2015 Magic Marine RS Aero UK National Championships - Day 3

by Frances Peters on 1 Sep 2015 Sunday brought a light and drizzly morning. The flags were hoisted to signal another day of racing in Weymouth bay and a long sail out to the starting area ensued.

The journey was worth it as the rain soon cleared and the breeze increased to finish with some of the best racing of the series. The handicap race with all 74 boats on the start line and the first race of the day got underway in around eight - ten knots. Wind coming off the cliffs made for patchy conditions and it was all to play for. Henry Jameson came back fighting after losing his lead yesterday and took the bullet in the five rigs, hot on his heels was Archie Hainsworth of Alton Water Sailing Club. Meanwhile the Truswell domination continued in the seven rigs, with Jack Holden making his mark by throwing in a second. Ants Haavel, who had travelled all the way from Estonia to compete, took third. David Rickard led Luke Deegan in the nine rigs, with Giovanni Belgrano of Gurnard SC in third.

Race two brought a different challenge as new wind funnelled down the valley between the cliffs, giving those who had clocked the gain on the port layline a ‘fast forward’ mode and leaving the unfortunate souls on the right high and dry. George Catchpole cracked the strategy in the five rigs to take the win, followed by Henry Jameson and Debbie Degge. Andrew Snell made his appearance at the top in the seven fleet, leading Peter Barton and Mark Carleton. Olympic Medallist and Weymouth local, Simon Hiscocks pulled it out of the bag to take his first win of the series in the nine rigs, ahead of Toby Freeland and David Rickard.

In his element in the building breeze, Will Taylor returned to the top of the five fleet for the third race ahead of Harry Jones. The five rig series ended with a bullet from Matthew Caiger, which was enough to secure him Bronze overall behind Taylor, who won the first ever RS Aero Five National title and Henry Jameson, who settled for silver.

The Truswell/Barton battle that had started to become the norm in the seven rig continued right up until the end, with Truswell coming out on top for the final two races, securing himself the title in style ahead of Peter Barton. With this weekend being his first time in the RS Aero, Jack Holden found his feet quickly and sailed a consistent last day to take third overall.

No change at the front of the RS Aero Nine fleet, the final races saw the usual suspects battling it out at the top. Luke Deegan laid claim to the National title ahead of David Rickard and Simon Hiscocks.

It’s been a fantastic weekend, with a vibrant and friendly scene both on the water and at the bar in the evenings. So many RS Aeros out on the water over 11 nip and tuck races just a year on from the initial launch of the class has certainly made it one to remember and has given us all a taste of things to come.

Overall Results:

Rank	Tally	Class	Rig	Nat.	Sail No	Helm	Gender	Age	Club	R1	R2	R3	Total	Nett
1st	205	RS Aero	9	GBR	1485	Luke Deegan	M	25	Gurnard SC/Antigua SC	1.0	1.0	3.0	5.0	5.0
2nd	204	RS Aero	7	GBR	1457	Glen Truswell	M	39	Castle Cove SC	2.0	6.0	1.0	9.0	9.0
3rd	163	RS Aero	9	GBR	1018	David Rickard	M	58	Gurnard SC	8.0	3.0	2.0	13.0	13.0
4th	154	RS Aero	9	GBR	1205	Simon Hiscocks	M	42	Weymouth and Portland NSA	9.0	2.0	5.0	16.0	16.0
5th	166	RS Aero	9	GBR	1036	Ian Swann	M	52	Hayling Island SC	3.0	5.0	10.0	18.0	18.0
6th	211	RS Aero	7	GBR	1534	Fergus Barnham	M	22	Snettisham Beach SC	4.0	9.0	15.0	28.0	28.0
7th	196	RS Aero	9	GBR	1298	Richard Watsham	M	30	Starcross YC	14.0	10.0	11.0	35.0	35.0
8th	189	RS Aero	9	GBR	1489	Toby Freeland	M	17	Downs SC	11.5	20.0	6.0	37.5	37.5
9th	168	RS Aero	7	EST	10	Ants Haavel	M	45	Tallinn Kalev YC	15.0	15.5	8.0	38.5	38.5
10th	156	RS Aero	7	GBR	88	Jack Holden	M	23	Arun YC	27.0	8.0	7.0	42.0	42.0
11th	182	RS Aero	9	GBR	1669	Giovanni Belgrano	M	54	Gurnard SC	18.0	23.0	4.0	45.0	45.0
12th	155	RS Aero	7	GBR	1	Tim Peters	M	51	Hayling Island SC	10.0	21.0	14.0	45.0	45.0
13th	161	RS Aero	7	GBR	8	Nev Herbert	M	45	Royal Lymington YC	20.0	14.0	12.0	46.0	46.0
14th	164	RS Aero	9	GBR	1023	Gareth Griffiths	M	61	Island Barn Reservoir SC	13.0	15.5	19.5	48.0	48.0
15th	184	RS Aero	9	GBR	1172	David Batchelor	M	52	Isle of Man YC	32.0	4.0	22.0	58.0	58.0
16th	191	RS Aero	9	GBR	1208	Matt Thursfield	M	41	Chelmarsh SC	7.0	25.0	26.0	58.0	58.0
17th	217	RS Aero	7	GBR	1575	Mark Carleton	M	40	Papercourt SC	21.0	18.5	21.0	60.5	60.5
18th	194	RS Aero	7	GBR	1222	Luke Mapley	M	23	Felpham SC	30.0	11.0	24.0	65.0	65.0
19th	176	RS Aero	7	GBR	1120	Tom Partington	M	27	Hayling Island SC	40.0	13.0	16.0	69.0	69.0
20th	206	RS Aero	9	GBR	1184	Robert Freeland	M	46	Downs SC	16.0	26.0	36.0	78.0	78.0
21st	179	RS Aero	7	GBR	1142	Rob Beaton	M	49	Royal Plymouth Corinthian YC	41.5	12.0	28.0	81.5	81.5
22nd	200	RS Aero	7	NED	13	Michiel Geerling	M	32	Braassemermeer	39.0	35.0	9.0	83.0	83.0
23rd	220	RS Aero	7	GBR	1608	Robbie Wilson	M	48	Wormit BC	34.0	31.0	18.0	83.0	83.0
24th	183	RS Aero	7	GBR	1171	Ffinlo Wright	M	15	Isle of Man YC	23.0	24.0	40.0	87.0	87.0
25th	199	RS Aero	7	GBR	1305	Ed Storey	M	49	Yorkshire Dales SC/Ripon SC	29.0	34.0	33.0	96.0	96.0
26th	157	RS Aero	9	GBR	999	Ben Wallis	M	23	Spinnaker SC	24.0	32.0	43.0	99.0	99.0
27th	224	RS Aero	7	GBR	1209	David Ellis	M	52	Lymington Town SC	5.0	17.0	78.0 DNC	100.0	100.0
28th	160	RS Aero	7	GBR	1653	Peter Freeland	M	14	Downs SC	22.0	47.0	32.0	101.0	101.0
29th	193	RS Aero	7	GBR	1216	Mike Saul	M	48	Yorkshire Dales SC	31.0	41.5	29.0	101.5	101.5
30th	186	RS Aero	7	GBR	1175	Peter Barton	M	47	Lymington Town SC	78.0 BFD	7.0	17.0	102.0	102.0
31st	159	RS Aero	5	GBR	1463	Henry Jameson	M	13	Hayling Island SC	28.0	40.0	34.0	102.0	102.0
32nd	218	RS Aero	9	GBR	1581	Ben Rolfe	M	19	Burghfield SC	6.0	18.5	78.0 DNC	102.5	102.5
33rd	167	RS Aero	7	GBR	1079	Paul Robson	M	34	Reading SC	11.5	54.0	39.0	104.5	104.5
34th	213	RS Aero	7	GBR	1551	Nigel Rolfe	M	51	Burghfield SC	44.0	37.0	27.0	108.0	108.0
35th	169	RS Aero	7	GBR	1089	Kent Martin	M	45	Ogston SC	25.0	50.5	37.0	112.5	112.5
36th	198	RS Aero	7	GBR	1302	Karl Thorne	M	45	Royal LymingtonYC/KeyhavenYC	43.0	43.0	30.0	116.0	116.0
37th	151	RS Aero	9	GBR	1404	Ade White	M	58	Notts County SC	78.0 BFD	27.0	13.0	118.0	118.0
38th	225	RS Aero	9	GBR	1689	Andrew Snell	M	41	Army SA	19.0	22.0	78.0 DNC	119.0	119.0
39th	222	RS Aero	9	GBR	1637	Adrian Neal	M	45	Sutton Bingham SC	35.0	44.0	41.5	120.5	120.5
40th	158	RS Aero	7	GBR	1206	John Hobson	M	48	Notts County SC	17.0	29.0	78.0 DNC	124.0	124.0
41st	178	RS Aero	9	GBR	1135	Phil White	M	35	Frampton on Severn SC	61.0	28.0	35.0	124.0	124.0
42nd	210	RS Aero	7	GBR	1533	Finlay Barnham	M	24	Snettisham Beach SC	78.0 BFD	30.0	19.5	127.5	127.5
43rd	180	RS Aero	9	GBR	1157	Chris Smith	M	52	Poole YC	26.0	48.0	54.0	128.0	128.0
44th	214	RS Aero	5	GBR	1562	Matthew Caiger	M	15	Sevenoaks School	37.0	50.5	44.0	131.5	131.5
45th	181	RS Aero	5	GBR	11	Will Taylor	M	18	Brightlingsea SC	38.0	45.0	49.0	132.0	132.0
46th	192	RS Aero	7	GBR	1211	Nicholas Eales	M	54	Lymington Town SC	48.0	46.0	38.0	132.0	132.0
47th	223	RS Aero	7	GBR	1694	Nick Neve	M	54	Rutland SC	57.0	52.0	25.0	134.0	134.0
48th	203	RS Aero	7	GBR	1428	Peter Townend	M	56	Chelmarsh SC	78.0 DNC	36.0	23.0	137.0	137.0
49th	177	RS Aero	9	GBR	1132	Chris James	M	46	Exe SC	33.0	55.0	53.0	141.0	141.0
50th	185	RS Aero	5	GBR	1173	Archie Hainsworth	M	14	Alton Water SC	47.0	53.0	41.5	141.5	141.5
51st	212	RS Aero	5	GBR	1543	Debbie Degge	F	57	Bartley SC	41.5	58.0	50.0	149.5	149.5
52nd	209	RS Aero	7	GBR	1509	Peter Craggs	M	40	York RI SC	49.5	56.0	46.0	151.5	151.5
53rd	207	RS Aero	9	GBR	1490	Martin Clarke	M	52	Hykeham SC	36.0	38.0	78.0 DNC	152.0	152.0
54th	190	RS Aero	9	GBR	1207	Mark Tissiman	M	54	Chelmarsh SC/Saundersfoot SC	54.0	49.0	52.0	155.0	155.0
55th	188	RS Aero	5	GBR	1183	George Catchpole	M	18	Waveney and Oulton Broad YC	49.5	59.0	47.0	155.5	155.5
56th	162	RS Aero	7	GBR	1015	Chris Hobday	M	62	Gurnard SC	45.5	39.0	78.0 DNC	162.5	162.5
57th	201	RS Aero	9	GBR	1370	Jim Hood	M	44	Lymington Town SC	55.0	33.0	78.0 DNC	166.0	166.0
58th	219	RS Aero	7	GBR	1601	Paul Harwood	M	56	Wimbleball SC	59.0	62.0	45.0	166.0	166.0
59th	173	RS Aero	5	GBR	1107	Ben Poe	M	17	Sutton Bingham SC	45.5	64.0	59.0	168.5	168.5
60th	221	RS Aero	7	GBR	1618	Dave Harris	M	64	Severn SC	53.0	41.5	78.0 DNC	172.5	172.5
61st	197	RS Aero	5	GBR	1301	Emily Davis	F	39	Great Moor SC	51.0	72.0	57.0	180.0	180.0
62nd	174	RS Aero	5	GBR	1108	Charlie Pearce	M	15	Dabchicks SC	58.0	68.0	55.0	181.0	181.0
63rd	215	RS Aero	5	GBR	1568	Caitlin Atkin	F	14	Bewl Valley SC	62.0	61.0	58.0	181.0	181.0
64th	175	RS Aero	5	GBR	1109	Louis Wright	M	13	Hayling Island SC	56.0	71.0	56.0	183.0	183.0
65th	171	RS Aero	9	GBR	1097	Chris Jones	M	57	Chelmarsh SC	64.0	57.0	65.0	186.0	186.0
66th	187	RS Aero	5	GBR	1178	Cathy Bartram	F	52	Chew Valley LSC	65.0	60.0	61.0	186.0	186.0
67th	225	RS Aero	7	GBR	1689	Andrew Snell	M	41	Army SA	78.0 DNC	78.0 DNC	31.0	187.0	187.0
68th	208	RS Aero	7	GBR	1500	Christopher Cope	M	48	Isle of Man YC	60.0	67.0	63.0	190.0	190.0
69th	153	RS Aero	5	GBR	888	Harry Jones	M	14	Draycote Water SC	78.0 DNC	65.0	48.0	191.0	191.0
70th	152	RS Aero	7	GBR	1705	Neil Wharmby	M	47	Royal Lymington YC	63.0	66.0	64.0	193.0	193.0
71st	165	RS Aero	5	GBR	1029	Judith French	F	56	Gurnard SC	78.0 DNC	70.0	51.0	199.0	199.0
72nd	195	RS Aero	5	GBR	1296	Maggie Dunn	F	63	Lyme Regis SC	78.0 DNC	69.0	60.0	207.0	207.0
73rd	216	RS Aero	7	GBR	1570	Robert Holdway	M	57	Poole YC	66.0	63.0	78.0 DNC	207.0	207.0
74th	165	RS Aero	7	GBR	1029	Judith French	F	56	Gurnard SC	52.0	78.0 DNC	78.0 DNC	208.0	208.0
75th	158	RS Aero	9	GBR	1206	John Hobson	M	48	Notts County SC	78.0 DNC	78.0 DNC	62.0	218.0	218.0
76th	153	RS Aero	7	GBR	1367	Harry Jones	M	14	Draycote Water SC	78.0 BFD	78.0 DNC	78.0 DNC	234.0	234.0
76th	172	RS Aero	5	GBR	1103	Hugo Robathan	M	11	Oxford SC	78.0 BFD	78.0 DNC	78.0 DNC	234.0	234.0