Gill RS100/800 Europeans & RS200/400 Eurocup at Lake Garda Day 1
by RS Class Association 29 Jul 2014 14:21 BST
28 July - 1 August 2014
Gill RS100 European Championships
Lake Garda was formed by a glacier that flowed down from the Dolomites, cutting through and gouging out the valley. Eventually the ice glacier melted, resulting in the stunning freshwater lake it is today. It was created in the Ice Ages 1.5 million years ago... just before our UK and Australian class chairmen were born...!
Sailors from as far afield as Australia, Switzerland, France, Ireland, Wales and England joined the local Italians for an event to rival the RS100 Cowes week which has some even older entries.
Two courses were laid with one up against the cliffs in the usual Garda spot and one towards the eastern side of the lake.....the RS100s shared their course with the RS800s on the cliff course windward leeward race track.
Day 1
Monday dawned... cloudy but hot... no chance of the best ORA after a few days of thunderstorms but at 2pm a steady force 4 settled in... 15 boats had a massive start line and the fleet divided evenly between four at the pin, a few mid line and half a dozen at the committee boat end.
Huw Powell (Wales), Andre Blasse (Australia), Mark Cotgrove (currently France but becoming Spanish next week) and Alberto Zamo (Italy) got to the windward mark first. No-one from the committee boat end did well. Downwind saw some place changing with the cliffs not the best place to be and Powell rounded ahead of Cotgrove and Zamo. Al Hall (England) made ground as the heavyweights slowed as the wind started to ease slightly.
The final beat saw Powell extend to win by a good margin with Cotgrove (second) and Zamo (third) separated by two boat lengths.
And then the wind died and everyone rocked home to a RS social of free beer and pasta. An amazing dry lightning storm ensued with lightning every two or three seconds, followed by gale force winds and torrential rain. What more can you expect in Riva Del Garda!
Gill RS800 European Championships
After all 40 teams from France, Germany and the Uk had made their journey down to Lake Garda with varying degrees of success and failure - team Saxton, the boat park was bustling with enthusiasm as the cloud and rain cleared over the weekend to leave the lake sparkling for the Championship opener on Monday afternoon.
The fleet was greeted by a twitchy 12-18 knots as they sailed toward the race area. After half an hour or so while the race officer tweaked the course to suit, the teams limbered up ready to charge for the cliffs. In the bar the previous night it had been discussed that inline with previous events there was any number of boats that could take the title let alone lead the fleet round the race course.
True to for it was Team Jeffries (Andy and Ally) that were first to the cliffs taking a few transoms across the start one to get there. James Date and Toby Wincer won the pin from Pete Barton and Chris Feibusch followed by Dave Hivey and James Barlow. However it was important to get back to the cliffs Date and Wincer spotted their escape route and made their own charge for the cliffs.
Andy and Allyson Jeffries found a route through on port and won the race to the cliffs, stretching the fleet as they lead round the first windward followed by Date and Wincer and Hivey and Barlow. The race was on and the breeze was up as once again the crews charged back in towards the cliffs to find the pressure, this time with the kites up. Tim Saxton and Sam Littlejohn plus Dave and Louise Steed led the chasing pack battle with Luke and Emma McEwan in close attendance.
As they round the leeward mark the pressure began to drop and it was key to get heads out of boats to search for the breeze. As the breeze started to disappear near the cliffs, the left looked good with more pressure, until the right finally came good at the end, but now it was anyones guess where the next pressure or big hole in the breeze would be. Date and Wincer found breeze but also got wrapped up in 6ft of bamboo shoot, despite this they managed to clear their breeze and get on the inside of the wind bend to get round the windward mark inside Andy and Ally. Date and Wincer lead down the run with the breeze dropping to single trapezing conditions and big holes plus changes in pressure starting to make things a bit nervy for the leaders.
Team Jeffries split at the next leeward mark, while Date and Wincer held on towards the cliffs for a bit longer. This proved a gamble too far as the left came good with Andy and Ally extending into the lead followed by Hivey and Barlow, Barton and Feibusch, Dave and Louise, and Luke and Emma. Date and Wincer found a little right hander to sneak back into 3rd by the top mark. The last run got really funky, with the fleet completely becalmed within touching distance of the finish line. After leading for the majority of the race Andy and Ally got the very raw end of the deal, as it was one of those races that was impossible to lead. Seeing the leaders becalmed, Date and Wincer broke out right toward the middle of the lake and sailed around the stranded pair of Andy and Ally, Hivey and Barlow. Hivey and Barlow however found the final bit of breeze as it died next to the cliffs to sneak across the finish line and take the bullet, followed home by Date and Wincer, then the McEwans. Dave and Louise pulled out a well earned fourth and Halhead and Jagger completed the top five.
That was it for the breeze and so the fleet headed to the bar to watch the storms roll in... Dark and stormy!
Results after Day 1:
RS100
Pos | Sail No | Helm / Rig / Club | R1 | Pts |
1 | GBR 240 | Huw Powell/ 8.4/ Red Wharf Bay SC | 1 | 1 |
2 | FRA 334 | Mark Cotgrove/ 8.4 | 2 | 2 |
3 | ITA 429 | Alberto Zamo/ 8.4/ YCRA | 3 | 3 |
4 | GBR 480 | Al Hall/ 8/4 | 4 | 4 |
5 | AUS 511 | Andre Blasse/ 8.4/ Black Rock YC | 5 | 5 |
6 | GBR 362 | Martin Boyde/ 8.4/ Guernesy YC | 6 | 6 |
7 | GBR 299 | Jim Hood/ 8.4/ Lymington Town SC | 7 | 7 |
8 | LTU 158 | Paulius Jersovas/ 8/4 | 8 | 8 |
9 | GBR 24 | Ian Crossouard/ 8/4 | 9 | 9 |
10 | SUI 318 | Michel Rotach/ 8.4/ YLSNG | 10 | 10 |
11 | GBR 309 | Mostyn Evans/ 8.4/ Mounts Bay SC | 11 | 11 |
12 | AUS 414 | Brett Bowden/ 8.4/ Royal Brighton YC | dnf | 16 |
12 | AUS 5 | David Temby/ 8.4/ Royal Brighton YC | dnf | 16 |
12 | IRL 320 | Emmett O'Sullivan/ 8.4/ Monkstown Bay SC | dnf | 16 |
12 | ITA 112 | Fabrizio Zarantonello/ 8.4/ A.L.S.Z.V De Blauwe Schuit | dnf | 16 |
RS200
Pos | Sail No | Helm / Crew / Club | R1 | Pts |
1 | GBR 1559 | Andrew Peters / Jill Peters / Queen Mary SC | 1 | 1 |
2 | GBR 1422 | Caroline Martin / M J Gifford / Burghfield SC | 2 | 2 |
3 | GBR 1325 | Charlotte Savage / Mike Wood / Lancing SC | 3 | 3 |
4 | GBR 995 | Hamish Walker / Emma Hivey / RNSA & ASA | 4 | 4 |
5 | GBR 1436 | Josh Flack / Millie Alcock / Parkstone YC | 5 | 5 |
6 | GBR 855 | Tom Brophy / Amy Yeoman / Parkstone YC | 6 | 6 |
7 | GBR 1508 | George Yeoman / Sophie Ormsby / Itchenor SC | 7 | 7 |
8 | GBR 809 | Chris Perry / Kirsty Lytton / Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC | 8 | 8 |
9 | GBR 968 | Keith Escritt / Andrea Clough / Yorkshire Dales SC | 9 | 9 |
10 | GBR 1546 | John McKelvie / Sarah Watson / Strangford Lough YC | 10 | 10 |
11 | GBR 1200 | Keri Harris / Theo Harris / RNSA | 11 | 11 |
12 | AUS 1569 | Lara Blasse / Peter Milne / Black Rock YC | 12 | 12 |
13 | GBR 623 | Ben Wilcox / Rachel Offer / East Lothian YC | 13 | 13 |
14 | GBR 1333 | Russell Collister / June Collister / Isle of Man YC | 14 | 14 |
15 | GBR 148 | Tom Taylor / Sophie Hill / Wembley SC | 15 | 15 |
16 | GBR 1263 | Julian Bradley / Helen Cafferata / Wembley SC | 16 | 16 |
17 | GBR 1257 | Phil Hardisty / Ciara Kaneen / Isle of Man YC | 17 | 17 |
18 | GBR 1228 | Joe Adams / Emma Lucas | 18 | 18 |
19 | GBR 1444 | Jody Warner / Emma Warner | 19 | 19 |
20 | GBR 1565 | Roger Wilson / Renata Sapazinskaite / Wembley SC | 20 | 20 |
21 | GBR 370 | Gary Parks / Chris Parks / Restronguet SC | 21 | 21 |
22 | GBR 1036 | Robert Poole / Josh Seddon / Wembley SC | 22 | 22 |
23 | GBR 711 | Richard Brown / Judith Brown / Draycote Water SC | 23 | 23 |
24 | GBR 1111 | Pippa Baker / Phil Davies / Mounts Bay SC | 24 | 24 |
25 | AUS 1466 | David Clancy / Kayla Fabris / Black Rock YC | 25 | 25 |
26 | GBR 1027 | Tim Jones / Carol Jones / Fisherrow YC | 26 | 26 |
27 | GBR 797 | Liz Worman / Charlotte Petford / RNSA | 27 | 27 |
28 | GBR 1571 | Allan Lennox / Amy Lennox / Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC | dns | 29 |
RS400
Pos | Sail No | Helm / Crew / Club | R1 | Pts |
1 | GBR 1414 | Jon Gorringe / Nicola Bass | 1 | 1 |
2 | GBR 1385 | James Downer / Jon Price / Royal Victoria YC | 2 | 2 |
3 | GBR 1215 | Josh Metcalfe / Patrick Metcalfe / Y Felinheli | 3 | 3 |
4 | GBR 1319 | Stewart Robertson / Sarah Robertson / Royal Forth YC | 4 | 4 |
5 | GBR 1049 | Neil McLellan / Ollie Milling‑Smith / East Lothian YC | 5 | 5 |
6 | IRL 1339 | Emmet Ryan / Jay Stacy | 6 | 6 |
7 | GBR 1172 | Barrie Thornton / Alex Oyston | 7 | 7 |
8 | GBR 1432 | Keith Bedborough / Richard Brown / Dalgety Bay SC | 8 | 8 |
9 | NED 864 | Elaine Turner / Sijbrand Jongejans / Braasemermeer | 9 | 9 |
10 | GBR 1196 | Peter Snowdon / Teresa Miolla / Scaling Dam SC | 10 | 10 |
11 | GBR 922 | Roger Carter / Ian Robertson / Wormit Boating Club | 11 | 11 |
12 | GBR 1394 | Mark Tucker / Julie Tucker / Lee on Solent SC | 12 | 12 |
13 | GBR 1326 | Nick Martin / Ben George / Lee on Solent SC | 13 | 13 |
14 | GBR 1342 | Jack Holden / Ollie Miller / Arun YC | 14 | 14 |
15 | GBR 1123 | Nev Herbert / Steve Penfold / Royal Lymington YC | 15 | 15 |
16 | GBR 1018 | Richard Bolton / Martin Booth / East Lothian YC | 16 | 16 |
17 | GBR 1418 | Howard Farbrother / Desperate Dan Martin / Queen Mary SC | 17 | 17 |
18 | GBR 1161 | Ben Robertson / Hannah Robertson | 18 | 18 |
19 | GBR 1199 | Graham Child / Will Perrett / Lee on Solent SC | 19 | 19 |
20 | GBR 1393 | Nick Zammit / Nick Zammit / Locks SC | 20 | 20 |
21 | GBR 1129 | David Webley / Fraser Mulford / Wormti Boating Club | 21 | 21 |
22 | CAN 8 | Allan Measor / Darren Monster / Water Rats SC | 22 | 22 |
23 | GBR 1240 | Paul Engelmann / Katy Engelmann / Silverwing SC | 23 | 23 |
24 | GBR 564 | Jacob Ainsworth / Kayleigh Roberts / Derwent Reservoir | 24 | 24 |
25 | GBR 1051 | Matt Sheahan / Ellie Sheahan / Netley SC | 25 | 25 |
26 | GBR 1097 | Aaron White / Niall White / Scaling Dam SC | 26 | 26 |
27 | GBR 1162 | Martin Slack / Scott Macbeth / Royal Findhorn YC | 27 | 27 |
28 | IRL 1179 | David Rose / Ian Heffernan / Royal Cork YC | 28 | 28 |
29 | GBR 1290 | David Brown / Rebecca Witt / Queen Mary SC | 29 | 29 |
30 | GBR 440 | Robert Yeamans / Nadia McMinn / Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC | 30 | 30 |
31 | GBR 1 | David Harcourt / Christine Short / RYA | 31 | 31 |
32 | GBR 1384 | Paul Oakey / Mark Oakey / Portchester SC | 32 | 32 |
33 | GBR 1294 | John MacKenzie / Andy Box / West Lothian SC | 33 | 33 |
34 | GBR 979 | Oliver George‑Taylor / Toria Burton / Locks SC | 34 | 34 |
35 | GBR 475 | Chris Dowie / Nicole Tinmurth / Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC | 35 | 35 |
36 | GBR 1067 | James Logan / Philippa Logan / Nottinghamshire County SC | 36 | 36 |
37 | GBR 768 | Colin Davies / Naomi Moran | 37 | 37 |
38 | GBR 1198 | Simon Grey / Jenny Foredeck / Chanonry SC | 38 | 38 |
39 | GBR 1164 | Roy Cowie / Garry Rendall / Findhorn SC | 39 | 39 |
40 | GBR 786 | Bruce Murdoch / Steve Wilson / Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC | 40 | 40 |
41 | GBR 1233 | Nick Francis / Simon Edwards / Queen Mary SC | 41 | 41 |
42 | GBR 981 | Roly Wilson / Tom Joyce / RNSA | 42 | 42 |
43 | GBR 1168 | Oli Harris / Ed Deacon / Alton Water SC | 43 | 43 |
44 | GBR 894 | John Perry / Gary Aylmer | 44 | 44 |
45 | GBR 494 | Stephen MacGillivray / Simon MacGillivray / Royal Findhorn YC | dns | 46 |
RS800
Pos | Sail No | Helm / Crew / Club | R1 | Pts |
1 | GBR 1211 | David Hivey / James Barlow / RYA | 1 | 1 |
2 | GBR 1195 | James Date / Toby Wincer / Port Dinorwic SC | 2 | 2 |
3 | GBR 1129 | Luke McEwen / Emma McEwen / Royal Lymington YC | 3 | 3 |
4 | GBR 1154 | David Steed / Louise Steed / Netley SC | 4 | 4 |
5 | GBR 1180 | Tom Halhead / Stu Jagger | 5 | 5 |
6 | GBR 1203 | Tim Saxton / Sam Littlejohn / Grafham Water SC | 6 | 6 |
7 | GBR 868 | Joel Walker / Sarah Crossman / Lancing SC | 7 | 7 |
8 | GBR 949 | Peter Barton / Chris Feibusch / HISC | 8 | 8 |
9 | GBR 1135 | Ella Morland / James Morland / Warsash SC | 9 | 9 |
10 | GBR 1212 | Andy Jeffries / Allyson Jeffries / Eastbourne Sovereign SC | 10 | 10 |
11 | GBR 1073 | David Conlon / Ed Gibbons | 11 | 11 |
12 | GBR 1202 | Andrew Blundell / Maddie Fenner / Weston SC | 12 | 12 |
13 | GBR 7 | Derek Buchanan / Elaine Buchanan / Oxford SC | 13 | 13 |
14 | GBR 1128 | Seb Baucutt / Alex Farrell / Essex YC | 14 | 14 |
15 | GBR 1148 | Steven Greaves / Caroline Edwards / Rickmansworth SC | 15 | 15 |
16 | FRA 897 | Gilles Peeters / Jean Rouillon / YC Carnac | 16 | 16 |
17 | GBR 1132 | Mick Whitmore / Sarah Smith / Eastbourne Sovereign SC | 17 | 17 |
18 | GBR 982 | Aaron Smith / Alec Rodgers / Wilsonian SC | 18 | 18 |
19 | GBR 1185 | Stephen Brown / Philip Bairstow / Ullswater YC | 19 | 19 |
20 | GBR 1133 | Hugh Watson / Andy Watkins / Emsworth SC | 20 | 20 |
21 | GBR 1163 | James Green / James Trewick / Beer SC | 21 | 21 |
22 | FRA 1130 | Julian Antier / Fritsch Boris | 22 | 22 |
23 | GBR 1010 | John Warburton / James Clapham / Royal Torbay YC | 23 | 23 |
24 | GBR 1087 | Tim Palmer / Alex Nelson | 24 | 24 |
25 | GBR 1099 | Alistair Hodgson / Penny Hooper / Draycote Water SC | 25 | 25 |
26 | GBR 1091 | Paul Jenkins / Peter Jenkins / Weir Wood SC | 26 | 26 |
27 | GBR 1142 | Oli Woods / Jane Turner / Itchenor SC | 27 | 27 |
28 | GBR 1138 | Martin Boatman / Andrew Brown | 28 | 28 |
29 | FRA 1161 | Jean‑Louis Treguier / Camille Donnet Bart / Club Nautique de Viry | 29 | 29 |
30 | GER 961 | Stewart Patience / Felix Krause / Berliner YC | 30 | 30 |
31 | GBR 1072 | Jon Bennett / Guy Whittaker | 31 | 31 |
32 | FRA 1100 | Jean‑Francois Oger / Philippe Oger / CSAGS | 32 | 32 |
33 | GBR 1066 | Clive Everest / Alex Everest / HISC | 33 | 33 |
34 | GBR 1015 | Simon Payne / Fenella Williams / Oxford SC | 34 | 34 |
35 | GBR 1122 | Grahame Smith / Nicola Smith / Wilsonian SC | 35 | 35 |
36 | GBR 1047 | Adam Knight / Nico Ozanne | dns | 40 |
36 | GER 1191 | Andrew Scoones / Lucy Scoones / Echinger SC | dns | 40 |
36 | GBR 1005 | Ian Jubb / Sarah Martin | dns | 40 |
36 | GBR 1121 | Paul Blackburn / Phil Burchell / Stokes Bay SC | dns | 40 |