A nice variety of conditions provided something for every body at this year's UK National Championship.

 

Some musings from a first time RS Aero event sailor on the RS Aero UK Nationals
Mark Reddington Reports

16 RS Aero 9s

72 RS Aero 7s

22 RS Aero 5s 

 

Results to date 

 

Day 0 report - Coaching and RS Aero Challenge Cup 

Thanks to Magic Marine for their support of this year's UK Nationals and International Open!

 

 

 

 

 

...So we have ordered 32! Who will be taking them home?

 

1st 2nd 3rd 4th '+Blank' '+Blank' RS Aero Challenge Cup 2017

 

The UK Class' ANNUAL AWARDS dinner will take place in Hayling's lovely dining room, with its wonderful views over Chichester harbour, on Saturday night.

 

Dinner will be a hot fork buffet and tickets will be on sale at the club office for £12.

 

Following dinner, back in the bar, we have a DJ. Not just any DJ but Hayling's own Olympic Silver Medalist sailor and legendary DJ -

STARing Mark Covell! 

 

 

EVENT PAGE - with Online Entry and Entry List

 

Photo: The 2016 UK Nationals at Torquay, by Jean Border 

 

Early Entry discount ends on Sunday 27th. Please get your entries in ASAP to help the club plan their resource

 

International Visitors are travelling from Estonia, France and Germany (together with Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Isle of Wight!) which is great.

 

The home team of Hayling Island leads in numbers with a club armada of 12 now signed up.

 

Drinks for Tallies
After the runaway success at the World Champs, RS Sailing and Selden Masts will kindly once again be providing slipway refreshment 'Drinks for Tallies' after racing at the nationals, ensuring tallies are returned promptly.
Together with Aero offerings from Nestle there should be plenty to fuel those after racing stories!

 

I have checked with HISC today and they have lots of rooms free on Wed night, some free on Thurs night, one free on Fri night and none on Saturday now.

Similarly with camper van spaces - Wed & Thurs only, could go to a local site after that.

HISC recommend that you keep checking with them, as they will inevitably get some last minute cancelations. HISC also hold a list of local accommodation, contact the office on 02392 463768 or email them on; [email protected] for info.

Only 10 days to the 2017 UK Nationals and we already have a record entry of 76 - the largest RS Aero fleet ever assembled in the UK!

 

The Family Contest will once again be hotly contested with 11 family teams in the miix so far. Combined results of two family members are added to produce family order. Teams span the country with entries from as far afield as the Isle of Man. Yorkshire and Wales.

 

World Champion Steve Cockerill​ with Sarah (Stokes Bay) leads the charge in the husband/wife combos from Team Jenkins (Bowmoor) and Team Craven (Yorkshire Dales).

 

In the parent/sibling duos seasoned campaigners Team Rolfe​ (Burghfield) will have a battle on their hands from new teams Batchelor​ (Isle of Man), Hardman (Hayling), Hill​ (Hayling), Roots​ (Cardiff), Schofield​ (Spinnaker). Team Willis​ (Lymington), with RS Aero 9 Worlds Silver medalist Liam​ Lightning, once again hedge their bets with a team of three - allowing them the luxury of a discard!

 

 

Which family will pull it off? Anymore stepping up to the challenge?

 

 

Each Club's best 3 sailors combined results count towards the Club contest. Last year the Lymington Lovelies edged out the might of the Burghfield Bandits to claim the prestigious prize in Torquay.

 

 

The home team of Hayling is leading the charge with 5 entered to date and new challenges are building from Stokes, Yorkshire Dales and the Isle of Man;

 

The Lymington Lovelies, LTSC, winners of the RS Aero UK Club contest in 2016 in Torquay.

 

 

Caitie​ smashes onto the entry list to make it 60! WhoooWhooo!

 

Great to see 60 RS Aeros already signed up for the Hayling Nationals, straight off the back of the whopping 96 boat Worlds in France.

 

It is the last weekend of the summer hols. Only 2 days off work needed. Only 1 weekday needed for the Champs racing. Beg or borrow if you don't have one, bring your own if you do!

 

Hi Peter Coe, 

A target time of 40 mins for the leader should see the whole fleet finish within about 50 mins.

As this is only a 3 day champs (plus Thursday's 1 special race) we are planning 4,4,3 races per day.

If there is any delay during a 4 race day it is likely to lose a race and become a 3 race day.

3 race days at Carnac last week meant 4 hours total on the water, shore to shore. So a 4 race day might give about 5 hours on the water. 

 

We are sailing generally around low tide so we will, for the most part, see the tide with us to get in and out of the harbour. 

 

I hope you come and join us! We have a full cross section of ages and abilities. Two discards will provide some ability to miss the last race if you choose.

Following our lovely sunny weekend at the Southern Champs we are now all set for the Nationals next month! HISC are looking forward to it and are well ahead in their planning. Hayling is a lovely spot to spend a long weekend and Hayling's waves will be amazing in the RS Aeros.

 

If you want to stay in the onsite accommodation or in your camper van then book now!

 

Charter boats - some availability remains but you will need to book by emailing Me soon. Bring friends or family!

 

 

 

Four days in the sea, sand and sunshine at Hayling! Come and join us for our premier UK event at one of the UK's prime venues. Great conditions offshore and wonderfully comfortable ashore too in HISC's fine clubhouse and splendid location!

 

Notice of Race and Schedule are up. Book your accommodation now!

 

 

 

A massive thank you to MAGIC MARINE for partnering with the Class again for our 3rd UK Champs.

 

 

Event page with full details and online entry;