Classic final day show down at GUL RS200 Nationals

by Pete Vincent on 24 Aug 2006
The scene is now set for a classic final day at the Gul RS200 Nationals at Exe SC. After a very varied day 4 Roger/Katrina Gilbert are now just two points clear of Geoff Carveth/Fiona Clark. The Gilberts though are discarding a 48th and a seventh whilst the Carveth/Clark teams worst result is fifth so it really is game on. Third to fifth is covered by only two points so the Charles/Kingsnorth , Hewitsons and Greenland/Williams teams will be having a battle royal.

Race 7 started in ideal 14 knots from the southwest and everyone started early; all the leading boats were on the port lay line which became a major drag race. The Gilberts got the approach right and led but could not hold off Carveths pace downwind. The Gilberts slipped to fourth at the finish with Carveth winning from the Hewitsons and Charles/Kingsnorth.

As soon as the last boat finished the south Devon coastline disappeared under ‘orrible black clouds and the wind went total walk about. After a downpour and chasing the wind around the bay the wind settled in the north and PRO Phil Morrison set the 129 boat off in a patchy 6-10 knots. John Greenland/Pippa Williams were first out the gate and soon crossed the fleet in a text boat how to lead. The breeze then became very light and there were some major climbs and drops but Greenland/Williams just held their nerve to win from Carveth and the Derbys.

David and Jane Hivey from Budworth in the newest boat in the fleet lead the silver division from Robbie Burns and Vicki Simpson in the oldest boat in the fleet, the second 200 every built. James Boyce and Will Rogers now have a very healthy lead in the bronze division.

It is a grey morning at Exmouth today but there is a decent northwest blowing so the final day of the GUL RS200 Nationals will be exciting.

Overall positions after day 4:
1st Roger Gilbert Katrina Gilbert Frensham Pond SC 11
2nd Geoff Carveth Fiona Clarke Littleton SC 13
3rd Nicholas Charles Juliet Kingsnorth Bristol Corinthian Y C 30
4th Tom Hewitson Jo Hewitson Richmansworth SC 31
5th John Greenland Pippa Williams Hayling Island SC 32
6th Mark Littlejohn Emma Clarke Lancing SC 41
7th Lee Sydenham Jane Willan Exe SC 43
8th Dave Derby Emma Derby Bough Beech SC 47
9th Colin Smith Aaron Smith Papercourt SC 52
10th David Giles Kita Carpenter Weir Wood SC 60
11th Sarah Allan Peter Rowley Littleton SC 69
12th Ian Pickard Loopie Lucy Matthews Bristol Corinthian Y C 84
13th David Hivey Jane Hivey Budworth SC 86
14th Richard Edwards Paru Edwards Parkstone YC 87
15th Jonathan Lewis Katy Nichol Burghfield SC 89
16th Pete Vincent Tessa Nicholls Bristol Corinthian Y C 94
17th Steve Dunn Noelle Vidal Milton Keynes 96
18th Robbie Burns Vicki Simpson Largs CS 102
19th Andrew Peters Jeraldine Peters Kings & Queens YC 111
20th Mike Saul Sophie Hartley Yorkshire Dales SC 116
21st Mick Wright Howie Enkel Maylandsea Bay YC 117
22nd Matt Jenkins Emma Jenkins Sheffield Viking SC 119
23rd Keith Escritt Anne Saul Yorkshire Dales SC 128
24th Chris Martin Ian Martin Burghfield SC 139
25th Chris Catt Nikki Catt Downs SC 148
26th Will Storey Kate Havill Parkstone YC 150
27th Daniel Holman Helen Evans CBYC 150
28th Sophie Weguelin Guy Fillmore Royal Lymington YC 160
29th Nick Peters Kate Peters Hayling Island SC 163
30th Martin Penty Jeremy Collins Beaver Sailing Club 169
31st Phil Sowden Jim Sowden Highcliffe SC 181
32nd Martin English Elizabeth Teague Restronguet SC 182
33rd Wayne Fletcher Debra Fletcher Scaling Dam SC 190
34th Nigel A Wetherell Jack Wetherell Beaver Sailing Club 190
35th Sam Littlejohn Alice Sepe Lancing SC 191
36th Alex Taylor Sam Lones Budworth SC 199
37th Simon Gillow Emma Harniman Wembley SC 200
38th Sarah Taylor Lucy Matthews Locks SC 214
39th Mike Chapman Lynne Ratcliffe Bough Beech SC 217
40th Gareth Robinson Willow Holland Littleton SC 219
41st James Boyce Will Rogers Plymouth University 221
42nd Charlie Roome Lizzie Chellew Draycote Water SC 227
43rd Sue Antonelli Jo LLoyd Littleton SC 231
44th Rob Martin Jan Martin Burghfield SC 238
45th Graham Williams Heather Williams Royal Navy Falmouth 241
46th James Peters Oliver Spensley-Corfield Hayling Island SC 246
47th Josh Gebhard Tom Jeffries Derwent Res 249
48th Matt Davies Jessie Gebhard Weston SC 249
49th Frances Peters Alan Roberts Hayling Island SC 265
50th David Royse Nikki Russell OSR 276
51st Rob Janering Charlotte Cotter Wembley SC 278
52nd Kazuyoshi Nakao Kaoru Arai Hayama SC 282
53rd Jethro Gebhard Jaemi Gebhard Derwent Res 282
54th Stephen Janering Matt Giles Wembley SC 286
55th Russell Collister June Collister Isle of Man Yacht Club 287
56th Andi Riley Julie Marsden Stewardtby Water SC 288
57th Mark Harrison Sally/Tom Harrison Gurnard SC 293
58th Ben Dutton Emma Fell Budworth SC 309
59th Will Twemlow Pete Perera Notts County SC 311
60th Henry Maxwell Dicken MacLean HISC 311
61st Ellie Martin Ian Sharps Burghfield SC 315
62nd Thomas Winskill Ryan Spring Royal Navy 320
63rd Simon Cox Karen Baker Bristol Corinthian Y C 329
64th Russell Page Vicky Page Budworth SC 330
65th David Gebhard Jackie Gebhard Derwent Res 335
66th Tom Olden Jon Price Gurnard SC 336
67th Liam Dempsey Nicole Chambers Wembley SC 343
68th Les Arscott Martin Lilley Exe SC 348
69th George Kingsnorth Victoria Fairhurst Burghfield SC 352
70th Alan Tarrant Anna Row Highcliffe SC 353
71st Emily Rowlandson Jessica Olden Gurnard SC 358
72nd Darryl Bentley Caroline Eyre Graffam Water SC 358
73rd Andrew Hartley Eve Hartley Ripon SC 359
74th David Chapman James French Gurnard SC 371
75th Adam Page Ian Sedge Bewel Valley SC 379
76th Georgie Hill Roger Tait Scaling Dam SC 379
77th James Ellis Rob Partridge Royal Plymouth SC 382
78th Rosie Sands Andy Williams Exe SC 387
79th Richard Hanby Charlotte Collins Beaver Sailing Club 402
80th James Downer Lucy Olden Gurnard SC 414
81st Hannah Diamond Sam Maxfield HISC 425
82nd Paul Lewis Felicity Pearson Burghfield SC 432
83rd Patch Fillery Sarah Steeds Littleton SC 439
84th Christian Humphreys Rebecca Smith Bristol Corinthian Y C 443
85th Nigel Harniman Alex Porter Wembley SC 444
86th Daniel Perry Alan Perry Newcastle University SC 448
87th Katie Restall Judy Restall Downs SC 454
88th Paul Teague Pat Teague Bristol Corinthian Y C 454
89th Elizabeth Jamie Liz Copland Dalgety Bay SC 454
90th James Morland Ella Mitchell Warsash SC 456
91st Simon Haighton Kate Haighton Hykeham SC 460
92nd George Savell Jack Foster Bough Beech SC 464
93rd Joanne Wotton Camilla Oakley Wembley SC 474
94th Andy Savell Harry Savell Bough Beech SC 474
95th Damon Roberts Flavia Roberts HISC 474
96th Stephen Hanby Matt Brown Beaver Sailing Club 483
97th Neil Chadborn Lucy Hall Paignton SC 487
98th James Bayliss Lucinda Hall-Jones Littleton SC 495
99th Simon Howell Richard Murphy Wembley SC 503
100th Jake Gebhard Andy Conn Derwent Res 511
101st Richard Pilling Elizabeth Pilling Sheffield Viking SC 515
102nd Karen Littlejohn John McGarth Lancing SC 522
103rd Philip Waind Sonya Gohil Wembley SC 525
104th Rick Newcombe Alice Morgan Exe SC 549
105th Peter Craggs Phil Nelson York Railway Instute SC 551
106th Anthony Witham Mandie Neal Bexhill on Sea SC 552
107th Guy Farrant Harry Goode Exe SC 557
108th Ian Savell Eleanor Savell Budworth SC 558
109th Peter Cayless Amey Webster Teirn Corinthian SC 594
110th Rebecca Marriott Rob Marriott WPNSA 614
111th Stephen Woodward Emma Yates Bristol Corinthian Y C 625
112th Victoria Brooks Helen McHale Weston SC 628
113th Douglas Maxwell Jackie Rhodes Wembley SC 633
114th Richard Morley Sue Morley Burghfield SC 634
115th Peter Owens Alison Owens Exe SC 634
116th Sam Atrill Lauren Mead Gurnard SC 635
117th Karen Falcon Rob Partridge Royal Plymouth SC 640
118th Paul Goodwin Helen Williamson Draycote Water SC 651
119th Jane Sutor Katarina Matthews Lundin Bartley SC 659
120th Sally Denchfield Nigel Denchfield Stewardtby Wate