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Gul RS400 Grand Prix at Notts County Sailing Club

by RS Class Association 27 Sep 2011 20:18 BST 24-25 September 2011
Gul RS400 Grand Prix at Notts County © David Eberlin

Notts County were the hosts of the last in the Gul RS400 Grand Prix circuit events for 2011 & the final venue for the popular 'Northern Tour'. The prospect of an exciting 6 race weekend at this friendly club based near Nottingham attracted 28 competitors and has made it the most well attended event outside the recent 'RS Games'.

The visitors were greeted by sunshine and a favourable force 3-4 south westerly wind on the Saturday. Dave Exley / Richard Brown mastered the challenging trapezoidal course and won the first race from local Tom Jeffcoate / Mark Hogan.

In the second race, Dave & Richard kept their nose ahead from Caroline Whitehouse / Guy Mason by picking out the favourable gusts and securing their second win. The strong contingent of competitors made for exciting viewing as boats and helms screamed into a tight leeward turning mark.

The third race saw Wayne & Deb Fletcher, this season's leaders in the Northern Tour, getting their act together and stealing the third race from Dave & Richard.

Following an evening of midlands entertainment, the slight morning drizzle was soon blow away by a fresh Southerly breeze that built to force 5. Tom Jeffcoate took two wins in these slighter stronger conditions from the overnight leaders Dave & & Richard.

This set-up nicely for a deciding final race as competitors checked scores over tea & home baked pastries. In the final race, Dave & Richard got caught at the port-end of the start-line which was the favoured end following a slight swing before the start. This put them at a disadvantage as Tom & Mark staved off the challenges of Wayne & Deb in the exciting planning conditions, to lift the top prize for the event.

In all, a thoroughly enjoyable, well run open event with many happy faces and lots of talk amongst competitors about close-quarter racing and of course what might have been...

More pictures on the club website.

Event Video:

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelmCrewClubR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
1st962Tom JeffcoateMark HoganNCSC2-331118
2nd1186Dave ExleyRichard BrownL&L S.C11222-38
3rd1029Wayne FletcherDeb Fletcher .Scaling Dam441-83214
4th1379Caroline WhitehouseGuy MasonBartley S.C32-534416
5th1191Louise McKeandMatt JenkinsLLSC76-1447630
6th1216Caroline ExleyJude AllenLLSC5(DNF)4681033
7th1228Andrew palmerAndrew JohnsonGrafham Waters-109856533
8th1298Martin ParkerLiam ParkerL&L S.C8567-11733
9th1302Andy BaldockSarah RaperGrafham Water68-995836
10th1336John ParrKim ParnhamNCSC-1371010121251
11th1289Stuart HalmanGill GreenacreLeigh& Lowton9111512-181158
12th1290Pete WaltersFiona HextallNCSC1112-161414960
13th1322Ross RyanKathryn Smith.NCSC(DNF)131211131564
14th1131John SearsLindsay OgdenNCSC12107(DNC)191765
15th1387Simon PalmerMolly McMasterLocks S.C-18161117101670
16th1222Kathryn TemlowKen TwemlowNCSC1415-1913161472
17th950Alan ElkingtonLouise ClaytonNCSC1614201515(DNC)80
18th1067James LoganPhilippa LoganNCSC151713-20171981
19th929John WhalleyJenny WhalleyRWYE17211716-221889
20th1187Stephanie GunnMartin GunnNCSC(DNC)DNCDNC1891398
21st532James HopkinsonPaul HooperNCSC-231923222020104
22nd1363Paul McHenryJan LincolnNCSC191818(DNC)DNCDNC113
23rd1122Jeremy CouplandMartin HayhoeNCSC20242219(DNC)DNC114
24th1083Sam WilfordAndrew WilfordHollowell2623242121(DNC)115
25th1121Mark EhlersRyan EhlersNCSC2420(DNC)23DNCDNC125
26th1288Nigel LindleyJonathan lindleyNCSC21(DNF)21DNCDNCDNC129
27th852Maurice BarnesLynn ComplingHollowell2222(DNC)DNCDNCDNC131
28th866Paul ReynoldsMatthew ReynoldsNCSC25(DNF)DNCDNFDNCDNC141

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