayed on the boat for the duration of the regatta and the orange Fat Willy’s T-shirt which must be proudly worn by the responsible crew member for the day.
At last night’s daily prize giving in the marquee the award for the first two days of the regatta were presented. Day one’s Richard went to King One for their spectacular failure to check their lifeline lashings resulting in four of the crew getting an early bath just off the start line of race one.
And in an astonishing coincidence day two’s Richard also went to King One for their spectacular effort in firstly leaving their spinnaker ashore in the car when then set off from the dock, forcing them to come scurrying back in a panic to collect it, and then for blowing it out just after they hoisted it on the first run.
Day two of the Henri Lloyd Half Ton Classics
Greg Peck’s Swuzzlebubble loves nothing better than a good windy beat and the race committee gave them just that with a 10 mile head banger first leg that tested everyone’s metal. Swuzzlebubble rounded the weather mark with a handsome lead, but on the run the wind dropped somewhat, compressing the fleet. Paul Pullen’s Miss Whiplash took full advantage of the situation gaining considerable ground. As the boats rounded the last mark Swuzzlebubble still had a big lead on the water, but on corrected time she and Miss Whiplash were now neck and neck. The final leg in through the heads was a close reach in an awk
ward swell and as Swuzzlebubble crossed the finish just off Falmouth all heads turned to see how Miss Whiplash was doing. The stopwatches were out and as Whiplash crossed the line it was confirmed that, after more than five hours racing, she had won by a mere six seconds. Third place went to Jonny Swan’s Harmony with Philippe Pilate’s General Tapioca fourth.
Back ashore the fleet were treated to beers on the dock by A2 Rigging followed by the daily prize giving in the Regatta Marquee which is located immediately opposite the National Maritime Museum Cornwall.
Tomorrow the fleet will return to inshore racing with races four and five of the series planned. The forecast is for the wind to remain easterly and in the mid to high teens so there’s every expectation of starting on time at 10.30 for another great day’s sailing. The regatta continues until Friday 19 August.
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After the Mylor Yacht Harbour Coastal Race we spoke to Mike Relling, trimmer aboard second placed Swuzzlebubble, race winner Paul Pullen or Miss Whiplash and Robbie Tregear of Per Elisa who lost her rig during the race.
As you can see from our photo, sadly Robbie Tregear’s beautiful Per Elisa lost her rig in today’s Coastal Race. Fortunately no one on board was injured and the boat is fine but their regatta is over. Interview with Robbie to follow shortly.
Half Ton Classics Cup 2025 