Volvo Noble Marine RS200 Nationals at Tenby

Volvo Noble Marine RS200 Nationals at Tenby - Day 3

by Sally Campbell 30 Aug 2017 14:43 BST 26-31 August 2017

After what turned into a big night for some last night (Tom McLean/Tommy Darling/Syd McLean et al) where karaoke followed from Julian's questionably intellectual quiz, the sailors arrived early to the boat park for a three race day.

Race 1 was swiftly started with Caroline Croft/Alex Warren as the pathfinder, with one recall the race was underway in relatively light winds, it paid to bang hard left up the beat to make use of the shift, At the sailors request the first beat was made longer so those who chose the left were set up nicely for the race. Race 1 was won by Ben Palmer/Amy Seabright.

Volvo Noble Marine RS200 Nationals at Tenby - photo © Alex & David Irwin / www.sportography.tv

Three hours and 3 attempts later, race 2 was FINALLY underway! With lots of bobbing about the sailors were eager to get going. Young guns Henry and Lucy were the pathfinder, special mentions to the person who managed to get their bowsprit through the A frame of the Gate RIB and Matt Whitfield who was OCS. Once the race was going the wind had filled in nicely and it was breeze on! The race officer set a great course which Jonny McGovern played the best to have a stellar lead in this race – with lots of sailors over standing on port and the tide equally catching many out, the windward mark roundings were made interesting but clean sailing was observed by the fleet.

Volvo Noble Marine RS200 Nationals at Tenby - photo © Alex & David Irwin / www.sportography.tv

Race 3 was turned around very quickly as it started to get later into the day and sailors were anxious to get ready for the nights big social – Under the Sea fancy dress!! It paid to play the shifts and have good boat speed for this race which was shown by Hamish Walker & Emma Hivey who won this race with it being shortened to two laps by the race officer who clearly took pity on the sailors.

Volvo Noble Marine RS200 Nationals at Tenby - photo © Alex & David Irwin / www.sportography.tv

We all know the arguably most important race is the race back to shore/showers/the bar so many sailors seemed to speed in to get their fishy costumes on ready for tonight's social.

Report from Quizmaster Julian Bradley

100 RS200 teams rocked up in Tenby, South West Wales, decimating the jellyfish population. Not the only large and wobbly things in a charmingly fishy and be-cobbled walled crabbing village.

Seven grim hours and 3 races on the water on Tuesday, in which special mention goes to Matt Whitfield... who was premature on a gate start (challenging), sailed in, sailed out again only to miss the start of race 3. Also to be mentioned in Despatches is our patient PRO, who was most attentive and particular... particularly in regard to windward mark-laying and highly polished (louche) cannon. We understand each mark was 17psi. The Beach Master, Terry (and team), have been fantastic.

It was my honour and privilege to host the RS200 Quiz Night, sponsored by Doombar and Cummins Cider. Huge thanks go to the Shrimp and Emma Hivey for adding up the results for 5 rounds from some 24 teams within 15 minutes. Not soon enough however, so the results are... Joint winners with 33 points were Voracious Gobblers, Gadaffi Duck, and the Fringe Ninjas, then the Fuzzy Dunlops, They were closely followed by I'll Be The Pig, Trivia Newton John, Emergency Brexit, Stephen Hawking's Foot Ball Boots and Monged Up Ginger. 668 (The Neighbour of the Beast) were last.

Results after Day 3:

Pos	Fleet	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Main Club	Buddy	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	Gold	1642	Maria Stanley	Rob Henderson	Itchenor SC	Flying Fish	2	2	1	3	‑7	5	13
2nd	Gold	1628	Ben Palmer	Amy Seabright	HISC	Halibut	1	‑34	2	1	5	7	16
3rd	Gold	1657	Hamish Walker	Emma Hivey	RNSA	Angelfish	3	1	6	6	‑9	1	17
4th	Gold	1626	Edd Whitehead	Millie Alcock	Parkstone YC	Sea Cucumber	‑17	5	7	4	6	10	32
5th	Gold	1615	Matt Mee	Emma Norris	Red Wharf Bay SC	Dolphin	10	‑16	4	7	14	3	38
6th	Gold	1601	Jonny McGovern	Sarah McGovern	Y Felinheli	Starfish	11	4	23	2	1	‑24	41
7th	Gold	91	Penny Clark	Jo Hewitson	RNSA	Porpoise	4	9	‑38	27	3	2	45
8th	Gold	1509	Alistair Norris	Helen Summersgill	Red Wharf Bay SC	Eel	8	10	10	5	‑28	12	45
9th	Gold	1639	Jack Holden	Holly Scott	Itchenor SC	Crab	23	14	‑24	11	2	4	54
10th	Gold	385	Matt Reid	Becca Jones	Spinnaker SC	Mermaid	6	13	12	14	‑31	9	54
11th	Gold	1347	David Jessop	Sophie Mear	Grafham Water SC	Clown Fish	13	7	‑35	25	15	8	68
12th	Gold	1637	Ollie Groves	Esther Parkhurst	Beaver SC	Jellyfish	21	‑30	21	12	4	13	71
13th	Gold	1391	Tom Darling	Charlie Darling	HISC	Octopus	15	24	5	‑52	18	20	82
14th	Gold	846	Jeremy Stephens	Becca Stephens	Penzance SC	Orca	9	17	17	22	‑57	21	86
15th	Silver	629	Arthur Henderson	Mary Henderson	Itchenor SC	Blue Whale	12	48	3	‑64	17	11	91
16th	Gold	1600	Oliver Turner	Rheanna Pavey	Starcross YC	Prawn	‑46	8	33	18	36	6	101
17th	Gold	772	Tom Hewitson	Lucy Hewitson	HISC	Plankton	32	‑70	18	16	19	19	104
18th	Silver	1229	Caroline Croft	Alex Warren	Shoreham SC	Prawn	29	6	‑83	10	45	18	108
19th	Gold	1570	Robbie King	Marcus Tressler	Royal Thames YC	Sea Horse	24	38	25	9	13	‑48	109
20th	Silver	1536	Andrew Brown	Alex Sutcliffe	Tynemouth SC	Lionfish	30	‑35	31	8	32	15	116
21st	Gold	1331	Tom Ballantine	Maddy Anderson	Wessex SC	Pufferfish	‑35	26	9	33	22	32	122
22nd	Silver	801	Nick Martingdale	Ruth Kenyon	Chew Valley Lake SC	Eel	20	18	19	32	34	‑53	123
23rd	Gold	1237	Dicken Maclean	Hannah Young	HISC	Coral	40	36	15	(RET [102])	10	23	124
24th	Gold	1552	Owain Hughes	Mari Shepherd	Parkstone YC	Barracuda	‑65	43	8	19	25	30	125
25th	Gold	1136	Nicki Birrell	Kate Allam	Parkston YC	Great White Shark	64	20	‑73	17	12	17	130
26th	Gold	1545	Georgie Vickers	Dan Vickers	Parkstone YC	Piranha	28	12	‑52	45	11	39	135
27th	Silver	1652	Stewart Bowen	Jack Bowen	Parkstone YC	Turtle	‑80	28	39	23	16	31	137
28th	Silver	1023	Anthony Parke	Claudia Wilson	HISC	Angelfish	25	29	36	21	‑48	28	139
29th	Gold	1082	Henry Rastrick	Lucy Ferguson	Yorkshire Dales SC	Manatee	‑81	11	54	34	20	25	144
30th	Gold	633	Ross Thompson	James Scott	Frensham Pond SC	Hake	5	22	27	‑59	58	37	149
31st	Silver	985	Chay Taylor	Niamh	Burnham SC	Anchovy	7	39	16	41	‑50	46	149
32nd	Gold	418	Fred Mainwaring	Liz Teague	Red Wharf Bay SC	Lobster	44	‑46	22	30	37	16	149
33rd	Gold	626	Will Taylor	Caithlin Jones	Brighlingsea SC	Shrimp	26	32	14	‑46	40	42	154
34th	Silver	1215	Sam Thompson	Leanne Hibberd	RNSA	Narwhal	39	52	44	‑63	8	14	157
35th	Silver	998	Josh Kerr	Fenella Corlett	Largs SC	Starfish	31	(RET [102])	42	39	26	29	167
36th	Gold	1178	Julian Bradley	Helen Cafferata	Wembly SC	Sea Lion	42	3	41	49	‑61	35	170
37th	Gold	1451	Jamie Harris	Taddy H	BCYC	Narwhal	‑60	42	20	29	33	51	175
38th	Silver	1425	Rory Odell	Josh Bonsey	HISC	Porpoise	38	50	34	35	‑53	22	179
39th	Silver	1175	Matt Lulham‑Robinson	Amy Sparks	Yorkshire Dales SC	Orca	‑61	21	45	54	35	26	181
40th	Silver	796	Robin Richardson	Imogen Bellfield	Royal Windermere YC	Clown Fish	36	23	37	‑44	44	41	181
41st	Silver	1634	Cam Stewart	Tom Harrison	HISC	Great White Shark	59	‑78	29	15	38	43	184
42nd	Bronze	1605	Kevin Druce	Izzy Druce	Burghfield SC	Anchovy	‑75	15	60	20	39	52	186
43rd	Silver	1046	Joseph Bradley	Benjamen Bradley	Hill Head SC	Crab	18	‑61	49	43	47	38	195
44th	Silver	1458	Gus Dixon	Dan Venables	RHYC	Manatee	37	‑76	32	36	46	44	195
45th	Silver	1296	Matt Bromley	Faye Casewell	Yorkshire Dales SC	Haddock	14	‑71	13	65	51	54	197
46th	Gold	1631	Martin Penty	Tom Penty	Beaver SC	Shrimp	22	64	40	‑68	23	50	199
47th	Bronze	953	Harry Bowerman	Will Birch‑Tomlinson	HISC	Lobster	45	58	48	28	21	‑73	200
48th	Silver	1071	Sam Waller	Isaac Marsh	Beaver SC	Sea Lion	‑82	44	51	42	29	36	202
49th	Silver	1511	Mike Green	Lynne Ratcliffe	Eastbourne Sovereign SC	Mussel	47	51	‑63	50	27	40	215
50th	Silver	17	Hatty Morsley	Thomas Wallwork	Redesmere SC	Pufferfish	54	‑56	50	40	30	47	221
51st	Silver	1299	Kelvin Matthews	Kirsty Matthews	HISC	Blue Whale	52	37	43	58	‑62	33	223
52nd	Bronze	1654	Mike Warwicker	Kate Fitzsimmons	Bough Beech SC	Sea Lion	33	‑91	28	66	42	58	227
53rd	Silver	1621	Ewan Wilson	Jamie Rastrick	Wormit Boating Club	Octopus	16	31	68	47	‑79	72	234
54th	Silver	1378	Andy Kilburn	Fiona Mulcahy	Notts County SC	Haddock	56	19	‑65	51	59	49	234
55th	Bronze	806	Brenden Lynch	Matt Morson	Port Edgar YC	Barracuda	48	‑80	46	56	24	65	239
56th	Silver	911	Rory Rose	Michael O'Donovan	Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC	Hake	67	40	57	26	52	(RET [102])	242
57th	Silver	1573	Henrik Asplund	Georgina King	Guernsey YC	Coral	49	55	61	37	‑65	45	247
58th	Gold	1445	Pete Ugly Vincent	Abi Campbell	Bristol Corinthian SC	Anchovy	51	‑84	69	13	54	61	248
59th	Silver	584	Tim Freeman	Hannah Liptrot	Warsash SC	Lobster	34	27	78	‑83	49	62	250
60th	Silver	1235	Matt Whitfield	Joanna Kalderon	Itchenor SC	Piranha	27	68	26	38	(RET [102])	DNS [102]	261
61st	Gold	1658	John Harvey	Sally Harvey	Thornbury SC	Lionfish	69	‑90	11	81	43	59	263
62nd	Gold	1200	Keri Harris	Theo Harris	RNSA	Turtle	50	57	56	75	(DSQ [102])	27	265
63rd	Bronze	864	Ben Shorrock	Lainey Terkelsen	Frensham Pond SC	Halibut	19	88	58	48	63	(RET [102])	276
64th	Silver	1110	Roscoe Martin	Kent Martin	Ogston SC	Flying Fish	43	‑83	67	74	72	34	290
65th	Bronze	1009	Simom Shillaker	Dan Shillaker	Hill Head SC	Shrimp	41	‑86	47	62	67	74	291
66th	Bronze	993	Alex McCormack	Millie Gibbons	Scaling Dam SC	Prawn	‑77	54	30	76	64	71	295
67th	Silver	1452	Alistair Hodgson	Joanna Worrall	RYA	Barracuda	‑83	81	71	24	41	81	298
68th	Bronze	909	Jack Vincent	Lizzie Fuller	Bough Beech SC	Angelfish	53	‑89	62	73	60	55	303
69th	Silver	880	Duncan Jamieson	Jess Hammett	HISC	Sea Cucumber	74	25	(DSQ [102])	78	66	75	318
70th	Silver	609	Peter Rose	Ioan Thompson	Tenby SC	Plankton	57	47	76	‑84	81	57	318
71st	Gold	961	Andrew Clewer	Sarah Collingwood	Poole YC	Mussel	68	53	66	31	(RET [102])	DNC [102]	320
72nd	Bronze	1510	Chris Eames	Rachel Tilley	Ballyholme YC	Porpoise	‑76	67	70	57	75	56	325
73rd	Silver	915	Victoria Upton	Will Ward	Exe SC	Dolphin	78	‑82	74	53	55	66	326
74th	Bronze	1284	Tony Wilkinson	Kelly Aaron	Parkston YC	Crab	79	49	‑89	69	56	76	329
75th	Bronze	1376	Katie‑May Monro	Samuel James	Royal Findhorn YC	Eel	‑92	62	72	67	68	64	333
76th	Bronze	1253	Ed Gibbons	Liam Gardner	Brightlingsea SC	Manatee	66	77	55	61	76	(DNS [102])	335
77th	Bronze	1145	Nicholas Smith	Max Ross	Bristol Corinthain YC	Sea Cucumber	‑87	66	75	60	73	68	342
78th	Bronze	805	Harry Odling	Larissa Connabeer	Plymouth University	Jellyfish	85	45	‑90	77	78	67	352
79th	Silver	581	Matthew Rhodes	Will Rhodes	Northampton SC	Jellyfish	63	33	85	71	(DSQ [102])	DNC [102]	354
80th	Bronze	1098	Andrew Corlett	Callum Forsyth	Largs SC	Narwhal	84	‑85	82	55	70	63	354
81st	Bronze	1092	Ethan Dawson	Ellie Clark	Bassenthwaite SC	Pufferfish	73	79	59	70	‑84	82	363
82nd	Bronze	984	Dan Discombe	Sophie Cogger	Bough Beech SC	Great White Shark	‑99	41	87	86	88	69	371
83rd	Silver	1247	Willow Bland	Lucie Offord	Waldringfield SC	Halibut	86	59	84	‑97	87	60	376
84th	Bronze	352	James Morson	Ross Malloy	Port Edgar YC	Piranha	‑91	75	79	79	69	79	381
85th	Silver	1397	Paul Frey	Max Carey	Parkstone YC	Sea Horse	‑88	72	77	82	82	70	383
86th	Bronze	1167	Bernard Clark	Edward Russell	Ripon SC	Haddock	62	74	86	‑89	80	86	388
87th	Bronze	1390	Syd Mclean	Tom Mclean	HISC	Octopus	71	65	64	87	(RET [102])	DNC [102]	389
88th	Bronze	489	Jas Stubbs	Steve Stubbs	Tenby SC	Mermaid	55	‑96	91	80	90	78	394
89th	Bronze	964	Lewis Bowen	Alice Powell	Northampton SC	Lionfish	58	87	(DSQ [102])	92	74	84	395
90th	Bronze	519	Sue Brannam	Mike Proven	Burghfield SC	Coral	‑96	60	94	90	71	80	395
91st	Bronze	756	Chris Saunders	Pippa Hardman	Mumbles YC	Dolphin	70	(DNC [102])	53	72	DNC [102]	DNC [102]	399
92nd	Bronze	593	Martin Clapham	Rupert Clapham	Thornbury SC	Starfish	‑89	69	88	85	77	83	402
93rd	Bronze	1076	Ollie Hawkins	Isabel Abbatt	Looe SC	Flying Fish	72	‑94	80	91	84	77	404
94th	Bronze	1342	Sarah Green	David Green	Llandegfedd SC	Turtle	90	73	81	88	‑91	85	417
95th	Bronze	547	James Wright	Daniel Wright	Durleigh SC	Sea Horse	97	63	92	93	(RET [102])	DNC [102]	447
96th	Bronze	959	Tommie Cluley	Anna Blagden	Carsington SC	Orca	‑95	92	93	95	85	87	452
97th	Bronze	1398	Paul Griffiths	Julia Griffiths	Saundersfoot SC	Hake	93	95	95	94	86	(DNS [102])	463
98th	Bronze	866	Heather Sword	Lucy Rawbone	Loch Tummel SC	Clown Fish	98	93	(DSQ [102])	96	89	88	464
99th	Bronze	439	Julia Lewis	Ed Lewis	Wembly SC	Mussel	94	(RET [102])	96	98	DNC [102]	DNC [102]	492
100th	Bronze	429	David Fenech	Alison Williams	Wilsonian SC	Blue Whale	(DNC [102])	DNC [102]	DNC [102]	DNC [102]	DNC [102]	DNC [102]	510
100th	Bronze	358	Jonathan Baddeley	Stefan Ward	HISC	Plankton	(DNC [102])	DNC [102]	DNC [102]	DNC [102]	DNC [102]	DNC [102]	510