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RS700
Breaking News...
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Andy
Peake adds 2006 GUL sponsored Inland
Championships to overall Fat Face circuit win!
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Training at Grafham on the 18th November has
been postponed - Watch out for new dates soon!!
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4th November - Gul RS Racing Sprint Champs and
RS Ball Rutland Water
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19th November – 10th December – Grafham
Asymmetric Slalom - Open held over 4 Sundays
with free boat parking
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Andy Peake adds Inlands
to overall Fat Face Circuit win...
Welcome to the 11th edition of RS700 Sailing Today.
Congratulations to Andy Peake for winning this months
Inland Championships. Andy has already been crowned
Overall winner of the Fat Face Circuit for 2007.
This month
we include the first draft of next years circuit, action
from some of the recent regattas, news from LDC
and confirmation of the new rule change agreed at the
Inland Championships.
Please note that the coaching planned for Grafham on the
18th November has been postponed. New dates will be
announced as soon as we have them!
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2006
Grafham Asymetric Slalom
RS700's at Hayling Island
Draft RS700 Circuit
2007
Rule Change
RS700 GUL Inlands
Queen Mary Action
Centreboard update
Thanks to
Tom Gruitt of fotoboat for allowing us to include
pictures included within this newsletter. Check out
www.fotoboat.com
to purchase some great
pictures from many of the RS700 events this year.
Duncan Ellis
GBR907
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The 2006 Grafham Asymmetric Slalom
The 2006 Grafham Asymmetric Slalom will be
held over four weekends from 19th November through
to 10th December. The format is three windward
leeward races back to back starting at 11:00 each
day. There will be two starts, fast and not quite so
fast with the handicap split to be decided depending
on numbers.
The charge per boat for non-GWSC members will be
£13.00 per day per boat and £3.00 per day per boat
for GWSC members. If non-GWSC members wish to leave
their boats at the club they may do so free of
charge.
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Hayling Island Results
23rd/24th September
15 RS700's took part in the Hayling Island Open
Meeting on the 23rd and 24th September. After
six races Matt Humphreys just pipped local
sailor Dave Smithwhite to take the overall win
by 2 points.
Full results
below.
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Sailed:6, Discards:1, To
count:5, Entries:15
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Rank |
Class |
SailNo |
Helm |
Club |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
R6 |
Nett |
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1st
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RS700
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933
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Matt
Humphreys |
Weston SC
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1.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
(9.0) |
3.0 |
11.0
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2nd
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RS700
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922
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Dave Smithwhite
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HISC
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3.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
(4.0) |
4.0 |
1.0 |
13.0
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3rd
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RS700
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970
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Tim Polglase
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HISC
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(6.0) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
18.0
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4th
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RS700
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882
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Jonathan Heissig
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(8.0) |
4.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
20.0
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5th
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RS700
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861
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Eddie Gatehouse
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CYC
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4.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
(16.0 DNS) |
10.0 |
7.0 |
32.0
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6th
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RS700
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806
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Nicky Griffin
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HISC
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9.0 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
(16.0 DNF) |
37.0
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7th
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RS700
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9031
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Tim Dickinson
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HISC
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(DNC) |
DNC |
DNC |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
38.0
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8th
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RS700
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969
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Andy Brown
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HISC
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2.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
(DNC) |
DNC |
DNC |
45.0
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9th
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RS700
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934
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Matthew Stark
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Netley
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5.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
(16.0 DNF) |
DNC |
47.0
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10th
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RS700
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866
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Richard Marsden
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HISC
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(12.0) |
10.0 |
10.0 |
8.0 |
11.0 |
8.0 |
47.0
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11th
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RS700
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951
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Steve Butcher
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HISC
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(DNC) |
DNC |
DNC |
7.0 |
1.0 |
DNC |
56.0
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12th
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RS700
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714
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Aidan Mitchell
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HISC
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10.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
(DNC) |
DNC |
DNC |
56.0
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13th
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RS700
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939
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Leigh Albrecht
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QMSC
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7.0 |
(DNC) |
DNC |
16.0 DNS |
5.0 |
DNC |
60.0
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14th
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RS700
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963
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Mark Pollington
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HISC
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(DNC) |
DNC |
DNC |
16.0 DNS |
7.0 |
6.0 |
61.0
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15th
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RS700
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954
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Nik Williams
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HISC
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11.0 |
(DNC) |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
75.0
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Draft RS700 Circuit
2007
Below you will find the first draft of the 2007 circuit.
Please note that this is a draft and will be confirmed
by the 14th December.
3/4 Feb - Winter Championships, QMSC
3/4 Mar - Dinghy Sailing Show
10/11 Mar - Chew Valley LSC, Circuit
14/15 Apr - Lymington Town SC, Circuit
12/13 May - Weymouth & Portland NSA, Circuit
2- 5 Jun - National Championships, Royal Torbay YC
23/24 Jun - Hunstanton SC, Circuit
7/8 Jul - Hayling Island SC, Circuit
23-27 Jul - Travemunde Woche, European Championships
8-10 Sep - French Nationals, Carnac (T.B.C.)
15/16 Sep - (Tide Ride - Hayling Island SC, Open)
29/30 Sep - Gurnard SC, Circuit
12/13 Oct - Inland Championships, Northampton (T.B.C.) |
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Rule Change
At the recent RS700 AGM, held at the Gul Inland
Championships at Grafham on 7 October 2006, there was a
vote on the proposed change to Rule 1.2.5 of the RS700
Class Rules.
The proposal was to change the following -
Current wording:
1.2.5 Main Halyard and Halyard securing device.
Proposed new wording
1.2.5 Main Halyard and Halyard securing device, maximum
velocity ratio 2:1.
The vote was carried, with 17 for and 2 against, and the
class rules have been changed accordingly. A copy of the
new rules are available from the RS Office, or from the
website, under Rules/Docs.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to
contact Heather Chipperfield or your fleet rep, Alex
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The Inlands at Grafham
The RS700
fleet gathered at Grafham Water over the weekend of the
7th/8th October for the 2006 Inland Championships. As
is fast becoming a tradition, every time we come to
Grafham, the wind seems always to be bouncing of the
20knots plus mark, and this year the lake did not
disappoint with gusts recorded up to 28knots.
Race 1 got
under way and saw Leigh Albrecht picking the correct
path way upwind to round the mark first followed very
closely by Matt Humphries, Alex Southon and Andy Peake.
By the end of the down wind leg Matt had moved into 1st
place. Places changed again upwind with Peake and
Southon rounding the bottom mark in front. Peake had a
monumental capsize while hosting the kite which took him
out of the race leaving Southon to take the line honours
with Humphries 2nd.
Race 2 again
saw Albrecht take an early lead before he capsized at
the leeward mark. In stark contrast Peake showed
excellent form to sail through the fleet after a
disastrous start to take first place followed by Andy
Irons and Anthony York.
Race 3 saw
Humphries and Southon taking the early lead around the
windward mark followed by Irons and Nigel Wallbank.
Southon got past Humphries as he capsized on the gype
which he held for the next few laps while a number of
place changes behind him saw Peake come through into
2nd. On the penultimate lap Southon showed the fleet
what happens if you let too much Vang off during the
bear away allowing Peake and the following bunch to sail
through. Peake took the race, followed by Southon and
Anthony York.
The evening
got under way with some serious business, the RS700 AGM
followed by the presentation of the 2006 Fat Face
circuit prizes. Congratulations to Andy Peake for
winning the overall prize and to Paul Haydon for taking
the silver division.
Sunday
dawned with barely a breath of wind and competitors
sailed out to the start sitting in the bottoms of their
boats rather than trapeezing. As the day warmed up, the
breeze did pick up for the start of the first race and
continue to build throughout the day. Race 4 started
with a very port biased line, those who started on
starboard and carried on to the left of the course were
looking good until just before they reached the windward
mark. At this point they were hit by a large header
which gave those who went right the advantage. The race
was set for 5 laps of a short course which, when coupled
with the very shifty and gusty conditions, gave plenty
of opportunity for passing. Pete Perkiss led into the
final lap followed by Lee Albrecht and Andy Irons.
However the racing was still very close and Matt
Humphreys, recovering from an earlier 720, managed to
gybe inside these two on the final layline to take
second with Leigh in third.
The number
of laps was up to 6 for race 5 which gave all sailors a
headache trying to remember how many they had completed
whilst becoming increasingly dizzy. The breeze had
increased to a good F4 with some big gusts coming down
the run enabling some real gains and losses. Andy Peake
won this one from Pete Perkiss in second with Chunky in
third.
The line was
still very pin end biased for the final race and this
problem was compounded when a left shift with 30sec to
go meant that a large proportion of the fleet was unable
to cross the line on starboard tack. Mayhem ensued with
one capsized boat as many had to tack onto port and try
to find a gap in the line of starboard tackers pinching
for the pin. As it happened those who tacked onto port
near the pin and found a gap looked up and found that
they were on the layline for the windward mark. It was
these boats that reached it first. Andy Peake, Pete
Perkiss, Jon Heissig and Matt Humphreys then managed to
pull out a lead from the chasing pack to have a battle
amongst themselves. On the second lap Andy capsized on
the windward mark allowing Pete through with Jon in
second. A leeward mark incident between Jon and Andy
allowed Matt to squeeze through and he then worked his
way into first place and built up a comfortable lead
over the remaining laps. Andy Peake finished second with
Andy Irons in third after Pete Perkiss was judged OCS.
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Congratulations go to the 2006 Inland champion, Andy
Peake and the leader of the Silver Division, Paul Haydon.
Our thanks go to the Class sponsors, Gul, and to Grafham
Water for putting on such a challenging event.
Final
Results
1st 92
Andrew Peake
2nd 933 Matt Humphries
3rd 823 Andy Irons
4th 761 Pete Perkiss
5th 923 Anthony York
Click here for full results
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Queen Mary Action on the
21st October...
11 RS700's
took to the water on the 21st of October for 3 races in
howling winds. Congratulations to Matt Humphreys for
winning the event with two firsts and a second.
Final Results below. |
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Humphreys, Matt |
#933 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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Azzopardi, Daniel |
#840 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
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Tanner, Griff |
#776 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
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Kirk, Chris |
#901 |
3 |
12 (RTD) |
4 |
7 |
4 |
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Chaplin, Rob |
#941 |
7 |
12 (RTD) |
1 |
8 |
5 |
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Cameron, Jonathan |
#945 |
5 |
5 |
12 (DNF) |
10 |
6 |
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Garvin, Tim |
#950 |
8 |
3 |
12 (DNF) |
11 |
7 |
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Conner, Matt |
#868 |
6 |
6 |
12 (DNF) |
12 |
8 |
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Fry,
Chris |
#755 |
9 |
12 (RTD) |
12 (DNF) |
21 |
9 |
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Collins, Nick |
#892 |
12 (DNF) |
12 (RTD) |
12 (DNF) |
24 |
10 |
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Onions, P |
#859 |
12 (DNF) |
12 (DNF) |
12 (DNF) |
24 |
11 |
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Centreboard update
In answer to a small number of failures, LDC have
revised the lay-up of the centreboard to include an
additional layer of chopped strand matt around the area
where the board exits the hull. This should improve the
durability of the boards without changing their bend
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