Results / Open Penarth YC - 15/07/2012
An overcast and rather windy Torbay was greeted with mixed emotions for
the 37 RS400s that turned up for the Royal Torbay Yacht Club hosted Gul
RS Grand Slam. With some exciting moments launching off a rather
precarious pontoon arrangement most of the fleet made it to the race area
in time for the first race. The wind was blowing a fairly solid 20 knots
from the south east with a nasty chop as the first race was sent off on a
short windward leeward course. Greg O'Brien and Mark Blundell lead the
race from start to finish, revelling in the breezy conditions. Roger
Gilbert and Andy le Grice managing to keep ahead of Craig Burlton and
Andy Bonsey to take second place with Dan Vincent and Adrian Lynham
finishing in fourth.
The second race began with the wind building and slowly tracking round to
the south, Burlton / Bonsey taking the winners gun from John Date and
Neil Hughston, Gilbert / le Grice suffered from a rather unfortunate
capsize at the bottom mark taking them out of the running for the
race.Vincent / Lynham finshing third.
The third race saw a greatly depleted fleet starting in a much stronger
breeze, Gilbert / le Grice stormed round to take the winners gun from
Entwhistle / Fletcher with David Shiel and Paul Heath in third. Many
tired but smiling faces were seen around the boat park after an excellent
days racing.
Big hangovers (courtesy of the excellent James Bond theme ball) and
slightly less wind for Sunday, and race four was won by Gilbert / le
Griceby followed Vincent / Lynham in second and Burlton / Bonsey in
third. O'Brien / Blundell were spotted lounging around the middle of the
fleet nursing the most severe hangovers, and unable to show the excellent
speed of the previous day. The fifth race was won by Vincent / Lynham
chased hard by Gilbert / le Grice in second and Burlton / Bonsey in
third. Race six and the decider between Gilbert / le Grice, Vincent /
Lynham and Burlton / Bonsey. Gilbert / le Grice stormed round to take the
winners gun from Entwhistle / Fletcher, while Burlton / Bonsey finished
in third. Vincent / Lynham finished in fifth, thus losing second place
overall to Burlton / Bonsey by just one point. Gilbert / le Grice won the
event with their first in the final race allowing them to discard the
eigth from the previous day, counting all results in the top two.
1. 873 Roger Gilbert Andy Le Grice Frensham SC 7 1
2. 949 Craig Burlton Andrew Bonsey Northampton SC 13 2
3. 975 Dan Vincent Adrian Lynham RNSA/Stokes Bay SC 14
3
4. 1113 J Entwistle I Fletcher Leigh & Lowton SC
18 4
5. 958 Jason Pyke Ian Gregory Burghfield SC 29 5
6. 1135 David Shiel Paul Heath Leigh & Lowton SC
31 6
7. 1090 Phil Jackson Gerard Barron Parkstone YC 45
7
8. 1077 Robin Ken Yon Chris Perry Hamble River SC 47
8
9. 1128 Steve Middleton RTYC 61 9
10. 1129 Greg O'Brien John Blundell Sutton SC 62
10
11. 1095 Ian Robson Alice Johnson Aldeburgh Yc 63
11
12. 921 Giles Chipperfield Heather Chipperfield LTSC 65
12
13. 592 Malcolm Green Martin Green RYA 67 13
14. 850 Stuart Elford Fiona Jubb IBRSC 70 14
15. 1102 Hywel Roberts Melissa Storey Parkstone YC 80
15
16. 719 S Pilkington Martin Gunn Notts County SC 91 16
17. 1096 Matt Fairless Jo Fairless Aldeburgh YC 99
17
18. 1111 Stephen Fulford John Fulford Aldeburgh YC
106 18
19. 1125 Chris Bailey Matt Bailey Bartley SC
106 19
20. 542 Sarah Hughes Alex Davies Draycote Water SC
106 20
21. 956 John Date Neil Hughston Port Dinorwic SC
110 21
22. 755 Jonathan Ching Ernie Hatton Wierwood SC 119 22
23. 835 Mark Reddington Stuart Jagger Bartley SC 120 23
24. 426 Richard Stapley Brian Rushton Guernsey YC 125 24
25. 1122 Robert Larke Mark Greaves Leigh & Lowton SC
129 25
26. 1073 Adam Oliver Clare Fowler Aldeburgh YC
147 26
27. 1025 Russ Gibbs Jayne Singleton Starcross YC
157 27
28. 848 Mike Palfreman Andy Johnson Starcross YC 158 28
29. 982 Matt Greenhill Tom Trent Royal Navy 159 29
30. 1046 Martin Ward Darren Addington Girton SC
161 30
31. 1100 Tony Woods Amanda Pierpoint Leigh &
Lowton SC 162 31
32. 914 Helen Stewart Bryan Stewart Bartley SC 165 32
33. 1089 Chris Ritchie Anna Robinson Aldeburgh YC
175 33
34. 1058 Barney Goswen Louise Heal Burghfield SC
190 34
34. 847 Alex Willard Rebecca Willard Royal Corinthian YC
190 34
34. 912 Paul Dyson Andy Hayhoe Maidstone SC 190 34
947 John Callaghan Darren Gurney HISC 190 34