RS800 European Championship at Circolo Vela Torbole - Day 4
by Hugh Shone 26 Jul 14:23 BST
RS800 Sailing is thirsty work, luckily there were plenty of drinks available at the separate crew and helm dinners. These drinks were available in the normal format or if one preferred via Prosecco soaked napkin balls being launched with much gusto. Once again Rory Hunter was the star of the show.
Some were a little worse for wear the next morning, including yours truly. The hangovers were not helped by the evidently windier day ahead. The Ora had come in early and was looking lamb bhuna to vindaloo. Those who were looking for a slightly milder korma were to be disappointed.
Race one saw Frances and Tom Partington absolutely smash the fleet. Their job was made slightly easier with Luke McEwen and Milly Boyle capsizing whilst in pursuit - handily marking the downwind lay line for the rest of the fleet. Other contenders showing form were Andy and Allyson Jeffries who seem to have found their old mojo over the last two days with the building breeze. Stevie Wilson and Rory Hunter also notched another top five.
After a casual hour long lunch break we were treated to full hairdryer mode for race eight of the Euros. The start saw a classic pile up at the starboard end as per norm.
Once the dust had settled and people had finished putting their fenders away we all headed off to the cliffs. UNBELIEVABLY we had to do more than one tack as the wind had shifted 30 degrees during the lunch break. Lots of sailors struggled with the huge pulsing gusts and the gybes got increasingly twitchy. A few of the top guns had issues with Luke and Milly snapping a pole, Frances and Tom swimming and then doing very well to avoid a marauding RS700 and John Mather and Phil Walker also swimming.
In the end it was Stevie and Rory, Andy and Allyson, James Penty and Eddie Grayson who clinched the top spots.
Looking forward to the BBQ this eve and another day of champagne sailing tomorrow.
Results after day 4:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm - Crew - Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
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| 1 | GBR 1215 | Steve Wilson ‑ Rory Hunter ‑ tbc | 5 | 3 | ‑11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | (ufd) | 19 |
| 2 | GBR 1234 | Frances Partington ‑ Tom Partington ‑ HISC | 3 | ‑7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ‑10 | 22 |
| 3 | GBR 1228 | Andy Jeffries ‑ Allyson Jeffries ‑ Eastbourne Sovereign SC | (ocs) | 9 | ‑26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| 4 | GBR 1144 | Tom Morris ‑ Guy Fillmore ‑ HISC | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | (dns) | (dns) | 28 |
| 5 | GBR 1171 | James Penty ‑ Eddie Grayson ‑ Beaver SC | 2 | ‑16 | ‑13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 |
| 6 | GBR 1220 | Luke McEwen ‑ Milly Boyle ‑ Royal Lymington YC | ‑32 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | (dns) | 37 |
| 7 | GBR 1207 | Phil Walker ‑ John Mather ‑ HISC | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | (dns) | ‑14 | 11 | 41 |
| 8 | GBR 1222 | Paul Jenkins ‑ Peter Jenkins ‑ Eastbourne Sovereign SC | ‑19 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 12 | ‑13 | 8 | 4 | 47 |
| 9 | GBR 1231 | Hugh Shone ‑ Hannah Tattersall ‑ Swanage SC | 13 | 11 | ‑21 | ‑17 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 49 |
| 10 | GBR 961 | Megan Brickwood ‑ Stephanie Orton ‑ Chichester YC | 12 | 4 | 9 | ‑20 | 13 | 9 | 5 | ‑18 | 52 |
| 11 | GBR 1203 | Tim Gratton ‑ Fiona Hampshire ‑ St Catharine's College SC | 1 | 10 | ‑20 | 16 | 11 | ‑17 | 6 | 12 | 56 |
| 12 | GBR 1194 | Joe Joyner ‑ Will Broom ‑ Lyme Regis SC | ‑14 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 14 | ‑15 | 12 | 9 | 56 |
| 13 | GBR 1204 | Martin Orton ‑ Ian Brooks ‑ Chichester YC | ‑29 | 15 | 12 | 14 | ‑24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 65 |
| 14 | GBR 1131 | Rebecca Diamond ‑ Ed Fitzgerald ‑ HISC | 4 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 16 | (dns) | ‑26 | 14 | 70 |
| 15 | 1121 | Ben Clegg ‑ Abi Embser ‑ Kay ‑ Brightlingsea SC | ‑34 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 13 | (dns) | 70 |
| 16 | GBR 1139 | Eddie Bridle ‑ Ed Gibbons ‑ Brightlingsea SC | 20 | ‑30 | ‑23 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 71 |
| 17 | FRA 1236 | Gilles Peeters ‑ Heloise Baize ‑ SN Larmor Plage | 10 | ‑17 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | (ufd) | 71 |
| 18 | GBR 1187 | Geoff Carveth ‑ Lesley Dhonau ‑ Warsash SC | 17 | 12 | 5 | 13 | ‑21 | 11 | 18 | ‑20 | 76 |
| 19 | GBR 1232 | Cameron Moss ‑ Darrol Moss ‑ Lyme Regis SC | 16 | 20 | 6 | (dns) | ‑30 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 78 |
| 20 | GBR 1064 | Chris J Haworth ‑ Stuart Aston ‑ Bristol Corinthian YC | 6 | 19 | (dns) | (dns) | 19 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 110 |
| 21 | GBR 1225 | Stephen Cockerill ‑ Sarah Cockerill ‑ Stokes Bay SC | 9 | ‑26 | 18 | 22 | 20 | (dns) | 24 | 17 | 110 |
| 22 | GBR 1043 | Christopher Dodd ‑ Bryony Meakins ‑ Rutland Water SC | 24 | ‑29 | 24 | 21 | 18 | ‑26 | 19 | 8 | 114 |
| 23 | GBR 1188 | Daniel Goodman ‑ Debbie Clark ‑ Stokes Bay SC | 15 | 21 | ‑32 | 19 | 26 | 21 | ‑27 | 15 | 117 |
| 24 | GBR 11 | Robert Gullan ‑ Calum Healey ‑ HISC | 7 | 22 | (dnf) | (dns) | dns | 6 | 20 | 22 | 120 |
| 25 | GBR 1145 | Peter Bromley ‑ Chris Doe ‑ Itchenor SC | 18 | 18 | 15 | 23 | ‑27 | 22 | ‑25 | 24 | 120 |
| 26 | GBR 1224 | Fred Lord ‑ Louise Gale ‑ Carsington SC | 23 | (dns) | 16 | ‑26 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 129 |
| 27 | GBR 885 | Chris Feibusch ‑ Nick Jerkins ‑ HISC | (dns) | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | (dns) | 11 | dns | 134 |
| 28 | GBR 1200 | Richard Smith ‑ Ellie Smith ‑ Wilsonian SC | 22 | (ufd) | ‑27 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 138 |
| 29 | GBR 834 | Chris Matthews ‑ Ali Hinds ‑ Brightlingsea SC | 30 | 27 | ‑34 | 25 | 23 | 20 | (dns) | 21 | 146 |
| 30 | GBR 1195 | Graham Williamson ‑ Jeremy Williamson ‑ HISC | 28 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 23 | (dns) | (dns) | 147 |
| 31 | GBR 1126 | George Smith ‑ Alice Crick ‑ Bough Beech SC | 21 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | (dns) | (dns) | 155 |
| 32 | GBR 1198 | Alex Benfield ‑ Nick Ireland ‑ Stokes Bay SC | 26 | ‑35 | 31 | 30 | ‑38 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 165 |
| 33 | GBR 1057 | Mark Oakey ‑ Emily Robertson ‑ Itchenor SC | 27 | (dns) | 28 | 34 | (dns) | dns | 22 | 16 | 170 |
| 34 | GBR 1241 | Stephen Brown ‑ Phil Bairstow ‑ Ullswater YC | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | ‑32 | ‑32 | 30 | 27 | 174 |
| 35 | NED 878 | Tjeerd van Rij ‑ Matthijs de Langen ‑ KWV de Kaag | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 29 | (dns) | (dns) | 193 |
| 36 | GBR 1115 | Stuart Keegan ‑ Sophie Johnston ‑ Derwent Reservoir SC | 38 | 31 | 30 | 33 | ‑39 | 30 | 34 | (dns) | 196 |
| 37 | GBR 1238 | Ciaran Hurney ‑ Mel Kwan ‑ Oxford SC | 35 | 34 | ‑36 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | (dns) | 198 |
| 38 | FRA 1101 | Alexandre Emanuel ‑ Anne Fromentoux ‑ ACTV | 37 | ‑38 | ‑39 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 199 |
| 39 | GBR 913 | Adrian Howe ‑ Fenella Williams ‑ Oxford SC | (dns) | 36 | 38 | 37 | 37 | (dns) | 33 | 28 | 209 |
| 40 | FRA 1105 | Francois Bergasse ‑ Johanne Ulrich ‑ ACTV | 36 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 31 | (dns) | (dns) | 211 |
| 41 | GBR 1140 | John McKelvie ‑ David Jessop ‑ SLYC/Schnellwurst | 25 | 33 | 35 | (dns) | 35 | (dns) | dns | dns | 214 |
| 42 | SUI 1180 | Uwe Hoffmann ‑ Julius Haffmann ‑ SCH | (dnf) | 39 | 37 | (dns) | dnf | dns | dns | dns | 248 |