RS Aeros Fontelieu Fall One-Design Regatta at Cedar Point Yacht Club
by Marc Jacobi 1 Oct 2019 05:46 BST
28-29 September 2019
RS Aeros Fontelieu Fall One-Design Regatta © RS Aero North American Class
Sailors came from all over New England to participate in the 2019 Cedar Point YC Fontelieu Regatta, The 16 strong RS Aero fleet was the largest class in attendance. New owners came down from Vermont. Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut were all represented and a strong contingent came across from New York state. The entry was underpinned by a good local turnout from Cedar Point YC too.
Two wonderful days of racing, with winds ranging from 3-15+ knots tested sailors' abilities. Saturday was sailed in a sea breeze that started light, built promisingly, but then backed off again. Five races were sailed, then back to the club for a yummy BBQ dinner under the pagoda and a clear, starry sky. Sunday started with a brisk, shifty NWly that had us planing to the race area, but it eventually dropped, then built again for the sail home after three more races.
Once again the RS Aeros made favorable impressions, both in the boat park and on the water, with lots of sailors asking questions. I lent my boat out to a sailor for the last race and he had a big grin on his face afterward, despite the trying conditions and unfamiliarity with the boat. It was hard getting him to switch back afterwards!
Results were close throughout the fleet. After eight races, nine points separated fourth from sixth, 10 points between seventh and tenth, and second and third were decided by tie-breaker! Top three in RS Aero 9s were Madhavan in second overall, Jim in fifth and Andrew in 15th. The RS Aero 7s were often able to keep up in the variable conditions, with first-timer Amnon sailing a terrific regatta to place fourth overall (winning the last race!). Dave sailed smart and fast placed third, with your scribe taking the win.
Great sailing, great sailors, great conditions, great club and a great regatta! We look forward to returning next year!
Next up on the New England RS Aeros calendar is the American Yacht Club HP Regatta at Rye, NY on October 12/13.
Full details are here via the North American RS Aero events list.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Name | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 2210 | Marc Jacobi | Cedar Point YC, CT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | DNC | 7 |
| 2 | 1982 | Madhavan Thirumalai | Cedar Point YC, CT | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | 1822 | Dave Powlison | Lake Champlain YC, VT | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 4 | 1126 | Amnon Gitelson | Cedar Point YC, CT | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 35 |
| 5 | 2639 | Jim Myers | Watch Hill YC, RI | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 41 |
| 6 | 1988 | Michael Gavin | Cedar Point YC, CT | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 44 |
| 7 | 2777 | John Harris | Lake Champlain YC, VT | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 50 |
| 8 | 2771 | Anne Kochendorfer | Hempstead Harbour, NY | 6 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 54 |
| 9 | 1422 | Eric Aker | Medfield, MA | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | DNS | 58 |
| 10 | 1980 | David Solnick | Fraglia Vela Riva, ITA | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 60 |
| 11 | 2708 | Angela Hickey | Cottage Park YC, MA | 9 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 65 |
| 12 | 1041 | Sam Sylvester | Barrington YC, RI | 15 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | DNS | 11 | 72 |
| 13 | 1 | Melissa Solnick | Fraglia Vela Riva, ITA | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 79 |
| 14 | 2732 | Boris Mezhibovskiy | Sebago SCC, NY | 14 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | DNF | 12 | 8 | 82 |
| 15 | 2249 | Andrew McConnell | Westport, CT | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 92 |
| 16 | 2770 | Don Winston | Hempstead Harbour, NY | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | DNS | 13 | 13 | 102 |