Volvo Noble Marine RS200 Nationals at Abersoch

Volvo Noble Marine RS200 Nationals at Abersoch - Day 4

by John McKelvie 6 Aug 2015 08:07 BST 2-6 August 2015

Volvo Noble Marine RS200 Nationals day 4 © Toby Adamson / ProAction FlyThrough

The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, burned on the water: the poop was beaten gold

All that glisters may very well not be golden, but after day 4 of the 2015 Volvo Noble Marine RS200 National Championships, the yellow championship bibs are sitting ever more easily on the shoulders of James Peters and Jo Wright.

After an unplanned blown off lay day / curry night / introducing SCYC resident DJ Lionel to the outer realms of musical taste, the fleet passed a windy night and awoke to a breezy day. Those who over indulged at the club - great party - saw the creeping dawn appear around their curtains with a bit of dread, but, yes, MJ Gifford's floorboards remained firmly in place, the beach was launchable, and we were in for a big day in 20 knots.

At the helm a seeming mermaid steers: the silken tackle swell with the touches of those flower-soft hands

(Yep, forget Dyneema, silk is where it's at). This was an absolute euphoria of a day's sailing, marshalled brilliantly by the race officer, who got us out, set and banged in three cracking races.

Faff - minimal. Fun - maximal.

Volvo Noble Marine RS200 Nationals day 4 - photo © Toby Adamson / ProAction FlyThrough

On a day when generally it was a Good Thing to be pathfinder, Gillies Munro and Daniel Harris opened the gate in race 1 and converted clean air into great speed and a superb 2nd place, behind James and Jo who continued to show their edge in the breeze. Stand out performers on the day though were George Yeoman and Sophie Ormsby - who belied being in the bar relatively late last night to post an awesome 3, 3, 1 scoreline with an especially dominant last race.

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety

Abersoch is offering us some great nip and tuck racing, hilarity at socials, and is a perfect reminder of why so many of us love this sport. If this sounds up your street and our superb media coverage (thanks guys) helps to show off what makes the 200 fleet such a good place to be - get involved! This really is the friendliest place to get some proper racing.

Back to the future - tomorrow looks lighter and may well allow some different partnerships to shine. Snakes and ladders? Just avoid the asp...

Results after Day 4:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1	1570	James Peters	Joanna Wright	Hayling Island SC	1	3	2	1	1	9	3	20
2	1467	Ally Martin	Simon Potts	Burghfield SC	5	6	3	2	6	4	2	28
3	1508	George Yeoman	Sophie Ormsby	Itchenor SC	7	7	5	13	3	3	1	39
4	1566	Matt Mee	Emma Norris	Burghfield SC	2	9	1	6	11	10	13	52
5	1549	Tim Saxton	Holly Scott	Itchenor SC/Burghfield SC	6	12	4	9	7	6	9	53
6	1603	Chris Catt	Roz McGrane	Netley SC	9	4	10	8	18	12	4	65
7	1237	Dicken MacLean	Jo Hewitson	Hayling Island SC	22	14	7	4	9	2	16	74
8	1365	John Teague	Liz Teague	Briston Corinthian YC	14	11	6	15	15	5	8	74
9	1350	Ben Palmer	Amy Seebright	Hayling Island SC	24	18	12	5	5	8	5	77
10	1579	Josh Metcalfe	Millie Alcock	Y Felinheli	16	16	8	7	12	1	19	79
11	1562	Edd Whitehead	Kate Allam	Parkstone YC	10	1	15	10	10	11	26	83
12	1559	Andrew Peters	Jill Peters	QMSC	20	2	22	23	8	7	10	92
13	1458	Nick Charles	Alice Eyre	Parkstone YC	15	15	13	3	16	22	11	95
14	1283	Gillies Munro	Daniel Harris	Royal Findhorn YC	18	19	19	11	2	14	15	98
15	995	Hamish Walker	Emma Hivey	RNSA/ASA	3	10	11	16	13	25	20	98
16	1488	Mark Heather	Lucy Preston	Hayling Island SC	4	8	14	41	4	19	12	102
17	1347	David Jessop	Clare Michelmore	Papercourt SC	11	17	17	20	17	15	6	103
18	123	Owen Bowerman	Morgan Peach	RTYC/HISC	12	22	20	14	22	16	24	130
19	1422	Caroline Martin	MJ Gifford	Lee on Solent SC	23	26	18	18	14	18	18	135
20	1490	Andy Hadfield	Karen Baker	Parkstone YC	29	34	26	17	19	13	7	145
21	855	Tom Brophy	Amy Yeoman	Parkstone YC	8	28	16	33	21	17	23	146
22	1481	Jack Holden	Meg Fletcher	Arun YC	21	5	25	24	23	26	27	151
23	1538	Martin Penty	Sam Waller	Beaver SC	19	24	37	19	20	27	14	160
24	1072	Neil Barrett	Sophie Jones	Wanlip SC	35	25	9	22	28	21	22	162
25	1495	Tim Ellis	Ed Cowell	Hayling Island SC	26	27	23	12	24	23	30	165
26	1228	Joe Adams	Emma Lucas	Burghfield SC	28	35	33	26	25	34	21	202
27	1159	Alistair Norris	Fred Mainwaring	Red Wharf Bay	37	36	21	21	38	20	34	207
28	629	Will Henderson	Mary Henderson	Itchenor SC	17	33	43	42	34	24	17	210
29	426	Ian Coppenhall	Jessica Blick	Exe SC/Hunts SC	34	39	32	29	27	32	28	221
30	1600	Frances Peters	Claire Lasko	Hayling Island SC	13	13	46	35	40	42	35	224
31	1551	Jame Penty	Emma Grayson	Beaver SC	45	20	48	36	35	29	25	238
32	1545	Dan Vickers	Georgie Vickers	Parkstone YC	40	37	30	39	29	33	32	240
33	1102	Greg Kelly	George Catchpole	Isle of Man YC	36	38	45	34	26	28	54	261
34	623	Ben Wilcox	Rachel Offer	ELYC	46	31	41	38	31	43	33	263
35	1296	Matt Bromley	Andrea Bromley	RYA	56	41	34	28	33	37	39	268
36	626	Will Taylor	Fiona Mulcahy	Brightlingsea SC	30	21	27	40	76	46	31	271
37	1602	Emma Deal	Ellie Sharps	Burghfield SC	53	45	24	31	41	30	47	271
38	1604	Matt Venables	Calum Healey	Royal Southern YC	50	63	39	25	30	39	40	286
39	1515	James Hutton‑Penman	Tom Jayasekara	Corinthian Otters SC	43	29	31	55	42	38	49	287
40	658	Niki Birrell	Sarah Williams	Parkstone YC	25	46	28	32	62	61	42	296
41	864	Luke Burywood	Hannah Burywood	Burghfield SC	62	44	40	43	37	36	37	299
42	1546	John McKelvie		Strangford Lough YC	48	32	42	46	50	41	43	302
43	1257	Phil Hardisty	Ciara Kaneen	Isle of Man YC	41	60	35	30	32	53	52	303
44	772	Tom Hewitson	Lucy Hewitson	Hayling Island SC	38	42	36	27	58	31	76	308
45	1332	Edward Grayson	Rachel Grayson	Beaver SC	39	30	29	76	45	62	29	310
46	927	Toby Heppell	Calista Paxton	Shoreham SC	44	52	47	54	49	48	38	332
47	985	Alexander Dawson	Rachel Spain	Itchenor SC	54	64	51	45	43	35	44	336
48	1173	Chris Larr	Abigail Larr	Northhampton SC	58	40	50	48	46	50	46	338
49	1606	Martin Joesbury	Sian Joesbury	Budworth SC	32	62	57	56	44	47	57	355
50	1378	Mike Saul	Faye Caswell	Yorkshire Dales SC	31	23	44	37	76	76	76	363
51	740	Kathryn Hutton‑ Penman	Matthew Jayasekara	Corinthian Otters SC	74	55	56	44	47	44	45	365
52	756	Christopher Sanders	Pippa Hardman	Mumbles YC	33	53	52	76	52	49	53	368
53	920	Sophie Heritage	William Heritage	Gurnard SC	59	47	76	76	36	40	36	370
54	584	Tim Freeman	Hannah Sands	Warsash SC	47	54	53	47	60	57	56	374
55	1459	Mike Warwicker	Kate Fitzsimmons	Bough Beech SC	63	71	49	50	55	54	41	383
56	1117	Jonathan Olin	Natalie Messingham	Datchet Water SC	64	72	38	52	57	45	61	389
57	1256	Louise McKeand	Cathy	Leigh and Lowton SC	49	48	76	76	48	55	48	400
58	779	Peter Goodyear	Nicolla Ellis	Burton SC	68	73	54	51	54	51	63	414
59	909	Jack Vincent	Marc Vincent	Bough Beech SC	67	66	58	53	59	64	51	418
60	16	Paul Lewis	Rosie Lewis	Hayling Island SC	27	51	55	76	76	76	76	437
61	1263	Julian Bradley	The Killer Shrimp	Wembley SC	42	50	76	76	76	56	62	438
62	590	Christopher Thomas	Richard Thomas	Broadstairs SC	55	43	76	76	39	76	76	441
63	1116	Stirling Taylor	Phillipa Blunden	Burnham SC	60	65	76	76	51	66	50	444
64	1133	Jamie Webb	Harriet Lucas‑Clements	Hayling Island SC	71	74	61	57	63	65	60	451
65	1110	Tom Dean	Mike Penty	Beaver SC	73	68	60	76	61	63	55	456
66	910	Liberty Askew	Amelia Hewitson	Hayling Island SC	51	58	76	49	76	76	76	462
67	1405	Jude Baird	Fred Fuller	Loch Ryan SC	57	61	76	76	56	60	76	462
68	1605	Kevin Druce	Charlotte Roberts	Burghfield SC	61	56	76	76	76	59	59	463
69	297	Tom Harrison	Jeny Pearson‑Farr	Wessex SC	75	76	76	76	53	52	58	466
70	1565	Roger Wilson	Lizzie Turner	Welsh Harp SC	72	70	59	76	64	58	76	475
71	805	Jamie Smith	Larissa Connabeer	HISC/ RTYC	52	49	76	76	76	76	76	481
72	786	Rheanna Pavey	Megan O'Brien	Stour SC	69	57	62	76	65	76	76	481
73	1417	Mike Budd	Katie Budd	SCYC	65	59	76	76	76	76	76	504
74	519	Sue Brannam	Mike Proven	Burghfield SC	66	67	76	76	76	76	76	513
75	1330	Pete Haddrell	Flea Haddrell	Burghfield SC	70	69	76	76	76	76	76	519