Gilbert and Willan confirmed as RS200 UK Champions

by Sail-world.com/uk on 29 Aug 2008
Roger Gilbert and Jane Willan needed just one race Thursday to confirm their second title at the Gul RS200 UK National Championship held at Hayling Island SC. Leading from race one, Gilbert and Willan only slipped once - In the second race Ben Saxton and Kate Macgregor won the only race of the championship to allude their grasp - fittingly Saxton and Macgregor pulled through on the final day to take second overall.

After winning the penultimate race, Gilbert and Willan were able to head ashore, leaving the 136 entry fleet to battle for the podium places. Steve Dunn and Charlotte Cotter won the final race to finish 17th overall. But it was the only other race winners, Saxton and Macgregor, who with an 11th and a second, finished the series in second place.

Third overall went to Robbie Burns and Victoria Lee Simpson who finished the week with their best days results, a third and second. Next up were David and Jane Hivey who took fourth on count back ahead of James Peters and Alan Roberts of the host club.

Showing just how tight this championship has been, there was another points tie for sixth and seventh places. James Stewart and Toby Lewis taking sixth ahead of Luke Patience and Chris Grube.

One point behind them were Ian and Chris Martin and in ninth . . . Geoff Carveth and Lucy Macgreagor, just 16 points covering the eight top boats chasing the new RS200 Champions for 2008 - Roger Gilbert and Jane Willan from Frensham Pond SC.

In the silver fleet, Maria Stanley and Ian Robertson won a tight battle to finish first in front of Katrina Gilbert and Jenny Rust, and Jayne Johnson/Nicola Mcilroy. Bronze fleet champion was Katie Restall and Claire Stubbs, holding off Paul Hayes and Neal Whitbread in second, with Charlotte Savage and Helen Wightman a place behind in third.

RS200 UK Nationals - Final leading positions after 10 races, 2 discards (136 entries)

1st 1286 Roger Gilbert Jane Willan Frensham Pond SC 11 pts
2nd 1328 Ben Saxton Kate Macgregor Grafham Water SC 47 pts
3rd 202 Robbie Burns Victoria Lee Simpson Largs SC 56 pts
4th 1323 David Hivey Jane Hivey Merchant Taylors' SC 58 pts
5th 1350 James Peters Alan Roberts HISC 58 pts
6th 1203 James C Stewart Toby Lewis Parkstone SC 60 pts
7th 789 Luke Patience Chris Grube Bala SC 60 pts
8th 988 Ian Martin Chris Martin Burghfield SC 61 pts
9th 1357 Geoff Carveth Lucy Macgreagor Littleton SC 63 pts
10th 772 Tom Hewitson Jo Hewitson Broadwater SC 85 pts
11th 962 Andrew Peters Jeraldine Peters King and Queen YC 86 pts
12th 771 Marshall King Emma Clarke RSG YC /Army SA 92 pts
13th 1231 Sarah Allan Simon Haighton Littleton SC 106 pts
14th 953 Nicholas Charles Juliet Kingsnorth Littleton SC 107 pts
15th 1094 Sam Littlejohn Becky Hyde Lancing SC 108 pts
16th 1172 Matthew Burge Jonny McGovern Poole YC 119 pts
17th 1313 Steve Dunn Charlotte Cotter Wembley SC 125 pts
18th 1254 David Steed Noelle Vidal Mengham Rythe SC 129 pts
19th 940 Dicken Maclean Nicola Groves Island Barn SC 134 pts
20th 1060 Frances Peters Claire Lasko HISC 142 pts
21st 999 Dave Derby Emma Derby Bough Beech SC 168 pts
22nd 1130 Rob Janering Marianthe Evangelidis Wembley SC 175 pts
23rd 1088 James Boyce Sarah Hornby Papercourt SC 176 pts
24th 1059 Matt Findlay Jo Bailey Weston SC 180 pts
25th 1061 Maria Stanley Ian Robertson Oxford SC 191 pts
26th 1106 George Yeoman Georgie Akin-Smith Itchenor SC 195 pts
27th 1165 Ian Pickard Loopie Lucy Matthews RNSA 203 pts
28th 1301 Pete Vincent HRH Tessa Nicholls Bristol Corinthian YC 204 pts
29th 936 Mark Heather Simon Conway Wilsonian SC 208 pts
30th 653 Dave Evans Mari Shepherd HISC 210 pts

Full results at www.hisc.co.uk