Results : RS800

RS800 Eurocup 2018 Overall

This year the RS800 class had probably its most international Eurocup series, with 19 teams attending at least two of the three events (up from four last year) and a record number of continental boats making the pilgrimage to Weymouth for the massive RS Games in August.  In total 59 teams from six nations competed for this prestigious travellers’ trophy. The French teams in particular have grown in numbers and depth of talent, with two in the top five overall.

Kicking off with the French Open Skiff regatta in Lac du Der at Easter, followed by the European Championships at Carnac and the UK Nationals in Weymouth, the 2018 series has been blessed with great sailing conditions and a strong turnout at all the events.

Lac du Der, in the Champagne region of France, brought RS800s together from Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Holland, France and the UK for three great days of racing and camaraderie in whatever languages we could speak.  The format there is handicap racing with skiffs of all types, swelling the 14 RS800s to a 60-boat fleet.  This is a great way for newcomers to the international racing scene to make new friends and find out what RS800 sailing is all about.

The Europeans in May provided classic Carnac conditions, with sea breezes from light to feisty, sunshine and of course great Breton hospitality.  By the time the UK Nationals came round in August, after weeks of light weather the fleet was itching for some big breeze again and Weymouth Bay certainly delivered the goods, along with great socials ashore in the whirlwind of classes that made the RS Games one of the biggest sailing events in history.

Overall, Luke and Emma McEwen put together a solid series to win with an event to spare.  The fight for the rest of the podium was tight, with just two points separating the next three boats.  Previous European champions Phil Walker and John Mather nearly threw it away by missing the first day of the UK Nationals but sailed strongly to overtake Gilles Peeters and Heloise Baize/Mateo Lavauzelle for second place.  49er youth star Rory Hunter showed how it’s done by borrowing two boats each over 17 years old and sailing with two different crews (Chris Feibusch and FX squad sailor Steph Orton) to tie on points with Peeters, only losing third place on the tie break.  RS Sailing donated great prizes which were presented to the top three boats at the end of the RS Games.

The 2019 Eurocup series follows the same three-event format starting with Lac du Der at Easter again, but this time going to Lake Garda for the Europeans in July and Eastbourne for the UK Nationals in September, where the class will be celebrating its 20^th anniversary.

Report by Luke McEwen

Prize winners photo thanks to Sportography.com

 

 

 

	Rank	Sail No	Class	Nationality	Helm	Crew	Club	French Open Skiff	Carnac Europeans	RS Games UK Nationals	Total	Nett
	1	1220	RS800	GBR	Luke MC EWEN	Emma MC EWEN	Royal Lymington YC	1	1	2	4	2
	2	1207	RS800	GBR	PHIL WALKER	JOHN MATHER	HISC	60	2	4	66	6
	3	1218	RS800	FRA	GILLES PEETERS	HELOISE BAIZE / Mateo LAVAUZELLE	S N LARMOR PLAGE	2	6	17	25	8
	4	961/885	RS800	GBR	RORY HUNTER	CHRIS FEIBUSCH / Stephanie Orton	Arran YC	60	5	3	68	8
	5	1161	RS800	FRA	JEANLOUIS TREGUIER	CAMILLE  DONNAT BART	C.N. VIRY CHATILLON	3	9	22	34	12
	6	1225	RS800	GBR	STEPHEN COCKERILL	SARAH COCKERILL	Stokes Bay SC	60	3	13	76	16
	7	1228	RS800	GBR	ANDY JEFFRIES	ALLYSON JEFFRIES	Eastbourne Soverign SC	60	4	14	78	18
	8	882	RS800	FRA	JEREMIE  BRAU	LUDOVIC ROBLIN	S R ROCHELAISES	5	14	60	79	19
	9	1194	RS800	GBR	JOE JOYNER	WILL BROOM	Lyme Regis SC	60	11	11	82	22
	10	1230	RS800	GBR	CHRISTINA HANDASYDE DICK	ANDREW HANDASYDE DICK	Itcheror SC	60	7	20	87	27
	12	1188	RS800	GBR	DANIEL GOODMAN	DEBBIE CLARK	Stokes Bay SC	60	8	21	89	29
	11	1159 / 12	RS800	SUI	LAURENT MULLER	AXEL  VAN DE VYVERE	ASAH Section Voile	8	21	60	89	29
	13	1119 / 841	RS800	FRA	FRANCOIS VAUVRAY / MORGANN BLAYO	MORGANN BLAYO / DUMONT THÃOPHIL	CRNG DE GRANVILLE / PORH LOEIZ SKIFF	9	22	60	91	31
	14	877	RS800	LUX	Pierre KIEFFER	André  FRIEDRICH / Yves STEFFEN	Yves STEFFEN	14	20	60	94	34
	15	1121	RS800	GBR	BEN CLEGG	ABIGALE EMBSER-KA	Brightlingsea SC	60	12	26	98	38
	16	900	RS800	GBR	ANDY TARBOTON	LIZZIE SHAWCROFT / Harry Kennedy	Stokes Bay SC	60	10	30	100	40
	17	1066/1182	RS800	NED	Michiel GEERLING	Henk  DUIT / Hilde Geerling	Braassem	11	60	32	103	43
	18	1101	RS800	FRA	ALEXANDRE  EMANUEL	FRANCK  PERNET / Quentin Milleret	YC Grenoble Chara.	13	60	35	108	48
	19	1157	RS800	GBR	KATHARINE MARTIN / Ian Martin	CHRIS MARTIN		60	23	27	110	50
	20	1144	RS800	GBR	Tom Morris	Guy Fillmore	HISC	60	60	1	121	61
	21	841	RS800	FRA	MATEO LAVAUZELLE	QUENTIN  MILLERET	Y C CARNAC / C.N. VIRY CHATILLON	4	60	60	124	64
	22	1222	RS800	GBR	Paul Jenkins	Peter Jenkins	Eastbourne Sovereign SC	60	60	5	125	65
	23	1155	RS800	FRA	LAURENT THOUVENIN	OLIVIA  COINDREAU	Y C TOULON	6	60	60	126	66
	24	1221	RS800	GBR	John Gimson	Anna Burnet	Rudyard Lake SC/Royal Northern & Clyde Y	60	60	6	126	66
	25	1063	RS800	FRA	CEDRIC FRABOULET	YANNICK  POURLIER	Y C CARNAC	7	60	60	127	67
	26	1219	RS800	GBR	Pete Barton	Chris Feibusch	Lymington Town SC	60	60	7	127	67
	27	1132	RS800	GBR	Simon Hiscocks	Ellie Aldridge	WPNSA	60	60	8	128	68
	28	1131	RS800	GBR	Maddy Anderson	Matt Reid	Brightlingsea and Spinnaker SCs	60	60	9	129	69
	30	1203	RS800	GBR	Tim Gratton	Fiona Hampshire	St Catharines College SC	60	60	10	130	70
	29	1182	RS800	NED	Sander VOGELAAR	Jody DE JAGER		10	60	60	130	70
	32	1231	RS800	GBR	Hugh Shone	Hannah Tattersall	Castle Cove SC	60	60	12	132	72
	31	960	RS800	GER	Tobias WASHMAN	Marleen  STRATHOFF		12	60	60	132	72
	33	1198	RS800	GBR	ALEX BENFIELD	NICK IRELAND	Stokes Bay SC	60	13	60	133	73
	34	1224	RS800	GBR	FREDERICK LORD	LOUISE GALE	Carsington SC	60	15	60	135	75
	35	1232	RS800	GBR	Cameron Moss	Darrol Moss	Lyme Regis SC	60	60	15	135	75
	36	1195	RS800	GBR	GRAHAM WILLIAMSON	JEREMY WILLIAMSON	HISC	60	16	60	136	76
	37	1158	RS800	GBR	Edward Norbury	Charlie Hutchings	Warsash SC	60	60	16	136	76
	38	897	RS800	FRA	Estelle GRECK	Pierrick FOLLEZOU	E V CATASCHOOL / S N LARMOR PLAGE	60	17	60	137	77
	39	1211	RS800	GBR	PHILIP GLADMAN	NATASHA GLADMAN	Itcheror SC	60	18	60	138	78
	40	1166	RS800	GBR	Ralph Singleton	Sophie Singleton	Burghfield SC	60	60	18	138	78
	41	981	RS800	FRA	MARK JOHNSON	LEO DEREGNIEAUX		60	19	60	139	79
	42	1204	RS800	GBR	Martin Orton	Ian Brooks	Chichester YC	60	60	19	139	79
	43	1043	RS800	GBR	Chris Dodd	Bryony Meakins	Rutland SC	60	60	23	143	83
	44	1202	RS800	GBR	Andrew Blundell	Maddie Fenner	Warsash SC	60	60	24	144	84
	45	1171	RS800	GBR	James Penty	Edward Grayson	Beaver SC	60	60	25	145	85
	46	1184	RS800	GBR	Michael MacMillan	Jamie Macmillan	Loch Earn SC	60	60	28	148	88
	47	1164	RS800	GBR	Russ Gibbs	Lucy Loughton	Starcross YC	60	60	29	149	89
	48	949	RS800	GBR	Ian Jubb	Bonnie Moody	HISC	60	60	31	151	91
	49	1157	RS800	GBR	Chris Martin	Megan Brickwood		60	60	33	153	93
	50	939	RS800	GBR	Daniel Nickalls	Jack Wardell	Marconi SC	60	60	34	154	94
	51	982	RS800	GBR	Neal Gibson	Keith Macey	Downs SC	60	60	36	156	96
	52	1064	RS800	GBR	Chris Haworth	Stuart Aston		60	60	37	157	97
	53	1140	RS800	GBR	John McKelvie	David Jessop	Strangford Lough YC	60	60	38	158	98
	54	1151	RS800	GBR	Hannah Peters	Mark Lees	Hollyhead SC	60	60	39	159	99
	55	1128	RS800	GBR	Ciaran Hurney	Mel Kwan	Oxford SC	60	60	40	160	100
	56	913	RS800	GBR	Adrian Howe	Fenella Williams	Oxford SC	60	60	41	161	101
	57	1189	RS800	GBR	James Green	Simon Hall	Beer SC	60	60	42	162	102
	58	1111	RS800	NED	Marianne Pijlman	Tijmen Pijlman	WV Monnickendam	60	60	43	163	103
	59	919	RS800	GBR	Charlie Ellse	Ollie Holmes	Restronguet SC	60	60	44	164	104