RS Aero UK Winter Series 2018/19

by RS Aero UK Class Association 16 Apr 2019 11:49 BST

Tim Hire wins the Steve Nicholson Trophy at Northampton in his RS Aero 7 © Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk

This winter has been kind with mild temperatures and for the most part good breezes without any extremes - perfect winter sailing weather! With nine events spread over the country during four months a total of 94 RS Aero sailors took part in at least one event with a record 21 sailors qualifying by competing in at least three of the events.

The series closed with the rescheduled Frensham Frenzy and the final movers and shakers where Sammy Isaacs-Johnson (Maidenhead) in his RS Aeros 5 jumping up to 11th as top RS Aero there and Joe Gallivan (Lymington Town) leap frogging into the top 10 in the overall series scores.

Overall Tim Hire (Royal Lymington) dominated the series counting a clean sweep of 1sts, winning 4 of the events in total which included the notable achievement of winning Northampton's Steve Nicholson Trophy single hander fleet overall. Tim was also top Youth, a testament to how with dedication, enthusiasm and our good Youth Training and Class racing programmes a keen young sailor can excel all the way to the front of the fleet.

Emily Davis at the Steve Nicholson Trophy, Northampton - photo © Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk

Peter Barton (Lymington Town) took 2nd with a win at Oxford's RS Aero Winter Champs and a string of 2nds. Another top Youth, Chris Hatton (Bowmoor), finished 3rd including an impressive win at the Bowmoor Bubble last December. UK Class Chairman, Nigel Rolfe (Burghfield) excelled to 4th from Charlie Sansom (Bowmoor) in 5th.

First Youth Lady was Lily Barrett (Island Barn) in 13th with the non youth 1st Lady Emily Davis (Great Moor), rounding out the top 20 overall. Top Master was Nick Neve (Rutland) in 8th, a little ahead of Peter Chaplin and Chris Jones.

Best RS Aero 9 stalwart was Chris Larr (Northampton) in 6th overall and the RS Aero 5s shone at the final event, the Frensham Frenzy, with Sammy Isaacs-Johnson leading the RS Aeros there and ended just 1 point off taking that event overall to finish 11th in the Winter Series!

Tim Hire wins the Steve Nicholson Trophy at Northampton in his RS Aero 7 - photo © Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk

All in all it proved a very successful Winter for the RS Aeros with some huge off season turnouts at both main event classics and the backwater gems, culminating in the RS Aero 7s (alone!) also being the largest Class represented in the national Selden SailJuice Winter Series and taking 3rd place in the hard fought SailJuice Top Class contest.

All set for Spring...

The prize giving for the RS Aero UK Winter Series will take place at the RS Aero Spring Championships at Island Barn RSC on Saturday 27th April together with the RS Aero Winter Championship prize giving from the Oxford Blue. The 21 sailors who qualified in the series will all have their names added to the random prize draw to select the winner of the 50% discount voucher on a new RS Aero sail kindly provided by RS Sailing.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	Cat.	Bowmoor Bubble	Yorkshire Dales	Grafham GP	Bloody Mary	Highcliffe Icicle	Northampton Steve Nic	Rutland Tiger	Oxford Blue	Frensham Frenzy	Pts
1	2439	Tim Hire	Royal Lymington YC	Y	7	100	1	1	100	1	1	2	100	3
2	2810	Peter Barton	Lymington Town SC		2	100	2	2	2	2	100	1	3	5
3	1590	Chris Hatton	Bowmoor SC	Y	1	100	100	4	100	100	100	3	2	6
4	2427	Nigel Rolfe	Burghfield SC		5	100	100	3	1	7	100	11	5	9
5	1068	Charlie Sansom	BowmoorSC/UPSPC		3	5	100	100	100	100	12	4	100	12
6	1888	Chris Larr	Northampton SC		100	100	4	6	100	3	100	10	100	13
7	1020	Richard Pye	Draycote Water SC		100	100	100	100	100	5	2	8	100	15
8	2582	Nick Neve	Rutland SC	M	100	1	7	18	100	100	8	18	100	16
9	1336	Joe Gallivan	Lymington Town SC		100	100	9	19	6	12	6	30	6	18
10	2318	Karl Thorne	Lymington Town SC		100	100	5	12	5	10	100	100	100	20
11	2552	Sammy Isaacs‑Johnson	Maidenhead SC		100	100	100	15	100	100	5	34	1	21
12	1298	Richard Watsham	Starcross YC / RNSA		100	100	8	9	100	100	12	49	100	29
13	2105	Lily Barrett	Island Barn RSC	Y L	18	100	6	17	100	100	7	100	100	30
14	2502	Peter Chaplin	Burghfield SC	M	16	100	100	27	4	14	100	13	100	31
15	2550	Chris Jones	Sutton Bingham SC	M	11	100	100	13	100	100	100	24	100	48
16	2713	Ollie Williamson	Island Barn RSC	Y	100	3	22	24	100	100	100	100	100	49
17	2369	Tom Ehler	Lymington Town SC		21	100	100	20	9	100	100	100	100	50
18	2039	Karl Morley	Burton SC		100	2	13	100	100	100	100	43	100	58
19	1964	Alice Lucy	Rutland SC	Y L	100	100	100	23	100	100	9	33	100	65
20	1301	Emily Davis	Great Moor SC	L	100	100	14	100	100	13	100	45	100	72
21	2223	Mark Fox	Stokes Bay SC	M	25	100	100	100	13	100	100	44	100	82
22	2545	Noah Rees	Torpoint Mosquito SC	Y	100	100	100	10	100	100	3	100	100	113
23	2148	Gareth Griffiths	Island Barn RSC	M	100	100	100	8	100	100	100	6	100	114
24	2188	Mark Addison	Upper Thames SC		100	100	100	100	100	4	100	14	100	118
25	2114	Fernando Gamboa	Lee on the Solent/CDPA		100	100	100	11	7	100	100	100	100	118
26	2543	Steve Norbury	Warsash SC		100	100	100	14	100	100	100	15	100	119
27	1232	Tim Norris	Warsash SC		100	100	100	7	100	100	100	16	100	123
28	2572	Andy Hill	Warsash SC		100	100	100	16	100	100	100	9	100	125
29	2420	Nigel Davies	Draycote Water SC		100	100	100	100	100	6	100	19	100	125
30	2442	Jonathan Bailey	Grafham Water SC	Y	100	100	3	100	100	100	100	27	100	130
31	1739	David Cherrill	Broadwater SC		13	100	100	100	100	100	100	23	100	136
32	2204	Alan Markham	Upper Thames SC	M	100	100	10	100	100	100	100	32	100	142
33	2317	Theodore Deverell	Hunts SC	Y	100	100	11	100	100	100	100	31	100	142
34	2503	Dan Bird	Lymington Town SC		20	100	100	22	100	100	100	100	100	142
35	2643	John Banbrook	Bowmoor SC		24	100	100	100	100	100	100	28	100	152
36	2672	Will Gifford	Whitefriars SC		31	100	100	100	100	100	100	26	100	157
37	1773	Rosemary Dillworth	Bowmoor SC	L	19	100	100	100	100	100	100	49	100	168
38	2647	Tim Reid	Mudeford SC		100	100	100	100	3	100	100	100	100	203
39	2346	Ben Rolfe	Burghfield SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	4	204
40	2060	Andrew McKee	Rutland SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	4	100	100	204
41	1009	Emily Watson	Bowmoor SC	L	4	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	204
42	2553	Mark Riddington	Emsworth Slipper SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	5	100	205
43	1562	Toby Schofield	Felpham SC		100	100	100	5	100	100	100	100	100	205
44	2459	Dave Lynall	Bowmoor SC		6	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	206
45	1544	James Witts	Queen Mary SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	7	207
46	2098	Pierce Seward	Broadstairs SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	7	100	207
47	1790	Steve Chapman	Thorney Island SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	8	208
48	2649	Kent Martin	Ogston SC		100	100	100	100	100	8	100	100	100	208
49	1897	Ken Fowler	Highcliffe SC		100	100	100	100	8	100	100	100	100	208
50	2532	Harry Joyce	Bowmoor SC	M	8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	208
51	2106	Roscoe Martin	Ogston SC	Y	100	100	100	100	100	9	100	100	100	209
52	1843	Rachael Jenkins	Bowmoor SC	L	9	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	209
53	2368	Nev Herbert	Lymington Town SC		100	100	100	100	10	100	100	100	100	210
54	2468	Al Keck	Bowmoor SC		10	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	210
55	2657	Ellie Craig	Draycote Water SC	L	100	100	100	100	100	11	100	100	100	211
56	2571	Sarah Desjonqueres	Highcliffe SC	L	100	100	100	100	11	100	100	100	100	211
57	2792	John Warbuton	ChewValley Lake SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	12	100	212
58	1490	Graham Platt	Highcliffe SC		100	100	100	100	12	100	100	100	100	212
59	2518	Nick Ireland	Stokes Bay SC		100	100	12	100	100	100	100	100	100	212
60	1751	Fi Lucas	Bowmoor / Avon SC	L	12	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	212
61	1135	Phil White	Frampton‑on‑Severn SC		14	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	214
62	1637	Lorrian Wells	Highcliffe SC	L	100	100	100	100	15	100	100	100	100	215
63	2286	Stephen Barfoot	Grafham Water SC		100	100	15	100	100	100	100	100	100	215
64	1810	Neil Crosby	Bowmoor SC	M	15	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	215
65	1062	Dan Phillips	Ripon SC		100	100	100	100	100	16	100	100	100	216
66	1511	Rebecca Reid	Grafham Water SC	L	100	100	16	100	100	100	100	100	100	216
67	2806	Charlie Roome	RYA		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	17	100	217
68	1566	Abby Hire	Royal Lymington YC	Y L	100	100	17	100	100	100	100	100	100	217
69	1655	Ian Pickard	Bowmoor SC		17	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	217
70	1893	Alice Davis	Great Moor SC	Y L	100	100	18	100	100	100	100	100	100	218
71	2126	Graham Iles	Burghfield SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	20	100	220
72	2808	Richard Kennedy	Emsworth Slipper SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	21	100	221
73	2389	Maddie Bilborough	Hayling Island SC	Y L	100	100	100	21	100	100	100	100	100	221
74	1568	Caitlin Atkin	Whitstable SC	Y L	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	22	100	222
75	2600	Greg Bartlett	Starcross YC		100	100	22	100	100	100	100	100	100	222
76	1400	Gary Fowler	Hunts SC		100	100	22	100	100	100	100	100	100	222
77	2028	Sarah Pickard	Bowmoor SC	L	22	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	222
78	1261	Martin Roots	Cardiff Bay YC		23	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	223
79	1685	Lucy Greenwood	Oxford SC	L	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	100	225
80	1024	Jake Hardman	Hayling Island SC		100	100	100	25	100	100	100	100	100	225
81	1741	Ivor Keates	Whitefriars SC		26	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	226
82	2356	Albie Cutbill	Bowmoor SC	Y	27	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	227
83	1006	Douglas Roberts	Bowmoor SC	M	28	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	228
84	2717	Chris Harrup	Burghfield SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	29	100	229
85	2034	JackCawsey‑Williams	Mumbles YC	Y	29	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	229
86	2141	Steve Sharp	Seafarers SC	M	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	35	100	235
87	1107	Ben Poe	Oxford SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	36	100	236
88	2073	Tim Seward	Broadstairs SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	37	100	237
89	2724	Josie Meredith	Papercourt SC	Y L	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	38	100	238
90	2429	Robin Caiger	Bough Beech SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	39	100	239
91	1702	Bruce Macdonald	Dorchester SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	40	100	240
92	2708	Maisie Bristow	Island Barn RSC	Y L	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	41	100	241
93	1809	Iona Willows	Dorchester SC	Y L	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	42	100	242
94	2807	Michael Sealey	Butte SC		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	46	100	246