Carveth and Clarke - ever consistent

Big breeze fills in off Looe for day four of the Gul RS200 Nationals

After 3 days of light airs and some good sunshine, it was all change for day four of the RS200 Nationals. A good 15-18 knots was blowing in a misty bay, with drizzle in the sky – beautiful English summertime conditions! Woolly hats came out and the fleet launched though, looking forward to some fast downwind sailing at last.

Race 7 started at the first attempt and the fleet was heavily bunched at the right hand side of the gate line, with the wind looking good on that side. The leaders came out of the middle though and at the top mark it was Geoff Carveth/Emma Clarke who were in the lead. Despite the wind lightening as the race went on, Carveth/Clarke held on for the win. James Peters/Alan Roberts scored a fine second place and Dave/Jane Hivey added to their weeks collection of third places.

By the start of race 8, the wind had lightened considerably but the waves were still large and confused, making sailing tricky. The gate boat certainly found that to be the case, and it took four attempts to get the race underway. Once it started though, those who had started early and gone hard left gained the benefit of clear air and lanes at the windward mark. Carveth/Clarke led again at the windward mark, with Peters/Roberts being the only boat to get across from the right to follow them around. Downwind, Peters/Roberts found some extra pressure to overtake Carveth/Clarke and then applied a tight cover to the finish line. Joe Glanfield/Kate Macgregor showed good pace as the wind increased during the race to claim third.

Overall, there is now just a three place cap between Carveth and Peters at the top of the table, with Ian Martin/Chris Catt a further 6 points back. The forecast for the last day is 20knonts and strong rain and it will surely be a real showdown to find this years champions.

In the silver fleet, Katrina Gilbert/Jenny Rust have maintained their lead over John/Jennifer Reekie, while Tom Morris/Emma Porteoushead the bronze fleet, just in front of Stephen Tierman/Sarah Hickman.

Results

Pos	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Tot	Net
1	Geoff Carveth	Emma Clarke	3	-12	-130	5	1	4	1	2	158	16
2	James Peters	Alan Roberts	5	-53	5	3	-15	3	2	1	87	19
3	Ian Martin	Chris Catt	1	-15	4	4	-28	6	4	6	68	25
4	David Hivey	Jane Hivey	-37	3	3	-42	7	9	3	10	114	35
5	Chris Martin	Juliet Charles	4	18	-58	-45	11	2	17	7	162	59
6	Joe Glanfield	Kate Macgregor	2	-36	33	1	18	7	-34	3	134	64
7	Roger Hudson	Taariq Jacobs	8	6	2	-32	14	-27	18	17	124	65
8	Robbie Burns	Vicki Simpson	23	-130	22	-30	4	1	10	12	232	72
9	Steve Dunn	Sheena Craig	-42	-130	7	39	6	8	7	8	247	75
10	James Stewart	Toby Lewis	18	10	1	20	-23	-28	5	22	127	76
11	Andrew Peters	Jeraldine Peters	-29	-22	21	2	16	19	14	4	127	76
12	Mark Heather	Ed Cowell	13	8	26	8	-32	10	12	-52	161	77
13	Ian Sharps	KT Nichols	6	37	8	14	2	-56	22	-81	226	89
14	Mike Saul	Sophie Hartley	11	-130	12	-48	17	16	15	21	270	92
15	Pete Vincent	Tessa Nicholls	26	2	-44	-29	27	15	16	13	172	99
16	James Boyce	Sam Tozer	-35	23	15	-52	8	35	6	14	188	101
17	Dicken McLean	Becky Hyde	10	4	-130	24	-43	22	37	5	275	102
18	Katrina Gilbert	Jenny Rust	19	20	11	7	24	-26	23	-49	179	104
19	Frances Peters	Claire Lasko	24	1	-30	27	-34	5	29	29	179	115
20	Caroline Martin	Nick Martin	33	13	-37	22	26	13	13	-65	222	120
21	Tom Morris	Emma Porteous	34	26	-65	17	3	20	-44	24	233	124
22	George Yeoman	Georgie Akin-Smith	7	-63	50	12	21	-64	11	26	254	127
23	Sam Littlejohn	Nicola Groves	21	-82	20	59	-68	14	8	9	281	131
24	Steve Restall	Judy Restall	40	-75	18	-100	30	11	31	19	324	149
25	Stephen Tiernan	Sarah Hickman	30	-100	13	10	19	25	-73	55	325	152
26	John Reekie	Jennifer Reekie	14	34	41	-61	12	36	28	-130	356	165
27	Andrew Shaw	Archie Law	55	-65	24	9	10	-69	57	18	307	173
28	Edd Whitehead	Karen Baker	-60	21	46	36	25	17	-48	31	284	176
29	Mike Chapman	Lynne Ratcliffe	20	49	35	-71	5	31	37	-63	311	177
30	Rob Style	Helen Rollinson	-93	44	16	15	53	-62	20	30	333	178
31	Nick Charles	Helen Wightman	-67	57	31	-96	45	18	9	23	346	183
32	Adam McGovern	Beth Grey	54	25	9	28	-56	29	-88	38	327	183
33	Rob Struckett	Kate Allam	-82	27	57	16	22	40	-130	27	401	189
34	Rob Janering	Marianthe Evangelidis	45	19	36	-60	49	-53	33	11	306	193
35	Henry Maxfield	David Marlow	17	5	45	-81	-86	39	27	62	362	195
36	Jonathon Pinner	Claudia Spink	15	11	52	-53	48	49	42	-72	342	217
37	John Teague	Ali Lucas	-50	40	49	11	-130	34	49	34	397	217
38	Ian Pickard	Karen Falcon	32	7	-66	65	-84	59	35	20	368	218
39	David Royse	Nikki Russell	70	43	14	-92	58	12	21	-82	392	218
40	Matt Greenfield	David Rolfe	28	41	40	49	-69	-60	26	36	349	220
41	Paul Whitbread	Neil Hayes	57	47	-74	26	-67	50	30	16	367	226
42	William Kalderon	Felix Danczak	-89	62	39	-106	20	32	39	35	422	227
43	Joshua Flack	Tom Brophy	41	-97	28	34	62	-71	25	37	395	227
44	Claire Walsh	Jasmine Husband	-58	39	38	37	33	42	40	-48	335	229
45	Roy McCubbin	Kirsty McSeveney	-75	38	6	56	38	48	-75	46	382	232
46	Jayne Johnson	Nicola McIlroy	49	9	43	38	57	-98	45	-67	406	241
47	Paul Dorer	Ian Robertson	31	14	-82	72	79	33	19	-130	460	248
48	Andy Bryson	Joanne Bailey	-69	31	55	47	42	44	32	-58	378	251
49	Stevie Wilson	Lisa Charman	12	-130	17	51	-105	61	70	44	490	255
50	Chloe Martin	Suzy Russell	63	59	-100	-105	13	24	62	40	466	261
51	Darren Roach	Natalie Roach	-97	-104	48	19	31	45	63	59	466	265
52	Simon Gillow	Kate Gillow	53	54	25	-80	-63	58	47	28	408	265
53	Liz Teague	Pete Cruickshank	62	-77	10	40	65	41	-72	50	417	268
54	Charlotte Savage	Darren McNamara	46	56	-71	66	-83	30	38	32	422	268
55	Katherine Lovering	Ellie Martin	39	35	19	68	54	55	-100	-130	500	270
56	Niall Myant	Katie Restall	59	42	60	33	-96	-87	24	53	454	271
57	Rob Martin	Jan Martin	-71	24	-80	67	9	66	41	68	426	275
58	Russell Collister	June Collister	27	51	42	-89	40	43	-87	75	454	278
59	Ed Fitzgerald	Katy Jones	9	-92	56	35	70	-92	54	56	464	280
60	Jane Olive	Guy Filmore	-81	48	78	41	-88	21	51	47	455	286
61	Rosie Brearley	Tom Brearley	36	16	64	46	82	-130	-90	43	507	287
62	Ben Dutton	Emma Dutton	38	50	73	25	55	-77	-76	51	445	292
63	Stephen Janering	Olivia James	47	-130	34	6	77	54	-96	78	522	296
64	Fiona Hall	Lina Haines	48	17	75	58	46	-93	-89	69	495	313
65	Tim Ellis	Charlotte Cotter	22	-130	63	-82	73	76	55	25	526	314
66	Paul Teague	Pat Teague	43	-81	-90	62	47	46	50	66	485	314
67	Emma Johnson	Justin Deal	64	69	-101	64	50	-104	46	33	531	326
68	Paul Lewis	Felicity Pearson	51	78	-130	43	-94	63	82	15	556	332
69	Sarah Anneliese Tuppen	Thea Crawshaw	65	52	59	21	59	-99	86	-90	531	342
70	Sam Maxfield	Lucy Preston	-99	-95	77	79	29	23	80	57	539	345
71	Andrew Boyce	Clare Michelmore	56	67	-85	23	-126	79	61	60	557	346
72	Clive Eplett	Bryony Gregory	88	46	53	-130	-92	70	58	39	576	354
73	Richard Williams	James Williams	-104	30	99	78	41	47	-130	64	593	359
74	Elliott Parsons	Peter Matthews	66	33	27	75	99	65	-104	-130	599	365
75	Pete Lindley	Annie Lindley	68	45	79	77	44	52	-81	-88	534	365
76	Martin Vinson	Heidi Vinson	-80	61	69	54	37	-96	68	80	545	369
77	Michael Warwicker	Kate Fitzsimmons	83	58	32	13	-108	89	-111	97	591	372
78	David Leach	Sara Terry	72	28	-106	44	39	97	97	-102	585	377
79	Joel Walker	Sarah Crossman	73	-103	70	63	74	-81	60	42	566	382
80	Maia Walsh	Peter Bentley	44	83	54	-86	52	72	-84	77	552	382
81	Andy Conn	Jack Gebhard	16	91	51	-116	-95	85	67	76	597	386
82	Charlie Poyner	Louise Fisher	-77	71	-88	69	76	38	64	70	553	388
83	Paul Lynch	Jo Brown	74	68	87	-94	64	57	56	-130	630	406
84	John Todd	Katy Todd	-103	89	23	55	61	100	-119	85	635	413
85	Greg Hall	Fi Parkinson	79	-98	81	50	-97	80	69	54	608	413
86	Thomas Wright	George Kingsnorth	-130	-130	72	70	72	101	43	61	679	419
87	Phil Waind	Sonya Waind	-105	60	61	57	-116	95	83	71	648	427
88	Jamie Dove	Anya de Ionga	-119	-130	94	31	80	51	85	87	677	428
89	Charlie Muir-Sands	Jane Muir-Sands	86	29	68	87	-89	86	-94	73	612	429
90	Sarah Robertson	Emily Robertson	-130	-130	112	18	51	68	52	130	691	431
91	Neil Barrett	Sophie Jones	76	87	97	-107	36	94	-130	41	668	431
92	Ben Wilcox	Andrew McKeown	-120	79	110	-112	66	78	53	45	663	431
93	Chris Gould	Alice Moore	-114	55	86	93	35	-102	74	96	655	439
94	Pete Johnson	Sarah Coates	84	80	62	85	-90	-103	59	83	646	453
95	Dan Perry	Jo Hermer	95	66	29	-102	87	83	95	-130	687	455
96	Toby Ashton	Rachel Ashton	61	-93	-95	88	78	82	71	79	647	459
97	Laurence Gibbons	Henry Forward	52	-107	83	101	60	67	103	-106	679	466
98	Lucy Matthews	Stephen Glennie	-109	-130	67	74	85	74	65	108	712	473
99	Jake Gebhard	Joric Gebhard	25	76	92	97	-109	-106	98	98	701	486
100	Chris Appleton	Naomi Pound	-118	73	47	113	114	73	66	-130	734	486
101	Stephen Woodward	Emma Yates	-102	84	-105	90	91	75	78	94	719	512
102	David Batchelor	Emily Batchelor	87	90	-91	84	-102	84	91	89	718	525
103	Chris Bower	Keith Lown	94	88	76	83	-111	-107	93	92	744	526
104	Neil Chadborn	Lucy Chadborn	91	86	89	-108	-107	90	77	93	741	526
105	Georgina Andrew	Milli Parkin	90	64	-130	91	81	-105	101	101	763	528
106	Wes Kangurs	Jo Kangurs	96	70	-115	-119	93	110	79	84	766	532
107	Tina Mackie	Katie Savage	78	74	98	123	71	91	-130	-130	795	535
108	Tony Witham	Mandie Neal	107	32	119	73	103	109	-130	-130	803	543
109	Jessica Portway	Holly Pavey	108	-113	-122	109	75	88	92	74	781	546
110	Christopher Tuppen	Debbie Tuppen	110	72	96	76	-115	-121	108	100	798	562
111	Richard Eagleton	Pip Eagleton	92	-130	113	95	101	37	-130	130	828	568
112	Pete Bunch	Eddie Glennie	85	108	-111	98	98	-112	102	91	805	582
113	Sarah Green	David Green	117	85	114	-118	106	-118	99	86	843	607
114	Colette Portway	Joe Hunt	101	-114	102	103	100	108	106	-130	864	620
115	Hannah Marsden	Dawn Wilkinson	98	110	84	-117	-121	114	115	104	863	625
116	Gary Parks	Bernie Parks	-115	96	107	115	112	-120	105	95	865	630
117	Mo Allen	Nathan Allen	100	94	93	104	-130	111	-130	130	892	632
118	Venetia Wingfield	Pauline McCracken	116	112	-120	99	104	-117	110	105	883	646
119	Julian Sawyer	Lynn Sawyer	106	-130	109	111	110	-113	113	109	901	658
120	Mike Riley	Mary Hill	111	102	103	120	119	-124	109	-130	918	664
121	Charles Richardson	Trevor Baker	-123	111	117	-126	117	116	114	99	923	674
122	Robert Johnston	Steven Rowbottom	121	106	118	-124	120	-125	107	103	924	675
123	Adam Jenkins	Yihyi Hwang	113	109	108	-122	113	115	118	-130	928	676
124	Alan Roberts	Alex Pilkington	-130	99	104	110	118	-130	120	130	941	681
125	Amy Fitter	Ian Fitter	-122	105	116	121	-122	122	112	107	927	683
126	Richard Mangham	Debra Mangham	112	116	121	-125	-125	119	116	110	944	694
127	Kris Elliott	Daniel Coates	-124	101	123	114	124	123	117	-130	956	702
128	Alex Hitchcock	Will Bugg	125	115	124	-127	123	126	121	-130	991	734
129	Lyndall Lohman	Tina Cargett	-130	-130	130	130	130	130	130	130	#####	780