Luke McEwen and Hugh Shone winners of the 2023 RS800 Rope4Boats Inland Championship.
After an opening day at Grafham Water SC which prduced three different winners . . . Bryan Ormond / Anna Ormond, Liz Watton / Christopher Williams and James Penty / Eddie Grayson, all was still to play for on day 2.
Sunday morning brought unexpectedly warm weather for October’s start, coupled with a steady breeze of 12-15 knots, setting the stage for three more races.
The fleet remained closely matched, but the results took a familiar turn, likely due to the steadier wind.
McEwen and Shone secured a perfect score for day two and overall victory with 8 pts, leaving the fleet to decide the other podium places.
These went to Blake and Brett Tudor with 19 pts and James Penty and Eddie Grayson with 21 pts, from a tight chasing pack.
RS800 Rope4Boats 2023 Inland Championship
1st Luke McEwen / Hugh Shone Royal Lymington YC – – 8 pts
2nd Blake Tudor / Brett Tudor Brightlingsea SC – – 19 pts
3rd James Penty / Eddie Grayson Beaver SC – – 21 pts
4th Martin Orton / Ian Brooks Chichester YC – – 22 pts
5th Bryan Ormond / Anna Ormond QMSC – – 23 pts
6th Liz Watton / Christopher Williams LLSC – – 26 pts
7th Peter Curtis / James Curtis Grafham Water SC – – 27 pts
8th Fred Lord / Louise Gale Carsington SC – – 29 pts
9th Alistair Hodgson / Ella Spain Draycote Water SC – – 31 pts
10th Rob Mawdsley / Oscar Morgan Harris HISC – – 39 pts
11th Stephen Brown / Philip Bairstow Ullswater YC – – 51 pts