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2016 Volvo Noble Marine RS400 UK National Championships – Day 2 and 3

by Matt Sheahan on 27 Aug 2016
Day 3 - Volvo Noble Marine RS400 National Championship 2015 Sportography.tv
2016 Volvo Noble Marine RS400 UK National Championships – Among the many questions that have arisen over the last three days, the most pressing for those at the front of the fleet, is how to stop the Oakey’s winning streak.

With three firsts, a second and a discarded fourth, Paul and Mark are nine points ahead of second placed James Sinclair and Ben Wilcox. One place further back, Ben and Sarah Robertson are 12 points off the lead.

It’s well known that the Oakey’s weigh less than a bag of helium and are both canny and accomplished sailors, so challenging them on the race course is always going to be difficult, especially in the light. The fact that they are sailing close to home waters adds another hurdle for those looking to topple them. But the fact that they are heading home each evening and arriving back at the club bushy tailed an bright eyed every morning is possibly seen as an advantage too far by those who are embracing the full hospitality of Hayling Island Sailing Club and its multiple bars. Of course the answer is simple, but it’s virtually impossible to stay on that side of the line when it’s so easy to get to the bar.

Aside from sorting the pecking order at the front, Friday delivered four back to back races, a welcome relief for all after two frustrating days where the breeze refused to play ball, Today’s light but workable 5-8 knot sea breeze appeared quite stable for several of the races and yet even those at the front of the fleet came ashore none the wiser as to the logic that had led to their impressive performances – even the Oakeys.

But some had bigger issues to contend with.

One helmsman, who shall remain nameless, came ashore wondering how three attempts at rounding the windward mark on starboard had gone so badly wrong each time. The only saving grace was that his crew hadn’t been in a position to witness the multiple error of judgements as he was too busy head down feeding the fish for the first half of the day.

As if to add insult to injury, when the crew felt better and in a position to contribute to the team effort once again he admitted that the boat went slower.

The forecast for the next two days points to a building breeze, low teens for Saturday before ramping up towards the twenties for the finale on Sunday.

And for those chasing the flyweight Oakeys, that’s good news.

Overall

Sailed: 5, Discards: 1, To count: 4, Entries: 37, Scoring system: Appendix A

 

Rank

 

Tally No

 

Sail No

 

Helm

 

Crew

 

Club

 

Category

 

R1
24 Aug

 

R2
26 Aug

 

R3
26 Aug

 

R4
26 Aug

 

R5
26 Aug

 

Total

 

Nett

1st

33

1441

Paul Oakey

Mark Oakey

Portchester SC

GM

(4.0)

1.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

9.0

5.0

2nd

23

1362

James Sinclair

Ben Wilcox

East Lothian YC

 

3.0

3.0

3.0

(5.0)

5.0

19.0

14.0

3rd

14

1319

Ben Robertson

Sarah Robertson

Royal Forth YC

LC

1.0

5.0

7.0

(11.0)

4.0

28.0

17.0

4th

35

1454

Jon Heissig

Nicky Griffin

Llangorse SC

LC/MH/MC/LC

(11.0)

2.0

1.0

7.0

10.0

31.0

20.0

5th

15

1186

Dave Exley

Mark Lunn

Leigh & Lowton SC

MH/MC

(8.0)

6.0

4.0

4.0

6.0

28.0

20.0

6th

30

1433

Rob Martin

Nick Martin

Lymington Town SC

MH/MC/GM

(13.0)

4.0

5.0

6.0

9.0

37.0

24.0

7th

16

1189

Steve Restall

Chris Stubbs

Downs SC

GM

12.0

9.0

(15.0)

2.0

2.0

40.0

25.0

8th

32

1439

Kevin Podger

Heather Chipperfield

Lymington Town SC

GM/LC

6.0

(11.0)

9.0

3.0

8.0

37.0

26.0

9th

19

1202

Sam Knight

Chris Bownes

Bartley SC

 

7.0

8.0

8.0

(9.0)

3.0

35.0

26.0

10th

27

1390

Andy Hatch

Dan Hawkins

QMSC

GM

2.0

10.0

6.0

(19.0)

19.0

56.0

37.0

11th

13

1131

Ben Williamson

Jon Willars

Welton SC

 

5.0

(26.0)

12.0

15.0

7.0

65.0

39.0

12th

28

1414

Caroline Whitehouse

Jason McDonnell

Bartley SC

LH

9.0

12.0

13.0

10.0

(17.0)

61.0

44.0

13th

24

1363

Ross Ryan

Oliver Ryan-Moore

Notts County SC

MH/MC/GM

(17.0)

13.0

10.0

13.0

13.0

66.0

49.0

14th

17

1190

Steve Jones

Andy Harris

Chew Valley Lake SC

MH/MC

10.0

16.0

(18.0)

12.0

16.0

72.0

54.0

15th

9

1017

Sean Cleary

Annalise Nixon

Oxford SC

LC/LC

14.0

14.0

(19.0)

17.0

12.0

76.0

57.0

16th

22

1356

Pete Vincent

Darren McNamara/Emma Hivey

Llandefedd SC

MH/GM

15.0

7.0

14.0

(22.0)

22.0

80.0

58.0

17th

3

770

Thomas Broatch

Karen Thomas

Leigh & Lowton SC

LC/LH

(38.0 DNC)

19.0

11.0

21.0

11.0

100.0

62.0

18th

4

836

Adam Humphrey

Jo Humphrey

Thorney Island SC

 

21.0

15.0

16.0

18.0

(25.0)

95.0

70.0

19th

7

934

David Swift

Robert Burgess

Warsash SC

MH

22.0

(27.0)

17.0

16.0

18.0

100.0

73.0

20th

34

1452

Howard Eeles

Wayne Hancox

Bartley SC

MH

18.0

(23.0)

22.0

14.0

20.0

97.0

74.0

21st

18

1192

Jack Munnelly

Mark Nichols

Arun YC

 

16.0

17.0

(23.0)

20.0

23.0

99.0

76.0

22nd

21

1450

Nick Eaves

Greg Pace

Bartley SC

GM

25.0

20.0

27.0

8.0

(38.0 OCS)

118.0

80.0

23rd

25

1380

Richard Wharram

Hannah Wharram

Welton SC

LC

19.0

25.0

(26.0)

23.0

14.0

107.0

81.0

24th

8

971

Tom Haslam

Karen Baldwin

Notts County SC

LC/LC

26.0

(30.0)

25.0

25.0

15.0

121.0

91.0

25th

36

1342

Max Tosetti

Jenny Douglas

Queen Mary SC

GM

23.0

21.0

(24.0)

24.0

24.0

116.0

92.0

26th

20

1210

Mike Partridge

Claire Davis

HISC

LC/HM/GM

24.0

24.0

20.0

(29.0)

26.0

123.0

94.0

27th

31

1435

Matt Sheahan

Ellie Sheahan

Netley SC

MH/MC

27.0

(28.0)

21.0

26.0

21.0

123.0

95.0

28th

5

904

Grant Blake

Jessica Barker

Oxford SC

LC/LC

20.0

22.0

(29.0)

27.0

28.0

126.0

97.0

29th

12

1060

Pete Pickford

John Pickford

Dell Quay SC

 

28.0

18.0

28.0

(32.0)

27.0

133.0

101.0

30th

37

670

Tim Harrison

Tor Harrison

Notts County SC

LC/MH/LC

(32.0)

29.0

31.0

28.0

29.0

149.0

117.0

31st

26

1383

Phil Robinson

Dave Pears

Carsington SC

MH/MC

30.0

31.0

30.0

(33.0)

31.0

155.0

122.0

32nd

2

689

Matt Wright

Gavin King

HISC

MH/MC

29.0

32.0

(34.0)

30.0

32.0

157.0

123.0

33rd

1

527

Andy Powell

Jon Costin

Warsash SC

MH/MC

33.0

(35.0)

33.0

31.0

34.0

166.0

131.0

34th

6

915

Sean Curtis

Andy Lyne

Emsworth Slipper SC

MC

31.0

33.0

(38.0 DNC)

38.0 DNC

30.0

170.0

132.0

35th

10

1019

Rob Corfield

Tom Dobbs

Dell Quay SC

GM

(38.0 DNC)

34.0

32.0

34.0

33.0

171.0

133.0

36th

11

1031

John Excell

Simon Goldfarb

Emsworth Slipper SC

MH/MC

(38.0 DNC)

38.0 DNC

38.0 DNC

38.0 DNC

38.0 DNC

190.0

152.0

36th

29

1428

James Gardner

Anne Gardner

HISC

LC

(38.0 DNC)

38.0 DNC

38.0 DNC

38.0 DNC

38.0 DNC

190.0

152.0

 

 
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