Despite having to pull in to Cork to effect rigging repairs early in the race, the mainly Jersey crew, with some complete novices among them, battled the elements and made their way back up the field and finished at 03.41 this morning.
Around 20 minutes later Puma Logic, skippered by another Jerseyman, Philippe Falle, crossed the finish line.
SAILING Windless final races After five hours on the water and just one race completed on Friday due to the almost non-existent winds, St Catherine’s SC’s Emma Speller finished 54th overall out of the 123-boat Radial Laser fleet in the UK Laser National Championships and was 9th junior lady.
Tim Faudemer placed 111th overall.
In the 4.7 fleet of 36 boats Lydia Carter was 21st, Henry Perkins finished 24th and Leo Scholefield was 35th and won the Andrew Cockayne Memorial Trophy for Best Endeavours.
Jeff Speller, the sole Jersey representative in the Standard fleet finished 53rd of the total 86 competitors, and fourth Master sailor.
VOLLEYBALL Polish to the fore Polish foursome Maggi Jurajea, Marcin Migasprzi, Przenek Wosnowski and Marta Jonak won the Vision Express Mixed fours volleyball competition at the weekend from Vision Express’s veteran quartet of Paul Adamson, Paul Gartshore, Anita Othman and Paulina Migas in a very close final 26-24, 25-16.
CYCLING Chris’s championship Caesarean Cycling Club’s Chris Spence won the Jersey Road Race seniors championship over 60 miles of the Watersplash circuit yesterday by .01 of a second, ahead of Richard Tanguy of Vèlo Sport Jersey.
Jamie Barker (VSJ) was third.
In the veteran’s race Bob Cabot (VSJ) was first and Mike Harris (CCC) second and Chris Seviour (CCC) was third, and first junior.
First lady was Jim Davis.
SHOOTING Swarbrick top shot High Gun and class A winner at Crabbé Clay Pigeon Club’s 50-bird sporting yesterday was Ron Swarbrick with a score of 47 ex 50.
B class winner was Chris L’Amy with 45 and in the C class James Lawrence was top with 36 ex 50.
PETANQUE Many Hands triples Winners of the Carrefour Pétanque Club Many Hands Domestic Agency triples competition were Michel Morel, Neil Selby and Chris Satchwell with two wins +14.
Second were Maurice Richard, Keith Lajoie and Laurence de la Haye who scored two wins + 3 and with two wins +2 for third place were Bryan Mollet and Frank and Robert Morel.
WHIPPET RACING Skye’s top dog After a month’s lay off for the hot weather, Jack Webster’s Skye led the way home by winning the Jersey Whippet Racing Club’s Handicap Shield at their La Moye track yesterday.
A nose behind was Alan Modral’s Khia Kohinor and John Campbell’s Karnap took the consolation rosette.
The Barbara Robbé Memorial Trophy was won, for the second consecutive year, by Steve Lawson’s Coyote, with his heavier brother Cadbury (David Lawson) pushing him all the way.
Jenny Thomas’s Jetstream was third and Capucinna (Steve Lawson) fourth.
Una Le Ruez’s Sprite won the consolation rosette and was veteran of the day.
GOLF Surrey Cup for Steve Steve Tanner’s nett score of 65 in La Moye Golf Club’s East Surrey Cup medal competition saw him finish top, with a gross 75, h’cap 10.
Nick Scott was second with a nett 67 (gross 90, h’cap 23) and Stephen Purdie third, nett 67 (gross 80, h’cap 13).
SHOOTING West is best West district beat South and East in the Jersey Rifle Association Bolitho Districts shoot at Crabbé yesterday, with a total 820.98.
Top-scorer was Richard Benest with 105.16 for West.
Graeme Harris was South’s top shot with his total 105.14 contributing towards their second place finish with 807.85.
East finished third with a total 775.60, Wally Langley was their top shooter with 104.10.
GOLF August performance Tony Perchard won the St Clement’s GC’s August Medal competition with a nett 56 off 19 handicap at the St Clement course yesterday, Malcolm Berridge was second after a countback with nett 58 off 13, ahead of Colin Boon who scored nett 58 off handicap ten.
SOFTBALL Falcons flying high Falcons beat Serco Cubs 24-15 in the JSA Barclays Outdoor League inter-divisional match played yesterday while in Division II AIB Shamrocks had a runaway win against Crills Rough Diamonds, with the final score 32-1.
Barclays Niners were awarded 15 points in their inter-divisional fixture walkover against Barclays Blue Sox who were again unable to field a team.
GOLF Demi Dunes Cup Roger de Sousa won the Demi Golf Society’s Dunes Hotel Cup competition on Saturday with a nett 60 off 9 handicap.
Gary Parsons finished second with a nett 62 off 12 and Miguel de Castro finished with a nett score of 64 off 12 for third place.
PETANQUE Juniors boule along The inaugural Juniors pétanque competition, organised by the Jersey Pétanque Club, was won by Rhys Moody and partner Fred Paisnel, with four wins.
Wesley Bowen/Louie Bowen finished second with three wins +17; third was the Alex Thompson/Mike Thompson pair with three win +9 while the fourth-placed pair was Gayle Rosier/Marian Allain with three wins +6.
GOLF Atlantic victor Peter Langdon won Les Mielles GC’s Atlantic Cup competition on Saturday with a nett 63 off ten handicap.
He beat Kevin Stewart who scored nett 64 off 12, and Keith Falle who finished with nett 64 off 18.
BOWLS Sun trophy success Sun Bowls Tony Osmont, Marianne Smith, Terry Bell and Cathy Le Sueur won the club’s Roy Cornwall Trophy yesterday by six points +22 shots.
The runners-up were Pat de Gruchy with John Stebbings, Bob Le Sueur and Denise Pallot, with five points +16.
Third-placed team was Maurice Fox, Roger Marriott, Margaret Osmont and Des Le Moignan with five points +13 shots.
