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RS Aero World Championship at the RS Games, Weymouth & Portland - Day 2

by RS Aero International Class 8 Aug 2018 16:00 AEST 4-10 August 2018
2018 RS Aero World Championship - Day 2 © Steve Greenwood

Under blue skies and light winds the 205 RS Aeros launched for their Worlds for Day 2 with 3 races set on Weymouth Bay. However, as the fleet reached the race course a shifty 12-18 knots buffeted the race course for the rest of the day providing some challenging and rewarding racing for the three RS Aero Classes.

RS Aero 9 – by Andrew Giles, AUS

Fair dinkum, 8 hours on the water and 3 races, pommie beer and cold pasta never tasted so good, after a fare dose of anti inflammatories and magnesium supplements this little black duck is going to sleep well tonight.

Madhavan Thirumalai USA wanted me to mention that today was the first time he lead a worlds fleet around the first mark, well done Madhavan, pity about the 70 degree wind shift which abandoned the race.

Oh and some guy called Marc Obi Wan Jacobi USA, the Jedi master hit another 3 bullets, well done Marc!

RS Aero 7 – by Peter Barton, GBR

The massive 103 boat entry in the RS Aero 7s has required the fleet to be split into two separate qualifying flights before progressing to gold and silver flights later in the week.

Race wins went to Alistair Goodwin, Sam Whaley, and Steve Cockerill with scores still tight at the top of the score sheet before the last day of the qualifying series tomorrow.

RS Aero 5 – by Julie Archer, GBR

The sun dawned on day two and although winds were predicted to increase throughout the day, the morning sunshine and light winds belied what was to come. 60 RS Aero 5s left the slips in good humour with X Y Z hoping to maintain their standings. They were being actively chased by. A B C and in the wings one or two heavy weights were praying to the wind gods that it would increase before the end of the day.

Race 1 gave the opportunity for people to get into the rhythm with relatively light winds. After a general recall, with the warm sunshine, the wind was fairly stable and 1st was William Caiger, 2nd Liina Kolk, 3rd Kate Sergeant. For those that having been following the ongoing contest between Julie Archer and Jackie Craven; Julie lead for most of this race and then on the final beat and error of judgment cost the her the race from Jackie.... she tacked off to ensure she made the mark with room to bear away, seeing this Jackie took to the opportunity to keep her boat flat, pinch a little and she snuck in a the last windward mark and with her down wind speed always good Archer could not come back from that although they were bow to transom at the finish. That made the tally 2 races to Jackie, 1 to Julie and 1 point between them in the series.

Race 2 delivered an unexpected wind shift on the second beat, along with an increase in wind that saw some significant gains and losses through the fleet. As Kate Sargent said "It was good to see new and varied faces at the front- It gives people a real opportunity to see what it's like without most of that traffic in front of you". Julie & Jackie missed their usual battle as they went different ways and Julie gained the advantage beating Jackie to the finish by several boats and instead battled it out with Steve Stewart from the YDSC. Julie would like to thank him for the coaching on Sunday as only half a boat separated them at the finish....Cheers Steve. First William Caiger, second Ben Poe, third Ben Hutton-Penman

Race 3 was delayed as the 9 fleet second race was abandoned due to the wind shifting significantly early on their first beat. The PRO was challenged by the shift; local knowledge says if it gets warm it will shift back and true to form it did for the 9rigs to get off leaving the 5's ready to start. The wind increased for most of the race which again resulted in different faces at the front. Sammy Issac Johnson said " It was shifty.... so don't follow me and James Dowrick as we got it wrong again..... Alice Lucy was in complete agreement with that last statement. Andrew Frost was unable to comment as he had gone to prepare for the evenings entertainment by donning his penguin costume.

On the girls' front Julie got her best result of 17th which, importantly, should see her in front of Jackie on the overall stakes. Sylvia 1162 CZE summed the day up with "too much wind shifts in the end race... in Central Europe the water is much flatter" 1st Andrew Frost, 2nd Lina Kolk, 3rd Ben Hutton Penman.

Game on tomorrow when the bigger winds arrive... will the leaders hang on or will the heavyweights make their mark?

Tomorrow after racing we have RS Aero International Mixed Pairs Stadium Racing starting and finishing in the marina. Pairs of male and females sailors will race in a small fleet race and have their scores combined to progress to the finals and then the medals.

In the evening we have another sold out restaurant when 60 RS Aero sailors will convene at The Stable Pizza on Weymouth quay. Anyone who could not book can catch up with the fleet at the bar afterwards.

Results after Day 2:

PosNatSail NoHelmClubQ1Q2Q3Q4Q5PenaltiesPts
RS Aero 5 Fleet
1GBR1844William CaigerSevenoaks School-111118 11
2GBR2350Ben Hutton-PenmanBurnhamSC/CorinthianOtters32-1433 11
3GBR2442Jonathan BaileyHunts SC5444-23 17
4EST2253Liina KolkPirita SK/ Saaremaa MS6102(DNC)2 20
5GBR1312Andrew FrostSutton Bingham SC9-14851 23
6GBR2130Kate SargentHill Head SC733-1310 23
7EST1929Sander PuppartPirita Svertpaadiklubi1126-166 25
8GBR1685Lucy GreenwoodOxford SC26715-16 30
9GBR1107Ben PoeSutton Bingham SC108-16215 35
10GBR2106Roscoe MartinOgston SC-1495912 35
11GBR1562Toby SchofieldFelpham SC1213-2365 36
12GBR1893Alastair BrownGreat Moor SC165107-36 38
13GBR2552Sammy Isaacs-JohnsonMaidenhead SC41120-2411 46
14GBR1108Charlie PearceDabchicks SC-332311187 59
15GBR1149Raulf BerryEmsworth SC1979-5228 63
16GBR2435Caitlin MorleyBurnham SC2420138-27 65
17GBR1099Ralph NevileFrensham Pond SC18162112-26 67
18GBR2656Deborah DeggeBartley SC81815-3232 73
19GBR1927Jack HardieFrensham Pond SC2917-36209 75
20RUS1877Vladislav IvanovskiyYC Sankt-Petersburg202819-4014 81
21GBR1566Samuel BlakerBenfleet YC22-45171037 86
22GBR1575Mark CarletonPapercourt SC-3422243013 89
23GBR1705Kate WharmbyRoyal Lymington YC-4231121141 95
24GBR2061Ben TylecoteRutland SC31261821-40 96
25NED2349Karlijn van den BoogaardWSV Vinkeveen-Abcoude23252526-39 99
26GBR2321Claire PowerEmsworth Slipper SC2527-431930 101
27GBR2416James DowrickPorthpean SC272927-3719 102
28GBR2426Lucy PennantHayling Island SC17323717-51 103
29GBR1581Steve StewartYorkshire Dales SC-373734294 104
30GBR2555Giles BakerDatchet Water SC15153144(DNF) 105
31EST1876Silvia Johanna HaavelPirita Svertpaadiklubi-4140331420 107
32GBR1964Alice LucyRutland SC131929-4848 109
33NED1447Floris StapelWSV Braassemermeer35-36352218 110
34GBR1457Emma McEwenRoyal Lymington YC3030-412724 111
35GBR1065Nic JohnsonConiston SC Roa Island32-35222534 113
36GBR2290Philip McDonaldHayling Island SC362428-3925 113
37GBR1819Ben MillardEmsworth SC213426-3835 116
38GBR2368Imogen Cage WhiteBroadstairs SC2821(DSQ)2847 124
39GBR1594Julie ArcherUllswater YC44-47403117 132
40GBR1301Emily DavisGreat Moor SC263930-4238 133
41GBR1296Maggie DunnLyme Regis SC-5238472342 150
42NOR1431Cathrine KarlsonRisor Seilforening46-54454322 156
43GBR2150Jackie CravenYorkshire Dales SC405039-5429 158
44FIN1867Kairit KoivOulun Tyovaen Pursiseura45-46323645 158
45GBR1183Phoebe WillcocksAlton Water SC48423833-50 161
46GBR1175Natasha SionLymington Town SC47334241-53 163
47GBR2462Alessandra TydemanLymington Town SC39414935-52 164
48GBR2100Julie WillisLymington Town SC-4944464531 166
49EST1875Olga KuvatovaPirita Svertpaadiklubi5043-523443 170
50GBR1060Mike LinneyChichester YC3848-565333 172
51GBR1777Catherine HemsleyFelpham SC-5449535021 173
52GBR1071Bill OrganSouth Cerney SC515144-5649 195
53USA2603Paul GlosterSanta Barbara SSA CA43-55504955 197
54USA2655Melissa SolnickSebago C&SC NY56-58485144 199
55GBR1030Nicci KilpatrickHayling Island SC-5553554746 201
56CZE1162Sylvia MrazovaAsociace Lodnich Trid RS535254-5554 213
57GBR2596Michael WilliamsEly SC-5757574657 217
58GBR2434Thomas GoodsellBrightlingsea SC-5956515756 220
59GBR2274Rhys WilliamsEly SC585958(DNS)DNC 236
60CZE2056Petr BrizaYC Pardubice60605958(DNC) 237
RS Aero 7 Fleet
1GBR1340Sam WhaleySwanage SC-31111 4
2GBR2666Jack HopkinsDelph SC12-322 7
3GBR2319Stephen CockerillStokes Bay SC15-811 8
4GBR2665Craig WilliamsonStaunton Harold SC232-62 9
5GBR1020Richard PyeDraycote Water SC3323-7 11
6GBR1370Alistair GoodwinHaversham SC-66143 14
7GBR2131Greg KellyIsle of Man YC523-125 15
8GBR1428Cameron SmithChelmarsh SC61-774 18
9EST1781Ants HaavelPirita Svertpaadiklubi74(BFD)54 20
10USA2661Hank SauragePontchartrain YC LA4-131223 21
11GBR2545Noah ReesCawsand Bay SC / TMSC54-976 22
12GBR2543Steve NorburyWarsash SC884-115 25
13GBR2147John WarburtonChew Valley LSC-169647 26
14GBR2098Pierce SewardBroadstairs SC9776-11 29
15GER1903Juliane BarthelSC Dummer2-2312810 32
16GBR2415Jack MillerFelpham SC1059-148 32
17GBR1843Chris JenkinsBowmoor SC868-1611 33
18GBR1921James ClaphamRoyal Torbay YC12-1710510 37
19GBR2604George SunderlandOlton Mere SC14-1611312 40
20GBR2288Paul GardnerStokes Bay SC1011413-22543
21GBR1785James Hutton-PenmanBurnham SC / RCYC-2891699 43
22GBR2325Ned StattersfieldWells-Next-The-Sea15-195915 44
23GBR2609Richard KennedyEmsworth Slipper SC-21145216 46
24FRA2417Tim WoodcockCV Mullhouse71310-2921 51
25GBR2320Sarah CockerillStokes Bay SC11121613-22 52
26GBR2439Tim HireRoyal Lymington YC1311-141414 52
27USA2657Yannick GlosterSanta BarbaraYSF/SBSC CA12722-2713 54
28GBR2161Paul RobsonReading SC11121417-18 54
29GBR1590Chris HattonBowmoor SC9151912-27 55
30GBR1232Tim NorrisWarsash SC148(DSQ)1915 56
31GBR2550Chris JonesSutton Bingham SC-201961617 58
32GBR1930Daniel NewallStarcross YC-262111188 58
33GBR2553Mark RiddingtonEmsworth Slipper SC4141823-24 59
34GBR2318Karl ThorneLymington Town SC1322-281014 59
35GBR1544James WittsQueen Mary SC15-23171518 65
36GBR2572Andy HillWarsash SC1817-242112 68
37GBR2648Ben PowellAlton Water SC22-37131024 69
38GER1902Jens RoehrssenSegelverein Weser27102311-32 71
39GBR2427Nigel RolfeLymington Town SC17-25132417 71
40GBR2058Duncan De BoltzThorpe Bay YC1916-212016 71
41GBR1568Caitlin AtkinWhitstable YC2310-272420 77
42GBR1336Joe GallivanSpinnaker SC2624208-29 78
43GBR2649Kent MartinOgston SC29-4715269 79
44GBR2472Paddy HutchingsRoyal Western YC202024-2716 80
45GBR2155Iain McGonigalEast Lothian YC-2422192220 83
46GBR2582Nick NeveRutland SC27152619-34 87
47GBR1211Nicholas EalesLymingtonTownSC/RLymYC332715-4213 88
48GBR1305Ed StoreyYorkshire Dales SC24-29202519 88
49GBR2503Dan BirdLymington Town SC192425-3421 89
50GBR2621Liam VassFelpham SC2518-311730 90
51NOR1274Herman BordalMoss182921-4025 93
52GBR1672Richard BentleyFelpham SC-2925182228 93
53GBR2502Peter ChaplinBurghfield SC22-26252323 93
54AUS2662Peter StephinsonMiddle Harbour ASC NSW163617-3727 96
55GBR1031Arthur GoldsmithHayling Island SC23212828-31 100
56GBR2101Chris HobdayGurnard SC33-40291526 103
57NED1256Martijn JessurunWSV Vinkeveen-Abcoude212031-3933 105
58GBR2001Ben LyonsLymington Town SC253027-3323 105
59GBR2581Peter CraggsYork RI SC-3826262530 107
60GBR1637Lorrian WellsHighcliffe SC36183718-43 109
61USA2663David SolnickSebago C&SC NY172832-4033 110
62ESP2392Matias GrassCMV Barcelona-4231293026 116
63GBR2421Paul SpeirsNotts County SC3132-353125 119
64GBR2299John WilcoxEast Lothian YC(DNS)DNS223019 124
65GBR2357Paul HawkinsHayling Island SC342732-3834 127
66GBR2146Nick CravenYorkshire Dales SC32-38352931 127
67GBR2574Anthony JohnsonConiston SC39353420(DNS) 128
68GBR2611Patrick FultonBough Beech SC323123-5144 130
69GER1909Jorn DomresSV Harlebucht-4242362628 132
70USA2658Catherine GlosterSanta Barbara SSA CA28-46432839 138
71GBR2113Christopher SmithIsland Barn RSC31343736-38 138
72GBR2429Robin CaigerBough Beech SC34-46333932 138
73GBR2515Richard BarrettSpinnaker SC3532-503835 140
74OMA2660Dirk GramkowRas al Hamra SC41-43304129 141
75GBR2362Claire GeogheganBrightlingsea SC303042-4340 142
76CZE1826Petr BryxYC Neratovice403930-4435 144
77GBR1508Robert EnglandChelmarsh SC37283348(DNS) 146
78GBR2224Richard PayneOxford SC3937-423142 149
79GBR2103Kingsley BrownGurnard SC38344136(DNS) 149
80GBR2388Charlie GillmorePaignton SC / RDYC41333937-46 150
81GBR2055Chris WoolleyCombs SC37394134-45 151
82GBR2422Clive HowlandCombs SC-4645393238 154
83GBR2225John McKeownLancing SC-4744363341 154
84CZE2097Petr ProkysekOrthodocks YC-4441344237 154
85GBR1120Jae JonesSpinnaker SC40333844-47 155
86GBR2605Mark FowlerHunts SC43-49403243 158
87GBR2659Gareth ThomasOcean CC-4544433536 158
88GBR1400Gary FowlerHunts SC304840-5041 159
89GBR2270Andrew PetterLittleton SC35474735(DNC) 164
90GER2038Peter HauptSG Hengsteysee36364745-48 164
91GBR2473Paul WillisYorkshire Dales SC-5042454336 166
92GBR1582Mark RolfeBartley SC43-48444140 168
93GBR1694Nicholas WillcocksAlton Water SC46354647-50 174
94GBR1091Penelope GillettRoyal Harwich YC-4938484944 179
95CZE2664Adam BurilAsociace Lodnich Trid RS4843-494939 179
96NED2189Mark ColeGWV de Vrijbuiter49404645(DNC) 180
97CZE1816Milos BurilAsociace Lodnich Trid RS45-50454842 180
98GBR2505Neil WharmbyRoyal Lymington YC48493846(DNC) 181
99NED1841Rob JessurunWSV Vinkeveen-Abcoude-5150494737 183
100GBR2542Chris HughesWarsash SC44454846(RET) 183
101ESP2433Carvajal LeonCMV Barcelona50-51445049 193
102NED2309Koen RuiterWVA Vinkeveen-Abcoude4741(DNC)DNCDNC 194
103GBR2531Chris StanbrookBala SC(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC 212
RS Aero 9 Fleet
1USA2667Marc JacobiCedar Point YC CT-11111 4
2GBR2672George CousinsMounts Bay SC3-5322 10
3GBR2551Liam WillisLymington Town SC2364-7 15
4GBR2549Peter BartonLymington Town SC5-6433 15
5GBR1888Chris LarrNorthampton SC6-10256 19
6USA2669Madhavan ThirumalaiCedar Point YC CT997-119 34
7GBR2441Jeff DavisonIsland Barn RSC-14128105 35
8GBR2193Ben CharnleySnettisham Beach SC414126-23 36
9GRE2428Ben RolfePeligoni Club107118-18 36
10GBR2600Greg BartlettStarcross YC713147-17 41
11GER1723Marcus WaltherDSCL Frankfurt20899(RET) 46
12GBR2420Daniel MartinLymington Town SC-231751314 49
13GBR1298Richard WatshamRNSA / Starcross YC1611-251210 49
14GBR2148Gareth GriffithsIsland Barn RSC841919-27 50
15GBR2626Tom KennedyEmsworth Slipper SC1315-23148 50
16GBR1331Rory CohenFrampton-on-Severn SC11-2420204 55
17GBR1171Ffinlo WrightIsle of Man YC-2221181711 67
18GBR2527Robbie LawsonEast Lothian YC-2519171815 69
19GBR1011Andy WarrenAvon SC1825-361513 71
20GBR2369Tom EhlerLymington Town SC1722-322512 76
21GBR2608Rory FultonBough Beech SC191813-3426 76
22SWE2512Christer BathRoyal Gothenburg YC1516-262322 76
23GBR1052Jim FifieldKing George SC26210(BFD)DNC 82
24GBR2074Matt EvansGreat Moor SC12261530-31 83
25SVK2673Andrej HolakYC Slovan Bratislava-2927162129 93
26GBR2548Jim HoodLymington Town SC2123-342920 93
27GBR2186Alan BeatonNotts County SC28203116(DNC) 95
28GBR2610Ben WallisSpinnaker SC24-30302221 97
29GBR1135Phil WhiteFrampton on Severn SC31-37282619 104
30GBR2073Tim SewardBroadstairs SC-3231213125 108
31GBR2142Tom RussellIsland Barn RSC-3332272724 110
32USA2668Ash BeattyMISA TX272924(DNF)30 110
33GBR2188Joe BirdBlackwater SC-4033222828 111
34SWE1438Thomas SandstromSkargardsstads SS30283324-36 115
35AUS2671Simon ReffoldBalmoral SC NSW(DNC)DNC293216 121
36GBR1656David PartridgeChelmarsh SC34-39353932 140
37GBR1231Tim BilbroughHayling Island SC3534-383338 140
38AUS2670Andrew GilesLake Cullulleraine YC VIC-3838373535 145
39GBR1490Graham PlattHighcliffe SC3740-423833 148
40GBR2223Mark FoxStokes Bay SC-4241403734 152
41CZE1556Tomas MatejkaAsociace Lodnich Trid RS-4135394039 153
42GBR1818Lester KorziliusEmsworth SC3936-4136375153
43GBR1485Alex Newton SouthonLymington Town SC36(DNF)DNCDNCDNC 168

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