Chelmarsh, Round 1 UK Series - May 2015 (by Wendy Woods and Jennie Orton)
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21 RS Aeros in one photo, 1 short of the record of 22!
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Peter Barton(7) (Lymington) tries to keep ahead of Matt Thursfield(9) (Chelmarsh) for as long as possible on the reaches
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Cathy Bartram (Chew) leads Robert Fisk-Moore (Chelmarsh) at the gybe
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The battle of the 7s in the last race made a big difference to the overalls. Here the Chairman, Peter Townend (Chelmarsh), leads Gareth Williams (Leigh & Lowton), Peter Barton (Lymington) and David Cherrill (Broadwater)
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Tight starts! Take the bias or go for space and wait for the next shift?
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Ffinlo Wright from the Isle of Man leads many of the larger rigs down the reach in his RS Aero 5
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Matt Thursfield at 104kg demonstrates the ability for heavyweights to do well in the RS Aero winning the event in a variety of conditions from 8-18kn. 2nd and 3rd were 77kg and 70kg with 7 rigs. The winner of the last event, narrowly beating Matt, was 58kg sailor with a 5 rig!
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Richard Watsham(9) (Starcross) tries to extend on Peter Barton(7) (Lymington) on a planing reach
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David Cherrill (Broadwater) leads Paul Robson (Reading) and Ade White (Draycote) on a planing reach

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