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 /
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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:
Pos | Sail No | Fleet | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | Pts |
1st | 1710 | Gold | Ed Whitehead | Thoams Whitehead | Parkstone YC / Filey SC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2nd | 1621 | Gold | Henry Hallam | Ashley Hill | Restronguet SC | 3 | 5 | 8 |
3rd | 1702 | Gold | Hamish Walker | Emma Hivey | RNSA & ASA | 4 | 4 | 8 |
4th | 1680 | Gold | Rory Odell | Henry Jamerson | HISC / Northampton | 9 | 9 | 18 |
5th | 1700 | Gold | Ben Whaley | Lorna Glen | Parkstone YC | 17 | 3 | 20 |
6th | 1667 | Gold | Owen Bowewrman | Annabelle Orme | HISC | 10 | 11 | 21 |
7th | 1739 | Gold | Brendan Lynch | Ellen Clark | ELYC | 14 | 8 | 22 |
8th | 1439 | Gold | Jamie Harris | Ellen Main | HISC | 21 | 2 | 23 |
9th | 1521 | Gold | Matt Venables | Bethan Matthew | Sutton / QMSC / RTYC | 7 | 16 | 23 |
10th | 1708 | Gold | Andrew Peters | Jill Peters | Castle Cover SC | 6 | 22 | 28 |
11th | 994 | Gold | Joe Jones | Clara Jones | Burghfield SC | 16 | 14 | 30 |
12th | 1311 | Gold | Christopher Eames | Anna Ormond | QMSC | 25 | 6 | 31 |
13th | 1716 | Gold | Oliver Evans | Zoe Nieveen | Southampton Uni SC / HISC | 18 | 20 | 38 |
14th | 262 | Gold | Matt Findlay | Toby Lewis | Royal Corinthian YC | 5 | 34 | 39 |
15th | 1270 | Gold | Alex Smallwood | Callum Farnden | Oxford & Cambridge Sailing School | 22 | 18 | 40 |
16th | 1673 | Gold | Harry Chatterton | Faye Chatterton | Waldringfield SC | 34 | 7 | 41 |
17th | 1318 | Gold | Ollie Meadowcroft | Cally Terkelsen | Upper Thames SC / Stone SC | 24 | 17 | 41 |
18th | 1662 | Silver | James Gifford | Isobel Stewart | Waldringfield SC / Royal Tay | 19 | 23 | 42 |
19th | 1747 | Gold | Will Taylor | Faye Caswell | Lymington Town SC | 33 | 10 | 43 |
20th | 629 | Gold | Rob Henderson | Alex Warren | HISC / Shoreham SC | 15 | 28 | 43 |
21st | 880 | Gold | James Hammett | Jess Hammett | HISC | 32 | 12 | 44 |
22nd | 8 | Gold | Craig Burllton | Hennie Burlton | Royal Southern YC | 29 | 15 | 44 |
23rd | 1604 | Gold | Dan Venables | Krystal Law | Sutton SC | 13 | 33 | 46 |
24th | 1686 | Silver | MJ Gifford | Rory Gifford | Waldringfield SC | 23 | 25 | 48 |
25th | 1295 | Gold | Andrew Wishart | crew | QMSC | 31 | 19 | 50 |
26th | 1391 | Gold | Tim Hire | Abby Hire | LTSC / Royal Lymington YC | 26 | 24 | 50 |
27th | 1659 | Gold | David Jessop | Sophie Mear | Cambridge Uni | 12 | 39 | 51 |
28th | 439 | Gold | Paris Thomas | Marta Uncio Ribera | Royal Thames YC | 27 | 31 | 58 |
29th | 1706 | Silver | James Whitehead | Daniel Whitehead | Filey SC | 8 | 56 | 64 |
30th | 1654 | Gold | Hugo Valentine | Imogen Wade | Shoreham SC | 38 | 26 | 64 |
31st | 1365 | Gold | Hannah Bristow | Bettine Harris | Bristol Corinthian YC | 20 | 46 | 66 |
32nd | 1617 | Gold | Alex Curtis | Raffi Gracie | HISC | 28 | 40 | 68 |
33rd | 1628 | Silver | Mike Green | Lynne Ratcliffe | Pevensey Bay SC | 11 | 58 | 69 |
34th | 1543 | Silver | Charlie Ellse | Ollie Hale | Restronguet SC | 57 | 13 | 70 |
35th | 1173 | Silver | Alice Davis | Flynn Davies | Draycote Water SC | 41 | 29 | 70 |
36th | 1640 | Gold | Ewan Wilson | Morven Wood | East Lothian YC | 30 | 42 | 72 |
37th | 1235 | Silver | Michael Calvert | Sophie Harris | HISC | 39 | 35 | 74 |
38th | 698 | Gold | Matt Currell | George Bender | Parkstone YC | 61 | 21 | 82 |
39th | 1474 | Gold | Calum Bell | Amelia Russell | Helensburgh SC | 36 | 48 | 84 |
40th | 533 | Silver | James Cunnison | Alice Smith | Royal Thames YC / Itchenor SC | 53 | 32 | 85 |
41st | 1687 | Silver | Theo Williams | Eloise Nieveen | WPNSA | 40 | 45 | 85 |
42nd | 964 | Gold | Chris Thomas | Verity Hopkins | Weir Wood SC | 35 | 51 | 86 |
43rd | 1237 | Gold | Tom Ahlheid | Sam Baker | Frensham Pond SC | 49 | 38 | 87 |
44th | 16 | Silver | Gabs Burlton | Ralph Cawthorne | Royal Southern YC | 51 | 37 | 88 |
45th | 1165 | Silver | Ian Pickard | Rachel Jenkins | Bowmoor SC | 62 | 27 | 89 |
46th | 846 | Gold | Jeremy Stephens | Rebecca Stephens | Penzance SC | 44 | 47 | 91 |
47th | 740 | Silver | Ben Harden | Lucy Ellery | Burnham SC | 58 | 36 | 94 |
48th | 1262 | Gold | Giles Kuzyk | Elliott Kuzyk | Parkstone YC | 52 | 43 | 95 |
49th | 1333 | Silver | Millie Irish | Oliver Rayner | Yorkshire Dales SC | 55 | 41 | 96 |
50th | 1078 | Gold | Merrick Stanley | Victoria Upton | Warsash SC | 47 | 52 | 99 |
51st | 1511 | Bronze | Mark Jenkins Jauma | Oliver Jenkins Jauma | LTSC /Royal Lymington YC | 70 | 30 | 100 |
52nd | 498 | Gold | Ben Tylecote | Issy Leetch | Rutland SC | 43 | 61 | 104 |
53rd | 1358 | Silver | Charlie Whitaker | Lucy Gaites | QMSC | 45 | 59 | 104 |
54th | 731 | Silver | Sammy Issacs‑Johnson | Sophie Stockton | Maidenhead SC | 46 | 67 | 113 |
55th | 1666 | Silver | Ben Dearden | Alice Carter | Yorkshire Dales SC | 63 | 50 | 113 |
56th | 1535 | Gold | Anna Sturrock | Marc Heger | Helensburgh SC | 42 | 74 | 116 |
57th | 297 | Silver | Mark Thomas | Alex Ling | HISC | 48 | 68 | 116 |
58th | 1340 | Silver | Edward Harris | Alex Nikoloudakis | Chew Valley Lake SC / Waldringfield SC | 60 | 57 | 117 |
59th | 1011 | Silver | Jake Miller | Hazel Brimelow | Helensburgh SC | 37 | 81 | 118 |
60th | 1179 | Gold | Archie Penn | Robert Giardelli | Waldringfield SC | 67 | 54 | 121 |
61st | 211 | Silver | James Morson | Fiona Hrrington | Sussex YC | 59 | 64 | 123 |
62nd | 939 | Silver | James Johnson | Tom Johnson | Yorkshire Dales SC | 69 | 55 | 124 |
63rd | 1432 | Bronze | Becky Caiger | Ben Ibbotson | RORC | 65 | 65 | 130 |
64th | 1698 | Gold | Tom Goodey | Richard Thomas | RNSA | 2 | DSQ | 132 |
65th | 399 | Silver | Juliette Kennedy | Mattis Prince | Strangford Lough YC & Nettley SC | 80 | 53 | 133 |
66th | 1296 | Bronze | Ben Nicoll | Miranda Van Heel | West Oxfordshire SC / RLYC / LLSC | 75 | 60 | 135 |
67th | 1611 | Silver | Sarah Pickard | Sarah Davies | Bowmoor SC | 54 | 82 | 136 |
68th | 728 | Silver | Adam Catlow | Toby Dutson | Lee on Solent SC | 73 | 63 | 136 |
69th | 1610 | Gold | Jamie Tylecote | Alice Lucy | Rutland SC | 88 | 49 | 137 |
70th | 1717 | Silver | Katy Jenkins | Filicity Brelesford | Bowmoor SC | 68 | 69 | 137 |
71st | 573 | Bronze | Joe Armstrong Rowland | Sam Armstrong Rowland | RSYC / HISC | 56 | 83 | 139 |
72nd | 1561 | Silver | Briony Spiezia | Francesco Speizia | Restronguet SC | 72 | 70 | 142 |
73rd | 1068 | Silver | Arwen Fflur | Tilda Brayshay | Yorkshire Dales SC | 50 | 96 | 146 |
74th | 594 | Bronze | Kyle Brown | Madeline Strugnell | Restronguet SC | 76 | 72 | 148 |
75th | 1591 | Silver | Patrick Whelan | Evie Snedker | Royal Lymingron YC | 107 | 44 | 151 |
76th | 1660 | Bronze | Ben Goult | Martin Goult | Frensham Pond SC | 64 | 87 | 151 |
77th | 655 | Bronze | Ollie Hawkins | Dom Peterson | Swansea Uni | 74 | 80 | 154 |
78th | 1600 | Silver | Cameron Harris | Archie Goodhead | Waldringfield SC | 77 | 78 | 155 |
79th | 1639 | Silver | Chris Hatton | Ellie Pickard | Bowmoor SC | 92 | 66 | 158 |
80th | 541 | Silver | Millie Tregaskis | Taryn Banks | Restronguet SC | 89 | 71 | 160 |
81st | 1060 | Silver | Paul Smalley | Harrison Smalley | Chew Valley Lake SC | 84 | 76 | 160 |
82nd | 1373 | Bronze | Helen Scott | Polly Scott | | 85 | 79 | 164 |
83rd | 1366 | Gold | Oscar Cawthorne | Tiffany Cawthorne | Shustoke SC | 104 | 62 | 166 |
84th | 1713 | Bronze | Paul Hill | Alex Hill | Yorkshire Dales SC | 82 | 84 | 166 |
85th | 753 | Silver | Alexander Ratsey | Julia Barnes | RTYC / Royal Southern YC | 81 | 86 | 167 |
86th | 849 | Bronze | Charlie Muldoon | Edward Bourton | RORC | 94 | 75 | 169 |
87th | 1202 | Bronze | Tom Moss | Poppy Christie | Bassenthwaite SC | 83 | 91 | 174 |
88th | 739 | Bronze | Ellen Morley | Freddie Scott | Hollowell / Norfollk Punt Club | 105 | 73 | 178 |
89th | 1577 | Silver | Daniel Corbett | Freya Pembery | County Anrtrim YC | 78 | 100 | 178 |
90th | 1152 | Bronze | Emily Davis | Jo Tribe | Draycote Water SC | 90 | 89 | 179 |
91st | 322 | Silver | Freya Brown | Jess Patterson | Restronguet SC | 95 | 85 | 180 |
92nd | 815 | Bronze | Oliver Jagger | Tom Kosteletos | OCSS | 106 | 77 | 183 |
93rd | 1094 | Bronze | Robin Stein | Darcy Lynall | HISC | 91 | 92 | 183 |
94th | 1721 | Silver | MIchael Warricker | Kate Fitzsimmons | Bough Beech SC | 86 | 102 | 188 |
95th | 1701 | Bronze | Christine Wood | Rory Chalmers | Helensburgh SC | 100 | 88 | 188 |
96th | 1301 | Bronze | Freddie Callaghan | Laurie Callaghan | HISC | 93 | 95 | 188 |
97th | 269 | Bronze | Alastair Coombs | Emily Miller | Helensburgh SC | 87 | 104 | 191 |
98th | 1643 | Silver | Sam Goult | Katherine Burgess | Frensham Pond SC | 66 | RET | 196 |
99th | 951 | Silver | Anna Miller | William O'Keefe | Largs SC | 103 | 93 | 196 |
100th | 539 | Bronze | Max Phypers | Emma Sellwood | Restronguet SC | 102 | 94 | 196 |
101st | 944 | Bronze | Alec Stenhouse | Mindy Birnei | Essex YC / Helford River SC | 108 | 90 | 198 |
102nd | 1200 | Bronze | Ryan Robinson | Imogen Bellfield | Waldringfield SC | 97 | 101 | 198 |
103rd | 1167 | Silver | Rupert Balmain | Noah Hensher | Sutton Bingham | 99 | 99 | 198 |
104th | 1310 | Bronze | Andrew Mitchell | Sam Cannell | King George SC | 101 | 98 | 199 |
105th | 1540 | Bronze | Dougal Scott | Kirsty Scott | Starcross YC | 71 | DNC | 201 |
106th | 909 | Bronze | James Hobson | Amy Hinsliff‑Smith | Warsash SC / Looe SC | 96 | 105 | 201 |
107th | 1709 | Bronze | Tiger Telwright | Kate MacAdorie | Royal Thames YC | 98 | 107 | 205 |
108th | 1218 | Bronze | Kai Miller | Cori Miller | Warsash SC / HISC | 111 | 97 | 208 |
109th | 1278 | Silver | Will Adler | Olivia Jacklin | Castle Cove SC & Cambridge Uni | 79 | RET | 209 |
110th | 1080 | Bronze | Rose Hallam | Dan Briggs | Restronguet SC | 109 | 108 | 217 |
111th | 1570 | Bronze | Mark Ampleford | Josh Ampleford | Island Barn Reservoir SC / Penzance SC | 116 | 103 | 219 |
112th | 457 | Bronze | Zoe Bazen | Annabel Hitchmough | Bowmoor SC | 117 | 106 | 223 |
113th | 1017 | Bronze | Matthew Riley | Miranda Cook | Eastbourne Sovereign SC | 115 | 110 | 225 |
114th | 285 | Silver | Magnus Handley | Charlotte Watson | Cambridge University Cruising Club | 113 | 112 | 225 |
115th | 1111 | Bronze | Mostyn Evans | Kit Simmonds | Mount's Bay Sailing Club | 114 | 113 | 227 |
116th | 940 | Silver | Eve Kennedy | Coco Barrett | Parkstone YC / Barn Island Reservoir SC | 119 | 109 | 228 |
117th | 609 | Bronze | George Gillespie | Eddie Esdaile | Fowey SC / Sutton Bingham SC | 120 | 114 | 234 |
118th | 825 | Bronze | Mary Chapman | Edward Clark | Warsash SC | 122 | 115 | 237 |
119th | 850 | Bronze | LLoyd Williams | Sebi Schmidt | Penzance SC | 121 | 116 | 237 |
120th | 343 | Silver | Hazel McDonnell | Gemma McDonnell | Hollowell | 110 | DSQ | 240 |
121st | 1128 | Bronze | Emma Pearce | Tegan Pearce | New Quay YC | 123 | 117 | 240 |
122nd | 1176 | Bronze | Tye Shuttleworth | Leo Shuttleworth | Weymouth SC | DNF | 111 | 241 |
123rd | 1036 | Bronze | Freya Sewell | Hannah Carruthers | Frensham Pond SC | 112 | DSQ | 242 |
124th | 437 | Bronze | Lou Dicker | Katy Reed | RNSA / Bosham SC | 118 | DNC | 248 |
125th | 975 | Bronze | Matthew Thornton | Georgie Houston | Parkstone YC | DNF | DNC | 260 |
125th | 993 | Bronze | Toby Banbrook | Sam Fewings | Bowmoor SC | DNF | DNC | 260 |
125th | 1047 | Bronze | James Nicholls | Antigone Bracken | Chelmarsh SC | DNF | DNC | 260 |
125th | 1614 | Bronze | Sasha Tydeman | Remy Bennet | Lymington Town SC | DNF | DNC | 260 |
125th | 1428 | Bronze | Alastair McHardy | Beth Daines | Royal Harwich YC | DNF | DNC | 260 |