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Results / RS Fat Face Racing Circuit Highcliffe SC - 10/07/2004

So absolutely top sea sailing conditions are like buses; you wait for ages for a bus and then two come along at the same time. After a season not blessed with the greatest wind conditions the RS Fat Face Racing Circuit has had two superb sea events in two weeks. Following the great conditions at Eastbourne the Saturday at Highcliffe was barn-stormingly brilliant; sun, 17-22 knots from the south west building fantastic waves and 40 boats to have some great racing. Highcliffe SC and the RS Association had also pushed the boat out and brought in David Campbell James as Race Officer along with stomach legend Arkie to give the RS200's and RS400's real Nationals practice by setting really good courses and running gate starts for both classes for all six races. Highcliffe also proved to be very friendly hosts, providing great social, band, bacon rolls although perhaps some of the slowest beer pumps ever!! Race 1 and the Tom/Jo Hewitson were off to a good start to lead for long periods. David Giles/Fiona Clark could not be shaken off and took the lead on the last lap to win with James Stewart/Sam Littlejohn third. Jon Lewis/Millie Parsons led race 2 at mark 1 with four boats in close company. Pete Vincent/Lucy Matthews took the lead on a flying run, Lewis and Giles then had turns in the lead before the finish order settled on Giles, Lewis and Vincent. Race 3 and Giles/Clark made it three in a row just ahead of Lee Sydenham/Anne Vaudrey with Lewis third. Sunday was a very different with a patchy 6-10 knot from the west that kept on wanting to go north. The breeze stability was not helped by the frequent arrival of very heavy showers that gave scenes more in keeping with monsoons rather than July in Britain. Race 4 and it paid to start late and keep more right with Trudie Danbury/Graeme Ryder just leading from Vincent and Sydenham not far behind. The three pulled well clear in a huge shower with Sydenham gaining the upper hand to win with Danbury winning the Bristol fight for second. Race 5 and Jeremy Stephens/Zara Flynn flew in on the port layline to just lead from pathfinder, home clubs Phil/Daniel Sowden. Some of the leading contenders made good progress through the fleet and the order settled on Stewart/Littlejohn, the Hewitsons and Vincent/Matthews. Giles/Clarks two fourths though had kept them in a strong position and overall victory with a race to spare. This left the Hewitsons to start very early in race 6 and cross the fleet very early to have a convincing lead. As another cloud went over the wind eased and Sydenham/Vaudrey took advantage to win from the Hewitsons and Saarh Allen/Vicky Symons who had pulled through the fleet to claim third. Defending National Champions David Giles and Fiona Clark have hit a really hot streak of form, winning six races on the reel over the last two Fat Face Circuit events. Can they keep it going through to the Nationals now only four weeks away; 80 other boats have already entered; its going to be a great event; particularly if we get the same conditions.
RS200 Fleet  -  Sailed: 6  Discards: 1  Ratings: PY
Pos Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Pts
1 753 David Giles Fiona Clark Weir Wood 1 1 1 4 4 DNC 11
2 854 Lee Sydenham Anne Vauchy Stokes Bay 4 5 2 1 5 1 13
3 845 James Stewart Sam Littlejohn Stokes Bay 3 4 4 13 1 5 17
4 772 Tom Hewitson Jo Hewitson Royal Northern & Clyde 2 7 7 8 2 2 20
5 777 Pete Vincent Lucy Matthews BCYC 10 3 6 3 3 14 25
6 858 Jonathan Lewis Milly Parsons Burghfield 5 2 3 6 14 12 28
7 901 Ian Pickard Noelle Vidal Bristol Corinthian 6 9 5 7 8 4 30
8 927 Trudie Danbury Graeme Ryder Bristol Corinthian 7 12 20 2 11 11 43
9 808 Sarah Taylor Sheena Craig BCYC 17 11 9 9 9 9 47
10 941 Mike Chapman Sheridan Killwick Wembley SC 13 10 14 11 10 10 54
11 773 Phil Sowden Daniel Sowden Highcliffe SC 15 17 DNC 10 6 8 56
12 789 Steve Dunn Jane Willan BCYC 28 6 13 5 35 6 58
13 846 Jeremy Stevens Zara Flynn Penzance SC 16 13 16 20 7 7 59
14 840 Martin English Alex Porter RSC 9 8 11 14 17 18 59
15 359 Christine Humphrey Darryl Berry Bristol Corinthian 14 15 8 22 12 15 64
16 935 Ben Alexander Liz Alexander Deben YC 12 23 10 12 15 17 66
17 880 Sarah Allan Vicky Symons Royal Southern YC 20 20 12 21 13 3 68
18 702 Mike Dencher Anna Harding Chew Valley Lake SC 11 14 DNC 23 16 20 84
19 954 Matt Davies Harriett HISC DNF 19 17 15 22 16 89
20 743 Andrew Riley Julie Marsden Stewartby Water 18 16 15 18 23 DNF 90
21 821 Colin Staite Jane Suitor Bartley 8 29 DNC 16 25 13 91
22 224 Andy Norman Sam Norman Highcliffe SC 22 25 18 17 18 21 96
23 974 Simon Howell Christine Howell Wembley SC 23 27 19 19 27 19 107
24 947 Melissa Storey Sarah Wise Littleton SC DNF 24 22 25 19 23 113
25 449 Vanda Young Jonathan Jonett Littleton SC 19 22 DNC 29 26 22 118
26 405 Alan Tarrant Dale Phillips Highcliffe SC 25 21 DNC 26 21 27 120
27 655 L Davey Emma Doris 26 31 21 30 20 26 123
28 863 Alan Perry Martin Faulkner Wembley 24 28 23 24 33 30 129
29 383 Paul Goodwin Jodi Dyer BCYC 21 18 DNC 34 24 DNC 138
30 438 Lynne Ratcliffe Tania McDonald Bough Beech 29 32 DNC 31 29 24 145
31 651 Douglas Maxwell Jane Hill Wembley SC 30 30 DNC DSQ 31 28 160
32 519 Janine Blundell Mo WWSC DNF DNC DNC 27 28 25 162
33 916 Sarah Covington Helen Clark Hill Head DNF DNF DNC 28 30 29 169
34 357 Chris Moore Meryl Devine Redesmere 31 33 DNC DSQ 34 31 170
35 481 Adrian Sherratt Sarah Sherratt Haversham DNF 26 DNC 35 32 DNF 175
36 904 Michael Riley Fran Jones Chew Valley Lake SC DNF DNC DNC 36 36 32 186
37 697 Toby Peacock Sarah Ann Peacock Chew Valley 27 DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 191
38 984 Nigel Harniman Emma Harniman Wembley SC DNF DNF DNC 32 DNC DNC 196
39 590 Dan Perry Ali Mitchell Newcastle University / Wembley DNF DNC DNC 33 DNC DNC 197
40 948 Jeremy Paterson Pete Franklin Littleton SC DNF DNF DNF DNC DNC DNC 205
 
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