AW Accounting RS300 Nationals at Weymouth - Overall

RS Games - RS300 nationals day 3 © Mike Rice / www.fotoboat.com

RS Games - RS300 nationals © Mike Rice / www.fotoboat.com

The Final Day of the AW Accounting 2011 RS300 National Championships started with glorious weather and little breeze, then rain, then heavy rain thunderstorm and gales! Then sun again, what it is to live in an English Summer!

The PRO did try and get the RS300s out of the line and on the course but the dropping and shifting wind meant a last minute postponement. With the wind dropping out almost completely and swinging around a great deal it became a waiting game, as Murphy ’s Law would have it just as the PRO had thrown in the towel the sea breeze kicked in bringing with it a nice force 3-4 and some sun – top banana!

Dave Acres took an early advantage in the race with an excellent start hitting the line at full speed on the gun – No OCS this time for Mr Acres. This inevitably resulted in Dave taking the first beat and indeed the first lap, hotly pursued by Steve Bolland and Tim Keen.

Places throughout the fleet were tight with several groups all the way through the fleet only separated by several points. Richard Le Mare in second overall had a “bit of a moment missing” the toe straps at mark 3 leaving himself with a fight through the fleet and a bit of stress. Mike Bees and Neil Beveridge were best friends round the course sticking very close in hot competition.

Steve Bolland eventually reeled in Dave Acres to make it a clean sweep of Day Trophies for the Bollanator and a perfect series full of bullets to count. Le Mare did enough to hold on to 2nd overall with Beveridge in 3rd, Acres in 4th and Bees in 5th.

Well done to Prestwick Sailing Club for winning the club prize, Gary Morris for becoming A Rig National Champion, Harry McVicar (and his support crew) for becoming Youth National Champion and Steve “My word how is this old man so fast” Bolland for winning the Masters.

2011 marked a record year for the 300 fleet with 35 entries showing that the fleet is still going from strength to strength! Thanks to all who were involved in supporting event, roll on Pwhelli 2012!

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