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Gul RS200 National Championships - day 1 |
A record 136 RS200s have gathered at Hayling Island Sailing Club to compete in the Gul 2008 National Championships. With many of the pre-event favourites having picked up a discardable race already, the early leaders are Robbie Burns and Victoria Lee-Simpson, repeating last years good showing, followed by Sam Littlejohn and Becky Hyde and James Stewart and Tobytastic.
Most of the fleet spent Saturday practicing and bimbling in glorious summer sunshine, hoping that was a pointer for the rest of week!! Waking up on the first day of the regatta, tents were being blown away in the campsites and the rain was lashing down – proper British summertime!
However, after an hours postponement the fleet launched into a lovely 15 – 18 knot SW breeze, with the sun also peeping out from behind the clouds. The fleet had one practice gate start, before getting down to business.
The early leaders in race one were Andy and Jeraldine Peters, who were last out of the gate but first to the windward mark by miles! Slowly but surely though, like death and taxes, Roger Gilbert and Jane Willan powered through to take the winning gun. Behind them, the Peters hung on to take second, with Nick Charles and Juliet Kingsnorth third.
The second race started after a long delay, following some large windshifts as the result of a mini front coming down the Solent. The fleet got away at the first attempt, but as the result of a windshift, the windward mark could almost be laid on port tack of the start!!
Unfortunately, a fair few members of the fleet failed to spot this, which gave the unusual sight of boats hoisting spinnakers on the beat! Ben Saxton and Kate Macgregor showed the best awareness to win the race, with Tom and Jo Hewitson in 2nd and James Peters and Alan Roberts third.
With many of the pre-event favourites having picked up a discardable race already, the early leaders are Robbie Burns and Victoria Lee-Simpson, repeating last years good showing, followed by Sam Littlejohn and Becky Hyde and James Stewart and Tobytastic.
RS200 - Gold Fleet positions after day 1, 2 races
| 1st |
67 |
Gold |
202 |
Robbie Burns |
Victoria Lee Simpson |
Largs SC |
5.0 |
6.0 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
10 |
| 2nd |
15 |
Gold |
1094 |
Sam Littlejohn |
Becky Hyde |
Lancing SC |
8.0 |
4.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
19 |
| 3rd |
37 |
Gold |
1203 |
James C Stewart |
Toby Lewis |
Parkstone SC |
7.0 |
5.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
6 |
| 4th |
100 |
Gold |
772 |
Tom Hewitson |
Jo Hewitson |
Broadwater SC |
12.0 |
2.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
2 |
| 5th |
59 |
Gold |
1328 |
Ben Saxton |
Kate Macgregor |
Grafham Water SC |
14.0 |
1.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
7 |
| 6th |
99 |
Gold |
771 |
Marshall King |
Emma Clarke |
RSG YC /Army SA |
6.0 |
12.0 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
8 |
| 7th |
39 |
Gold |
1231 |
Sarah Allan |
Simon Haighton |
Littleton SC |
11.0 |
7.0 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
23 |
| 8th |
66 |
Gold |
1350 |
James Peters |
Alan Roberts |
HISC |
18.0 |
3.0 |
21.0 |
21.0 |
18 |
| 9th |
50 |
Gold |
1286 |
Roger Gilbert |
Jane Willan |
Frensham Pond SC |
1.0 |
21.0 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
1 |
| 10th |
127 |
Gold |
988 |
Ian Martin |
Chris Martin |
Burghfield SC |
15.0 |
8.0 |
23.0 |
23.0 |
9 |
| 11th |
123 |
Gold |
962 |
Andrew Peters |
Jeraldine Peters |
King and Queen YC |
2.0 |
25.0 |
27.0 |
27.0 |
43 |
| 12th |
129 |
Gold |
999 |
Dave Derby |
Emma Derby |
Bough Beech SC |
9.0 |
18.0 |
27.0 |
27.0 |
13 |
| 13th |
55 |
Gold |
1313 |
Steve Dunn |
Charlotte Cotter |
Wembley SC |
10.0 |
20.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
16 |
| 14th |
57 |
Gold |
1323 |
David Hivey |
Jane Hivey |
Merchant Taylors' SC |
13.0 |
17.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
4 |
| 15th |
53 |
Gold |
1301 |
Pete Vincent |
HRH Tessa Nicholls |
Bristol Corinthian YC |
16.0 |
14.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
14 |
| 16th |
33 |
Gold |
1172 |
Matthew Burge |
TBA |
Poole YC |
21.0 |
10.0 |
31.0 |
31.0 |
34 |
| 17th |
44 |
Gold |
1254 |
David Steed |
Noelle Vidal |
Mengham Rythe SC |
26.0 |
9.0 |
35.0 |
35.0 |
24 |
| 18th |
121 |
Gold |
953 |
Nicholas Charles |
Juliet Kingsnorth |
Littleton SC |
3.0 |
33.0 |
36.0 |
36.0 |
5 |
| 19th |
97 |
Gold |
1357 |
Geoff Carveth |
Lucy Macgreagor |
HISC |
4.0 |
32.0 |
36.0 |
36.0 |
3 |
| 20th |
31 |
Gold |
1167 |
Ronald Millar |
Liz Copland |
Dalgety Bay SC |
27.0 |
11.0 |
38.0 |
38.0 |
28 |
| 21st |
14 |
Gold |
1088 |
James Boyce |
Sarah Hornby |
Papercourt SC |
19.0 |
19.0 |
38.0 |
38.0 |
15 |
| 22nd |
60 |
Gold |
1329 |
Trudie Fell |
Sheena Craig |
Burghfield SC |
30.0 |
15.0 |
45.0 |
45.0 |
26 |
| 23rd |
30 |
Gold |
1165 |
Ian Pickard |
Loopie Lucy Matthews |
RNSA |
29.0 |
16.0 |
45.0 |
45.0 |
11 |
| 24th |
3 |
Gold |
1008 |
Phil Sowden |
Jim Sowden |
Highcliffe SC |
20.0 |
26.0 |
46.0 |
46.0 |
22 |
| 25th |
12 |
Gold |
1060 |
Frances Peters |
Claire Lasko |
HISC |
23.0 |
27.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
27 |
| 26th |
120 |
Gold |
941 |
Mike Chapman |
Lynne Ratcliffe |
Bexhill/Bough Beech SCs |
24.0 |
28.0 |
52.0 |
52.0 |
39 |
| 27th |
98 |
Gold |
766 |
Harry Roome |
Prue Roome |
Itchenor SC |
32.0 |
22.0 |
54.0 |
54.0 |
37 |
| 28th |
70 |
Gold |
371 |
Sarah Taylor |
Lucy Matthews |
Locks SC |
31.0 |
24.0 |
55.0 |
55.0 |
35 |
| 29th |
11 |
Gold |
1059 |
Matt Findlay |
Jo Bailey |
Weston SC |
44.0 DNF |
13.0 |
57.0 |
57.0 |
25 |
| 30th |
23 |
Gold |
1130 |
Rob Janering |
Marianthe Evangelidis |
Wembley SC |
17.0 |
40.0 |
57.0 |
57.0 |
21 |
| 31st |
18 |
Gold |
1106 |
George Yeoman |
Georgie Akin-Smith |
Itchenor SC |
22.0 |
37.0 |
59.0 |
59.0 |
32 |
| 32nd |
17 |
Gold |
1103 |
Alex Taylor |
Graeme Bristow |
Budworth SC |
36.0 |
23.0 |
59.0 |
59.0 |
30 |
| 33rd |
34 |
Gold |
1178 |
Stephen Janering |
Lottie Wakeling |
Wembley SC |
25.0 |
36.0 |
61.0 |
61.0 |
36 |
| 34th |
119 |
Gold |
940 |
Dicken Maclean |
Nicola Groves |
Island Barn SC |
28.0 |
35.0 |
63.0 |
63.0 |
20 |
| 35th |
89 |
Gold |
626 |
Caroline Martin |
Bethan Carden |
Burghfield SC |
34.0 |
30.0 |
64.0 |
64.0 |
33 |
| 36th |
46 |
Gold |
1264 |
Simon Gillow |
Adam Page |
Chipstead SC |
33.0 |
34.0 |
67.0 |
67.0 |
31 |
| 37th |
118 |
Gold |
938 |
Phil Sparks |
Ben Gratton |
RLYC/HISC |
39.0 |
31.0 |
70.0 |
70.0 |
29 |
| 38th |
62 |
Gold |
1336 |
Roy McCubbin |
Kirsty McSeveney |
Strathclyde Loch SC |
44.0 DNS |
29.0 |
73.0 |
73.0 |
40 |
| 39th |
134 |
Gold |
1054 |
Russell Peters |
Suzy Peters |
HISC |
35.0 |
42.0 |
77.0 |
77.0 |
17 |
| 40th |
77 |
Gold |
486 |
Richard Neall |
Sara Terry |
Itchenor SC |
38.0 |
39.0 |
77.0 |
77.0 |
41 |
| 41st |
114 |
Gold |
1353 |
Sue Antonelli |
Jo Lloyd |
Littleton SC |
37.0 |
41.0 |
78.0 |
78.0 |
38 |
| 42nd |
88 |
Gold |
599 |
Ally Martin |
Rebecca Marriott |
Warsash SC |
40.0 |
38.0 |
78.0 |
78.0 |
42 |
| 43rd |
101 |
Gold |
789 |
Luke Patience |
Chris Grube |
Bala SC |
44.0 DNC |
44.0 DNC |
88.0 |
88.0 |
12 |
Event website for more details and results - http://www.hisc.co.uk
by RS event media
9:07 AM Mon 25 Aug 2008 GMT
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