Tie for first

Reports and results from the RS200 Nationals

After a very frustrating day on Wednesday looking at very poor visibility, no racing and numerous requests for redress from the previous days race 3 when the spreader mark went walkabout it was a huge relief to get back to proper racing. Early signs were not clever with fog hiding the islands; a 3 hour delay allowed some serious putting green competition but by 14.00 visibility was good and a good 14- 17 knot breeze from the east welcomed the fleet as they launched with a fair sized sea still running.

Race 5 and a familiar scene greeted the fleet as the first beat opened; Geoff Carveth/Jane Willan crossing everybody having started early. They then pulled out a good lead leaving quite a tussle behind for the minor places. David Giles/Fiona Clark finished second just ahead of John Greenland/Pippa Williams and Steve Dunn/Rachel Jones.

Race 6 and Sarah Allen/Elaine Turner flew into the first mark to lead at the first mark. They gybed to early on the first run and lost out to the pack that stayed further right. Lee Sydenham/Anne Vaudrey had a very healthy lead at the first leeward gate and powered away to win by a good margin from Tom/Jo Hewitson, James Stewart/Sam Littlejohn and Jon Lewis/Milly Parsons.

With such a good breeze set the Race Officer pushed on and started race 7 with pathfinder John Greenland/Pippa Williams just leading round mark 1 from a big pack. Mike Saul/Sophie Hartley led for a lap but could not hold the Irish charge as Marshall and Heather King gained an impressive win from Saul/Hartley second, Allen/Turner sailing an impressive series in third and Lewis/Parsons fourth.

Carveth/Willan with a 7th and 5th in the last two races now hold a 7 point lead overall although with the potential of 3 more races on the final day the chasing 3 boats still could still win.

Final results:

Pos	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Tot
1	Lee Sydenham	Anne Vaudry	3	4	RDG(3)	3	14	1	8	2	1	2	19
2	Geoff Carveth	Jane Willan	4	2	RDG(2)	1	1	7	5	3	3	3	19
3	David Giles	Fiona Clark	5	6	5	5	2	5	11	1	6	7	35
4	Jonathan Lewis	Milly Parsons	17	7	3	4	11	4	4	4	25	1	38
5	Tom Hewitson	Jo Hewitson	1	10	1	10	5	2	6	10	23	5	40
6	Steve Dunn	Rachel Jones	9	5	RDG(5)	2	4	14	19	13	2	11	51
7	Mike Saul	Sophie Hartley	7	11	2	9	10	21	2	29	15	4	60
8	Hamish Calder	S. Rhys--Jones	6	9	8	7	9	6	9	12	8	19	62
9	James Stewart	Sam Littlejohn	15	15	4	6	6	3	17	RDG(10)	10	16	69
10	Marshall King	Heather King	13	14	7	17	7	20	1	6	13	9	70
11	Sarah Allan	Elaine Turner	24	1	10	12	12	9	3	11	17	14	72
12	John Greenland	Pippa Williams	2	12	21	13	3	10	10	22	4	22	75
13	Peter Vincent	Eluned Jones	27	8	18	14	8	8	16	24	5	12	89
14	Sarah Taylor	Sheena Craig	39	18	11	8	13	12	7	9	16	13	89
15	Trudie Danbury	Graeme Ryder	8	19	26	16	23	22	20	5	7	6	103
16	Ian Pickard	Noelle Vidal	28	3	14	22	26	16	13	32	19	10	123
17	Vince Horey	Jane Wade	23	21	15	20	25	13	14	21	12	8	124
18	Colin Staite	Jane Sutor	12	16	16	15	15	18	24	25	28	17	133
19	Hamish Walker	Caroline Eyre	11	17	36	24	29	15	15	15	18	20	135
20	Mike Chapman	Sheridan R	38	54	9	46	21	11	12	16	14	15	136
21	Andrew Peters	Jeraldine Peters	26	30	17	18	24	17	22	17	9	34	150
22	Ronald Millar	Jane Furness	25	13	19	DNC	30	27	DNC	7	11	29	161
23	Matt Davies	Dottie Cormack	10	20	23	41	27	25	21	34	22	21	169
24	Richard Evans	Robbie Burns	19	29	12	11	18	35	18	38	37	46	179
25	Paul Plested	Sharon Plested	14	51	30	28	48	37	25	8	35	23	200
26	Melissa Storey	Lucy Matthews	46	28	55	34	22	19	41	14	24	27	209
27	Sue Antonelli	Jo Lloyd	21	38	29	DNC	39	26	37	18	29	18	216
28	Sarah Robertson	Kate Mitchell	31	26	44	25	20	36	23	28	32	49	221
29	Andrew Hartley	Eve Hartley	34	48	22	30	42	29	31	19	40	24	229
30	Patrick Altoft	Deborah Greenland	30	DNC	25	23	34	31	34	31	26	30	230
31	Andi Riley	Julie Marsden	36	22	27	29	17	40	55	27	61	41	239
32	Karen Baker	Emma Roberts	33	27	46	27	51	32	45	30	21	26	241
33	Mark Harrison	Tom Olden	44	35	28	19	33	23	26	48	36	50	244
34	Martin English	Zara Flynn	20	37	20	21	35	43	49	33	50	40	249
35	Kirsty Mcseveney	Ali Davies	22	23	37	36	41	24	28	41	58	57	252
36	Ben Alexander	Liz Alexander	40	44	31	45	43	39	29	20	27	28	257
37	Ben Lister	Natasha Lister	60	40	34	31	36	81	42	23	33	43	282
38	Chris Smith	Louise Turner	53	45	48	DNC	19	33	30	37	30	42	284
39	Johnathan Briggs	Amy Holland	54	31	33	40	49	30	36	44	46	52	309
40	Chris Pilling	Natasha Phillips Adams	42	42	35	26	46	55	35	47	56	39	312
41	Vanda Young	Jonathan Jowett	49	25	43	48	65	28	32	36	53	63	314
42	Christian Humphrey	Emma Clarke	37	34	45	47	52	41	33	40	41	47	318
43	Bess Homer	Kirsty Higgins	69	33	DNC	DNC	45	62	27	26	31	35	328
44	Jonathan Thompson	Rosemary Thompson	48	32	38	35	44	56	DNC	61	48	33	334
45	Josh Gebhard	Tom Jeffery	55	46	52	54	31	45	47	42	47	25	335
46	Simon J Howell	James Rogers	29	36	RTD	37	57	46	51	39	66	44	339
47	Douglas Hamilton	Kirsty Hamilton	DNC	DNC	54	44	37	47	39	43	43	32	339
48	Jackie Gebhard	Jessie Gebhard	DNC	58	42	32	47	54	38	58	34	38	343
49	Katie Masterson	Ailsa Redpath	52	39	DNC	43	38	58	43	56	42	36	349
50	David Gebhard	Joric Gebhard	DNC	49	49	53	50	51	46	DNC	39	31	368