RS500 World Championship - Day one and two report
by Nick van Alphen on 8 Aug 2014
RS500 World Championship 2014 Loctudy, France Jakez
This is a short report of the first two days of the RS500 Worlds in Loctudy, France. Upon arrival at the shoreline of Loctudy it was clear why the Swedish teams were already here for one week. The weather was gorgeous and so is the beach from where the boats launch. The hosts from Cercle de Nautique Loctudy were welcoming new guests on Monday with a ride on a foiling catamaran. For others there was the chance to start training with their international competitors and the first practise race was sailed in perfect conditions.
After Int. Chairmen Michiel Geerling-van Susante's opening on Tuesday morning, the sailors were all very excited to race. The first day of racing took place medium to light winds with a moderate ocean swell rolling in from the Southeast. Tim and Heather sailed their first bullet of the week in the first race. The second race was won by Mike and Meg after some stunning downwind sailing. Competition seems to get higher every year with some protest filled on the first day, but no serious problems or damages.
Fun and fair sailing seems to be the continuing spirit in the RS500 class. The friendly people from Loctudy prepared a nice opening BBQ for us. Lots of stories were exchanged at the large dinner tables with French wine and cheese.
The second day proves to be difficult sailing with big competition in light winds and choppy waves. Two races were sailed and being new to parenthood and sleepless nights didn't seem to slow Tim and Heather down. Lots of typically French games were played in the evening before the traditional Dutch party took place. We saw old friends and new faces all enjoying the orange madness and red-white-blue drinks. Heather Chipperfield was voted best red-white-blue outfit of all attendees, although she was wearing a bit of an English orientated dress (I.e. Union Jack)... Christopher Tuckert won best dutchie of the night, but that was mainly because he won the limbo dance competition. For the rest, let's just say some teams performed a little less than normal the next day... Thanks to all the sailors this RS500 Worlds is already a big success with more great racing days and socials to come!
Results after day three
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Rgs
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Ident
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Concurrents
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P Ret
|
P tot
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c.1
|
c.2
|
c.3
|
c.4
|
c.5
|
c.6
|
|
1
|
625
|
WILKINS Tim
WILKINS Heather
|
10.00
|
17.00
|
1
1.0
|
7
7.0
|
1
1.0
|
1
1.0
|
4
4.0
|
3
3.0
|
|
2
|
1040
|
SAUL Mike
FLETCHER Meg
|
12.00
|
26.00
|
6
6.0
|
1
1.0
|
2
2.0
|
14
14.0
|
1
1.0
|
2
2.0
|
|
3
|
1015
|
BARTON Peter
CHIPPERFIEL Heather
|
19.00
|
71.00
|
3
3.0
|
BFD
52.0
|
6
6.0
|
7
7.0
|
2
2.0
|
1
1.0
|
|
4
|
1054
|
BRISTOW Hannah
BRISTOW Graeme
|
26.00
|
46.00
|
2
2.0
|
5
5.0
|
20
20.0
|
9
9.0
|
3
3.0
|
7
7.0
|
|
5
|
946
|
ABERGO Lucas
DELLEPIANE Andréa
|
27.00
|
54.00
|
5
5.0
|
6
6.0
|
3
3.0
|
5
5.0
|
8
8.0
|
27
27.0
|
|
6
|
1067
|
HONOR Thomas
HONOR Nicolas
|
32.00
|
43.00
|
4
4.0
|
8
8.0
|
9
9.0
|
2
2.0
|
11
11.0
|
9
9.0
|
|
7
|
112
|
BROBERG Malin
ROOK Johan
|
33.00
|
56.00
|
7
7.0
|
23
23.0
|
11
11.0
|
4
4.0
|
5
5.0
|
6
6.0
|
|
8
|
111
|
BOKMARK Peter
BOKMARK Sara
|
40.00
|
53.00
|
13
13.0
|
4
4.0
|
12
12.0
|
8
8.0
|
6
6.0
|
10
10.0
|
|
9
|
950
|
CARLINI Luca
RUBINO Rodolfo
|
43.00
|
56.00
|
12
12.0
|
3
3.0
|
7
7.0
|
11
11.0
|
10
10.0
|
13
13.0
|
|
10
|
1032
|
OPPIZZI Michele
FRAZZICA Pietro
|
45.00
|
97.00
|
16
16.0
|
2
2.0
|
OCS
52.0
|
3
3.0
|
20
20.0
|
4
4.0
|
|
11
|
659
|
CURTIS Peter
CURTIS JAMES
|
48.00
|
65.00
|
9
9.0
|
10
10.0
|
4
4.0
|
13
13.0
|
17
17.0
|
12
12.0
|
|
12
|
1066
|
GEERLING Michiel
VAN SUSANTE Hilde
|
60.00
|
84.00
|
10
10.0
|
15
15.0
|
10
10.0
|
16
16.0
|
9
9.0
|
24
24.0
|
|
13
|
1031
|
CARA Mattéo
PIZZAGALLI Leonardo
|
73.00
|
125.00
|
14
14.0
|
DSQj
52.0
|
15
15.0
|
25
25.0
|
14
14.0
|
5
5.0
|
|
14
|
949
|
GOMMELLINI Martina
XODO BEATRICE
|
79.00
|
108.00
|
21
21.0
|
11
11.0
|
19
19.0
|
6
6.0
|
29
29.0
|
22
22.0
|
|
15
|
1064
|
RUSSELL Henry
COLLINO Tim
|
79.00
|
103.00
|
15
15.0
|
14
14.0
|
24
24.0
|
12
12.0
|
22
22.0
|
16
16.0
|
|
16
|
777
|
BLOMSMA Marleen
DE JAGER Jody
|
81.00
|
103.00
|
17
17.0
|
22
22.0
|
14
14.0
|
17
17.0
|
15
15.0
|
18
18.0
|
|
17
|
1028
|
VAN DER VEN Joris
HONIG Jeroen
|
83.00
|
135.00
|
18
18.0
|
BFD
52.0
|
13
13.0
|
15
15.0
|
7
7.0
|
30
30.0
|
|
18
|
1003
|
ROT Thomas
ROT Marloes
|
88.00
|
128.00
|
22
22.0
|
17
17.0
|
40
40.0
|
26
26.0
|
12
12.0
|
11
11.0
|
|
19
|
727
|
OLIVE JANE
TUCKETT CHRIS
|
90.00
|
142.00
|
8
8.0
|
12
12.0
|
OCS
52.0
|
10
10.0
|
RET
52.0
|
8
8.0
|
|
20
|
821
|
FASSBERG Stéphan
FASSBERG Johanna
|
90.00
|
131.00
|
26
26.0
|
13
13.0
|
17
17.0
|
18
18.0
|
16
16.0
|
41
41.0
|
|
21
|
718
|
GROEN Max
OUDE AVENHUIS Bjorn
|
97.00
|
128.00
|
11
11.0
|
20
20.0
|
31
31.0
|
23
23.0
|
26
26.0
|
17
17.0
|
|
22
|
51
|
JOHANSSON Martin
JOHANSSON Axel
|
105.00
|
157.00
|
25
25.0
|
18
18.0
|
8
8.0
|
28
28.0
|
DSQj
52.0
|
26
26.0
|
|
23
|
763
|
VAN DEN BOOGAARD DRIES
VANDEN BOOGAARD KARLIJN
|
107.00
|
145.00
|
28
28.0
|
21
21.0
|
5
5.0
|
19
19.0
|
34
34.0
|
38
38.0
|
|
24
|
665
|
HIGHFIELD Phillip
HIGHFIELD Tamsin
|
110.00
|
141.00
|
24
24.0
|
19
19.0
|
29
29.0
|
31
31.0
|
24
24.0
|
14
14.0
|
|
25
|
965
|
VAN SUSANTE Willemijn
VAN ALPHEN Nick
|
113.00
|
149.00
|
36
36.0
|
16
16.0
|
25
25.0
|
32
32.0
|
25
25.0
|
15
15.0
|
|
26
|
961
|
BLOKKER Giel
VAN DALEN Corinne
|
117.00
|
148.00
|
19
19.0
|
27
27.0
|
30
30.0
|
20
20.0
|
21
21.0
|
31
31.0
|
|
27
|
994
|
SLIKBOER Jochem
BERTLING Anna
|
119.00
|
149.00
|
29
29.0
|
30
30.0
|
27
27.0
|
22
22.0
|
18
18.0
|
23
23.0
|
|
28
|
716
|
ROT Richard
GIJZEL Marieke
|
126.00
|
171.00
|
45
45.0
|
9
9.0
|
23
23.0
|
33
33.0
|
28
28.0
|
33
33.0
|
|
29
|
940
|
THOMAS Olivier
THOMAS Paco
|
138.00
|
190.00
|
30
30.0
|
25
25.0
|
21
21.0
|
27
27.0
|
DNF
52.0
|
35
35.0
|
|
30
|
837
|
KIKKERT Anneke
HAAKSMAN Viktor
|
139.00
|
191.00
|
BFD
52.0
|
24
24.0
|
39
39.0
|
29
29.0
|
13
13.0
|
34
34.0
|
|
31
|
1038
|
VOGELAAR Sander
BERENDS Laura
|
141.00
|
178.00
|
20
20.0
|
26
26.0
|
28
28.0
|
37
37.0
|
30
30.0
|
37
37.0
|
|
32
|
1069
|
WEBBER Steph
MC KENNIG Robin
|
143.00
|
195.00
|
40
40.0
|
BFD
52.0
|
18
18.0
|
21
21.0
|
32
32.0
|
32
32.0
|
|
33
|
795
|
HOUGHTON David
SYMONDS John
|
145.00
|
197.00
|
43
43.0
|
DSQj
52.0
|
26
26.0
|
24
24.0
|
33
33.0
|
19
19.0
|
|
34
|
1068
|
RIOU Vincent
RIOU Martin
|
146.00
|
198.00
|
34
34.0
|
BFD
52.0
|
38
38.0
|
34
34.0
|
19
19.0
|
21
21.0
|
|
35
|
934
|
CORTIER Christophe
CORTIER Quentin
|
152.00
|
197.00
|
27
27.0
|
34
34.0
|
34
34.0
|
30
30.0
|
27
27.0
|
45
45.0
|
|
36
|
67
|
VAN VEEN Johan
STAPEL Floris
|
160.00
|
212.00
|
23
23.0
|
BFD
52.0
|
45
45.0
|
41
41.0
|
31
31.0
|
20
20.0
|
|
37
|
1039
|
JONES David
JONES Sylvie
|
161.00
|
204.00
|
32
32.0
|
28
28.0
|
43
43.0
|
39
39.0
|
37
37.0
|
25
25.0
|
|
38
|
18
|
EIJTJES Nikki
JOHANNSSON Lisa
|
163.00
|
209.00
|
33
33.0
|
35
35.0
|
16
16.0
|
43
43.0
|
46
46.0
|
36
36.0
|
|
39
|
748
|
ZMURA Anna
SYKES Keith
|
168.00
|
220.00
|
31
31.0
|
32
32.0
|
22
22.0
|
36
36.0
|
47
47.0
|
DNF
52.0
|
|
40
|
1005
|
WILSON George
WILSON Laura
|
171.00
|
219.00
|
35
35.0
|
38
38.0
|
32
32.0
|
48
48.0
|
38
38.0
|
28
28.0
|
|
41
|
928
|
BOUDRIQUE Mathilde
COMPAIN Jerome
|
174.00
|
220.00
|
46
46.0
|
33
33.0
|
35
35.0
|
44
44.0
|
23
23.0
|
39
39.0
|
|
42
|
675
|
VARAIGNE Nicolas
FROTTIER Benoit
|
180.00
|
228.00
|
39
39.0
|
31
31.0
|
48
48.0
|
42
42.0
|
39
39.0
|
29
29.0
|
|
43
|
983
|
DAGORNE Adrien
BELLETTRE Gwenola
|
188.00
|
237.00
|
37
37.0
|
39
39.0
|
36
36.0
|
49
49.0
|
36
36.0
|
40
40.0
|
|
44
|
749
|
BECK Philip
BECK Ylva
|
194.00
|
243.00
|
49
49.0
|
36
36.0
|
44
44.0
|
35
35.0
|
35
35.0
|
44
44.0
|
|
45
|
670
|
VAN GILS Noortje
VON MORGEN Patrick
|
197.00
|
243.00
|
38
38.0
|
41
41.0
|
37
37.0
|
40
40.0
|
41
41.0
|
46
46.0
|
|
46
|
624
|
LAPORTE Titouan
CAHANE Louis
|
199.00
|
251.00
|
44
44.0
|
29
29.0
|
33
33.0
|
46
46.0
|
DNF
52.0
|
47
47.0
|
|
47
|
915
|
COLAERT Fabrice
MALGHEM Laurent
|
203.00
|
253.00
|
41
41.0
|
42
42.0
|
42
42.0
|
38
38.0
|
40
40.0
|
50
50.0
|
|
48
|
980
|
EMANUEL Alexandre
LORTHIOIR Thierry
|
204.00
|
251.00
|
42
42.0
|
37
37.0
|
41
41.0
|
47
47.0
|
42
42.0
|
42
42.0
|
|
49
|
565
|
POOK Will
COLE Alex
|
220.00
|
269.00
|
47
47.0
|
40
40.0
|
49
49.0
|
45
45.0
|
45
45.0
|
43
43.0
|
|
50
|
719
|
TISSING Marnix
TISSING Okke
|
230.00
|
280.00
|
48
48.0
|
44
44.0
|
47
47.0
|
50
50.0
|
43
43.0
|
48
48.0
|
|
51
|
563
|
GDALIA Eric
DEBEIR Guillaume
|
233.00
|
285.00
|
BFD
52.0
|
43
43.0
|
46
46.0
|
51
51.0
|
44
44.0
|
49
49.0
|
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