RS Aero European Championship at Fraglia Vela Malcesine

RS Aero European Championship at Fraglia Vela Malcesine - Overall

by RS Aero International Class Association 4 Sep 2019 15:08 BST 17-23 August 2019

Wow - What a week! 106 RS Aeros from 19 countries enjoyed a week of excellent racing and camaraderie at Malcesine on Lake Garda. Following a coaching session ashore and a practice race over the first weekend a full schedule of 12 races over five days was held with a variety of conditions mixing both afternoon and early morning starts to provide a challenging variety to the racing.

Off the water a busy social programme kept the fleet entertained with regatta dinners, restaurant bookings, pasta parties and the customary daily awards ceremonies after racing with the daily winners from each fleet generously offering their Top-Tips. Frequent dips in the lake off the shore from FVM were a necessity to keep cool under the baking Italian sun!

A large fleet of twenty charter RS Aeros provided by RS Sailing allowed distant competitors to fly in to compete together with a few future owners.

RS Aero European Championships 2019 - photo © Fraglia Vela Malcesine

RS Aero 5

The RS Aero 5 fleet was filled with youths and small adults and the females outnumbering the men at this event! Medallists from the last two world championships competed and racing was intense. However, it was the young new RS Aero owner, Attila Banyai (HUN) who took the overall win and top youth title too, dominating the series after some keen training since collecting his new RS Aero in July. Past world champion, Andrew Frost (GBR), took second with last year's worlds silver medallist Liina Kolk (EST) in third and top female, just pipping Sammy Isaacs-Johnson (GBR) on a tie break after his last day comeback. First youth female title went to Caitlin Atkin (GBR) from Lily Barrett (GBR) and Yana Skvortsova (GBR)

RS Aero 7

The RS Aero 7s were the largest fleet with 63 boats competing. Craig Williamson (GBR) took an early lead in the series with Paul McMahon (IRE) challenging hard with some excellent downwind pace. The young sailors excelled with Noah Rees (GBR) winning day two with a 1,3 and Tim Hire (GBR) fastest sailor on day 3 with a (2,2,1). On the final day the podium places were still wide open. The last two races started early at 08:30 in the strong northerly Peler mountain breeze and good waves as the fleet launched, slowly softening through the morning. As places changed throughout the last race the overall lead for the title changed several times, providing a cliff hanger finale, decided only boat lengths from the finish line!

Ultimately, only one point spilt the podium places with Jack Hopkins (GBR) taking third having taken five wins in the series. Craig Williamson (GBR) finished second loosing out on a tie break to Peter Barton (GBR) in first. Juliane Barthel (GER) finished first female from Eleanor Craig (GBR), Chris Jones (GBR) finished first master from Ian McGonigal (GBR) of Scotland and Tim Hire (GBR) was top youth in sixth.

RS Aero European Championships 2019 - photo © Fraglia Vela Malcesine

RS Aero 9

In the RS Aero 9 revelled in Garda's good breezes and Greg Bartlett (GBR) dominated the series counting a string of first places, demonstrating the rewards of an enthusiastic training plan over the past year. Liam Willis (GBR) won the final day with a 1,1 to take second with Chris Larr (GBR) rounding off the podium in third. First master was Tomas Sandstrom (SWE).

Thanks to the support from Rooster, Selden, RS Sailing and RS Sailing Italia. The fantastic spread of prizes allowed for daily awards spread through the fleet together with a wonderful final prize giving. Fraglia Vela Malcesine were the perfect hosts and we look forward to returning again in the future!

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	Cat.	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Pts
RS AERO 5
1	HUN 3001	Attila BANYAI	Balatonfuredi YC	YouthM	1	3	1	1	5	3	5	1	1	1	‑8	‑13	22
2	GBR 1312	Andrew FROST	Sutton Bingham SC	SrM	2	2	10	‑13	1	2	3	5	3	6	2	‑18	36
3	EST 2253	Liina KOLK	Saaremaa MS/Pirita SPK	SrW	8	1	‑24	5	2	1	1	10	2	2	9	(DNC)	41
4	GBR 2552	Sammy ISAACS‑JOHNSON	Maidenhead SC	SrM	3	4	‑21	‑8	6	5	4	7	5	3	3	1	41
5	RUS 3022	Vladislav IVANOVSKIY	St Petersburg YC	SrM	6	‑12	3	3	7	9	‑13	3	12	7	11	2	63
6	GBR 1568	Caitlin ATKIN	Whitstable YC	YouthW	9	5	9	‑17	3	4	9	‑11	8	9	1	8	65
7	GBR 2105	Lily BARRETT	Island Barn RSC	YouthW	10	8	8	‑11	11	6	‑14	8	4	10	6	4	75
8	GBR 1685	Lucy GREENWOOD	Oxford SC / Oxford Uni	SrW	4	14	12	2	(DNC)	8	2	13	9	18	‑20	3	85
9	GBR 2966	David PEATY	Upton Warren SC	YouthM	5	7	18	15	10	(DSQ)	‑25	16	6	4	4	7	92
10	GBR 1927	Jack HARDIE	Frensham Pond SC	SrM	14	13	7	7	4	10	‑24	23	7	8	5	‑28	98
11	GBR 2416	James DOWRICK	Porthpean SC	SrM	16	6	‑19	6	8	7	‑19	18	13	12	7	14	107
12	GBR 2214	Yana SKVORTSOVA	Island Barn RSC	YouthW	‑19	18	2	9	‑21	14	15	4	10	16	16	5	109
13	GBR 2724	Melissa MEREDITH	Papercourt SC	SrW	13	9	14	16	12	‑21	6	6	‑22	15	12	11	114
14	POR 2953	Giles BAKER	Royal Thames YC	YouthM	11	15	(DSQ)	18	18	11	16	2	11	5	10	‑24	117
15	GBR 1231	Maddie BILBROUGH	Hayling Island SC	YouthW	7	11	6	‑22	19	19	8	19	18	‑22	19	15	141
16	EST 1929	Silvia Johanna HAAVEL	Pirita Svertpaadiklubi	SrW	‑22	16	15	12	(DSQ)	17	10	15	17	13	17	17	149
17	GBR 1705	Kate WHARMBY	Royal Lymington YC	YouthW	21	21	4	20	16	‑24	11	12	‑26	20	24	6	155
18	GBR 1370	Mike SAQUI	Carsington SC	SrM	‑25	‑26	16	19	24	12	7	20	16	11	18	20	163
19	GBR 2462	Alessandra TYDEMAN	Lymington Town SC	YouthW	17	19	23	4	17	20	17	22	15	‑25	‑28	10	164
20	GBR 2748	Oliver HICKLING	Wembley SC	YouthM	15	10	(DSQ)	21	14	13	22	‑25	19	14	13	25	166
21	GBR 1809	Iona WILLOWS	Dorchester SC	YouthW	12	‑25	17	‑26	15	15	18	24	24	19	21	9	174
22	GBR 1964	Alice LUCY	Rutland SC	YouthW	24	20	13	14	26	‑27	12	17	25	24	‑27	12	187
23	GBR 1215	Cameron SWORD	Papercourt SC	YouthM	20	‑23	20	10	22	23	20	14	21	17	23	‑27	190
24	GBR 1888	Abigail LARR	Northampton SC	YouthW	26	‑29	5	25	9	22	26	26	‑28	21	14	26	200
25	GBR 2350	Tom PENTY	Beaver SC	SrM	23	24	26	‑29	13	18	27	27	14	‑29	15	16	203
26	ESP 1933	Guillem ROLDAN	CN Llanca	YouthM	18	22	‑25	‑28	25	16	21	21	20	23	22	19	207
27	GER 2481	Jannis MEYER	KSC Hemer	SrM	‑27	‑28	11	24	20	25	23	9	27	27	25	22	213
28	FIN 1867	Kairit KOIV	Oulun Tyovaen Pursiseura	YouthW	29	27	22	23	23	(DNC)	(DNC)	28	23	26	26	21	248
29	USA 1797	Melissa SOLNICK	Fraglia Vela Riva	SrW	‑30	30	29	‑31	27	26	28	30	30	30	29	23	282
30	CZE 1162	Sylvia MRAZOVA	Bohemia Podebrady	SrW	31	31	28	30	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	31	29	28	DNC	30	304
31	BEL 2080	Johan GUILLEMYN	HZC Hofstade	SrM	32	32	27	27	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	29	31	DNC	DNC	29	306
32	GBR 2952	Catherine HEMSLEY	Felpham SC	MasterW	28	17	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	309
RS AERO 7
1	GBR 2813	Peter BARTON	Lymington Town SC	SrM	‑9	1	8	8	1	3	3	1	2	(UFD)	3	2	32
2	GBR 2719	Craig WILLIAMSON	Staunton Harold SC	SrM	1	3	2	‑9	4	6	4	3	3	2	‑7	4	32
3	GBR 3019	Jack HOPKINS	Hayling Island SC	SrM	3	2	‑44	18	3	1	2	(DSQ)	1	1	1	1	33
4	IRL 2977	Paul MCMAHON	Howth YC	SrM	2	4	7	1	6	5	‑11	2	6	‑16	5	5	43
5	GBR 2964	Dominic HALL	Hayling Island SC	SrM	5	‑7	5	7	5	4	7	4	4	3	4	‑18	48
6	GBR 2439	Tim HIRE	RoyalLymYC/LymTownSC	YouthM	4	6	‑19	‑14	2	2	1	7	9	4	8	7	50
7	GBR 2875	Noah REES	Torpoint Mosquito SC	SrM	‑11	5	1	3	9	8	6	9	5	5	6	‑19	57
8	GBR 3003	Ben ROLFE	Burghfield SC	SrM	7	8	6	‑16	7	7	5	10	‑14	10	2	6	68
9	GBR 2836	James RUSDEN	Highcliffe SC	SrM	6	‑17	‑26	4	12	9	12	5	11	7	9	11	86
10	GBR 3000	Steve NORBURY	Warsash SC	SrM	‑19	‑12	11	6	11	10	8	8	8	8	11	8	89
11	GBR 2098	Pierce SEWARD	Broadstairs SC	SrM	8	18	10	12	17	15	‑25	6	12	6	‑22	16	120
12	EST 2088	Ants HAAVEL	Pirita Svertpaadiklubi	SrM	(OCS)	10	14	11	15	17	15	11	‑26	11	14	3	121
13	GBR 2550	Chris JONES	Sutton Bingham SC	MasterM	13	13	4	2	25	16	16	16	17	(UFD)	‑26	17	139
14	GBR 2979	Dan BULLOCK	Burghfield SC	SrM	17	11	12	17	20	12	‑28	14	13	(UFD)	18	9	143
15	GER 1903	Juliane BARTHEL	SC Dummer	SrW	24	15	17	13	13	14	9	‑25	18	12	10	‑25	145
16	GBR 2155	Iain MCGONIGAL	East Lothian YC	MasterM	12	19	3	21	18	‑24	13	15	(DNC)	13	16	23	153
17	GBR 3005	Nigel ROLFE	Burghfield SC	MasterM	10	9	13	‑28	22	20	19	22	10	(UFD)	17	12	154
18	GBR 1544	James WITTS	Queen Mary SC	SrM	21	‑33	‑28	22	8	11	20	20	15	17	12	20	166
19	FRA 2961	Timothy WOODCOCK	CV Mulhouse	SrM	16	21	‑30	26	14	25	14	13	16	14	19	‑38	178
20	GBR 2603	Eleanor CRAIG	Draycote WSC	SrW	28	23	9	15	19	19	17	12	20	(UFD)	21	‑32	183
21	GER 1541	Philip NANN	Blankeneser SC	SrM	31	25	‑62	‑32	10	13	31	29	7	9	13	21	189
22	GBR 3032	Martin PENTY	Beaver SC	MasterM	26	16	16	10	‑27	26	22	21	23	‑28	27	13	200
23	GBR 2572	Andy HILL	Warsash SC	SrM	14	24	‑34	5	24	23	24	23	28	23	28	‑33	216
24	GBR 1336	Joe GALLINAN	Lymington Town SC	SrM	22	27	20	24	16	(DNC)	(DNC)	18	25	25	15	30	222
25	GBR 2502	Peter CHAPLIN	Burghfield SC	MasterM	29	22	25	(DSQ)	21	27	21	19	22	(UFD)	25	15	226
26	GBR 2907	Ed STOREY	Yorkshire Dales SC	SrM	35	20	23	‑39	23	18	32	32	‑38	22	20	14	239
27	GBR 2989	Charlie PEARCE	Dabchicks SC	SrM	36	‑40	21	23	26	22	27	‑56	24	24	23	29	255
28	NED 1447	Floris STAPEL	WSV Braassemermeer	SrM	23	32	18	27	30	28	26	‑42	‑34	20	31	22	257
29	GER 1326	Thomas BENEKER	WYC Bremen	SrM	15	(DSQ)	43	25	28	21	23	33	DSQ	27	34	24	273
30	GBR 1062	Dan PHILLIPS	Filey SC	SrM	20	35	24	‑44	33	33	18	24	31	29	‑36	26	273
31	GBR 2168	Tomaso MACCHI	Weston SC	SrM	‑39	38	15	19	34	29	37	36	32	(UFD)	24	28	292
32	GER 2591	Florian WACHNER	Lausitzer SC‑ BS	YouthM	38	29	40	‑46	32	37	29	26	19	15	30	‑47	295
33	GBR 3002	Jane PECKHAM	Gurnard SC	MasterW	27	‑36	27	‑36	29	30	36	30	36	21	29	36	301
34	GBR 2988	Giles PECKHAM	Gurnard SC	MasterM	25	14	61	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	10	27	21	18	DNC	10	314
35	GBR 2146	Nick CRAVEN	Scammonden WSC	SrM	34	26	29	‑49	36	32	35	35	29	33	‑38	27	316
36	USA 2975	Eric AKER	USA	MasterM	33	30	31	20	35	(DNC)	(DNC)	40	27	30	45	40	331
37	NOR 1431	Cathrine Witnes KARLSON	Risor Seilforening	SrW	30	37	52	31	(DNC)	34	30	28	37	(UFD)	42	34	355
38	GER 1909	Jorn DOMRES	SV Harlebucht	MasterM	41	39	38	‑45	38	31	42	‑50	43	38	32	31	373
39	GBR 2659	Jon MILLS	South Caernarvonshire YC	MasterM	32	41	32	38	37	42	‑46	31	39	‑48	35	46	373
40	NED 2373	Arwin BOS	WSV Buurman	SrM	40	48	33	37	40	36	44	‑53	45	32	33	(DNC)	388
41	NED 2349	Karlijn VAN DEN BOOGAARD	Vinkeveen‑Abcoude WSV	SrW	42	‑51	35	30	39	41	43	38	41	39	‑52	42	390
42	USA 2276	David SOLNICK	Fraglia Vela Riva	MasterM	37	31	‑49	47	43	40	33	39	46	34	47	‑48	397
43	GBR 2952	Catherine HEMSLEY	Felpham SC	MasterW	(DNC)	(DNC)	42	29	41	39	40	43	47	37	39	45	402
44	USA 2974	William SHAW	Barrington YC	MasterM	18	28	39	40	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	17	30	44	DNC	DNC	408
45	NED 2920	Mark COLE	GWV de Vrijbuiter	SrM	51	46	57	34	(DNC)	(DNC)	38	34	40	19	48	51	418
46	GBR 2346	Andrew WILDE	Burghfield SC	SrM	44	34	36	35	31	38	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	41	37	424
47	ESP 3021	Toni ROLDAN	CN Llanca	SrM	49	45	45	53	(DNC)	(DNC)	39	45	33	42	44	41	436
48	CZE 2271	Jan HRUBY	Asociace Lodnich Trid RS	SrM	56	42	41	33	44	(DNC)	(DNC)	49	52	36	49	43	445
49	CZE 1826	Petr BRYX	YC Neratovice	SrM	52	47	22	50	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	46	35	31	37	DNC	448
50	GER 2036	Christian LEMMER	SC Fischlaken	MasterM	‑54	‑54	50	43	42	35	41	54	53	46	46	39	449
51	GBR 2505	Neil WHARMBY	Royal Lymington YC	SrM	45	43	54	57	(DNC)	(DNC)	48	52	42	26	43	52	462
52	GBR 2981	Ben TWIST	Broadstairs SC	MasterM	50	44	47	55	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	57	51	40	40	35	483
53	ARG 3023	Matias GRASS	Club Nautico Parana	SrM	48	52	51	56	(DNC)	(DNC)	34	41	44	41	DNC	DNC	495
54	ESP 1314	Marc CARVAJAL	CMV Barcelona	SrM	55	‑56	53	52	(DNC)	43	45	55	55	47	51	49	505
55	GBR 2225	Johnny MCKEOWN	Lancing SC	MasterM	46	53	58	51	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	51	48	43	53	50	517
56	GBR 2150	Jackie CRAVEN	Scammonden SC	MasterW	53	55	46	41	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	37	49	45	DNC	DNC	518
57	GBR 2978	Justin MEREDITH	Papercourt SC	SrM	47	49	55	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	47	44	50	35	DNC	DNC	519
58	GBR 2980	David TYDEMAN	Royal Lymington YC	MasterM	57	(DNC)	48	42	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	48	56	49	50	44	522
59	GBR 1594	Julie ARCHER	Ullswater YC	MasterW	43	50	37	48	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	47	54	DNC	DNC	DNC	535
60	CZE 2056	Petr BRIZA	YC Pardubice	SrM	59	59	56	54	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	58	58	50	DNC	DNC	586
61	ESP 3020	Roma BERTRAN	CN Llanca	MasterM	60	57	59	59	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	59	57	51	DNC	DNC	594
62	ITA 1110	Pierluigi MOBILIO	LNV Follonica	MasterM	58	58	60	58	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	618
63	GER 1524	Holger TECHEN	DSCL Frankfurt	MasterM	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	640
RS AERO 9
1	GBR 2600	Greg BARTLETT	Starcross YC	SrM	(DNC)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	‑4	11
2	GBR 2955	Liam WILLIS	Lymington Town SC	SrM	‑3	2	‑3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	20
3	GBR 2891	Chris LARR	Northampton SC	SrM	1	3	2	2	3	3	‑5	4	‑6	3	3	2	26
4	GBR 2990	Ffinlo WRIGHT	Isle of Man YC	SrM	2	4	4	‑5	(DNC)	5	4	3	2	4	5	5	38
5	GBR 1744	Matt THURSFIELD	Chelmarsh SC	SrM	‑6	5	‑6	4	5	4	6	5	5	5	4	3	46
6	GBR 1331	Rory COHEN	Frampton on Severn SC	SrM	4	‑6	5	‑6	4	6	3	6	4	6	6	6	50
7	GER 2369	Thomas EHLER	Lymington Town SC	SrM	5	7	‑8	8	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	(DNC)	68
8	SWE 2976	Thomas SANDSTROM	Skargardsstads SS	MasterM	‑9	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	‑9	8	9	8	79
9	AUS 2991	Glenn ATTRILL	Avalon SC	SrM	8	9	10	10	7	9	9	‑11	10	(DNC)	8	7	87
10	GER 2743	Stephen TAYLOR	YC Tegel	SrM	7	10	9	9	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	10	11	9	10	DNC	99
11	GBR 1555	Andrew WILDE	Burghfield SC	SrM	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	9	8	DNC	DNC	DNC	113