Castle Cove showed all 70 odd boats how to run a great Moth event, with all the volunteers putting in a huge effort making us feel welcome with bacon sarnies galore, the most massive bbq I've ever seen and some top notch racing to boot.
The Moth fleet over here has really come along in the last few years with the spread of abilities really tightening up. I think a lot of this is down to just how sailable the boats are now, letting people crack on and learn to race the boat rather than worrying about keeping it in the water! Reliability has also come on hugely, with big Friday seeing winds over 25 knots and barely any epoxy or grinding to be seen or heard.
I had a very mixed few days which started with a big lack of upwind abilities. I was really struggling to get any fullness out of my 16 upwind (plus side, downwinds we're veeery fast!) and was losing up more than I was gaining down and with the top 30 all being capable Moth sailors meant it was a lot harder to get yourself back in the game.
The windy day went a lot better than I expected with no problems downwind, but my overpowered sail was really causing trouble leading me to get the saw out on my prodder overnight! Saturday saw me back on it a bit more with a bit more all round pace. I bought a used Raptor from Team Ireland (thanks Rory!) on Saturday night and rigged it up with Gio's CST Elite3 and suddenly could go upwind again having my best result of the week in 7th. Unfortunately this followed with my worst race of the week where I couldn't do anything right and had to wipe out avoiding traffic in the leeward gate.
So a real mixed bag. Loads of potential in the boat and always faster downhill than the boats I was around and after a couple of days of 'tuning/biggest event of the year' I was starting to get Rocket uphill too. If I'm going to continue with any delusions I may have of still being competitive I really need to get back on the rig development and maybe go sailing every now and again (having doubled my time on the water this year at the Nats!)
Final Results:
| Place | Points | Sail No | Helm | Club | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Race 9 | Race 10 | Race 11 | Race 12 |
| 27 Jun | 27 Jun | 27 Jun | 28 Jun | 28 Jun | 28 Jun | 29 Jun | 29 Jun | 29 Jun | 30 Jun | 30 Jun | 30 Jun | |||||
| 1 | 14 | 4047 | Robert Greenhalgh | Stokes Bay SC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (4) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | (59/RET) |
| 2 | 18 | 7 | Chris Rashley | Royal London Yacht Club | (3) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | (3) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 31 | 3985 | Simon Hiscocks | Castle Cove Sailing Club | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | (10) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | (9) | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | 38 | 3980 | Mike Lennon | HISC | 4 | 5 | 3 | (6) | 3 | (6) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 62 | 3942 | Jason Belben | Stokes Bay Sailing Club | 8 | 4 | (9) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | (11) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 69 | 3982 | Ben Paton | Lymington | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | (27) | (74/DNC) | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | 79 | 40 | Tom Offer | Rock | 11 | (16) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | (65/OCS) | 13 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 |
| 8 | 81 | 3795 | Peter Barton | Royal Lymington YC | 12 | 9 | (17) | 9 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | (15) |
| 9 | 92 | 3945 | Eelco Boers | de roerkoning | 13 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 11 | (14) | (16) | 7 |
| 10 | 98 | 3941 | Gareth Davies | stone sailing club | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | (41) | (28) | 10 |
| 11 | 102 | 4037 | Jason Russell | HISC | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 13 | (16) | 9 | (16) |
| 12 | 119 | 5 | Mike Cooke | South West Cider Squad | 9 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 18 | (74/DNC) | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7 | (28) |
| 13 | 142 | 3916 | James Phare | Queen Mary SC | 7 | 20 | (40) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 25 | (38) |
| 14 | 147 | 3607 | Olivier Vidal | (21) | 17 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 11 | (25) | |
| 15 | 151 | 3729 | Phillip Kasermann | 15 | 10 | (30) | 13 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | (30) | 19 | 26 | |
| 16 | 158 | 3972 | Yann Andrillon | ASNQ | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 17 | (25) | 13 | (27) |
| 17 | 163 | 4033 | Ricky Tagg | Hayling Island | 17 | 8 | 7 | (32) | 21 | 21 | 30 | 29 | (58/RET) | 11 | 6 | 13 |
| 18 | 165 | 3622 | Fabien Froesch | SNG | 16 | 13 | 13 | (23) | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | (24) | 19 | 23 | 9 |
| 19 | 175 | 3614 | Doug Pybus | QMSC | 14 | 23 | (26) | 21 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 23 | (29) | 21 | 11 |
| 20 | 180 | 3944 | Richard Westbury | Bartley SC | (33) | 21 | 14 | (26) | 20 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 12 |
| 21 | 191 | 3711 | Dan Ward | Frensham Ponds | 20 | 19 | (35) | 14 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 20 | (35) | 24 |
| 22 | 204 | 3981 | Simon Reynolds | Whitstable Yacht Club | 22 | (30) | 24 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 20 | (32) | 24 | 17 |
| 23 | 224 | 3592 | Rory Fitzpatrick | NYC/RYC | 24 | 24 | 36 | 20 | 33/RET | (74/DNC) | 18 | 21 | 22 | (62/OCS) | 12 | 14 |
| 24 | 247 | 3870 | Ollie Holden | HISC | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 24 | (31) | (31) |
| 25 | 252 | 3764 | Dan Vincent | Stokes Bay Sailing Club | 32 | (33) | 23 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 26 | (33) | 31 | 18 | 29 | 29 |
| 26 | 254 | 3915 | Good Morgan | BRYC | 28 | 32 | 27 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 22 | 22 | 33 | 8 | 22 | 19 |
| 27 | 257 | 3684 | Sven Kloppenburg | RSV/SCR | 31 | 26 | 25 | 36 | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 22 |
| 28 | 269 | 940 | Kevin Ellway | 26 | 40 | 15 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 32 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 20 | 20 | |
| 29 | 295 | 3947 | Leigh Albrecht | QMSC | 23 | 27 | 31 | 40 | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 31 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 18 |
| 30 | 300 | 4042 | Giovanni Galeotti | RYCB | 29 | 44 | 42 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 39 | 31 | 19 | 34 | (46) | (59/RET) |
| 31 | 323 | 3718 | Anthony Rezzoug | ASNQ | (58/RET) | 29 | 48 | 41/RET | (74/DNS) | 29 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 37 | 40 | 37 |
| 32 | 328 | 3943 | Richard Edwards | Parkstone YC | 27 | 45 | 28 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 17 | 18 | 41 | 44 | 33 | 34 |
| 33 | 328 | 4045 | Matthew Ponsford | HISC | 36 | 35 | 34 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 33 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 23 |
| 34 | 332 | 3766 | Alex Koukourakis | Eastbourne Soverign SC | 58/RET | 56/RET | 37 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 19 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 21 |
| 35 | 337 | 3635 | John Chambers | Coal Harbour | 37 | 34 | 32 | (74/DNC) | 24 | 27 | 34 | 37 | (43) | 38 | 38 | 36 |
| 36 | 350 | 3995 | Graham Simmonds | 38 | 36 | 21 | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 29 | 32 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 30 | |
| 37 | 362 | 3849 | Constantijn Weber | 40 | 41 | (47) | 34 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 42 | 36 | 33 | (45) | 43 | |
| 38 | 366 | 3730 | Jon Peats | Castle Cove Sailing Club | (58/RET) | 37 | 50 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 35 | 38 | 38 | (57) | 43 | 44 |
| 39 | 383 | 3946 | Paul Beard | Queen Mary SC | 35 | 39 | 33 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 36 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 40 |
| 40 | 384 | 3940 | Jo Evans | Stokes Bay Sailing Club | 39 | 42 | 29 | (74/DNS) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 38 | 44 | 37 | 13 | 36 | 32 |
| 41 | 390 | 3830 | John Clifton | Shoreham SC | 42 | 43 | 41 | 33 | 33/RET | (74/DNC) | (57) | 39 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 33 |
| 42 | 405 | 3891 | David Edwards | TATA Steel SC | 19 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 61/RET | (74/DNS) | (74/DNS) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC |
| 43 | 423 | 3715 | Chris Jeeves | 51 | 50 | (53) | 35 | 31 | (74/DNC) | 40 | 45 | 46 | 31 | 49 | 45 | |
| 44 | 425 | 3758 | Jono Pank | Castle Cove Sailing Club | 41 | 38 | 49 | 38 | 33/RET | (74/DNC) | (55) | 43 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 |
| 45 | 433 | 3924 | Tim Penfold | HISC | 30 | 28 | 38 | 27 | (74/DNC) | 30 | 61/RET | (74/DNS) | 74/DNS | 74/DNC | 32 | 39 |
| 46 | 448 | 3935 | Claire Gavigniaux | 50 | 49 | 46 | 37 | 32 | 31/RET | 54 | 51 | 48 | (55) | (56) | 50 | |
| 47 | 449 | 3674 | Neil Baker | HISC | 34 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 26 | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC |
| 48 | 450 | 3914 | Ole Frey | 43 | 47 | 44 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 41 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 55 | 47 | |
| 49 | 455 | 3605 | Cameron Stewart | HISC | 44 | 48 | 57/RET | 28 | 33/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 50 | 45 | 54 | 48 | 48 |
| 50 | 455 | 3994 | Damien Le Houerou | 45 | 46 | 52 | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 44 | 40 | 35 | 47 | 37 | 35 | |
| 51 | 496 | 3432 | Kyle Stoneham | TBYC | 47 | 52 | 54 | 39 | 33/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 52 | 54 | 49 | 61 | 55 |
| 52 | 498 | 42 | Phil Oligario | Stokes Bay SC | 56 | 56/RET | 45 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 43 | 46 | 49 | 74/DNC | 42 | 46 |
| 53 | 513 | 3601 | Hans Rasmussen | 52 | 54 | 56 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 47 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 54 | 54 | |
| 54 | 522 | 4043 | Paul Hayden | 48 | 56/RET | 39 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 42 | 35 | 39 | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | |
| 55 | 531 | 3312 | Miles Burrage | TBYC | 54 | 53 | 55 | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 56 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 60 | 52 |
| 56 | 536 | 3893 | Tom Lambert | 49 | 51 | 51 | (74/DNS) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 45 | 49 | 58/RET | 74/DNC | 44 | 41 | |
| 57 | 539 | 3632 | Martin Fear | Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club | 46 | 31 | 43 | 29 | 33/RET | (74/DNC) | 61/RET | (74/DNS) | 74/DNS | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC |
| 58 | 543 | 3106 | Helen Rollinson | Castle Cove Sailing Club | 53 | 56/RET | (74/DNS) | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 51 | 53 | 52 | 48 | 59 | 56 |
| 59 | 552 | 3759 | Nic Streatfeild | Rutland | 55 | 56/RET | (74/DNC) | 41/RET | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 49 | 56 | 58/RET | 46 | 58 | 59/RET |
| 60 | 566 | 3959 | Paul Goodison | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 27 | 17 | 4 | |
| 61 | 584 | 3861 | Annalise Murphey | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 46 | 47 | 47 | 56 | 50 | 42 | |
| 62 | 597 | 3757 | Andrew Blee | Draycote Water SC | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 48 | 58 | 50 | 45 | 51 | 49 |
| 63 | 623 | 3837 | David Simmonds | Hayling Island SC | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNS | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 58 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 53 | 53 |
| 64 | 649 | 3254 | Keri Harris | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 59 | 59 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 57 | |
| 65 | 656 | 3665 | Unknown | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 23 | 41 | 74/DNC | |
| 66 | 659 | 3763 | Simon Philbrick | Poole YC | (74/DNS) | (74/DNS) | 74/DNS | 74/DNS | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 53 | 74/DNC | 57 | 58 | 63 | 58 |
| 67 | 664 | 3495 | Stuart Scott | scalingdam | 57 | 55 | (74/DNC) | (74/DNS) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 50 | 74/DNC | 58/RET | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC |
| 68 | 666 | 395 | Jim McMillan | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 52 | 60/RET | 74/DNS | 53 | 57 | 74/DNC | |
| 69 | 712 | 3621 | Ken Barker | Parkstone YC | (74/DNS) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNS | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 60 | 60/RET | 74/DNS | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC |
| 70 | 725 | 3954 | Unknown | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 59 | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | |
| 71= | 740 | 3437 | Unknown | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | |
| 72= | 740 | 3946 | Paul Beard | Queen Mary SC | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC |
| 73= | 740 | 3934 | Damien Le Houerou | ASQ | (74/DNC) | (74/DNC) | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC | 74/DNC |
