Gilberts dominate day 1 at the GUL RS200 Nationals

by Pete Vincent on 21 Aug 2006

RS200 UK Nationals 2006 RS200

It was a hard day at the office for the 129 boat Gul RS200 Nationals at Exe SC yesterday but hugely enjoyable. The huge fleet has been bolstered by two boats from Japan who have chartered two boats via LDC from the Royal Navy.

A very patchy force 2-4 from the WNW produced very varied wind strengths over the course area resulting in many large snakes on the run. Producing two results you could count was going to be very difficult and so it proved with spades. PRO and designer of the RS200 Phil Morrison set a huge course off Dawlish for the opening race which was a real challenge. Late and going right seemed to be paying and David/Emma Derby were a real dot on the starboard lay line to have a really healthy lead at the first mark. You did not want to gybe early down the run and going right really paid as many of the leaders had horror runs.

Roger Gilbert sailing with sister Katrina took full advantage to win the race, a feat he was to repeat in race 2 after Mark Littlejohn/Emma Clark and Sarah Allan/Pete Rowley had all had turns in the lead. In such a large a fleet there is very tight racing throughout with the lead in the silver and bronze divisions being keenly contested. Robbie Burns and Vicki Simpson from Largs in the oldest boat in the fleet, 202 lead the silver division with Beavers Richard Hanby and Charlotte Collins leading the bronze division.

Tom Hewitson won the coverted 'fast pants' for dropping from 3rd to 50th on one run. Ian Pickard unsurprisingly won the duckhams award and is currently doing a tuning seminar for over 100 people in a bright yellow and pink one piece spray suit and bright purple gay cowboy hat.

The weather conditions look almost identical for today so it will be another action packed day on the water at the GUL RS200 Nationals followed by the Harken and West Country Boat Repairs Heroes and Villans theme night.

Overall results after Day 1:

1st	1163	Roger Gilbert	Katrina Gilbert	Gold	1	1	2
2nd	751	Geoff Carveth	Fiona Clarke	Gold	2	2	4
3rd	953	Nicholas Charles	Juliet Kingsnorth	Gold	4	8	12
4th	880	Sarah Allan	Peter Rowley	Gold	10	4	14
5th	1133	Colin Smith	Aaron Smith	Gold	9	7	16
6th	858	Mark Littlejohn	Emma Clarke	Gold	6	13	19
7th	854	Lee Sydenham	Jane Willan	Gold	11	12	23
8th	1190	Martin Penty	Jeremy Collins	Gold	18	6	24
9th	1033	Richard Edwards	Paru Edwards	Gold	15	9	24
10th	491	John Greenland	Pippa Williams	Gold	7	18	25
11th	725	Matt Jenkins	Emma Jenkins	Gold	12	23	35
12th	1077	Pete Vincent	Tessa Nicholls	Gold	21	15	36
13th	1103	Alex Taylor	Sam Lones	Gold	27	10	37
14th	772	Tom Hewitson	Jo Hewitson	Gold	35	3	38
15th	876	Keith Escritt	Anne Saul	Gold	36	5	41
16th	962	Andrew Peters	Jeraldine Peters	Gold	17	25	42
17th	1031	Chris Catt	Nikki Catt	Gold	20	22	42
18th	202	Robbie Burns	Vicki Simpson	Silver	22	24	46
19th	773	Phil Sowden	Jim Sowden	Gold	34	14	48
20th	999	Dave Derby	Emma Derby	Gold	3	46	49
21st	1165	Ian Pickard	Loopie Lucy Matthews	Gold	14	35	49
22nd	988	Chris Martin	Ian Martin	Silver	26	26	52
23rd	753	David Giles	Kita Carpenter	Gold	5	50	55
24th	1185	David Hivey	Jane Hivey	Silver	40	16	56
25th	1083	Will Storey	Kate Havill	Silver	39	17	56
26th	815	Mick Wright	Howie Enkel	Gold	8	52	60
27th	1054	Jonathan Lewis	Katy Nichol	Gold	50	11	61
28th	789	Steve Dunn	Noelle Vidal	Gold	42	20	62
29th	1068	Russell Collister	June Collister	Silver	38	27	65
30th	371	Sarah Taylor	Lucy Matthews	Gold	45	21	66
31st	1015	Wayne Fletcher	Debra Fletcher	Silver	37	34	71
32nd	947	Gareth Robinson	Willow Holland	Silver	30	47	77
33rd	1060	Nick Peters	Kate Peters	Gold	25	57	82
34th	942	Richard Hanby	Charlotte Collins	Bronze	28	55	83
35th	702	Matt Davies	Jessie Gebhard	Gold	43	40	83
36th	743	Andi Riley	Julie Marsden	Silver	41	42	83
37th	971	Frances Peters	Alan Roberts	Silver	19	66	85
38th	1022	Stephen Janering	Matt Giles	Silver	47	39	86
39th	941	Mike Chapman	Lynne Ratcliffe	Gold	70	19	89
40th	1147	Simon Gillow	Emma Harniman	Silver	53	36	89
41st	359	Daniel Holman	Helen Evans	Gold	23	67	90
42nd	665	Sophie Weguelin	Guy Fillmore	Gold	52	38	90
43rd	1088	James Boyce	Will Rogers	Bronze	59	32	91
44th	896	Sue Antonelli	Jo LLoyd	Gold	49	43	92
45th	769	Emily Rowlandson	Jessica Olden	Bronze	31	62	93
46th	617	Ellie Martin	Ian Sharps	Silver	13	82	95
47th	1066	Charlie Roome	Lizzie Chellew	Gold	24	71	95
48th	813	Russell Page	Vicky Page	Bronze	32	64	96
49th	927	Simon Cox	Karen Baker	Gold	68	29	97
50th	980	David Gebhard	Jackie Gebhard	Silver	16	83	99
51st	820	Josh Gebhard	Tom Jeffries	Silver	46	58	104
52nd	1176	Georgie Hill	Roger Tait	Silver	56	49	105
53rd	1094	Sam Littlejohn	Alice Sepe	Silver	58	48	106
54th	1141	George Savell	Jack Foster	Bronze	78	30	108
55th	1148	Rob Martin	Jan Martin	Silver	33	75	108
56th	1074	Ben Dutton	Emma Fell	Silver	80	31	111
57th	1036	Alan Tarrant	Anna Row	Bronze	71	41	112
58th	270	Stephen Hanby	Matt Brown	Bronze	86	28	114
59th	560	Karen Falcon	Rob Partridge	Gold	29	87	116
60th	561	Thomas Winskill	Ryan Spring	Silver	57	60	117
61st	563	Henry Maxwell	Dicken MacLean	Bronze	81	37	118
62nd	1195	Nigel A Wetherell	Jack Wetherell	Gold	62	59	121
63rd	1020	Andrew Hartley	Eve Hartley	Silver	48	74	122
64th	1087	Jethro Gebhard	Jaemi Gebhard	Silver	79	44	123
65th	920	Mark Harrison	Sally/Tom Harrison	Silver	69	56	125
66th	1010	Katie Restall	Judy Restall	Silver	94	33	127
67th	714	Tom Olden	Jon Price	Bronze	44	85	129
68th	1130	Rob Janering	Charlotte Cotter	Silver	51	79	130
69th	533	David Royse	Nikki Russell	Bronze	90	45	135
70th	593	Patch Fillery	Sarah Steeds	Silver	72	65	137
71st	798	Will Twemlow	Pete Perera	Silver	61	78	139
72nd	797	Graham Williams	Heather Williams	Silver	83	63	146
73rd	974	Simon Howell	Richard Murphy	Bronze	77	69	146
74th	609	Rosie Sands	Andy Williams	Bronze	63	84	147
75th	899	David Chapman	James French	Bronze	60	88	148
76th	1152	Damon Roberts	Flavia Roberts	Bronze	74	76	150
77th	1153	Martin English	Elizabeth Teague	Gold	55	97	152
78th	898	Les Arscott	Martin Lilley	Silver	87	68	155
79th	850	Andy Savell	Harry Savell	Bronze	95	61	156
80th	594	George Kingsnorth	Victoria Fairhurst	Silver	67	91	158
81st	1009	Adam Page	Ian Sedge	Bronze	106	53	159
82nd	5901	Daniel Perry	Alan Perry	Bronze	91	70	161
83rd	779	James Downer	Lucy Olden	Bronze	75	89	164
84th	1120	Jake Gebhard	Andy Conn	Bronze	111	54	165
85th	526	Elizabeth Jamie	Liz Copland	Bronze	65	100	165
86th	344	Liam Dempsey	Nicole Chambers	Bronze	88	77	165
87th	996	Darryl Bentley	Caroline Eyre	Silver	64	104	168
88th	1146	Joanne Wotton	Camilla Oakley	Silver	97	72	169
89th	780	Paul Teague	Pat Teague	Bronze	73	96	169
90th	469	Kazuyoshi Nakao	Kaoru Arai	Silver	84	90	174
91st	1156	Rick Newcombe	Alice Morgan	Bronze	76	99	175
92nd	1029	Christian Humphreys	Rebecca Smith	Silver	128.0 DNF	51	179
93rd	1159	James Peters	Oliver Spensley-Corfield	Gold	66	114	180
94th	588	Hannah Diamond	Sam Maxfield	Silver	82	98	180
95th	1201	Mike Saul	Sophie Hartley	Gold	54	128.0 DSQ	182
96th	965	James Morland	Ella Mitchell	Bronze	104	80	184
97th	1121	Simon Haighton	Kate Haighton	Silver	113	73	186
98th	247	Guy Farrant	Harry Goode	Bronze	105	81	186
99th	1055	Richard Morley	Sue Morley	Bronze	85	101	186
100th	744	Paul Lewis	Felicity Pearson	Silver	100	92	192
101st	690	Ian Savell	Eleanor Savell	Bronze	101	94	195
102nd	604	Neil Chadborn	Lucy Hall	Bronze	96	102	198
103rd	7	Paul Goodwin	Helen Williamson	Bronze	92	107	199
104th	599	Rebecca Marriott	Rob Marriott	Silver	93	106	199
105th	419	James Bayliss	Lucinda Hall-Jones	Bronze	89	113	202
106th	310	Peter Craggs	Phil Nelson	Bronze	120	86	206
107th	651	Douglas Maxwell	Jackie Rhodes	Bronze	118	93	211
108th	587	Victoria Brooks	Helen McHale	Bronze	99	116	215
109th	654	Stephen Woodward	Emma Yates	Bronze	121	95	216
110th	612	Philip Waind	Sonya Gohil	Bronze	102	115	217
111th	727	Peter Owens	Alison Owens	Bronze	114	103	217
112th	696	Peter Cayless	Amey Webster	Bronze	107	110	217
113th	803	Sam Atrill	Lauren Mead	Bronze	109	108	217
114th	257	Sally Denchfield	Nigel Denchfield	Bronze	98	122	220
115th	903	Mike Fisher	Sue Spring	Bronze	108	112	220
116th	570	Kazuhiro Okamoto	Keiko Okamoto	Silver	116	105	221
117th	1040	Anthony Witham	Mandie Neal	Bronze	103	121	224
118th	1124	Chris Moore	Ted Moore	Bronze	117	109	226
119th	984	Nigel Harniman	Alex Porter	Bronze	115	111	226
120th	361	Oliver Greenslade	Charlie Greenslade	Bronze	110	117	227
121st	845	Karen Littlejohn	John McGarth	Bronze	112	128.0 DNF	240
122nd	935	Jane Sutor	Katarina Matthews Lundin	Bronze	124	118	242
123rd	950	Tony Cook	Caroline Scutt	Bronze	123	119	242
124th	640	Katherine Lovering	Chris Lawson	Bronze	122	120	242
125th	897	James Lovejoy	Lucy Preston	Bronze	119	128.0 DNF	247
126th	362	Kevin Druce	Lydia Frew	Bronze	126	123	249
127th	249	Jeremy Littlejohn	Hannah McGarth	Bronze	125	124	249
128th	470	Keith Lown	Helga Schnare	Bronze	128.0 DNS	128.0 DNS	256
128th	775	Richard Pilling	Elizabeth Pilling	Silver	128.0 DNS	128.0 DNS	256