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Results / Italian Eurocup 2002 Lake Garda - 22/07/2002

�Down to the knots and Send it!� Nothing could be certain in this regatta until the fat lady had sung. And in Italy they do not come any fatter, louder or later. Not one of the 46 boats knew who had won until they read the results out at the prize giving. One thing was for sure; it was an awesome event with 5 continuous days of the �Garda Doctor� supplying good breezes in the afternoons, the Fraglia Della Vela race team being right on the button every time, and the knowledge that the RS800 is perhaps the ultimate boat for Garda. I won�t bore you with the tactical details; in virtually every race it was a mad dash for the cliff, get through the tack in 25 knots of breeze, a fetch into the mark, a two sail gybe and hoist at the windward mark and hair raising ride back into the wall of death. Beating 200s and 400s provided the slalom course downwind, a �heart in mouth� gybe, then the starboard tack in wondering whether you are going to make the leeward mark or if you are to be blown down into oblivion. Garda is about boatspeed, handling and pushing it to the limit. Leave the brain at home. Day 1 � the �Ora� kicks in true Garda style � a good but not a �big� day. Two excellent races give the two main contenders a race win each. Steve Irish and Martin Gotrel get the first and Lee Sydenham and Adam Brushett (Taylor Made Computer Solutions) claim the second win. Ex 505 new comer Chris Haworth and Stuart Aston get a notable 2nd in race one. Ricky Tagg and Rob Andrew prove that you can get a 3rd and a 4th without your fags going out. Day 2 � Another great �Ora� day � in perhaps the best breezes of the week Lee and Adam show the fleet home in both races. Richard Lovering and Brian State (Hydes Sails) now realise perhaps there are better places to sail other than Hayling with a 2nd and 4th. Niki Griffin persuades her helm, Mike Lennon, to get more aggressive on the starts after day 1 and manages a 3rd and a 2nd. The ride in from the course area will not be forgotten in a hurry � a roller coaster through the wind surfers with wave jumping to boot. God we slept well that night. Day 3 � Thunderstorms forecast for today. Could this be the end of the wind? No of course not! The Garda Doctor gets his magic stick out and gives us a good race. Richard and Brian draw the short straw and win. But what�s this? Spod Olive and Mike Warren get a 2nd? Mike must have made a superhuman effort to drag the tired old man round the course. At least the old geezer did not put him in the drink this time. Race 2 goes Mickey Mouse in the best Disney traditions. One lap and boats are flying kites upwind � much deck thumping and the team send us home to chips and beer. The thunderstorm finally arrives on the way in. Tell me � do carbon masts conduct electricity? Day 4 � the race team are looking despondent about the wind. But the competitors are completely chilled by now and know that it is going to happen. Which it does. Another great race with Geoff Carveth and Craig Davies doing the business in their matching Fat Face gear. Everything but the hats that is. Steve Irish helps himself to another 2nd. The fleet can hear the thunderstorms rumbling in the next valley and the wind disappears. Home James for another �face slappingly� good session at the Oca bar. Final Day � Lee Sydenham and Steve Irish are tying for first place with all to play for. Poor Steve is unable to take part in Race One due to it being rescheduled and him carrying a black flag penalty against it. He and Chris Haworth have to sit it out and let Richard Lovering carry the flag home with Spod Olive being arrogant in 2nd. Chris then takes his angry eyes off and blasts into the distance to win the 2nd Race with Steve only managing 17th. James Date and Mark Hogan keep it upright all the way round to achieve a 2nd. Race 3 belonged to Ricky and Rob with Mike and Nicky in 2nd. Steve Irish points the boat the right way and gets a 3rd. Lee Sydenham looked genuinely astonished when it was announced that he had won. He tied on points with Steve Irish but Lee�s 3 first places decided the issue. The final placings were as below: 1st Lee Sydenham and Adam Brushett - GBR1010 2nd Steve Irish and Martin Gotrel � GBR922 3rd Richard Lovering and Brian State � GBR1004 4th Ricky Tagg and Rob Andrew � GBR932 5th Mike Lennon and Nicky Griffin � GBR1007


Cl. N. Vel.    Equipaggio               Tessera                                   P.1 P.2 P.3 P.4 P.5 P.6 P.7 P.8 P.9   Tot.


1 GBR-1010 SYDENHAM LEE H.I.S.C. 4 1 1 1 7 22 5 6 12 25,00 BRUSHETT ADAM 2 GBR-922 IRISH STEVE . 1 2 8 5 4 2 DNF 17 3 25,00 GOTREL MARTIN 3 GBR-1004 LOVERING RICHARD H.I.S.C. 7 9 2 4 1 5 1 OCS 6 26,00 STATE BRIAN 4 GBR-932 TAGG RICKY R.S.C. 3 4 10 7 3 8 3 OCS 1 29,00 ROB ANDREW 5 GBR-1007 LENNON MIKE H.I.S.C. 6 10 3 2 5 14 OCS 3 2 31,00 GRIFFIN NICKY 6 GBR-960 SPOD OLIVE STONES BAY 12 6 4 10 2 7 2 5 5 31,00 WARREN MIKE 7 GBR-1005 HAWORTH CHRIS B.C.Y.C. 2 30 5 11 11 3 DNF 1 4 37,00 ASTON STUART 8 GBR-909 EDGINTON BARRIE H.I.S.C. 5 8 RDG 6 9 4 8 4 7 42,00 ROZ ALLEN 9 GBR-1000 CARVETH GEOFF H.I.S.C. 11 3 13 3 8 1 OCS 11 9 46,00 DAVIES CRAIG 10 GBR-1001 DAYE JANES P.D.S.C. 9 11 14 15 6 13 6 2 11 58,00 HOGAN MARK 11 GBR-985 SAYCE DAVID HAYLING S.C. 14 12 6 8 15 11 13 8 8 66,00 KYFFIN S. ODULPHSSTRART 12 GBR-951 LAMBLE PADDY STOKES BAY S.C. 8 7 DNS DNF 10 9 7 10 17 68,00 FRARY MARTIN 13 GBR-980 ASHBY NEIL H.I.S.C. 10 5 12 16 19 12 4 OCS 10 69,00 HIGGS ALAN 14 GBR-924 BOLTON PHIL R.N.S.A. 18 16 9 13 22 6 11 DNF 15 88,00 SAUNDERS KATE 15 GBR-983 WAY MIKE MAYFOWER S.C. 20 19 25 9 14 18 9 9 13 91,00 WAY ANNE 16 GBR-911 FELLOWS DAN Y.Y.C. 24 25 23 12 17 10 12 13 18 105,00 DUDLEY CLANE 17 GBR-944 HALL ALASDAIR J. RNSA DNF 13 17 29 12 23 10 7 DNF 111,00 WRIGHT SANDY 18 GBR-931 POLLINGTON MARK B.S.C. 21 23 7 20 25 19 17 15 16 115,00 RUTHVEN NEIL 19 GBR-914 POSTLE ANDY R.W.Y.C. 16 15 18 22 13 15 DNF 16 OCS 115,00 FOSTER LISA 20 GBR-829 HARVEY JOHN THORNBURY S.C. 27 22 11 17 16 27 16 18 19 119,00 GARLAND ADRIAN 21 GBR-987 SIMMONDS GRAHAM H.I.S.C. 23 18 21 19 18 16 20 14 DNF 126,00 BABS DAY 22 GBR-860 GEAL DAVE E.S.S.C. 19 17 15 24 28 30 23 21 DNF 147,00 ODY ALYSON 23 GBR-848 ALISDAIR JAMES G.W.S.C. 34 14 19 DNF 32 21 21 22 20 149,00 SEYMOOR ALAYNE 24 GBR-819 KECK BUZZ BOWMOOR 22 34 29 DNF 27 OCS 14 12 14 152,00 RYDER GRAEME 25 GBR-899 MCLE. NEIL DATCHET 25 24 20 21 20 17 DNF 29 DNF 156,00 BRANCH JON 26 GBR-955 SMITH ANDREW STOKES BAY S.C. 17 33 30 23 29 20 27 24 DNF 170,00 TOBIN BECK 27 GBR-992 CHIVERTON STEPHEN H.I.S.C. 15 20 32 DNF 23 25 15 DNF DNF 177,00 DAVIS JEREMY 28 GBR-915 GEBHARD JETRO D.R.S.C. DNF 28 24 26 21 36 18 DNF 25 178,00 GEBHARD JESSIE 29 GBR-839 DAVIES ALEX D.W. DNF DNF 22 14 36 31 32 20 24 179,00 HUGHES SARAH 30 GBR-1009 TAYLOR PAUL DATCHER WATHER S.C. 30 26 37 31 31 24 26 26 21 184,00 TAYLOR JULIE 31 GBR-824 MC CURIER JOHNATHAN S.B. 26 27 35 30 30 28 28 25 23 187,00 MCGURIE HONATHAN 32 GBR-974 GEBHARD DAVID DERWENT RES 28 29 16 27 OCS 42 19 31 OCS 192,00 GEBIHARD JACKIE 33 GBR-966 LILLYWHITE MIKE T.I.S.C. 31 31 DNS DNF 35 29 25 19 22 192,00 LILLYWHITE DEAN 34 GBR-947 ADAMS MATT BEXMILL 29 32 28 18 26 35 29 DNF DNF 197,00 JO SYKES DAVIES 35 GBR-957 BAYLIS MICHAEL THORNBURY S.C. 32 37 26 28 DNF 33 24 30 28 201,00 SULLY SARAH 36 GBR-892 PIKE DAVID E.S.S.C. 13 21 31 DNF 24 26 DNF DNF DNF 209,00 PIKE ROBERT 37 GBR-979 HOPPINS CHRIS . 33 41 34 DNF 34 32 22 23 DNF 219,00 CLOOD TOM 38 GBR-856 SMITH HOWARD MYF.S.C. 35 39 36 25 DNF 38 37 32 26 229,00 CHAPMAN LAURA 39 GBR-926 SHIRE ALASTAIR STOKES BAY 37 35 DNS DNF 33 37 35 27 27 231,00 SHIRES PENNY 40 GBR-834 JOHNSTONE GWEN MAYFL. 39 36 27 DNF 38 34 33 DNF DNF 254,00 HEELEY EMMA 41 GBR-907 SALOMONSOR ANDY . 38 DNF DNF DNF 39 43 30 28 DNF 272,00 MCKISSOCK R. 42 GBR-920 HARLING STEVE MAYFL. 40 38 DNF DNF 37 41 36 33 DNF 272,00 HUTCHINGS ROSS 43 GBR-807 MATHER JOHN G.D.S.C. 36 43 33 DNF DNF 40 31 DNF DNF 277,00 HEYES JOHN 44 GBR-871 HUMPREY LIZ H.I.S.C. DNF 40 DNF DNF DNF 39 34 DNF DNF 301,00 FEWINGS DAVID 45 GBR-927 FAWCETT JULIE S.B.S.C. 41 42 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF 318,00 HULL DOMINIC 46 GBR-864 GILHAM ROD T.B.Y.C. DNF DNF DNS DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF 329,00 GILHAM PAUL

 
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