Welcome to the International Class Association website for the RS Aero. Here you will find all there is to know about the RS Aero including the latest news, how to register your boat, and links to relevant documents.
.jpg)
RS Aero Winter Series - Overall Report & Results
02/03/2015 12:46:38Our inaugural RS Aero Winter Series proved a gigantic success. The Series format was launched following consultation with sailors to ensure we provided a popular series and thus good participation. 6 venues were agreed to provide a good geographical spread and we prioritised 2 key events - our Winter Championships at Oxford and a bespoke event at Bowmoor benefiting from a large home fleet.
The Series was scored as just the best 2 out of 6 to count, of which at least one had to be from the 2 key events. This ensured that we gave a successful focus achieving bumper turnouts of 25 and 22 at those 2 main events. It also supported keen new RS Aero locations, finding themselves on an initial geographical limb, who only needed to do their local event and then travel once to qualify.
Our inaugural RS Aero Winter Championships took place early in the series at The Oxford Blue on 3rd January. To achieve a 25 boat entry at that early stage was incredible and with the breeze initially looking light 17 sailors opted for '9' rigs. Racing was tight throughout the fleet with various tussles unfolding. When the wind arrived the lightweight Aeros were quick to plane on the gusty reaches and the 5 rigs showed their potential leading many larger sails early in the race.
Bowmoor produced another great entry of 22 bolstered by their home fleet. The nearby RAF base at Brize Norton granted the Aeros their Aerospace for LPB Aerial Imagery to fly their drones. In conjunction with SailRacer's GPS tracking they used the event to showcase the combined coverage possibilities.
At each event the three RS Aero classes, 5-7-9, raced each other on a PY basis producing an overall RS Aero result. It was thus possible to allow rig changing within the Series with overall results being scored per sailor, irrespective of rig. This was utilised at some stage by a large proportion of competitors which I believe increases fun and improves attendance. Special kudos goes to Jamie Freeman who hung onto his 9 rig in all conditions including the Grafham Grand Prix where 30kn arrived!
In total 40 sailors competed in the Series with 17 qualifying with 2 results or more.
Well done to everyone who braved the conditions and took part. Spring is now here and we all look forward to an exciting 2015 season ahead.
Many thanks to;
GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series for allowing us to use their series to form ours.
SailRacer for running our series scoring and GPS tracking.
RS Sailing for providing the prizes of vouchers and accessories.
RS Aero Winter Series 2015 - Prize Winners
1 Peter BARTON Lymington Town SC 1st 9 rig
2 Jamie FREEMAN Waveney&Oulton SC Best 'non rig swapper'
3 Matt THURSFIELD Chelmarsh SC
4 Peter TOWNEND Chelmarsh SC
5 Gareth GRIFFITHS Island Barn SC 1st Master
6 Al KECK Bowmoor SC
7 Paul ROBSON Reading SC 1st 7 rig
8 Frances PETERS Hayling Island SC 1st Lady
11 Martin HEWITT Nottingham SC Best Winter Improver
14 Archie HAINSWORTH Alton Water SC 1st 5 rig & 1st Youth
Full results here;
Photos and Aerial Imagery courtesy of LPB Aerial Imagery
