Noble Marine RS200 National Championships at Exe Sailing Club

Noble Marine RS200 National Championships at Exe Sailing Club - Day 4

by Pete Vincent 23 Aug 2012 14:08 BST 19-23 August 2012

Noble Marine RS200 Nationals at Exe day 4 © Mike Rice / www.fotoboat.com

Wednesday was a beautiful sunny day at the Noble Marine RS200 Nationals at Exmouth and Ben Saxton/Toby Lewis took full advantage to win the Championship with a day to spare.

On the way out to the course area there was plainly a good breeze as most crews popped kites and went for a good burn. The wind though had clocked westerly and was coming from Dawlish and it soon became very apparent there were major holes and lulls in between bursts of real planning.

Pathfinder Rob Gullen/Jack Holden kept going and headed for an ice cream on Dawlish Warren and were the original blue dot as they rounded the first mark miles in the lead. Saxton/Lewis had somehow extracted themselves out of an early start and headed over to the right and so were leading the following pack. When on the second beat the leaders headed for the right corner again Saxton/Lewis sailed round them and rudely disappeared into a massive lead. Behind Ed Whitehead/ Alice Kingsnorth won the fight for 2nd with Matt Mee/Emma Norris 3rd and pathfinders 4th.

The breeze was much firmer around a constant 16/18 knots for the start of the second race and the right was again paying. Roger/Jane Gilbert did the master class on sailing an opening beat and held a very good lead at the first mark and was never seriously challenged. Mark Heather/Ed Cowell pulled through to 2nd with Ian Sharps/Ellie Martin 3rd. Ben/Toby were 10th around the first mark and slowly chipped away to finish 4th. This was more than good enough to make them Noble Marine RS200 National Champions with a day to spare.

Jayne Johnson/Jamie Barker capsized on the first beat in the first race yet somehow recovered finish 9th in the race and to be first silver division boat. There is now a battle royal between them, Ben Cornish and Sam Tozer for first silver overall. James Penty/Jon Evans were first bronze boat on the day but John-Paul Marks and Chris Bowers are now locked together in 39th and 40th overall in the fight for overall bronze win.

Results after Day 4:

Pos	Fleet	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1st	Gold	1328	Ben Saxton	Toby Lewis	Grafham Water SC	-7	2	1	1	1	1	1	-4	7
2nd	Gold	995	Hamish Walker	Emma Hivey	ASA/RNSA	1	1	8	-25	2	5	-21	7	24
3rd	Gold	1311	Matt Mee	Emma Norris	Red Wharf Bay SC / Hollingworth Lake SC	2	4	9	6	9	(DNF)	3	-11	33
4th	Gold	658	Jonny McGovern	Sarah Williams	Port Dinorwic	-19	5	2	2	7	3	18	-44	37
5th	Gold	1488	Mark Heather	Ed Cowell	WILSONIAN SC	-44	10	18	7	8	4	-34	2	49
6th	Gold	1286	Roger Gilbert	Jane Gilbert	Frensham Pond	17	-21	5	(DNC)	6	2	19	1	50
7th	Gold	900	Lee Sydenham	Severine Rees-Jones	Chichester YC	8	3	22	3	-28	7	-25	10	53
8th	Gold	1436	Josh Flack	Millie Alcock	Parkstone YC	5	12	12	-16	12	15	5	-21	61
9th	Gold	822	Edd Whitehead	Alice Kingsnorth	Parkstone YC	10	15	-26	-37	16	13	2	5	61
10th	Gold	940	Dicken Maclean	Hannah Young	Island Barn RSC	4	8	10	8	-35	23	-37	8	61
11th	Gold	584	Ben McGrane	Roz McGrane	Netley SC	-34	6	19	-27	3	9	17	9	63
12th	Gold	1285	John Teague	Louise Fisher	Bristol Corinthian YC	-69	7	-27	15	14	8	8	12	64
13th	Gold	1317	Robert Gullan	Jack Holden	Arun YC	16	16	14	-22	5	10	4	-37	65
14th	Gold	1319	David Hivey	Jane Hivey	SailingTogs	-21	18	7	10	4	19	-49	17	75
15th	Gold	1467	Ian Sharps	Ellie Martin	Burghfield SC	22	-39	16	4	-23	21	20	3	86
16th	Gold	1031	Chris Catt	Ally Martin	Burghfield SC	20	9	-28	21	15	12	-27	16	93
17th	Gold	852	Nick Cherry	Charlotte	RTYC	15	13	4	5	53	6	-60	-56	96
18th	Gold	1452	Arthur Henderson	Alex Horlock	Exe SC	-33	-31	3	9	21	20	26	19	98
19th	Gold	1298	Pippa Wilson	John Gimson	Royal Lymington YC	3	-35	23	14	-32	26	14	20	100
20th	Silver	609	Ben Cornish	Charlotte Coleman	Exe SC	11	11	-52	-32	11	30	12	31	106
21st	Gold	1428	Chris Martin	Eddie Glennie	Burghfield SC	6	24	31	20	18	14	-32	-51	113
22nd	Silver	960	Jayne Johnson	Jamie Barker	Starcross	24	-33	-50	19	26	18	9	18	114
23rd	Silver	1340	Sam Tozer	Lucy Preston	Papercourt SC	23	-42	20	13	20	-33	28	15	119
24th	Gold	1460	David Steed	Katharine Martin	Burghfield SC	27	28	15	-35	22	22	-30	6	120
25th	Gold	1495	Tim Ellis	Sophie Porteous	Hayling Island	32	-64	-49	34	10	17	15	24	132
26th	Gold	1029	Christian Humphrey	Noelle Vidal	RYA	29	-50	-56	29	19	24	10	26	137
27th	Silver	482	Tom Goodey	Richard Thomas	Broadstairs SC	-50	36	6	48	17	(DNF)	6	25	138
28th	Gold	1301	Peter Vincent	Bonnie Moody	Bristol Corinthian YC	30	-44	41	24	-47	16	22	14	147
29th	Silver	1480	Sam Brearey	Bex Partridge	Fishers Green SC	9	-45	32	11	30	-63	39	30	151
30th	Gold	1473	Steve Dunn	Karen Baker	Parkstone YC	-64	61	30	12	(DSQ)	29	16	13	161
31st	Gold	1378	Mike Saul	Meg Fletcher	Yorkshire Dales SC	26	27	-37	30	31	27	-46	23	164
32nd	Silver	1229	Rob Struckett	Rosie Sibthorp	Itchenor SC	14	14	35	-46	41	31	-57	45	180
33rd	Silver	1510	Claire Walsh	Darren McNamara	Bristol Corinthian YC	28	-52	13	41	-42	34	35	32	183
34th	Silver	681	Philip White	Robert White	Papercourt SC	-51	34	11	31	27	42	38	-52	183
35th	Silver	831	Thomas Wright	Chris Coulcher	N/A	31	25	44	39	-45	25	-48	22	186
36th	Bronze	1355	Peter Gray	Billie Quinian	Minnis Bay SC	18	20	40	36	29	-76	-73	48	191
37th	Silver	950	Daniel Goodman	Debbie Robertshaw	Littleton SC	-65	22	-47	23	40	43	36	33	197
38th	Silver	566	Richard Bailey	Luke Bailey	RNSA	35	-75	17	28	37	35	45	-61	197
39th	Bronze	815	John-Paul Marks	Emma Anderton	Burghfield SC	49	19	29	17	48	-69	41	(DNF)	203
40th	Bronze	593	Chris Bower	Ian Mairs	Parkstone YC	43	-49	33	-72	25	36	44	29	210
41st	Silver	1154	James Williams	Sarah Tuppen	Royal Harwich YC	38	23	42	18	49	-50	40	-50	210
42nd	Silver	1200	Keri Harris	Theo Harris	RNSA	12	29	39	-55	-66	48	51	38	217
43rd	Bronze	1190	James Penty	Jon Evans	BSC/RVYC	42	56	-63	44	-70	37	13	35	227
44th	Gold	1165	Ian Pickard	Katy Nichol	RYA	-66	40	-55	52	24	28	47	43	234
45th	Gold	797	Darren Roach	Alan Roberts	RNSA	45	37	21	45	-72	47	-67	41	236
46th	Bronze	1440	William Kalderon	Tim Palmer	Itchenor SC	-59	46	25	-62	33	41	55	39	239
47th	Silver	1228	Joe Adams	Emma Lucas	Burghfield SC	-55	38	48	33	-63	45	24	53	241
48th	Bronze	1117	Thomas Steavenson	Ed Scallan	Oxford University YC	47	48	60	-76	-61	39	7	42	243
49th	Silver	985	Chloe Martin	Daniel Martin	Lymington Town	-68	51	-57	57	38	32	11	55	244
50th	Silver	1389	Paul Lewis	Rosie Brearley	Locks SC	-75	-67	61	50	13	11	56	62	253
51st	Bronze	554	Ian Robertson	Olivia James	Wembley SC	41	58	38	63	-73	38	-66	27	265
52nd	Silver	465	Orkun Soyer	George Melbourne	Exe SC	57	43	43	40	36	-58	-64	47	266
53rd	Silver	996	Sam Thompson	Victoria Upton	RNSA	13	57	58	-75	46	64	-69	36	274
54th	Bronze	205	Nic Streatfield	Lily Streatfield	Broadstairs SC	48	41	-59	56	39	-66	52	40	276
55th	Bronze	1290	Steven Clayton	Colette Portway	Royal Harwich YC	39	59	24	-60	55	60	-63	46	283
56th	Bronze	1295	Kevin Druce	Joelle Havellier	Burghfield SC	37	26	64	26	52	78	-82	(DNF)	283
57th	Silver	1236	Carl Mayhew	Julie Mayhew	Island Barn RSC	-71	-63	34	47	51	40	54	58	284
58th	Bronze	385	Iain Horlock	Anne Way/Josh Geare	Exe SC	-67	-66	66	58	50	49	33	28	284
59th	Silver	1266	Ed Impey	Ollie Herve	Frensham Pond	-76	17	65	51	34	68	50	-70	285
60th	Silver	590	Chris Thomas	Mark Thomas	Broadstairs SC	25	-68	45	68	44	44	-71	64	290
61st	Bronze	834	Ian Gill	Holly Pavey	Wembley	36	55	-70	64	56	56	23	-73	290
62nd	Silver	1302	Henry Maxfield	Thea Crawshaw	Durham University SC	61	30	-68	42	-67	53	42	66	294
63rd	Silver	748	Matt Bromley	Andrea Morgan	Budworth SC	-70	60	53	54	54	-62	29	49	299
64th	Silver	863	Dan Perry	Helen Armstrong	Derwent Reservoir SC	58	-70	51	38	60	46	53	-68	306
65th	Bronze	1401	Ryan Spring	Leanne Bland	Exe SC	-78	53	54	49	43	(DSQ)	58	54	311
66th	Silver	307	Peter Eyre	Nina Norden	Parkstone YC	53	54	36	-77	64	51	-68	60	318
67th	Bronze	1474	Kae Clark	Moray Clark	Helensburgh SC	46	47	-74	-65	65	54	61	59	332
68th	Bronze	477	Greg Liggins	Janice Higginson	Derwent Reservoir SC	-77	72	46	73	-80	65	43	34	333
69th	Bronze	785	Ed Pearce	Tim Pearce	Exe SC	-82	-78	62	53	57	61	59	74	366
70th	Silver	674	Tom Whicher	Clare Shinton	NSC	73	73	67	-82	-83	59	31	65	368
71st	Bronze	376	Sam Jacklin	Freddie Jones	Exe SC	-72	65	-71	67	58	57	65	57	369
72nd	Silver	1144	John Gill	Judy Faulds	Wembley	62	-81	73	59	62	52	-74	69	377
73rd	Silver	1170	Ed Hill	Elizabeth Willows	RYA	52	-85	75	43	76	70	70	-77	386
74th	Bronze	1342	Sarah Green	David Green	Llandegfedd SC	40	-80	69	70	79	72	-81	63	393
75th	Bronze	1265	Julie Harrison	Fiona Fardon	Island Barn RSC/ Littleton SC	60	74	72	61	-78	73	-77	71	411
76th	Bronze	651	Andy Groves	Tessa Groves	Island Barn RSC	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	80	59	55	62	78	422
77th	Silver	1437	Dave Oakey	Jeannie Oakey	Chew Valley SC	54	71	80	66	69	(DNF)	(DNF)	DNF	428
78th	Bronze	247	Bob Horlock	Sue Burridge	Exe SC	-85	-79	79	71	71	67	75	67	430
79th	Bronze	864	Pete Bunch	Rosie Finlinson	Grafham Water SC	-81	62	76	-79	75	74	76	72	435
80th	Bronze	651	Debbie Darling	Tessa Groves		56	32	(DNF)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	440
81st	Bronze	711	Richard Brown	Judith Brown	Draycote Water SC	-84	69	-82	74	74	75	79	75	446
82nd	Bronze	1182	Andrew Barraclough	Alice Barraclough	Rickmansworth SC	79	76	78	78	77	(DNF)	-80	76	464
83rd	Silver	1439	Charlie Merchant	Ginny Cooper	Burghfield SC	74	77	(DNF)	69	68	(DNF)	DNC	DNC	464
84th	Bronze	1173	Mike Ball	Liz Ball	Draycote Water SC	80	-82	77	-84	81	71	78	81	468
85th	Bronze	1287	Natalie Messingham	James Wilson	BLYM	63	-83	81	81	82	(DNF)	83	79	469
86th	Bronze	1206	Chris James	Annabel James	Exe SC	86	(DNF)	(DNC)	83	84	77	72	80	482
87th	Bronze	1023	Alastair Wilson	Claudia Wilson	Rickmansworth SC	83	84	83	(DNF)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	514