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The RS Games 2022 - Days 2 to 4

by Lynn Billowes 25 Jul 2022 15:59 BST 21 July - 5 August 2022

Day two through to day four of the RS Games have been filled with sunshine, big-breeze conditions, fantastic racing and great socials.

The 2022 RS21 National Championship concluded today with an epic day out in Weymouth Bay for the RS21 crews. Huge congratulations to our 2022 RS21 British National Champions Hugh Watson, Helen Watson, Susanna Bickford & Emma McEwen.

The RS Feva Class battled through three races and completed their qualification series in style with gnarly, kite-up, full-blast finishes through the line. The final series starts tomorrow, with the 185 boat strong fleet being split into gold, silver and bronze fleet. It's all looking tight at the top of each flight.

The RS100 National Championship, the RS300 National Championship and the RS600 National Championship all got under way yesterday and the sailors showed the dinghy park real RS heritage - these racing machines are not for the faint-hearted. In true RS style, they smashed it around the race course, then raised a glass and shared a tale or two on shore.

The inaugural RS Aero Youth World Championship opened with their Official Opening Ceremony in the RS Sailors Hub. Anticipation is growing to watch these' Youth sailors battle it out on the water this week with varying conditions on the forecast, it has got the makings of a fantastic regatta.

Check out the results for each class: www.rssailing.com/rs-games-results

Special thanks to our event partners; Rooster, Selden, Harken, Lifejacket, RS Sailing Store, Marksetbot, WPNSA, Digital Sailing, Kingfisher Yacht Ropes, Fernhurst Books, Noble Marine, Allen, Hyde Sails, Spinlock and 18 Words.

Keep up with all the action at the RS Games 2022 by following @rssailing. Check out the event reports by two classes below. More videos at www.youtube.com/c/RSSailingboats

RS Feva World Championship - Day Two by Lucy Jameson

Day 2 of the RS Feva World Championships proved to be a totally stonking day on the water with a crisp 18 knot breeze to start us off.

For race 2 the cloud cleared and the breeze built to deliver champagne conditions. With the crescendo being a 24 knot blast over the finish line giving those still upright a exhilarating finish.

RS21 National Championship - Overall by Jack Fenwick

The 2022 UK Nationals concluded on Sunday 24th July with two more races in Weymouth Bay.

As luck would have it, day four saw the breeze crank up a notch again and the sailors debated rig settings on the dock before departing for a long training run to the start.

Race nine saw everyone pushing for every advantage and all the teams were within half a boat length of the line at the gun, unfortunately for Paul Fisk and his team of Caroline Fisk, Richard Tucker and Pippa Jubb, who needed two good results to take third place, the crossed the line less than a second early and the OCS score dropped them out of the running for the chocolates.

Around the course the racing was as close as ever with different boats leading at each mark and tough decisions to make on which way to go as the breeze dropped of Portland on to the track. By the end of the race, it was Hugh Watson with his team of Helen Watson, Susanna Bickford and Emma McEwan who had clawed their way to the front and with it, secured the National Championship title.

The final race of the championship was now to decide who would be taking home Bronze and Silver medals. Tim Peters and his team of Phoebe Peters, Olive Peters and Ben Bradley had been strong in the earlier, lighter races but as the Breeze had built through the event, it was the heavy airs speed of Dave Lynall, Alex Mathieson, Thomas Jubb and Ian Jubb that proved too much to overcome. A win for Lynall in the final race secured them second overall.

With the race committee sensibly finishing the final race at the windward mark, the teams had a quick sail home past the hordes of RS Feva teams who were finishing their final qualification races, before heading to the RS Sailors Hub for prize-giving with prizes from Rooster Sailing and of course, prosecco drenching everything from the fellow competitors to the magenta carpet.

After accepting the trophy as National Champion, Hugh Watson thanked all of the volunteers who made the event happen and said, "We've had such a great time in a great boat, it's been close, competitive racing but really fair, I don't think we've had any protests.

And obviously, to my amazing team, it's been a priviledge to watch how they have learned a new boat and helped me around the race course, thank you my amazing ladies!"

Helen Watson, said "It's and amazing boat to sail. One of my big takeaways was that there were sailors from 14 to 60+ competing equally and cery competitive. Lots of women across the fleet and people of all sizes. A fantastic class to be in. Hopefully, we'll be back again next year for more close racing"

Overall RS21 Results:

PosNatSail NoHelmCrewClubR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10Pts
1GBR264Hugh WatsonHelen Watson, Susanna Bickford, Emma McEwenEmsworth SC112‑612221‑812
2GBR233Dave LynallAlex Mathieson, Thomas Jubb, Ian Jubb (Sat/Sun) 4613(DNC)‑7113120
3GBR263Tim PetersPhoebe Peters, Oliver Peters, Ben BradleyHayling Island SC5(OCS)4221335‑625
4NED265Michiel GeerlingInge van Bruinessen, Gert van Heyden, Hilde van SusandeBraassemermeer‑64343‑6542429
5GBR266Paul FiskCaroline Fisk, Richard Tucker, Pippa JubbEmsworth SC7361534‑8(OCS)231
6GBR262Alison MorrishGeoff Rasmussen, Kent RussellRS Sailing22(RET)544‑656331
7GBR222Oscar CordonMatt Hall, Max BradleyRoyal Southern YC35‑7‑865764743
8GBR284Ben RolfeNigel Rolfe, Peter Chaplin, Greg Bartlett 1095(RET)(DNC)11877562
9GBR208Philip GrannumAlexia Grannum, Tim Kendall‑Jones, ?Royal Southern YC978778‑9.5‑118963
10GBR163Howard EelesHarry Cayford, Lachlan Stebbing, Joe SpincerSea Cadets88‑1099109.599(RET)71.5
11GBR167Mick ChurchDan Cayford, James Praine, William WoolerSea Cadets‑11‑11910891110101077
12GBR168Callum SeggieOla Hamilton, Casey Hutchison, Abby StebbingSea Cadets131011111012(RET)12(DNC)DNC93
13GBR162Liam HannaCatrin Garner, Jasmine McQuillin, Lotti StrreSea Cadets121212(RET)11‑131213111194

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