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Magic Marine UK NATIONALS at WPNSA - Roundup & Review
Ages, Weights, Winners and Stats.

Report here;

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/185553/RS-Aero-Magic-Marine-Nationals-review

Incredibly, after just 14 months of production, the RS Aero is right up there
at the top of the UK Nationals attendance leader board for any single handed predominantly adult class (even after deducting the 4 rig swapping double entries).

See the Y&Y leaded board here (Opt for; show up to 'all' in 'table format'); http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/class/attendance.aspx

and Weymouth produced a new record with as many as 60 RS Aeros (plus two Teras and a horse!) identifiable in this shot by Tim Robathan

15/09/2015 17:43:22
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

Photos from the pre-nationals coaching day can be found here

02/09/2015 13:11:30
probson
Posts: 16

RS AERO MAGIC MARINE UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Full Report, Results, Prize Winners and Photos HERE

Full Photo Gallery HERE

02/09/2015 12:14:40
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

MAGIC MARINE UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
CLUB CHAMPS
We have 7 clubs with 3 or more entries;
Hayling Island, Gurnard, Chelmarsh, Lymington Town, Royal Lymington, Downs and Isle of Man YC.
I propose a 'CLUB CHAMPS' where the 3 best results from each club in each of the 3 PY race result sheets count (9 scores).

27/08/2015 12:33:03
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

MAGIC MARINE UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
FAMILY CHAMPS

We have 3 sets of 2 family members in the Aeros and I suggest we also open this up to combine with the Tera fleet (i.e. 1Aero +1Tera), spreading the family love, which quite noteworthingly adds at least 11 more. Based on cominbed final results.

Double Aeros are;

Rolfe,Freeland(3),Barnham,

Aero+Tera are; Davis,Storey,Peters,Batchelor,Hiscocks,Martin,Taylor,Jameson,Cope,Wilson,Caiger?

If I have missed any, please let me know.

27/08/2015 12:32:00
Peter Barton
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MASTERS, YOUTHS & JUNIORS
Ok, combining responses from here and the Facebook group;
- lets match the ISAF Youth Worlds age and wording.

- lets make them all age as at 31st December, then they are set for the year, rather than re-calc every event.

Therefore;

MASTERS; Competitors shall be 55 years or over on 31 December 2015 (born on or before 31 December 1960).
That gives us 12 (I must have miscounted initially), which is a good number.

YOUTH; Competitors shall be under the age of 19 years on 31 December 2015 (born after 31 December 1996).
That makes 12 at this event, including the Juniors

JUNIOR; Competitors shall be under the age of 15 years on 31 December 2015 (born after 31 December 2000).
4 year difference from the Youth category, making 6 for this event - perfect!

27/08/2015 02:43:19
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

RS AERO MAGIC MARINE UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

EVENT PREVIEW

All set for a big weekend? Runners and riders...

Y&Y PREVIEW;

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/185224/RS-Aero-Magic-Marine-Nationals-preview?source=email

26/08/2015 18:15:18
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

RS AERO UK CLASS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP

Class Membership is required to attend UK Class organised events including the Nationals - and it is only £10!

You can join here;

http://www.rsaerosailing.org/index.asp?p=membership

[it is fair to allow charterers one event pre joining and International visitors are exempt].

I hope that at the exceptional value of £10.00 during the first year everyone, whether attending events or not, might support the Class and its benefits by joining;

- Communication via Class Website, Class Forum, Class Facebook Group
- Inclusion to the ‘Everything Aero’ email news bulletins
- Entry to Class Organised events
- Training and Racing programs
- Class growth & support by a Class Manager
- Establishment of Class Rules & Constitution
- Online boat & website registration system

- Includes membership of RS Aero International Class Association.

Electronic Membership Cards are sent out to new members, store them on your phone and print too if you wish. Three months after releasing UK Class Membership we have a great body of membership already, thank you!

26/08/2015 01:30:07
Peter Barton
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UK NATIONALS - SOCIALS

At our inaugural AGM on Sunday some important business is to appoint a class Social Sec. In the meantime, here is the plan for the Nationals;

Friday
- Drinks at The Cove House Inn on Chesil Beach

[There is a wedding at the Academy on Friday so Spinnakers Bar at WPNSA is unavailable]

Saturday
- Early drinks at the Academy, late drinks at The Cove House Inn

- Recommended local eating - The Academy (cafe after racing), The New Inn (Easton, on right), The Balti (Fortuneswell - next to The Cove House Inn), Harbour Lights (Portland Marina)

Sunday
- BBQ from 18:00 (included in entry, extra tickets for sale at WPNSA office on Saturday)

- Early drinks at the Academy, late drinks at the Lazy Lizard in Weymouth Town!

The Cove House Inn

Worth a visit to enjoy its spectacular location on Chesil Beach and to celebrate the Inn surviving the storms of February 2014.

Caption; "Bedrooms have been flooded and windows smashed by pebbles" pic by Richard Broome

Chesil Beach, 91 Chiswell, Portland DT5 1AW

The Lazy Lizard
A Nationals at the Academy is never complete without a night out in Weymouth Town and the Lizard is a popular chilled out seafront bar.

52 The Esplanade, Weymouth

25/08/2015 18:44:40
Peter Barton
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Looking for research on age and performance - the best i could find was for running endurance events (used a 10K as that's a similar length to a race). Performance drops by 7.5% between 40 and 50, and then another 9.4% between 50 and 60. Suppleness decreases similarly though hard to give an objective mesure of that.

Endurance events are sometimes won by people in their 40s but not in their 50's or 60's. Obviously sailing isn't pure endurance as we have a lot of skill as well, but 55 seems a decent shout to me.

25/08/2015 16:58:03
Gareth
Posts: 171

Re 12 hmmm not even a master of maths. Yes 8 is too small Happy to go with 20, should be more fun.

25/08/2015 15:53:45
ChrisH
Posts: 6

RS AERO SAIL DEAL - Magic Marine UK Nationals 2015

10% Nationals sail discount deal, just in time for the Nationals.

Call RS on 01794 526760 to order and get them on the Wagon to Weymouth;

Sails - Nationals Price
'5' sail - £301.50 (RRP £335.00)
'7' sail - £323.10 (RRP £359.00)

'9' sail - £350.10 (RRP £389.00)

Nationals 'must haves' available for immediate dispatch:
Stiff Stick Carbon Tiller Ext. £59.00
Tacktick Mount £99.00
GoPro Camera Mount £97.00
Mainsheet Cleat Upgrade £47.00
JC Strap £19.00
Wind Indicator £9.37
Mast Bag £76.00
Padded Rudder Bag £39.00
Righting line Kit £16.55
Under Cover £108

25/08/2015 13:21:14
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

Chris,

8 total over 55 (not 8+4). Still better than opening it up to 20, I think.

25/08/2015 13:19:00
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

I'm happy with the Masters being from over 55 to make 12 of us. Chris 62 and not a master in anything

25/08/2015 08:53:24
ChrisH
Posts: 6

MASTERS - from 69 entries we have;
0 over 65, 4 over 60, 8 over 55 and 20 over 50 on 29/8/2015.
I suggest we make it over 55 to have 8 in the category, agree?

YOUTHS - from 69 entries we have;
10 under 18, 9 under 16 and 6 under 15 on 29/8/2015.
I propose we make it under 18 to have 10 in the category, and a separate under 15 Junior category too (thanks to Magic Marine's generosity!), agree?

25/08/2015 01:44:44
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

UK NATIONALS - FORMAT

As per the NOR & SIs and the flexibility therein, racing is planned on a similar basis to the recent successful 44 boat Lymington event;

- Racing and Scoring in 3 separate fleets (5,7,9) with 3 starts, except for a planned mass start for the first race of each day with an ADDITIONAL PY RESULT for that race in addition to extrapolated fleet championship result from it. The overall championship will be based on the separate Fleet results and the PY results will be in addition and secondary to the championship results.

[in the case of an extreme forecast, light or strong, one fleet may be relatively small. This ensures extra interest for everyone. At this early stage we should be open minded and this ADDITION will help us develop our understanding of the boats, rigs and how to have the most fun out of our racing]

- As we are 3 fleets it is planned that the Lady's, Master's, Youth, Club, Family etc prizes will be based on the PY series, as the best way of deciding an overall winner in each category.

- A change of rig after the first race will constitute a new entry, but will not incur an additional fee. So if the wind changes dramatically you can still chose to optimise a day's racing (enjoyment, participation & safety) although you will be blowing the series. Daily prize givings are planned as well as overalls.

25/08/2015 01:40:58
Peter Barton
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UK NATIONALS - SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

- SIs are posted on the docs page along with the NOR, link below.

http://www.rsaerosailing.org/index.asp?p=documents

- At registration you will need to sign that you have read them (what a great idea!), so please have a look otherwise we will have a crowded reg office. At the Champs they will be on the Notice Board but individual copies shall not be handed out, in line with the RSAUKCA's green commitment.

- Under 18s; please print off the Parental Consent Form from that docs page, complete and bring to registration.

24/08/2015 22:47:18
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

I would be disappointed if we are just sailing in Portland harbour. Weymouth Bay is one of the best sailing areas in Europe and this is the National championship we should be sailing in the bay!

24/08/2015 08:22:46
ChrisH
Posts: 6

LAST CALL ON UK NATIONALS ENTRIES PLEASE

As per the NOR, WPNSA would like to finalise entries by Sunday night to organise their cover. Please get them in;

Detail and online entry here; http://www.rsaerosailing.org/index.asp?p=event&eid=973

Entry notes:
- You need to register on the website (via the pink box on the left) to be able to use the online entry (not to be confused with 'boat registration' which is separate)
- If you are waiting for your membership number don't worry, you can leave blank.
- if you don't know your sail number yet just enter the lowest number 1 upwards that has not been entered and we will sort at registration.
- When paying by PayPal, please ensure you click ‘return to the webpage’ after payment to complete the transaction.
- When paying by Bank Transfer, please include your surname followed by your sail number in the reference box. Ie reference: Smith1000.

22/08/2015 19:52:17
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

64 NOW!

and the DUTCH are now coming too from Braassemermeer - in addition to the ESTONIANS.

Not to mention great travellers from within the UK from Scotland (Wormit, Tay estuary), Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, the East coast and Cornwall.

Entry list here; www.rsaerosailing.org/index.asp?p=Entry%20List&eid=973

22/08/2015 19:37:35
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

Thanks Adrian. I didn't read Y&Y carefully enough. See you next Friday. Looking forward to it too. Matt

22/08/2015 14:16:38
Matt Thursfield
Posts: 33

The OK fleet are at Weymouth SC not to be confused with WPNSA. They will also be using Weymouth Bay for their sailing area, whereas I imagine we will mostly be in Portland harbour, so shouldn't be any problems with space on or off the water.

Looking forward to next weekend !

Adrian

22/08/2015 09:43:18
Posts: 0

Hi Matt thanks for the info. I did speak to the academy this morning on another question but I also asked about access. They said they will be emailing all competitors with the access code so should not be a problem after hours. Plan to get there Thursday teatime so hopefully be able to drop off and book into my B and B. I have reserved a space on the training day so will be around Friday morning. See you then. Martin

21/08/2015 22:36:11
Martin
Posts: 13

Martin, I've just read that the OK fleet are there for their Nationals from Thursday through Sunday. That means the compound will be being used for them so there should be tons of space. Weymouth Sailing Academy has excellent security that needs a code to open the compound. That's the only thing stopping you getting in. Park in the car park, go to the reception which is in the left entrance, get the code then go to gates with the coded barrier to the right. Are you training on the Friday. If not, fancy a sail out in the race area. I'm getting there sometime Friday morning. Matt

21/08/2015 22:19:14
Matt Thursfield
Posts: 33

Hi coming down Thursday evening next week can the boat be left at the dinghy compound Thursday night at the sailing club?

19/08/2015 21:27:45
Martin
Posts: 13

UK NATIONALS

We have trophies.

Here is a selection

19/08/2015 19:19:29
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

BIG 60!
We have hit the BIG 60 already for the UK Nationals entries which is fantastic and with a week and a half to go entries are still slowly flowing in.
Please be sure to get your entries in by this weekend so WPNSA can adequately plan their cover.
http://www.rsaerosailing.org/index.asp?p=event&eid=973

18/08/2015 13:53:43
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

MAGIC MARINE

RS Aero UK National Championships and International Open

WPNSA, Weymouth, UK 29-31Aug (coaching on 28th)

We are delighted to now have Magic Marine on board as our event sponsor supporting our first UK Champs.

Magic Marine have already been very supportive of the RS Aero Class at our Chelmarsh and Lymington events providing a splendid array of prizes reaching right through the fleet and it is now fantastic to have them involved in our UK Nationals, Round 3 of the UK Series.

Online Entries streamed in over the weekend in time for the discount deadline and they continue to tick up with an incredible 56 entries to date! An outstanding achievement for the class at its first UK Champs.

Pop over to Magic Marine's online site here and check out all their cool gear in time for the champs; http://www.magicmarineshop.co.uk

Nationals Details and Online Entry; http://www.rsaerosailing.org/index.asp?p=event&eid=973

13/08/2015 11:16:47
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

54 entries and still ticking up with 3 weeks to go!

I will be checking the bank account tomorrow to mark transfers as 'paid'.

Keep them coming!

10/08/2015 14:58:46
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

ONLINE ENTRY NOTES:
- You need to register on the website (via the pink box on the left) to be able to use the online entry (not to be confused with 'boat registration' which is separate)
- If you are waiting for your Class membership number don't worry, you can leave blank.
- if you don't know your sail number yet just enter the lowest number 1 upwards that has not been entered and we will sort at registration.
- When paying by PayPal, please ensure you click ‘return to the webpage’ after payment to complete the transaction.
- When paying by Bank Transfer, please include your surname followed by your sail number in the reference box. Ie reference: Smith1000.

08/08/2015 10:30:13
Peter Barton
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UK NATIONALS, 29-31 August 2015
Early entry discount ends on this Sunday 9th, get them in!

38 boats already signed up for our first champs and many more to come. Our record of 44 at Lymington in June is set to fall any moment!

Nice spread of rigs and good interest in the Ladies, Youth &

Masters categories.

-If you are waiting for your membership number don't worry, you can leave blank.

-If you are not sure of your sail number yet just enter the lowest number 1 upwards that has not been entered and we will sort at registration.

Details and Online Entry here;

http://www.rsaerosailing.org/index.asp?p=event&eid=973

Bring it on!

07/08/2015 11:47:37
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

LAST ROOM at RYA Portland House

built for Team GBR for the 2012 Olympics, one last room available for our Nationals. Twin room, £58pn, Walking distance to WPNSA.

Contact;

[email protected]

01305 828946

31/07/2015 13:23:38
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

CAMPING

For those looking to camp at the Nationals I recommend this farm camp site.

I stayed here in 2013 and it is the closest to WPNSA and a well kept secret. Fantastic views of Chesil Beach. Say you are with the RS Aero Champs and they will show you a nice pitch and tell the sheep to play nicely. They also have B&B, self catering and campervan hook-ups.

http://www.swallowsrestselfcatering.co.uk/campsite/campsite.html

22/07/2015 11:15:34
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

The closest accomodation to WPNSA is...CAMPERVANING (adjacent), if you have one.

Details here; http://www.wpnsa.org.uk/overnight-campervaning/

21/07/2015 21:44:25
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS and INTERNATIONAL OPEN 2015
Weymouth (WPNSA), Dorset, UK
Saturday 29th - Monday 31st August (Bank Holiday)
(also Round 3 of the UK Series)

ONLINE ENTRY now open! Full Details, Entry and Notice of Race; http://www.rsaerosailing.org/index.asp?p=event&eid=973

In our first year we have the fortune of securing one of the UKs premier venues, Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy, the hosts to the very successful 2012 Olympic Games.
Charter boats available to International visitors - enquire via the entry form
Coaching day on Friday 28th Aug - book via the entry form

24/06/2015 18:49:48
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

I am excited to report the re-branding of the inaugural UK Nationals to
RS Aero UK National Championship and International Open 2015
further to RS Sailing's commitment in making available 16 charter boats to International visitors

Find the full scoop here;
http://www.rsaerosailing.org/index.asp?p=news&nid=10598

27/02/2015 01:20:11
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

Chris, Whilst it does still seem early it would be wise to get super organised and make a booking as it is a Bank Holiday. For camping, being closest and with a fantastic view I recommend this Farm site that not many people know about (until now!);

http://www.swallowsrestselfcatering.co.uk/campsite/campsite.html

I stayed there in 2012. Great views and easily accessible.

I see they only take 20 tents...

08/12/2014 20:25:20
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

Thanks Peter. Just wondering when to book camping. Anyone know how quickly it gets booked up?

02/12/2014 14:15:40
Chris James
Posts: 17

Registration - plenty of time for that! Not for a while yet

Approximate cost - TBC and depending on whats included

02/12/2014 14:03:45
Peter Barton
Posts: 4699

Peter,

Do you know when registration will open for this event and approximate cost please?

Thanks

Chris

1132

02/12/2014 13:55:36
Chris James
Posts: 17

RS AERO - UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 (5,7&9)
Weymouth, Dorset (WPNSA)

Saturday 29th - Monday 31st August (Bank Holiday)

In our first year we have the fortune of being able to secure one of the UKs premier venues, Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy, the hosts to the very successful 2012 Olympic Games.

The sailing area of the vast protected waters of Portland Harbour and the open sea beyond provide a variety of sailing conditions with a reduced chance of any lost days due to adverse conditions. Ashore the World Class facilities of the Olympic Venue are at our disposal.

Racing for three days over the Bank Holiday weekend requires no precious annual leave to be taken and the fast growing Aero5 youth fleet will be able to join the adults.

We will be sharing the venue with the RS Tera class, whilst our three RS Aero classes will have our own separate course area. Several Tera parents are already Aero owners and there are more on their way!

WPNSA: http://www.wpnsa.org.uk/about-wpnsa/

TOURIST INFO; http://visit-weymouth.org.uk

26/11/2014 16:52:04
Peter Barton
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