Write-Up
Magic Marine RS Aero UK Northern Circuit 2016 - Overall
82 entries in the first year of the circuit!
The first season of the RS Aero UK Northern Circuit fulfilled expectations with double figures at all but one event and the final two biggies having a whopping 41 and 39 entries in the Midlands! Scoring was 'All Aeros' together on PY, allowing the option to pick your rig at each event. This provided flexibility to promote participation, maximum enjoyment and ultimately increased safety too. The key to a good series turned out to be to get your counters in early before the big turnouts late in the season!
The RS Aero UK Northern Circuit venues varied from inland lakes to open sea with locations spread from Scotland to the north Midlands. Starting the season at Yorkshire Dales the fleet then joined the Filey Regatta and the end of Bassenthwaite Week for a Northern Champs. North Berwick Scotland hosted a late summer Scottish Champs before the National fleet came together for the final two events at Chelmarsh for the UK Inlands and Rutland for the RS Classes End of Seasons.
Congratulations to all the winners - especially Caitie Atkin, who took the overall series together with the top Youth and top Lady titles. Iain McGonigal of North Berwick, Scotland, was so close, just missing out on a tie break! Nick Craven did enough braving the wild conditions at Rutland to defend his 3rd place, beating off late charges from Ben Rolfe and Peter Craggs. One to watch for next year is 4th overall and 2nd Youth, Harry Binns of Bassenthwaite, who gained some important points with a great job of finishing some wild races at Filey, Bassenthwaite and Rutland - no mean feat in itself considering the brutal conditions!
Many thanks to
Magic Marine for sponsoring the series with some great prizes and to
RS Sailing for their excellent support.
Full Reports and Results of each event are listed
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Overall
1st - Caitie Atkin, Whitstable YC
2nd - Iain McGonigal, East Lothian YC
3rd - Nick Craven, Yorkshire Dales/Ripon SC
Youth
1st - Caitie Atkin, Whitstable YC
2nd - Harry Binns, Bassenthwaite SC
3rd - Drew Wright, Chelmarsh SC
Lady
1st - Caitie Atkin, Whitstable YC
2nd - Julie Archer, Ullswater YC
3rd - Jackie Craven, Yorkshire Dales/Ripon SC
Master1st - Iain McGonigal, East Lothian YC
2nd - Martin Barrett, Yorkshire Dales/Ripon SC
3rd - Peter Chaplin, Burghfield SC
Results
6 events, best 3 to count
Rank |
Sail |
Name |
Club |
Category |
Yorkshire Dales |
Filey Regatta |
Bassenthwaite Northerns |
North Berwick Scotland |
Chelmarsh UK Inlands |
Rutland End of Seasons |
Nett Total |
1 |
1568 |
Caitie Atkin |
Whitstable YC |
L Y |
4 |
100 |
1 |
5 |
100 |
100 |
10 |
2 |
1060 |
Iain McGonigal |
East Lothian YC |
M |
3 |
100 |
4 |
3 |
100 |
100 |
10 |
3 |
1258 |
Nick Craven |
Yorkshire Dales/Ripon |
|
8 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
28 |
13 |
19 |
4 |
1214 |
Harry Binns |
Bassenthwaite SC |
Y |
9 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
32 |
21 |
20 |
5 |
1581 |
Ben Rolfe |
Burghfield SC |
|
100 |
100 |
2 |
100 |
9 |
14 |
25 |
6 |
1594 |
Julie Archer |
Ullswater YC |
L |
11 |
3 |
11 |
100 |
34 |
25 |
25 |
7 |
1509 |
Peter Craggs |
York RI SC |
|
5 |
100 |
100 |
6 |
18 |
15 |
26 |
8 |
1264 |
Jackie Craven |
Yorkshire Dales/Ripon |
L |
12 |
7 |
10 |
12 |
29 |
100 |
29 |
9 |
1062 |
Martin Barrett |
Yorkshire Dales/Ripon |
M |
13 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
33 |
39 |
52 |
10 |
1888 |
Chris Larr |
Northampton SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
4 |
1 |
105 |
11 |
1676 |
Anthony York |
Northampton SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
7 |
2 |
109 |
12 |
1846 |
Steve Fraser |
East Lothian YC |
|
100 |
100 |
8 |
7 |
100 |
100 |
115 |
13 |
1927 |
Jack Hardie |
Frensham Pond SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
14 |
10 |
124 |
14 |
1298 |
Richard Watsham |
Starcross YC / RNSA |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
20 |
6 |
126 |
15 |
1551 |
Nigel Rolfe |
Burghfield SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
12 |
19 |
131 |
16 |
1792 |
Andy Hill |
Hayling Island SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
13 |
24 |
137 |
17 |
1071 |
Peter Chaplin |
Burghfield SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
15 |
23 |
138 |
18 |
1207 |
Mark Tissiman |
Chelmarsh SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
30 |
39 |
169 |
19 |
1700 |
Drew Wright |
Chelmarsh SC |
Y |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
1 |
100 |
201 |
20 |
1657 |
John Olson |
Aberdeen&Stonehaven |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
1 |
100 |
100 |
201 |
21 |
1216 |
Mike Saul |
Yorkshire Dales SC |
|
100 |
1 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
201 |
22 |
1305 |
Ed Storey |
Yorkshire Dales SC |
|
1 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
201 |
23 |
2093 |
Peter Barton |
Lymington Town SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
2 |
100 |
202 |
24 |
1926 |
Robbie Lawson |
East Lothian Yacht Club |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
2 |
100 |
100 |
202 |
25 |
1159 |
Alistair Scott |
Yorkshire Dales SC |
Y |
2 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
202 |
26 |
2135 |
CarolineWhitehouse |
Bartley SC |
L |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
3 |
100 |
203 |
27 |
1652 |
Joe Watkins |
Bassenthwaite SC |
|
100 |
100 |
3 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
203 |
28 |
1534 |
Jasper Barnham |
Snettisham Beach SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
3 |
203 |
29 |
1652 |
Chris Perry |
Aberdeen&Stonehaven |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
4 |
100 |
100 |
204 |
30 |
1653 |
Matthew Butler |
Covenham SC |
|
100 |
4 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
204 |
31 |
1533 |
Finlay Barnham |
Snettisham Beach SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
4 |
204 |
32 |
1575 |
Mark Carleton |
Papercourt SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
5 |
100 |
205 |
33 |
1653 |
Richard Butler |
Covenham SC |
|
100 |
5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
205 |
34 |
2093 |
Liam Willis |
Lymington Town SC |
Y |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
5 |
205 |
35 |
1744 |
Adam Rowlatt |
Chelmarsh SC |
Y |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
6 |
100 |
206 |
36 |
1490 |
Martin Clarke |
Hykeham SC |
|
6 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
206 |
37 |
999 |
Tom Penty |
Beaver SC |
|
100 |
100 |
7 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
207 |
38 |
14 |
Alan Hargreaves |
Burwain SC |
|
7 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
207 |
39 |
2148 |
Gareth Griffiths |
Island Barn Res SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
7 |
207 |
40 |
1002 |
David Cherrill |
Broadwater SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
8 |
100 |
208 |
41 |
1312 |
Andrew Frost |
Sutton Bingham SC |
Y |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
8 |
208 |
42 |
100 |
Kirsty Perry |
Aberdeen&Stonehaven |
L |
100 |
100 |
100 |
9 |
100 |
100 |
209 |
43 |
1566 |
Tim Hire |
Royal Lymington YC |
Y |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
9 |
209 |
44 |
2001 |
Chris Hatton |
Severn SC |
Y |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
10 |
100 |
210 |
45 |
1216 |
Jonathon Lister |
Yorkshire Dales SC |
|
10 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
210 |
46 |
1173 |
Archie Hainsworth |
Alton Water / RHS |
Y |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
11 |
100 |
211 |
47 |
1404 |
John Colegrave |
Aberdeen&Stonehaven |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
11 |
100 |
100 |
211 |
48 |
1817 |
Chris Jones |
Sutton Bingham SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
11 |
211 |
49 |
1555 |
Andrew Wilde |
Burghfield SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
12 |
212 |
50 |
1598 |
John Harvey |
Thornbury SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
16 |
100 |
216 |
51 |
1582 |
Mark Rolfe |
Upton Warren SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
16 |
216 |
52 |
1744 |
Matt Thursfield |
Chelmarsh SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
17 |
100 |
217 |
53 |
2001 |
Keith Willis |
Lymington Town SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
17 |
217 |
54 |
2074 |
Matt Evans |
Great Moor SC |
Y |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
18 |
218 |
55 |
1508 |
Robert England |
Chelmarsh SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
19 |
100 |
219 |
56 |
1694 |
Nick Neve |
Rutland SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
20 |
220 |
57 |
1573 |
Adrian Stell |
Papercourt SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
21 |
100 |
221 |
58 |
1854 |
Emily Watson |
Bowmoor SC |
L |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
22 |
222 |
59 |
1135 |
Phil White |
Frampton on Severn |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
22 |
100 |
222 |
60 |
1302 |
Karl Thorne |
Lymington Town SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
23 |
100 |
223 |
61 |
1618 |
David Harris |
Severn SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
24 |
100 |
224 |
62 |
1404 |
Jeremy Higson |
Bartley SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
25 |
100 |
225 |
63 |
1076 |
Martin Hewitt |
Nottingham SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
25 |
225 |
64 |
2100 |
Julie Willis |
Lymington Town SC |
L M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
26 |
226 |
65 |
1413 |
Adrian Speke |
Chelmarsh SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
26 |
100 |
226 |
66 |
1007 |
Antony Lynall |
Avon SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
27 |
100 |
227 |
67 |
1178 |
Cathy Bartram |
Chew Valley SC |
L |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
31 |
100 |
231 |
68 |
1095 |
Tony Jukes |
Chelmarsh SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
35 |
100 |
235 |
69 |
2133 |
John Tanner |
Chelmarsh SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
36 |
100 |
236 |
70 |
1211 |
Nick Eales |
Lymington Town SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
37 |
100 |
237 |
71 |
1092 |
Richard Woods |
Chelmarsh SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
38 |
100 |
238 |
72 |
1655 |
Quentin Leiper |
Chelmarsh SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
39 |
100 |
239 |
73 |
2061 |
Claire Maclean |
Rickmansworth SC |
L |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
40 |
240 |
74 |
2134 |
Alice Lucy |
Rutland SC |
L Y |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
40 |
240 |
75 |
1020 |
Malcolm Mellor |
Hickling Broad SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
40 |
240 |
76 |
1141 |
Jonathan Rickels |
Grafham Water SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
40 |
240 |
77 |
1589 |
Chris Harrup |
Burghfield SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
40 |
240 |
78 |
2060 |
David Bradbury |
Rickmansworth SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
40 |
240 |
79 |
2113 |
Christopher Smith |
Island Barn Res SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
40 |
240 |
80 |
2135 |
Neil Hardie |
Frensham Pond SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
40 |
240 |
81 |
1656 |
David Partridge |
Chelmarsh SC |
M |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
40 |
100 |
240 |
82 |
1412 |
Peter Wilson |
Chelmarsh SC |
|
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
41 |
100 |
241 |
* Filey results are edited as Harry Binns was initially scored as a RS Aero 7, rather than an RS Aero 5.* At the Chelmarsh Inlands we Class raced, rather than one PY fleet, so the Class results were converted to overall results of the total 41 entries, adjusted proportionally based on the size of the RS Aero fleet you raced in. |