Success for Carveth and Clarke

The Gul RS200 Nationals come to a close at Looe Sailing Club

Day five of the RS200 Gul-sponsored National Championship saw a classic, final day showdown, that will be remembered for a long time to come.

At launching time, the breeze was peaking 30 knots and a lumpy sea had formed, so the fleet was detained ashore for two hours. By 2pm though, with only two hours left in which to get a race in (the last race has to start by 4pm), the wind had moderated enough for the fleet to be released.

After one false start, the fleet got away at the second attempt. Initially, the left looked good, but a 20 degree right hand shift saw the leaders come in from that side. James Stewart/Tobytastic led at the windward mark and sped off downwind, establishing a lead they held to the end. Behind, Geoff Carveth/Emma Clarke were in second, which would be good enough to win the championships as James Peters/Alan Roberts, the main challengers, were down the pan. However, Peters/Roberts picked up some great shifts on the second beat to round the last windward mark just a few boat lengths behind Carveth/Clarke. However, with just one downwind leg left, it was to little to late and Carveth covered Peters to ensure he couldn’t get past. This allowed Dave/Jane Hivey to sneak through to second in the race, with Ian Martin/Chris Catt in third.

Overall, Geoff Carveth/Emma Clarke were worthy champions, showing good consistency across a range of conditions. Peters/Roberts pushed all the way to finish second overall, and will surely have many more opportunities to win this event, while Martin/Catt had a great week to take third in their first nationals sailing together.

The silver fleet was won by Katrina Gilbert/Jenny Rust in 18th place overall, with Mike Chapmand/Lynne Ratcliffe second and Rob Style/Helen Rollinson third. Tom Morris/Emma Porteous won a tight race to take the bronze fleet title, with Stephen Tiernan/Sarah Hickman second and Darren/Natalie Roach third.

A great week for all involved. Many thanks go to everyone at Looe SC for hosting such a great event and making everyone feel so welcome, as well Gul the main headline sponsors for making the event what it is.

Results:

Pos	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Tot	Net
1	Geoff Carveth	Emma Clarke	3	-12	-130	5	1	4	1	2	4	162	20
2	James Peters	Alan Roberts	5	-53	5	3	-15	3	2	1	5	92	24
3	Ian Martin	Chris Catt	1	-15	4	4	-28	6	4	6	3	71	28
4	David Hivey	Jane Hivey	-37	3	3	-42	7	9	3	10	2	116	37
5	Roger Hudson	Taariq Jacobs	8	6	2	-32	14	-27	18	17	6	130	71
6	James Stewart	Toby Lewis	18	10	1	20	-23	-28	5	22	1	128	77
7	Steve Dunn	Sheena Craig	-42	-130	7	39	6	8	7	8	7	254	82
8	Mark Heather	Ed Cowell	13	8	26	8	-32	10	12	-52	9	170	86
9	Robbie Burns	Vicki Simpson	23	-130	22	-30	4	1	10	12	16	248	88
10	Chris Martin	Juliet Charles	4	18	-58	-45	11	2	17	7	33	195	92
11	Andrew Peters	Jeraldine Peters	-29	-22	21	2	16	19	14	4	18	145	94
12	Joe Glanfield	Kate Macgregor	2	-36	33	1	18	7	34	3	-58	192	98
13	Mike Saul	Sophie Hartley	11	-130	12	-48	17	16	15	21	17	287	109
14	James Boyce	Sam Tozer	-35	23	15	-52	8	35	6	14	10	198	111
15	Dicken McLean	Becky Hyde	10	4	-130	24	-43	22	37	5	12	287	114
16	Ian Sharps	KT Nichols	6	37	8	14	2	-56	22	-81	38	264	127
17	Pete Vincent	Tessa Nicholls	26	2	-44	29	27	15	16	13	-41	213	128
18	Katrina Gilbert	Jenny Rust	19	20	11	7	24	26	23	-49	-56	235	130
19	Frances Peters	Claire Lasko	24	1	-30	27	-34	5	29	29	24	203	139
20	Sam Littlejohn	Nicola Groves	21	-82	20	59	-68	14	8	9	8	289	139
21	George Yeoman	Georgie Akin-Smith	7	-63	50	12	21	-64	11	26	13	267	140
22	Caroline Martin	Nick Martin	33	13	37	22	26	13	13	-65	-75	297	157
23	Tom Morris	Emma Porteous	34	26	-65	17	3	20	44	24	-52	285	168
24	Steve Restall	Judy Restall	40	-75	18	-100	30	11	31	19	21	345	170
25	Edd Whitehead	Karen Baker	-60	21	46	36	25	17	-48	31	11	295	187
26	Stephen Tiernan	Sarah Hickman	30	-100	13	10	19	25	-73	55	46	371	198
27	Nick Charles	Helen Wightman	-67	57	31	-96	45	18	9	23	22	368	205
28	Mike Chapman	Lynne Ratcliffe	20	49	35	-71	5	31	37	-63	32	343	209
29	Rob Style	Helen Rollinson	-93	44	16	15	53	-62	20	30	47	380	225
30	John Reekie	Jennifer Reekie	14	34	41	61	12	36	28	-130	-130	486	226
31	Henry Maxfield	David Marlow	17	5	45	-81	-86	39	27	62	36	398	231
32	Andrew Shaw	Archie Law	55	-65	24	9	10	-69	57	18	62	369	235
33	Matt Greenfield	David Rolfe	28	41	40	49	-69	-60	26	36	15	364	235
34	Adam McGovern	Beth Grey	54	25	9	28	56	29	-88	38	-76	403	239
35	Ian Pickard	Karen Falcon	32	7	-66	65	-84	59	35	20	23	391	241
36	John Teague	Ali Lucas	-50	40	49	11	-130	34	49	34	26	423	243
37	Rob Janering	Marianthe Evangelidis	45	19	36	-60	49	53	33	11	-130	436	246
38	Paul Whitbread	Neil Hayes	57	47	-74	26	-67	50	30	16	27	394	253
39	Claire Walsh	Jasmine Husband	-58	39	38	37	33	42	40	-48	31	366	260
40	Roy McCubbin	Kirsty McSeveney	-75	38	6	56	38	48	-75	46	29	411	261
41	David Royse	Nikki Russell	70	43	14	-92	58	12	21	-82	43	435	261
42	Paul Dorer	Ian Robertson	31	14	-82	72	79	33	19	-130	20	480	268
43	Jonathon Pinner	Claudia Spink	15	11	52	53	48	49	42	-72	-130	472	270
44	Rob Struckett	Kate Allam	82	27	57	16	22	40	-130	27	-130	531	271
45	Joshua Flack	Tom Brophy	41	-97	28	34	62	-71	25	37	44	439	271
46	Katherine Lovering	Ellie Martin	39	35	19	68	54	55	-100	-130	14	514	284
47	Andy Bryson	Joanne Bailey	-69	31	55	47	42	44	32	-58	53	431	304
48	Darren Roach	Natalie Roach	-97	-104	48	19	31	45	63	59	40	506	305
49	Jayne Johnson	Nicola McIlroy	49	9	43	38	57	-98	45	-67	66	472	307
50	Liz Teague	Pete Cruickshank	62	-77	10	40	65	41	-72	50	39	456	307
51	Ed Fitzgerald	Katy Jones	9	-92	56	35	70	-92	54	56	30	494	310
52	Charlotte Savage	Darren McNamara	46	56	-71	66	-83	30	38	32	42	464	310
53	William Kalderon	Felix Danczak	89	62	39	-106	20	32	39	35	-130	552	316
54	Ben Dutton	Emma Dutton	38	50	73	25	55	-77	-76	51	35	480	327
55	Stevie Wilson	Lisa Charman	12	-130	17	51	-105	61	70	44	73	563	328
56	Simon Gillow	Kate Gillow	53	54	25	-80	63	58	47	28	-68	476	328
57	Jane Olive	Guy Filmore	-81	48	78	41	-88	21	51	47	50	505	336
58	Niall Myant	Katie Restall	59	42	60	33	-96	-87	24	53	67	521	338
59	Russell Collister	June Collister	27	51	42	-89	40	43	-87	75	60	514	338
60	Chloe Martin	Suzy Russell	63	59	-100	-105	13	24	62	40	84	550	345
61	Rob Martin	Jan Martin	71	24	-80	67	9	66	41	68	-77	503	346
62	Rosie Brearley	Tom Brearley	36	16	64	46	82	-130	-90	43	59	566	346
63	Tim Ellis	Charlotte Cotter	22	-130	63	-82	73	76	55	25	34	560	348
64	Fiona Hall	Lina Haines	48	17	75	58	46	-93	-89	69	48	543	361
65	Emma Johnson	Justin Deal	64	69	-101	64	50	-104	46	33	37	568	363
66	Sam Maxfield	Lucy Preston	-99	-95	77	79	29	23	80	57	19	558	364
67	Stephen Janering	Olivia James	47	-130	34	6	77	54	96	78	-130	652	392
68	Paul Teague	Pat Teague	43	81	-90	62	47	46	50	66	-130	615	395
69	Joel Walker	Sarah Crossman	73	-103	70	63	74	-81	60	42	28	594	410
70	Clive Eplett	Bryony Gregory	88	46	53	-130	-92	70	58	39	65	641	419
71	Richard Williams	James Williams	-104	30	99	78	41	47	-130	64	61	654	420
72	Martin Vinson	Heidi Vinson	-80	61	69	54	37	-96	68	80	55	600	424
73	Paul Lewis	Felicity Pearson	51	78	-130	43	94	63	82	15	-130	686	426
74	Andrew Boyce	Clare Michelmore	56	67	-85	23	-126	79	61	60	82	639	428
75	Sarah Anneliese Tuppen	Thea Crawshaw	65	52	59	21	59	-99	86	90	-130	661	432
76	Maia Walsh	Peter Bentley	44	83	54	-86	52	72	-84	77	51	603	433
77	Elliott Parsons	Peter Matthews	66	33	27	75	99	65	-104	-130	71	670	436
78	Thomas Wright	George Kingsnorth	-130	-130	72	70	72	101	43	61	25	704	444
79	Pete Lindley	Annie Lindley	68	45	79	77	44	52	-81	-88	79	613	444
80	Charlie Poyner	Louise Fisher	-77	71	-88	69	76	38	64	70	57	610	445
81	Michael Warwicker	Kate Fitzsimmons	83	58	32	13	-108	89	-111	97	81	672	453
82	Paul Lynch	Jo Brown	74	68	87	-94	64	57	56	-130	69	699	475
83	Greg Hall	Fi Parkinson	79	-98	81	50	-97	80	69	54	64	672	477
84	David Leach	Sara Terry	72	28	-106	44	39	97	97	102	-130	715	479
85	Andy Conn	Jack Gebhard	16	91	51	-116	95	85	67	76	-130	727	481
86	Ben Wilcox	Andrew McKeown	-120	79	110	-112	66	78	53	45	72	735	503
87	Toby Ashton	Rachel Ashton	61	-93	-95	88	78	82	71	79	45	692	504
88	John Todd	Katy Todd	103	89	23	55	61	100	-119	85	-130	765	516
89	Charlie Muir-Sands	Jane Muir-Sands	86	29	68	87	89	86	-94	73	-130	742	518
90	Dan Perry	Jo Hermer	95	66	29	-102	87	83	95	-130	70	757	525
91	Phil Waind	Sonya Waind	105	60	61	57	-116	95	83	71	-130	778	532
92	Neil Barrett	Sophie Jones	76	87	97	107	36	94	-130	41	-130	798	538
93	Chris Gould	Alice Moore	-114	55	86	93	35	102	74	96	-130	785	541
94	Pete Johnson	Sarah Coates	84	80	62	85	90	-103	59	83	-130	776	543
95	Jamie Dove	Anya de Ionga	119	-130	94	31	80	51	85	87	-130	807	547
96	Sarah Robertson	Emily Robertson	-130	-130	112	18	51	68	52	130	130	821	561
97	Stephen Woodward	Emma Yates	-102	84	-105	90	91	75	78	94	49	768	561
98	Chris Appleton	Naomi Pound	-118	73	47	113	114	73	66	-130	80	814	566
99	Laurence Gibbons	Henry Forward	52	-107	83	101	60	67	103	106	-130	809	572
100	Lucy Matthews	Stephen Glennie	109	-130	67	74	85	74	65	108	-130	842	582
101	Wes Kangurs	Jo Kangurs	96	70	-115	-119	93	110	79	84	54	820	586
102	Jake Gebhard	Joric Gebhard	25	76	92	97	-109	106	98	98	-130	831	592
103	Jessica Portway	Holly Pavey	108	-113	-122	109	75	88	92	74	63	844	609
104	David Batchelor	Emily Batchelor	87	90	91	84	-102	84	91	89	-130	848	616
105	Georgina Andrew	Milli Parkin	90	64	-130	91	81	105	101	101	-130	893	633
106	Chris Bower	Keith Lown	94	88	76	83	-111	107	93	92	-130	874	633
107	Neil Chadborn	Lucy Chadborn	91	86	89	-108	107	90	77	93	-130	871	633
108	Christopher Tuppen	Debbie Tuppen	110	72	96	76	-115	-121	108	100	85	883	647
109	Pete Bunch	Eddie Glennie	85	108	-111	98	98	-112	102	91	74	879	656
110	Tina Mackie	Katie Savage	78	74	98	123	71	91	-130	-130	130	925	665
111	Tony Witham	Mandie Neal	107	32	119	73	103	109	-130	-130	130	933	673
112	Richard Eagleton	Pip Eagleton	92	-130	113	95	101	37	-130	130	130	958	698
113	Mo Allen	Nathan Allen	100	94	93	104	-130	111	-130	130	83	975	715
114	Sarah Green	David Green	117	85	114	-118	106	118	99	86	-130	973	725
115	Colette Portway	Joe Hunt	101	114	102	103	100	108	106	-130	-130	994	734
116	Hannah Marsden	Dawn Wilkinson	98	110	84	117	-121	114	115	104	-130	993	742
117	Gary Parks	Bernie Parks	115	96	107	115	112	-120	105	95	-130	995	745
118	Adam Jenkins	Yihyi Hwang	113	109	108	-122	113	115	118	-130	78	1,006.00	754
119	Venetia Wingfield	Pauline McCracken	116	112	-120	99	104	117	110	105	-130	1,013.00	763
120	Julian Sawyer	Lynn Sawyer	106	-130	109	111	110	113	113	109	-130	1,031.00	771
121	Mike Riley	Mary Hill	111	102	103	120	119	124	109	-130	-130	1,048.00	788
122	Charles Richardson	Trevor Baker	123	111	117	-126	117	116	114	99	-130	1,053.00	797
123	Robert Johnston	Steven Rowbottom	121	106	118	124	120	-125	107	103	-130	1,054.00	799
124	Amy Fitter	Ian Fitter	-122	105	116	121	122	122	112	107	-130	1,057.00	805
125	Alan Roberts	Alex Pilkington	-130	99	104	110	118	-130	120	130	130	1,071.00	811
126	Richard Mangham	Debra Mangham	112	116	121	-125	125	119	116	110	-130	1,074.00	819
127	Kris Elliott	Daniel Coates	124	101	123	114	124	123	117	-130	-130	1,086.00	826
128	Alex Hitchcock	Will Bugg	125	115	124	127	123	126	121	-130	-130	1,121.00	861
129	Lyndall Lohman	Tina Cargett	-130	-130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	1,170.00	910