Results / GUL RS RACING CIRCUIT WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND SAILING ACADEMY - 30/06/2001
GUL RS RACING CIRCUIT AT WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND SAILING ACADEMY � JUNE
30/JULY 1.
A total of 196 boats in five classes set a new record for numbers
competing at a GUL RS Racing Circuit event at Weymouth and Portland
Sailing Academy on June 30/July 1. This was the first event that the
RS700�s competed in and what a performance, 16 boats with some major hot
competition, the return of some old RS friends and spectacular action
downwind on Saturday. Without doubt a very successful launch of a new
class by any criteria.
The 196 boats were split over three courses. The fact that Race Officers
David Campbell-James, Frank Newton and Richard Stevens ran three good
quality races each day in a relatively short space of time speaks volumes
for their race management skills and the co-ordination work of the WPSA
staff.
Of course no event can be a success without the help of the weather gods
and were they smiling on Weymouth at the weekend!! 16-22 knots of breeze
all day on Saturday from the South West with sunshine all afternoon. Full
on Monty sailing, crews going yahoo downwind and a yacht dismasting for
good measure; what else could a self respecting dinghy sailor want. Ah
yes, beer, Saturday night featured a very large party in one of the old
hangers and the video of the Lions stuffing the Wallabies!!!
After all this excitement there were many relieved people when Sunday
started grey but with a very gentle 5-6 knots from the west. The breeze
very slowly built to 10 knots during the day and by the end there was
glorious sunshine. Whilst the results showed some people had a weekend of
two halves the overall winners showed their true mettle by producing
consistent results across some varied conditions.
With the Nationals only one month away this weekend again proved that
each class has many front-runners with many crews hitting form at the
right time; I for one would not like to predict who the winners will be.
The GUL RS Racing Circuit is now building very nicely to a really tight
finish in all classes; the last two Circuit events of the season will see
some major tussles.
RS800�s
What an amazing weekend for the 800�s; an entry of 48 boats was mind
blowing enough without the full on conditions and standard of racing.
Race Officer Richard Stevens varied the style of courses all weekend and
I don�t think anyone who was there will forget the last two races on
Saturday over a fairly short course with a narrow gate downwind. Starts
on the short course were everything combined with a willingness to gybe
at very short notice.
Richard Lovering and Richard Kent were in their element with three
bullets, which when you look at the names they were leaving in their wake
was an awesome performance. Nick Peters/Caroline Litchfield (4.7.4), Neil
Upton- Brown/Roz Allen (3.5.5) and Barrie Edgington/Harvey Hilary (2.2.9)
were the only other boats to score three top ten results. Paddy
Gamble/Lou Carter was very impressive scoring 2.3 in the last two races.
As with all the other classes the change of conditions on Sunday did
change the pattern of the racing. This was to be Mike Lennon�s/Craig
Davies day with a 2.1.2 scoreline but even this could not recover a
disaster of a Saturday with two no results. Ricky Tagg/Steve Greaves had
a terminal argument with another boat on Saturday and had two 49 points
but at least 5.2.5 on Sunday restored pride. Lovering and Kent though had
two very solid races with 7th and a 8th to give them overall victory with
a race to spare. The Peters/Litchfield team were equally secure in second
overall with a 6.3 score in race 4 and 5. They made doubly sure of
finishing second overall by winning the final race. Upton-Brown/Allen had
a very average Sunday but still secured third overall whilst
Edgington/Hilary recovered a day that was threatening to go pear shaped
by finishing 4th in the final race to claim fourth overall. Lee
Sydenham/Anne Vaudrey did their overall Gul Racing Circuit chances a lot
of good by finishing 5th and 3rd in the final two races to claim fifth
overall.
Sydenham has now taking over the overall lead in the GUL RS Racing
Circuit just ahead of Steve Irish and the Johnson�s. The Hayling trio of
Lovering, Peters and Upton- Brown could win the Circuit but will have to
produce two really top results at both the remaining GUL RS Racing
circuit events. As one of these events is not on the south coast it will
be interesting to see if they realise that sailing does place in the
frozen north and there are other pages in the map book then those
covering the south coast. Both Sydenham and the Johnson�s will also be
working hard to discard their 10th places they are counting at the moment.
Pete Vincent
R S 800 30 June 2001
Sail No Helm Crew Tally Series Points Series Place
Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6
934 Richard Lovering Richard Kent 126 16 1 1
1 1 7 8 6
930 Nick Peters Caroline Litchfield 113 18 2 4
7 4 6 3 1
961 Nell Upton-Brown Rozalyn Allen 102 34 3 3
5 5 12 17 9
909 Barrie Edgington Harvey Hillary 106 42 4 2
2 9 49 25 4
935 Lee Sydenham Anne Vaudrey 122 42 5 12
12 10 13 5 3
951 Paddy Gamble Lou Carter 140 44 6 23 3
2 22 9 8
922 Steve Irish Martin Gotrel 133 47 7 7
10 11 4 18 15
821 Matt Larkin Geoff Larkin 138 53 8 6
11 16 17 10 10
871 Geoff Carveth Jim Dean 124 55 9 5
21 24 10 6 13
874 Tim Johnson Jo Johnson 145 57 10 11
14 49 8 12 12
GUL RS Racing Circuit overall � counting four out of five events.
1. Sydenham/Vaudrey 18pts
2. Irish/Gotrel 20pts
3. Johnson�s 23pts
4. Ways 52pts
5. Lennon/Davies 54pts.
Sail No Helm Crew Tally Series Points Series Place Race 1 Race 2
Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6
934 Richard Lovering Richard Kent 126 16 1 1 1 1 7 8 6
930 Nick Peters Caroline Litchfield 113 18 2 4 7 4 6 3 1
961 Nell Upton-Brown Rozalyn Allen 102 34 3 3 5 5 12 17 9
909 Barrie Edgington Harvey Hillary 106 42 4 2 2 9 49 25 4
935 Lee Sydenham Anne Vaudrey 122 42 5 12 12 10 13 5 3
951 Paddy Gamble Lou Carter 140 44 6 23 3 2 22 9 8
922 Steve Irish Martin Gotrel 133 47 7 7 10 11 4 18 15
821 Matt Larkin Geoff Larkin 138 53 8 6 11 16 17 10 10
871 Geoff Carveth Jill Dean 124 55 9 5 21 24 10 6 13
874 Tim Johnson Jo Johnson 145 57 10 11 14 49 8 12 12
908 Mike Way Anne Way 104 63 11 14 26 13 9 13 14
932 Ricky Tagg Steve Greaves 137 65 12 49 4 49 5 2 5
897 Neil Ashby Nikki Griffin 103 66 13 10 6 6 20 24 49
914 Andy Postle Lisa Poster 131 69 14 17 16 22 14 11 11
927 Michael Lennon Craig Davies 125 72 15 49 18 49 2 1 2
822 Paul Jenkins Colin Hatson 128 73 16 13 15 12 16 49 17
919 Matt Johnson Barry Gears 148 75 17 15 8 14 11 27 30
853 Mike Speller Rob Burridge 121 78 18 9 9 8 28 49 24
848 Alisdair James Stephanie Pilkington 132 81 19 22 30 20 15
4 20
898 Stuart Doe Chris Doe 105 84 20 8 13 18 31 23 22
835 David Sauce Fiona Sauce 115 90 21 49 17 49 1 16 7
918 Ian Gore Alayne Seymour 119 91 22 26 28 49 3 15 19
906 Mike Braidley Annie Goodman 136 95 23 24 24 7 18 22 34
903 Mick Whitmore Sarah Smith 116 104 24 19 27 49 21 19 18
902 Gary Smith Lynn Whitmore 114 110 25 18 19 23 25 35 25
940 Stephen Simmonds Babs Day 109 111 26 21 25 19 19 30 27
883 Ian Jubb Lesley Bennett 118 120 27 27 22 28 27 38 16
960 Spod Olle Mike Warren 143 124 28 28 32 17 26 32 21
885 Tim Boon Chris Bownes 120 129 29 20 20 21 34 34 49
915 Jethro Gebhard Charlie Wylie 146 146 30 29 31 25 36 28 33
890 Buzz Keck Demo Dave 141 152 31 16 23 15 49 49 49
944 Al Hall David Ritchie 110 153 32 34 49 49 23 21 26
956 Greg Wells Celia Edgington 112 157 33 49 49 3 49 7 49
931 Mark Pollington Neil Ruthven 142 157 34 37 36 29 32 42 23
925 Philip Elford Neil Arnott 108 161 35 30 33 49 49 20 29
926 Alastair Shires Penny Shires 129 162 36 25 49 26 35 40 36
838 Iain McLuckie Suzi Mistlin 127 164 37 49 49 49 24 14 28
824 Jon McGuire Lou-Lou Farhall 101 169 38 32 35 27 42 36 39
947 Matt Adams Steve Turner 117 173 39 33 49 49 29 31 31
884 Thomas Jones Nick Jones 134 182 40 36 29 49 38 41 38
886 Matt Critchley Dave Lapes 130 187 41 35 49 49 37 29 37
859 Andrew Smith Beck Tobin 147 192 42 49 49 49 33 26 35
823 Neil Young Lynne Gilbert-Norton 107 203 43 49 49 49 40 33
32
948 Roger Saynor Ben Saynor 111 203 44 38 34 49 39 43 49
869 Richard Nieveen Tania Coleman 123 208 45 31 49 49 30 49
49
814 Jon Mills Andrew Wilkins 144 218 46 49 49 49 43 37 40
920 Stephen Harling Nicola Hudson 135 219 47 49 49 49 41 39
41
830 John Leal Mel Holt 139 245 48 49 49 49 49 49 49
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