RS700 Volvo Noble Marine National Championship - Day 2
by Pete Purkiss 13 Sep 2020 19:41 BST
12-15 September 2020
Race three:
The fleet got off in marginal trapezing conditions. Jerry Wales made the most of the shifty wind conditions to round the windward mark just ahead of Pete Purkiss. After a close downwind tussle Pete Purkiss was forced to tack off to clear his wind, caught a lucky shift on the right-hand side to take the lead from Jerry.
Pete won the race, Jerry was second and Rob Higgins took third. However, while they were battling a course move flag was misunderstood for shortened course. The Pied Piper Matt Conner led a group of fellow Queen Mary SC members incorrectly to the finish.
Race four:
The race started in a falling breeze. The first beat was sailed in shifty conditions and Pete, after being buried at the start, took a flier and went hard right only to round the windward mark first. He was followed by Liam and Jerry. These three boats had a close battle downwind with Liam displaying superior speed despite Jerry's attempts to catch him. Liam went on to win the race, followed by Jerry and Pete. Ian Swann was fourth. Graham Blake had a good day coming fifth.
Race five:
The wind by this stage was often as low as four knots so the Race Officer decided to send the fleet ashore under a postponement in the hope of a sea breeze building. The race was postponed for the day.
Results after Day 2:
| Pos | Fleet | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Gold | 1060 | Jerry Wales | Windsport | ‑5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2nd | Gold | 1029 | Rob Higgins | Chew Valley Lake SC | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑6 | 7 |
| 3rd | Gold | 1063 | Theo Galyer | Hayling Island SC | 1 | 1 | 6 | ‑10 | 8 |
| 4th | Gold | 1042 | Pete Purkiss | Brightlingsea SC | ‑4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5th | Gold | 1062 | Matt Carter | Lancing SC | 3 | 5 | 4 | ‑7 | 12 |
| 6th | Gold | 1032 | Liam Willis | Lymington Town SC | 6 | 6 | ‑12 | 1 | 13 |
| 7th | Gold | 1022 | Ian Swann | Hayling Island SC | ‑16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 8th | Gold | 944 | James Bayliss | Queen Mary SC | 7 | 9 | 7 | ‑11 | 23 |
| 9th | Silver | 914 | Graham Blake | Queen Mary SC | 9 | 11 | ‑14 | 5 | 25 |
| 10th | Gold | 1041 | Matthew Conner | Queen Mary SC | 8 | 8 | ‑13 | 9 | 25 |
| 11th | Silver | 1067 | Simon Hamilton | Queen Mary SC | 13 | (RET) | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 12th | Silver | 808 | Turner James | Hayling Island SC | 10 | ‑12 | 9 | 12 | 31 |
| 13th | Silver | 982 | Roland Smith | Hayling Island SC | 11 | 10 | ‑16 | 14 | 35 |
| 14th | Silver | 859 | Peter Onions | Draycote SC | 12 | 13 | 10 | ‑15 | 35 |
| 15th | Silver | 931 | Malcolm Streeton | Hayling Island SC | 14 | ‑16 | 11 | 13 | 38 |
| 16th | Silver | 1035 | Roger Taylor | Hayling Island SC | 15 | 14 | (DNF) | 17 | 46 |
| 17th | Silver | 1061 | Andrew Wright | Queen Mary SC | ‑17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 46 |