Volvo Noble Marine RS500 Nationals at the WPNSA - Day 3
by Spod Olive 27 May 2014 13:02 BST
24-26 May 2014
The 1000hrs start was never really going to happen, but we were all there watching the tiny amount of wind shifting all over the place. A long postponement was finally ended when the wind moved, as forecast, to the west and becam rather steadier.
The PRO managed to get 2 races in for the RS500s just before their cut off start time of 1500hrs. Edd Whitehead and Ian Mairs dominated in the first race in the light winds within the harbour. Thefinal rce of the championships saw more place changing, with Tim Wilkins & Chris Tuckett taking their first win of the Championship.
An amazingly close event, with 6 race winners in 8 races, overseen excellently by Bob 'Arkie' Wainwright and his fantastic race team.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
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| 1st | 1015 | Peter Barton | Heather Chipperfield | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑4 | (RET) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2nd | 508 | Edd Whitehead | Ian Mairs | 3 | ‑5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ‑7 | 16 |
| 3rd | 625 | Tim Wilkins | Chris Tuckett | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑6 | 4 | ‑6 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 4th | 1064 | Jack Holden | Richard Keene | ‑7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ‑8 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 5th | 1054 | Graeme Bristow | Tra cey Covell | 5 | ‑8 | 1 | ‑8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 6th | 727 | Jane Olive | Spod Olive | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ‑7 | 1 | ‑8 | 4 | 22 |
| 7th | 665 | Philip Highfield | Tamsin Highfield | ‑9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ‑8 | 33 |
| 8th | 659 | Peter Curtis | Sophie Jones | 6 | 7 | ‑10 | ‑9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 35 |
| 9th | 1005 | George Wilson | Sarah Newton | ‑11 | ‑11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 56 |
| 10th | 1040 | Wayne Fletcher | Meg Fletcher | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 60 |
| 11th | 1038 | Nigel Bird | Lucy Tardrew | 12 | (RET) | (DNC) | RET | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 65 |
| 12th | 1022 | John Corney | Ben Corney | 13 | (DNC) | (DNC) | RET | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 68 |
| 13th | 709 | Peter Matthews | Karen Matthews | 10 | 10 | 9 | (RET) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 71 |