Gul RS200 Inland Championship at Chew Valley Lake SC
by Sally Campbell on 23 Oct 2014
Matt Mee Emma Norris with CVLSC Commodore Mike Thompson. Errol Edwards
Almost 120 sailors gathered at CVLSC for the 2014 RS200 Inlands sponsored by Gul to hear the race officer briefing that he preferred to use individual recalls and would resort sparingly to the black flag. As with all plans it lasted until first contact with the enemy, in this case the RS200 fleet. After two recalls and 12 boats sitting race 1 out for ‘individual recall’ transgressions, we were off.
As last year the wind was strong, gusty and straight down the lake, perfect for nautical snakes and ladders. Taking the most ladders of the day were the Rusdens who led overnight followed by Ed Whitehead/Alice Kingsnorth and Andrew and Jill Peters. Despite this being also the 2014 RS200 youth championships the majority of the first three were let’s say, experienced! Lurking in the background were a couple of fast names who were over-eager in race 1; namely defending champions Matt Mee and Emma Norris, so confident of repeating their 2013 performance they had left the trophy at home….they would need an exemplary Sunday to add to their BFD,4,1 Saturday to save some embarrassment.
Saturday night combined an AGM where several important matters were discussed relating to the development of sails and the boat – RS members watch out for voting forms coming your way and see the communications giving full details on the website. A hugely successful cider tasting evening in Cheddar followed. Some enjoyed the cider more than others with several notable ‘mojo’s’ being forgotten in the Black Dog Saloon.
Sunday dawned similar to Saturday but with the welcome addition of blue sky. The race officer set a leg busting four lap course for the first two races relenting a little for the third with three laps. Strong and gusty winds tested everyone. Potential stars of the day Ali Martin and Simon Potts had a quick swim in race 4 to wake them up but followed that up with a one and two, however they were outshone by Matt and Emma who banged in a 1,1,2 scoreline to discard their BFD and retain the trophy. The Rusdens had a less stellar day but hung onto a comfortable second overall and the Peters maintained a clear third with a consistent 3,4,6 performance. Overnight second place was last seen heading back to Cheddar to find his Mojo……
However RS sailing isn’t just about the first three. Silver and Bronze fleets ensure there are prizes to play for throughout the fleet. Clear winners of Silver in seventh place overall were RNSA sailors Sam Thompson and Leanne Hibberd, surely a golden future beckons for these two. Bronze was won by Andy Hadfield and Max Carey from Parkstone in 17th.
This year the Gul RS200 Youth Championship was part of the Inlands. Racing amongst the youths was incredibly tight with a high level of skill on display. The top three youths were separated by only four places overall. Winners of the 2014 Youth Championship were Jamie Baker and Jenny Pearson Farr from Wessex SC by two places overall from Jack Holden and Alex Lee from Arun.
Many thanks to CVLSC for once again being excellent hosts with a cheap bar, good food and an excellent on the water team. Despite a number of RS sailors keeping rescue teams interested they found time to take a huge number of photos and short videos which can be found on CVLSC’s Flickr photo
stream. A number of the fleet were equipped with GPS tracking devices. If you want to spot when you should have tacked but didn’t, check out the
tracker.
Next stop, the End of Season Championship and RS 20th Anniversary Ball - 8th November.
Overall
Sailed: 6, Discards: 1, To count: 5, Rating system: PY, Entries: 59, Scoring system: Default scoring system
|
Rank
|
Division
|
SailNo
|
HelmName
|
CrewName
|
Youth
|
R1
|
R2
|
R3
|
R4
|
R5
|
R6
|
Total
|
Nett
|
|
1st
|
Gold
|
1566
|
Matt Mee
|
Emma Norris
|
|
(60.0 BFD)
|
4.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
69.0
|
9.0
|
|
2nd
|
Gold
|
1481
|
James Rusden
|
Will Rusden
|
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
(7.0)
|
3.0
|
20.0
|
13.0
|
|
3rd
|
Gold
|
1559
|
Andrew Peters
|
Jill Peters
|
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
(14.0)
|
3.0
|
4.0
|
6.0
|
31.0
|
17.0
|
|
4th
|
Gold
|
1
|
Josh Metcalf
|
Ellie Gadd
|
|
5.0
|
8.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
3.0
|
(60.0 RAF)
|
86.0
|
26.0
|
|
5th
|
Gold
|
1467
|
Ally Martin
|
Simon Potts
|
|
(60.0 BFD)
|
5.0
|
12.0
|
8.0
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
88.0
|
28.0
|
|
6th
|
Gold
|
1549
|
Tim Saxton
|
Holly Scott
|
|
11.0
|
(13.0)
|
3.0
|
2.0
|
5.0
|
7.0
|
41.0
|
28.0
|
|
7th
|
Silver
|
1215
|
Sam Thompson
|
Leanne Hibberd
|
|
4.0
|
(12.0)
|
9.0
|
11.0
|
9.0
|
4.0
|
49.0
|
37.0
|
|
8th
|
Gold
|
1458
|
Nick Charles
|
Juliet Charles
|
|
9.0
|
6.0
|
11.0
|
(14.0)
|
8.0
|
9.0
|
57.0
|
43.0
|
|
9th
|
Gold
|
1031
|
Chris Catt
|
Ros McGrane
|
|
(60.0 BFD)
|
7.0
|
8.0
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
17.0
|
104.0
|
44.0
|
|
10th
|
Gold
|
1554
|
Thomas Wright
|
Lottie Clay
|
|
6.0
|
9.0
|
7.0
|
(36.0)
|
12.0
|
10.0
|
80.0
|
44.0
|
|
11th
|
Gold
|
854
|
Andy Shaw
|
Pippa Horne
|
|
8.0
|
(22.0)
|
2.0
|
15.0
|
16.0
|
5.0
|
68.0
|
46.0
|
|
12th
|
Gold
|
1562
|
Edd Whitehead
|
Alice Eyre
|
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
6.0
|
10.0
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
29.0
|
111.0
|
51.0
|
|
13th
|
Gold
|
1365
|
John Teague
|
Naomi Pound
|
|
10.0
|
(34.0)
|
13.0
|
12.0
|
10.0
|
8.0
|
87.0
|
53.0
|
|
14th
|
Silver
|
1072
|
Niel Barrett
|
Sophie Jones
|
|
14.0
|
15.0
|
16.0
|
9.0
|
13.0
|
(19.0)
|
86.0
|
67.0
|
|
15th
|
Gold
|
1347
|
David Jessop
|
Megan Chamberlain
|
|
13.0
|
(35.0)
|
21.0
|
16.0
|
11.0
|
12.0
|
108.0
|
73.0
|
|
16th
|
Silver
|
1452
|
Rob Henderson
|
Maddie Anderson
|
|
7.0
|
(33.0)
|
19.0
|
19.0
|
14.0
|
25.0
|
117.0
|
84.0
|
|
17th
|
Bronze
|
593
|
Andy Hadfield
|
Max Carey
|
|
16.0
|
27.0
|
10.0
|
17.0
|
27.0
|
(34.0)
|
131.0
|
97.0
|
|
18th
|
Gold
|
1451
|
Tony Freer
|
Zach Freer
|
|
12.0
|
30.0
|
17.0
|
22.0
|
19.0
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
160.0
|
100.0
|
|
19th
|
Gold
|
1165
|
Ian Pickard
|
Jane Gilbert
|
|
(60.0 BFD)
|
21.0
|
15.0
|
18.0
|
21.0
|
26.0
|
161.0
|
101.0
|
|
20th
|
Silver
|
1228
|
Joe Adams
|
Emma Lucas
|
|
(60.0 BFD)
|
23.0
|
24.0
|
21.0
|
22.0
|
16.0
|
166.0
|
106.0
|
|
21st
|
Gold
|
1403
|
Pete Vincent
|
Victoria Upton
|
|
(60.0 BFD)
|
40.0
|
25.0
|
13.0
|
15.0
|
15.0
|
168.0
|
108.0
|
|
22nd
|
Gold
|
1325
|
Charlotte Savage
|
Mike Wood
|
|
(60.0 BFD)
|
17.0
|
18.0
|
32.0
|
18.0
|
24.0
|
169.0
|
109.0
|
|
23rd
|
Bronze
|
1466
|
Dave Sweet
|
Derian Scott
|
|
21.0
|
18.0
|
31.0
|
29.0
|
(37.0)
|
14.0
|
150.0
|
113.0
|
|
24th
|
Silver
|
822
|
Peter Eyre
|
Nina Norden
|
|
18.0
|
25.0
|
27.0
|
26.0
|
17.0
|
(37.0)
|
150.0
|
113.0
|
|
25th
|
Bronze
|
848
|
Nick Martindale
|
John Flynn
|
|
30.0
|
19.0
|
30.0
|
24.0
|
(39.0)
|
18.0
|
160.0
|
121.0
|
|
26th
|
Silver
|
1263
|
Julian Bradbury
|
Helen Cafferata
|
|
23.0
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
28.0
|
31.0
|
23.0
|
21.0
|
186.0
|
126.0
|
|
27th
|
Silver
|
748
|
Matt Bromley
|
Andrea Bromley
|
|
20.0
|
24.0
|
34.0
|
25.0
|
26.0
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
189.0
|
129.0
|
|
28th
|
Bronze
|
1468
|
Paul Smalley
|
Tito Ricci
|
|
24.0
|
14.0
|
41.0
|
(60.0 BFD)
|
24.0
|
30.0
|
193.0
|
133.0
|
|
29th
|
Silver
|
1173
|
Chris Larr
|
Abigail Larr
|
|
17.0
|
38.0
|
32.0
|
(39.0)
|
35.0
|
13.0
|
174.0
|
135.0
|
|
30th
|
Silver
|
1126
|
David Conlon
|
Sarah Bines
|
|
(60.0 BFD)
|
31.0
|
23.0
|
27.0
|
40.0
|
20.0
|
201.0
|
141.0
|
|
31st
|
Silver
|
825
|
Jo Field
|
Lizzy Peacock
|
|
25.0
|
29.0
|
(35.0)
|
23.0
|
31.0
|
33.0
|
176.0
|
141.0
|
|
32nd
|
Bronze
|
426
|
Jamie Barker
|
Jenny Pearson-Farr
|
Y
|
27.0
|
28.0
|
37.0
|
(40.0)
|
28.0
|
23.0
|
183.0
|
143.0
|
|
33rd
|
Silver
|
766
|
Harry Roome
|
Pru Roome
|
|
15.0
|
11.0
|
22.0
|
38.0
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
60.0 DNF
|
206.0
|
146.0
|
|
34th
|
Gold
|
1240
|
Jack Holden
|
Alex Lee
|
Y
|
(60.0 BFD)
|
16.0
|
60.0 DNF
|
7.0
|
60.0 BFD
|
11.0
|
214.0
|
154.0
|
|
35th
|
Silver
|
626
|
Will Taylor
|
Fiona Mulchay
|
Y
|
22.0
|
37.0
|
40.0
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
32.0
|
27.0
|
218.0
|
158.0
|
|
36th
|
Bronze
|
542
|
Jon Harvey
|
Adrian Garland
|
|
28.0
|
(42.0)
|
39.0
|
34.0
|
33.0
|
32.0
|
208.0
|
166.0
|
|
37th
|
Bronze
|
422
|
Owain Hughes
|
Sam Norman
|
|
29.0
|
36.0
|
(38.0)
|
30.0
|
36.0
|
35.0
|
204.0
|
166.0
|
|
38th
|
Bronze
|
584
|
Tim Freeman
|
Hannah Sands
|
|
40.0
|
39.0
|
(46.0)
|
37.0
|
38.0
|
22.0
|
222.0
|
176.0
|
|
39th
|
Silver
|
1546
|
John McKelvie
|
Sarah Watson
|
|
35.0
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
60.0 DNF
|
28.0
|
29.0
|
28.0
|
240.0
|
180.0
|
|
40th
|
Siver
|
1389
|
Paul Lewis
|
Rosie Lewis
|
|
(60.0 BFD)
|
20.0
|
33.0
|
20.0
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
253.0
|
193.0
|
|
41st
|
Silver
|
1140
|
Phil Sowden
|
Liz Widdecombe
|
|
34.0
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
60.0 DNF
|
33.0
|
30.0
|
36.0
|
253.0
|
193.0
|
|
42nd
|
Silver
|
1004
|
Charlie Poyner
|
Jess Derbyshire
|
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
26.0
|
29.0
|
60.0 DNF
|
20.0
|
60.0 DNF
|
255.0
|
195.0
|
|
43rd
|
Bronze
|
379
|
Nick Smith
|
Hannah Smith
|
|
26.0
|
(48.0)
|
44.0
|
43.0
|
42.0
|
40.0
|
243.0
|
195.0
|
|
44th
|
Silver
|
620
|
Natasha Lister
|
Helen Williamson
|
|
31.0
|
43.0
|
(48.0)
|
42.0
|
41.0
|
38.0
|
243.0
|
195.0
|
|
45th
|
Bronze
|
909
|
Jack Vincent
|
Marc Vincent
|
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
45.0
|
36.0
|
60.0 DNF
|
25.0
|
39.0
|
265.0
|
205.0
|
|
46th
|
Silver
|
1154
|
James Williams
|
Sarah Tuppen
|
Y
|
(60.0 BFD)
|
32.0
|
26.0
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
31.0
|
269.0
|
209.0
|
|
47th
|
Gold
|
1508
|
George Yeoman
|
Sophie Ormsby
|
|
(60.0 BFD)
|
10.0
|
20.0
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
270.0
|
210.0
|
|
48th
|
Bronze
|
1308
|
Nick Blevins
|
Lilly Kotaiper
|
|
32.0
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
60.0 DNF
|
35.0
|
34.0
|
60.0 DNF
|
281.0
|
221.0
|
|
49th
|
Bronze
|
700
|
Tim Houghton
|
Zobell Houghton
|
|
36.0
|
47.0
|
42.0
|
41.0
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
60.0 DNF
|
286.0
|
226.0
|
|
50th
|
Bronze
|
1444
|
Jody Warner
|
Emma Warner
|
|
39.0
|
46.0
|
47.0
|
44.0
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
60.0 DNF
|
296.0
|
236.0
|
|
51st
|
Silver
|
1295
|
Kevin Druce
|
Izzy
|
|
33.0
|
41.0
|
45.0
|
(60.0 DNC)
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
299.0
|
239.0
|
|
52nd
|
Bronze
|
914
|
Reuben Woodbridge
|
Alice Woodbridge
|
|
37.0
|
44.0
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
45.0
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
306.0
|
246.0
|
|
53rd
|
Bronze
|
1233
|
John Spelman
|
Phil Brook
|
|
19.0
|
49.0
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
308.0
|
248.0
|
|
54th
|
Bronze
|
756
|
Christopher Sanders
|
Pippa Hardman
|
|
38.0
|
50.0
|
43.0
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
311.0
|
251.0
|
|
55th
|
Bronze
|
900
|
Roland Trim
|
Polly Jarman
|
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
60.0 DNF
|
49.0
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
349.0
|
289.0
|
|
56th
|
Bronze
|
832
|
Pete Alvey
|
Andy Gordon
|
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
60.0 DNF
|
50.0
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
350.0
|
290.0
|
|
57th
|
Bronze
|
1406
|
Simon Thomas
|
Rufus Thomas
|
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
360.0
|
300.0
|
|
57th
|
Bronze
|
1516
|
Martyn Stubbs
|
Holly Fox
|
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
360.0
|
300.0
|
|
57th
|
Silver
|
327
|
Michael Dennis
|
Louis Gibbs
|
Y
|
(60.0 DNF)
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
60.0 DNF
|
360.0
|
300.0
|
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