Lofoten RS Elite UK National Championship - Day 1
by Martin Wadhams 31 Jul 2015 10:23 BST
30 July - 2 August 2015
Day 1 at the Lofoten RS Elite Nationals was not easy. With a patchy NW breeze off the Highcliffe shore in Christchurch Bay only one boat managed to consistently work it out, upwind and down - perhaps predictably... defending champions the Browns. They started the day targeting top five results to stay in touch and ended up winning three races. You simply have to be impressed.
Behind them Mike McIntyre sits in second overall following several significant get-out-of-jail come-backs producing 2,5,7 for the day, ahead of Paul Fisk with 5, 6, 4 in third position on the board.
David Wood in Oink Squeal started the day with DSQ, but followed up with two 2nds, so a mixed but encouraging day for them.
After that, the snakes and ladders were even more extreme for most.
More very light winds forecast for Friday and an hour's postponement just hoisted. Bacon sandwich anyone?
Results after day 1:
| Pos | Boat Name | Sail No | Club | Helm | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Aeolus | 33 | RCYC | David Brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2nd | Foudafafa | 76 | HISC | Mike McIntyre | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 3rd | Legs Eleven | 11 | HISC | Paul Fisk | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 4th | Storm | 37 | RUYC | Stephen Polly | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 5th | Toucan | 64 | RNIYC | Mike Vaughan | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| 6th | Shades of Grey | 92 | HISC | James Yearsley | 19 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| 7th | Kiss | 93 | RLymYC | Martin Wadhams | 9 | 7 | 15 | 31 |
| 8th | Oink Squeal | 48 | RBYC SSC | David Wood | DSQ | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| 9th | Wombat | 55 | RLymYC | Jason Proctor | 12 | 16 | 9 | 37 |
| 10th | E'Tu | 63 | RLymYC | Steve Powell | 15 | 11 | 11 | 37 |
| 11th | Tuppence | 19 | SLYC | Brian Corry | 24 | 10 | 5 | 39 |
| 12th | Galadrial | 29 | HISC | Alasdair McLeod | 11 | 12 | 16 | 39 |
| 13th | Aurora | 84 | HISC | David Hithcock | 17 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
| 14th | No Riff Raff | 20 | HISC | Mark Pollington | 14 | 20 | 8 | 42 |
| 15th | Tambourine | 89 | RLymYC | Williem Vinke | 13 | 25 | 6 | 44 |
| 16th | More T Vicar | 67 | HISC | Ossie Stewart | 7 | 21 | 17 | 45 |
| 17th | Limelite | 4 | Cowes | Chris Preston | 6 | 18 | 24 | 48 |
| 18th | Excalibur | 22 | RBYC | Adrian Olsen | 10 | 19 | 21 | 50 |
| 19th | Pipe... | 66 | BSC | Al Keck | DSQ | 9 | 14 | 52 |
| 20th | The Doctor | 46 | HISC | Mike Partridge | 8 | 27 | 20 | 55 |
| 21st | Escapade | 12 | HISC | Mark Allerston | 16 | 17 | 23 | 56 |
| 22nd | Momementary Laps | 4401 | RUYC | John Patterson | 20 | 13 | 26 | 59 |
| 23rd | Outlaw | 21 | RBYC | Tom Corrigan | 25 | 15 | 19 | 59 |
| 24th | Flo | 34 | RBYC | Angus Bates | 23 | 26 | 18 | 67 |
| 25th | Usain Boat | 82 | RLymYC | Harry Dudgeon | 18 | 28 | 22 | 68 |
| 26th | Octavia | 18 | RBYC | Lauren Bates | 21 | 23 | 25 | 69 |
| 27th | Ciao Bella | 1 | HISC | Paul Heyrman | 22 | 22 | 27 | 71 |
| 28th | Freebie Knot | 25 | RLymYC | Andrew Archibald | 26 | 24 | 28 | 78 |
