Chris and Nikki Catt win at RS500 HISC Open

by Event media on 23 Apr 2009

A close finish to an excellent RS500 open meeting at Hayling Island SC. Chris and Nikki Catt led with three wins the after the first days racing, with Alex Taylor and Bryan Mobbs tied with Andy and Elizabeth Palmer-Felgate. Despite a strong come back on the final day Alex and Brian had to settle for second against Chris and Nickki Catt.

Eleven boats made the trip to Hayling Island to enjoy the 12 knots and sunshine, near perfect sailing conditions, despite the forecast at the beginning of the week of 2 knots and rain. With a very high standard of sailing, at the end of the first day only four points separated the top four boats.

thThe come back tale of the day belonged to Jeni and Kate Tod who after a tangle with a RS700 in the first race resulting in finishing 7th, came back to take first in the second race and second in the third.

The wind increased for the Sunday but was forecast to drop off in time for the last race. With everything to play for and the wind shifting by plus and minus 10 degrees places were traded through out the fleet right up to the finish line, fortune favoured the brave with big gains made by gibe dropping on starboard approaching the leeward mark and making a strong mark rounding pushing those opting for the easy harden-up out around the out side.

Despite a strong come back of 2, 1, 1 on the final day, Taylor and Mobbs had to settle for second against Chris and Nickki Catt who took the win by only one point. The Palmer-Felgates dropped to 3rd after some spirited tacking duels with Taylor and Mobbs.

A close finish to an excellent open meeting, with all to play for the circuit moves to Datchet Water SC for the next event on the 9 May.

RS500 Open Meeting HISC

1st 764 Chris Catt Nikki Catt Downs 1 -4 1 1 3 2 12 8 pts
2nd 534 Alex Taylor Bryan Mobbs Budworth SC 2 3 -4 2 1 1 13 9 pts
3rd 584 Andy Palmer-Felgate Elizabeth Palmer-Felgate Burghfield -3 2 3 3 2 3 16 13 pts
4th 566 Jeni Tod Kate Tod Datchet SC -7 1 2 4 4 4 22 15 pts
5th 678 Alex Good Tom Crockford Datchet Water SC 5 -6 6 6 5 5 33 27 pts
6th 584 Holly Watson Georgina Andrew HISC 4 5 5 -8 6 8 36 28 pts
7th 517 Richard Morley Sue Morley Burghfield 6 7 7 7 -8 6 41 33 pts
8th 525 James Tanner Lucinda Blain Burghfield -8 8 8 5 7 7 43 35 pts
9th 547 Jordan Watson David Watson HISC -10 10 10 9 9 9 57 47 pts
10th 745 Hannah Maunder Becky Partington HISC 9 9 9 (12.0 DNC) 12.0 DNC 12.0 DNC 63 51 pts
11th 563 Will Sellers Mike Sellers Farmoor (12.0 DNF) 12.0 DNC 12.0 DNC 12.0 DNC 12.0 DNC 12.0 DNC 72 60 pts
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