Results / Gul RS200 National Championships Highcliffe SC - 14/08/2005
Day 5
It was a hot, sun baked dinghy park but no wind. After an hours
postponement PRO David Campbell James called the fleet into a very light
SSW sea breeze. Up until this point the PRO had not put a foot wrong and
there had not been a general recall in the previous 8 races. That was
until Olympic coach Mark Littlejohn/Emma Clark were pathfinders; having
done the gate start seminar on the Saturday he now made a right bolognese
of the first gate, earned a right ticking off from the guard boat and
duckhams later on. On the third attempt race 9 started in 5-7 knots of
breeze.
The pants were still working as Tom and Jo Hewitson were really motoring
up the first beat to have a very healthy lead to win although pushed at
the end by Dave and Emma Derby. Carveth/Matthews were third with
Sydenham/Vaudrey fourth with Burlton/Clark not far behind in 6th. Giles
and Willan had a disaster and were a distant 33rd. Calculators were now
out and they showed that Sydenham/Vaudrey could still catch
Burlton/Clark. This soon became academic as the wind had become very soft
on the final run and as the time by which the last race had to be started
rapidly approached it showed no sign of returning causing the final race
to be abandoned.
Hence the RS200�s gained a new National Champion in Craig Burlton. After
so many seconds, thirds and fourths at major RS events Burlton was a
popular winner. Fiona Clark became the first crew to win two RS200
National Championships with two different helms; not bad for someone who
does not believe she is a top crew!
Micky Wright/Howie Enkal were clear winners of the Silver Division in
26th whilst Jo Wotton/Nigel Harniman from Wembley were emphatic winners
of the Bronze division in 38th. Steve Dunn/Alex Good/ Richard Adams were
the winning trio of the Buddy system sponsored by West Country Boat
Repairs. Geoff Carveth was top Masters, Trudie Danbury was first lady
helm, Sam Littlejohn first youth helm and Emma Derby first junior.
Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club were the top club for the second year in a
row. Richard Yerbury and Vicky won the final duckhams for having such a
domestic during the final race that Richard jumped out the boat only to
remember in the water that he could not swim and Vicky had never helmed!
All that was left was for a hum dinger of final prize giving party.
Highcliffe SC had been magnificent hosts of a very successful GUL RS200
Nationals. The atmosphere ashore was relaxed helped by a great setting.
For a relatively small club many members had put in a lot of hard work
greatly appreciated by the sailors. David Campbell James and his race
team had done a really first class job to the extent there was not even a
hint of a niggle about any aspect of the event.
Pete Vincent.
Day 4
It was the morning after the wig, wands and wellies theme night, this
along with a very full dance floor meant many of the fleet were glad
there was a delayed start so they could find their normal clothes and
brain cells. Mid day brought the arrival of the expected sea breeze
although for the second day in a row it never got above the 8-10 knots
from due south. So the fleet launched into almost identical conditions to
the Tuesday to resume battle in the GUL RS200 Nationals.
LDC guru and RS legend Nick Peters crewed by son James was pathfinder for
race 7 and did such a good job he was third round the windward mark.
Generally early had paid and 2003 National Champion David Giles crewed by
Jane Willan took the lead early in the race to win. Winner of the
Duckhams the previous day 2002 National Champion Tom Hewitson, hence
wearing the �funky pants�, crewed by wife Jo, was in fine form in second.
Defending National Champions Lee Sydenham and Anne Vaudrey were third
whilst Steve Dunn/Noelle Vidal conclusively proved that drinking your own
body weight in rum and coke was fast. After a poor championship so far
they were fourth just ahead of the Peters and overall leader Craig
Burlton/Fiona Clark.
Race 8 and David Giles/Jane Willan were having a field day to lead from
early on to record their second bullet of the day. The funky pants had
become fast pants with the Hewitsons again second, Burlton/Clark were
third to conclude a very satisfactory solid day with Dunn/Vidal fourth
and 2001 National Champion Geoff Carveth/Loopy Lucy Matthews in 5th.
That evening Tom Hewitson kept his fast pants much to his relief after
wife Jo�s admission she had seen no action as he had kept them on all
day, including in bed!
Overall and Burlton/Clarks lead was down to a point on 19pts from David
Giles/Jane Willan with the other three previous National Champions a
little further behind but very much in contact with two races left.
Pete Vincent
Day 3
Day three of the RS200 National Championships, Highcliffe, saw a new face
at the front of the fleet with the father and son pairing of Phil and Dan
Sowden taking two bullets on home waters. Race five was started under
clear blue skies with a light southerly sea-breeze with John Greenland
and Pippa Williams acting as pathfinder to the fleet. While the majority
of the fleet elected to start late the Sowdens opted to be first out of
the gate. By the windward mark it was clear this was the right choice as
they rounded close to a minute ahead of their nearest rivals. Close
racing ensued for the remainder of the three lap race with even the
smallest of errors resulting in the loss of several places. Behind the
Sowdens were Stuart and Jane Hudson (five times Firefly national
champions) in second with Greenland and Williams in third. Race six was
opened by Geoff Carveth, sailing with Lucy Matthews, and again the
Sowdens opted to start first. This time more of the fleet decided to go
early, hoping to follow the locals, which reaped its dividends by the
windward mark with Carveth and all those starting late absent from the
top ten. Mark Littlejohn secured second place ahead of Craig Burlton and
Fiona Clarke in third. Burlton/Clarke continue with their domination of
the fleet with a 12 point lead over the fleet. A three way for second is
between David Giles and Jane Willan (2003 National Champion), the
Hudsons, and Lee Sydenham and Anne Vaudry (2004 National Champion). With
four races remaining and similar conditions to today expected the finale
of what is clearly the toughest 200 nationals to date looks set to be
exciting. Four current and past 200 national champions are in the top
seven with only 12 points separating them.
John Greenland
Day 2
A lovely sunny day with the breeze building. A few of the fleet and the
race officer suffered from too much scrumpy the night before, courtesy of
West Country Boat Repairs. With 10 minutes to go, the pathfinders
donned their fetching wigs. Mickie Wright & Howie Enkel port-tacked the
fleet in fine style, with a fight to get out of the gate first by many.
Due to the header on port, most of the fleet were too high and running
back in front of the gate causing multiple collisions. Craig Burlton
pulled away from the fleet, with Mark Littlejohn, Lee Sydenham and Geoff
Carveth in hot pursuit, finishing in that order.
Jonathan Lewis was pathfinder for race 4, and not many fancied starting
early this time. The breeze had now increased and going right saw Stuart
Hudson leading up the first beat. By the end of the race David Giles had
pulled through to first, with Littlejohn, Lewis and Burlton behind.
Mark Littlejohn�s 2 2nds gave him overall for the day.
Mickie Wright
Day 1
With a fantastic day for England at Old Trafford, many of the favourites
for the RS200 GUL National Championships 2005 were recording cricket
scores themselves on the first day of racing at Highcliffe SC.
Race one got away in a patchy NW offshore across Christchurch Bay, with
pathfinders Marshall & Heather King ensuring that the fleet had a clean
start and, with the left paying, tacking off soon after being released.
With the light wind the course was shortened to 2 laps, with David Giles
& Jane Gillan 1st, guest star Craig Burlton & Fiona Clarke 2nd, and
Hamish Walker & Robert Millar 3rd.
Race 2, and with a huge lift and more pressure to the right many of the
early starter were initially stranded, allowing Pete �Ugly� Vincent to
recover from a 42nd in race 1 to sniggle through the middle to lead at
the windward mark. Vincent held this to the 2nd run, just allowing Tom &
Jo Hewitson to take the lead and the win, with Lee Sydenham & Anne
Vaudray 3rd, Geoff Carveth and Loopy Matthews 4th, and the consistent Jon
Lewis & Katy Nichol 5th.
Day 2 promises to be as interesting as the ashes, with four past RS200
National Champions in 3rd to 6th place behind joint overnight leaders
Walker/Millar and Lewis/Nichol.
Paul Goodwin
Final Results
1 Gold 1094 Craig Burlton Fiona Clark R Y A 2 -
17 1 4 -8 3 5 3 6 24
2 Gold 854 Lee Sydenham Anne Vaudry Stokes Bay
Sailing Club 7 3 3 6 -11 -11 2 6
4 31
3 Gold 772 Tom Hewitson Jo Hewitson Rickmansworth
Sailing Club 14 1 -15 8 5 -22 1 2
1 32
4 Gold 751 Geoff Carveth Lucy Matthews Littleton Sailing
Club 8 4 4 5 10 -34 -14 5 3
39
5 Gold 753 David Giles Jane Willan Weir Wood Sailing
Club 1 12 12 1 15 4 (DSQ) 1 -
33 46
6 Gold 1054 Jonathan Lewis Katy Nichol Burghfield
Sailing Club 4 5 11 3 -20 -32 9 9
9 50
7 Gold 798 Stuart Hudson Jane Hudson Spinnaker Sailing
Club 6 9 6 7 2 -20 -49 18 13
61
8 Gold 491 John Greenland Pippa Williams Hayling Island
Sailing Club 13 -25 -18 10 3 6 11 8
11 62
9 Gold 858 Mark Littlejohn Emma Clarke Lancing Sailing
Club (DSQ) 26 2 2 6 2 -27 10 20
68
10 Gold 939 Ruairidh Scott Laura Newnham Gurnard Sailing
Club 19 -53 24 -28 12 5 8 12 5
85
11 Gold 345 Hywel Roberts Toby Lewis Parkstone Yacht
Club 5 11 5 12 22 30 16 (DSQ) -
34 101
12 Gold 953 Nicholas Charles Juliet Kingsworth
Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club -24 14 9 16 4
17 21 21 -30 102
13 Gold 999 Dave Derby Emma Derby Bough Beech
Sailing Club (DNC) -36 19 9 18 15 17 24
2 104
14 Gold 996 Hamish Walker Robert Millar RNSA 3 6
14 11 -45 -68 13 30 28 105
15 Gold 927 Trudie Danbury Karen Baker Bristol
Corinthian Yacht Club 20 28 13 -38 16 7 15
-31 17 116
16 Gold 771 Marshall King Heather King Royal St George
Yacht Club 34 7 10 18 33 8 (DSQ) 7
(DSQ) 117
17 Gold 1077 Peter 'wanted' Vincent Tessa Nicholls Bristol
Corinthian Yacht Club -41 2 7 15 23 -38 30
33 12 122
18 Gold 789 Steven Dunn Noelle Vidal Milton Keynes SC
12 22 (DSQ) 20 40 (DNC) 3 4 21
122
19 Gold 1060 Nick Peters James Peters Hayling Island
Sailing Club -57 -41 33 13 28 10 4 14
24 126
20 Gold 1033 Richard Edwards Paru Edwards Parkstone Yacht
Club -37 21 -32 19 25 9 26 13 14
127
21 Gold 773 Phil Sowden Dan Sowden Highcliffe
Sailing Club -42 34 41 31 1 1 7 -
49 18 133
22 Gold 845 James Stewart Lucy Matthews Stokes Bay
Sailing Club 29 18 -40 26 27 13 12 -
32 10 135
23 Gold 962 Andrew Peters Jeraldine Peters King &
Queen Y C -45 27 23 -30 13 14 20 26
19 142
24 Gold 816 Martyn Jones Clare Jones Itchenor Sailing
Club 27 -38 8 14 17 25 38 16 -
46 145
25 Gold 880 Sarah Allan Rosie Brearley Littleton Sailing
Club 22 -54 25 -45 7 35 35 17 8
149
26 Silver 815 Mick Wright Howie Enkel Maylandsea Bay
Yacht Club 23 10 29 23 -31 18 28 20
-60 151
27 896 Jo Lloyd Sue Antonelli Littleton Sailing
Club 15 33 37 -52 37 12 6 15 -
47 155
28 Gold 700 Andy Peake Lynne Ratcliffe Bough Beech
Sailing Club 33 31 17 27 -47 23 -47 11
15 157
29 Gold 1010 Colin Staite Jeremy Littlejohn Bartley
Sailing Club 16 -67 28 22 39 16 10 27
-40 158
30 Silver 256 Matt Jenkins Emma Jenkins Sheffield Viking
Sailing Club 9 30 16 24 26 -58 25 29
-59 159
31 Gold 1115 Ian Pickard Sarah Taylor Bristol
Corinthian Yacht Club 21 24 -42 17 30 24 29
38 -48 183
32 Silver 743 Andi Riley Julie Marsden Stewartby Water
Sailing Club 25 35 -56 46 19 19 22 28
(DSQ) 194
33 Silver 1102 Simon Corper Peter Rowley Reading SC 18
15 35 41 -60 21 50 22 -53
202
34 Silver 908 Alex Good Ben Lister Ripon Sailing Club
-40 16 30 39 24 27 -42 35 35
206
35 Gold 1082 Patrick Altoft Deborah Greenland Ripon
Sailing Club 30 23 31 35 36 -56 23 -
37 31 209
36 Silver 617 Sam Littlejohn Lina Haines Lancing Sailing
Club -50 42 20 42 9 33 43 25 -
77 214
37 Silver 994 Rob Martin Jan Martin Burghfield
Sailing Club -56 48 26 -70 14 53 18 41
42 242
38 Bronze 984 Joanne Wotton Nigel Harniman Wembley Sailing
Club -58 19 34 37 -72 45 19 52 36
242
39 Gold 695 Paul Dorer Sophie Hartley Bowmoor 31 20
-51 48 44 40 37 (DNF) 23 243
40 Gold 1066 Charles Roome Hannah Stodel Hayling Island
Sailing Club 17 29 -54 -58 35 28 44 48
45 246
41 Silver 935 Ben Alexander Liz Alexander Deben Yacht Club
43 50 -53 21 34 36 40 23 -
52 247
42 Silver 840 Martin English Cathy King Restronguet
Sailing Club 11 40 22 32 -68 -72 53 60
32 250
43 Silver 605 Steven Macqueen Zoe Macqueen Itchenor Sailing
Club 39 -60 38 25 -53 48 36 46 25
257
44 Silver 1068 Russell Collister Jane Collister Isle of
Man Yacht Club 26 43 -46 43 43 -51 31 45
26 257
45 Silver 947 Melissa Storey Katie Havill Littleton Sailing
Club (DNF) (DNC) 57 55 41 31 34 19 22
259
46 Silver 1020 Andrew Hartley Eve Hartley Ripon Sailing Club
10 13 45 59 38 -70 (DNF) 55 44
264
47 Silver 812 Rachel Wigmore Jessica Wigmore Itchenor Sailing
Club 60 -61 -64 50 42 26 46 34 7
265
48 Silver 702 Mike Dencher Anna Dencher Chew Valley Lake
Sailing Club 36 32 55 44 21 -59 48
(DNF) 29 265
49 Bronze 640 Richard Adams Katherine Lovering Bartley
Sailing Club 47 8 52 -63 29 29 -60 44
58 267
50 Gold 941 Mike Chapman Alex Porter Burghfield
Sailing Club 51 44 50 36 -56 41 39 -
58 16 277
51 Gold 920 Mark Harrison Sally Harrison Gurnard Sailing
Club 52 46 27 34 -67 46 -65 36 54
295
52 Bronze 1074 Ben Dutton Emma Fell Budworth S C -
88 -64 60 62 32 39 24 43 39
299
53 Silver 498 Matthew Ambrose Ruth Baker Deben Yacht Club
32 49 48 -57 50 37 -52 42 41
299
54 Silver 476 Frances Peters Helen Everest Hayling Island
Sailing Club -78 37 43 54 -59 43 55 47
43 322
55 Bronze 1036 Alan Tarrant Dale Phillips Highcliffe
Sailing Club 35 -82 -63 51 61 44 54 56
49 350
56 Bronze 1034 Chris Anstead Laura Anstead Warsash Sailing
Club 55 (DNC) 44 68 65 42 32 50 -
76 356
57 Silver 744 Simon Gillow Emma Harniman Wembley Sailing
Club 71 63 21 29 54 62 -80 -77 57
357
58 Bronze 1088 James Boyce Lizzie Chellew University of
Plymouth 65 59 (DSQ) 33 -87 49 64 67
27 364
59 Bronze 1007 Paul Goodwin Anna Row Draycote Water
Sailing Club 53 57 36 49 55 -71 -91 54
63 367
60 Silver 779 James Downer James French Gurnard Sailing
Club 49 58 -73 60 51 54 61 40 -
69 373
61 Bronze 714 Tom Olden Jess Olden Guernard 54
-73 -72 72 62 61 58 39 37
383
62 Bronze 1009 Adam Page Ian Sedge Bewl Valley
Sailing Club 28 45 59 -77 69 66 -70 53
65 385
63 Bronze 620 Natasha Lister Stephen Smith Yorkshire Dales S
C 77 86 -91 -95 46 52 33 57 38
389
64 Silver 974 Simon J Howell James Rodgers Wembley Sailing
Club -75 51 61 47 58 55 45 72 -
89 389
65 Silver 594 George Kingsnorth Victoria Fairhurst
Burghfield Sailing Club 61 52 49 -76 49 47
-69 68 66 392
66 Silver 369 Chris Pilling Natasha Pilling Hickling Broad
Sailing Club 64 62 39 61 52 57 -77 -
74 61 396
67 Bronze 835 Charles Muir Jane Sands Wembley Sailing
Club 44 (DNF) 62 56 71 -81 62 59 56
410
68 Silver 916 Sarah Covington Helen Clarke Hayling Island
Sailing Club -83 66 70 40 70 60 57 51
-94 414
69 Bronze 734 Clare Stubbs Liz Peacock Downs Sailing Club
48 39 65 64 -82 67 -76 73 67
423
70 Bronze 672 Roy Sievers Louisa Sievers Thorney Island
Sailing Club -89 (DNF) 58 65 48 50 88 65
62 436
71 Bronze 1083 James Coupe Catherine Coupe Parkstone Yacht
Club 73 56 47 53 73 -86 81 -82 64
447
72 Bronze 903 Rick Newcombe Rosie Sands Exe Sailing Club
46 69 66 74 57 64 -90 -79 78
454
73 Bronze 440 Georgie Hill Dan Perry Ulley Sailing Club
-91 55 81 66 86 -89 63 61 51
463
74 Bronze 1040 Anthony Witham Mandie Neal Bexhill on Sea
Sailing Club -84 71 -79 69 64 63 56 70
70 463
75 Bronze 486 Richard Neall Sarah Richardson Itchenor
Sailing Club (DNC) 72 68 71 63 -87 41 83
80 478
76 Bronze 310 Peter Craggs Phil Nelson York Railway
Institute Sailing Club 68 65 69 -83 76 79 79
64 -86 500
77 Bronze 604 Neil Chadborn Lucy Hall Wembley Sailing
Club 59 (DNF) 75 -94 77 65 84 71 73
504
78 Bronze 5901 Alan Perry Jackie Rhodes Wembley Sailing
Club 81 78 83 -86 79 -85 51 62 74
508
79 Bronze 344 Stephen Seargeant Camilla Oakley Wembley
Sailing Club 69 47 76 80 -95 -90 85 78
83 518
80 Bronze 775 Richard Pilling Elizabeth Pilling Sheffield
Viking Sailing Club -82 80 -86 81 81 73 78
76 50 519
81 Bronze 495 Chris Massey Alice Walton Dovestone S C -
87 (DNC) 87 78 75 75 66 66 72
519
82 Bronze 526 Elizabeth Jamie Liz Copland Dalgety Bay 80
81 80 82 -85 76 68 -88 55
522
83 Bronze 247 Rex Frost Mike Fisher Exe Sailing Club
63 75 78 67 -91 77 -87 75 87
522
84 Bronze 971 Jeremy Gorbold Kay Gorbold Oxford Sailing
Club 62 77 67 -90 78 -88 67 85 88
524
85 Bronze 948 James Dickinson Maria Sheridan Littleton Sailing
Club 76 68 (DNF) 79 -89 84 59 80 79
525
86 Bronze 923 Nic Jones Charlotte Jones Starcross Yacht
Club 67 76 77 (DNF) -93 91 72 87 71
541
87 Bronze 705 Richard Yerbury Vicky Wilkinson Wembley Sailing
Club 70 74 -85 75 84 74 83 -96 81
541
88 Bronze 898 Martin Lilley Alice Morgan Exe Sailing Club
74 79 74 -92 92 -96 73 86 68
546
89 Bronze 954 Emily Abbott Will Gall Highcliffe
Sailing Club -92 89 88 -96 74 80 74 63
82 550
90 Bronze 250 David Harbour Helen Harbour Hayling Island
Sailing Club 66 85 71 -88 83 78 -93 84
84 551
91 Bronze 517 David Mahany Joe Hill Fishers Green
Sailing Club -93 87 84 -97 66 82 71 89
85 564
92 Bronze 1124 Chris Moore Selina Strowlger Hayling
Island Sailing Club 85 70 82 73 88 92
(DSQ) -94 75 565
93 Bronze 704 Steve Vandersteen Jane Cafferky Winsford
Flash Sailing Club 38 84 90 91 -99 93 -
94 90 93 579
94 Bronze 587 Helen Mchale Victoria Brookes Weston
Sailing Club 86 (DNF) 93 87 80 69 86 81
(DNF) 582
95 Bronze 553 Stephen Ivory Ruth Ivory Stewartby Water
Sailing Club 72 83 94 89 -98 83 92 91
(DSQ) 604
96 Bronze 257 Sally Denchfield Nigel Denchfield
Stewartby Water Sailing Club (DNS) (DNC) 92 84 96
97 82 69 90 610
97 Bronze 852 Peter Franklin Jeremy Pattison Littleton Sailing
Club 90 88 89 -93 90 -94 75 93 91
616
98 Bronze 281 Malcolm Smith Laura Harvey - Smith Hayling
Island Sailing Club 95 (DNF) 95 85 100 98 89
92 (DNC) 654
99 Bronze 578 Ruth Clifton Gavin Bunting Weir Wood Sailing
Club 79 (DNC) 97 98 97 95 96 97
(DNC) 659
100 Bronze 215 Tony Stephenson Matt Stephenson Stewartby Water
Sailing Club 94 (DNF) 98 -99 94 99 95 95
92 667
101 Bronze 372 Louise Wells Rosa Simpson Portchester
Sailing Club (DNC) (DNC) 96 100 101 100 97 98
95 687
102 1078 John Partridge Nicole Kidman RHYC (DNC)
(DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC
728
102 Bronze 1022 Andrew Snell Liz Snell Spinnaker Sailing
Club (DNC) (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC
DNC 728