RS600 National Championship at Royal Torbay YC

by RS600 Association on 8 Sep 2010 RS600 National Championship at Royal Torbay YC, 4th September 2010.

A great turnout of 27 boats here at the Royal Torbay YC.

Day 1 lived up to the forecast of lightish patchy easterlies, which combined with a huge swell made sailing a 600 hard on the knees and even harder on the brain. Winning moves came from both sides of the course up and downwind, with incredibly close racing and places changing ftom top to bottom of the fleet on every leg.

Race 1 saw Peter Nelson score the win ahead of James Mawson, with James Sainsbury moving steadily up through the fleet to take third. Race 2 was won by Giles Chipperfield, with Mawson again second and Ifan James third.
Three races are scheduled for tomorrow, with a forecast of rain and less wind. Welcome to the English Riviera, but it's been great racing so far.

Day 2, 3, 4 reports to follow.

RS600 National Championships Entries: 27      Races Sailed: 9      Discard: 2

Series Place Sail No Boat Helm Prob G/S Club M/Y Series Points Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 9 Race 10 1 962   Jamie MAWSON   G Pennine SC/Ulley SC   8 28 2 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 740   Giles CHIPPERFIELD   G Lymington Town SC M 18 28 1 1 2 4 3 4 3 9 3 870 Chomper Paul PROCTER   G Paignton SC   18 1 4 3 5 2 2 3 10 3 4 827 rs600 James SAINSBURY   G Grafham Water SC   26 28 5 2 4 6 5 2 2 6 5 918   Ifan JAMES   G Neyland YC   42 2 3 17 3 9 6 6 13 17 6 920 RS600 Peter NELSON   G Northampton SC   53 28 10 4 12 3 15 8 6 10 7 963 Dangerboy Mark COOPER   S Burghfield SC   56 11 16 7 13 5 11 7 14 2 8 808 BOB Ken POTTS   G Gunfleet SC M 56 5 11 9 6 28 13 9 12 4 9 867   Richard BROUGHTON   S Grafham Water SC   60 28 13 13 8 10 4 13 4 8 10 811 N/A James NUTTALL   S Bristol Corinthian   60 4 15 12 14 7 9 19 7 7 11 630   Chris TILBROOK   G Paignton SC   65 28 12 19 16 15 7 5 5 5 12 981   Alan WILLIAMS   G St Mawes SC   67 28 6 8 9 8 28 14 8 14 13 954 Wind Dancer Jon POWELL   G Portchester SC M 69 28 9 5 17 14 10 11 9 11 14 960 Love Gun Daniel SALTMARSH   G Blackwater SC Y 81 3 14 18 15 16 12 10 11 18 15 676 martins 6 Jason RICKARDS   S BCYC   84 6 22 10 11 12 8 15 28 28 16 645   Oliver SCRIMSHAW   S Grafham Water SC Y 97 9 23 14 10 17 14 20 17 16 17 661   John TAPPENDEN P S Gunfleet SC M 104 28 19 20 18 11 16 12 15 13 18 901 Wild Thing Alan GOULE   S Paignton SC M 115 7 17 21 22 19 19 17 16 20 19 910   Chris BLACKBURN P S Paignton SC M 123 10 21 22 23 18 18 28 19 15 20 679   Will COLLES   S Cardiff Bay SC   126 28 28 16 19 28 17 16 18 12 21 921   Damon BOWER   S     127 12 18 28 24 20 20 18 20 19 22 702   John CHARLES   G Leigh-on-sea S.c. M 137 28 7 11 7 28 28 28 28 28 23 763   Fred MERCHANT   G Whitefriars SC   140 28 8 15 20 13 28 28 28 28 24 880 Dee Psix Stuart HADFIELD   S Bala SC   168 8 20 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 25 885   Ollie SHAW   S Leigh Lowton SC   177 13 24 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 26 983   Jon BRADBURY   S University of Plymouth SC   189 28 28 28 21 28 28 28 28 28 27 957 MOIST 1 Steve BIRBECK   S Royal Torbay YC M 196 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28

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