RS Aeros during the RS End of Season Regatta at Rutland Sailing Club
by RS Aero UK Class Association 20 Nov 2018 02:59 AEDT
3-4 November 2018
RS Aeros at the RS Classes End of Season Championships © Peter Fothergill
A fabulous weekend of racing was had at Rutland, concluding both the RS Aero UK Southern and Northern Circuits. The varied and testing weekend gave a fitting finale to a busy year for the UK RS Aeros.
A very windy Pursuit Race on Saturday, a great Saturday night gathering and then three calmer PY fleet races for the RS Aeros on Sunday all provided a great mix.
Craig Williamson (Staunton Harold) finished top RS Aero in the mass RS Classes pursuit race in his shiny new RS Aero 7. Steve Stewart (Yorkshire Dales) revelled in the strong gusts in his RS Aero 5 to take second.
Sunday was a very different affair with light to medium breeze for the three PY races. The RS Aero 9s made their mark with Greg Bartlett (Starcross) nailing race one from Chris Rust. Marshall King (Royal St George, IRE) was sailing his first RS Aero event in a charter RS Aero provided by RS Sailing and took race two from Chis Larr (Northampton). In race three Jeff Davison (Island Barn) and Chis Larr were tied for first after PY.
Ultimately Craig Williamson took the overall win on tie break from Marshall with Jeff taking third. Chris Larr finished top RS Aero 9 in fourth and Steve Stewart led the RS Aero 5s in eighth. Top Lady was Emily Watson (Bowmoor).
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | Rig | PY | Pursuit | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
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| 1st | 2719 | Craig Williamson | Staunton Harold SC | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 2 | ‑13 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 2nd | 2672 | Marshall King | Royal St George YC (IRL) | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ‑16 | 13 |
| 3rd | 2441 | Jeff Davison | Island Barn RSC | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 6 | 10 | ‑17 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 4th | 1888 | Chris Larr | Northampton SC | RS Aero 9 | 1019 | 16 | ‑3 | 2 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| 5th | 2428 | Ben Rolfe | Peligoni Club (GRE | RS Aero 9 | 1019 | 24 | ‑6.5 | 3 | 4 | 31 |
| 6th | 2427 | Nigel Rolfe | Burghfield SC | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 20 | ‑14 | 5 | 8 | 33 |
| 7th | 2600 | Greg Bartlett | Starcross YC | RS Aero 9 | 1019 | 28 | 1 | ‑6 | 6 | 35 |
| 8th | 1581 | Steve Stewart | Yorkshire Dales SC | RS Aero 5 | 1129 | 4 | 20 | ‑23 | 11 | 35 |
| 9th | 2611 | Chris Rust | Portsmouth SC | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 30 | 2 | 4 | ‑5 | 36 |
| 10th | 2028 | Chris Jenkins | Bowmoor SC | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 22 | 8 | 13.5 | (DNF) | 43.5 |
| 11th | 2502 | Peter Chaplin | Burghfield SC | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 26 | 9 | ‑12 | 10 | 45 |
| 12th | 2114 | Fernando Gamboa | Lee on Solent/CDPA (POR) | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 12 | ‑19 | 19 | 17 | 48 |
| 13th | 1653 | Richard Butler | Rutland SC | RS Aero 5 | 1129 | 14 | 22 | ‑25 | 14.5 | 50.5 |
| 14th | 2550 | Chris Jones | Sutton Bingham SC | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 36 | 5 | 10 | (OCS) | 51 |
| 15th | 1817 | Don Whitcraft | Royal Varuna YC (THA) | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 44 | ‑18 | 11 | 9 | 64 |
| 16th | 1009 | Emily Watson | Bowmoor SC | RS Aero 5 | 1129 | 46 | 16 | ‑21 | 7 | 69 |
| 17th | 2146 | Nick Craven | Yorkshire Dales SC | RS Aero 5 | 1129 | 18 | 26 | ‑29 | 26 | 70 |
| 18th | 1218 | Christopher Abbott | Nottingham SC | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 40 | 15 | ‑22 | 18 | 73 |
| 19th | 2647 | Darach Dineen | Royal Irish YC (IRL) | RS Aero 9 | 1019 | 48 | 12 | 15 | ‑20 | 75 |
| 20th | 2582 | Nick Neve | Rutland SC | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 56 | ‑21 | 9 | 12 | 77 |
| 21st | 2363 | Brian Allen | Brightlingsea SC | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 42 | 17 | 18 | ‑19 | 77 |
| 22nd | 1744 | Matt Thursfield | RYA | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 10 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 78 |
| 23rd | 2609 | Paul McMahon | Howth YC (IRL) | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | DNC | 6.5 | 7 | ‑13 | 81.5 |
| 24th | 1594 | Julie Archer | Ullswater YC | RS Aero 5 | 1129 | 32 | 27 | ‑28 | 23 | 82 |
| 25th | 2421 | Paul Speirs | Notts County SC | RS Aero 5 | 1129 | 38 | 25 | ‑26 | 24 | 87 |
| 26th | 2150 | Mark Fowler | Hunts SC | RS Aero 5 | 1129 | 34 | 28 | 27 | (DNC) | 89 |
| 27th | 2186 | Alan Beaton | Notts County SC | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 52 | 24 | 16 | (DNF) | 92 |
| 28th | 2717 | Chris Harrup | Burghfield SC | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | RET | 11 | 13.5 | ‑14.5 | 92.5 |
| 29th | 2317 | Theodore Deverell | Hunts SC | RS Aero 5 | 1129 | 54 | ‑30 | 20 | 21 | 95 |
| 30th | 2362 | Claire Geoghegan | Brightlingsea SC | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | 50 | 23 | ‑24 | 22 | 95 |
| 31st | 2225 | Johnny McKeown | Lancing SC | RS Aero 5 | 1129 | RET | 29 | ‑30 | 25 | 122 |
| 32nd | 2060 | Andrew Mckee | Rutland SC | RS Aero 7 | 1068 | DNC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 136 |
| 32nd | 1744 | Matt Thursfield | RYA | RS Aero 9 | 1019 | DNC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 136 |
Just a few weeks to catch our breath now before the RS Aero UK Winter Series kicks off at the Bowmoor Bubble on 1st December followed by the Lymington Christmas Stadium racing at the top of the river on the 8th December.
Full details on the RS Aero UK Events List here