Results / RS200 Fat Face Racing Circuit Bristol Corinthian YC - 03/04/2004
After a severe gale saw paid to the Fat Face event at Carsington two
weeks ago the RS200 Fat Face Racing Circuit got off to a fantastic start
when 18 �24 knots of wind gave a 43 boat fleet some very exciting racing.
Race Officer Rhys Lankester and his team made great use of the conditions
to set really true courses. This included ideal setting of the two
leeward mark gate just in front of the clubhouse, which gave hours of
entertainment to spectators and race committee with some spectacular
action and plenty of spills. Some of the sailing down wind in some of the
big gusts will not be forgotten in a hurry and kept the rescue boat crews
very busy.
The wind on Saturday was due south which was obviously well to the liking
of 2002 National Champions Tom and Jo Hewitson who scored 1.2.1 from the
three races including murdering the fleet in the first race by a huge
margin. Current National Champion David Giles gave a great talk to the
fleet in the early evening after sailing, followed by great meal, Bristol
CYC had done us proud again. Then something strange happened at an RS200
event, a fairly quiet evening followed with no big party. Everyone was
knackered from a huge day happy to sit down, sup beer and talk about a
great days sailing.
Sunday saw the wind move to the southwest, be more blustery and keep on
trying to go west. Lee Sydenham and Ann Vaudrey, having being the only
boat to beat the Hewitsons on Saturday, found turbo power and put in a
superb display to score 2.2.1. The Hewitsons though won the first race of
the day and then scored two fourths to win the event by a point from
Sydenham and Vaudrey.
David Giles/Fiona Clark scored very consistently without quite finding
top form to finish third but 9 points behind. Steve Dunn/Claire Upton
Brown survived a very dodgy start when hitting the ejector button on the
very first start with Steve falling out the back of the boat 20 seconds
to go. A race win in the fifth race and four top six finishs gave them
4th overall. The Harken boat of Jon Lewis and Mad Millie Parsons also
survived a very watery start line in the fourth race to recover to 8th
which they counted along with 4 top four finishs to finish fifth overall.
Sixth, seventh and eighth went to home club boats with Trudie
Danbury/Graeme Ryder in the LUK boat eclipsing their fatter and more
experienced colleagues with a great display of Doris power on Sunday with
a score of 3.5.7. Ugly Vincent/Eluned Jones in 7th and Captain Jean Luc
Pickard/Noelle Vidal in 8th were left trailing in her wake.
In ninth and first youth were Matt Greenfield and Catrina Nichol who
sailed extremely well in the conditions for such a light combination.
The Magic Marine boat of Steve Irish did not make the overall prizes when
a broken main halyard and rule disagreements cost him dear. His boat did
walk off with some prizes though when his wife Paula won the champagne
moment for forgetting his birthday. His crew Matt Gotrel won the merit
prize for doing the whole of race 2 with the spin halyard cleat broken
yet still flying the kite by holding the spinnaker halyard in one hand
and spinnaker sheet in the other.
Many crews left BCYC for the trip home extremely broken but very happy
with rosy cheeks.
1st Mr. Crunch RS 200 772 Tom Hewitson Jo Hewitson Royal Northern
1 2 1 1 4 4 9.0
2nd Sea Sure RS 200 854 Lee Sydenham Ann Vaudry Stokes Bay S C 5 1
4 2 2 1 10.0
3rd Boat RS 200 753 David Giles Fiona Clark Weir Wood S C 2 3 5 5
23 3 18.0
4th RS 200 789 Steve Dunn Claire Upton-Brown Bristol Corinthian Y
C 6 5 2 DNF 1 5 19.0
5th Harken RS 200 858 Jonathan Lewis Mad Milly Parsons Burghfield S
C 3 4 10 8 3 2 20.0
6th LUK RS 200 927 Trudie Queen Neptune Danbury Graeme Ryder
Bristol Corinthian Y C 19 8 7 3 5 7 30.0
7th Skimpy Knickers and Magic Pants RS 200 777 Ugly Vincente Eluned
Tiny Taff Jones Bristol Corinthian Y C 4 7 11 6 9 8 34.0
8th Shakin your RS RS 200 901 Captain Jean-Luc Pickard Noelle Vidal
Bristol Corinthian Y C 7 10 6 7 12 6 36.0
9th RS 200 606 Matt Greenfield Catrina Nichol Bath University SC
9 12 14 4 6 12 43.0
10th RS 200 852 Patrick Altoft Deborah Greenland Ripon SC BFD 11
13 14 15 11 64.0
11th RS 200 900 Hamish Calder Severine Rees-Jones Royal Highland
Yacht Club BFD 9 8 13 14 21 65.0
12th RS 200 808 Sarah Taylor Sheena Craig Bristol Corinthian Y C
15 13 18 10 10 17 65.0
13th RS 200 771 Marshall King Fiona Reid Royal S G Y C 17 19 15
12 11 10 65.0
14th Magic Marine RS 200 827 Steve Irish Matt Gotrel Draycote Water
S C DNF 6 3 9 DNF 9 71.0
15th Patricia RS 200 695 Paul Dorer Ian Robertson Bowmoor S C BFD
27 16 11 7 14 75.0
16th RS 200 941 Mike Chapman Sheridan Kilwick Wembley SC 10 35
21 17 17 13 78.0
17th RS 200 821 Colin Staite Mrs. Grimm Bartley 8 26 22 20 16 15
81.0
18th Airship RS 200 739 Jane Robertson Fern Dorer Bowmoor S C 13
17 20 16 20 DNF 86.0
19th Whippet Sarce RS 200 743 Andi Riley Julie Marsden Stewartby
Watersports Club 11 21 25 18 18 20 88.0
20th Chuckle Brothers RS 200 844 J Blundell C Blundell Hallamshire
S C DNC 14 9 15 8 DNF 90.0
21st Margot & Jerry RS 200 935 Ben Alexander Liz Alexander Deben
Yacht Club 14 22 19 23 19 18 92.0
22nd RS 200 498 Matt Ambrose Ruth Baker Deben Yacht Club 16 34
17 26 27 16 102.0
23rd Smoke on the Water RS 200 846 Jeremy Stephens Adam Poole
Penzance 12 16 28 25 DNF 23 104.0
24th Crusty RS 200 863 Alan Perry Martin Faulkner Wembley S C 18
24 BFD 28 21 19 110.0
25th RS 200 212 Emma Clarke Pete Wooden Spoon Cruickshank Bristol
Corinthian Y C 24 18 23 19 32 DNF 116.0
26th RS 200 909 David Sweet Jackie Ireland Chew Valley SC 20 32
24 27 22 25 118.0
27th RS 200 895 Bev Jordan David Taylor Draycote Water S C 21 20
33 24 25 DNF 123.0
28th Mayhem RS 200 780 Paul Teague Pat Teague Bristol Corinthian Y
C 27 25 32 35 29 22 135.0
29th RS 200 359 Christian Humphrey Michelle Maynard Bristol
Corinthian Y C BFD 15 12 22 DNF DNF 137.0
30th RS 200 826 Chris Reid Tess Reid Bristol Corinthian Y C BFD
29 34 31 26 24 144.0
31st RS 200 954 Matt Davies Dottie Cormack Hayling Island S C 25
DNF DNF 21 13 DNF 147.0
32nd RS 200 896 Sue Antonelli Jo Lloyd Littleton SC 22 23 27 33
DNF DNC 149.0
33rd RS 200 947 Melissa Storey Chris Smith Parkestone YC DNC 30
35 DNF 24 26 159.0
34th Kelami RS 200 912 Laurence Hayward Sarah Webb Staunton Harold
28 31 37 37 DNF 27 160.0
35th Tiger RS 200 247 Rex Frost Paddy Myers Exe SC DNF 33 31 29 31
DNC 168.0
36th RS 200 420 Simon Howell Jane Rogers Wembley S C DNF 28 29
30 DNF DNC 175.0
37th Harder and Faster Thanks to Viagra RS 200 357 Chris Moore Jane
W Littleton S C 26 DNF 38 38 33 DNF 179.0
38th Splish and Splash RS 200 654 Alice Allen Lucy Meredith Bristol
Corinthian Y C 23 DNF 26 DNF DNF DNF 181.0
39th Exe-Factor RS 200 898 Martin Lilley Rosie Sands Exe SC BFD
DNF 36 32 28 DNF 184.0
40th Tinky Winky RS 200 728 Jon Jenkins Anna Sutcliffe Dale YC DNF
DNF DNF 34 30 DNF 196.0
41st A Big Gale RS 200 669 Sally Potter Karen Bolland Bristol
Corinthian Y C BFD 36 30 DNC DNC DNC 198.0
42nd Sex-o-Matic Venus Freaks RS 200 383 Paul Goodwin Jodi Dyer
Draycote Water S C DNF DNF DNF 36 DNF DNC 212.0
43rd Must I? RS 200 621 Jerry Gilby Lara Morris Bristol Corinthian
Y C DNF DNF DNF DNF DNC DNC 220.0