RS Aero Magic Marine UK National Championships - Roundup review
by Peter Barton on 11 Sep 2015
72 boats on the startline on day two - 2015 RS Aero Magic Marine UK National Championships Alex Newton-Southon
What an awesome event! From 75 pre-entries the RS Aero Magic Marine UK National Championships at WPNSA finally ended up with a whopping 73 RS Aeros. That bubble of 73 puts the RS Aeros right at the top of the UK Nationals attendance leader board for any single handed predominantly adult Class - incredible when just 14 months ago none of these boats were built! After four sailors swapped rigs there were a final total of 77 entries.
The Champs provided a great opportunity to meet fellow RS Aero sailors from around the UK with many sailors travelling long distances including Scotland, Isle of Man, Yorkshire and the East Coast. Already, in the UK alone, there are over 360 RS Aeros at approximately 130 locations. Everyone had plenty to discuss with the RS Aero just at the end of its first year. International sailors visited from Estonia, Holland and Antigua and all placed well in the overall points, boding well for the future International circuit.
Sailors ranged from 11 to 67 in age, weights were from 40kg to over 100kg and they came from a variety of sea, estuary and lakes nationwide. A good few of the 73 competitors were returning to sailing/competition due to their enjoyment of the RS Aero and all had a great time with great racing and the buzz of new fleet camaraderie.
Wind wise there was something for everyone over the three days of racing. We enjoyed two days out in Weymouth Bay and one in the Harbour with winds varying from a dosile 4kn right up to 18kn of excitement.
The format was intentionally experimental. Racing and scoring was in three separate fleets (five,seven and nine rigs) for the Champs, with a planned mass start for the first race of each day producing an additional PY series for the he RS Aero Challenge Cup. With predominantly light breezes at the start of each day the larger rigs dominated this series. In such a controlled environment and now that we have a large amount of data it would be an interesting idea as a Class to contemplate a conditions based PY adjustment for similar races in the future. Courses varied between trapezium and triangle/sausage, each with good reaches when planing conditions existed.
Many thanks to WPNSA for their impeccable management, our PRO, Arky, and his team for great racing and sponsors, Magic Marine, for their support and fantastic array of prizes. RS provided awesome event support and the RS Aero Class made a great job of pitching up and having fun!
Prize Winners
RS Aero five
First - Will Taylor, Brightlingsea
Second - Henry Jameson, Hayling Island
Third - Matthew Caiger, Sevenoaks School
RS Aero seven
First - Glen Truswell, Castle Cove
Second - Peter Barton, Lymington Town
Third - Jack Holden, Arun
RS Aero nine
First - Luke Deegan, Gurnard/Antigua
Second - David Rickard, Gurnard
Third - Simon Hiscocks, WPNSA
The RS Aero Challenge Cup - Three race PY Series from the first race each day
First - Luke Deegan, Gurnard/Antigua (9)
Second - Glen Truswell, Castle Cove (7)
Third - David Rickard, Gurnard (9)
Fourth - Simon Hiscocks, WPNSA (9)
Fifth - Ian Swann, Hayling (9)
Sixth - Fergus Barnham, Snettisham (7)
Junior - Under 15 (not 15 this year), based on the PY series
First - Henry Jameson, Hayling Island (5)
Second - Archie Hainsworth, Alton Water (5)
Third - Caitlin Atkin, Bewl Valley (5)
Youth - Under 19 (not 19 this year), based on the PY series
First - Toby Freeland, Downs (9)
Second - Ffinlo Wright, Isle of Man (7)
Third - Peter Freeland, Downs (7)
Lady - based on PY series
First - Debbie Degge, Bartley (5)
Second - Emily Davis, Great Moor (5)
Third - Caitlin Atkin, Bewl Valley (5)
Master - 55 or over this year, based on PY series
First - David Rickard, Gurnard (9)
Second - Gareth Griffiths, Island Barn (9)
Third - Ade White, Notts County (9)
Family - Best two family members overall
We have three ‘All Aero’ families and a whopping 11 Aero/Tera families that we will include;
First - Will and Matt Taylor, Brightlingsea, Aero/Tera, 5pts
=Second - Fergus and Finlay Barnham, Snettisham, first Aero/Aero, 10pts
=Second - Mathew and Will Caiger, Sevenoaks School, Aero/Tera, 10pts
Fourth - Henry and Rupert Jameson, Hayling Island, Aero/Tera, 11pts
[All brothers, no parents managed to make the top four!]
Club - best three club results in each of the three PY races (nine results)
First - Gurnard
Furthest Travelled - Ants Haavel, Tallinn, ESTONIA
Endurance - finishing all 11 races
RS Aero 5 - Emily Davis, Great Moor
RS Aero 7 - Paul Harwood, Wimbleball, Exmoor
RS Aero 9 - Chris Smith, Poole and Chris James, Exe
Outstanding Services to the RS Aero Class
Robert Fisk-Moore, Chelmarsh Fleet Captain - Robert has led and nurtured the Shropshire based Chelmarsh Fleet making it now the largest inland RS Aero club in the world with 15 RS Aeros. Two brand new RS Aeros have just been delivered to the club following Robert's successful grant application to Sport England for RS Aeros to not only help people into sailing but to also keep existing sailors interested in sailing.
Outstanding Services to RS Aero Events
Ian Jameson - Our PRO at the Dutch Eurocup in July and the Start-of-Seasons Champs in April
Lucy Jameson - Assistance organising the Winter Training venues, the Dutch Eurocup and the Start-of-Seasons
Gross Under Achievement - to properly be able to recognise achievements we must first be able to recognise gross under achievement!
Ian Swann - Wobbling in on a light wind run when near the front of the fleet and failing to recover quickly.
Simon Hiscocks - Starting on the one minute gun then turning around after 30 seconds to start just in time!
Jack Holden and Tom Partington - For contemplating fitting a compass to a rotating mast!
Giovanni Belgrano - for inviting his wife to name his new RS Aero!
Rank |
Rig |
Sail No |
Helm |
Club |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
Nett |
1st |
9 |
1485 |
Luke Deegan |
Gurnard SC/Antigua SC |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
2nd |
7 |
1457 |
Glen Truswell |
Castle Cove SC |
2 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
3rd |
9 |
1018 |
David Rickard |
Gurnard SC |
8 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
13 |
4th |
9 |
1205 |
Simon Hiscocks |
WPNSA |
9 |
2 |
5 |
16 |
16 |
5th |
9 |
1036 |
Ian Swann |
Hayling Island SC |
3 |
5 |
10 |
18 |
18 |
6th |
7 |
1534 |
Fergus Barnham |
Snettisham Beach SC |
4 |
9 |
15 |
28 |
28 |
7th |
9 |
1298 |
Richard Watsham |
Starcross YC |
14 |
10 |
11 |
35 |
35 |
8th |
9 |
1489 |
Toby Freeland |
Downs SC |
11.5 |
20 |
6 |
37.5 |
37.5 |
9th |
7 |
EST 10 |
Ants Haavel |
Tallinn Kalev YC |
15 |
15.5 |
8 |
38.5 |
38.5 |
10th |
7 |
88 |
Jack Holden |
Arun YC |
27 |
8 |
7 |
42 |
42 |
11th |
9 |
1669 |
Giovanni Belgrano |
Gurnard SC |
18 |
23 |
4 |
45 |
45 |
12th |
7 |
1 |
Tim Peters |
Hayling Island SC |
10 |
21 |
14 |
45 |
45 |
13th |
7 |
8 |
Nev Herbert |
Royal Lymington YC |
20 |
14 |
12 |
46 |
46 |
14th |
9 |
1023 |
Gareth Griffiths |
Island Barn Reservoir SC |
13 |
15.5 |
19.5 |
48 |
48 |
15th |
9 |
1172 |
David Batchelor |
Isle of Man YC |
32 |
4 |
22 |
58 |
58 |
16th |
9 |
1208 |
Matt Thursfield |
Chelmarsh SC |
7 |
25 |
26 |
58 |
58 |
17th |
7 |
1575 |
Mark Carleton |
Papercourt SC |
21 |
18.5 |
21 |
60.5 |
60.5 |
18th |
7 |
1222 |
Luke Mapley |
Felpham SC |
30 |
11 |
24 |
65 |
65 |
19th |
7 |
1120 |
Tom Partington |
Hayling Island SC |
40 |
13 |
16 |
69 |
69 |
20th |
9 |
1184 |
Robert Freeland |
Downs SC |
16 |
26 |
36 |
78 |
78 |
21st |
7 |
1142 |
Rob Beaton |
Royal Plymouth Corinthian |
41.5 |
12 |
28 |
81.5 |
81.5 |
22nd |
7 |
NED 13 |
Michiel Geerling |
Braassemermeer |
39 |
35 |
9 |
83 |
83 |
23rd |
7 |
1608 |
Robbie Wilson |
Wormit BC |
34 |
31 |
18 |
83 |
83 |
24th |
7 |
1171 |
Ffinlo Wright |
Isle of Man YC |
23 |
24 |
40 |
87 |
87 |
25th |
7 |
1305 |
Ed Storey |
Yorkshire Dales/Ripon |
29 |
34 |
33 |
96 |
96 |
26th |
9 |
999 |
Ben Wallis |
Spinnaker SC |
24 |
32 |
43 |
99 |
99 |
27th |
7 |
1209 |
David Ellis |
Lymington Town SC |
5 |
17 |
DNC |
100 |
100 |
28th |
7 |
1653 |
Peter Freeland |
Downs SC |
22 |
47 |
32 |
101 |
101 |
29th |
7 |
1216 |
Mike Saul |
Yorkshire Dales SC |
31 |
41.5 |
29 |
101.5 |
101.5 |
30th |
7 |
1175 |
Peter Barton |
Lymington Town SC |
BFD |
7 |
17 |
102 |
102 |
31st |
5 |
1463 |
Henry Jameson |
Hayling Island SC |
28 |
40 |
34 |
102 |
102 |
32nd |
9 |
1581 |
Ben Rolfe |
Burghfield SC |
6 |
18.5 |
DNC |
102.5 |
102.5 |
33rd |
7 |
1079 |
Paul Robson |
Reading SC |
11.5 |
54 |
39 |
104.5 |
104.5 |
34th |
7 |
1551 |
Nigel Rolfe |
Burghfield SC |
44 |
37 |
27 |
108 |
108 |
35th |
7 |
1089 |
Kent Martin |
Ogston SC |
25 |
50.5 |
37 |
112.5 |
112.5 |
36th |
7 |
1302 |
Karl Thorne |
Royal Lymington/Keyhaven |
43 |
43 |
30 |
116 |
116 |
37th |
9 |
1404 |
Ade White |
Notts County SC |
BFD |
27 |
13 |
118 |
118 |
38th |
9 |
1689 |
Andrew Snell |
Army SA |
19 |
22 |
DNC |
119 |
119 |
39th |
9 |
1637 |
Adrian Neal |
Sutton Bingham SC |
35 |
44 |
41.5 |
120.5 |
120.5 |
40th |
7 |
1206 |
John Hobson |
Notts County SC |
17 |
29 |
DNC |
124 |
124 |
41st |
9 |
1135 |
Phil White |
Frampton on Severn SC |
61 |
28 |
35 |
124 |
124 |
42nd |
7 |
1533 |
Finlay Barnham |
Snettisham Beach SC |
BFD |
30 |
19.5 |
127.5 |
127.5 |
43rd |
9 |
1157 |
Chris Smith |
Poole YC |
26 |
48 |
54 |
128 |
128 |
44th |
5 |
1562 |
Matthew Caiger |
Sevenoaks School |
37 |
50.5 |
44 |
131.5 |
131.5 |
45th |
5 |
11 |
Will Taylor |
Brightlingsea SC |
38 |
45 |
49 |
132 |
132 |
46th |
7 |
1211 |
Nicholas Eales |
Lymington Town SC |
48 |
46 |
38 |
132 |
132 |
47th |
7 |
1694 |
Nick Neve |
Rutland SC |
57 |
52 |
25 |
134 |
134 |
48th |
7 |
1428 |
Peter Townend |
Chelmarsh SC |
DNC |
36 |
23 |
137 |
137 |
49th |
9 |
1132 |
Chris James |
Exe SC |
33 |
55 |
53 |
141 |
141 |
50th |
5 |
1173 |
Archie Hainsworth |
Alton Water SC |
47 |
53 |
41.5 |
141.5 |
141.5 |
51st |
5 |
1543 |
Debbie Degge |
Bartley SC |
41.5 |
58 |
50 |
149.5 |
149.5 |
52nd |
7 |
1509 |
Peter Craggs |
York RI SC |
49.5 |
56 |
46 |
151.5 |
151.5 |
53rd |
9 |
1490 |
Martin Clarke |
Hykeham SC |
36 |
38 |
DNC |
152 |
152 |
54th |
9 |
1207 |
Mark Tissiman |
Chelmarsh/Saundersfoot |
54 |
49 |
52 |
155 |
155 |
55th |
5 |
1183 |
George Catchpole |
Waveney and Oulton |
49.5 |
59 |
47 |
155.5 |
155.5 |
56th |
7 |
1015 |
Chris Hobday |
Gurnard SC |
45.5 |
39 |
DNC |
162.5 |
162.5 |
57th |
9 |
1370 |
Jim Hood |
Lymington Town SC |
55 |
33 |
DNC |
166 |
166 |
58th |
7 |
1601 |
Paul Harwood |
Wimbleball SC |
59 |
62 |
45 |
166 |
166 |
59th |
5 |
1107 |
Ben Poe |
Sutton Bingham SC |
45.5 |
64 |
59 |
168.5 |
168.5 |
60th |
7 |
1618 |
Dave Harris |
Severn SC |
53 |
41.5 |
DNC |
172.5 |
172.5 |
61st |
5 |
1301 |
Emily Davis |
Great Moor SC |
51 |
72 |
57 |
180 |
180 |
62nd |
5 |
1108 |
Charlie Pearce |
Dabchicks SC |
58 |
68 |
55 |
181 |
181 |
63rd |
5 |
1568 |
Caitlin Atkin |
Bewl Valley SC |
62 |
61 |
58 |
181 |
181 |
64th |
5 |
1109 |
Louis Wright |
Hayling Island SC |
56 |
71 |
56 |
183 |
183 |
65th |
9 |
1097 |
Chris Jones |
Chelmarsh SC |
64 |
57 |
65 |
186 |
186 |
66th |
5 |
1178 |
Cathy Bartram |
Chew Valley LSC |
65 |
60 |
61 |
186 |
186 |
67th |
7 |
1689 |
Andrew Snell |
Army SA |
DNC |
DNC |
31 |
187 |
187 |
68th |
7 |
1500 |
Christopher Cope |
Isle of Man YC |
60 |
67 |
63 |
190 |
190 |
69th |
5 |
888 |
Harry Jones |
Draycote Water SC |
DNC |
65 |
48 |
191 |
191 |
70th |
7 |
1705 |
Neil Wharmby |
Royal Lymington YC |
63 |
66 |
64 |
193 |
193 |
71st |
5 |
1029 |
Judith French |
Gurnard SC |
DNC |
70 |
51 |
199 |
199 |
72nd |
5 |
1296 |
Maggie Dunn |
Lyme Regis SC |
DNC |
69 |
60 |
207 |
207 |
73rd |
7 |
1570 |
Robert Holdway |
Poole YC |
66 |
63 |
DNC |
207 |
207 |
74th |
7 |
1029 |
Judith French |
Gurnard SC |
52 |
DNC |
DNC |
208 |
208 |
75th |
9 |
1206 |
John Hobson |
Notts County SC |
DNC |
DNC |
62 |
218 |
218 |
76th |
7 |
1367 |
Harry Jones |
Draycote Water SC |
BFD |
DNC |
DNC |
234 |
234 |
76th |
5 |
1103 |
Hugo Robathan |
Oxford SC |
BFD |
DNC |
DNC |
234 |
234 |
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