RS200s during the Rooster RS Summer Championship at Parkstone Yacht Club

by Matt Mee 27 Jun 2018 11:57 BST 23-24 June 2018

Just over forty RS200s attended the glorious 2018 Rooster RS Summer Championships at Parkstone Yacht Club. The forecasted light Northerly gradient wind and sweltering temperatures on land proved to be perfect conditions for a sea breeze to kick in as the boats left Poole harbour into the bay.

Race one started in sparkling conditions and the fleet got away first time under the U flag which is proving effective in keeping the fleet well behaved. Maria Stanley and Rob Henderson led round the top and kept their noses in front of the chasing pack to take the first race. Matt Mee and Emma Norris took second after a close battle with James Peters and Jo Wright, and Jonny McGovern and Harvey Martin.

Jonny and Harvey got into their stride in race two and managed to overhaul Maria and Rob who again led around the top mark. The gains were marginal and the racing was extremely tight with a solid 10 knots and soaking conditions downwind.

Race three saw two home boats rise to the top; local heroes Edd Whitehead and Millie Alcock took a comfortable victory with Lucy McGregor and Georgie Vickers in second place. Jonny and Harvey had another solid race, finishing in 3rd.

The tide continued to strengthen throughout the day making the lay-line calls difficult for the fleet as they approached the windward mark. On the water umpire Bill Handley (employed by the class to ensure fair racing prior to the upcoming RS200 National Championships) commented how well behaved the fleet were with virtually incident free racing. James and Jo took the final race of the day with the usual suspects in close pursuit.

Two points split the top four boats overnight and with the abandonment on Sunday morning due to light winds Maria and Rob took the overall honours. Jonny & Harvey finished close runners up, and James and Jo came 3rd. Fantastic, close competitive racing was enjoyed throughout the fleet; Owen Hughes and Poppy Husband won the silver fleet finishing just inside the top 10 overall and home boat Tony Wilkinson and Josh Dack took the bronze fleet prize.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1st	1642	Maria Stanley	Rob Hendersonn	Itchenor SC	1	2	‑7	4	7
2nd	1601	Jonny McGovern	Harvey Martin	Port Dinorwic SC	‑4	1	3	3	7
3rd	1675	James Peters	Jo Wright	HISC	3	4	‑6	1	8
4th	1615	Matt Mee	Emma Norris	Red Wharf Bay SC/Burghfield/HISC	2	3	4	‑5	9
5th	1545	Lucy Macgregor	Georgie Vickers	Parkstone YC	‑13	12	2	2	16
6th	1536	Andrew Brown	Alex Sutcliffe	Budworth SC	‑10	6	5	8	19
7th	1626	Edd Whitehead	Millie Alcock	Parkstone YC	‑21	13	1	7	21
8th	1436	Josh Flack	Amy Yeoman	Parkstone YC	6	5	11	‑14	22
9th	1634	Cam Stewart	Tom Harrison	HISC	7	11	‑30	6	24
10th	1552	Owain Hughes	Poppy Husband	Parkstone YC	5	15	10	‑19	30
11th	1347	David Jessop	Sophie Mear	QMSC	8	‑17	12	12	32
12th	1662	Steve Wilson	Becky Wilson	RS Sailing	9	14	‑27	9	32
13th	626	Will Taylor	Sam James	Brightlingsea SC/UPSPC	14	8	‑16	11	33
14th	772	Tom Hewitson	Lucy Preston	HISC	12	‑20	15	10	37
15th	1242	Anthony Parke	Will Birchall	HISC/PYC/QMSC	(UFD)	7	8	25	40
16th	1570	Robbie King	Jamie Webb	CUCrC	11	‑19	14	16	41
17th	1391	Tom Darling	Charlie Darling	HISC	‑26	16	13	13	42
18th	1175	Amy Sparks	Matt Lulham‑Robinson	Poole YC	19	9	‑23	15	43
19th	1331	Tom Ballantine	Emily Watson/Maddy Anderson	Salcombe YC	18	‑22	9	18	45
20th	1546	John McKelvie	Charlotte Cotter	Strangford Lough YC	20	10	17	‑26	47
21st	1445	Pete Vincent	Victoria Upton	Bristol Corinthain YC	15	18	‑24	22	55
22nd	1378	Andy Kilburn	Fiona Mulcay	Notts County SC	17	‑35	18	20	55
23rd	1604	Dan Venables	Sam Crafer	Sutton Coldfield SC	‑32	24	19	21	64
24th	1362	Greg Hall	Honor Fell	Itchenor SC	22	21	‑29	24	67
25th	1136	Niki Birrell	Kate Allam	Parkstone YC	24	‑31	28	17	69
26th	1046	Joseph Bradley	Benjamin Bradley	HISC	‑30	26	21	23	70
27th	1284	Tony Wilkinson	Josh Dack	Parkstone YC	16	‑39	26	35	77
28th	1617	Andy Hadfield	Lucy Tyler	Parkstone YC	‑34	25	25	28	78
29th	1635	Andrew Barnett	Ellie Tubman	Island Barn Reservoir SC	29	‑30	22	29	80
30th	1102	Jack Hardie	Simon Lomas‑Clarke	Frensham Pond SC	25	23	‑36	32	80
31st	1665	Peter Loretto	Kelly Aaron	Parkstone YC	28	‑33	20	33	81
32nd	1025	Alex Beaney	Hannah Liptrot	Wembley SC	23	29	‑34	30	82
33rd	1585	David Pointer	Jan Pointer	Parkstone YC	27	28	‑33	27	82
34th	1493	Trevor Annels	Holly Annels	Parkstone YC	‑37	27	35	31	93
35th	430	Mike Calvert	Sophie Harris	Salcombe YC	‑39	32	32	34	98
36th	148	John Singleton	Sophia Miles	Parkstone YC	31	36	‑38	37	104
37th	519	Sue Brannam	Mike Proven	Burghfield SC	‑38	38	31	36	105
38th	267	Chris Sproat	Georgina Burke	Brading Haven YC	33	34	39	‑40	106
39th	0	Syd McLean	Tom McLean	HISC	35	37	37	‑38	109
40th	666	Victoria Cowan	Andy Cowan	Stokes Bay SC	36	‑40	40	39	115
41st	1004	Charlie Poyner	Becky Diamond	Emsworth SC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	129
41st	1670	Alice Senior	Matt Conyers	Plymouth SC	(DSQ)	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	129