EFSA Boat Championship 2018
The 2018 EFSA Boat Championship was fished out of Penzance on the 12th and 13th May. A number of the anglers arrived early as they were expecting to fish a practice day on the Friday. However, the weather was too bad and practice was cancelled. 51 anglers met at the HQ, The Lugger Inn, to catch up with friends, swop fishy stories and register for the event.
Day 1
The weather had improved and the six boats taking part in the competition were able to leave the harbour. Fishing was mixed with some boats drifting all day whilst others anchored for an hour or two. Fish caught included pollack, haddock, dogfish, gurnard but flatfish were notable by their absence. Day one boat winners were Gary Geoghegan, Gary Dennis, Steve Souter, Ray Barron, Kevin Preston and Ken Smith.
Day 2
The second day was similar to day one. With four of the day one winners on the same boat it would prove an interesting day. Ray Barron came out top on this boat of death and was the only angler to have two boat wins and therefor win the competition. Well done Ray. Other boat winners were Neil Bryant, Martin Bobbett, Richard Russell, Colin Searles, Kevin Sampson.
Results
Individuals
1st Ray Barron gold pin
2nd Gary Geoghegan silver pin
3rd Neil Bryant bronze pin
2 Man Open
1st Ray Barron, Neil Bryant
2nd Gary Geoghegan, Dave Torrice
3rd Steve Batchelor, Colin Searles
4 Man Open
1st Matt Osborne, Andy Selby, Ray Barron, Neil Bryant
2nd Steve Batchelor, Steve Souter, John Bellamy, Colin Searles
3rd Rolf Marschalek, Peter Bailey, Barrie Senior, Cliff Newbold
4 Man Drawn,
1st Alan Bird, David Clark, Steve Batchelor, Colin Searles
2nd Kim Bowden, Matt Osborne, Gary Geoghegan, John Filsell
3rd George Bell, Martin Bobbett, Cliff Newbold, Neil Cottington
Life Members
1st Ray Barron
2nd Neil Bryant
3rd Martin Bobbett
Senior
1st Richard Russell
2nd Barrie Senior
3rd Ken Smith
Full Results – England Boat 2018
