RS800 Eurocup 2018

by Luke McEwen 28 Sep 2018 04:54 PDT

RS800 EuroCup Prize Winners © Alex & David Irwin / www.sportography.tv

This year the RS800 class had probably its most international Eurocup series, with nineteen teams attending at least two of the three events (up from four last year) and a record number of continental boats making the pilgrimage to Weymouth for the massive RS Games in August. In total 59 teams from six nations competed for this prestigious travellers' trophy. The French teams in particular have grown in numbers and depth of talent, with two in the top five overall.

Kicking off with the French Open Skiff regatta in Lac du Der at Easter, followed by the European Championships at Carnac and the UK Nationals in Weymouth, the 2018 series has been blessed with great sailing conditions and a strong turnout at all the events.

Lac du Der, in the Champagne region of France, brought RS800s together from Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Holland, France and the UK for three great days of racing and camaraderie in whatever languages we could speak. The format there is handicap racing with skiffs of all types, swelling the 14 RS800s to a 60-boat fleet. This is a great way for newcomers to the international racing scene to make new friends and find out what RS800 sailing is all about.

The Europeans in May provided classic Carnac conditions, with sea breezes from light to feisty, sunshine and of course great Breton hospitality. By the time the UK Nationals came round in August, after weeks of light weather the fleet was itching for some big breeze again and Weymouth Bay certainly delivered the goods, along with great socials ashore in the whirlwind of classes that made the RS Games one of the biggest sailing events in history.

Overall, Luke and Emma McEwen put together a solid series to win with an event to spare. The fight for the rest of the podium was tight, with just two points separating the next three boats. Previous European champions Phil Walker and John Mather nearly threw it away by missing the first day of the UK Nationals but sailed strongly to overtake Gilles Peeters and Heloise Baize/Mateo Lavauzelle for second place. 49er youth star Rory Hunter showed how it's done by borrowing two boats each over 17 years old and sailing with two different crews (Chris Feibusch and FX squad sailor Steph Orton) to tie on points with Peeters, only losing third place on the tie break. RS Sailing donated great prizes which were presented to the top three boats at the end of the RS Games.

The 2019 Eurocup series follows the same three-event format starting with Lac du Der at Easter again, but this time going to Lake Garda for the Europeans in July and Eastbourne for the UK Nationals in September, where the class will be celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Overall Results:

Pos	Nat	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	French Open Skiff	Carnac Europeans	RS Games UK Nationals	Pts
1	GBR	1220	Luke MC EWEN	Emma MC EWEN	Royal Lymington YC	1	1	2	2
2	GBR	1207	PHIL WALKER	JOHN MATHER	HISC	60	2	4	6
3	FRA	1218	GILLES PEETERS	HELOISE BAIZE / Mateo LAVAUZELLE	S N LARMOR PLAGE	2	6	17	8
4	GBR	961/885	RORY HUNTER	CHRIS FEIBUSCH / Stephanie Orton	Arran YC	60	5	3	8
5	FRA	1161	JEANLOUIS TREGUIER	CAMILLE DONNAT BART	C.N. VIRY CHATILLON	3	9	22	12
6	GBR	1225	STEPHEN COCKERILL	SARAH COCKERILL	Stokes Bay SC	60	3	13	16
7	GBR	1228	ANDY JEFFRIES	ALLYSON JEFFRIES	Eastbourne Soverign SC	60	4	14	18
8	FRA	882	JEREMIE BRAU	LUDOVIC ROBLIN	S R ROCHELAISES	5	14	60	19
9	GBR	1194	JOE JOYNER	WILL BROOM	Lyme Regis SC	60	11	11	22
10	GBR	1230	CHRISTINA HANDASYDE DICK	ANDREW HANDASYDE DICK	Itcheror SC	60	7	20	27
12	GBR	1188	DANIEL GOODMAN	DEBBIE CLARK	Stokes Bay SC	60	8	21	29
11	SUI	1159 / 12	LAURENT MULLER	AXEL VAN DE VYVERE	ASAH Section Voile	8	21	60	29
13	FRA	1119 / 841	FRANCOIS VAUVRAY / MORGANN BLAYO	MORGANN BLAYO / DUMONT THÃOPHIL	CRNG DE GRANVILLE / PORH LOEIZ SKIFF	9	22	60	31
14	LUX	877	Pierre KIEFFER	André FRIEDRICH / Yves STEFFEN	Yves STEFFEN	14	20	60	34
15	GBR	1121	BEN CLEGG	ABIGALE EMBSER‑KA	Brightlingsea SC	60	12	26	38
16	GBR	900	ANDY TARBOTON	LIZZIE SHAWCROFT / Harry Kennedy	Stokes Bay SC	60	10	30	40
17	NED	1066/1182	Michiel GEERLING	Henk DUIT / Hilde Geerling	Braassem	11	60	32	43
18	FRA	1101	ALEXANDRE EMANUEL	FRANCK PERNET / Quentin Milleret	YC Grenoble Chara.	13	60	35	48
19	GBR	1157	KATHARINE MARTIN / Ian Martin	CHRIS MARTIN		60	23	27	50
20	GBR	1144	Tom Morris	Guy Fillmore	HISC	60	60	1	61
21	FRA	841	MATEO LAVAUZELLE	QUENTIN MILLERET	Y C CARNAC / C.N. VIRY CHATILLON	4	60	60	64
22	GBR	1222	Paul Jenkins	Peter Jenkins	Eastbourne Sovereign SC	60	60	5	65
23	FRA	1155	LAURENT THOUVENIN	OLIVIA COINDREAU	Y C TOULON	6	60	60	66
24	GBR	1221	John Gimson	Anna Burnet	Rudyard Lake SC/Royal Northern & Clyde Y	60	60	6	66
25	FRA	1063	CEDRIC FRABOULET	YANNICK POURLIER	Y C CARNAC	7	60	60	67
26	GBR	1219	Pete Barton	Chris Feibusch	Lymington Town SC	60	60	7	67
27	GBR	1132	Simon Hiscocks	Ellie Aldridge	WPNSA	60	60	8	68
28	GBR	1131	Maddy Anderson	Matt Reid	Brightlingsea and Spinnaker SCs	60	60	9	69
30	GBR	1203	Tim Gratton	Fiona Hampshire	St Catharines College SC	60	60	10	70
29	NED	1182	Sander VOGELAAR	Jody DE JAGER		10	60	60	70
32	GBR	1231	Hugh Shone	Hannah Tattersall	Castle Cove SC	60	60	12	72
31	GER	960	Tobias WASHMAN	Marleen STRATHOFF		12	60	60	72
33	GBR	1198	ALEX BENFIELD	NICK IRELAND	Stokes Bay SC	60	13	60	73
34	GBR	1224	FREDERICK LORD	LOUISE GALE	Carsington SC	60	15	60	75
35	GBR	1232	Cameron Moss	Darrol Moss	Lyme Regis SC	60	60	15	75
36	GBR	1195	GRAHAM WILLIAMSON	JEREMY WILLIAMSON	HISC	60	16	60	76
37	GBR	1158	Edward Norbury	Charlie Hutchings	Warsash SC	60	60	16	76
38	FRA	897	Estelle GRECK	Pierrick FOLLEZOU	E V CATASCHOOL / S N LARMOR PLAGE	60	17	60	77
39	GBR	1211	PHILIP GLADMAN	NATASHA GLADMAN	Itcheror SC	60	18	60	78
40	GBR	1166	Ralph Singleton	Sophie Singleton	Burghfield SC	60	60	18	78
41	FRA	981	MARK JOHNSON	LEO DEREGNIEAUX		60	19	60	79
42	GBR	1204	Martin Orton	Ian Brooks	Chichester YC	60	60	19	79
43	GBR	1043	Chris Dodd	Bryony Meakins	Rutland SC	60	60	23	83
44	GBR	1202	Andrew Blundell	Maddie Fenner	Warsash SC	60	60	24	84
45	GBR	1171	James Penty	Edward Grayson	Beaver SC	60	60	25	85
46	GBR	1184	Michael MacMillan	Jamie Macmillan	Loch Earn SC	60	60	28	88
47	GBR	1164	Russ Gibbs	Lucy Loughton	Starcross YC	60	60	29	89
48	GBR	949	Ian Jubb	Bonnie Moody	HISC	60	60	31	91
49	GBR	1157	Chris Martin	Megan Brickwood		60	60	33	93
50	GBR	939	Daniel Nickalls	Jack Wardell	Marconi SC	60	60	34	94
51	GBR	982	Neal Gibson	Keith Macey	Downs SC	60	60	36	96
52	GBR	1064	Chris Haworth	Stuart Aston		60	60	37	97
53	GBR	1140	John McKelvie	David Jessop	Strangford Lough YC	60	60	38	98
54	GBR	1151	Hannah Peters	Mark Lees	Hollyhead SC	60	60	39	99
55	GBR	1128	Ciaran Hurney	Mel Kwan	Oxford SC	60	60	40	100
56	GBR	913	Adrian Howe	Fenella Williams	Oxford SC	60	60	41	101
57	GBR	1189	James Green	Simon Hall	Beer SC	60	60	42	102
58	NED	1111	Marianne Pijlman	Tijmen Pijlman	WV Monnickendam	60	60	43	103
59	GBR	919	Charlie Ellse	Ollie Holmes	Restronguet SC	60	60	44	104