The 38th Grafham Grand Prix took place at Grafham Water SC on Sunday 30 December with the 200+ entries split into three handicap fleets, each completing three races.
Winners of the Fast Handiacp fleet were David White and Jonathan Sweet (Formula 18) with second and first monohull, the Norfolk Punt of Collin and Oly Murray, who earlier in the week were winners of the Brass Monkey event at the Yorkshire Dales SC.
Ben Schooling in a Musto Skiff took third overall, ahead of John Tuckwell and Will Smith in a Nacra Carbon 20 taking second multihull and fourth place overall.
Winner of the Medium Handiacp fleet, after some late adjustments to the results, was the National 18, sailed by Peter Gray, Rachael Rhodes and Simon Forbes from Staunton Harold, emerged as the worthy winner.George Smith and Michael Iszatt, both part of the strong RS600 representation, took second and third slots respectively, with Olympic sailor Ben Saxton and Izzy Hamilton fourth in their RS200.
Finally the Winners of the Slow Handicap fleet were Simon Horsfield and Katie Burridge sailing a 2000, with second the Laser of Jon Emmett and in third place Jasper Barnham and Serena De Nahlik in another 2000.
Grafham Grand Prix – Leading Fast Handicap (35 entries)
1st Med National 18 Peter GRAY and Pepperdine and Forbes 1 2 -83 – – 3 pts Staunton Harold
2nd Med RS600 George SMITH -5 1 4 – – 5 pts Bough Beech
3rd Med RS600 Michael ISZATT 2 -3 3 – – 5 pts King George SC
4th Med RS200 Ben SAXTON and Izzy HAMILTON 4 -14 2 – – 6 pts Itchenor
5th Med RS600 Richard SMITH 3 4 -11 – – 7 pts Wilsonian
6th Med Lark Stuart HYDON and Nick HYDON -27.5 5 7 – – 12 pts Shustoke SC
7th Med RS600 Andy PEAKE -11 8 5 – – 13 pts Wilsonian
8th Med 470 Paul BROTHERTON and Ryan ORR -10 6 8 – – 14 pts Glossop SC
9th Med Fireball Kevin HOPE and Andy STEWART 6 -11.5 9 – – 15 pts Notts county sSC
10th Med Merlin Rocket Nick CRAIG and Emma CLARKE -18.5 10 6 – – 16 pts Burghfield Frensham
11th Med K1 Andrew SNELL -25 18 1 – – 19 pts ASA
12th Med Osprey Emma STEVENSON and Timothy BOWDEN -20 9 12 – – 21 pts Weymouth
13th Med Osprey Roger BLAKE and James BLAKE -24 7 14.5 – – 21.5 pts Great Moor SC
14th Med Osprey Ben HAWKES and Simon HAWKES -13.5 11.5 13 – – 24.5 pts Castle Cove SC
15th Med Fireball David HALL and Paul CONSTABLE 7 -19 18 – – 25 pts Blackwater SC
16th Med Blaze Eden HYLAND 9 -35 19 – – 28 pts Chasewater
17th Med D-Zero Joel WALKER 18.5 -31 10 – – 28.5 pts Grafham Water SC
18th Med RS200 Will TAYLOR and Matt TAYLOR 8 -25 21 – – 29 pts Lymington Town SC
19th Med Osprey Philip MEAKINS and Bryony MEAKINS 16 13 -20 – – 29 pts Warsash
20th Med Merlin Rocket Tim SAXTON and Jodie GREEN 13.5 16 -22 – – 29.5 pts Itchenor SC
Full Fast Handicap Results Here
Grafham Grand Prix – Leading Medium Handicap (82 entries)
1st Med Handcp RS600 George SMITH -4 1 2 – – 3 pts
1st Med Handcp RS600 Michael ISZATT 2 -3 1 – – 3 pts
1st Med Handcp National 18 Peter GRAY, Pepperdine and Forbes 1 2 (BFD) – – 3 pts
4th Med Hndcp RS600 Richard SMITH 3 -4 4 – – 7 pts
5th Med Hndcp RS600 Andy PEAKE -8 7 3 – – 10 pts
6th Med ndcp Fireball Kevin HOPE and Andy STEWART 5 -11.5 7 – – 12 pts
7th Med Hndcp RS200 Ben SAXTON and Izzy HAMILTON 6 -15 8 – – 14 pts
8th Med Hndcp 470 Paul BROTHERTON and Ryan ORR 9 5.5 -11 – – 14.5 pts
9th Med Hndcp Merlin Rocket Nick CRAIG and Emma CLARKE -17 10 5 – – 15 pts
10th Med Hndcp Osprey Roger BLAKE and James BLAKE -26 5.5 12 – – 17.5 pts
11th Med Hndcp Osprey Emma STEVENSON and Timothy BOWDEN -21 9 9 – – 18 pts
12th Med Hndcp Fireball David HALL and Paul CONSTABLE 7 -18 13 – – 20 pts
13th Med Hndcp Osprey Ben HAWKES and Simon HAWKES -12 11.5 10 – – 21.5 pts
14th Med Hndcp K1 Andrew SNELL -22 19 6 – – 25 pts
15th Med Hndcp Lark Stuart HYDON and Nick HYDON -24.5 8 18 – – 26 pts
16th Med Hndcp Osprey Philip MEAKINS and Bryony MEAKINS -15 13 15 – – 28 pts
17th Med Hndcp Merlin Rocket Tim SAXTON and Jodie GREEN 14 16 -19 – – 30 pts
18th Med Hndcp Merlin Rocket Dan WILLETT and Pete NICHOLSON -23 17 14 – – 31 pts
19th Med Hndcp RS200 Will TAYLOR and Matt TAYLOR 10 -25 22 – – 32 pts
20th Med Hndcp Blaze Eden HYLAND 11 -35 21 – – 32 pts
Full Medium Handicap Results Here
Grafham Grand Prix – Slow Handicap Leaders (86 entries)
1st Slow Hndcp 2000 Simon HORSFIELD and Katie BURRIDGE 1 1 -3 – – 2 pts
2nd Slow Hndcp Laser Jon EMMETT -3.5 3 1 – – 4 pts
3rd Slow Hndcp 2000 Jasper BARNHAM and Serena DE NAHLIK 2 2 -4 – – 4 pts
4th Slow Hndcp Laser Alistair GOODWIN -5 4 2 – – 6 pts
5th Slow Hndcp Solo Tom GILLARD 3.5 -7 6 – – 9.5 pts
6th Slow Hndcp 420 Oliver DOWSON MCGILL and Szymon MATYJASZCZUK 7 5 -14 – – 12 pts
7th Slow Hndcp Laser Garry KNOTT 6 6 -25 – – 12 pts
8th Slow Hndcp Laser Ben FLOWER 8 8 -16.5 – – 16 pts
9th Slow Hndcp Solo Ewan BIRKIN-WALLS 10 -22 7 – – 17 pts
10th Slow Hndcp Solo Dave LUCAS 12 -36.5 8 – – 20 pts
11th Slow Hndcp Solo Chris BROWN 11 -30 9 – – 20 pts
12th Slow Hndcp Solo Ian WALTERS -24 9 12 – – 21 pts
12th Slow Hndcp 420 Megan FERGUSON and Bettine HARRIS 9 12 -18 – – 21 pts
14th Slow Hndcp GP14 Lawrence CREASER and Fergus BARNHAM 13 11 (DNC) – – 24 pts
15th Slow Hndcp GP14 Ian DOBSON and Gemma DOBSON 20 -21 5 – – 25 pts
16th Slow Hndcp Enterprise Phil BEVAN and Laura BEVAN -16 15 11 – – 26 pts
17th Slow Hndcp GP14 Hugh DEVEREUX and Ellie DEVEREUX 14 14 -15 – – 28 pts
18th Slow Hndcp Solo Doug LATTA 19 13 -22 – – 32 pts
19th Slow Hndcp Solo Vincent HOREY 18 16 -20 – – 34 pts
20th Slow Hndcp Solo Chris JENNINGS (BFD) 19 16.5 – – 35.5 pts
Full Slow Handicap Results Here
