RS Aero Europeans and RS Eurocup at Yacht Club de Carnac - Day 1

RS Aero Europeans in Carnac Day 1 © Antoine Dujoncquoy / YCC

RS Aero Europeans in Carnac Day 1 © Antoine Dujoncquoy / YCC

RS Eurocup in Carnac Day 1 © Antoine Dujoncquoy / YCC

The first day of competition for the RS Aero European Championships and the RS Eurocup at the Yacht Club de Carnac (YCC) saw 132 competitors from fourteen different nations (France, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, USA, Canada, Switzerland, Estonia, Ukrain, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Sweden, Netherlands) battle in the bay of Quiberon under a sunny sky and with 21 to 24 knots of wind.

The race committee launched two races for the seven series represented.

Results after Day 1: (top three)

RS Aero 5
1. Enrico LOI (ITA)
2. Jack HARDIE (GBR)
3. Manconi Andrea (ITA)

RS Aero 6
1. Chris HATTON (GBR)
2 Soffia NAUMENKO (UKR)
3. Andrew FROST (GBR)

RS Aero 7
1. Noah REES (GBR)
2. Jack MILLER (GBR)
3. Dominic HALL (GBR)

RS Aero 9
1. Ben FLOWER (CAN)
2. Peter BARTON (GBR)
3. Erik WAHLBERG (SWE)

RS 100 & 200
1. David SWEET (GBR)
2. Andrew JONES (GBR)
3. Ian GREGORY (GBR)

RS 700
1. Robbie Bell (GBR)
2. Peter Purkiss (GBR)
3. Matt Carter (GBR)

More information and full results can be found here.