Results / GUL RS RACING CIRCUIT Stokes Bay SC - 12/05/2001
GUL RS800 RS Racing Circuit at Stokes Bay
Glorious sunshine and the promise of the most competitive racing drew 800's from all over the country to Stokes Bay for round 3 of the GUL RS800 Racing circuit. Even the majority of the really hot Hayling Island 800s were tempted away from home to take on the many newcomers to this flourishing fleet. The heat of the battle disappointed nobody, with no fewer than 10 different boats scoring results in the top 3. The predominently light winds, strong tides and fleet of 42 boats ensured that consistency won the day.
The 800's sailed a windward/leeward course with a downwind gate whilst the 600/300's shared a separate course. With 104 RS200/400's just round the corner at Lee on Solent SC the Eastern end of the Solent was covered with RS's doing what they do best, enjoying top sailing.
Mike Lennon, newly crewed by Craig Davies discarded a 6th , won race 3 and took overall honours from Neil Upton-Brown and Roz Allen who opened with a discard of 15th and thereafter were never out of the top five, winning race 5. Richard Lovering and Richard Kent , a point adrift in third overall were always in the top 6 apart from a discarded OCS in the last race. Going into the last race any of these 3 could have won the event, Nick Peters won the race with Lennon's second.
Winning no fewer than 3 of the 6 races, Nick Peters and Caroline Litchfield couldn't find any consistency, having to count a 7th and 11th for fourth place overall. Discarding an 11th and winning race 4 were the key features of Tim and Jo Johnson's fifth place overall from top ladies Tracey Covell and Vanda Zodorozny in 6th. Tracey and Vanda also took the merit award.
Mike Lennon, in a fit of remarkable modesty, commenting on his success remarked that all he had done was make reasonable starts and keep out of trouble - if only it was always that simple. Meanwhile Nick Peters, struggling to retain some dignity to the whole affair, was reputed to have said that it took real talent to win 3 races, and still finish outside of the top 3 overall. And yes the Hayling boats did live up to their reputation, taking 5 of the top six places. The Chew Valley couple of Tim and Jo Johnson getting in the way; the Johnsons had more than a useful result at Round 1 of the GUL RS Racing Circuit at Grafham and could score a top overall position on the circuit. Winners of the Grafham event, Steve Irish and Martin Gotrel were seventh overall after not a great Sunday but also look well on the pace.
If Nick Peters needed considerable skill to win three races and finish only fourth overall then Alan Olive/Mark Warren must be a genius to slip from fourth overall on Saturday night to 25th overall with three OCS's on Sunday; now that is a class act!! The talk from the weekend was that there will be a bumper turnout at for the GUL RS Eurocup in Lake Como at the end of May; lets hope its as sunny there.
Glorious sunshine and the promise of the most competitive racing drew 800's from all over the country to Stokes Bay for round 3 of the GUL RS800 Racing circuit. Even the majority of the really hot Hayling Island 800s were tempted away from home to take on the many newcomers to this flourishing fleet. The heat of the battle disappointed nobody, with no fewer than 10 different boats scoring results in the top 3. The predominently light winds, strong tides and fleet of 42 boats ensured that consistency won the day.
The 800's sailed a windward/leeward course with a downwind gate whilst the 600/300's shared a separate course. With 104 RS200/400's just round the corner at Lee on Solent SC the Eastern end of the Solent was covered with RS's doing what they do best, enjoying top sailing.
Mike Lennon, newly crewed by Craig Davies discarded a 6th , won race 3 and took overall honours from Neil Upton-Brown and Roz Allen who opened with a discard of 15th and thereafter were never out of the top five, winning race 5. Richard Lovering and Richard Kent , a point adrift in third overall were always in the top 6 apart from a discarded OCS in the last race. Going into the last race any of these 3 could have won the event, Nick Peters won the race with Lennon's second.
Winning no fewer than 3 of the 6 races, Nick Peters and Caroline Litchfield couldn't find any consistency, having to count a 7th and 11th for fourth place overall. Discarding an 11th and winning race 4 were the key features of Tim and Jo Johnson's fifth place overall from top ladies Tracey Covell and Vanda Zodorozny in 6th. Tracey and Vanda also took the merit award.
Mike Lennon, in a fit of remarkable modesty, commenting on his success remarked that all he had done was make reasonable starts and keep out of trouble - if only it was always that simple. Meanwhile Nick Peters, struggling to retain some dignity to the whole affair, was reputed to have said that it took real talent to win 3 races, and still finish outside of the top 3 overall. And yes the Hayling boats did live up to their reputation, taking 5 of the top six places. The Chew Valley couple of Tim and Jo Johnson getting in the way; the Johnsons had more than a useful result at Round 1 of the GUL RS Racing Circuit at Grafham and could score a top overall position on the circuit. Winners of the Grafham event, Steve Irish and Martin Gotrel were seventh overall after not a great Sunday but also look well on the pace.
If Nick Peters needed considerable skill to win three races and finish only fourth overall then Alan Olive/Mark Warren must be a genius to slip from fourth overall on Saturday night to 25th overall with three OCS's on Sunday; now that is a class act!! The talk from the weekend was that there will be a bumper turnout at for the GUL RS Eurocup in Lake Como at the end of May; lets hope its as sunny there.
HELM CREW CLUB SAIL NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 PTS POSITION
LENNON DAVIES HAYLING 927 4 2 1 4 6 2 13 1
UPTON-BROWN ALLEN HAYLING 802 15 4 5 3 1 4 17 2
LOVERING KENT HAYLING 934 6 3 2 2 5 42 18 3
PETERS LITCHFIELD HAYLING 930 1 1 12 7 11 1 21 4
JOHNSON JOHNSON CVLSC 874 9 6 11 1 4 10 30 5
COVELL ZADOROZNY HAYLING 894 20 9 4 12 7 3 35 6
IRISH GOTREL DRAYCOTE WATER 922 3 8 3 18 42 12 44 7
JENKINS HATTON WEIR WOOD 822 10 11 10 42 3 11 45 8
MURPHY GRIFFIN ITCHENOR 809 5 19 18 6 12 5 46 9
SYDENHAM VAUDRY HAYLING 935 12 12 6 14 10 7 47 10
EDGINGTON LOVERING HAYLING 909 8 7 17 8 9 42 49 11
SAYCE SAYCE HAYLING 835 16 13 16 5 2 42 52 12
BARNES PATTERSON WHITSTABLE 876 25 10 8 15 15 13 61 13
GORE SEYMOUR GRAFHAM WATER 918 14 14 42 9 13 15 65 14
ORTON KENNEDY ROYAL S'OTON 806 11 17 19 11 14 14 67 15
GAMBLE CARTER HAYLING 854 13 26 9 21 19 9 71 16
SIMMONDS DAY HAYLING 940 30 15 13 24 16 17 85 17
WILLIS EVANS LYMINGTON 867 21 24 22 17 8 21 89 18
JUBB BENNETT HAYLING 883 7 23 21 28 32 20 99 19
JAMES PILKINGTON GRAFHAM WATER 848 27 22 20 20 21 16 99 20
DOE DOE THORNEY 898 17 28 24 25 22 19 107 21
ELFORD ARNOTT EASTBOURNE 925 32 16 14 23 23 42 108 22
TAYLOR TAYLOR DATCHET 888 2 21 42 35 29 22 109 23
KECK MERCHANT OXFORD 819 29 35 42 19 20 8 111 24
OLIVE WARREN WESTON 834 19 5 7 42 42 42 115 25
ASHBY COURSE HAYLING 897 42 42 42 10 17 6 117 26
SPELLER BURRIDGE MINNIS BAY 853 18 18 42 13 26 42 117 27
SMITH TOBIN HOMELESS 859 22 27 25 26 24 24 121 28
SHIRES SHIRES STOKES BAY 926 24 25 27 42 30 25 131 29
BOLTON MOY STOKES BAY 924 34 36 23 22 25 42 140 30
MCGUIRE FAIRHALL STOKES BAY 824 28 34 26 34 33 26 147 31
MCLUCKIE ???? STOKES BAY 838 42 42 42 31 18 18 151 32
LEAL HOLT MAYFLOWER 830 35 30 42 30 31 27 153 33
POLLINGTON RUTHUEN BURGHFIELD 931 37 29 15 33 42 42 156 34
CRITCHLEY DILLON STOKES BAY 886 26 33 42 29 28 42 158 35
JONES JONES CARSINGTON 884 33 37 42 42 27 23 162 36
TUCKER TUCKER LEE-ON-SOLENT 943 23 42 42 16 42 42 165 37
JOHNSTON RAMUS HAYLING 919 31 20 42 42 42 42 177 38
NIEVEEN COLEMAN STOKES BAY 869 39 31 42 32 42 42 186 39
HARLING LEVINE MOUNTBATTEN 920 38 38 42 27 42 42 187 40
SAYNOR SAYNOR ROYAL NAVY 812 36 32 42 42 42 42 194 41