RS Aero Australian National Championship at Largs Bay Sailing Club

by Australian RS Aero Class Association 26 Jan 2023 13:14 GMT 12-15 January 2023

RS Aero Australian National Championship 2023 © Largs Bay Sailing Club

The 2023 RS Aero Australian Nationals was great success with a full schedule of ten races was held over four days for four RS Aero fleets. There was something for everybody in a good mix of sailing conditions and lovely Adelaide weather. It was all there from 38'C days with light breeze to 20 knot+ with tricky swell Even the dolphins showed up!

Congratulations to the new Australian Champions. It was particularly close in the RS Aero 7s with only 2 points separating 1st & 2nd, and 2nd & 3rd, only decided in the final race of four on the last day in tough sailing conditions, a proper testing championship day!

RS Aero Australian National Championship 2023 - photo © Largs Bay Sailing Club

Largs Bay Sailing Club did a fantastic job in running such an efficient, fun & social event. Big thanks to our regatta sponsor Rooster Sailing Australia & Sailing Raceboats for helping out on-site for the event. Congratulations to all the competitors and the winners!

RS Aero Australian National Championship 2023 - photo © Largs Bay Sailing Club

The next big one coming up is the Victorian RS Aero State Titles at Royal Brighton Yacht Club (Melbourne) in March. Next year, Mount Martha Yacht Club will host the 2024 RS Aero Australian Nationals, from 13th-17th January. 2024 Nationals are to be held in January at Mount Martha Yacht Club in Victoria. This will be a huge event, with 50+ RS Aeros expected to attend on Port Phillip Bay. Several Australian sailors are also off to the RS Aero World Championships in Sardinia this year from 26th-30th July.

RS Aero Australian Events List at www.rsaerosailing.org/index.asp?p=events&rg=Australia

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	State	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
RS Aero 5
1	2493	Finlay Bunt	SA	1	1	1	1	1	2	[4]	1	[3]	1	9
2	3093	Ashleigh Emery	SA	2	3	2	[5]	4	1	1	2	4	[5]	19
3	393	John Woollatt	SA	3	2	[6]	2	3	5	[7]	3	5	3	26
4	3091	Ingrid Vinot	NSW	5	[6]	4	4	2	3	3	5	2	[7]	28
5	3996	Natalie Gray	NSW	4	4	3	3	5	[8]	2	[7]	7	4	32
6	3590	David Ginty	NSW	[10]	5	7	[8]	7	4	8	8	1	2	42
7	3473	Robyn Ratcliffe	NSW	[8]	7	5	7	[8]	7	6	4	6	6	48
8	3476	Maria‑Luisa Coulson	WA	7	9	[10]	[10]	6	9	5	6	8	8	58
9	1388	Diana Chen	NSW	6	8	8	6	9	[11]	[11]	11	11	11	70
10	3085	Diane Vukelic	NSW	9	10	9	9	10	6	9	[11]	9	[11]	71
RS Aero 6
1	20	Rhett Gowans	VIC	[1]	[1]	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8
2	3054	James Maslin	NSW	2	2	[4]	3	[4]	4	2	3	2	2	20
3	3602	Nick Gray	NSW	[3]	[3]	3	2	3	2	3	2	3	3	21
4	2781	Tabitha Stevenson	SA	[4]	4	2	4	2	3	4	4	4	[5]	27
RS Aero 7
1	4037	Gary Ratcliffe	NSW	2	2	1	3	[6]	4	[6]	2	1	1	16
2	3094	Mark Conry	SA	1	1	5	1	4	[6]	[8]	3	2	2	19
3	2498	Ian Johnson	VIC	[8]	3	[4]	2	3	1	2	4	4	3	22
4	3545	Darryl Bentley	NSW	4	5	[6]	4	1	3	5	1	[6]	4	27
5	2915	Ron Fergusson	VIC	[7]	[6]	3	5	5	2	1	5	3	6	30
6	3063	Rick Stockley	SA	3	7	2	6	2	5	3	[12]	[8]	5	33
7	3050	Peter Fewings	SA	5	4	7	7	[9]	7	4	[8]	5	7	46
8	3058	Paul Rogers	VIC	6	8	8	8	7	8	7	6	[9]	[9]	58
9	3105	Karl Gaebler	WA	[9]	9	9	9	8	[10]	9	7	7	8	66
10	3604	Bruce Litchfield	NSW	[10]	[11]	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	79
11	2914	Christian Herr	VIC	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	9	[12]	[12]	85
RS Aero 9
1	3086	Richard Shaw	NSW	1	1	1	[2]	2	1	1	1	1	[4]	9
2	1386	Cameron Shaw	NSW	[2]	[2]	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	13
3	11	Victor Ojeda	WA	3	3	[4]	3	3	3	3	[4]	4	4	26