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RS800s race to the sun - courtesy of Murciatastic
A competitive fleet of 28 came to New pairing, Andy Jeffries and Adam Broughton in ‘Kiss My RS’ came out strong with three 1sts demonstrating their ability to win in both light and heavy airs. “We worked hard on our set up, then tried to keep it clean and simple, escaping the start line and to the right side for the tide”, said Adam. Peter Barton and Roz Allen in ‘Murciatastic’ made a Sunday comeback nailing the bullets in the 1st two races and pulling through from 5th to 2nd in the last race to win by a slender point in a nail biting finish. “Lay lines in tide are very hard to judge but absolutely critical. Before racing we identified accurate lay line transits both upwind and downwind. After ducking transoms we pulled out a 100m lead on the pack who had over stood in the tide. We then had to remember to vary these transits downwind due to the increasing breeze, which caught us out initially!” Stokes Bay winners, Chris Webber and Jim Baldwin proved they are a force to be reckoned with in the breeze as well as the light showing great pace in both to put a consistent series together to take 3rd from Spod Olive and Guy Fillmore in ‘Harken’ who also staged a comeback in Sunday’s breeze. Mick Whitmore and Sarah Smith won the Silver Fleet in 7th, including a win in shifty race 2, demonstrating both excellent strategies and their ability count! As ever Many thanks to event sponsors Muciatastic who, in conjunction with Pro-Vela, provided 15 prizes of luxury Spanish accommodation and boat use together with a 20% discount on accommodation to all RS Association members. Further information at www.murciatastic.co.uk and www.pro-vela.com . Next stop on the RS800 UK circuit is the ever popular |
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Rank | Fleet | SailNo | Helm | Crew | Club | Nett |
1 | RS 800 | 1016 | Peter Barton | Roz Allen | Royal Lymington | 10.0 |
2 | RS 800 | 1144 | Andie Jeffries | Adam Broughton | Eastbourne Sovereign | 11.0 |
3 | RS 800 | 0 | Chris Webber | Jim Baldwin | 19.0 | |
4 | RS 800 | 1146 | S Olive | Guy Fillmore | Stokes Bay | 22.0 |
5 | RS 800 | 943 | Laurie Fitzjohn-Sykes | Daniel Allin | 24.0 | |
6 | RS 800 | 1114 | Tom Halhead | Christian Humphrey | Bristol Corinthian YC | 27.0 |
7 | RS 800 | 1132 | Mick Whitmore | Sarah Smith | Eastbourne Sovereign | 37.0 |
8 | RS 800 | 1133 | Justin Deal | Ollie Page | Lancing SC | 38.0 |
9 | RS 800 | 1121 | Ben Scooling | George Kingsnorth | Helensburgh SC | 39.0 |
10 | RS 800 | 1047 | S Grundy | G Whitby | 42.0 | |
11 | RS 800 | 1154 | Justin Visser | Ryan Visser | Royal Lymington | 48.0 |
12 | RS 800 | 955 | Andrew Smith | Micky Bougton | Stokes Bay | 54.0 |
13 | RS 800 | 1136 | Dave Pike | Fiona Lockwood | Eastbourne Sovereign | 66.0 |
14 | RS 800 | 878 | Tim Saxton | Nicola Groves | GWSC/IBRSC /SYC | 66.0 |
15 | RS 800 | 1127 | Derek Buchanan | Elaine Buchanan | Oxford SC | 67.0 |
16 | RS 800 | 2012 | Joel Walker | Sarah Crossman | Grafham Water SC | 71.0 |
17 | RS 800 | 890 | Rich Keeton | Fiona Ramus | Royal Lymington | 84.0 |
18 | RS 800 | 983 | Ant Harvey | Mike Stone | Mumbles YC | 86.0 |
19 | RS 800 | 1124 | Dan Azzopardi | Dan Kilsby | Stokes Bay | 87.0 |
20 | RS 800 | 1001 | Alex Koukourakis | Allyson Ody | Eastbourne Sovereign | 92.0 |
21 | RS 800 | 107 | James French | Jess Olden | Gurnard SC | 93.0 |
22 | RS 800 | 1113 | Alastair Shires | Richard Nieveen | 101.0 | |
23 | RS 800 | 1010 | Chris Bailey | Matt Bailey | Draycote Water SC | 108.0 |
24 | RS 800 | 858 | Miles Roebuck | Graham Heath | Oxford SC | 108.0 |
25 | RS 800 | 1012 | Joe Joyner | Hanah Jones | Chew Valley SC | 111.0 |
26 | RS 800 | 1079 | T Galyer | Jack Spencer | Emsworth Slipper SC | 115.0 |
27 | RS 800 | 991 | Malcolm Streeton | Shauna Edgerton | HISC | 124.0 |
28 | RS 800 | 873 | Mark Duckworth | Emma Clarke | Hamble River SC | 131.0 |