Noble Marine RS800 National Championship 2024 at Hayling Island Sailing Club - Days 2 & 3
by Arthur Henderson 15 Sep 2024 12:41 BST
12-15 September 2024
RS800 Noble Marine National Championship Day 3 © Phil Jackson / Digital Sailing
Day two flashed past with two great races. Tom Morris and Tommy Darling showed the fleet a clean pair of heels with two comprehensive wins with their great boat speed in marginal conditions.
Breaking the strangle hold of podiums positions Tinned D'Gratin and Arthur Hendersun managed to hold off Rob Gullan and Tom Partinton on the long reach to the finish. Race five followed more to form with Monique Vennis-Ozanne and Hugh Shone settling in third ahead of fast charging head of insight Ben Palmer and Bruna De Quieroz.
Saturday dawned with a light Easterly breeze however the race team nailed the early launch to catch the sea breeze right on the nose. Is that a saying? It is now.
The fleet was treated to three epic races in wonderful conditions. The top three consolidated despite some spicy coming together activities on the start line. The black flag even appeared and caught Rob and Tom in race six.
The real highlight of the day, virtue of the race team getting the silly sailing done quickly, was the beach rounders. Crews obliterated the helms. It was a confident display with the crews dismantling the helms with ease, showing superior athleticism and strategy. It ended 14 to 10 to the crews.
Results after Day 3:
| Pos | Sail No | Fleet | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
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| 1st | 1248 | Platinum | Tom Morris | Tommy Darling | HISC | ‑2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2nd | 23 | Platinum | Rob Gullan | Tom Partington | HISC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | (BFD) | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 3rd | 987 | Platinum | Monique Vennis‑Ozanne | Hugh Shone | HISC / Swanage SC | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ‑6 | 3 | 20 |
| 4th | 1203 | Platinum | Tim Gratton | Arthur Henderson | Royal Torbay YC | 4 | ‑12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 30 |
| 5th | 820 | Gold | Bryan Ormond | Anna Ormond | QMSC | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | ‑10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 38 |
| 6th | 1206 | Gold | Chris Feibusch | Matt Alvarado | HISC | 11 | 8 | 4 | 12 | ‑16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 49 |
| 7th | 1215 | Gold | Ben Palmer | Bruna de Queiroz | HISC | 9 | 11 | ‑19 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 53 |
| 8th | 1139 | Gold | David Conlow | Ed Gibbons | Brightlingsea SC | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ‑18 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 54 |
| 9th | 1250 | Silver | Michael Dyer | Samuel Dyer | Herne Bay SC | 7 | 7 | ‑15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 60 |
| 10th | 1195 | Silver | David Brand | Matt Currell | HISC | 12 | 5 | 14 | 17 | ‑20 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 77 |
| 11th | 1140 | Silver | Louis Johnson | James Hall | HISC | 8 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 14 | ‑22 | 11 | 79 |
| 12th | 1204 | Gold | Martin Orton | Ian Brooks | Chichester YC | 13 | 15 | ‑22 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 84 |
| 13th | 1187 | Gold | Geoffrey Carveth | Lesley Dhonau | HISC | 14 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 9 | ‑18 | 12 | 87 |
| 14th | 1188 | Gold | James Cunnison | Dan Goodman | Datchet Water SC | 18 | 14 | 16 | ‑19 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 89 |
| 15th | 1232 | Gold | Cameron Moss | Darrol Moss | Lyme Regis SC | 15 | 13 | ‑21 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 96 |
| 16th | 1224 | Gold | Frederick Lord | Louise Gale | Carsington SC | 10 | ‑20 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 98 |
| 17th | 1057 | Silver | Alex Smallwood | Toby Freeland | OCSS | ‑23 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 99 |
| 18th | 1225 | Silver | Liz Watton | Christopher Williams | Leigh & Lowton SC | 19 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | (DNC) | 16 | 26 | 103 |
| 19th | 949 | Silver | Tracey Covell | Freddie Covell | HISC | 17 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 19 | (BFD) | 15 | 20 | 111 |
| 20th | 1166 | Gold | Ralph Singleton | Martin Walker | Starcross YC | 16 | 19 | 13 | ‑23 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 119 |
| 21st | 1176 | Silver | Jess Jobson | Eden Reynell | Royal Torbay YC | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | ‑23 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 134 |
| 22nd | 857 | Silver | Will Adler | Andy Adler | Castle Cove SC | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 17 | ‑23 | 21 | 145 |
| 23rd | 1239 | Silver | Josh Poat | Rob Cherry | HISC | ‑24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 161 |
| 24th | 883 | Silver | Angus Marshall | Imogen Marshall | Dalgety Bay SC | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | (BFD) | 27 | 24 | 165 |
| 25th | 907 | Gold | Alice Thorsby | Barney Thorsby | HISC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 15 | 26 | 25 | 182 |
| 26th | 1156 | Silver | Huw Whitworth | Harry Wilson | DWSC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 19 | 25 | 27 | 187 |
| 27th | 934 | Silver | Paris Thomas | Marta Uncio‑Ribero | QMSC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 21 | 22 | 188 |
| 28th | 809 | Silver | Robyn Francis | Jonas Elder | RTYC | (DNF) | DNC | DNC | 25 | 25 | 23 | DNF | DNC | 189 |