Results / GUL RS Vareo National Championship Looe SC - 07/09/2006
The 4th GUL RS Vareo National Championships started on Thursday 7th Sept
at Looe in Cornwall. After 3 days of thick fog the first day of the GUL
Nationals, shared with the RS600 and RS300, dawned with bright sunshine
and forecast of a building northerly wind.
2 races were scheduled for day 1, and after a long sail to the start line
the Vareos spread out over a large distance on their windward/leeward
course. Those who chose to stay inland benefited from more wind and less
tide after the predicted winds did not materialise, leaving those who had
gone far out to sea floundering. Nigel Tinkler picked the right line and
disappeared off into the distance, with everyone else in his wake. The
battle for minor places was won by Rory Yardley with regular winner Chris
Larr in 3rd and Richard Kemp-Salt in 4th.
Race 2 was sailed in more shifty wind conditions, but again Tinkler left
the fleet for dead, pursued by Larr and Geoff Shaw in 3rd with Kemp-Salt
going for consistence in 4th again.
The forecast is for wind to build in the 4 day championship, with record
flood tides predicted on Saturday, at the welcome party provided by Looe
SC the Mayor of Looe thanked the sailors for bringing so many boats to
Looe, which may be needed if the village floods.
|
Tally |
Sail No. |
Helm |
Club |
Cat. |
R. 1 |
R. 2 |
R. 3 |
R. 4 |
R. 5 |
R. 6 |
R. 7 |
R. 8 |
R. 9 |
R. 10 |
Drop 1 |
Drop 2 |
Total |
Pos |
|
RS
VAREO |
M = Master |
S = Silver |
|
G = Gold |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
8 |
484 |
Nigel
Tinkler |
|
MG |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
7 |
361 |
Chris
Larr |
|
G |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
1 |
173 |
Rory
Yardley |
|
S |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
11 |
480 |
Richard
Kemp-Salt |
|
MG |
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
4 |
4 |
|
6 |
346 |
Geoff
Shaw |
|
MG |
9 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
3 |
5 |
|
4 |
322 |
Mark
Hayzelden |
|
MS |
5 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
5 |
6 |
|
5 |
337 |
Perham
Harding |
|
MS |
11 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
5 |
7 |
|
9 |
420 |
Ken Miles |
|
MS |
8 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
8 |
8 |
|
10 |
440 |
Jim Hood |
|
G |
10 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
7 |
9 |
|
12 |
334 |
Nick
Crickmore |
|
|
7 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
7 |
10 |
|
2 |
228 |
Christopher
Kirk |
|
MG |
6 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
6 |
11 |
|
3 |
261 |
Chris
Greenwood |
|
MS |
13 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
13 |
12 |