Volvo Noble Marine RS800 National Championships - Day 3
by Calum Healey 14 Sep 2020 21:29 BST
12-15 September 2020
RS800 Volvo Noble Marine Nationals day 3 © RS Sailing
With what promised to be the windiest day of the regatta the fleets headed out to the bay for four races to come. As we joined the cruise liners in Weymouth Bay we were greeted by a slight South Westerly chop and very little wind.
After an hour and a half of waiting the call was made to sail back into the harbour where we were greeted by a 12 knot South Easterly which gradually built above 15 knots for the races that day. Racing quickly got under way with Hayling boats leading the way to the first windward mark but Cameron Stewart's quick exit from the boat left Alice Masterman wondering what she had done wrong and allowed Megan Brickwood and Stephanie Orton to enter the top three. The girls then managed to overtake Rob Gullan and Calum Healey to take second place.
The second race came to much the same with the top three being the same again with Rob and Calum managing to stay ahead of the girls this time. The third race came with a slight ease in the pressure, after two laps the race leaders Tom Morris and Guy Fillmore decided they had had enough of that race and sailed through the finish line to victory only to realise they had another lap to go! Fortunately, they managed to convince most of the top ten that it was a two-lap race who followed them, only to realise their mistake and head up round the finish buoy.
The final race of the day brought a fresh increase in pressure and Tom and Guy keen to make it a prefect day. With the fleet pushing the line and one boat being caught over the fleet got away, Rob and Calum came in from the left hand side to tack around the windward mark where they managed to stay ahead of Tom and Guy to claim the final win of the day. They were then closely followed by Hugh Shone and Fiona Hampshire, with Luke and Emma McEwen nipping at their heels.
Going into the final day with a light forecast Tom and Guy lead the pack with eight points and a healthy lead but behind them second to sixth is closely contested with only five points separating the group. This group also contains the battle for top female crew with Fiona, Steph and Emma only separated by three points!
Results after Day 3:
| Pos | Gold/ Silver | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
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| 1st | Gold | 1144 | Tom Morris | Guy Fillmore | Hayling Island SC | 1 | ‑3 | 2 | (UFD) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2nd | Gold | 1220 | Luke McEwen | Emma McEwen | Royal Lymington YC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑7 | ‑9 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 3rd | Gold | 1231 | Hugh Shone | Fiona Hampshire | Swanage SC | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑18 | ‑10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 4th | Gold | 1124 | Robert Gullan | Calum Healey | Hayling Island SC | 4 | ‑6 | 5 | (UFD) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 5th | Gold | 961 | Megan Brickwood | Stephanie Orton | WPNSA | ‑9 | 7 | ‑9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| 6th | Gold | 1207 | Phil Walker | John Mather | Hayling Island SC | 5 | 5 | ‑11 | 1 | 4 | ‑11 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| 7th | Gold | 1215 | Joseph Bradley | Benjamin Bradley | Hayling Island SC | 7 | (RET) | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ‑15 | 7 | 37 |
| 8th | Gold | 1154 | Cam Stewart | Alice Masterman | Hayling Island SC | 3 | 9 | ‑12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ‑12 | 9 | 45 |
| 9th | Gold | 1171 | James Penty | Eddie Grayson | Beaver SC | ‑19 | 4 | ‑15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 52 |
| 10th | Gold | 1232 | Cameron Moss | Darrol Moss | Lyme Regis SC | ‑16 | 8 | ‑14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 58 |
| 11th | Silver | 825 | Tom Walker | James Curtis | West Wittering SC | 17 | 10 | 6 | (UFD) | 12 | 10 | 7 | (UFD) | 62 |
| 12th | Silver | 1131 | Madeleine Anderson | Tom Ballintine | WPNSA | ‑22 | (RET) | 18 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 69 |
| 13th | Gold | 1045 | Claire Lasko | Edward Dyer | Hayling Island SC | 8 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 15 | ‑18 | (RET) | 70 |
| 14th | Silver | 1203 | Grace Fell | Tim Gratton | Netley SC | 14 | 11 | ‑16 | 13 | ‑17 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 70 |
| 15th | Gold | 88 | Ralph Singleton | Mike Chapman | Restronguet SC | 13 | ‑18 | 7 | (UFD) | 13 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 75 |
| 16th | Silver | 1129 | Fin Armstrong | Sam Jones | Royal Torbay YC | (OCS) | 16 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | ‑20 | 8 | 76 |
| 17th | Gold | 1188 | Daniel Goodman | Debbie Clark | Stokes Bay SC | 11 | 15 | ‑19 | 6 | ‑19 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 78 |
| 18th | Gold | 1204 | Martin Orton | Ian Brooks/Alex Orton | Chichester YC/Trearddur Bay SC | ‑18 | 12 | 17 | 15 | ‑18 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 87 |
| 19th | Silver | 1163 | Tim Dickinson | Stephenie Dickinson | Hayling Island SC | 15 | 13 | ‑22 | 17 | 16 | 18 | ‑19 | 15 | 94 |
| 20th | Silver | 982 | Leo Wilkinson | Toby Bloomfield | Maidenhead SC | 10 | 22 | 8 | 10 | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | 20 | 95 |
| 21st | Silver | 1014 | Sam Waller | Matt Rhodes | Beaver SC | ‑20 | 19 | ‑21 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 110 |
| 22nd | Silver | 1164 | Russ Gibbs | Emma Philips | Starcross YC | 21 | 17 | 23 | 9 | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 120 |
| 23rd | Silver | 1011 | Simon Clark | James Fuller | Lyme Regis SC | 23 | 21 | ‑24 | 19 | (RET) | 21 | 21 | 19 | 124 |
| 24th | Silver | 1008 | Ben Palmer | Bruna de Queiroz | Hayling Island SC | 12 | 20 | 20 | (UFD) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 127 |