Gul RS400 Nationals at Mounts Bay Sailing Club

Gul RS400 Nationals at Mounts Bay Sailing Club - Day 2

by Paul Hilliar 22 Aug 2006 10:07 BST 20-24 August 2006

Conditions improve throughout day two of the Gul RS400 nationals at Mount's Bay © Lee Whitehead / www.photolounge.co.uk

Dave Jones & Mark Hogan storm to double victory to slash the lead of Nick Craig & James Stewart

Day two of the Gul RS400 Nationals at Mounts Bay S.C. didn’t look all that promising wind-wise but it all came good in the end. A shifty 8 knots northerly tracked round to north-west and built to 14 knots by the end of the day. Winners of both races from day one Nick Craig/James Stewart looked good out of the gate start and led early on but a big shift to the left brought Steve Middleton/Chris Rowland to the front. On the downwind, pathfinder Dave Jones/Mark Hogan picked the best line and extended throughout the race to win by a substantial margin. Colin and Tony Prince came from nowhere to storm through and head the chasing pack but eventually they were chased down. On the final lap the course was reconfigured to account for the persistent shift and Jon Gorringe/Toby Lewis eventually held for second place, followed by Craig/Stewart and Middleton/Rowland.

After a postponement, the second race got underway and this time Jones/Hogan shot out of the gate start early and crossed the fleet on the first shift to again build a lead that would never be challenged. Middleton/Rowland rounded the first mark chasing hard but unfortunately a bit too close as they merrily trailed the windward mark with their rudder. With much place changing in the shifting and building conditions, Craig/Stewart eventually secured second, in front of Tom Halhead/Chris Bishop and Hywel Roberts/Richard Kenyon.

After today’s results Craig/Lewis now only lead by a single point from Jones/Hogan. Four points separate third to sixth place with Gorringe/Lewis in the bronze position.

Today’s winners in the Silver fleet were Andrew Freeman/Emma Jones and in the Bronze Fleet, the winners were Sam Parker/Anna Ludgate.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Fleet	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	Gold	1237	Nick Craig	James Stewart	Frencham Pond SC	1	1	3	2	4
2	Gold	962	David Jones	Mark Hogan	Port Dinorwic SC	3	10	1	1	5
3	Gold	1279	Jon Gorringe	Toby Lewis	Parkstone YC	2	7	2	6	10
4	Gold	1240	Tom Halhead	Chris Bishop	Bristol Corinthian YC	8	2	9	3	13
5	Gold	1262	Hywel Roberts	Richard Kenyon	Parkstone YC	5	4	5	4	13
6	Gold	1121	Paul Hilliar	Stuart Jagger	Bristol Corinthian YC	9	3	6	5	14
7	Gold	1059	Steve Venables	Richar Brown	Sutton SC	7	5	7	12	19
8	Gold	1128	Steve Middleton	Chris Rowland	Burghfield SC	21	6	4	28	31
9	Gold	1217	John Cooper	Becci Wigley	Lymington Town SC	18	8	10	14	32
10	Gold	1082	Nick Lowe	Elaine Marsh	Port Dinorwic SC	12	15	8	17	35
11	Gold	1201	Rick Peacock	Ian Dobson	Bartley SC	6	16	14	16	36
12	Gold	735	Rob Jones	Liz Jones	Weston SC	10	11	16	25	37
13	Silver	1220	Andrew Freeman	Emma Jones	Parkstone YC	19	25	12	10	41
14	Gold	1182	Phil Jackson	Gerard Barron	Parkstone YC	4	23	17	21	42
15	Gold	1055	Colin Prince	Tony Prince	Weir Wood SC	27	29	11	8	46
16	Gold	1267	Ronan Kenneally	Roger O'Corman	Royal Cork YC	11	9	26	34	46
17	Gold	1047	Michael Adams	David Steadman	Bexhill on Sea SC	15	13	18	32	46
18	Gold	1296	Giles Chipperfield	Heather Chipperfield	Lymington Town SC	17	14	25	15	46
19	Gold	1258	Andy Fox	Ian Fletcher	Leigh & Lowton SC	22	12	24	13	47
20	Gold	1219	Jonathon Sinclair	Gary Howland	West Lancs YC	23	20	28	7	50
21	Silver	1129	Martin Browne	Dinah Holmes	Great Yarmouth & Gorleston SC	16	26	23	11	50
22	Gold	748	Andrew Long	Lou Asman	Port Dinorwic SC	13	19	DSQ	19	51
23	Silver	1251	Howard Farbrother	Louise Hosken	Queen Mary SC	52	18	21	18	57
24	Bronze	1275	Sam Parker	Anna Ludgate	Weston SC	53	30	13	24	67
25	Silver	1276	Mark Reddington	Wayne Hancox	Bartley SC	24	17	29	30	70
26	Silver	1172	Alex Morrison	Jen Morrison	Port Dinorwic SC	20	21	38	29	70
27	Silver	1132	Andrew Leigh	Hannah Burywood	Burghfield SC	29	24	20	26	70
28	Silver	1170	Sally Styles	Martin Styles	Downs SC	25	33	15	31	71
29	Silver	1173	Charlie Merchant	Alain Sign	Burghfield SC	26	40	19	27	72
30	Silver	549	Ffion Jones	John Jones	Port Dinorwic SC	38	22	37	23	82
31	Silver	1046	Malcolm Ritchie	Andrew Ritchie	Hykeham SC	30	31	31	22	83
32	Silver	1215	Simon Pritchard-Jones	Ellen Milner	Port Dinorwic SC	14	35	36	37	85
33	Silver	1254	Chris Jordon	Gill Jordon	Burghfield SC	31	32	22	35	85
34	Bronze	1205	Chris Bailey	Matt Bailey	Bartley SC	56	53	27	9	89
35	Silver	680	Paul Browning	Paul Armitage	Thames SC	28	36	51	33	97
36	Silver	1177	Nick Barrett	Sam McNamara	Waverly & Oulton Broad SC	35	28	35	38	98
37	Bronze	1054	Patrick Keats	Zoe Punne	Parkstone YC	40	34	33	36	103
38	Silver	1058	Chris Goswell	Alan Glenville	Burghfield SC	36	27	41	42	104
39	Silver	1274	Bill Handley	Lynda Handley	St Mawes SC	54	54	32	20	106
40	Silver	623	Tim Cross	John Sheather	Mount Batten Centre	37	46	30	49	113
41	Silver	1233	Nick Francis	Simon Edwards	Queen Mary SC	34	38	43	41	113
42	Silver	1287	Tom Peters	Anna Louise Morrison	Weston SC	33	37	52	44	114
43	Bronze	484	Aled Bath	Jo Bath	Burghfield SC	41	44	34	39	114
44	Bronze	1174	Stuart Gurney	Karen Armitage	Thames SC	32	41	45	43	116
45	Bronze	1163	Wayne Shirley	Ben Biglin	RNSA	42	42	39	50	123
46	Bronze	1256	Chris Harris	Tracy Harris	Northampton SC	39	47	40	45	124
47	Bronze	1140	Simon Herriot	Seamus Gilshinan	Greystone SC	57	39	46	40	125
48	Bronze	1268	Alistair Rose	Yv ette Rose	Royal Windemere YC	45	43	47	48	135
49	Bronze	738	Stephen Shaw	Daniel Shaw	Rutland SC	48	48	44	46	138
50	Bronze	723	Ian Heijne	Terry Young	Bough Beech SC	DSQ	45	48	47	140
51	Silver	1218	Mark Bath	Suzanne Phipps	Bowmoor SC	44	DNC	42	55	141
52	Bronze	626	Jon Speake	Ian Fitter	RNAS Culdrose	43	52	49	52	144
53	Bronze	924	Simon Mathews	Penny Atkinson	Brighton SC	47	50	50	56	147
54	Bronze	810	Richard Arthur	Sue Arthur	Queen Mary SC	46	DNC	53	53	152
55	Bronze	1235	Christopher Horn	Jane Horn	Leigh & Lowton SC	49	49	54	54	152
56	Bronze	843	Mark Steward	Christine Steward	Oulton Broad SC	50	DNF	55	51	156
57	Bronze	756	James Stuart	Andrew Stuart	Dalgety Bay SC	58	51	56	58	165
58	Bronze	1092	Alan Cooke	Mark Lodge	Grafham Water SC	51	DNF	58	57	166