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Noble Marine Marlow Ropes RS200 National Championship at Mount's Bay Sailing Club - Day 1

by Andrew Wishart 6 Aug 04:50 UTC 5-9 August 2024
Noble Marlow Ropes RS200 Nationals at Mount's Bay Day 1 © Lee Whitehead / www.photolounge.co.uk

Marlow Monday

With 20 knots forecast, the RS200 fleet was braced for a big first day at the 2024 nationals hosted by Mount's Bay SC. But a more moderate 12-15 knots greeted the 129 strong fleet as we sailed out to the racecourse under the majestic St Michael's Mount. What a spot for a racecourse.

The race team probably thought they had deja vu when Edd Whitehead turned up at the first windward mark of the regatta in third place, and then pushed through to the lead on the first downhill. Their eyes were not deceiving them, the champion of the 2023 RS400 nationals has indeed upgraded from the 400 to the 200, with nephew Thomas in the front this week.

The Whiteheads overhauled Henry Hallam and Ashley Hill from Restronguet on the first run. The Cornish duo didn't let them get away. But they were undone by a tight reach to the finish, which meant they and the Whiteheads had to beat up to the finish. That gave Tom Goodey and Richard Thomas sitting in third the opportunity to move up to second.

The main challenge of the day was the 1.5m swell, which the Whiteheads have clearly mastered. While the fleet found planing straightforward on starboard gybe, it was much harder to find the groove on port. The crews had to concentrate particularly hard, trimming the kite to the big changes in apparent wind as we accelerated down the face of the waves, and then fell off the backs.

Race 2 was sponsored by Marlow Ropes with prosecco and chocolates up for grabs. Only a handful of boats started within the first two minutes of the gate start, leaving over 100 boats to duck the gate boat. The RO was generous, keeping the gate boat motoring for 4.40 minutes; but there was still a pile up of boats trying to get around the gate launch when it stopped and drifted. Somewhere in among the carnage Tom and Richard who were 2nd in race two hit the gate boat meaning they were disqualified. Owen Bowerman and Anabelle Orme lead off the start until Anabelle fell out. But Owen made a strong case that men's multitasking skills are better than we get credit for (when it matters), pulling Anabelle back in while continuing to sail upwind.

At the front the evidence was growing that RS400 sailors had a speed edge on day one from their week of practice a year earlier. Edd and Thomas Whitehead didn't let anyone else have a go at the front this time leading from start to finish. Hallam and Hill were up there again too rounding the windward in second. Ben Whaley (who crewed Edd to victory a year ago on this racecourse) and Lorna Glen arrived at the windward in third following a disappointing 17th in race one.

But it was Jamie Harris and Ellen Main that found some better pressure to pull through to 2nd on the run. Ben and Lorna retained third, but Hamish Waker and Emma Hivey, from the Royal Naval Sailing Association were also on the charge working their way up to 4th, which is also where they finished in race one. Hallam and Hill came in in fifth. And another 400 sailor capitalising on their bespoke preparation, Chris Eames sailing with Anna Prescott from Queen Mary SC, were 6th.

So at the end of day one familiar names are decorating the front of the fleet. Mounts Bay is a real treat for every one with little tide and onshore breeze today, it was a very even racecourse which made for first rate championship racing. And on top of all of that you get a doughnut when you come in.

Results after Day 1:

PosSail NoFleetHelmCrewClubR1R2Pts
1st1710GoldEd WhiteheadThoams WhiteheadParkstone YC / Filey SC112
2nd1621GoldHenry HallamAshley HillRestronguet SC358
3rd1702GoldHamish WalkerEmma HiveyRNSA & ASA448
4th1680GoldRory OdellHenry JamersonHISC / Northampton9918
5th1700GoldBen WhaleyLorna GlenParkstone YC17320
6th1667GoldOwen BowewrmanAnnabelle OrmeHISC101121
7th1739GoldBrendan LynchEllen ClarkELYC14822
8th1439GoldJamie HarrisEllen MainHISC21223
9th1521GoldMatt VenablesBethan MatthewSutton / QMSC / RTYC71623
10th1708GoldAndrew PetersJill PetersCastle Cover SC62228
11th994GoldJoe JonesClara JonesBurghfield SC161430
12th1311GoldChristopher EamesAnna OrmondQMSC25631
13th1716GoldOliver EvansZoe NieveenSouthampton Uni SC / HISC182038
14th262GoldMatt FindlayToby LewisRoyal Corinthian YC53439
15th1270GoldAlex SmallwoodCallum FarndenOxford & Cambridge Sailing School221840
16th1673GoldHarry ChattertonFaye ChattertonWaldringfield SC34741
17th1318GoldOllie MeadowcroftCally TerkelsenUpper Thames SC / Stone SC241741
18th1662SilverJames GiffordIsobel StewartWaldringfield SC / Royal Tay192342
19th1747GoldWill TaylorFaye CaswellLymington Town SC331043
20th629GoldRob HendersonAlex WarrenHISC / Shoreham SC152843
21st880GoldJames HammettJess HammettHISC321244
22nd8GoldCraig BurlltonHennie BurltonRoyal Southern YC291544
23rd1604GoldDan VenablesKrystal LawSutton SC133346
24th1686SilverMJ GiffordRory GiffordWaldringfield SC232548
25th1295GoldAndrew WishartcrewQMSC311950
26th1391GoldTim HireAbby HireLTSC / Royal Lymington YC262450
27th1659GoldDavid JessopSophie MearCambridge Uni123951
28th439GoldParis ThomasMarta Uncio RiberaRoyal Thames YC273158
29th1706SilverJames WhiteheadDaniel WhiteheadFiley SC85664
30th1654GoldHugo ValentineImogen WadeShoreham SC382664
31st1365GoldHannah BristowBettine HarrisBristol Corinthian YC204666
32nd1617GoldAlex CurtisRaffi GracieHISC284068
33rd1628SilverMike GreenLynne RatcliffePevensey Bay SC115869
34th1543SilverCharlie EllseOllie HaleRestronguet SC571370
35th1173SilverAlice DavisFlynn DaviesDraycote Water SC412970
36th1640GoldEwan WilsonMorven WoodEast Lothian YC304272
37th1235SilverMichael CalvertSophie HarrisHISC393574
38th698GoldMatt CurrellGeorge BenderParkstone YC612182
39th1474GoldCalum BellAmelia RussellHelensburgh SC364884
40th533SilverJames CunnisonAlice SmithRoyal Thames YC / Itchenor SC533285
41st1687SilverTheo WilliamsEloise NieveenWPNSA404585
42nd964GoldChris ThomasVerity HopkinsWeir Wood SC355186
43rd1237GoldTom AhlheidSam BakerFrensham Pond SC493887
44th16SilverGabs BurltonRalph CawthorneRoyal Southern YC513788
45th1165SilverIan PickardRachel JenkinsBowmoor SC622789
46th846GoldJeremy StephensRebecca StephensPenzance SC444791
47th740SilverBen HardenLucy ElleryBurnham SC583694
48th1262GoldGiles KuzykElliott KuzykParkstone YC524395
49th1333SilverMillie IrishOliver RaynerYorkshire Dales SC554196
50th1078GoldMerrick StanleyVictoria UptonWarsash SC475299
51st1511BronzeMark Jenkins JaumaOliver Jenkins JaumaLTSC /Royal Lymington YC7030100
52nd498GoldBen TylecoteIssy LeetchRutland SC4361104
53rd1358SilverCharlie WhitakerLucy GaitesQMSC4559104
54th731SilverSammy Issacs‑JohnsonSophie StocktonMaidenhead SC4667113
55th1666SilverBen DeardenAlice CarterYorkshire Dales SC6350113
56th1535GoldAnna SturrockMarc HegerHelensburgh SC4274116
57th297SilverMark ThomasAlex LingHISC4868116
58th1340SilverEdward HarrisAlex NikoloudakisChew Valley Lake SC / Waldringfield SC6057117
59th1011SilverJake MillerHazel BrimelowHelensburgh SC3781118
60th1179GoldArchie PennRobert GiardelliWaldringfield SC6754121
61st211SilverJames MorsonFiona HrringtonSussex YC5964123
62nd939SilverJames JohnsonTom JohnsonYorkshire Dales SC6955124
63rd1432BronzeBecky CaigerBen IbbotsonRORC6565130
64th1698GoldTom GoodeyRichard ThomasRNSA2DSQ132
65th399SilverJuliette KennedyMattis PrinceStrangford Lough YC & Nettley SC8053133
66th1296BronzeBen NicollMiranda Van HeelWest Oxfordshire SC / RLYC / LLSC7560135
67th1611SilverSarah PickardSarah DaviesBowmoor SC5482136
68th728SilverAdam CatlowToby DutsonLee on Solent SC7363136
69th1610GoldJamie TylecoteAlice LucyRutland SC8849137
70th1717SilverKaty JenkinsFilicity BrelesfordBowmoor SC6869137
71st573BronzeJoe Armstrong RowlandSam Armstrong RowlandRSYC / HISC5683139
72nd1561SilverBriony SpieziaFrancesco SpeiziaRestronguet SC7270142
73rd1068SilverArwen FflurTilda BrayshayYorkshire Dales SC5096146
74th594BronzeKyle BrownMadeline StrugnellRestronguet SC7672148
75th1591SilverPatrick WhelanEvie SnedkerRoyal Lymingron YC10744151
76th1660BronzeBen GoultMartin GoultFrensham Pond SC6487151
77th655BronzeOllie HawkinsDom PetersonSwansea Uni7480154
78th1600SilverCameron HarrisArchie GoodheadWaldringfield SC7778155
79th1639SilverChris HattonEllie PickardBowmoor SC9266158
80th541SilverMillie TregaskisTaryn BanksRestronguet SC8971160
81st1060SilverPaul SmalleyHarrison SmalleyChew Valley Lake SC8476160
82nd1373BronzeHelen ScottPolly Scott 8579164
83rd1366GoldOscar CawthorneTiffany CawthorneShustoke SC10462166
84th1713BronzePaul HillAlex HillYorkshire Dales SC8284166
85th753SilverAlexander RatseyJulia BarnesRTYC / Royal Southern YC8186167
86th849BronzeCharlie MuldoonEdward BourtonRORC9475169
87th1202BronzeTom MossPoppy ChristieBassenthwaite SC8391174
88th739BronzeEllen MorleyFreddie ScottHollowell / Norfollk Punt Club10573178
89th1577SilverDaniel CorbettFreya PemberyCounty Anrtrim YC78100178
90th1152BronzeEmily DavisJo TribeDraycote Water SC9089179
91st322SilverFreya BrownJess PattersonRestronguet SC9585180
92nd815BronzeOliver JaggerTom KosteletosOCSS10677183
93rd1094BronzeRobin SteinDarcy LynallHISC9192183
94th1721SilverMIchael WarrickerKate FitzsimmonsBough Beech SC86102188
95th1701BronzeChristine WoodRory ChalmersHelensburgh SC10088188
96th1301BronzeFreddie CallaghanLaurie CallaghanHISC9395188
97th269BronzeAlastair CoombsEmily MillerHelensburgh SC87104191
98th1643SilverSam GoultKatherine BurgessFrensham Pond SC66RET196
99th951SilverAnna MillerWilliam O'KeefeLargs SC10393196
100th539BronzeMax PhypersEmma SellwoodRestronguet SC10294196
101st944BronzeAlec StenhouseMindy BirneiEssex YC / Helford River SC10890198
102nd1200BronzeRyan RobinsonImogen BellfieldWaldringfield SC97101198
103rd1167SilverRupert BalmainNoah HensherSutton Bingham9999198
104th1310BronzeAndrew MitchellSam CannellKing George SC10198199
105th1540BronzeDougal ScottKirsty ScottStarcross YC71DNC201
106th909BronzeJames HobsonAmy Hinsliff‑SmithWarsash SC / Looe SC96105201
107th1709BronzeTiger TelwrightKate MacAdorieRoyal Thames YC98107205
108th1218BronzeKai MillerCori MillerWarsash SC / HISC11197208
109th1278SilverWill AdlerOlivia JacklinCastle Cove SC & Cambridge Uni79RET209
110th1080BronzeRose HallamDan BriggsRestronguet SC109108217
111th1570BronzeMark AmplefordJosh AmplefordIsland Barn Reservoir SC / Penzance SC116103219
112th457BronzeZoe BazenAnnabel HitchmoughBowmoor SC117106223
113th1017BronzeMatthew RileyMiranda CookEastbourne Sovereign SC115110225
114th285SilverMagnus HandleyCharlotte WatsonCambridge University Cruising Club113112225
115th1111BronzeMostyn EvansKit SimmondsMount's Bay Sailing Club114113227
116th940SilverEve KennedyCoco BarrettParkstone YC / Barn Island Reservoir SC119109228
117th609BronzeGeorge GillespieEddie EsdaileFowey SC / Sutton Bingham SC120114234
118th825BronzeMary ChapmanEdward ClarkWarsash SC122115237
119th850BronzeLLoyd WilliamsSebi SchmidtPenzance SC121116237
120th343SilverHazel McDonnellGemma McDonnellHollowell110DSQ240
121st1128BronzeEmma PearceTegan PearceNew Quay YC123117240
122nd1176BronzeTye ShuttleworthLeo ShuttleworthWeymouth SCDNF111241
123rd1036BronzeFreya SewellHannah CarruthersFrensham Pond SC112DSQ242
124th437BronzeLou DickerKaty ReedRNSA / Bosham SC118DNC248
125th975BronzeMatthew ThorntonGeorgie HoustonParkstone YCDNFDNC260
125th993BronzeToby BanbrookSam FewingsBowmoor SCDNFDNC260
125th1047BronzeJames NichollsAntigone BrackenChelmarsh SCDNFDNC260
125th1614BronzeSasha TydemanRemy BennetLymington Town SCDNFDNC260
125th1428BronzeAlastair McHardyBeth DainesRoyal Harwich YCDNFDNC260

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