Paul Bayliss wins RS700 UK Nationals 2008

by Sail-World.com/uk on 28 Aug 2008
Paul Bayliss from Portchester SC won the RS700 National Championship in some style. Leading every day he covered his nearest rival for the title, Tim Johnson of Chew Valley Lake SC, in the first race of the final day, ensuring he was out of the leading finishers.

Bayliss won the penultimate race and then retired, not needing to sail the final race, which was duly won by Johnson.

Third overall was Jon Heissig, who tied on points with Tim Polglase of HISC and in fifth was Nick Peters, HISC.

RS700 Nationals - Final overall positions

1st 875 Paul Bayliss Portchester SC 12 pts
2nd 762 Tim Johnson Chew Valley Lake SC 16 pts
3rd 882 Jon Heissig ltsc/gygsc 30 pts
4th 970 Tim Polglase HISC 30 pts
5th 923 Nick Peters HISC 53 pts
6th 979 David Gorringe Lymington Town SC 58 pts
7th 714 Aidan Mitchell HISC 83 pts
8th 969 Andy Brown HISC 94 pts
9th 908 Mike Dencher Chew Valley Lake SC 98 pts
10th 906 Andy Holland Hunstanton SC 102 pts
11th 890 Ian Swann HISC/Brightlingsea SC 103 pts
12th 973 Simon Letten HISC 107 pts
13th 962 Steve Marshall Sully SC 113 pts
14th 767 Stuart Riches Hunstanton SC 115 pts
15th 926 Chris Wright Carsington SC 120 pts
16th 761 Pete Purkiss Brightlingsea SC/GWSC 126 pts
17th 870 Tony Dencher Netley SC 126 pts
18th 963 Mark Pollington HISC 134 pts
19th 758 Colin Dacey Grafham Water SC 134 pts
20th 939 Sam Attrill Gurnard SC 136 pts
21st 866 Richard Marsden HISC 146 pts
22nd 928 Fraboulet Cidric YC de Carnac France 149 pts
23rd 861 Eddie Gatehouse Chichester YC 158 pts
24th 978 Peter Shaw Carsington SC 161 pts
25th 938 James Ross Weston SC 167 pts
26th 904 David Patterson HISC 170 pts
27th 960 Ian Nolan Hunstanton SC 172 pts
28th 981 Gerard Hughes HISC 175 pts
29th 893 Andrew Collenette HISC 185 pts
30th 787 Angus Chisholm HISC 185 pts
31st 912 Richard Allen Carsington SC 193 pts
33rd 934 Matt Stark Lymington 203 pts
32nd 945 Chris Aston 203 pts
34th 984 Adam Golding HISC 209 pts
35th 914 Andrew Tomlins Queen Mary SC 215 pts
36th 954 Nik Williams HISC 227 pts
37th 983 Marcus Boret HISC 236 pts
38th 742 Richard Valentine Weston SC 249 pts
39th 734 Andri Friederich YC du Der, France 291 pts
40th 803 Michael Thomson HISC 300 pts
41st 791 Paul Blackburn HISC 313 pts
42nd 961 Stephen Keating Datchet Water SC 324 pts
43rd 982 Matt Jackson Carsington SC 339 pts
44th 974 Alex Southan 400 pts
44th 881 Neil Robinson MRSC 400 pts
44th 859 Pete Onions Queen Mary SC 400 pts
44th 709 John Hinsley Weston SC 400 pts
44th TBA Luke Yates 400 pts
44th 780 Nathan Rushin HISC 400 pts