Results / Fat Face Racing Circuit Bristol Corinthian YC - 12/03/2005
RS200 FAT FACE RACING CIRCUIT AT BRISTOL CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB. � Snakes
and ladders was invited here.
40 RS200s went west for the first Fat Face Racing Circuit event of the
year, good West Country hospitality and a giant game of snakes and
ladders. Saturday saw a fresh northwest wind, which sneaked down the
valleys and the corner of the Mendips to give some interesting shifts and
plenty of decent gusts. This was only a warm up for Sunday, sunshine,
relatively warm weather and a force 2 that could not make up its mind if
it wanted to come from the north west or south west; usually changing
twice in the starting sequence. PRO Rhys Lankester noticeably aged during
the racing on Sunday as the windward mark spent more time in Arkies RIB
being shifted then in position. The race team though did a good job in
getting three true races in.
It all seemed so easy for Lee Sydenham/Anne Vaudrey in race 1 as they led
at mark 1 and pulled out a very comfortable lead. Jeremy Stephens with
Roger Gilbert guesting in the crewing berth was equally comfortable in
second with Tom/Jo Hewitson eventually claiming third ahead of Trudie
Danbury/Graeme Ryder. Race 2 saw Arkie busy with the OCS board and was
very eventful including local heroine Trudie finishing a lap early whilst
in second place. After six people had a go at leading Sydenham/Vaudrey
were in the lead at the finish with Stephens/Gilbert again second, Nick
Charles/Juliet Kingsnorth in their first RS event third and Pete
Vincent/Tessa Nicholls fourth. Race 3 saw new faces at he front with
David Giles/Fiona Clark winning from Jon Lewis/Katy Nichol third and
Marshall King/Lucy Matthews fourth.
Sunday and it was spot the new wind. Sydenham/Vaudrey looked in fine form
in race 4; just as they switched on autopilot to the finish a run turned
into a reach and the leading ten boats nearly swallowed them up. They
hung onto win from Parkstones�s Richard/Pura Edwards, Sarah Allan/Jane
Alexander at last stopping make silly mistakes in third and Andy/Jill
Peters fourth. The Hewitsons found forward gear to win race 5 with
Danbury/Ryder a fine second, Andy Robertson/Maggot King third and
Giles/Clark fourth.
Sydenham/Vaudrey were still in the driving seat with three firsts but a
discard of 10th. Giles/Clark could claim overall victory only if they won
the race with Sydenham worse than tenth. The Hewitsons were fast out of
the blocks and at midway point they held a decent lead with a three way
tie a distinct possibility with Giles often second and Sydenham stuck in
the early teens. Then Giles went further right on the final beat and
found the required shift to take the lead and win the race from the
Hewitsons and the consistent Robertson/King. Sydenham/Vaudrey finished
11th so Giles claimed overall victory by a point. Jeremy Stephens won the
silver division with Sam Littlejohn/Nathan Batchelor winning the bronze
division in 21st overall.
Lee Sydenham/Anne Vaudrey finished second six times in major RS200 events
in 2004 but won when it mattered at the Nationals. Is history going to
repeat itself? Carsington is the next stop for the Fat face circuit on
April 9/10.
Pete Vincent
1 Gold Gul 753 David A Giles Fiona Clark Weir Wood 8.0 DNC 1.0 6.0
4.0 1.0 20.0
2 Gold Lewmar 854 Lee Sydenham Anne Vaudry Stokes Bay 1.0 1.0 8.0
1.0 10.0 11.0 21.0
3 Gold Mr Crunch 772 Tom Hewitson Jo Hewitson RNCYC 3.0 DNC 7.0
9.0 1.0 2.0 22.0
4 Gold 771 M King Lucy Matthews Royal St George 6.0 8.0 4.0 7.0
15.0 6.0 31.0
5 Gold Airship 739 Andy Robertson Maggot King Bowmoor 5.0 19.0
11.0 10.0 3.0 3.0 32.0
6 Gold Luk 927 Trudie Danbury Graeme Ryder BCYC 4.0 14.0 5.0 19.0
2.0 8.0 33.0
7 Gold Harken 1054 Jon Lewis Katy Nichol Burghfield 10.0 6.0 2.0
12.0 14.0 4.0 34.0
8 Silver Smoke on the Water 846 Jeremy Stephens Roger Gilbert
Penzance 2.0 2.0 16.0 5.0 12.0 OCS 37.0
9 Gold 1033 R Edwards P Edwards PYC DNC 5.0 20.0 2.0 7.0 10.0
44.0
10 Gold 1010 Colin Staite Emma Clarke Bartley 24.0 10.0 14.0 8.0
9.0 5.0 46.0
11 Gold Shakin' Yer RS 901 Ian Pickard Sarah Taylor BCYC 7.0 11.0
6.0 22.0 5.0 19.0 48.0
12 Gold 789 Steve Dunn Noelle Vidal RYA 18.0 DNC 3.0 11.0 8.0
9.0 49.0
13 Gold The Good, The Slim and The Ugly 1077 Pete Vincent Tessa
Nicholls BCYC 9.0 4.0 10.0 16.0 24.0 15.0 54.0
14 Gold 962 Andrew Peters Jeraldine Peters King and Queen YC
11.0 9.0 13.0 4.0 28.0 17.0 54.0
15 Gold 880 Sarah Allen Jane Alexandre RYA 20.0 DNC 15.0 3.0
20.0 14.0 72.0
16 Silver 815 Micky Wright Howie Enkel Maylandsea Bay 12.0 15.0
17.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 74.0
17 Gold Cool Runnings 773 Phil Sowden James Sowden Highcliffe 14.0
17.0 24.0 30.0 13.0 7.0 75.0
18 Gold Rocky Shores 840 Martin English Emma Hariman Restronguet
15.0 18.0 12.0 17.0 33.0 13.0 75.0
19 Silver 953 Nick Charles Juliet Kingsworth BCYC 19.0 3.0 19.0
25.0 21.0 21.0 83.0
20 Silver Margo and Gerry 935 Ben Alexander Liz Alexander Deben YC
16.0 26.0 18.0 14.0 25.0 12.0 85.0
21 Bronze 617 Sam Littlejohn Nathan Batchelor Lancing 22.0 24.0
28.0 13.0 6.0 22.0 87.0
22 Silver 702 M Dencher A Harding CVLSC 13.0 16.0 22.0 21.0 17.0
DNC 89.0
23 Silver 941 Mike Chapman M S Sheridan Wembley 23.0 12.0 9.0
28.0 23.0 25.0 92.0
24 Silver 743 Andi Riley Julie Marsden Stewartby Water 21.0 13.0
32.0 24.0 11.0 24.0 93.0
25 Silver Mucho Scorcio 796 Gavin Marshall Anna Robinson Aldeburgh
YC/RNSA 28.0 7.0 23.0 23.0 19.0 29.0 100.0
26 Silver 256 Matt Jenkins Emma Jenkins Sheffield Viking 17.0
DNC 21.0 26.0 31.0 18.0 113.0
27 Bronze Mayhem 780 Paul Teague Pat Teague BCYC 32.0 27.0 35.0
20.0 22.0 20.0 121.0
28 Bronze 984 Jo Wotton Nigel Harniman Wembley 26.0 DNC 30.0
18.0 26.0 23.0 123.0
29 Silver OverExePosed 903 Rick Newcombe Rosie Sands Exe SC 34.0
20.0 31.0 27.0 29.0 30.0 137.0
30 Silver 1062 Tim Greenwood Amy Lingard BCYC 30.0 25.0 25.0
33.0 32.0 34.0 145.0
31 Silver 404 Ian Mairs Tally Watson CVLSC 29.0 22.0 37.0 36.0
34.0 27.0 148.0
32 Bronze 826 Chris Reid Tess Reid BCYC 31.0 DNC 29.0 32.0 30.0
26.0 148.0
33 Silver Rocket Science 604 Neil Chadborn Lucy Hall Wembley 35.0
23.0 26.0 34.0 35.0 32.0 150.0
34 Bronze 845 Jodi Dyer Lucy Matthews Locks SC 33.0 28.0 DNC
29.0 27.0 DNC 157.0
35 Silver Tiger 247 Rex Frost Lisa Sands Exe 36.0 DNF 36.0 35.0
18.0 33.0 158.0
36 Bronze 835 Charlie Muir TBA TBA 27.0 21.0 33.0 DNC DNC DNC
161.0
37 Bronze 1007 Paul Goodwin Anna Row Draycote Water 37.0 DNC
27.0 31.0 DNC 28.0 163.0
38 Silver 654 Alice Allen Pete Cruikshank BCYC 25.0 DNC 34.0 DNC
DNF 31.0 170.0
39 Bronze Must I? 621 Jerry Gilby John Hibberd BCYC 38.0 DNC 38.0
DNF DNC DNC 196.0