Volvo Noble Marine RS200 National Championships - Days 1-3

by Julian Bradley on 24 Aug 2016 96 RS200 teams were also treated to a very friendly welcome to Mounts Bay Sailing Club. I like this sort of club. It has salty overtones, redolent of oilskin, neoprene, sweat and two-stroke.

All the (very friendly) (bar) staff are volunteers, and the place is small - tighter than a gnat’s crotchet. Or even a wasp’s Wendy. And our Commodore Clive and the RO Peter – both resplendent in Alan Partridge stay-press grey slacks and shiny-buttoned blue blazers – gave appositely short and cheersome introductions.

All the boats are parked by the promenade, where interested (and frankly enormous) muggles amble past. When they ask I explain we’re sailing to France.

Day 1 (Sunday) we had two full-on F4-5 with waves. The beau monde of the sailing world – great skin, teeth, hair, trust funds - are there in the top 20. And David Jessop (who may have gotten away with popping his bowsprit up Chris Martin’s plop socket). Further back, there was a Five-boat flustercluck, with words flying as bitter as shards of gel coat. The race committee protested them, but all now resolved.

So, gate starts. You’re supposed to be able to smell the breath of the guard boat driver’s pasty-ed breath. It’s all about finding the corridors of power and not the dark alleys I found. They smell of old wee. Get it wrong, and there are very few options to bin it onto port and retain any semblance of dignity.

Day 2 was an asthmatic, old dog’s wheezing cough of a dying breeze. I somehow avoided the ‘Duckhams Award’ (a sort of Darwin award for the nautical hard of thinking). Yesterday it went to someone who popped off his rig tension, only to drop his mast – quite possibly onto a fat person. We’ve all done it with a Frisbee). I did one very slow roll tack, caught my lifejacket on the boom, and very, very slowly capsized. The band was still playing on the foredeck as we slipped gracefully into the briney. I may have heard a muffled whimper from the front. Women and children first – I got my leg over faster than a stabbed rat.

And today’s racing was canned, so the five teams in this household retired for a spot of local delicacy: Newlyn Crab, mussels, winkles in cider and beef courgette.

RS200 Results Day 2 - Pending Protest Result

Overall

Rank	SailNo	HelmName	CrewName	Club	Fleet	R1	R2	R3	Total	Nett	Notes
1st	1570	James Peters	Jo Wright	HISC	Gold	2.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	4.0
2nd	1615	Matt Mee	Emma Norris	Burghfield SC	Gold	1.0	4.0	9.0	14.0	14.0	LC
3rd	995	Hamish Walker	Emma Hivey	RNSA	Gold	4.0	5.0	10.0	19.0	19.0
4th	1237	Dicken Mclean	Hannah Young	HISC	Gold	11.0	3.0	6.0	20.0	20.0
5th	1549	Tim Saxton	Holly Scott	Itchenor SC	Gold	7.0	10.0	3.0	20.0	20.0
6th	1628	Ben Palmer	Amy Seabright	HISC	Gold	3.0	6.0	12.0	21.0	21.0
7th	17	Jonny McGovern	Sarah McGovern	Port Dinorwic SC	Gold	5.0	2.0	21.0	28.0	28.0	LC,
8th	1614	Frances Peters	Rob Henderson	HISC	Gold	18.0	7.0	4.0	29.0	29.0	L, Y
9th	1508	George Yeoman	Sophie Ormsby	Itchenor SC	Gold	6.0	11.0	14.0	31.0	31.0	LC
10th	1579	Josh Metcalfe	Millie Alcock	Y Felinheli	Gold	9.0	13.0	11.0	33.0	33.0
11th	1347	David Jessop	Sophie Mear/Charlotte Cotter	Grafham Water SC	Gold	12.0	9.0	15.0	36.0	36.0
12th	482	Tom Goodey	Richard Thomas	Broadstairs SC	Bronze	8.0	21.0	8.0	37.0	37.0
13th	1604	Crispin Beaumont	Harvey Martin	Bartley SC	Gold	28.0	14.0	5.0	47.0	47.0	Y
14th	1625	Karen Oldale	Jo Hewitson	HISC & Parkstone YC	Gold	17.0	19.0	18.0	54.0	54.0	L
15th	854	Andy Shaw	Pippa Horne	Itchenor SC	Gold	20.0	22.0	13.0	55.0	55.0	LC
16th	1545	Dan Vickers	Georgie Vickers	Parkstone YC	Gold	14.0	18.0	25.0	57.0	57.0	LC,
17th	1631	James Penty	George Stainforth	Beaver SC	Gold	13.0	16.0	32.0	61.0	61.0
18th	1603	Chris Catt	Chris Martin	Netley SC	Gold	23.0	15.0	23.0	61.0	61.0
19th	1521	Anna Burnet	Flora Stewart	Royal Northern Clyde YC	Silver	16.0	12.0	36.0	64.0	64.0	L,
20th	1617	Andy Hadfield	Kate Davies	Parkstone YC	Silver	10.0	48.0	7.0	65.0	65.0
21st	1481	Jack Holden	Amy Yeoman	Parkstone YC	Gold	35.0	17.0	16.0	68.0	68.0
22nd	X	Owen Bowerman	Megan Brickwood	HISC	Gold	22.0	25.0	22.0	69.0	69.0	Y
23rd	1436	Josh Flack	Hannah Bibby	Parkstone YC	Gold	24.0	30.0	20.0	74.0	74.0
24th	1452	Arthur Henderson	Mary Henderson	Itchenor SC	Gold	21.0	32.0	24.0	77.0	77.0
25th	1338	Morgan Peach	Eve Gadd	Royal Torbay YC	Silver	32.0	20.0	27.0	79.0	79.0	LC, Y
26th	1600	Rheanna Pavey	Holly Pavey	Stour SC	Silver	25.0	27.0	28.0	80.0	80.0	L
27th	1378	Mike Saul	Sophie Hartley	Yorkshire Dales SC	Gold	19.0	36.0	31.0	86.0	86.0	M
28th	846	Jeremy Stephens	Colin Stephens	Penzance SC	Gold	47.0	28.0	17.0	92.0	92.0
29th	1229	Rob Struckett	Senem Cilingiroglu	Itchenor SC	Silver	38.0	40.0	19.0	97.0	97.0	LC
30th	1349	Ben Hazeldine	Jack Hardie	Frensham Pond SC	Silver	27.0	29.0	43.0	99.0	99.0	Y
31st	1495	Tim Ellis	Ed Cowell	HISC	Gold	15.0	44.0	41.0	100.0	100.0	LC,
32nd	626	Will Taylor	Caitlin Jone	Brightlingsea SC	Gold	26.0	31.0	44.0	101.0	101.0	Y
33rd	1152	Eleanor Aldridge	Matt Reid	Poole YC	Bronze	29.0	43.0	30.0	102.0	102.0
34th	1626	Edd Whitehead	Kate Allam	Parkstone YC	Gold	97.0 DNC	8.0	2.0	107.0	107.0
35th	1035	Jemima Lawson	Rhos Hawes	Emsworth SC	Bronze	57.0	23.0	29.0	109.0	109.0	L, Y
36th	1538	Martin Penty	Thomas Penty	Beaver SC	Silver	46.0	37.0	26.0	109.0	109.0	M, F
37th	1333	Oliver Groves	Esther Parkhurst	Beaver SC	Gold	33.0	38.0	39.0	110.0	110.0	LC, Y
38th	1337	Scott Wallis	Laurence Carter	Lymington Town SC	Silver	36.0	24.0	52.0	112.0	112.0
39th	1023	Matt Lulham-Robinson	Claudia Wilson	Yorkshire Dales SC	Gold	37.0	33.0	42.0	112.0	112.0	LC, Y
40th	1511	Michael Green	Lynne Ratcliffe	Eastbourne & Pevensey SC	Silver	34.0	42.0	37.0	113.0	113.0
41st	1071	Sam Waller	Issac Marsh	Beaver SC	Bronze	39.0	35.0	49.0	123.0	123.0	Y
42nd	1362	Greg Hall	Honor Fell	Itchenor SC	Silver	44.0	39.0	46.0	129.0	129.0
43rd	772	Tom Hewitson	Lucy Hewitson	HISC	Gold	31.0	60.0	40.0	131.0	131.0	M, F
44th	740	Kathryn Hutton-Penman	Matthew Gayasakera	Corinthian Otters	Silver	54.0	45.0	33.0	132.0	132.0	L, Y
45th	985	Chay Taylor	Niamh Davies	Burnham SC	Silver	52.0	51.0	34.0	137.0	137.0	J
46th	893	Andy Brierley	Emma Barnett	Royal Torbay YC	Bronze	49.0	56.0	35.0	140.0	140.0	Y
47th	1546	John McKelvie	Megan Chamberlain/Charlotte Cotter	Strangford Lough YC	Silver	48.0	34.0	62.0	144.0	144.0
48th	1249	Anna Brooks	Julia Bowden	Leigh & Lowton	Bronze	40.0	57.0	48.0	145.0	145.0	L
49th	998	Josh Kerr	Fenella Corlett	Largs SC	Bronze	43.0	41.0	65.0	149.0	149.0	LC
50th	1178	Julian Bradley	Helen Cafferata	Wembley SC	Gold	42.0	55.0	53.0	150.0	150.0	M
51st	805	Jamie Smith	Larissa Connabeer	HISC	Bronze	59.0	47.0	45.0	151.0	151.0	J
52nd	418	Liz Teague	Fred Mainwaring	Exe SC	Silver	41.0	73.0	38.0	152.0	152.0	L, LC
53rd	931	Emma Clayton	Faye Caswell	Yorkshire Dales SC	Bronze	56.0	46.0	59.0	161.0	161.0	L, Y
54th	1629	Philip Bailey	Helen Bailey	Hunts SC	Silver	45.0	54.0	67.0	166.0	166.0	LC
55th	1606	Martin Joesbury	Sian Joesbury	Budworth SC	Silver	64.0	49.0	56.0	169.0	169.0	M, LC
56th	1299	Kelvin Matthews	Kirsty Matthews	HISC	Bronze	60.0	50.0	66.0	176.0	176.0
57th	1493	Alexander Dawson	Rachel Spain	Itchenor SC	Silver	30.0	52.0	97.0 DNF	179.0	179.0	LC
58th	1634	Cam Stewart	Emily Peters	HISC	Gold	58.0	59.0	63.0	180.0	180.0
59th	1515	Ben Hutton-Penman	Nick Hutton-Penman	Corinthian Otters	Silver	51.0	58.0	77.0	186.0	186.0	J, F, Y
60th	1345	Jo Tribe	Helen Morley	Burnham SC	Silver	55.0	76.0	55.0	186.0	186.0	L, F
61st	1308	Nick Blevins	Lilly Koppsieper	Itchenor SC	Bronze	62.0	53.0	72.0	187.0	187.0	LC,
62nd	1020	Andrew Hartley	Mike Penty	Yorkshire Dales SC	Silver	61.0	65.0	64.0	190.0	190.0	M
63rd	1102	Stirling Taylor	George Catchpole	Burnham SC	Silver	71.0	62.0	60.0	193.0	193.0	Y
64th	1117	Jonny Olin	Natalie Messingham	Datchet Water SC	Silver	50.0	64.0	83.0	197.0	197.0
65th	584	Tim Freeman	Hannah Freeman	Warsash SC	Silver	63.0	71.0	71.0	205.0	205.0	LC
66th	909	Jack Vincent	Kim May-Papailiou	Bough Beech SC	Bronze	69.0	67.0	69.0	205.0	205.0	Y
67th	864	Ben Shorrock	George Bridge	Frensham Pond SC	Bronze	85.0	72.0	50.0	207.0	207.0	J, Y
68th	488	Alexander Jardine	Fiona Harrington	Weir Wood SC	Bronze	74.0	82.0	51.0	207.0	207.0	LC,
69th	1459	Mike Warwicker	Kate Fitzsimmons	Bough Beech SC	Bronze	72.0	79.0	57.0	208.0	208.0	M
70th	1605	Kevin Druce	Llywelyn Clay-Michael	Burghfield SC	Silver	67.0	83.0	58.0	208.0	208.0	M
71st	1173	Chris Larr	Abigail Larr	Northampton SC	Silver	65.0	74.0	73.0	212.0	212.0	F
72nd	779	Peter Goodyear	Nicolla Ellis	Stanton Harold SC	Bronze	66.0	66.0	80.0	212.0	212.0	LC
73rd	1248	Callum Healey	Ali Hinds	HISC	Silver	75.0	70.0	68.0	213.0	213.0	Y
74th	1332	Rachel Grayson	Emma Grayson	Beaver SC	Silver	70.0	69.0	74.0	213.0	213.0	L, J, Y
75th	796	Robert Richardson	Imogen Belfield	Royal Windermere YC	Silver	97.0 DNF	63.0	54.0	214.0	214.0
76th	1098	Callum Forsyth	Andrew Corlett	Largs SC	Silver	68.0	61.0	85.0	214.0	214.0
77th	1289	James Hutton-Penman	Thomas Jayasakera	Royal Corinthian YC	Silver	97.0 DNC	26.0	92.0	215.0	215.0	Y
78th	1390	Syd McLean	Tom McLean	HISC	Bronze	78.0	84.0	61.0	223.0	223.0	F, Y
79th	589	Matthew Shorrock	Morgan Dibb	Frensham Pond SC	Bronze	82.0	97.0 DNS	47.0	226.0	226.0	J
80th	358	Jenny Smallwood	Jonathan Baddeley	Datchet Water SC	Bronze	53.0	85.0	88.0	226.0	226.0	L,Y
81st	1284	Tony Wilkinson	Max Carey	Parkstone YC	Bronze	73.0	81.0	76.0	230.0	230.0	M
82nd	1342	Sarah Green	David Green	Llandegfedd SC	Bronze	76.0	77.0	78.0	231.0	231.0	M, L, LC
83rd	519	Sue Brannam	Mike Proven	Burghfield SC	Bronze	77.0	75.0	84.0	236.0	236.0	M, L, LC
84th	373	Patrick Gannon	David Gannon	Burghfield SC	Bronze	86.0	80.0	75.0	241.0	241.0	F, Y
85th	1393	Ruaridh Moss	Andrew Malone	Largs SC	Silver	80.0	78.0	86.0	244.0	244.0	Y
86th	1621	Kevin Driver	Colin Grey	Beer SC	Bronze	97.0 DNC	68.0	81.0	246.0	246.0	M
87th	879	Scarlett Anderson	Carl Anderson	Royal Corinthian YC	Bronze	79.0	86.0	82.0	247.0	247.0	L, F, Y
88th	953	Harry Bowerman	Lucy Casseldine	HISC	Bronze	87.0	97.0 DNS	70.0	254.0	254.0
89th	429	Alison Williams	David Fenech	Wilsonion SC	Bronze	83.0	89.0	90.0	262.0	262.0
90th	483	Tom Key	David Hodgson	Papercourt SC	Bronze	84.0	87.0	91.0	262.0	262.0	M
91st	289	Isabel Abbatt	Lucy Ferguson	Ullswater YC	Bronze	88.0	88.0	87.0	263.0	263.0	J
92nd	1263	Johnn Curran	Lizzie Turner	Wembley SC	Bronze	81.0	97.0 DNF	89.0	267.0	267.0	M
93rd	1240	Alexander Lee	Phoebe Noble	Chichester YC	Bronze	97.0 DNF	97.0 DNS	79.0	273.0	273.0
94th	211	Rory Davies	Richard Moxey		Gold	97.0 DNC	97.0 DNC	93.0	287.0	287.0
95th	1070	Alastair McHardy	Kay Maddox	Alton Water SC	Bronze	97.0 DNF	97.0 DNS	97.0 DNC	291.0	291.0	M, LC
95th	732	Greg Jones	Caroline Noel	Draycote Water SC	Bronze	97.0 DNS	97.0 DNS	97.0 DNF	291.0	291.0	M, LC