Noble Marine RS800 National Championship at Brightlingsea Sailing Club - Day 3
by Ben Palmer 10 Sep 2023 07:28 BST
7-10 September 2023
Day three, what a scorcher. Some said it was Hawaii conditions for Hawaii night.
We had to wait a little for the breeze to fill in, however we were all entertained by a yacht running aground outside the club house. Unfortunately for this yacht they had to stay there all day until the evening high tide could set them free, much to the delight of the sailors sipping their sun downers.
For the RS800 fleet, it was another master class of light weather sailing by Luke and Emma Mcewen with three bullets. Matthias Berthet and James Hall almost got to the windward mark first in race one today but worked out that they couldn't quite fit their boat between the mark and Luke and Emma. Ben Palmer and Dicken Maclean tried in vain to challenge Luke and Emma on a couple of races.
Paul and Peter Jenkins, with their bright yellow RWO emblazoned spinnaker had a smashing day, with a 6,5,2. As they said, coming off the water they have found their light wind boat speed.
Throughout the fleet racing was super tight and close in the light wind and hot conditions with lots of place changes. Some sailors even went for a swim between races to cool off!
Two races are planned for the last day tomorrow, although Luke and Emma with their 5 bullets have secured the title, the battle for the minor places is very close so it should be a great showdown.
Results after Day 3:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
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| 1st | 1220 | Luke McEwen | Emma McEwen | Royal Lymington YC | ‑4 | ‑2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2nd | 1207 | Monique Vennis‑Ozanne | John Mather | Hill Head SC & HISC | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ‑5 | 16 |
| 3rd | 1008 | Ben Palmer | Dicken Maclean | HISC | 5 | ‑8 | ‑10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 22 |
| 4th | 1140 | Mathias Berthet | James Hall | Royal Norwegian YC & HISC | ‑12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ‑11 | 24 |
| 5th | 1 | Joe Bradley | Hugh Shone | Swanage SC | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ‑12 | ‑9 | 7 | 4 | 25 |
| 6th | 1144 | Leo Wilkinson | Guy Fillmore | Maidenhead SC & HISC | 1 | 6 | 5 | ‑15 | 5 | ‑14 | 11 | 8 | 36 |
| 7th | 1222 | Paul Jenkins | Peter Jenkins | Eastbourne Sovereign SC | ‑9 | 9 | ‑14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 36 |
| 8th | 1204 | Martin Orton | Ian Brooks | Chichester YC | 6 | ‑12 | 6 | 4 | ‑9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 36 |
| 9th | 907 | Tom Walker | Alice Masterman | Witterings & HISC | (OCS) | (DNC) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 37 |
| 10th | 1188 | Fin Armstrong | Ewan Gribbin | Paignton SC | ‑13 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | ‑10 | 6 | 38 |
| 11th | 1200 | Eddie Bridle | Tom Kyne | Brightlingsea SC | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | ‑13 | 12 | ‑14 | 57 |
| 12th | 1139 | David Conlon | Ed Gibbons | Brightlingsea SC | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | ‑18 | ‑19 | 12 | 62 |
| 13th | 820 | Bryan Ormond | Anna Ormond | QMSC | (OCS) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | ‑15 | 70 |
| 14th | 1166 | Ralph Singleton | Nuala Sellwood | Restronguet SC | 8 | ‑16 | ‑16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 76 |
| 15th | 1176 | Guy Rivington | Andrew Whapshott | RS Sailing /Stokes Bay | ‑18 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | ‑19 | 15 | 16 | 81 |
| 16th | 1043 | Blake Tudor | Brett Tudor | Brightlingsea SC | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | ‑18 | ‑18 | 88 |
| 17th | 1121 | Ben Clegg | Abi Clegg | Brightlingsea SC | 14 | 17 | 17 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 17 | 14 | 19 | 98 |
| 18th | 1241 | Stephen Brown | Philip Bairstow | Ullswater YC | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | ‑20 | ‑20 | 20 | 103 |
| 19th | 1203 | Tim Gratton | Arthur Henderson | Royal Thames YC | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 12 | 13 | 10 | 104 |
| 20th | 862 | Toby Freeland | Alejandra Gutierrez | QMSC | 16 | (DNC) | 19 | 19 | 17 | ‑21 | 21 | 17 | 109 |
| 21st | 1054 | James Lewis | Ed Moore | Dabchicks SC | 17 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 119 |
| 22nd | 1156 | Huw Whitworth | Harry Wilson | Datchet Water SC | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 16 | 17 | 21 | 123 |