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Gill RS200 Eurocup at Riva del Garda

by Julian Bradley on 30 Jul 2014
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Riva del Garda is known for its scenery, skiing in the Winter and many go hill walking during its hot summers, But these weren’t the only sweaty and tired hikers hanging round the harbour last week – welcome to the RS200 Eurocup, whose 60-odd participants are often described as ‘staggering’. Usually around the Oca Bar at midnight.

For those who have never been, Fraglia Vela Riva sailing club is architecturally similar to a fin de siècle Hacienda – the sort favoured by Colombian export/export businessmen. It is actually quite splendid and large with a bar and sun loungers, although (reportedly) the ladies changing facilities are tight [ed]. The club is given over entirely to the hosted event, and this year the organisers put up barriers to keep Muggles out of the dinghy park. Whilst the town is noted for its fashionable chic and stylish modernity of its young and vibrant population, you don’t want seedy, unsavoury, shabby types in the dinghy park. Regretfully, Andy Peters was nevertheless granted admission. The boundaries of sartorial acceptability were challenged somewhat by the red Stella McCartney hiking boots of John McKelvie. Wet spillage in aisle three. I mean, really.

Anyway, people race boats here because of the local wind called the ‘Ora’. If you are a hairy-chested, borderline psychotic helmsmith (sorry Charlotte) and razzing around at 20+ knots is your thing, you’d probably quite like it here. The microclimate is the thing. By and large, if it is hot, the Ora fires up anytime from about midday. This is like spending the day in a blow drier, with reaches so fast you don’t get the time to get scared or admire the fantastic scenery.


Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday last week, the murk hung around the hills like disappointing yoghurt, dampening the wind. More Thora than Ora. One race was abandoned due to most teams nodding off. With only one race each for Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday (when everyone got wetter than a submarine’s number plate) and Thursday were three races a-piece, and a regulation two on Friday.

You can see the results below – do you really want to read about the racing …? Andy and Jill Peters, who hiked like badgers on chest hair jam, made the most of a much breezier second half of the week to pip Hamish Walker. And the wind on the last day was a proper omigod 30 knots or so.

The two race teams (each with a distinctive whiff of fags and Valpolicella) did a fantastic job, turning races around very quickly and second-guessing the next wind pattern every time. We alternated between the cliffs and the middle of the lake every other day. Also, many thanks to Heather’s organisational skills, serene and swan-like, never betraying any undignified thrashing below the waterline. Oh, and thanks to Volvo, who have lent me one of their massive cars for the Nationals. Amazing how much ice you can take to a barbecue in the boot of a loan car. I must also remember to say ‘it’s very noisy for an automatic’ when I give the keys back.


Final Results Below

Risultati RS200

 
Punteggi presi in considerazione 2  scarti
 

No

Numero

Nome

Punti

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1

GBR 1559

Andrew Peters, Jill Peters, Queen Mary SC

14,0

1

1

(5)

1

(3)

2

3

1

3

2

2

GBR 995

Hamish Walker, Emma Hivey, RNSA & ASA

17,0

4

(6)

2

(7)

1

1

1

2

2

4

3

GBR 1436

Josh Flack, Millie Alcock, Parkstone YC

31,0

5

5

(12)

3

2

3

4

8

(10)

1

4

GBR 1325

Charlotte Savage, Mike Wood, Lancing SC

36,0

3

(12)

6

2

4

7

5

5

4

(10)

5

GBR 1422

Caroline Martin, M J Gifford, Burghfield SC

38,0

2

2

9

5

6

4

6

4

(11)

(22)

6

GBR 1508

George Yeoman, Sophie Ormsby, Itchenor SC

39,0

7

(9)

3

(10)

8

6

2

3

5

5

7

GBR 968

Keith Escritt, Andrea Clough, Yorkshire Dales SC

57,0

9

7

1

6

(16)

10

12

(13)

1

11

8

GBR 855

Tom Brophy, Amy Yeoman, Parkstone YC

58,0

6

(15)

(15)

11

7

8

7

6

6

7

9

GBR 1546

John McKelvie, Sarah Watson, Strangford Lough YC

62,0

10

(18)

4

8

5

5

8

9

13

(16)

10

GBR 809

Chris Perry, Kirsty Lytton, Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC

81,0

8

8

10

(16)

12

(18)

13

12

12

6

11

GBR 1228

Joe Adams, Emma Lucas

84,0

(18)

4

11

14

13

15

(21)

17

7

3

12

GBR 1200

Keri Harris, Theo Harris, RNSA

87,0

11

16

13

4

10

11

15

7

(18)

(18)

13

AUS 1569

Lara Blasse, Peter Milne, Black Rock YC

88,0

12

3

(18)

13

15

12

9

16

8

(19)

14

GBR 1333

Russell Collister, June Collister, Isle of Man YC

94,0

14

14

(17)

9

9

17

(18)

10

9

12

15

GBR 1263

Julian Bradley, Helen Cafferata, Wembley SC

106,0

16

10

7

(dnf)

19

13

10

(24)

16

15

16

GBR 623

Ben Wilcox, Rachel Offer, East Lothian YC

107,0

13

17

(19)

15

(18)

14

14

11

14

9

17

GBR 1257

Phil Hardisty, Ciara Kaneen, Isle of Man YC

119,0

17

(25)

16

12

14

16

(19)

14

17

13

18

GBR 1571

Allan Lennox, Amy Lennox, Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC

121,0

(dns)

11

(24)

22

20

9

11

19

15

14

19

GBR 148

Tom Taylor, Sophie Hill, Wembley SC

124,0

15

13

8

17

11

(dnf)

(dnf)

dnf

23

8

20

GBR 1444

Jody Warner, Emma Warner

148,0

19

19

14

(24)

21

(23)

16

21

21

17

21

GBR 370

Gary Parks, Chris Parks, Restronguet SC

154,0

21

20

(dnf)

18

(23)

20

20

15

20

20

22

GBR 1565

Roger Wilson, Renata Sapazinskaite, Wembley SC

158,0

20

(23)

21

19

17

19

22

18

22

(26)

23

GBR 1036

Robert Poole, Josh Seddon, Wembley SC

162,0

22

(24)

20

21

22

21

17

20

19

(24)

24

AUS 1566

David Clancy, Kayla Fabris, Black Rock YC

189,0

25

(26)

22

20

26

24

25

(dnf)

26

21

25

GBR 1027

Tim Jones, Carol Jones, Fisherrow YC

191,0

(26)

21

23

25

25

25

26

23

(27)

23

26

GBR 1111

Pippa Baker, Phil Davies, Mounts Bay SC

191,0

24

22

(dnf)

(dnf)

dnf

22

23

22

24

25

27

GBR 711

Richard Brown, Judith Brown, Draycote Water SC

195,0

23

(dnf)

25

23

24

26

24

25

25

(27)

28

GBR 797

Liz Worman, Charlotte Petford, RNSA

217,0

27

(dnf)

26

26

27

27

27

(dnf)

28

dnf

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