Noble Marine Rooster RS200 National Championship 2023 at East Lothian Yacht Club

Noble Marine Rooster RS200 National Championship 2023 at East Lothian Yacht Club - Day 1

by Will Taylor 8 Aug 2023 11:10 BST 7-11 August 2023

After long journeys for many up to North Berwick near Edinburgh, 93 entries were registered & a fleet of volunteers & sailors geared up for day one of the 2023 Noble Marine Rooster National Championship.

Following on from a tactics talk, gate start seminar & championship briefing, we hit the water with all the knowledge needed to attack the race track.

Noble Marine Rooster RS200 Nationals 2023 Day 1 - photo © Steve Fraser

Day one dawned sunny with 15-23 knots forecast. After a long downwind sail to the start area in the western bay we prepared for the race.

Leading the fleet away was pathfinder James & Jess Hammett. With 14-18 knots, tide on the ebb & land factors in play, the majority of the fleet headed left to gain the wind-shift advantage. By the end of the race Arran Holman & James Crossley had stamped their mark winning by a comfortable margin. Second to finish was Ian Martin crewed by Emma Clarke with Ben Whaley & Lorna Glen third.

Noble Marine Rooster RS200 Nationals 2023 Day 1 - photo © Steve Fraser

Race two started in similar conditions with the family team of Will & Matt Taylor as pathfinder. At the top of the course, the breeze built & stayed at 24-26 resulting in lots of 'thrills & spills'. Downwind was 'holding on mode' with Arran commenting that even he had to pull on more kicker to stop the mast inverting! Perhaps that was at the point when the Race Officer, Robbie Lawson, recorded a gust of 29 knots.

Arran & James took the victory again, with local sailors Brendan Lynch & Ellen Clark in second, followed by another podium finish for Ian & Emma.

Noble Marine Rooster RS200 Nationals 2023 Day 1 - photo © Steve Fraser

With the increase in wind this was a true battle to get around the course, & avoid the many capsized boats. After two tough races, the fleet were happy to be heading to shore to repair boats & bruised bodies. The evening social of haggis & ceilidh were surprisingly well attended, considering the demands of the day. A third of the fleet are Scottish sailors so the tartan flowed on the dance floor. Quite a sight.

Results after Day 1:

Pos	Sail No	Fleet	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	Pts
1st	1676	Gold	Arran Holman	James Crossley	Hollowell SC	1	1	2
2nd	1702	Gold	Ian Martin	Emma Clarke	Burghfield SC/RNSA/ASA	2	3	5
3rd	1739	Gold	Brendan Lynch	Ellen Clark	ELYC	6	2	8
4th	1700	Gold	Ben Whaley	Lorna Glen	Parkstone YC	3	5	8
5th	1747	Gold	Will Taylor	Matt Taylor	Lymington Town SC	10	7	17
6th	1632	Gold	Robbie Burns	Vicki Simpson	Largs SC	4	16	20
7th	880	Gold	James Hammett	Jess Hammett	HISC	17	4	21
8th	1439	Gold	Jamie Harris	Ellen Main	HISC	5	18	23
9th	1682	Gold	Andrew Brown	Alex Sutcliffe	Tynemouth SC	14	9	23
10th	1701	Silver	Ewan Wilson	Morven Wood	Wormit Boating Club	12	11	23
11th	1667	Gold	Owen Bowerman	Annabelle Orme	HISC	18	6	24
12th	1521	Gold	Matt Venables	Bethan Matthew	QMSC/RTYC/Sutton SC	15	10	25
13th	1011	Silver	Jake Miller	Sandy Simpson	Helensburgh SC	11	23	34
14th	1549	Gold	Roo Purves	Rachel Scarfe	East Lothian YC	20	15	35
15th	1738	Gold	Stephen Cockerill	Sarah Cockerill	Stokes Bay SC	19	17	36
16th	1078	Gold	Merrick Stanley	Victoria Upton	Warsash SC	16	21	37
17th	439	Silver	Paris Thomas	Marta Uncio Ribera	RTYC	29	14	43
18th	533	Silver	James Cunnison	Alice Smith	Itchenor SC/RTYC	23	22	45
19th	1698	Gold	Tom Goodey	Richard Thomas	RNSA	27	19	46
20th	1566	Silver	Jocelyn Hill	Emily Hill	County Antrim YC	21	25	46
21st	1215	Gold	Murray Hampshire	Phoebe Warren	HISC	28	20	48
22nd	1729	Gold	Scott Wallis	Emma Baker	HISC	9	40	49
23rd	1295	Silver	Andrew Wishart	-	QMSC	8	42	50
24th	1621	Gold	Henry Hallam	Ashley Hill	Restronguet SC	39	12	51
25th	1179	Gold	Archie Penn	Robert Giardelli	WSC/RTYC	25	26	51
26th	1358	Silver	Charlie Whitaker	Lucy Gates	QMSC	31	28	59
27th	830	Silver	Jake Hardman	Abi Tuttle	HISC	48	13	61
28th	1716	Gold	Alex Colquitt	Zoe Nieveen	HISC	30	32	62
29th	1642	Gold	John Wilson	Laura Glover	ELYC	56	8	64
30th	1278	Gold	Ewan Gribbin	Liv Jacklin	Paignton SC	33	31	64
31st	1699	Silver	Douglas Calder	Elizabeth Galloway	RNSA/Burghfield	22	45	67
32nd	1617	Gold	Alex Curtis	Raffi Gracie	HISC	43	24	67
33rd	1720	Gold	Chris Mayhew	Elouise Mayhew	RHYC/WSC	26	41	67
34th	1662	Gold	Antony Gifford	Jo Gifford	Royal Tay YC	34	36	70
35th	1235	Silver	Mike Calvert	Sophie Harris	HISC	42	29	71
36th	939	Silver	James Johnson	Tom Johnson	Roa Island Boating Club	38	35	73
37th	728	Bronze	Adam Catlow	Martyn Catlow	Leigh & Lowton SC	44	30	74
38th	1120	Gold	Peter Collings	Iona Smith	Castle Semple SC	37	44	81
39th	777	Silver	Tom Graham	Emma Fowler	East Lothian YC	45	37	82
40th	1659	Bronze	Esme Barraclough	Zoe Sanderson	Yorkshire Dales SC	49	39	88
41st	1535	Silver	Anna Sturrock	Marc Heger	Helensburgh SC	62	27	89
42nd	623	Bronze	Callum Masson	Ben Hay	East Lothian YC	61	34	95
43rd	594	Bronze	Freya Brown	Kyle Brown	Restronguet SC	70	33	103
44th	211	Silver	James Morson	Fiona Harrington	WWSC	7	DNF	104
45th	343	Silver	Hazel McDonnell	Gemma McDonnell	Hollowell SC	66	38	104
46th	600	Gold	Fiona Rigg	Laura Rowlinson	East Lothian YC	54	51	105
47th	541	Bronze	Milly Tregaskes	Taryn Banks	Restronguet SC	53	53	106
48th	1270	Gold	Alex Smallwood	Callum Farnden	OSC/RTYC	13	DNF	110
49th	567	Silver	Katie Masterson	Fi Grieve	St Mary's Loch SC	60	50	110
50th	866	Silver	Bess Homer	Ben Homer	Dalgety Bay SC	67	49	116
51st	1017	Bronze	Matthew Riley	Miranda Cook	Eastbourne Sovereign SC	64	52	116
52nd	951	Bronze	Anna Miller	William O'Keefe	Largs SC	71	47	118
53rd	1027	Bronze	Ruairi Herrington	Finley Briggs	Largs SC	72	48	120
54th	1663	Silver	Hattie Collingridge	Ollie Maclean	Waldringfield SC	24	DNC	121
55th	1350	Bronze	Zoe Meadowcroft	Emilia Mayhew	Upper Thames SC	79	43	122
56th	1740	Silver	Mark Oakey	Jess Smith	Cardiff Bay YC	32	DNC	129
57th	356	Bronze	Will Hopes	Emma Bennett	Warsash SC/Lymington Town SC	77	54	131
58th	1553	Silver	Iain Duncan	Robyn Phillips	Helensburgh SC	35	DNC	132
59th	1421	Gold	M.J. Gifford	Rory Gifford	Waldringfield SC	36	DNF	133
60th	1643	Silver	Sam Goult	Martin Goult	Fresham Pond SC	40	DNF	137
61st	578	Bronze	Christopher Jones	Harry Price	Clwb Hwylio Pwllheli SC/QMSC	41	DNF	138
62nd	399	Silver	Julwah Kennedy	Mattis Prince	Netley SC/Stangford Lough YC	DNS	46	143
63rd	815	Bronze	Oliver Jagger	Freddie Scott	Hunts SC	46	DNC	143
64th	297	Gold	Mark Thomas	Nick Williams	HISC	47	DNF	144
65th	1402	Bronze	Ben Dearden	Alice Carter	Yorkshire Dales SC	50	DNC	147
66th	901	Silver	Alex Baxter	Hugh Tompkins	OCSS	51	DNF	148
67th	1625	Bronze	Gareth Williams	Jen Williams	Leigh & Lowton SC	52	DNF	149
68th	269	Bronze	Callum Gibb	Nathan Dickson	Largo Bay SC/Castle Semple SC	55	DNC	152
69th	1262	Gold	Giles Kuzyk	Krystal Law	Parkstone YC	57	DNC	154
70th	739	Bronze	Paul McMeekin	Lucius Bligh	Stranford SC/CUCrC	58	DNC	155
71st	1296	Silver	Ben Nicoll	James Nicoll	West Oxfordshire SC	59	DNC	156
72nd	1118	Silver	Faye Caswell	Ollie Jenkins	Yorkshire Dales SC	63	DNF	160
73rd	338	Bronze	Matthew Gibbons	Sean Gardner	RNSA	65	DNF	162
74th	1080	Bronze	Rose Hallam	Jessica Patterson	St Mawes SC	68	DNC	165
75th	329	Bronze	Rose Jury	Martin Walker	Ullswater YC/Yorkshire Dales SC	69	DNF	166
76th	1203	Silver	Alistair MacKinnon	Tess Crooks	ELYC	73	DNF	170
77th	1660	Bronze	Ben Goult	Fiona Goult	Fresham Pond SC	74	DNF	171
78th	352	Bronze	Ben Moverley Smith	Tara Coldwell Brock	Portobello SC	75	DNF	172
79th	849	Bronze	Charlie Muldoon	Edward Bourton	University of Birmingham SC	76	DNF	173
80th	1709	Bronze	Ross Southwell	Kate MacAdorey	ASA/YDSC	78	DNC	175
81st	632	Bronze	Fiona Mackay	Scott Scott	Toward SC	80	DNF	177
82nd	712	Bronze	Alexander Davies	Sitara Davies	Leigh & Lowton SC	DNS	DNC	194
82nd	1151	Bronze	Molly Hinsliff‑Smith	Amy Hinsliff‑Smith	Notts County SC	DNF	DNC	194
82nd	6231	Bronze	Cameron Wise	Emily Kinnie	ELYC	DNC	DNC	194
82nd	783	Bronze	Keith Wise	Francesca Wise	East Lothian YC	DNC	DNC	194
82nd	785	Bronze	Evie Snedker	Alexandra Ling	RTYC/RLYC	DNF	DNC	194
82nd	909	Bronze	James Hobson	Gabe Hill	Warsash SC	DNF	DNC	194
82nd	1016	Bronze	Mark Taylor	Alison Hulme	ELYC	DNS	DNC	194
82nd	1046	Silver	Ben Bradley	tbc	HISC	DNC	DNC	194
82nd	1737	Bronze	Bruce Millar	Lizzie Farmer	East Lothian YC	DNF	DNC	194
82nd	222	Bronze	Nathan Kay	Kacper Dobson	Royal Windermere YC	DNS	DNC	194
82nd	783	Bronze	Rebecca Kinnie	Francesca Wise	ELYC	DNS	DNC	194
82nd	1281	Silver	Neil Manderson	Alice Meaden	Stornoway SC	DNC	DNC	194
82nd	1340	Silver	Ed Harris	Alex Bell‑Jones	CVLSC/Waldringfield SC	DNF	DNC	194
82nd	1397	Silver	James Gifford	Isobel Stewart	Waldringfield SC/Royal Tay	DNF	DNC	194
82nd	1650	Gold	Ronald Millar	Tor Millar	Royal Forth YC	DNF	DNC	194