Gul RS400 Nationals at Mounts Bay Sailing Club

Gul RS400 Nationals at Mounts Bay Sailing Club - Day 1

by Paul Hilliar 21 Aug 2006 12:15 BST 20-24 August 2006

The RS400 nationals kick off at Mount's Bay © Lee Whitehead / www.photolounge.co.uk

Nick Craig & James Stewart start their title defence in style

The Gul RS400 National championship at Mounts Bay started today in a fresh 14 knot breeze. Out of the gate start in the first race, Jon Gorringe/Toby Lewis made the most of the first shift to lead the fleet early on, followed by defending champions Nick Craig/James Stewart and Tom Halhead/Chris Bishop. The leading two pulled away, with Craig/Stewart eventually winning that battle but behind them, Dave Jones/Mark Hogan pulled through to third.

For the second race, the wind had moderated to around 12 knots and was shifting. Halhead/Bishop came out smelling of roses and just led at the first mark. Craig/Stewart pulled through to second on the run and then passed to take the lead. As the leading two pulled away, places in the chasing pack were constantly changing, with Paul Hilliar/Stu Jagger eventually taking third from Hywel Roberts/Richard Kenyon.

After day one, Craig/Lewis lead but four points separate second to seventh places. The championship is scheduled for 10 races and will conclude on Thursday 24th.

Results after Day 1:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	Pts
1	1237	Nick Craig	James Stewart	Frensham Pond SC	1	1	2
2	1279	Jon Gorringe	Toby Lewis	Parkstone YC	2	7	9
3	1262	Hywel Roberts	Richard Kenyon	Parkstone YC	5	4	9
4	1240	Tom Halhead	Chris Bishop	Bristol Corinthian YC	8	2	10
5	1121	Paul Hilliar	Stuart Jagger	Bristol Corinthian YC	9	3	12
6	1059	Steve Venables	Richar Brown	Sutton SC	7	5	12
7	962	David Jones	Mark Hogan	Port Dinorwic SC	3	10	13
8	1267	Ronan Kenneally	Roger O'Corman	Royal Cork YC	11	9	20
9	735	Rob Jones	Liz Jones	Weston SC	10	11	21
10	1201	Rick Peacock	Ian Dobson	Bartley SC	6	16	22
11	1217	John Cooper	Becci Wigley	Lymington Town SC	18	8	26
12	1182	Phil Jackson	Gerard Barron	Parkstone YC	4	23	27
13	1128	Steve Middleton	Chris Rowland	Burghfield SC	21	6	27
14	1082	Nick Lowe	Elaine Marsh	Port Dinorwic SC	12	15	27
15	1047	Michael Adams	David Steadman	Bexhill on Sea SC	15	13	28
16	1296	Giles Chipperfield	Heather Chipperfield	Lymington Town SC	17	14	31
17	748	Andrew Long	Lou Asman	Port Dinorwic SC	13	19	32
18	1258	Andy Fox	Ian Fletcher	Leigh & Lowton SC	22	12	34
19	1276	Mark Reddington		Bartley SC	24	17	41
20	1172	Alex Morrison	Jen Morrison	Port Dinorwic SC	20	21	41
21	1129	Martin Browne	Dinah Holmes	mouth & Gorleston SC	16	26	42
22	1219	Jonathon Sinclair	Gary Howland	West Lancs YC	23	20	43
23	1220	Andrew Freeman	Emma Jones	Parkstone YC	19	25	44
24	1215	Simon Pritchard-Jones	Ellen Milner	Port Dinorwic SC	14	35	49
25	1132	Andrew Leigh	Hannah Burywood	Burghfield SC	29	24	53
26	1055	Colin Prince	Tony Prince	Weir Wood SC	27	29	56
27	1170	Sally Styles	Martin Styles	Downs SC	25	33	58
28	549	Ffion Jones	John Jones	Port Dinorwic SC	38	22	60
29	1046	Malcolm Ritchie	Andrew Ritchie	Hykeham SC	30	31	61
30	1058	Chris Goswell	Alan Glenville	Burghfield SC	36	27	63
31	1177	Nick Barrett	Sam McNamara	Waverly & Oulton Broad SC	35	28	63
32	1254	Chris Jordon	Gill Jordon	Burghfield SC	31	32	63
33	680	Paul Browning	Paul Armitage	Thames SC	28	36	64
34	1173	Charlie Merchant	Alain Sign	Burghfield SC	26	40	66
35	1251	Howard Farbrother	Louise Hosken	Queen Mary SC	52	18	70
36	1287	Tom Peters	Anna Louise Morrison	Weston SC	33	37	70
37	1233	Nick Francis	Simon Edwards	Queen Mary SC	34	38	72
38	1174	Stuart Gurney	Karen Armitage	Thames SC	32	41	73
39	1054	Patrick Keats	Zoe Punne	Parkstone YC	40	34	74
40	1275	Sam Parker	Anna Ludgate	Weston SC	53	30	83
41	623	Tim Cross	John Sheather	Mount Batten Centre	37	46	83
42	1163	Wayne Shirley	Ben Biglin	RNSA	42	42	84
43	484	Aled Bath	Jo Bath	Burghfield SC	41	44	85
44	1256	Chris Harris	Tracy Harris	Northampton SC	39	47	86
45	1268	Alistair Rose	Yv ette Rose	Royal Windemere YC	45	43	88
46	626	Jon Speake	Ian Fitter	RNAS Culdrose	43	52	95
47	1140	Simon Herriot	Seamus Gilshinan	Greystone SC	57	39	96
48	738	Stephen Shaw	Daniel Shaw	Rutland SC	48	48	96
49	924	Simon Mathews	Penny Atkinson	Brighton SC	47	50	97
50	1235	Christopher Horn	Jane Horn	Leigh & Lowton SC	49	49	98
51	1218	Mark Bath	Suzanne Phipps	Bowmoor SC	44	DNC	105
52	723	Ian Heijne	Terry Young	Bough Beech SC	DSQ	45	106
53	810	Richard Arthur	Sue Arthur	Queen Mary SC	46	DNC	107
54	1274	Bill Handley	Lynda Handley	St Mawes SC	54	54	108
55	756	James Stuart	Andrew Stuart	Dalgety Bay SC	58	51	109
56	1205	Chris Bailey	Matt Bailey	Bartley SC	56	53	109
57	843	Mark Steward	Christine Steward	Oulton Broad SC	50	DNF	111
58	1092	Alan Cooke	Mark Lodge	Grafham Water SC	51	DNF	112
59	1167	Steve Burywood	Suzie Burywood	Burghfield SC	55	DNC	116
60	1252	James Alsop	Richard Dudley	Queen Mary SC	59	DNF	120