Baltimore 2015

Jester Baltimore Challenge 2015

Start off western end of Plymouth Breakwater, or the Pwllheli Sailing Club’s start line on Sunday 14th June 2015.
Finish Baltimore Haven, when the linebetween Barrack Point light on the western side of the entrance and Loo Rock buoy on the eastern side of the entrance is crossed.

To sail single-handed from Plymouth, United Kingdom or from Pwllheli to Baltimore, Republic of Ireland, (ROI), a distance of about 250nm.

Conditions in Plymouth Sound were light, if not calm, but as soon as the starting canon was fired a useful offshore breeze developed. Some stood to the south of the Eddystone while others tacked into Whitsand Bay. 

Many met calms off the Isles of Scilly but once across to the Irish coast conditions were a little more boisterous – even F6. Those starting from Pwhelli certainly had a brisk beat to windward.

With no significant damage or losses reported, and with two minor ‘non-incidents’ of which I am aware, I think we can safely claim that this year’s Jester Baltimore Challenge was a wonderful success. One incident involved the Courtmacsherry lifeboat due to a false alarm – although there was a rope around a rudder. The other was an alert put out by the Falmouth and Irish coastguards as the result of an understandably worried wife due to a vessel being becalmed and thus unavoidably delayed.

Our thanks to the Hafan Pwllheli Marina and Plas Heli at Pwllheli and Tamar River Sailing Club at Plymouth for providing mooorings and hosting skippers’ suppers at the start, and to Baltimore Sailing Club for their hospitality at the finish.

Starters

Skipper	Yacht	type	LOA	Start	Finish
Alan Quayle	Foillan	Hurley 27	27′	Pwllheli	Retired
Andrew Bedwell	Outlaw	Hunter 707	23′	Pwllheli	Finished
Andy Lane	Gwezer	Jouet Regent	27′	Plymouth	Finished
Andy Robinson	Crusoe Too	Moody 29	29′	Pwllheli	Retired Crosshaven
Bill Churchouse	Belgean	Westerly 22	22′	Plymouth	Finished
Bob Litton	Jalina	Sadler 25	25′	Plymouth	Retired
Brian Wilson	Sarabande	Halcyon	27′	Plymouth	Finished
Chris Collinson	Drifter	Halmatic 30	30′	Pwllheli	Retired Crosshaven
Chris Cowlard	Jonas	Westerly 33	33′	Plymouth	Finished
Chris Jackson	Sixpence	Albin Ballad	30′	Plymouth	Finished
Claire Templar	Duet	Hurley 22	22′	Plymouth	Finished
Claude Van Martyn	Buffoon	Dudley Dix Mini Cruiser	21′	Plymouth	Finished
David Knowler	Headway III	Achilles 840	27’8	Pwllheli	Finished
Denis Gorman	Lizzie-G	Albin Vega 27	27′	Plymouth	Finished
Donald Heath	Guppy Rides Again	Beneteau First	21′	Plymouth	Finished
Doug Pingel	Jakeeda 2	Westerly 33 Bilge Keel	33′	Plymouth	Finished
Duncan Lougee	Aerodrama	Val 31 Trimaran	29′	Plymouth	Finished
George Jepps	Anuanua	Prout catamaran	33′	Plymouth	Finished
Gibbie Odie	Laxfirth Lass	Halmatic 30	30′	Pwllheli	Finished
Graeme Shimwell	Steeplejack	Mirage 29 Bilge keel	27′	Plymouth	Finished
Gus Davidson	Foxy Lady	Royal Cape One Design	29′	Plymouth	Finished
Guy Willing	Bluegrass	Frances 26	26′	Plymouth	Finished
Hamish Southby-Tailyour	Black Velvet	Gaff cutter	30′	Plymouth	Finished
Jean-Jacques Lassalle	Gribou	Gib’sea 76	25′	Plymouth	Finished
Jim Schofield	Zigzag	Sadler		Pwllheli	Retired
John Hope	Surabaya	Vancouver 27	27′	Pwllheli	Finished
Matthew Bowns	Prime Suspect	Marcon Cutlass	27′	Plymouth	Finished
Mike Lynch	Petrafin	Folkboat	25′	Pwllheli	Finished
Mike Winter	The Sarah James	Durfour 29	29′	Plymouth	Finished
Nick Bridges	Dolphin of Fowey	Trapper 501 Twin Keel	28′	Plymouth	Finished
Nigel Stevens	Triassic	F27 Trimaran	27′	Plymouth	Finished
Ollie Ridgway	Jocasta	Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 26	25′	Plymouth	Finished
Peter Crawley	Sheldro	Sarum 28	28′	Plymouth	Finished
Roger Fitzgerald	Ella Trout III	Dehler	29′	Pwllheli	Finished
Rory McDougall	Cooking Fat	Wharram Tiki	21′	Plymouth	Finished
Roy Tall	Spirit of Venus	Sabre 27	27′	Plymouth	Finished
Simon Fayers	Shebeca	Frances 26	26′	Plymouth	Finished
Simon Griffiths	Cognac	Kirie Feeling 285	28′	Pwllheli	Retired Crosshaven
Steve Pickard	Springtide	Colvic 24	24′	Pwllheli	Retired
Tim Luke	Medusa	Vancouver	34′	Plymouth	Finished
Wil Bailey	Pyxi	Hurley 24	24′	Plymouth	Finished

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