Rachel Solon posted on September 13, 2011 11:38
Blustery conditions formed the backdrop to the Irish RS 200/400 National Sailing Championships, which took place in Cushendall this weekend. Greystones sailors Simon Herriott and Tom Moran led the RS400 Fleet, while fellow GSC members Roy Van Moonen and Glen Reid won the top prize in the RS200 Fleet.
The championships, which were sponsored by Neil Mathews Architects, saw 18 RS400 boats and 13 RS200s enter. There were five races held over Friday and Saturday, while gusts of nearly 40 knots saw Sunday’s races abandoned.
Roy Van Moonen and Glen Reid from Greystones Sailing Club led the RS200 fleet, bagging three firsts, a second and a third. In second place were Trevor Fisher and Heather King from Royal St George Yacht Club in East Down. And then it was Greystones again, with Sean Cleary and Steven Tyner amassing a first, second, third and two fourth place finishes to end up in third place overall.
Paul McLaughlin and Mick McKinley were first home from the five local crews that took part in the RS400 class, finishing fifth overall.
Gerry and Avril Cannon lifted a prize as the first mixed crew home in the 400s, while Sarah and Ciara Byrne in an RS200 were the first all-woman crew home.
Richard Doig and Dr Michael Hill from East Antrim Boat Club kindly officiated as Race Officer and Assistant Race Officer for the series.
RS 200/400 NATIONALS, CUSHENDALL
200 Fleet
Sailed: 5, Discards: 1, To count: 4, Entries: 13, Scoring system: Appendix A
|
Rank
|
Fleet
|
Boat
|
Class
|
SailNo
|
Club
|
HelmName
|
CrewName
|
Rating
|
R1
|
R2
|
R3
|
R4
|
R5
|
Total
|
Nett
|
|
1st
|
200
|
|
200
|
1468
|
GSC
|
Roy Van Moonen
|
Glen Reid
|
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
(3.0)
|
8.0
|
5.0
|
|
2nd
|
200
|
|
200
|
771
|
East Down RStGYC
|
Trevor Fisher
|
Heather King
|
|
2.0
|
(3.0)
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
1.0
|
12.0
|
9.0
|
|
3rd
|
200
|
|
200
|
808
|
GSC
|
Sean Cleary
|
Steven Tyner
|
|
3.0
|
(4.0)
|
1.0
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
14.0
|
10.0
|
|
4th
|
200
|
|
200
|
1469
|
GSC
|
Graeme Noonan
|
Brian McCarthy
|
|
(4.0)
|
2.0
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
4.0
|
16.0
|
12.0
|
|
5th
|
200
|
|
200
|
611
|
Newcastle YC
|
Clive Coffey
|
Liam Coffey
|
|
(7.0)
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
27.0
|
20.0
|
|
6th
|
200
|
|
200
|
632
|
GSC
|
Sarah Byrne
|
Ciara Byrne
|
|
8.0
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
(14.0 DNC)
|
14.0 DNC
|
48.0
|
34.0
|
|
7th
|
200
|
|
200
|
673
|
GSC
|
Enzo Michel
|
Matthew Hennessy
|
|
5.0
|
10.0
|
7.0
|
(14.0 DNC)
|
14.0 DNC
|
50.0
|
36.0
|
|
8th
|
200
|
|
200
|
768
|
GSC
|
Eoin Corcoran
|
Gavin O'Mahoney
|
|
9.0
|
7.0
|
10.0
|
(14.0 DNC)
|
14.0 DNF
|
54.0
|
40.0
|
|
9th
|
200
|
|
200
|
1063
|
GSC
|
Rachel Hoolahan
|
Sarah Hoolahan
|
|
6.0
|
9.0
|
13.0
|
(14.0 DNC)
|
14.0 DNC
|
56.0
|
42.0
|
|
10th
|
200
|
|
200
|
1048
|
GSC
|
Lisa Smith
|
Kate Hayes
|
|
(14.0 DNF)
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
14.0 DNC
|
14.0 DNC
|
58.0
|
44.0
|
|
11th
|
200
|
|
200
|
495
|
SLYC
|
Emily Smyth
|
Leandre McCollum
|
|
10.0
|
11.0
|
9.0
|
(14.0 DNC)
|
14.0 DNC
|
58.0
|
44.0
|
|
12th
|
200
|
|
200
|
548
|
GSC
|
Celine McGuire
|
Joanne McInerney
|
|
11.0
|
12.0
|
12.0
|
(14.0 DNC)
|
14.0 DNC
|
63.0
|
49.0
|
|
13th
|
200
|
|
200
|
417
|
GSC
|
Gabrielle Igoe
|
Nicky Smith
|
|
12.0
|
13.0
|
11.0
|
(14.0 DNC)
|
14.0 DNC
|
64.0
|
50.0
|
400 Fleet
Sailed: 5, Discards: 1, To count: 4, Entries: 18, Scoring system: Appendix A
|
Rank
|
Fleet
|
Boat
|
Class
|
SailNo
|
Club
|
HelmName
|
CrewName
|
Rating
|
R1
|
R2
|
R3
|
R4
|
R5
|
Total
|
Nett
|
|
1st
|
400
|
|
400
|
1349
|
GSC
|
Simon Herriott
|
Tom Moran
|
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
3.0
|
(7.0)
|
15.0
|
8.0
|
|
2nd
|
400
|
|
400
|
582
|
RNIYC
|
Michael McAllister
|
Michael Patton
|
|
5.0
|
1.0
|
(6.0)
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
16.0
|
10.0
|
|
3rd
|
400
|
|
400
|
1292
|
RNIYC
|
Liam Donnelly
|
Andrew Vaughan
|
|
7.0
|
(8.0)
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
19.0
|
11.0
|
|
4th
|
400
|
|
400
|
1140
|
Royal St George
|
Emmet Ryan
|
James Ryan
|
|
1.0
|
(4.0)
|
3.0
|
4.0
|
3.0
|
15.0
|
11.0
|
|
5th
|
400
|
|
400
|
941
|
CSBC
|
Paul McLaughlin
|
Mick McKinley
|
|
4.0
|
(5.0)
|
4.0
|
5.0
|
4.0
|
22.0
|
17.0
|
|
6th
|
400
|
|
400
|
1276
|
GSC
|
Fiachra Etchingham
|
Eoghan Simpson
|
|
11.0
|
6.0
|
7.0
|
(19.0 DNC)
|
5.0
|
48.0
|
29.0
|
|
7th
|
400
|
|
400
|
1308
|
GSC
|
Gerry Cannon
|
Avril Cannon
|
|
8.0
|
10.0
|
(12.0)
|
8.0
|
6.0
|
44.0
|
32.0
|
|
8th
|
400
|
|
400
|
1176
|
GSC
|
Andrew Verso
|
Oisin Baugh
|
|
6.0
|
3.0
|
5.0
|
(19.0 DNC)
|
19.0 DNF
|
52.0
|
33.0
|
|
9th
|
400
|
|
400
|
515
|
CSBC
|
Michael Gilmore
|
Clare Gilmore
|
|
10.0
|
13.0
|
9.0
|
(19.0 DNC)
|
8.0
|
59.0
|
40.0
|
|
10th
|
400
|
|
400
|
581
|
GHYC
|
Arthur Mehigan
|
Laura Mehigan
|
|
14.0
|
11.0
|
11.0
|
7.0
|
(19.0 DNC)
|
62.0
|
43.0
|
|
11th
|
400
|
|
400
|
1178
|
RNIYC
|
Simon Hutchinson
|
Rose Moore
|
|
3.0
|
9.0
|
13.0
|
(19.0 DNC)
|
19.0 DNC
|
63.0
|
44.0
|
|
12th
|
400
|
|
400
|
500
|
CSBC
|
John Lowrey
|
Neil Diamond
|
|
13.0
|
12.0
|
8.0
|
(19.0 DNC)
|
19.0 DNF
|
71.0
|
52.0
|
|
13th
|
400
|
|
400
|
637
|
CSBC
|
Terry Rowan
|
Paul McMahon
|
|
9.0
|
7.0
|
(19.0 DNF)
|
19.0 DNC
|
19.0 DNC
|
73.0
|
54.0
|
|
14th
|
400
|
|
400
|
802
|
RNIYC
|
Neil Strain
|
Katie Rebbuck
|
|
12.0
|
14.0
|
10.0
|
(19.0 DNC)
|
19.0 DNC
|
74.0
|
55.0
|
|
15th
|
400
|
|
400
|
589
|
RNIYC
|
Robert Hastings
|
John Ferguson
|
|
(19.0 DNC)
|
19.0 DNC
|
19.0 DNC
|
6.0
|
19.0 DNF
|
82.0
|
63.0
|
|
16th
|
400
|
|
400
|
586
|
RStGYC
|
Richard Tate
|
Sam Savage
|
|
15.0
|
15.0
|
(19.0 DNF)
|
19.0 DNC
|
19.0 DNC
|
87.0
|
68.0
|
|
17th
|
400
|
|
400
|
484
|
CSBC
|
Eddie Ritson
|
|
|
(19.0 DNC)
|
19.0 DNC
|
19.0 DNC
|
19.0 DNC
|
19.0 DNC
|
95.0
|
76.0
|
|
17th
|
400
|
|
400
|
1025
|
RNIYC
|
Mark Diamond
|
Neil Mathews
|
|
(19.0 DNC)
|
19.0 DNC
|
19.0 DNC
|
19.0 DNF
|
19.0 DNF
|
95.0
|
76.0
|