Noble Marine RS500 National Championship at Hayling Island Sailing Club - Day 1
by Fresh Abendstern 24 Jun 2023 06:27 BST
23-25 June 2023
Noble Marine RS500 Nationals at Hayling Island Day 1 © Phil Jackson / Digital Sailing
Champagne sailing on Costa del Hayling - 4 races got away cleanly with a fresh breeze for the first two, and a dying breeze for the second two!
Super close racing with three different race winners, and plenty of places gained, lost, and hard fought for all around the racecourse.
Going in to day two, Edd Whitehead lead by just one point!
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 1040 | Edd Whitehead | Ian Mairs | Parkstone YC | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑4 | 4 |
| 2nd | 529 | Paul Cullen | Fresh Abendstern | Weirwood/R.D.N.B.YC | ‑2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3rd | 971 | Hylke Kooistra | Thomas Holewijn | | 6 | 3 | ‑8 | 1 | 10 |
| 4th | 710 | Simon Horsfield | Katie Horsfield | Thorney Island SC | 7 | ‑8 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 5th | 1756 | Steve Cockerill | Sarah Cockerill | Stokes Bay SC | 4 | 4 | ‑6 | 6 | 14 |
| 6th | 1746 | Hugh Watson | Helen Watson | Emsworth SC | 5 | ‑11 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 7th | 1681 | Peter Curtis | James Curtis | Grafham Water SC | 3 | 6 | ‑7 | 7 | 16 |
| 8th | 518 | Fleur Leijs | Viktor Haaksman | WV Braassemermeer | 8 | 7 | 5 | ‑10 | 20 |
| 9th | 922 | Thomas Leather | Maeve Hall | Gurnard SC | ‑10 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 10th | 857 | Bob Preston | Isla Preston | Gurnard SC | 9 | 9 | 10 | ‑11 | 28 |
| 11th | 652 | Robin Leather | Illy Taylor Burns | Gurnard SC | ‑11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
| 12th | 1750 | Nigel Davis | Aaron Davis | Draycote Water SC | ‑12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| 13th | 968 | Fiona Rudolph | Simon Rudolph | N/A | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 42 |