The Noble Marine RS700 Nationals at Castle Cove opened with a fresh breeze with a gust of 25 knots and very low visibility.
Theo Gaylor nailed the first two races to take the overall lead, with Rob Higgins chasing him home in both races.
Matt Carter (6,3) takes third place, leading a very tight chasing group of Pete Purkiss (4,6), Jack Napolitano (3,8) and Richard Wadsworth (7,5).
2021 is the 20th birthday of the RS700. Alex Newton-Southon (co-designer of the RS700 with Nick Peters) joined the fleet this for its AGM and birthday party.
RS Sailing and Alex marked the boat’s milestone by very generously presenting the fleet with a brand new main sail as a raffle prize. The lucky winner was RS700 Chair Theo Galyer.
The fleet celebrated its 20th year with a smartly decorated birthday cake and a keg of local Cerne Abbas real ale. 20 years of speed!
Noble Marine 2021 RS700 National Championship – Day 1 after 2 races
1st 1063 Theo Galyer 1 1 – – 2 pts
2nd 1029 Rob Higgins 2 2 – – 4 pts
3rd 1062 Matt Carter 6 3 – – 9 pts
4th 1042 Pete Purkiss 4 6 – – 10 pts
5th 88 Jack Napolitano 3 8 – – 11 pts
6th 720 Richard Wadsworth 7 5 – – 12 pts
7th 836 Peter Highfield 5 9 – – 14 pts
8th 1067 Simon Hamilton 9 11 – – 20 pts
9th 1060 Matt Conner 17 4 – – 21 pts
10th 1068 Roland Smith 8 15 – – 23 pts
11th 859 Peter O’nions 18 7 – – 25 pts
12th 926 Simon Clark 15 10 – – 25 pts
13th 1061 Andy Wright 14 13 – – 27 pts
14th 931 Malcolm Streeton 13 14 – – 27 pts
15th 798 Guy Boullenger 10 19 – – 29 pts
16th 765 James Clark 12 17 – – 29 pts
17th 1022 Ian Swann 20 12 – – 32 pts
18th 961 Stephen Keating 16 16 – – 32 pts
19th 1020 Stephen Hermanson 11 23/DNC – – 34 pts
20th 1035 William Homewood 19 18 – – 37 pts
21st 1041 Simon Hawes 21 23/DNC – – 44 pts
22nd 871 Curtis Drew 22 23/DNC – – 45 pts
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