West Country Boat Repairs RS200 SW Ugly Tour at Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club

by Pete Vincent 16 Jun 2022 06:45 BST

24 RS200s revelled in the most amazing conditions that only come along once every few years! Wall to wall sunshine, not a cloud, 12-24 knots of wind and an ambitious programme of 5 races completed with great style, thanks to an excellent race team.

Round 4 of the West Country Boat Repairs RS200 SW Ugly Tour proved to be a tour de force for the fleet and host club. Somewhat surprisingly, the fleet was welcomed by a light wind scene when they arrived but by the time of the first race at 12.00 there was a good 12-14 knot breeze with some interesting gusts. Sharing a track with the RS500's the first race proved to be a rapid fire 3 lap 23 minute sprint but then PRO Bob Arky Wainwright lengthened the track and fitted in another 4 races with the fleet off the water by 16.00.

By race 3 the breeze had built and there was some real full on downwind action in 20-22 knots with some meaty gusts. Race 4 eased back but then race 5 was back full on.

Edd Whitehead/Anna Horackova were clearly confused thinking that they were in an RS500 such was the distance they were in the lead in 3 of their 5 race victories! John Teague/Naomi Pound did manage to lead for the majority of one race in a very close tussle but Edd/Anna got the better of them. The Cornish wizards Henry Hallam/Ashley Hill were the only other boat to consistently live with the aces to record 2nd overall.

David Sweet/Derian Scott from CVLSC won silver division by the narrowest of margins from John Harvey/Sarah Maddison with a great 8th overall in an obvious determined bid to get promoted. Sarah/David Green Llandegfedd were winners of Bronze division just ahead of Milly/ Taryn Tregaskis from Restronguet.

The club house had a wonderful buzz afterwards as a contented fleet tucked into fab food from BCYC's new caterers Antonia's Deli. We don't get many days like this.

It is off to the always popular Parkstone for round 5 on July 16th - bring it on.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1st	1626	Edd Whitehead	Anna Horackova	Parkstone/BCYC	‑1	1	1	1	1	4
2nd	1621	Henry Hallam	Ashley Hill	St Mawes SC	‑7	4	2	2	2	10
3rd	1365	John Teague	Naomi Pound	BCYC	4	2	3	3	‑5	12
4th	1395	Iain Bird	Fresh Abendstern	R.D.N.B.Y.C	2	3	‑11	5	3	13
5th	1245	Cliff Milliner	Bec Milliner	Cotswold SC	3	5	5	(UFD)	4	17
6th	418	Fred Mainwaring	Bettine Harris	BCYC	‑16	11	4	6	7	28
7th	1308	Mark Oakey	Jess Smith	Cardiff Bay YC	‑14	14	7	4	8	33
8th	1466	David Sweet	Derian Scott	Chew Valley Lake SC	‑12	6	6	12	9	33
9th	1658	John Harvey	Sarah Maddison	Thornbury SC	6	10	8	9	‑11	33
10th	1707	Pete Vincent	Kirsten Glen	BCYC	8	7	14	7	(RET)	36
11th	1690	Chris Baker	Karen Raymount	BCYC	11	9	12	10	(RET)	42
12th	379	Nick Smith	Hannah Metcalfe‑Smith	Thornbury SC	‑15	13	13	11	6	43
13th	861	Duncan Glen	Lorna Glen	Parkstone YC	5	8	9	(RET)	RET	45
14th	1342	Sarah Green	David Green	Llandegfedd	13	15	10	(RET)	10	48
15th	541	Milly Tregaskes	Taryn Banks	Restronguet SC	(DNF)	16	16	13	12	57
16th	967	Graham Flynn	Darcie Flynn	The Chase SC	9	12	15	(UFD)	RET	59
17th	1019	James Williams	Vicky Counsell	Chew Valley Lake SC	10	(UFD)	RET	8	DNC	64
18th	1641	William Rhodes	Chris Chorlton	BCYC	19	17	17	(RET)	RET	76
19th	977	Paul Pritchard	Clare Horackova	BCYC	17	19	(RET)	RET	RET	82
20th	1516	Martyn Stubbs	Yvonne	Chew Valley Lake SC	20	18	(RET)	RET	RET	84
21st	1443	Charles Richardson	Ro Jones	BCYC	18	(RET)	RET	RET	RET	87
22nd	1080	Rose Hallam	Benjamin Marsden	St Mawes SC	(DNF)	DNC	RET	RET	RET	92