Results : RS200
During an impromptu meeting between Northern and Scottish
sailors at the 2010 Nationals, it was agreed to run four events during the
season that combined the two regional circuits. The dates were chosen and the Trident
UK combined circuit was born.
The
inaugural year has been a huge success with 33 RS200 crews taking part. We have
completed 27 races at 4 events in two countries, combining inland and sea
venues. Perhaps even more impressive is that English and Scottish boats have
taken part every weekend!
The
series got off to a windy start up in Largs, on the West coast of Scotland,
with those that braved the conditions having possibly the best sailing of the
year! Boatman and Boatman came out on
top after an epic battle with Burns and Simpson with Barrett and Lones taking 3rd
place.
The
road show then moved onto East Lothian with an 18 boat, extremely
competitive, fleet. During racing the overall lead changed hands repeatedly
with Burns and Simpson finally coming out on top from Boatman and Henderson,
winning on count back after a bullet the final race. 3rd place was
taken by Millar and Millar.
Then
it was time for the English clubs to play host and the Scottish crowd to hit
the road, which they did in numbers, helping make the Derwent event the largest
of the series with 20 boats. An amazing 9 races were held over the 2 days with
Pickles/Westell dominating the shifty conditions to take the win from
Boatman/Henderson and Fletcher/Fletcher.
Finally
we moved to the stunning venue of Bassenthwaite
Lake where Pickles/Westell
continued to show their class winning comfortably from Saul/Fletcher and
Barrett/Lones.
So
with 3 of the 4 events to count Boatman/Henderson’s strong start was enough to
take the title from Barrett/Lones whose consistency was enough to secure second
place with third going to Smith/Smith.
A
huge thanks must go to Trident UK
who stepped in at the 12th hour to offer support to the events and
provided discount vouchers for the overall prizes.
Looking
forward, it is clear that these events worked really well with everyone
participating enjoying the larger numbers and improved social. The dates for
next year are being discussed as I write and I will certainly have them in my
diary before any others! With a bit of co-ordination we could see four events
with 20+ boats next season, putting northern sailing right back on the map!
Place Sail no. Club Helm Crew Largs E. Lothian Derwent Bass Net
1st 908 Sunderland Yacht Club Martin Boatman Joe Henderson 1 2 2 (32) 5
2nd 1439 RYA Neil Barrett Sophie Lones 3 5 (10) 3 11
3rd 1369 Bassenthwaite Sailing Club Phil Smith Naomi Smith (32) 4 6 6 16
4th 447 Largs Sailing Club Martin Faulkner Suzanne Faulkner 5 (14) 12 8 25
5th 1296 Yorkshire Dales SC Chris Pickles Laura Westell (32) 32 1 1 34
6th 1254 Royal Largs SC Robbie Burns Vicki Simpson 2 1 (32) 32 35
7th 1167 Dalgety Bay S.C. Ronald Millar Tor Millar 32 3 7 (32) 42
8th 1068 Delph SC Martin Smith Barbra Smith (32) 32 5 5 42
9th 395 ASYC Chris Perry Kirsty Lytton 4 8 (32) 32 44
10th 477 Derwent Reservoir S.C. Suzie Blair Liz Copland (32) 7 9 32 48
11th 748 Budworth SC Matt Bromley Andrea Morgan (32) 32 13 4 49
12th 863 Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club Daniel Perry Natasha Lister (32) 10 8 32 50
13th 213 DRSC Dave Gebhard Jackie Gebhard (32) 32 19 9 60
14th 1425 Royal Forth YC Emily Robertson TBA (32) 15 16 32 63
15th 1378 Yorkshire Dales SC Mike Saul Meg Fletcher (32) 32 32 2 66
16th 1015 Scaling Dam SC Wayne Fletcher Deb Fletcher (32) 32 3 32 67
17th 600 Dalgety Bay and Largs SC Fiona Hall Vicki Simpson (32) 32 4 32 68
18th 1411 Dalgety Bay SC Adam McGovern Clair Brunner (32) 6 32 32 70
19th 1176 ASYC Graham Tait Vicki Tait 6 (32) 32 32 70
20th 1195 Bassenthwaite Sailing Club Robin Dawson Ethan Dawson (32) 32 32 7 71
21st 1105 St. Mary's Loch sailing Club Katie Masterson Shona Redpath (32) 9 32 32 73
22nd 756 Dalgety Bay sailing Club Gavin MacKinnon Finlay MacKinnon (32) 11 32 32 75
23rd 1020 Yorkshire Dales SC A. Hartley E. Hartley (32) 32 11 32 75
24th 453 Loch Tummel S.C. Richard Shellcock Robin Shellcock (32) 12 32 32 76
25th 516 Chanonry Sailing Club Richard Evans Beverley Ellis (32) 13 32 32 77
26th 15 DRSC Josh Gebhard Meg Fletcher (32) 32 14 32 78
27th 1086 Dalgety Bay SC Ali Mitchell Katie Mitchell (32) 32 15 32 79
28th 691 SOLWAY YACHT CLUB Elaine Ross AILSA ROSS (32) 16 32 32 80
29th 660 Cramond Boat Club Tim Jones Carol Jones (32) 17 32 32 81
30th 574 Phil Ben Alice Mines (32) 32 17 32 81
31st 1283 RFYC Greig Munro Kathleen Munro (32) 18 32 32 82
32nd 820 DRSC Joric Gebhard Meg Griffiths (32) 32 18 32 82
278 DRSC Greg Liggins Mark Cooper (32) 32 20 32 84
During an impromptu meeting between Northern and Scottish sailors at the 2010 Nationals, it was agreed to run four events during the season that combined the two regional circuits. The dates were chosen and the Trident UK combined circuit was born.
The inaugural year has been a huge success with 33 RS200 crews taking part. We have completed 27 races at 4 events in two countries, combining inland and sea venues. Perhaps even more impressive is that English and Scottish boats have taken part every weekend!
The series got off to a windy start up in Largs, on the West coast of Scotland, with those that braved the conditions having possibly the best sailing of the year! Boatman and Boatman came out on top after an epic battle with Burns and Simpson with Barrett and Lones taking 3rd place.
The road show then moved onto East Lothian with an 18 boat, extremely competitive, fleet. During racing the overall lead changed hands repeatedly with Burns and Simpson finally coming out on top from Boatman and Henderson, winning on count back after a bullet the final race. 3rd place was taken by Millar and Millar.
Then it was time for the English clubs to play host and the Scottish crowd to hit the road, which they did in numbers, helping make the Derwent event the largest of the series with 20 boats. An amazing 9 races were held over the 2 days with Pickles/Westell dominating the shifty conditions to take the win from Boatman/Henderson and Fletcher/Fletcher.
Finally we moved to the stunning venue of Bassenthwaite Lake where Pickles/Westell continued to show their class winning comfortably from Saul/Fletcher and Barrett/Lones.
So with 3 of the 4 events to count Boatman/Henderson’s strong start was enough to take the title from Barrett/Lones whose consistency was enough to secure second place with third going to Smith/Smith.
A huge thanks must go to Trident UK who stepped in at the 12th hour to offer support to the events and provided discount vouchers for the overall prizes.
Looking forward, it is clear that these events worked really well with everyone participating enjoying the larger numbers and improved social. The dates for next year are being discussed as I write and I will certainly have them in my diary before any others! With a bit of co-ordination we could see four events with 20+ boats next season, putting northern sailing right back on the map!