Rooster RS200 GP at Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club
by Joanna Hewitson 4 Apr 2019 05:09 PDT
27 October 2018
Rooster RS200 GP at Chew Valley Lake © Primrose Salt
Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club hosted the RS200s for their first GP event of the season, courtesy of their helpful landlord Bristol Water.
The fleet welcomed plenty of new sailors notably Russ Cosgrove and Lucy Mallory who picked up the Rooster Endeavour prize. The youth teams were on excellent form with Jamie and Bettine Harris showing many experienced sailors the way to go finishing fifth.
Despite an extremely light forecast on Saturday the race officer set an excellent course and two fair races were held. Tom and Jo Hewitson disappeared into a gust to take the first race, and Jamie and Bettine found some great pace to win the second. Saturday evening had a successful social in Cheddar together with the RS400s.
Sunday was a perfect breeze with on-and-off planing all day. The consistent pair of Olly Turner and Sam Motttershead won the third race. Race 4 was won by the inconsistent Hewitsons, Ed Whitehead and Issy Savage won the fifth, this first time pairing had a fantastic day to finish second overall.
The last race won by Alistair and Helen with the overall regatta win going to very consistent Ollie and Sam. Competition was fierce in mid fleet with BCYC's pair Nicholas Smith and Max Ross collecting silver fleet and local boat Reuben and Jo Woodbridge picking up bronze. Thank you Rooster and CVLS for a great weekend of close competitive racing and to the competitors who travelled from far and wide.
Congratulations to Olly Turner and Sam Mottershead, winners of RS200 Rooster GP1. Also to mid fleet heroes Andrew Barnett and Jo Lloyd and Endeavour prize winners Russ Coggrave and Lucy Mallory, all winning Rooster 10l roll top dry bags. Silver winners were Nicholas Smith and Max Ross, with Reuben and Jo Woodbridge winning bronze.
Primrose Salt's photos can be viewed at www.flickr.com/photos/153577746@N07
The next GP is at Rutland, 27-28th April.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Notes |
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| 1st | 1667 | Olly Turner | Sam Mottershead | Starcross YC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ‑6 | 14 | |
| 2nd | 1626 | Edd Whitehead | Izzy Savage | Filey / BCYC | 5 | ‑8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3rd | 1633 | Tom Hewitson | Jo Hewitson | HISC | 1 | 10 | ‑14 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 23 | |
| 4th | 1659 | David Jessop | Sophie Mear | QMSC /Hunts | ‑7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | |
| 5th | 1439 | Jamie Harris | Bettine Harris | Bristol Corinthian | 9 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ‑11 | 3 | 25 | |
| 6th | 1509 | Alistair Norris | Helen Summersgill | Red Warf Bay | (DNC) | DNC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 34 | |
| 7th | 1628 | Matt Fowler | Lynne Ratcliffe | Pevensey Bay Sailing Club | 6 | 5 | 4 | (DNF) | 9 | 13 | 37 | |
| 8th | 1445 | Peter Vincent | Victoria Hoover‑Upton | Bristol Corinthians | 3 | ‑14 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 39 | |
| 9th | 1145 | Nicholas Smith | Max Ross | BCYC | ‑12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 40 | |
| 10th | 1635 | Andrew Barnett | Jo Lloyd | Island Barn RSC | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | (DNF) | 12 | 42 | |
| 11th | 1466 | David Sweet | Derian Scott | Chew Valley | 11 | 11 | 5 | ‑12 | 5 | 11 | 43 | |
| 12th | 1357 | Chris Rust | Amy Clay | Portsmouth SC | 13 | 9 | (DNF) | 10 | 13 | 8 | 53 | |
| 13th | 1019 | James Williams | Vicky Counsell | CVLSC | 4 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 10 | (DNF) | 54 | |
| 14th | 914 | Reuben Woodbridge | Jo Woodbridge | CVLSC | 8 | 4 | ‑16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 55 | |
| 15th | 1437 | Alex Smallwood | Callum Farnden | CUCrC | ‑17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 56 | |
| 16th | 1080 | Henry Hallam | Ashley Hill | St Mawes SC | 15 | 7 | 15 | 16 | ‑19 | 14 | 67 | |
| 17th | 1684 | Amy Boyle | Roisin O'Halloran | St Mawes | 16 | ‑17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 73 | |
| 18th | 1162 | Russ Coggrave | Lucy Mallory | Staunton Harold SC | 14 | 15 | 17 | ‑18 | 16 | 18 | 80 | |
| 19th | 700 | Tim Houghton | Isobel Houghton | CVLSC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 17 | 17 | 17 | 95 | |
| 20th | 832 | Peter Alvey | Mark Iles | CVLSC | (DNC) | DNC | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 96 | |
| 21st | 1516 | Martyn Stubbs | Yvonne Smith | Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 20 | 20 | 20 | 104 | |
