RS400 fleet during the Salcombe Gin RS Summer Regatta at Royal Torbay Yacht Club

by Michael Sims 30 Jun 2021 10:49 BST 26-27 June 2021

Day 1

Race 1 started in a light and shifty on shore breeze and saw the fleet get way first time following the 200's who were on the same course area. First round the windward mark was Michael Sims and Mark Lunn who started at the favoured committee boat end of the line and had played the shifts on the right-hand side of the course. Michael Sims and Mark Lunn lead from start to finish although were chased closely by Jack Holden and Rob Hendersen finishing 2nd and Steve and Sarah Cockerill.

First rounding the windward mark in Race 2 was again Michael Sims and Mark Lunn, this time followed by Stuart and Sarah Robertson. On the 2nd lap Stuart and Sarah Robertson took the lead and maintained this to the finish, 2nd was Michael Sims and Mark Lunn followed by Steve and Sarah Cockerill.

First rounding the windward mark in Race 3, which turned out to be the final race of the weekend, was Howard Farbrother and Louise Hosten, who sailed the shifty conditions excellently on the left-hand side of the course. Boats on the right-hand side struggled following a 30-degree wind shift towards the top of the first beat, those suffering included race 1 and 2 winners who rounded mid-fleet. Howard Farbrother and Louise Hosten maintained their lead until the finish, followed by Steve and Sarah Cockerill in 2nd and Jack Holden and Rob Hendersen in 3rd.

Day 2

Competitors woke to wet and windy conditions on Sunday morning and a decision was made at 10am to cancel racing for the day.

With no discard, the consistent team of Steve and Sarah Cockerill took overall victory, 2nd was Jack Holden and Rob Henderson followed by Michael Sims and Mark Lunn in 3rd. The Rooster mid fleet hero prize went to Kevin Podger and Heather Chipperfield and the Rooster endeavour prize to William and Thomas Ormerod.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1st	1515	Steve Cockerill	Sarah Cockerill	Lee on Solent SC	3	3	2	8
2nd	1505	Jack Holden	Robert Henderson	Arun YC	2	4	3	9
3rd	1488	Michael Sims	Mark Lunn	Carsington SC	1	2	10	13
4th	1481	Howard Farbrother	Louise Hosken	Lymington Town SC	4	9	1	14
5th	1398	Phil Murray	Neil Schofield	Tynemouth SC	7	7	5	19
6th	1463	Stewart Robertson	Sarah Robertson	Royal Forth YC	10	1	9	20
7th	1502	Jon Heissig	Nicky Griffin	Llangorse SC	6	10	8	24
8th	1235	Sam Pickering	Emily Heath	Torpoint Mosquito	9	13	4	26
9th	1492	Martin Penty	Nick Craven	Beaver SC	14	12	6	32
10th	1377	Neil Bevington	Alan Skeens	Lee on Solent SC	15	11	7	33
11th	1414	Ivan Burden	Kieran Shrimpton	Portchester SC	13	8	14	35
12th	1487	Andy Bray	Sarah Kingston	Lee on Solent SC	8	6	22	36
13th	1439	Kevin Podger	Heather Chipperfield	Lymington Town SC	18	5	15	38
14th	1503	Peter Snowdon	Louise Carr	Shoreham SC	5	17	17	39
15th	1444	Nick Martin	Claire Darch	Lee on Solent SC	11	18	12	41
16th	1422	Bruce Mills	Andrea Jarman	Warsash SC	16	19	11	46
17th	1509	Robin Kirby	Trisha Clancy	Starcross YC	12	16	19	47
18th	1450	Nick Eaves	Greg Pace	Bartley SC	17	14	16	47
19th	971	Simon Kitchen	Abbi Hooper	Grafham Water SC	19	21	13	53
20th	1519	Steven Broomfield	Jenni Lewis	Lymington Town SC	22	15	21	58
21st	1312	David Swift	Rob Burgess	Warsash SC	20	22	18	60
22nd	1263	Dave Stockton	Josh Tilley	Wimbleball SC	24	20	20	64
23rd	870	Joe Gallivan	Sarah Burridge	Lymington Town SC	21	24	24	69
24th	854	Chris Brown	Amber Brown	RORC/RHYC	23	23	23	69
25th	527	Andy Powell	Paul Caiger‑Watson	Warsash SC	25	25	25	75
26th	1234	William Ormerod	Thomas Ormerod	BRSC	26	26	26	78