Ian Martin & Ben McGrane RS800 Champions

by RS media on 2 Sep 2006
Ian Martin and Ben McGrane (Rooster Sailing) won the 2006 GUL RS800 National Championship with a flourish. The pair from Burghfield SC finished as they started - winning races.

Winning 13 of the 16 races in one of the toughest sailing weeks experienced by the class, the pair were chased all the way by Steve Irish and Martin Gotrel (Magic Marine).

Third overall were Andy Bryson and Jony Clegg from Netley SC who never dropped below third in the last two days races.

RS800 - Final Overall positions:

1 1009 Ian Martin Ben McGrane Burghfield 15
2 1058 Steve Irish Martin Gotrel Draycote Water 25
3 914 Andy Bryson Jony Clegg Netley 72
4 1083 Spod Olive Jane Olive Stokes Bay 73
5 1114 Andrew Jeffries Alison Ody Eastbourne Sovereign 90
6 964 Charlie Roome Steve Hall Draycote Water 141
7 962 Nathan Batchelor James Clark Chew Valley Lake 147
8 1011 James Ross Heather Back Weston 168
9 881 Andrew Cornah Orwin Murphy Netley 184
10 989 Ben Schooling Tim Hurst Helensburgh 214
11 1089 Ian Martin Claire Booth Bough Beech 217
12 892 David Pike Nick Jerkins Eastbourne Sovereign 230
13 97 Graham Simmonds Chris Doe Hayling Island 231
14 1112 Ralph Singleton Sophie Singleton CVLSC 233
15 899 Andrew Gould Tim Berriman Emsworth Slipper 234
16 850 Brett Ellway Rory Paterson Stokes Bay 236
17 1075 James Hughes Toby Wincer RCYC 236
18 874 Jamie Reid Bonme Moody Society 238
19 968 David Steed Tom Pickles Stokes Bay 245
20 1076 Rob Watson James Holmes RCYC 259
21 1054 Justin Deal Sarah Marriott Frensham Pond 282
22 1116 Adrian Coatsworth Julia Coatsworth Waldringfield 285
23 1096 Mike Hart Sally Kilpatrick Port Dinorwic 294
24 878 Sam Neal Laurence Riche Grafham Water 302
25 890 Richard Keaton Helen Rumbold Royal Lymington 310
26 978 Tim Smyth Dave Hannan Netley 313
27 987 Tim Collins Simon Colleridge RORC 331
28 1043 Ian Collis- Smith Paul White - Smith CVLSC 333
29 919 Jo Skinner Simon Skinner Datchet Water 340
30 991 Malcolm Streeton Miles Roebeck HISC 350
31 10 Ollie Page Tim Baldwin Lancing 366
32 1113 Alaistair Shire Penny Shires Stokes Bay 394
33 1013 Rob Style Ben Lister Grafham Water 395
34 1099 Fred Merchant Rob Hopper Weston 398
35 7 Ian Jubb Sue Antonelli HISC 426
36 961 Philip King Christina Oxford 428
37 848 Philip Highfield Tamsin Butcher Great Yarmouth & Gorleston 438
38 836 Derek Buchanan Elaine Buchanan Oxford 449
39 1050 Jamie Hilton Tom Street Datchet Water 455
40 886 Simon Conway Sam Proctor Wilsonian 466
41 884 Edward James Brungee Tom Maidwell Restronguet 473
42 1052 Christian Reynolds Lucy Jones Locks 505
43 1059 Jonathon Lister Natasha Lister York Dales 537
44 972 Stephen Lytton Natalie Lytton Peventsey Bay 569
45 1067 Richard Nieveen Tanya Coleman Stokes Bay 597
46 913 David Smart Edward Smart Chew Valley Lake 603
47 1065 Glen Davis Stewart Ward RYA 675
48 1051 Alexander Willard Rebecca Willard Royal Corinthian 680
49 1105 Jane Smithwick Nicholas Hand Wimbleball 689
50 800 Adam Broughton James Macdonald Portishead Y and SC 713
51 922 Ian Peterson Carol Peterson Grafham Water 714
52 885 Michael Symour Toby Varney Hayling Island 739
53 999 Alaisdair Alston Daniel Alston Weston 746