RS Tera World Championship at the RS Games, Weymouth & Portland

RS Tera World Championship at the RS Games, Weymouth & Portland - Overall

by Flynn Davies, UK RS Tera Sport Class Coach 11 Aug 2018 15:25 BST 4-10 August 2018

Olly Peters (HISC) - RS Tera Sport World Champion at the RS Tera World Championships © Giles Smith

Top three girls in the Pro fleet at the RS Tera World Championships © Giles Smith

'A Tale of Two Fleets'

Day one of the RS Tera World Championships at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy brought sun, sea breeze and shifty conditions. With six to nine knots of wind swinging left and right with each phase of lull and pressure inside the harbour. A record 81 entries in the Sport fleet meant that for the first time ever an RS Tera fleet would be flighted. Following three races the 2016 National Champion, Ben Tuttle led by a staggering 21 points, followed by Kiwi Beth Miller. A lesson in consistency for the Pro fleet from day one. Adding to his recent success at the Inland Championships, Max Steele led the sport fleet on count back over reigning National Champ Alice Davis, going in to Day two.

On day two of the RS Tera Worlds sailors were greeted by plenty of sun, but not much wind. Postponed ashore for half an hour, it wasn't long before the wind had filled in to between 6 and 9 and knots, sailors launched at 10:45. With the Sport fleet re-flighted, they were ready to begin their final day of the qualifying series before being split in to Gold and Silver fleet. Race wins went to Ben Tuttle, Beth Miller and Oliver Rayner in the Pro fleet. In the yellow Sport flight, line honours were taken by William James, Max Sydenham and Teddy Dunn, whilst in the blue flight, they were taken by Alice Davis and William Bailey twice. Overall, day two proved to be a tough day for the kids, coaches and race management, with over 6 hours on the water and 100 degrees in wind variation. Heading in to day three Ben Tuttle led the Pros with a gaping 26 point gap ahead of Beth Lewis of New Zealand. In the Sports, Alice Davis led on count back ahead of William Bailey.

On the third day of racing at the RS Tera Worlds in Weymouth the breeze was up to 12-14 knots, just what many of the sailors had been waiting for. The Sport fleet, having completed all six qualifying races, were divided in to Gold and Silver fleets and began their final series. Winners and grinners in the Pro fleet included Tuttle, Blake Tudor and Sophie Johnson. In the Sport Gold fleet, Alice Davis, Olly Peters and Max Steele crossed the line respectively in the three races. Silver fleet successes also went to Megan Rhodes and James Matchette twice. As the sailors came ashore, there were some shaky legs pulling boats up the slipway. Tuttle's lead extended to a whopping 37 points, Miller still in second. Olly Peters headed up the Gold fleet, followed by Max Steele and William James in second and third, both just two points behind. Nickolas Ellis of the Isle of Man led the silver fleet.

Day four of the RS Tera World Championships at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy delivered champagne sailing, with 12-16 knots of wind funnelled through the course by low dark clouds. Tuttle had his sights set on the world title, taking the first win of the day, Abby Hire stepped up to bag a score of 2, 1, 2 and Sophie Johnson won the final race of the day with a comfortable lead. Bullets in the Gold fleet went to William Bailey, Freddie MacLaverty and Gregan Bergmann-Smith. Silver fleet wins were claimed by Ben Stokes, James Carleton and James Matchette. Ben Tuttle, the 2016 National Champion, had now become the 2018 World Champion with a day to spare. Even if Tuttle had two shockers on the last day, counting his previous worst results was still not enough to cost him the championship. Entering the last day Olly Peters led over Alice Davis on count back, William James just one point behind. Nickolas Ellis of the Isle of Man retained his lead in the Silver fleet.

On the final day, the executive decision of the Principal Race Officer, Peter Saxton, to race the RS Aero fleet inside the harbour and based on their ability to cope, proved wise. The wind howled and the rain poured, and with gusts that reached 37 knots, racing for the day was abandoned and the results became final. Truly a tale of two fleets, the Pro fleet experienced the largest championship win margin in class history, while the Sport gold fleet witnessed the closest fought racing in class history; just one point splitting the podium.

This year's World Championship featured a regatta fleet for the first time, run by the Andrew Simpson Watersports Centre on site. This next generation of 20 Tera sailors from across the country, were put through their paces with training and racing all week. In their final results, Poppy Kilpatrick of HISC took 1st place, Alex Sydenham from Dell Quay SC was 2nd, with Wilsonian SC sailor Charlotte White in 3rd.

Regatta fleet with ASWC coaches at the RS Tera World Championships - photo © Giles Smith

Overall Results:

RS Tera Pro Fleet

Pos	Nat	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Pts
1	GBR	2359	Ben Tuttle	HISC	1	1	3	1	2	2	1	‑21	12	1	2	‑14	26
2	NZL	2111	Beth Miller	Yorkshire Dales SC	‑18	6	2	6	1	‑24	2	9	16	8	8	9	67
3	GBR	2391	Luke Anstey	Frensham Pond SC	‑41	4	‑20	7	7	6	16	3	6	14	3	5	71
4	GBR	2821	Theo Stewart	Windermere School	‑24	‑30	12	9	3	8	4	7	5	7	10	6	71
5	GBR	2025	Abby Hire	Royal Lymington YC	9	‑21	7	‑18	15	5	15	13	17	2	1	2	86
6	GBR	1880	Tom Ahlheid	Frensham Pond SC	16	5	‑30	8	6	7	‑26	8	7	13	9	10	89
7	GBR	2950	James Johnson	Windermere School	14	‑26	‑24	15	11	9	5	6	19	4	4	3	90
8	GBR	2560	Jake Thompson	Frensham Pond SC	6	19	5	5	‑20	‑40	9	11	9	11	5	15	95
9	GBR	2897	Blake Tudor	Brightlingsea SC	‑21	20	6	‑25	4	20	18	1	3	5	15	4	96
10	GBR	2167	Oliver Johnson	Alton Water SC	10	14	‑28	3	12	4	11	10	10	‑27	12	19	105
11	GBR	2612	Jack Oakley	Royal Hospital School	2	18	15	‑36	21	3	13	14	2	20	‑41	8	116
12	GBR	2584	Becky Caiger	Sevenoaks School	8	25	18	‑34	16	14	7	2	4	‑26	13	13	120
13	GBR	2764	Tom Stratton‑Brown	Frensham Pond SC	13	9	14	‑35	5	‑32	10	12	21	21	7	23	135
14	GBR	2703	Sophie Johnson		5	17	19	(DNS)	(DNC)	DNC	8	5	1	3	14	1	140
15	GBR	2410	Albert Gillmore	Paignton SC / RDYC	11	23	26	‑32	9	13	3	‑36	20	12	11	16	144
16	GBR	2602	Oliver Rayner	Yorkshire Dales SC	23	7	‑27	19	17	1	21	22	14	10	‑26	20	154
17	GBR	2037	Jamie Tylecote	Rutland	19	10	1	4	26	‑37	20	18	15	‑30	25	17	155
18	NZL	2086	James Russell	Royal Harwich YC	‑29	27	21	12	8	21	17	15	(DNC)	17	20	7	165
19	GBR	1484	Felix Powell	Orwell Yacht Club	17	11	11	‑45	‑49	36	14	4	23	6	16	29	167
20	GBR	3257	Esme Barraclough	Yorkshire Dales SC	28	‑35	9	‑42	31	28	23	16	8	9	6	12	170
21	GBR	1693	Fergus Pye	Draycote Water SC	‑48	29	13	‑33	22	10	24	19	11	18	18	18	182
22	GBR	2442	Dylan McPherson	Burnham Sailing Club	15	16	17	‑43	‑35	19	22	17	13	29	23	11	182
23	GBR	3442	Jakey Wood	Hayling Island SC	4	2	22	10	‑47	43	12	35	36	16	17	(DNC)	197
24	GBR	3211	Joseph Warwicker	Bough Beech SC	40	(UFD)	33	11	24	15	6	‑41	22	15	19	21	206
25	DEN	2097	Nils Christensen	Frederikshavn Sejlklub	7	15	4	26	38	18	31	34	‑48	25	31	‑57	229
26	GBR	3897	Albert Barber	Royal Lymington YC	‑49	34	‑38	38	13	16	19	30	26	22	27	22	247
27	GBR	2879	Eilish Graham	Derwent Reservoir SC	12	12	16	27	27	39	29	29	37	23	‑45	(DNC)	251
28	DEN	1487	Viktor Jensen	SKB Denmark	30	8	25	28	18	11	35	44	‑46	45	22	(DNC)	266
29	GBR	2402	Jacob Knock	Port Dinorwic SC	26	31	8	13	44	29	34	‑54	‑51	24	35	35	279
30	GBR	2145	William Balch	Hayling Island SC	31	13	32	30	29	‑46	28	28	24	‑36	32	34	281
31	GBR	1769	Caspar Barton	Bough Beech	20	3	35	40	19	48	36	‑64	(DNC)	28	24	40	293
32	GBR	2171	Carys Attwell	Rutland SC	35	32	31	29	10	30	‑44	27	30	‑40	37	32	293
33	GBR	3262	Imogen Wade	Northampton SC	3	(UFD)	45	2	28	50	32	53	‑54	19	33	44	309
34	SWE	3590	Aron Wärnberg	Ljungskile Segelsällskap	43	39	‑49	24	25	‑47	30	32	34	43	21	25	316
35	SWE	3592	Hanna Wallström	Ljungskile Segelsällskap	34	38	37	‑47	32	22	27	33	27	41	29	‑49	320
36	SWE	3591	Tage Barne	Ljungskile Sailclub‑ LJSS	47	33	34	17	34	31	33	‑48	28	32	‑57	33	322
37	GBR	2344	Esther Tuttle	HISC	25	24	36	23	30	35	‑63	46	40	37	‑49	28	324
38	GBR	2305	William Sunderland	Olton Mere SC	39	36	39	21	14	42	46	20	25	(UFD)	44	(XPA)	326
39	GBR	888	Elizabeth Lewis	Frensham Pond	22	42	23	46	33	‑52	39	24	33	‑55	28	39	329
40	DEN	1486	Oliver Skafte	SKB	38	41	42	20	‑50	25	‑43	26	42	31	39	26	330
41	GBR	743	Lizzie Foster	Emsworth	46	22	29	14	36	‑51	50	37	32	34	38	(DNC)	338
42	GBR	309	Maddie Bilbrough	HISC	37	37	44	37	23	23	38	47	‑50	(UFD)	30	38	354
43	RSA	3575	James Vonk	GLYC	42	‑51	43	41	46	12	41	25	29	47	‑59	48	374
44	GBR	2936	James Knight	Draycote Water SC	‑53	45	46	48	42	17	25	45	39	38	40	‑53	385
45	NZL	3261	Jorja marshall	ASSC	44	40	47	51	‑61	‑55	52	23	18	52	43	30	400
46	GBR	1637	George Overton	Royal Lymington YC	27	43	40	39	39	26	48	52	‑53	39	‑56	51	404
47	GBR	3436	Tom Wharmby	Royal Lymington YC	‑60	48	10	31	52	‑65	40	60	52	33	34	50	410
48	GBR	1885	Isabella Hughes	Draycote Water SC	45	‑57	51	22	43	‑57	42	55	44	42	42	43	429
49	GBR	2323	Imogen Palmer	Corinthan Otters	50	49	48	44	‑51	45	‑60	43	38	44	46	24	431
50	GBR	2549	Abigail Larr	Northampton SC	33	53	‑58	52	41	49	47	38	47	‑56	47	27	434
51	GBR	560	Ffion Bailey	Port Dinorwic SC	32	44	41	16	57	41	57	‑58	‑59	51	52	55	446
52	RSA	3574	Jamie McGillivray	RYC	‑64	54	‑65	53	60	34	58	31	35	54	53	37	469
53	GBR	3361	Oscar Jackson	Isle of Man	52	52	‑64	‑63	54	53	54	40	31	60	36	45	477
54	ROU	3581	Bianca Nicoleta Sulca	Stiinta Constanta	‑62	55	‑62	50	45	56	45	39	43	53	55	36	477
55	GBR	2968	Tom Johnson	Windermere School	55	(UFD)	53	55	‑56	33	37	56	55	46	50	52	492
56	GBR	984	Sarah Probert	BCSC / SWYSA	54	56	56	‑62	48	44	‑61	49	41	58	48	41	495
57	GBR	3588	Dylan Weir	Restronguet SC	57	58	50	49	37	27	49	42	60	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	496
58	GBR	3038	Adam Larr	Northampton SC	51	28	59	59	40	59	51	(UFD)	(DNC)	35	60	DNC	509
59	GBR	2104	Harry Stembridge	Royal Lymington YC	‑65	59	52	58	53	38	53	‑62	57	50	62	46	528
60	GBR	2835	Nathaniel Pritchard Jones	Leigh and Lowton SC	58	50	55	‑64	59	54	55	59	‑61	48	51	42	531
61	GBR	985	Ollie Williams	Emsworth SC	36	46	61	60	‑64	58	56	50	56	57	‑63	59	539
62	GBR	3251	Callum Fraser	Burnham Sailing Club	59	47	54	54	‑62	‑62	62	57	45	61	54	54	547
63	RSA	3573	Cameron Hills	RYC	56	‑60	‑60	57	58	60	59	51	49	59	58	47	554
64	USA	3583	Eoghan Gloster	Santa Barbara SeaShell	61	63	63	56	63	‑64	‑65	61	58	62	61	58	606
65	GBR	3422	Lucy Ryan	Brightlingsea SC	66	62	66	65	55	61	(DNF)	(RET)	DNC	49	64	56	611
66	GBR	678	Stephen Carty	Burnham SC	63	61	57	61	‑65	63	64	63	62	63	‑65	60	617

Pos	Nat	Sail No	Helm	Club	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6	Pts
RS Tera Sport Gold Fleet
1st	GBR	2287	Olly Peters	Hayling Island SC	4	1	3	3	2	‑5	24
2nd	GBR	798	Alice Davis	Great Moor SC	1	3	‑9	4	3	3	24
3rd	GBR	2671	William James	PSC TCYC	2	4	2	2	‑6	2	25
4th	POL	2505	Max Steele	Welsh Harp SC	5	2	1	13	9	‑35	43
5th	GBR	3159	William Bailey	Ripon SC	6	8	4	(XPA)	10	8	46
6th	GBR	1901	Max Sydenham	Dell Quay SC	7	‑9	6	6	5	4	55
7th	GBR	1874	Tristan Ahlheid	FPSC	‑14	11	5	5	8	6	59
8th	GBR	2969	Felix Stewart	Windermere School	3	6	‑11	10	4	10	61
9th	GBR	2386	Teddy Dunn	Isle of Man YC	10	7	19	‑20	11	7	75
10th	GBR	3140	Gregan Bergmann Smith	Hayling SC	‑19	5	7	9	14	1	89
11th	GBR	2743	Joeseph Blaker	Benfleet YC	9	‑20	14	15	20	12	93
12th	ROU	3582	Noel Matei Voinescu	Clubul Sportiv Stiinta Constanta	18	10	10	‑19	16	11	106
13th	GBR	2611	Freddie MacLaverty	Llandudno/ Rydal School	12	‑21	21	11	1	16	119
14th	GBR	3000	Brett Tudor	Brightlingsea SC	‑31	15	8	14	17	13	122
15th	GBR	1906	Toby Hatsell	MIddle Nene SC	21	‑33.5	18	25	7	27	128
16th	LTU	2853	Evelina Jokubauskaite	TBK	11	14	16	‑31	19	15	128
17th	GBR	2162	Freddie Sunderland	Olton Mere SC	13	33.5	(DNC)	7	23	36	134.5
18th	GBR	2941	Akira Blackah	Welsh Harp SC	8	‑26	12	24	12	25	135
19th	GBR	1922	Fflur Pierce	PDSC/Rydal Penrhos	20	28	17	29	‑41	17	149
20th	DEN	1111	Jeppe Krat	Sejlklubben Køge Bugt	‑33	19	13	28	18	26	151
21st	GBR	2114	Thomas Bates	Ripon SC	(UFD)	22	15	12	37	31	163
22nd	SWE	3593	Vilgot Hjort	LJSS	28	16	27	22	24	(DNC)	171
23rd	GBR	2603	Matthew Rayner	Yorkshire Dales/ Ripon SC	30	17	20	23	‑31	18	171
24th	GBR	3587	Samuel Griffiths	RLymYC	‑35	25	32	8	26	28	175
25th	RSA	3580	Rhys Whitfield	Imperial YC	‑29	23	24	18	15	22	178
26th	GBR	2156	Jac Bailey	Port Dinorwic SC	17	12	22	‑34	21	20	181
27th	GBR	2623	Max Tait	Lymington Royal	‑32	18	30	27	28	9	186
28th	GBR	625	Ben Stokes	Hayling Island SC	22	13	25	26	‑33	14	193
29th	GBR	2632	Jack Bernard	Blackwater SC	24	(UFD)	26	33	13	19	203
30th	GBR	2154	Tilda Brayshay	Ripon SC	15	31	28	‑39	29	24	207
31st	GBR	3091	Toby Smith		23	29	31	17	25	‑33	207
32nd	GBR	2842	Oskar Shepherd	Great Moor	26	‑37	36	32	27	21	208
33rd	GBR	2040	Oliver Phillips	Royal Lymington	16	27	‑38	16	30	34	215
34th	GBR	2687	Joshua Hawkins	Hayling Island SC	25	35	37	‑38	22	30	226
35th	GBR	2392	Oliver Stratton‑Brown	Frensham Pond SC	27	36	35	35	‑40	37	228
36th	NOR	822	Olivia Rawlinson	Coniston	36	30	23	‑37	32	29	231
37th	GBR	2597	Oliver Thompson	HISC	38	24	33	30	‑39	23	240
38th	GBR	1591	Harry McTiernan	Brightlingsea SC	37	32	34	21	34	(DNC)	248
39th	GBR	3496	Adelicia Lavender	Felpham SC	34	(DNC)	29	36	35	32	254
40th	SWE	3595	Sigrid Beckman	Ljungskile Segelsällskap	39	(DNC)	DNC	41	36	DNC	278
41st	GBR	3250	Kai Blackah	Welsh Harp SC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	40	38	DNC	297
RS Tera Sport Silver Fleet
1st	GBR	2784	Nickolas Ellis	Isle of Man YC	3	3	4	7	6	‑16	121
2nd	RSA	3577	James Matchette	Imperial YC	19	1	1	‑20	4	1	129
3rd	GBR	3192	Harry West	Royal Lymington YC	‑12	10	5	6	2	2	133
4th	GBR	3597	Josh Stokes	HISC	7	5	‑20	8	3	11	135
5th	NZL	3255	Alissa Marshall	ASSC	4	‑16	6	10	5	4	140
6th	GBR	2886	James Carleton	Papercourt SC	‑23	6	3	21	1	8	145
7th	GBR	2353	John Bridgeman	Leigh & Lowton SC/Consiton SC	‑24	11	11	5	8	17	146
8th	GBR	2872	Holly Mitchell	Hayling Island SC	5	‑13	9	4	11	12	147
9th	DEN	3585	Emil Boie Jensen	SKB DENMARK	9	2	7	‑22	12	6	158
10th	RSA	3576	Ashley Layland	Mossel Bay YC South Africa	‑20	4	14	9	10	3	168
11th	GBR	3596	Ben F Stokes	HISC	17	9	13	1	‑22	19	184
12th	GBR	3253	Toby Pearson	Brightlingsea SC	‑22	19	10	16	19	14	186
13th	NZL	2739	Nathan Russell	Royal Harwich YC	27	24	16	13	(DNF)	9	200
14th	RSA	3579	Hannah Maria Sasman	Imperial YC	25	7	2	‑31	16	13	206
15th	GBR	3445	Megan Rhodes	SWYSA	1	15	8	‑28	14	23	208
16th	GBR	1690	Maya Bergmann Smith	Hayling SC	2	14	(UFD)	14	DNC	DNC	211
17th	GBR	3242	Lian Whelan	HISC	16	8	‑25	12	9	21	211
18th	GBR	2090	Toby Thompson	Frensham Pond SC	29	(DNC)	15	2	15	10	216
19th	GBR	2645	Joseph Henderson	WHSC	6	‑31	28	19	7	7	216
20th	GBR	3598	Henry Patten	Royal Lymington YC	15	‑26	19	11	13	5	220
21st	GBR	2092	Archie Dunn	Isle of Man YC	18	‑23	23	17	21	18	231
22nd	GBR	2670	Alex Baker	HISC	10	‑32	17	24	27	29	234
23rd	DEN	3584	Magnus Wøldike	Sejlklubben Rødvig Stevns	14	18	22	29	18	‑30	241
24th	GBR	745	Marcus Edwards	Royal Lymington YC	11	(DNF)	DNC	25	17	15	247
25th	GBR	2893	Edward Eeles	Brightlingsea SC	(UFD)	12	DNC	27	20	DNS	257
26th	DEN	2745	Anton Boa	Sejlklubben Koege Bugt	21	22	12	‑35	31	26	265
27th	GBR	2125	Rebecca Knock	Port Dinorwic SC	‑34	21	18	30	23	22	266
28th	GBR	2573	Thomas Banes‑Walker	Frensham Ponds SC	28	17	(DNC)	23	38	20	280
29th	RSA	3578	Jessica Matchette	Imperial YC	33	28	21	(DNF)	30	31	289
30th	GBR	1761	Toby Field	Emsworth SC	8	20	(DNS)	18	37	27	295
31st	GBR	2664	William Johnson	Alton Water SC	(RET)	DNC	DNC	15	34	36	298
32nd	GBR	2456	Lauren Attwell		13	27	26	33	25	‑38	304
33rd	GBR	2827	Charlotte Stembridge	Royal Lymington YC	(DNC)	RET	DNC	3	24	28	307
34th	GBR	1387	Charlie Baker	HISC	32	25	27	‑34	28	24	311
35th	NOR	2365	Max Rawlinson	Coniston SC	(RET)	DNC	DNC	32	35	34	317
36th	GBR	415	Sophie Pearson	Brightlingsea SC	30	30	24	‑37	29	25	327
37th	GBR	1879	Violet Edwards	Royal Lymington YC	35	(DNC)	DNC	26	26	32	341
38th	GBR	2738	Dylan Phillips	Royal Lymington	26	(RET)	DNC	39	33	33	367
39th	GBR	3586	Finley Southon	Bough Beech SC	31	29	(DNC)	36	32	35	368
40th	GBR	3263	Harriet Wade	Northampton SC	(DNC)	DNF	DNC	38	36	37	384