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RS Aero Winter Series
Y&Y report;
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/181691/RS-Aero-Winter-Series-overall
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Y&Y report;
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/181691/RS-Aero-Winter-Series-overall
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10/03/2015 11:55:25
Peter Barton
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Reports and Results for both the RS Aero Winter Series overall and the Grafham Grand Prix are on the Reports and Results page.
Well done to everyone for the fantastic turnout. Spring is now here!
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02/03/2015 14:29:07
Peter Barton
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RS AERO WINTER SERIES - OVERALL RESULTS
2 Jamie FREEMAN, Waveney&Oulton - Best Grafter (non rig swapper)
3 Matt THURSFIELD, Chelmarsh
4 Peter TOWNEND, Chelmarsh
5 Gareth GRIFFITHS, Island Barn - 1st Master
6 Al KECK, Bowmoor
7 Paul ROBSON, Reading - 1st 7 rig
8 Frances PETERS, Hayling - 1st Lady
11 Martin HEWITT, Nottingham SC - Best Winter Improver
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Well done to everybody for braving the often cold and windy (or both!) conditions.
The Series is scored as best 2 out of 6, at least one of those must be our Oxford Champs or Bowmoor.
The Prize giving is at the Dinghy Show this Saturday at 2pm on the RS stand.
RS Aero Winter Series 2015 - Prize Winners
1 Peter BARTON, Lymington Town - 1st 9 rig2 Jamie FREEMAN, Waveney&Oulton - Best Grafter (non rig swapper)
3 Matt THURSFIELD, Chelmarsh
4 Peter TOWNEND, Chelmarsh
5 Gareth GRIFFITHS, Island Barn - 1st Master
6 Al KECK, Bowmoor
7 Paul ROBSON, Reading - 1st 7 rig
8 Frances PETERS, Hayling - 1st Lady
11 Martin HEWITT, Nottingham SC - Best Winter Improver
14 Archie HAINSWORTH, Alton Water - 1st 5 rig & 1st Youth
Full results are here;
http://events.sailracer.org/eventsites/content.asp?eventid=195890&id=39966Reply
27/02/2015 15:05:17
Peter Barton
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27/02/2015 14:48:58
Peter Barton
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FAO Peter B - Your mail is bouncing back to me.
Report to Tweak and Publish.
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Report as below.
Grafham Grand Prix was forecast to be a windy one, however as the weekend approached, the low pressure that was going to deliver these 30-40 mph winds just slowed, resulting in the morning of 22nd Feb bringing a 10-15mph breeze, although all launching knew the needle was only going to go one way on the anemometer.
Five Aeros launched, Pete Townend in his 5, Matt Thursfield and Michael Tayler in the 7 Rigs, Jamie Freeman and Richard Woods with their 9s. A soon as we were away from the lee shore, it was apparent the wind out on the water was going to be a tough sail, the gusts hitting from all directions with increasing strength.
The course; a long beat before a very squished trapezoid where the reach just wasn't long enough; the never ending run, the last reach being in the stronger breeze on the far side of the lake, a perfect angle for single handers.
The Aeros were in amongst a menagerie of dinghies and cats, with the Fireballs leading the way, theoretically the 5 rig of Pete's the slowest boat around. We were also in with the D-Zeros, a great opportunity to see who has bragging rights in the stronger breeze.
Lessons to be learnt from day - don't be overrigged - a 7 is faster when fully powered than a depowered 9; flat is fast; don't sail in a Flying 15's dirty air - it is slow; the Aero requires real concentration to get going fast upwind, downwind it's a dream. Nothing we didn't know already.
Oh and it was cold - oh so cold.
Overall, with some results still to be finalised, Matt was 13th, Jamie 25th, Pete 28th (subject to rig confirmation) with Michael and Richard in with 42nd and 43rd respectively.
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25/02/2015 20:27:20
Matt Thursfield
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RS AERO WINTER SERIES and WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015
RS Aero 9;
1. Peter Barton, Lymington Town
2. Ben Pickering, Chase
RS Aero 7;
1. Paul Robson, Reading
2. George Catchpole, Waveney & Oulton
3. Richard Rowe, Poole
2. Ben Poe, Sutton Bingham
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PRIZE GIVING will be at the RS SAILING stand in the RYA Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace this Saturday at 14:00hrs.
Many thanks to the GJW Direct SailJuice Series for allowing us to run our Series and Champs within theirs and to Simon Lovesey at SailRacer for running our Class' Series scoring.
At the Winter Champs at Oxford the results were delayed on the day. Prize winners from there are;
1. Peter Barton, Lymington Town
2. Ben Pickering, Chase
3. Al Buzz Keck, Bowmoor
1. Paul Robson, Reading
2. George Catchpole, Waveney & Oulton
3. Richard Rowe, Poole
RS Aero 5;
1. Will Taylor, Alton Water2. Ben Poe, Sutton Bingham
3. Archie Hainsworth, Alton Water
Some of you were given your prizes on the day but do come along anyway to collect a big round of applause!
We are currently awaiting final results for the series, they will be posted here soon...
Details and tickets for the show can be found here;
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24/02/2015 17:54:51
Peter Barton
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15/01/2015 14:44:59
Peter Barton
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The Notice of Series for the RS AERO WINTER SERIES is now published.
There is nothing much new beyond the information already available, just formality and clarifications.
Find it on the website's Documents page;
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19/12/2014 22:39:30
Peter Barton
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Grafham Grand Prix postponed
Please note that this event is postponed from 28th Dec due to a low tide at Grafham creating launching issues. It is rescheduled for Sunday 22nd Feb when there should be more water. The events of the RS Aero Winter Series will remain unaffected, just now with this date amendment.
http://events.sailracer.org/eventsites/content.asp?id=39254&eventid=195890
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Please note that this event is postponed from 28th Dec due to a low tide at Grafham creating launching issues. It is rescheduled for Sunday 22nd Feb when there should be more water. The events of the RS Aero Winter Series will remain unaffected, just now with this date amendment.
http://events.sailracer.org/eventsites/content.asp?id=39254&eventid=195890
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18/12/2014 09:52:48
Peter Barton
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RS AERO WINTER SERIES
6 events, best 2 events (only) to count,
of which at least 1 counter must be either;
- Brass Monkey, Yorkshire Dales SC - Saturday 27 December 2014
- Oxford Blue, Oxford SC - Saturday 3 January 2015 (also Winter Champs)
- Bloody Mary, Queen Mary SC - Saturday 10 January 2015
- Steve Nicholson Trophy, Northampton SC - Saturday 24 Jan 2015
- Bowmoor SC, Swindon - Sunday 15 Feb 2015
Entry is now open and they book up, so get them in! Full info and entry here.
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6 events, best 2 events (only) to count,
of which at least 1 counter must be either;
Oxford (3 Jan) or Bowmoor (15 Feb)
- Oxford Blue, Oxford SC - Saturday 3 January 2015 (also Winter Champs)
- Bloody Mary, Queen Mary SC - Saturday 10 January 2015
- Steve Nicholson Trophy, Northampton SC - Saturday 24 Jan 2015
- Bowmoor SC, Swindon - Sunday 15 Feb 2015
- Grafham Grand Prix, Grafham WSC - Sunday 22nd Feb 2015 (postponed from 28 Dec)
Note;
The Oxford Blue on 3rd Jan is also the RS Aero Winter Championships(3 races and very centrally located)
It is therefore easy for everyone to ‘get a series together’ by attending their local event and one other - but the more you do the better chance you have got!
These events are all part of the SAIL-JUICE series with the exception of Bowmoor on 15th Feb. The SAIL-JUICE series has gone from strength to strength in recent years with a keen following. It would be great to show off our class at these big high profile events and have a good presence at each. By focusing as a Class specifically on key events we can also turn up in numbers there and have some great class racing in addition.
RS Aero results will be split out from the overall fleet by SailRacer scoring to produce an RS Aero (all rigs) results sheet. Sailors may use different rigs for different events in the series and still count them all towards their ‘RS Aero Winter Series’.
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26/11/2014 13:41:55
Peter Barton
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