Volvo RS600 Nationals at Stokes Bay Sailing Club - Day 3
by Chris Tilbrook 28 Sep 2013 21:33 BST
26-29 September 2013
Race 6 - Today started grey and wet with very light winds, but started to increase for the first race. Out of the start Matt went out to the right hand side, Chris Tilbrook and Chunky (Anthony York) went to the left along with Pete Nelson who then decided to stay in the middle.
At the top mark it was Matt followed by Pete, Chunky, Chris and John Charles. Down wind everyone seemed to be favouring the right hand side, Matt opened up a safe lead leaving the other 4 to fight it out, in the middle of the fleet there were lots of place changes. On the final downwind leg Matt had a good lead and Chunky, Pete and John were still close together. Chris Tillbrook tried an attack from the left hand side which seemed to have more wind but fell in on the gybe, The race finished with Matt, Chunky, Pete then John Charles. It must have been a photo finish for the mid fleet as there were 6 or 7 boats overlapping for the finish.
Race 7 - Anthony York was off and running with a good lead to the windward mark. The rest of the fleet were all close together, Chris and Matt fought it out along the reach for second place, Chunky gybed first followed by Matt, Chris then Pete.
Race 8 - The wind was still increasing throughout the day. Chunky, Pete and Chris sailed off but Matt soon caught up with lots of pace and started to get a good lead. Chunky and Pete were very busy fighting it out, Chris sat it out waiting for something to go wrong but it all settled down and on the finish Matt took another first, Chunky second and Pete third.
It's still close at the top with only 1 point between Matt and Chunky only 2 more races to go.
Results after Day 3:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 963 | Matthew Holden | Locks SC | 1 | ‑4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 985 | Anthony York | Northampton SC | 2 | 1 | ‑3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 920 | Peter Nelson | Northampton SC | 3 | ‑5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | 630 | Chris Tilbrook | Paignton SC | ‑6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 28 |
| 5 | 702 | John Charles | Leigh‑on‑Sea SC | 7 | (DNC) | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | 954 | Jon Powell | Portchester SC | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | ‑9 | 7 | 44 |
| 7 | 960 | Dan Saltmarsh | Blackwater SC | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ‑9 | 6 | 8 | 48 |
| 8 | 830 | Peter Williams | Bough Beech SC | ‑11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 55 |
| 9 | 861 | Sam Barker | Castle Cove SC | 8 | 2 | 8 | (DNF) | DNC | 6 | 10 | DNC | 66 |
| 10 | 740 | Nick Orman | Castle Cove SC | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | (DNC) | 10 | 12 | DNF | 72 |
| 11 | 901 | Alan Goule | Paignton SC | ‑12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 73 |
| 12 | 697 | Chris White | Restronguet SC | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | (DNC) | 77 |
| 13 | 764 | Pete Lloyd | Weymouth SC | 9 | 10 | (RAF) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 99 |
| 14 | 703 | Clare Hansell | Downs SC | 13 | 12 | (DNF) | DNF | DNC | 13 | 13 | DNC | 99 |
| 15 | 887 | Jason McDonnell | Bartley SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 112 |