RS Aero UK National Championships at South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club supported by Rooster

RS Aero UK National Championships at South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club supported by Rooster - Overall

by RS Aero UK Class Association 15 Jun 2018 07:26 BST 31 May - 3 June 2018

RS Aero UK Nationals at Abersoch © RS Aero UK Class Association

67 RS Aeros ventured north to visit the beautiful North Wales coast for their 4th RS Aero UK Nationals at South Caernarvonshire YC, Abersoch. The chaps was supported by Rooster with their fantastic array of prizes and RS Sailing with a fleet of 8 charter RS Aeros allowing opportunity to new sailors in the Class.

The light wind forecast led to several sailors up-sizing their rigs providing a swelled RS Aero 9 fleet and reduced RS Aero 5 fleet.

Over the 6 race series a light to medium breeze prevailed with great racing under the fantastic backdrop of the Welsh coast together with sightings of dolphins on the racecourse!

Our new UK National Champions are Kate Sargent (Hill Head SC) in the RS Aero 5s, also top Lady, Sam Whalley (Swanage SC) defended his title in the RS Aero 7s against some strong new competition entering the Class. Steve Cockerill (Stokes Bay SC) added the RS Aero 9 title to his RS Aero 7 World title from 2017.

The Youth (under 19) were prominent in the results with Roscoe Martin (Ogston SC) leading the way with a very creditable 2nd overall in the RS Aero 7s from Noah Rees (Torpoint Mosquito SC) in 4th. Will Caiger (Sevenoaks School) dropped to 7th after a protest.

An international flavour was added by the Estonian team from Tallinn and 1st Lady in the RS Aero 7s went to Liina Kolk of Estonia, last year's RS Aero 5 UK Champion.

Chris Jones (Sutton Bingham SC) was 1st Master (over 55) in the RS Aero 7s in 10th.

Top family (best 2) went to the Whaley brothers and top club (best 3) went to Lymington Town who fielded a team of 7 sailors. Will Caiger dominated Thurday's Go-Karting Challenge!

The Class benefitted from the input from National Judge David Battye, educating and policing the fleet on the propulsion Rule 42 over the Championship. South Caernarvonshire YC were excellent hosts throughout and the Class looks forward to returning. Many thanks to Rooster for the excellent prize hail and to RS Sailing and Selden for the beach drinks at the tally board!

All set for the RS Aero UK Nationals at Abersoch - photo © South Caernarvonshire YC

For 2019 the Class ventures further north again to East Lothian YC at North Berwick, Scotland which will provide another wonderful new location, joining the growing local and northern RS Aero fleets.

The RS Aero World Championship is now looming, less than two months away at Weymouth, UK. Now with a whopping 150 RS Aeros representing 12 countries already entered it is set to be a huge event, part of the overall RS Games at WPNSA through August. The early entry fee rate ends for paid entries by 30th June - get them in now!

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail	Helm	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
RS Aero 9
1	2319	Stephen Cockerill	Stokes Bay SC	1	2	1	2	1	2	7
2	2549	Peter Barton	Lymington Town SC	3	1	4	4	2	1	11
3	1232	Steve Norbury	Warsash SC	2	8	2	1	8	7	20
4	1888	Chris Larr	Northampton SC	4	6	3	8	7	6	26
5	2600	Greg Bartlett	Starcross YC	5	7	7	6	4	4	26
6	2193	Ben Charnley	Snettisham Beach SC	10	4	5	5	17	5	29
7	2551	Liam Willis	Lymington Town SC	6	12	6	3	6	9	30
8	2427	Nigel Rolfe	Lymington Town SC	9	14	9	9	5	3	35
9	1458	Rory Cohen	Frampton‑on‑Severn SC	7	11	11	11	3	14	43
10	2028	Chris Jenkins	Bowmoor SC	8	10	23	7	9	11	45
11	2155	Iain McGonigal	East Lothian YC	11	5	23	10	15	10	51
12	2369	Tom Ehler	Lymington Town SC	12	3	15	17	11	18	58
13	2550	Keith Willis	Lymington Town SC	15	9	10	13	14	15	61
14	2093	Jim Hood	Lymington Town SC	14	15	14	19	10	16	69
15	1921	Charles Clapham	Chew Valley LSC	20	13	8	12	18	19	70
16	1336	Joe Gallivan	Spinnaker SC	16	19	17	20	12	8	72
17	1171	Ffinlo Wright	Isle of Man YC	18	16	12	14	13	20	73
18	1656	David Partridge	Chelmarsh SC	17	18	18	15	16	12	78
19	1846	Steve Fraser	East Lothian YC	19	17	13	18	21	13	80
20	4	Simon Barrington	Weir Wood SC	13	21	16	16	19	17	81
21	1490	Graham Platt	Highcliffe SC	21	20	19	21	22	21	102
22	1457	Andrew Richards	Royal Lymington YC	22	22	20	22	20	22	106
RS Aero 7
1	6	Sam Whaley	Swanage SC	10	1	7	1	2	2	13
2	2106	Roscoe Martin	Ogston SC	2	21	2	4	4	9	21
3	2392	Jack Hopkins	Delph SC	8	20	10	2	3	3	26
4	2530	Noah Rees	Torpoint Mosquito SC	7	3	4	13	12	4	30
5	2599	Ben Whaley	Swanage SC	17	10	23	5	1	1	34
6	2204	Chris Rust	Portsmouth SC	6	4	12	15	7	6	35
7	1844	Will Caiger	Sevenoaks School	1	27	1	3	44	5	37
8	2053	Clive Goodwin	Burghfield SC	3	15	6	11	6	11	37
9	5	Craig Williamson	HaylingIslandSC SHSC	11	2	8	7	14	24	42
10	1817	Chris Jones	Sutton Bingham SC	14	8	3	9	15	27	49
11	1	Liina Kolk	Pirita Svertpaadiklubi	15	6	26	6	16	13	56
12	3	Ants Haavel	Pirita Svertpaadiklubi	13	44	17	14	8	7	59
13	1093	Cameron Smith	Chelmarsh SC	25	11	11	8	13	17	60
14	2320	Sarah Cockerill	Stokes Bay SC	16	12	39	10	9	15	62
15	1747	Andrew Cooney	Broadwater SC	5	33	5	12	25	16	63
16	1739	David Cherrill	Broadwater SC	20	7	9	24	20	12	68
17	2190	Alister Barker	Ranelagh SC	9	24	14	26	5	20	72
18	1566	Tim Hire	Royal Lymington YC	19	23	13	23	10	8	73
19	2572	Andy Hill	Warsash SC	22	5	20	25	19	10	76
20	2288	Paul Gardner	Stokes Bay SC	21	16	18	30	11	18	84
21	2350	Michael Saul	Yorkshire Dales SC	4	29	36	18	17	19	87
22	2553	Mark Riddington	Emsworth Slipper SC	24	14	27	21	18	14	91
23	1568	Caitlin Atkin	Whitstable YC	18	17	19	16	24	22	92
24	2	Silvia Haavel	Pirita Svertpaadiklubi	26	9	24	17	23	21	94
25	1089	Kent Martin	Ogston SC	12	44	15	19	26	32	104
26	1589	Chris Harrup	Burghfield SC	23	28	16	22	22	28	111
27	1581	Steve Stewart	Yorkshire Dales SC	30	19	22	29	21	25	116
28	2196	Liz Potter	West Kirby SC	27	30	25	20	27	23	122
29	2531	Chris Stanbrook	Bala Lake SC	34	25	28	36	28	31	146
30	2169	Andrew Phillips	Cardiff Bay YC	40	13	40	40	29	29	151
31	2581	Peter Craggs	York RI SC	28	22	38	38	35	30	153
32	2146	Nick Craven	Yorkshire Dales SC	33	34	37	27	44	26	157
33	1594	Julie Archer	Ullswater YC	29	39	21	39	33	36	158
34	1264	Jackie Craven	Yorkshire Dales SC	31	31	32	34	32	37	160
35	1261	Martin Roots	Cardiff Bay YC	38	18	34	37	36	39	163
36	1897	Kenneth Fowler	Highcliffe SC	37	37	30	33	30	33	163
37	2285	Roger Cowan	Burghfield SC	32	35	35	28	34	38	164
38	2429	Robin Caiger	Bough Beech SC	36	36	33	32	31	35	167
39	2225	John McKeown	Lancing SC	39	32	31	35	38	34	170
40	1543	Robin Pilcher	Bartley SC	41	38	29	31	37	40	175
41	1305	Ed Storey	Yorkshire Dales SC	35	26	44	44	44	44	193
42	1846	Steve Fraser	East Lothian YC	44	44	44	44	44	44	220
42	2319	Steve Cockerill	Stokes Bay SC	44	44	44	44	44	44	220
RS Aero 5
1	2130	Kate Sargent	Hill Head SC	1	2	3	1	1	1	6
2	2552	Sammy Isaacs‑Johnson	Maidenhead SC	2	1	2	2	4	3	10
3	1717	Kate Brooks	Winsford Flash SC	3	4	1	3	2	2	11
4	2100	Julie Willis	Lymington Town SC	4	3	4	4	3	4	18