SpeedSix RS Aero UK Youth Nationals at Burghfield SC

by Ben Rolfe on 15 Aug 2017 The first ever RS Aero UK Youth Nationals has come to an end after some intense racing on day one and an unfortunate lack of wind day two!

In total, there were 30 entries from clubs all across the UK and even a guest appearance from Yannick Gloster from the USA. Our race officer, Ian Bullock, did a fantastic job with the racing managing to get six races in on day one, and for making the right call with day two by making the decision early.

The racing was very tough with around 10knots of breeze with the odd 15knot gust. Due to the wind direction there were some big shifts and plenty of opportunities to make gains throughout the course.

Ben Rolfe from Burghfield SC showed the fleet how it is done with an early race win, however once the fleet got into the rhythm the racing became closer and closer, especially with the PY racing it made it hard to tell on the water how well you were doing. Once ashore it became apparent that the 9 rigs could not keep up with Will Taylor from Brightlingsea SC who secured three races wins on Day one in his 7 rig. Close behind was Sam Whaley from Swanage SC, with a good mix of top three results, however these were not enough to catch Will Taylor who finished overall on nine points with Sam Whaley on 11 points. Edward Higson from Bartley SC on his first time in an RS Aero secured third, close to Sam on 13 points.

Andrew Frost, recently crowned RS Aero 5 World Champion in France last month, stepped up into the RS Aero 7 and had quite a mix of results. Due due to a couple of top 5 results he was able to beat Ben Flower in the RS Aero 9 and secure fourth overall and first Youth (U19) on count back with 28.5 points. Close behind Andrew and Ben, was Yannick Gloster from Santa Barbara, USA, on 29 points which is a fantastic result considering it was his first time Lake sailing!

Lucy Greenwood from Oxford SC sailed the 5 rig and secured the first lady position and an overall result of 10th. Tim Hire from Royal Lymington secured 1st Junior (U16) and finished in a respectable 11th overall in the 30-boat fleet!

Congratulations to all the RS Aero Youth sailors who joined us at the historic first ever RS Aero UK Youth National Championships and especially to Will Taylor who has claimed the title of RS Aero UK Youth National Champion and Lucy Greenwood who is the first Lady RS Aero UK Youth National Champion.

Rank	Sail	Name	Club	Gender	Age Group	Rig	PY	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Total	Nett
1st	2384	Will Taylor	Brightlingsea SC	M	Under 22	7	1071	-11	1	3	1	3	1	20	9
2nd	2133	Sam Whaley	Swanage SC	M	Under 22	9	1024	-3	3	1	2	2	3	14	11
3rd	2157	Edward Higson	Bartley SC	M	Under 22	9	1024	2	2	4	-7	1	4	20	13
4th	1312	Andrew Frost	Sutton Bingham SC	M	Under 19	7	1071	8	8.5	2	-17.5	4	6	46	28.5
5th	2390	Ben Flower	BabbacombeCorinthianSC	M	Under 19	9	1024	4	5	-27	9.5	5	5	55.5	28.5
6th	2387	Yannick Gloster	Santa Barbara, USA	M	Under 19	7	1071	-12	7	8	5	7	2	41	29
7th	2346	Ben Rolfe	Burghfield SC	M	Under 22	9	1024	1	4	9	-11	8	9	42	31
8th	1637	Greg Bartlett	Starcross YC	M	Under 22	9	1024	5	10	16	6	9	-21	67	46
9th	1089	Roscoe Martin	Ogston SC	M	Under 19	7	1071	9	11	5	12.5	10	-27	74.5	47.5
10th	1685	Lucy Greenwood	Oxford SC	F	Under 19	5	1120	14	8.5	12	3	-24	12.5	74	50
11th	1566	Tim Hire	Royal Lymington YC	M	Under 16	7	1071	15	6	6	-16	16	10.5	69.5	53.5
12th	1551	Liam Willis	Lymington Town SC	M	Under 19	9	1024	6	14	-19	8	15	10.5	72.5	53.5
13th	1331	Rory Cohen	Frampton-on-Severn SC	M	Under 19	7	1071	13	12	-25	4	18	8	80	55
14th	1230	Noah Rees	Torpoint Mosquito SC	M	Under 19	7	1071	-18	13	15	14	6	14	80	62
15th	1164	Matt Taylor	Brightlingsea SC	M	Under 19	5	1120	19	15	10	15	-20	7	86	66
16th	1171	Ffinlo Wright	Isle of Man YC	M	Under 19	9	1024	7	-27	13	12.5	11	23	93.5	66.5
17th	1107	Ben Poe	Sutton Bingham SC	M	Under 22	7	1071	20	19	7	-25	12	16.5	99.5	74.5
18th	2325	Ned Stattersfield	Wells-Next-The-Sea	M	Under 16	7	1071	17	16	14	-17.5	17	12.5	94	76.5
19th	1618	Chris Hatton	Severn SC	M	Under 19	7	1071	16	-20	11	19	13	20	99	79
20th	1795	Sammy Isaacs-Johnson	Maidenhead SC	M	Under 22	5	1120	10	18	18	21	-22	22	111	89
21st	1849	Anne-Marie Ratnage	Bough Beech SC	F	Under 19	5	1120	23	17	17	9.5	23	-24	113.5	89.5
22nd	1108	Charlie Pearce	Dabchicks SC	M	Under 19	7	1071	21	21	21	-23	14	16.5	116.5	93.5
23rd	2389	Melissa Meredith	Papercourt SC	F	Under 22	7	1071	22	24	23	-26	19	15	129	103
24th	1099	Ralph Nevile	Frensham Pond SC	M	Under 16	5	1120	-25	22	22	20	21	18	128	103
25th	2204	Josie Meredith	Papercourt SC	F	Under 16	5	1120	24	23	20	22	-25	19	133	108
26th	1964	Alice Lucy	Rutland SC	F	Under 19	5	1120	-26	25	24	24	26	25	150	124
27th	2152	Sam Schofield	Spinnaker SC	M	Under 16	5	1120	-27	27	27	27	27	27	162	135
27th	1927	Jack Hardie	Frensham Pond SC	M	Under 22	7	1071	-27	27	27	27	27	27	162	135
27th	1	Giles Kuzyk	Parkstone YC	M	Under 22	9	1024	-27	27	27	27	27	27	162	135
27th	2135	Ian Stone	Maidenhead SC	M	Under 22	9	1024	-27	27	27	27	27	27	162	135