GUL RS200 Nationals at Exe – Day 3

by RS media on 23 Aug 2006 [Sorry, this content could not be displayed]A light wind forecast led to an early launch for the 130 boats at the Gul RS200 Nationals hosted by Exe SC. Concerns of a long and slow sail out proved unfounded as a solid force 3 appeared for race 1.

Having threatened such a performance all week, Sarah Allan and Pete Rowley sailed a faultless race to lead from start to finish. They were never far ahead of Dave and Emma Derby in second, but never looked threatened. Geoff Carveth and Fiona Clark consolidated their overall score line by passing Ian Pickard and Loopie Lucy for third. Overall leaders Roger and Katrina Gilbert could only recover to seventh in conditions where there were far more snakes than ladders!

As the race committee set up for race 2 some pretty miserable weather consumed the Dawlish coast and we were treated to low cloud and drizzle. The wind held for the majority of the 4 minute gate start but two forty-degree shifts accompanied by a significant drop in the wind strength led the committee to abandon as the early starters neared the windward mark. A short delay while the wind settled, and the start was moved further east let the wind settle and return to its previous strength.

Nick Charles and Juliet Kingsnorth, starting about half way into the gate, led comfortably at the first windward mark. Despite the close attention of Roger and Katrina Gilbert for much of the race, they didn’t flinch and took their first RS200 nationals race win in style. The Gilberts held second from Tom and Jo Hewitson in third.

The Gilberts enter day four in a solid first place overall from Carveth and Clark. Charles and Kingsnorth’s race win put them into third overall but a number of other teams are nipping at their heels. Robbie Burns and Vicki Simpson from Largs are ably demonstrating the longevity of the RS200 hulls, leading the silver division in 20th overall in the second ever RS200 built.

James Boyce and Will Rogers from Plymouth Uni lead the bronze division in 40th overall. The fleet were treated to a novel social in the form of a talent night, with entertainment including an Exe SC jazz band, Steve Dunn and his guitar and poetry from RS Association administrator Charlotte England.

The 2006 Gul RS200 nationals is certain to be a classic with Exe SC pulling out all the stops to provide a fantastic event on and off the water.

RS200 - Overall positions after day 3:

1st 1163 Roger Gilbert Katrina Gilbert Frensham Pond SC 1 1 1 2 -7 2 7
2nd 751 Geoff Carveth Fiona Clarke Littleton SC 2 2 3 3 3 -5 13
3rd 953 Nicholas Charles Juliet Kingsnorth Bristol Corinthian Y C 4 8 -18 8 8 1 29
4th 491 John Greenland Pippa Williams Hayling Island SC 7 -18 4 7 5 8 31
5th 858 Mark Littlejohn Emma Clarke Lancing SC 6 -13 2 5 12 7 32
6th 772 Tom Hewitson Jo Hewitson Richmansworth SC -35 3 19 1 13 3 39
7th 854 Lee Sydenham Jane Willan Exe SC 11 12 8 4 -19 4 39
8th 999 Dave Derby Emma Derby Bough Beech SC 3 -46 16 10 2 13 44
9th 1133 Colin Smith Aaron Smith Papercourt SC 9 7 -39 6 9 15 46
10th 880 Sarah Allan Peter Rowley Littleton SC 10 4 21 -46 1 26 62
11th 1033 Richard Edwards Paru Edwards Parkstone YC 15 9 17 -54 10 16 67
12th 1077 Pete Vincent Tessa Nicholls Bristol Corinthian Y C 21 15 6 13 -36 17 72
13th 1165 Ian Pickard Loopie Lucy Matthews Bristol Corinthian YC 14 -35 11 17 4 28 74
14th 1185 David Hivey Jane Hivey Budworth SC -40 16 22 14 16 10 78
15th 1054 Jonathan Lewis Katy Nichol Burghfield SC -50 11 23 11 22 11 78
16th 753 David Giles Kita Carpenter Weir Wood SC 5 -50 26 12 33 6 82
17th 876 Keith Escritt Anne Saul Yorkshire Dales SC 36 5 5 19 29 -58 94
18th 815 Mick Wright Howie Enkel Maylandsea Bay YC 8 52 10 -61 14 12 96
19th 725 Matt Jenkins Emma Jenkins Sheffield Viking SC 12 23 20 -45 18 23 96
20th 202 Robbie Burns Vicki Simpson Largs CS 22 24 24 15 -27 19 104
21st 789 Steve Dunn Noelle Vidal Milton Keynes 42 20 -46 33 6 9 110
22nd 1201 Mike Saul Sophie Hartley Yorkshire Dales SC 54 (131.0 DSQ) 7 9 21 20 111
23rd 962 Andrew Peters Jeraldine Peters Kings & Queens YC 17 25 -52 16 26 32 116
24th 988 Chris Martin Ian Martin Burghfield SC 26 26 14 -29 24 27 117
25th 1083 Will Storey Kate Havill Parkstone YC 39 17 34 18 -61 14 122
26th 1031 Chris Catt Nikki Catt Downs SC 20 22 -54 20 25 42 129
27th 1190 Martin Penty Jeremy Collins Beaver Sailing Club 18 6 41 41 -63 34 140
28th 1103 Alex Taylor Sam Lones Budworth SC 27 10 9 55 -59 39 140
29th 773 Phil Sowden Jim Sowden Highcliffe SC 34 14 -45 40 28 31 147
30th 1060 Nick Peters Kate Peters Hayling Island SC 25 -57 37 23 41 22 148
31st 665 Sophie Weguelin Guy Fillmore Royal Lymington YC -52 38 32 37 11 35 153
32nd 1094 Sam Littlejohn Alice Sepe Lancing SC -58 48 30 24 34 18 154
33rd 1147 Simon Gillow Emma Harniman Wembley SC -53 36 13 36 37 38 160
34th 1195 Nigel A Wetherell Jack Wetherell Beaver SC -62 59 35 21 20 30 165
35th 941 Mike Chapman Lynne Ratcliffe Bough Beech SC -70 19 28 43 31 45 166
36th 1015 Wayne Fletcher Debra Fletcher Scaling Dam SC 37 34 -92 39 15 44 169
37th 1153 Martin English Elizabeth Teague Restronguet SC 55 -97 12 28 32 46 173
38th 359 Daniel Holman Helen Evans CBYC 23 67 33 -111 30 21 174
39th 371 Sarah Taylor Lucy Matthews Locks SC 45 21 31 34 -53 52 183
40th 1088 James Boyce Will Rogers Plymouth University 59 32 -89 26 42 25 184
41st 820 Josh Gebhard Tom Jeffries Derwent Res 46 -58 15 42 35 53 191
42nd 1148 Rob Martin Jan Martin Burghfield SC 33 -75 38 31 40 51 193
43rd 947 Gareth Robinson Willow Holland Littleton SC 30 47 (131.0 DNF) 27 17 87 208
44th 1130 Rob Janering Charlotte Cotter Wembley SC 51 -79 27 38 68 40 224
45th 1159 James Peters Oliver Spensley-Corfield Hayling Island SC 66 -114 44 48 46 24 228
46th 1066 Charlie Roome Lizzie Chellew Draycote Water SC 24 71 47 32 -82 57 231
47th 702 Matt Davies Jessie Gebhard Weston SC 43 40 51 44 -60 55 233
48th 920 Mark Harrison Sally/Tom Harrison Gurnard SC 69 56 29 35 45 -82 234
49th 1022 Stephen Janering Matt Giles Wembley SC 47 39 42 -70 50 60 238
50th 971 Frances Peters Alan Roberts Hayling Island SC 19 66 -67 57 49 48 239
51st 743 Andi Riley Julie Marsden Stewardtby Water SC 41 42 63 52 55 -83 253
52nd 1087 Jethro Gebhard Jaemi Gebhard Derwent Res -79 44 77 25 75 33 254
53rd 563 Henry Maxwell Dicken MacLean HISC 81 37 25 -101 43 71 257
54th 797 Graham Williams Heather Williams Royal Navy Falmouth -83 63 49 22 67 62 263
55th 617 Ellie Martin Ian Sharps Burghfield SC 13 -82 40 72 78 64 267
56th 561 Thomas Winskill Ryan Spring Royal Navy 57 60 -106 59 38 54 268
57th 533 David Royse Nikki Russell OSR -90 45 55 49 84 36 269
58th 1068 Russell Collister June Collister Isle of Man YC 38 27 66 77 -89 67 275
59th 769 Emily Rowlandson Jessica Olden Gurnard SC 31 62 48 71 -83 63 275
60th 714 Tom Olden Jon Price Gurnard SC 44 -85 36 64 73 59 276
61st 927 Simon Cox Karen Baker Bristol Corinthian YC 68 29 75 30 81 -90 283
62nd 469 Kazuyoshi Nakao Kaoru Arai Hayama SC 84 -90 79.5 47 39 37 286.5
63rd 1020 Andrew Hartley Eve Hartley Ripon SC 48 74 62 53 51 -97 288
64th 344 Liam Dempsey Nicole Chambers Wembley SC -88 77 70.5 73 56 29 305.5
65th 1074 Ben Dutton Emma Fell Budworth SC 80 31 65 -90 58 72 306
66th 996 Darryl Bentley Caroline Eyre Graffam Water SC 64 -104 81 66 54 47 312
67th 798 Will Twemlow Pete Perera Notts County SC 61 -78 57 56 69 69 312
68th 1029 Christian Humphreys Rebecca Smith Bristol Corinthian Y C (131.0 DNF) 51 61 50 48 103 313
69th 980 David Gebhard Jackie Gebhard Derwent Res 16 83 -95 79 66 70 314
70th 942 Richard Hanby Charlotte Collins Beaver Sailing Club 28 55 -88 82 70 80 315
71st 1176 Georgie Hill Roger Tait Scaling Dam SC 56 49 50 (131.0 DNF) 86 76 317
72nd 898 Les Arscott Martin Lilley Exe SC -87 68 74 74 52 49 317
73rd 896 Sue Antonelli Jo LLoyd Littleton SC 49 43 (131.0 DSQ) 131.0 DNF 23 73 319
74th 813 Russell Page Vicky Page Budworth SC 32 64 82 68 77 -86 323
75th 779 James Downer Lucy Olden Gurnard SC 75 89 76 -