Results Archive 2002



Inland Championships Rutland 9-10th November, 2002 15 Europes attended the Inland Championships at Rutland last weekend, which were sailed in light and fairly shifty conditions. All 6 races were sailed, with Debbie Winstanley coming out on top counting 4 wins and a second. Laura Baldwin was 2nd and Chris Gill 3rd. Event report and results Sussex Life National & Open Championships Felpham 14-15th September, 2002 Fresh from the Worlds in Ontario, Andrea Brewster is our new National Champion. With the Worlds team boats still in containers somewhere, not many of our ladies were able to compete. As a result it was a chance for the men to shine, with two thirds of the fleet being male! In the end it was a battle between Andrea Brewster and Chris Gill for 1st place, with Chris just losing out on count back. Lizzie Vickers finished 3rd. Event report and results RYA National Ranking Series The National Ranking Table Warsash 16-17th November, 2002 There was a good turnout for the final weekend of the Holt RYA National Ranking Series at Warsash Sailing Club over the weekend, with 16 Europes competing. Debbie Winstanley again led the fleet home, with Andrea Brewster 2nd and Chris Gill 3rd.
The winners at Warsash Full Results.
Hayling Island 4-5th May, 2002 Twelve Europes competed in the latest round of the Holt RYA National Ranking Series. Saturday saw two races sailed in a light Northerly breeze of 5-10 knots and shifty conditions. Sunday dawned with a cold northerly breeze and gusts of up to 22 knots. Three further races were sailed, making up the five race series, with one discard. Close racing saw Kirsty Bonar win the final race and with it the event. Debbie Winstanley was 2nd and Andrea Brewster 3rd. Event report and Full Results Pwllheli 6-7th April, 2002 Eleven Europes turned up for the Pwllheli National Ranking event and what turned out to be a frustrating weekend. Saturday brought fierce gale force winds and choppy seas, causing the committee to abandon racing for the day. Sunday brought the opposite problem with the wind dying to nothing and racing again being abandoned. As the National Ranking Table didn't change the top two non-lottery funded sailors as it stands from end 2001 will receive the RYA Grants. Andrea Brewster and Laura Baldwin achieve this award for Hyeres Regatta. Congratulations! Travellers Events Travellers Trophy 2002 Report and results Highcliffe 17th August, 2002 A modest turnout of Europes attended the annual open at Highcliffe Sailing Club on Saturday 17th August, combined with a laser open, with all 3 races to count. James Eynon won the event with 3 bullets, Ian Stow was 2nd and Chris Hughes 3rd. Event report and results South Cerney 26th May, 2002 A disappointing turnout, with only 4 competing in the Open (15 attended last year). Chris Gill (Portishead SC) won the event, with Liz McDonald 2nd, Alan Bird 3rd and Tim Morris 4th (all South Cerney SC). Travellers Trophy 2001 Final Results Other UK Events Northern Ireland Nationals 15th-16th June, 2002 Thanks to Robbie Richardson for writing a report on the above event, which took place at Strangford Lough. The top 3 results were 1st (and Irish Champion) Robbie Richardson, 2nd Mary Farrell and 3rd Phil Quinn. Bloody Mary Five Europes turned out for this years Bloody Mary with Andrea Brewster proving to be the most competetive and finishing 28th overall. Other results were Chris Gill 76th, Alasdair Green 80th, Helen McHale 89th, Chris Hughes 185th and James Eynon 295th (Rtd). Many thanks to Andrea for writing a report on the event. Overseas Events World Championships, Canada 21st August-3rd September, 2002 Open Week: The great news from the Open Week was that Laura Baldwin gained a wild card qualification to the Worlds following her excellent performance. The final British placings from the Open event were: Kit Stenhouse 59th, Laura Baldwin 66th, Kirsty Bonar 84th, Andrea Brewster 106th, Bryony Percy 112th, Debbie Winstanley 120th and Natalie Lloyd 134th. These results include both men and women. Full results World Championship: Sarah Blanck (Australia) is the new ladies World Champion, with Siren Sundby (Norway) and Petra Niemann (Germany) in 2nd and 3rd. Kirsty Bonar was first Brit finishing 26th. Soren Johnsen (Denmark) is the mens World Champion. The final British positions were: Gold fleet - Kirsty Bonar 26th, Debbie Winstanley 29th, Bryony Percy 36th and Andrea Brewster 46th. Silver fleet - Laura Baldwin 4th, Kit Stenhouse 9th and Natalie Lloyd 46th. Ladies Results and Mens Results
		Our Ladies Worlds team Event Report
European Championships, Belgium 5th-18th July, 2002 Open Week: British positions, Male - Chris Gill 19th in the Gold Fleet, an excellent result (92 were entered). Female - Gold Fleet, Kirsty Bonar 23rd, Laura Baldwin 34th, Bryony Percy 47th, Lizzie Vickers 48th and Debbie Winstanley 60th. Silver Fleet, Elaine Turner 25th, Andrea Brewster 30th and Natalie Lloyd 50th. European Championship: British positions, Male - Chris Gill 7th in the Silver Fleet. Female - Gold Fleet, Debbie Winstanley 16th, Bryony Percy 26th, Kirsty Bonar 29th, Andrea Brewster 38th, Kit Stenhouse 55th and Lizzie Vickers 62nd. Silver Fleet, Laura Baldwin 23rd and Natalie Lloyd 54th. The full results can be found on the Belgian Europe Class Association Web site.
		Team GBR at Nieuwpoort Event Report
Kiel Week 22nd-30th June, 2002 Some severe weather at Kiel week this year and no sailing for the Europes on day 4. However, there was sailing on the final day. Kirsty, Bryony and Laura all posted DNCs for the last few races, but for the record their final positions were Bryony 43rd (Gold), Kirsty 45th (Gold) and Laura 46th (Silver). Full results. Spa 22-26th May, 2002 A great performance by team GBR to win 6 medals and the Hein de Goederen Trophy for the best nation at Spa regatta! With a total of 10 races, the final British placings in the Europe fleet were: Kirsty Bonar 14th, Debbie Winstanley 26th, Laura Baldwin 44th, Andrea Brewster 46th, and Elaine Turner 91st. Event report. The full results can be found at the Spa Web site. Hyeres 18-26th April, 2002 At the end of a hard fought week, in far from ideal conditions, Debbie Winstanley sailed an excellent series to finish 9th, Kirsty Bonar 25th, Laura Baldwin 47th and Andrea Brewster 53rd. There were also some familiar faces in the Yngling class. With Shirley Robertson, Sarah Ayton and Inga Leask sailing together for the first time and finishing 3rd. Event report. Full results and details of the regatta can be found at the Hyeres web site. Princess Sofia, Palma 25-29th March, 2002 From 129 entries the British results were: Debbie Winstanley 9th (included three 3rds), Kirsty Bonar 15th, Bryony Percy 27th, Andrea Brewster 32nd, Laura Baldwin 36th and Lizzie Vickers 48th. Event report. The full results can be found at the Princess Sofia site. Barcelona Olympic Classes Regatta 16-20th March, 2002 Only one Brit represented GBR in the Barcelona Olympic Classes Regatta this year, Laura Baldwin from Southampton finished 11th overall. Very pleased to have beaten her lasts years position of second from last! 44 Europe Women raced in excellent conditions. Sea breezes of 12-18 knots provided a great fair series. The venue moved from inside the Olympic Port to the beach just adjacent to it. This made launching and recovery far easier than last year. A huge under ground hall with bars, free food and drink, a large screen showing clips from the days racing & inspiring music created a great atmosphere. The French sailed very well, showing how hard they have been working over the winter. Sofie Blar won with convincing style followed by Maria Colman in second.