Rooster RS Aerocup at Malcesine, Lake Garda, Italy - Overall
by RS Aero International Class Association 23 Oct 2017 10:12 BST
7-10 October 2017
The crisp morning 'Peler' mountain breeze from the North had been regularly stronger that the afternoon's 'Ora' from the South and, to ensure reliable racing, some good variety and a prompt finish on the final day, the call had been made for an 08:30 start, as often is the case at Malcesine.
Early breakfasts were organised and speedy rig up with an air of anticipation as white horses could be spotted in the distance across the lake. At 08:30 the whole of the northern end of Garda was still in the shade, with the sun just rising over Mt Baldo and shining brightly on the cliffs on the western shore. During the course of the three races the bright sunshine moved across the whole lake, providing an incredible sparling surface when on port tack!
The breeze strengthened from about 18kn up to 25kn on race two. By the end of race 3 there was still good pressure but it was evident holes in the northerly wind were emerging, with potential race opportunities opening up, as the Peler prepared to close down for its lunch.
The evening before, at the Rooster Daily Awards and Pasta Party, the fleet had voted for the 4 sided 'Quad' course in preference to the 'P' option. The blast reach across the top was awesome. The run provided excellent opportunities to make up ground on the ample lake waves ('harder than Carnac' was the verdict on those) followed by a nice broad reach, wave surfing into the bottom mark.
In the RS Aero 5s Rooster Sailing's Kate Sargent GBR had it all on if her petiteness was to maintain her clean sweep. This time she was pushed to the limit, just edging out wins by an overlapped half boat length on Roy Van Maanen IRE and Jon Harvey GBR, by making up downwind any deficit upwind. So with a clean score of nine 1sts Kate took the RS Aerocup 5 title – one for the featherweight Ladies and a nice change for her after all her near misses! Roy took the silver and Jon came through for the bronze.
Read the Pocket Rocket's own account of her RS Aerocup victory and Top-Tips here.
The RS Aero 7 fleet looked to be all tied up by Italy's Patrick Zeni with all 1,2s over the first two days - but incredibly, it was not to be! Peter Barton GBR, Paul McMahon IRE and Marcus Walthur GER were fast out of the blocks upwind with Peter having an edge that ultimately gave him a healthy string of three 1sts on the final day. Even that should not have been enough with the youthful Italian needing just one 5th from the three races to secure the title. However a 7,6,12 failed to clinch it and by just one point Barton took the RS Aerocup 7 title from an overnight 7 point deficit (and in surprise, as he had done his maths wrong!), with Zeni 2nd and McMahon 3rd, just one more point adrift.
In the RS Aero 9s Liam Willis GBR left nothing to chance and hammered out three bullets, revelling in the brisk conditions, to take the overall RS Aerocup 9 title at the not so tender age of 17. Simon Maguire GBR and Harmon De Lange NED shared the 2nds. Simon took the silver overall with Harmon just edging out Thomas Sandstrom SWE for the bronze.
The fleet returned to shore just as the sun reached Fraglia Vela Malcesine over Mt Baldo. The International RS Team beavered to pack the multi trailers before the closing awards ceremony took place on the lake shore in front of the clubhouse with a final look at the incredible view across the lake to the cliffs opposite.
Many thanks to Rooster Sailing for their generous support of the 3rd RS Aerocup. A wonderful spread of prizes were enjoyed at the final awards ceremony and each daily 'Pasta Party' prize giving. RS Sailing assisted the RS Aero's transport logistics and the provision of the large RS Aero charter fleet allowing far travelled sailors from USA, AUS, RUS, SWE and IRE to compete. Volvo Cars assisted with fantastic XC60s that made the drive a pleasure and the fully loaded trailers an easy tow. FV Malceine were excellent hosts and we look forward to returning again soon! Marcus Cremer, Thomas Reuhl and Matt Draysey were out each day taking beautiful photos to capture a memorable RS Aerocup!
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | Cat | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts |
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| RS Aero 5 |
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| 1 | GBR 2130 | SARGENT KATE | LEE ON SOLENT | L | ‑1 | ‑1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | IRL 2387 | VAN MAANEN ROY | GREYSTONES | | 2 | ‑4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | (dns) | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | GBR 1502 | HARVEY JON | KEYHAVEN | M | 3 | ‑6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑5 | 20 |
| 4 | NED 2349 | VAN DEN BOOGAARD KARLIJN | ZEILSCHOOL AALSMEER | L | ‑7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ‑9 | 6 | 3 | 32 |
| 5 | ITA 11 | ARIOLI TIZIANO | CVCE LUGANO | | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | (dsq) | 6 | 6 | ‑7 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | GBR 89 | DHONAU LEZ | WARSASH | L | 5 | 7 | ‑8 | 6 | 6 | ‑10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | GBR 1594 | ARCHER JULIE | ULLSWATER | L | ‑12 | 9 | ‑10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 45 |
| 8 | GBR 2100 | WILLIS JULIE | LYMINGTON TOWN | L M | 6 | 3 | ‑9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | ‑10 | 8 | 8 | 46 |
| 9 | GBR 1264 | CRAVEN JACKIE | YORKSHIRE DALES | L | 8 | 8 | 6 | ‑9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | (dns) | 49 |
| 10 | SUI 1941 | SCHEU ULLI | CVCE LUGANO | L M | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | (dns) | (dns) | dns | 68 |
| 11 | GBR 2225 | MCKEOWN JOHN | LANCING | M | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | (dns) | (dns) | 70 |
| 12 | GBR 1650 | OLSON SHONA | ABERDEEN & STONEHAVEN | L | 9 | (dns) | 11 | (dns) | dns | dns | 11 | dns | dns | 83 |
| RS Aero 7 |
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| 1 | GBR 2093 | BARTON PETER | LYMINGTON TOWN | | ‑3 | 3 | 2 | ‑4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | ITA 1005 | ZENI PATRICK | FRAGLIA VELA MALCESINE | Y | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑7 | 6 | ‑12 | 14 |
| 3 | IRL 2414 | MCMAHON PAUL | HOWTH | | 1 | 2 | ‑10 | ‑3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | GBR 2415 | HERBERT NEVILLE | ROYAL LYMINGTON | | ‑7 | 6 | ‑18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | GER 1723 | WALTHER MARCUS | DSCL FRANKFURT | | 8 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 9 | ‑15 | 2 | ‑16 | 3 | 48 |
| 6 | GER 1903 | BARTHEL JULIANE | SC DUMMER | L | 4 | 7 | 7 | ‑11 | 8 | ‑12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 48 |
| 7 | FRA 2417 | WOODCOCK TIMOTHY | CV MULHOUSE | | ‑13 | ‑14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 51 |
| 8 | GBR 2420 | GEORGE BEN | LYMINGTON TOWN | | ‑14 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 13 | ‑14 | 9 | 56 |
| 9 | ITA 1886 | FOSCHINI GABRIELE | VELA CLUB DESENZANO | Y | 10 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 7 | (dsq) | 8 | ‑17 | 58 |
| 10 | GBR 2157 | ROLFE NIGEL | BURGHFIELD | | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | ‑10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | ‑11 | 58 |
| 11 | AUS 2386 | STEPHINSON PETER | MIDDLE HARBOUR SYDNEY | M | 12 | ‑15 | 15 | 8 | 12 | ‑16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 60 |
| 12 | POR 2114 | GAMBOA FERNANDO | LEE ON SOLENT / CDPA | | 6 | ‑19 | ‑16 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 68 |
| 13 | RUS 1017 | IVANOVSKIY VLADISLAV | ST. PETERSBURG | | 15 | 5 | 5 | ‑19 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 11 | (dns) | 68 |
| 14 | GBR 2353 | LOCKEY KEITH | ULLSWATER | M | 9 | 13 | ‑14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 10 | ‑15 | 79 |
| 15 | GBR 2162 | CHAPLIN PETER | BURGHFIELD | M | 11 | 8 | ‑17 | 9 | ‑15 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 80 |
| 16 | GBR 2318 | THORNE KARL | LYMINGTON TOWN | | ‑17 | 11 | 6 | ‑17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 81 |
| 17 | GBR 2146 | CRAVEN NICK | YORKSHIRE DALES | | ‑20 | 16 | 11 | ‑21 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 117 |
| 18 | GBR 1071 | MARKHAM ALAN | UPPER THAMES | M | ‑27 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 129 |
| 19 | GER 1524 | TECHEN HOLGER | DSCL FRANKFURT | | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 17 | (dns) | (dns) | dns | 135 |
| 20 | USA 2315 | DUBOIS DOUGLAS | US SAILING | M | 19 | 24 | (ret) | 23 | 23 | ‑25 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 138 |
| 21 | NED 2373 | OLSON JOHN | ABERDEEN & STONEHAVEN | | 25 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 16 | (ret) | (dns) | 143 |
| 22 | GBR 1370 | SAQUI MIKE | CARSINGTON | | 26 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 20 | (dns) | 146 |
| 23 | USA 8 | WENDT BUFF | TRUCKEE MONTANE | L | 16 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | (dns) | (dns) | 148 |
| 24 | GER 1909 | DOMRES JORN | SV HARLEBUCHT | | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 19 | (dns) | (dns) | 153 |
| 25 | GBR 1332 | RYLEY NICK | ROYAL LYMINGTON | M | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 22 | (dns) | (dns) | dns | 172 |
| 26 | FRA 1840 | FLECHET DAVID | CV MULHOUSE | M | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | (dns) | (dns) | dns | 172 |
| 27 | GER 1369 | GAEHRKEN PETER | SG MANCHING | M | ‑28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 22 | (ret) | 18 | 175 |
| 28 | AUS 2317 | GILES ANDREW | LAKE CULLULLERAINE | | 22 | 27 | 26 | (dns) | (dns) | dns | 21 | dns | dns | 183 |
| RS Aero 9 |
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| 1 | GBR 1551 | WILLIS LIAM | LYMINGTON TOWN | Y | 1 | 1 | ‑2 | 1 | 1 | ‑4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | GBR 1806 | MAGUIRE SIMON | LYMINGTON TOWN | | 2 | ‑4 | 1 | ‑3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | NED 1833 | DE LANGE HARMON | WV NIEUWE MEER | | 4 | ‑5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | SWE 2390 | SANDSTROM THOMAS | SS STOCKHOLM | | (dns) | 2 | ‑5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | GBR 40 | DANIELS NICK | WARSASH | | 5 | ‑7 | ‑6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | GBR 2001 | WILLIS KEITH | LYMINGTON TOWN | M | ‑6 | 3 | 4 | ‑6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | GBR 44 | WATSON GORDON | WARSASH | | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | (dns) | (dns) | dns | 55 |
| 8 | GBR 2368 | HOOD JIM | LYMINGTON TOWN | | 3 | 6 | 7 | (dns) | (dns) | dns | dns | dns | dns | 56 |
| 9 | AUS 9 | GILES ANDREW | LAKE CULLULLERAINE | | (dnc) | (dnc) | dnc | 7 | 8 | 8 | dns | dns | dns | 63 |
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