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North Sails Performance 2023 - LEADERBOARD

Volvo Noble Marine UK National Championship - Day 1

by Mark Oakey on 25 Aug 2016
Volvo Noble Marine RS400 National Championships Sportography.tv
Day 1 of the RS400 Nationals dawned with blazing sunshine. This lead to a two hour postponement ashore before the fleet were released to Hayling bay. Race one got away first time with only an individual recall for Kevin Podger and Heather Chipperfield who had mistaken the leeward mark for the pin end of the line.

Good to see the class secretary making an early entry for the duckhams prize. Ben and Sarah Robertson led at the windward mark from Andy Hatch and Dan Hawkins having worked the left hand side of the beat. Third and fourth were James Sinclair and Ben Wilcox ahead of Paul and Mark Oakey who had worked the right hand side of the course. I am reliably informed that the middle didn't pay.

The top four held these positions until the finish despite team Oakey's last ditch attempt to take third by trying to get across with very tight final reach to the committee boat without dropping their spinnaker. We quickly decided to rectify the situation while pointing 30 degrees low to hold on to fourth and be lumbered with writing the report. Fifth was Ben Williamson and Jon Willars ahead of Podger and Chipperfield who made an excellent recovery in sixth.

The wind decided not to play ball for race two and kept shifting right. This lead to multiple recalls as the breeze swung and swung and swung further right. Eventually the race officer had enough and sent the fleet home just in time before the wind switched off and the tide started to really race out of the harbour. This got the fleet home in time to refuel in the bar and restaurant before more racing tomorrow.

Overall Results:
Sailed: 1, Discards: 0, To count: 1, Entries: 37, Scoring system: Appendix
Rank Tally No Sail No Helm Crew Club Category R1
24 Aug		 Total Nett
1st 14 1319 Ben Robertson Sarah Robertson Royal Forth YC LC 1.0 1.0 1.0
2nd 27 1390 Andy Hatch Dan Hawkins QMSC GM 2.0 2.0 2.0
3rd 23 1362 James Sinclair Ben Wilcox East Lothian YC   3.0 3.0 3.0
4th 33 1441 Paul Oakey Mark Oakey Portchester SC GM 4.0 4.0 4.0
5th 13 1131 Ben Williamson Jon Willars Welton SC   5.0 5.0 5.0
6th 32 1439 Kevin Podger Heather Chipperfield Lymington Town SC GM/LC 6.0 6.0 6.0
7th 19 1202 Sam Knight Chris Bownes Bartley SC   7.0 7.0 7.0
8th 15 1186 Dave Exley Mark Lunn Leigh & Lowton SC MH/MC 8.0 8.0 8.0
9th 28 1414 Caroline Whitehouse Jason McDonnell Bartley SC LH 9.0 9.0 9.0
10th 17 1190 Steve Jones Andy Harris Chew Valley Lake SC MH/MC 10.0 10.0 10.0
11th 35 1454 Jon Heissig Nicky Griffin Llangorse SC LC/MH/MC/LC 11.0 11.0 11.0
12th 16 1189 Steve Restall Chris Stubbs Downs SC GM 12.0 12.0 12.0
13th 30 1433 Rob Martin Nick Martin Lymington Town SC MH/MC/GM 13.0 13.0 13.0
14th 9 1017 Sean Cleary Annalise Nixon Oxford SC LC/LC 14.0 14.0 14.0
15th 22 1356 Pete Vincent Darren McNamara/Emma Hivey Llandefedd SC MH/GM 15.0 15.0 15.0
16th 18 1192 Jack Munnelly Mark Nichols Arun YC   16.0 16.0 16.0
17th 24 1363 Ross Ryan Oliver Ryan-Moore Notts County SC MH/MC/GM 17.0 17.0 17.0
18th 34 1452 Howard Eeles Wayne Hancox Bartley SC MH 18.0 18.0 18.0
19th 25 1380 Richard Wharram Hannah Wharram Welton SC LC 19.0 19.0 19.0
20th 5 904 Grant Blake Jessica Barker Oxford SC LC/LC 20.0 20.0 20.0
21st 4 836 Adam Humphrey Jo Humphrey Thorney Island SC   21.0 21.0 21.0
22nd 7 934 David Swift Robert Burgess Warsash SC MH 22.0 22.0 22.0
23rd 36 1342 Max Tosetti Jenny Douglas Queen Mary SC GM 23.0 23.0 23.0
24th 20 1210 Mike Partridge Claire Davis HISC LC/HM/GM 24.0 24.0 24.0
25th 21 1450 Nick Eaves Greg Pace Bartley SC GM 25.0 25.0 25.0
26th 8 971 Tom Haslam Karen Baldwin Notts County SC LC/LC 26.0 26.0 26.0
27th 31 1435 Matt Sheahan Ellie Sheahan Netley SC MH/MC 27.0 27.0 27.0
28th 12 1060 Pete Pickford John Pickford Dell Quay SC   28.0 28.0 28.0
29th 2 689 Matt Wright Gavin King HISC MH/MC 29.0 29.0 29.0
30th 26 1383 Phil Robinson Dave Pears Carsington SC MH/MC 30.0 30.0 30.0
31st 6 915 Sean Curtis Andy Lyne Emsworth Slipper SC MC 31.0 31.0 31.0
32nd 37 670 Tim Harrison Tor Harrison Notts County SC LC/MH/LC 32.0 32.0 32.0
33rd 1 527 Andy Powell Jon Costin Warsash SC MH/MC 33.0 33.0 33.0
34th 3 770 Thomas Broatch Karen Thomas Leigh & Lowton SC LC/LH 38.0 DNC 38.0 38.0
34th 10 1019 Rob Corfield Tom Dobbs Dell Quay SC GM 38.0 DNC 38.0 38.0
34th 11 1031 John Excell Simon Goldfarb Emsworth Slipper SC MH/MC 38.0 DNC 38.0 38.0
34th 29 1428 James Gardner Anne Gardner HISC LC 38.0 DNC 38.0 38.0

 

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