RS Games 2018 at the WPNSA: RS300 National Championship Day 1

by Everyone in the pub and curry house 17 Aug 2018 13:57 BST 16-19 August 2018

It was a wet start with rain and a light wind, but the fleet got out in to the harbour ready for some close racing.

The first race started under the U flag in a very shifty wind. Steve Bolland did well despite the shifts to claim the win with Jon Emmett gaining a honourable mention for a 3rd in his first RS300 race. Race two saw more predictable breeze and Mark Cooper another apprentice showed the whole fleet his transom for the first lap. However the jammy so and so Steve Bolland managed to reel him in over the next lap with superior downwind kinetics and hold a picket fence (1,1) after the first day. Thanks to Arky for his excellent race management.

The fleet are writing this from the bar, surrounded by empty tables as the rest of the RS classes have called it an early night. Undeterred the fleet have been making the most of happy hour before tonight's traditional first night curry.

In a surprising twist the black flag had been adopted at the curry house and those cautious late starters were awarded with curries first, while those pushing hard where rewarded with OCS (overdue curry service).

Tomorrow the fleet head out into Weymouth Bay looking forward to some wave sailing to sort the brave from the scared!

Results after Day 1:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1	R2	Pts
1	411	Steve Bolland	Bristol Corinthian YC	1	1	2
2	476	Steve Sallis	Hykeham SC	2	5	7
3	532	Greg Bartlett	Starcross SC	6	3	9
4	544	David Acres	Emsworth & Thorney SC	5	4	9
5	525	Mark Cooper	Burghfield SC	8	2	10
6	555	Jon Emmett	Weir Wood SC	3	7	10
7	490	Alistair McLaughlin	Prestwick SC	4	10	14
8	523	Harry McVicar	Draycote Water SC	7	8	15
9	585	Richard Le Mare	Notts County SC	10	6	16
10	528	Paul Watson	Bowmoor SC	9	12	21
11	373	Richard Hargreaves	Stewartby Water SC	16	9	25
12	313	Ben Green	Lymington Town SC	13	13	26
13	527	Ian Clark	Warsash SC	11	16	27
14	52	Nick Orman	Castle Cove SC	17	11	28
15	444	Jamie Freeman	Great Yarmouth & Gorleston YC	14	14	28
16	331	James Phare	QMSC	12	18	30
17	541	Dan Treloar	Stewartby Water SC	15	15	30
18	354	Mark Newton	Thorney Island SC	19	17	36
19	383	Cameron McIntyre	Prestwick SC	18	20	38
20	318	Gary Morris	South Cerney SC	20	19	39
21	339	Cheryl Wood	Pennine SC	22	21	43
22	531	Christopher McIntyre	Prestwick SC	21	22	43
23	337	Charlie Sansom	Bowmoor SC	DNC	DNC	48