Results / Fat Face Racing Circuit Draycote Water SC - 11/03/2006
The first round of the RS 800 Fat Face circuit kicked off this weekend at
Draycote Water Sailing Club. Twenty-Two boats braved the chilly forecast
for a weekend of competitive racing in everything from 4 knots to 15 plus
snow!
Day One, Race One and it�s the lightest breeze the 800s have seen in a
while. With the crews remembering how to trapeze in front of the shrouds,
there were gains to be made early on. Top mark for the first time and
Matt Gill/Jimbo Hughes rounded just ahead of Steve Irish and Martin
Gotrel (Magic Marine). Ian Martin and Claire Booth (Sail4Cancer) rounded
in 3rd. Sadly for Tim Collins and Simon Coleridge, their spectacular
tangle which left them floundering on the spreader mark for quite some
time was caught on camera by none other than Jane Olive who took up the
coaching spot this weekend while poor Spod recovered from man flu!
As the wind died there was lots of place changing further back in the
fleet, but the top three showed speed and consistency; Irish and Gotrel
(Magic Marine) taking the first bullet of the day, Gill and Hughes in
second, Booth and Martin (Sail4Cancer) in third.
Thankfully the wind filled in a little for race two and the tactic at the
start was to get onto Port as soon as possible! Local boys Irish and
Gotrel (Magic Marine) lead from the word go, Paddy Gamble and Fiona
Lockwood back on form sailed their way into second place and held their
own to the finish line. Fleet newcomers Charlie Roome and Steve Hall
posted their best result of the day with a third place, great work! Great
also to see Rob Watson and Gimp back on the racecourse after a season�s
break, a 4th place for them.
Last race of the day and this time left up the first beat paid off.
Calling the shots right this time was Martin and Booth (Sail4Cancer)
rounding the top mark just ahead of Justin Deal and Sarah Marriott, Irish
and Gotrel (Magic Marine) hot on their heels. The puffs and shifts lead
to lots of place changing but Martin and Booth held their nerve to the
finish to take the bullet. Irish and Gotrel fought their way into second
place forcing Deal and Marriott to settle for third.
After a much needed hot shower Steve Irish and Jane Olive treated the
fleet to an excellent debrief of the days racing�. Just when we were all
feeling so confident with our performance we realised where we were going
so wrong! But a huge thanks to Jane and Steve who gave us all some
excellent advice and some race winning tips � made so much clearer with
the video camera! A few beers later and one or two kebabs it was off to
bed � the lucky ones in the fleet had friends living nearby, or indeed
booked a B&B � others opted for a night under canvas or even in the car�
Snow greeted them in the morning!
Frozen boat covers, a biting wind and snow flurries made for the most
inviting days sailing of the season so far�! Dry suits and steamers at
the ready�. This was going to be cold!
Race four and the wind had piped up significantly from Saturday. The race
officer made no mistake and got us all off without a hitch (except for
one or two to the right!) By the top Mark Irish and Gotrel rounded in
first, shaking off the icicles as they bore away! Deal and Marriott close
behind with Gamble/Lockwood, Roz Allen & Neil Ashby and Peter Barton &
Sally Wakefield in the chasing pack. Frozen kite sheets and halyards made
frustrating work for the crews and before you knew it we were gybing onto
port and laying the leeward gate. Ashby and Allen made the biggest gains
in the fleet sailing into second place just behind the Magic Marine boys
who secured their third victory of the event. Gamble and Lockwood sailed
over the line in 3rd place with Martin and Booth in 4th after a
spectacular recovery from a capsize.
Things were definitely getting colder� more snow flurries and ice coated
trapeze strings � the race officer got us all off promptly again! Same
story, Irish and Gotrel (Magic Marine) stomped all over the fleet to take
the bullet while Ashby and Allen, still on spectacular form secured
another second place close behind. Barton & Wakefield secured third
place � an excellent recovery after a dodgy start whereby Pete fell out
the boat with 30 seconds to go!
Last race of the day and only eleven boats left on the course! The snow
and ice proved far too much for the sensible ones who left the final line
up to battle it out for the podium positions! Barton and Wakefield lead
the fleet round the first windward mark, but true to form (and with no
Irish/Gotrel on the course!) Ashby and Allen secured the bullet! Gamble
and Lockwood hung in there to take second with Barton and Wakefield in
third.
And so the podium positions were filled. Third place after an excellent
weekend of consistent results went to Ian Martin and Claire Booth
(Sail4Cancer). Paddy Gamble and Fiona Lockwood sailed themselves into
second on the final day while Steve Irish and Martin Gotrel (Magic
Marine) proved victorious once again to claim top spot, the Winners of
the Fat Face RS 800 Draycote open meeting.
Victory in the Silver fleet went to Charlie Roome and Steve Hall � an
excellent circuit debut for them, while second place was awarded to
Phillip Highfield and Tamsin Butcher who put in an excellent effort to
take 10th place.
Thanks to everyone who took part and to Draycote Water Sailing Club for
making a cold and miserable weekend into a thoroughly enjoyable and
competitive one! Next circuit event is April 22/23rd at Rutland - spring
will definitely be upon us so we hope to see you all there!
Sarah Marriott
RS800 1054
Draycote Water Sailing club | ||
RS800 Open 11/12 March 2006 |
Overall Results
Sailed: 6 Discards: 1 Ratings: None
Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1058 | Steve Irish | Martin Gotrel | Draycote Water SC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2 | 1012 | Paddy Gamble | Fiona Lockwood | Stokes Bay SC | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | ||
3 | 1089 | Ian Martin | Claire Booth | Bough Beech SC | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | ||
4 | 1016 | Peter Barton | Sally Wakefield | Royal Lymington | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | ||
5 | 1101 | Neil Ashby | Whistable | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | |||
6 | 1010 | Ollie Page | Tom Odell | Lancing | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | ||
7 | 1054 | Sarah Marriott | FPSC | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 32 | |||
8 | 1075 | Matt Gill | James Hughes | Royal Corinthian | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 40 | ||
9 | 964 | Charlie Roome | Steve Hall | Draycote Water SC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 43 | ||
10 | 848 | Phillip Highfield | Tamsin Butcher | Waveney & Oulton Broad | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 45 | ||
11 | 1059 | Ralph Singleton | Sophie Singleton | Chew Valley Lake SC | 7 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 47 | ||
12 | 1076 | Robert Watson | James Holmes | Royal Corinthian | 15 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 48 | ||
13 | 808 | Daniel Tregastes | Polly Tregastes | Restronguet SC | 17 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 57 | ||
14 | 991 | Malcolm Streeter | Miles Roebuck | HISC | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 58 | ||
15 | 836 | Derek Buchanan | Elaine Buchanan | Oxford | 16 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 59 | ||
16 | 1047 | Simon Grundy | Guy Whitby | HISC | 8 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 60 | ||
17 | 883 | Kate Gillow | Andy Griffiths | Draycote Water SC | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | DNC | 77 | ||
18 | 987 | Tim Collins | Simon Coleridge | RORC | 18 | 16 | 11 | 16 | DNC | 84 | ||
19 | 989 | Ben Schooling | Tim Hirst | Datchet | 14 | 15 | DNC | DNC | DNC | 98 | ||
20 | 815 | Sam Ferens | A Harvey | 19 | 19 | 18 | DNC | DNC | 102 | |||
21 | 909 | Iain Christie | Adam Smith | Draycote Water SC | 20 | 18 | 19 | DNC | DNC | 103 | ||
22 | 1105 | Jane Smethwick | Nicholas Hand | 21 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 113 |