Noble Marine RS700 National Championship at Brightlingsea Sailing Club - Day 2
by Richie Thurlby 9 Sep 2023 06:03 BST
7-10 September 2023
Day two dawned with a cold and misty start (17 degreesC). A three hour delay was inevitable and meant we were launching at a similar state of tide as yesterday, leading to another long trek down the slipway.
Race one proved getting a good start was essential for a clean lane out to the left, with almost all of the fleet heading to that corner. John Booth showed incredible upwind speed to round in 1st followed by James Clark and Richie Thurlby. John had a commanding lead the rest of the race ahead of Richie and Marek Dudak who sneaked past James to take 3rd.
With it becoming apparent the left was strong, the pin end was getting busy as everyone was fighting for a clean lane. Pete Purkiss was a bit too keen, jumping the gun in the second race - whatever it takes to keep his nickname Pistol Pete. It was Jack Grogan who, with a combination of a great pin end start and strong boat speed, rounded the top mark in 1st, with John and Rob Higgins close behind. John and Rob showed their rapid downwind speed to sneak past Jack at the gybe point. John continued his dominant performance to take the win, followed by Rob and then Jack.
Special mention to Tom Porter for capsizing at the mark and righting it without losing any places!
Results after Day 2:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 1058 | John Booth | Stokes Bay SC | 3 | 2 | ‑9 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2nd | 1029 | Rob Higgins | Chew Valley Lake SC | 1 | 3 | 1 | ‑11 | 2 | 7 |
| 3rd | 762 | Richie Thurlby | Hill Head /stokes Bay/CCSC | 2 | 4 | ‑12 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 4th | 765 | James Clark | Chew Valley Lake SC | 4 | 7 | 2 | ‑8 | 7 | 20 |
| 5th | 725 | Jack Grogan | WMYC | 5 | ‑9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 6th | 951 | Marek Dudak | YC Cere | 6 | 6 | ‑13 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 7th | 1042 | Pete Purkiss | Brightlingsea SC | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | ‑10 | 24 |
| 8th | 1055 | Tom Porter | HISC & Emsworth SC | ‑13 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 9th | 1062 | Matt Carter | Lancing SC | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | ‑12 | 30 |
| 10th | 970 | Philip Highfield | GT Yarmouth & Gorleston SC | 11 | 17 | ‑18 | 4 | 6 | 38 |
| 11th | 966 | Michael Banks | Dabchicks SC | ‑15 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 40 |
| 12th | 710 | Nathan Steffenoni | Weston SC | 10 | 8 | 8 | ‑19 | 14 | 40 |
| 13th | 1073 | Richard Allen | Carsingtion SC | 9 | 10 | 15 | ‑16 | 11 | 45 |
| 14th | 855 | Dave Bridle | Brightlingsea SC | 12 | 16 | 17 | 6 | ‑19 | 51 |
| 15th | 720 | Richard Wadsworth | RNSA/Stokes Bay SC | 14 | 15 | 10 | 17 | (DNS) | 56 |
| 16th | 1068 | Roland Smith | HISC | ‑17 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 56 |
| 17th | 939 | Sam Caslin | Dabchicks SC | 16 | ‑21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 58 |
| 18th | 861 | Richard Goldklang | Brightlingsea SC | 18 | 12 | 14 | ‑20 | 15 | 59 |
| 19th | 1043 | Jiri Kuthan | YC Liskovec | ‑20 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 67 |
| 20th | 761 | Thomas Dutton | Dabchicks SC | 19 | 19 | 20 | ‑21 | 18 | 76 |
| 21st | 909 | Chris Wright | Yorshire Dales SC | ‑21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 80 |
| 22nd | 989 | James Sparks | Dabchicks SC | ‑22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 86 |
| 23rd | 801 | Stephen Carr | Brightlingsea SC | ‑23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 91 |
| 24th | 871 | Curtis Drew | HISC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 112 |
| 24th | 870 | Will Head | Dabchicks SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 112 |
| 24th | | | | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 112 |
| 24th | 778 | Oliver Grogan | WMYC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 112 |
