U.K. Cherub 1994 National Championships

Weymouth Town SC (Hosted by Yacht Clubs of Weymouth)

The Cherub Nationals were hosted by the Yacht Clubs of Weymouth between August 21 & 23, based at Weymouth Town SC, a popular venue rewarded by the best turnout for a number of years, and an Australian presence to sample the current UK Boats

Friday

Three short races were held back to back on the first day, in predominantly light conditions. The first race was notable in that Dave Roe saw both his previous boats ahead of him on the first beat. At the finish first place was taken by the elderly light airs flyer Rebel (Howlett) sailed by the Edwards', second was Dave Roe in the Pasta Frenzy, 3rd Mike Chalmers in Norwegian Blue,Dave's old boat, the original Bistro, and 4th were the Walker's in Dave's original boat, Old Peculier (Ellway 3). 5th were the Spens' in another Bistro.
With more wind for the second race Dave took an early lead which he held to the end. Second place was closely contested between Simon Roberts (Dog) narrowly ahead of the Spens' and then Graham Dickenson, with Ian Praine taking 5th in another Bistro.
A reasonable breeze filled in for the third race and Dave departed for a second win. Graham (2nd) and Simon R (3rd) also had reasonable margins, and the Spens' and Mike and Matt headed the pack for 4th and 5th.

Saturday

Friday's first race started in a Force 3, and Dave adopted his usual tactic of leading the race from start to finish. Mike and Matt, Graham and Sarah, and Clare and Nick enjoyed a close tussle for second, with Mike holding off Graham after a scrabble round the last mark amongst the 405 fleet that was sharing the course.
The second race degenerated into a shortened drift, with Simon and Will Perret going hard right on the beat. Dave & then Mike fended off the challenges, and Simon Roberts took 3rd.

Sunday

The final day produced a patchy Force 3-4, with the best breeze of the day coming on an exciting run out to the start, with several boats pitchpoling and a broken mast. The left said of the beat paid initially, allowing Dave R, Mike, Graham and Andrew Kinchin to make the running. Dave and Mike took first and second, whilst the battle astern was resolved in favour of Andrew K.
Similar conditions prevailed for the last race, where Guy Lewington made a successful port tack start in the venerable Flat Stanley, allowing him to round close behind Dave and ahead of Simon and Graham. Dave Guy and Graham then found a hole on the run, while most of the rest of the fleet sailed out to sea on a gust. Dave fought back for a final win ahead of Mike, with Simon narrowly holding off Andrew K for 3rd, and Graham following in 5th place.

Place	Blunt End	Sharp End								Sail No	Design
1	Dave Roe	Helen Marsh	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2660	Pasta Frenzy
2	Mike Chalmers	Matt Stobbart	3	6	5	2	2	2	2	2637	Bistro
3	Simon Roberts	Joe Barker	18	2	3	9	3	5	3	2645	Dog
4	Graham Dickenson	Sarah Tindall	6	4	2	3	7	6	5	2647	Bistro
5	Nick Spens	Claire Spens	5	3	4	4	9	9	9	2642	Bistro
6	Andy Kinchin	Mike Bridgewater	10	7	6	7	14	3	2	2651	Dog
7	Ian Praine	Helen Robinson	8	5	9	6	4	10	12	2649	Bistro
8	Andy Horton	Kate Horton	13	10	8	8	6	4	7	2656	Platypus
9	Guy Lewington	Nick Mason	dns	12	12	10	8	7	6	2705	Murray mod Snow
10	Duncan Barr	Jackie Gregg	16	9	7	5	10	RTD	8	2658	Barr
11	Paul Priestly	Ian Morgan	11	8	16	17	13	8	10	2512	Ellway 2
12	Martin Walker	Heidi Walker	4	14	17	11	11	14	13	2612	Ellway 3
13	Paul Cox	Liz Humphrey	9	16	10	12	17	11	14	2654	Flyiong Trifle
14	Will Perrett	Craig Simons (AUS)	12	13	11	13	PMS	12	11	2646	Bistro
15	Steve Edwards	Tom Edwards	1	19	14	14	5	dns	Dns	2624	Howlet
16	Brian Cruickshank	Peter Cruickshank	14	dnf	13	15	12	13	16	2634	Fartpants
17	Tim Dean	Una-Mary Colclough	15	15	15	19	15	rtd	Dns	2662	Pasta Frenzy
18	Martin Tisdall	Sam Tisdall	17	17	19	18	18	15	15	2644	Bistro
19	Rob Bentley	Hazel Jackson	7	11	rtd	dns	dns	dns	Dns	2657	Dog
20	Robin Russell	Alex Corey	19	18	18	16	16	rtd	Dns	2643	Bistro
21	Neil Cardno	Ken Scott-Brown	20	rtd	rtd	200	19	rtd	17	2534	Deeley 2

Graham Dickenson
Originally Printed in Yachts and Yachting

Gear Chart

Place	Blunt End	Sharp End	Crew Weight	Sail No	Design	Builder	Mast	Foils	Sails
1	Dave Roe	Helen Marsh	19.5 stone	2660	Pasta Frenzy	Owner	Owner (Carbon)	Owner	Batt
2	Mike Chalmers	Matt Stobbart	20.5 stone	2637	Bistro	Dave Roe	Proctor Kappa (alloy)	Dave Roe	Trident/Batt
3	Simon Roberts	Joe Barker	20 stone	2645	Dog	Owner	Owner/Roe (Carbon)	Owner	Batt
4	Graham Dickenson	Sarah Tindall	19 stone	2647	Bistro	Biffa Boats	Owener/Roe (Carbon)	Owner	Batt
5	Nick Spens	Claire Spens	18 stone	2642	Bistro	Wiz Deas	Angel Boats (Carbon)	Bloodaxe	Batt
6	Andy Kinchin	Mike Bridgewater	21 stone	2651	Dog	Owner	Superspar M7	Owner	Hayes(?)/Batt