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RS Aero Australian National Championships 2025, Jervis Bay Sailing Club, NSW, Australia
19/01/2025 - 23/01/2025
 

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RS Aero Australian National Championships 2025, Jervis Bay Sailing Club, NSW, Australia, 19-23 Jan
The Rooster RS Aero 2025 Australian National Championships attracted 49 RS Aeros representing 4 states, competing across the 4 RS Aero Classes over 5 days in the lovely location of Jervis Bay in NSW.

Jervis Bay is a beautiful spot to sail, with warm blue water (22 degrees), white sandy beaches, open water with dolphins and pelicans. Competitors enjoyed a 15 knot sea breezes with flat crystal clear waters, a small wind chop that allowed some surfing with some shifts and holes to keep the best of the fleet challenged. The resident dolphins turned up to play at the start of Race 5!

The last day of racing tested all 4 fleets, with a dying breeze greeting sailors for Race 7 & 8. Race 7 was completed in 5-10knots, with the final race being completed in a variable, shifty 5 knot breeze. Just what you want to make it an exciting finale! This made for an exhilarating finish, especially in the RS Aero 7 fleet, where all three Podium positions were determined in the final race of the regatta! All four RS Aero fleets completed a full series and enjoyed a nice variety of racing conditions.

One unique feature of the RS Aero class is the "Tips and Tricks" sessions after each day, where the winners or significant performers get to pass on their insights from the day to the fleet.

80 sailors, race officials & love ones attend the presentation dinner held at Club Callala.
Congratulations to all the winners, place getters and competitors!

Congratulations to the four new Australian National Champions and two Female Champions;
RS Aero 5 - Maria-Luisa Coulson, WA
RS Aero 6 - Rhett Gowans, VIC
RS Aero 7 - Glenn Collings, VIC
RS Aero 9 - Justin Bakker, NSW
Top International visitor was Roy van Maanen of Ireland who finished 1st overall in the RS Aero 5s.

RS Aero 5 Female Champion - Maria-Luisa Coulson, WA
RS Aero 6 Female Champion - Nat Gray, NSW
 
Thank yous go out to -
- Jervis Bay Sailing Club, race management team & volunteers. (Mark, Diane, Steve, John, David). The club was extremely welcoming and did a superb job to host a regatta of 50 boats.
- RS Aero Australian Association for organising the event (especially David & Prue Ginty and the outgoing President Bruce Litchfield)
- Sailing Raceboats Pty Ltd for the week-long regatta support
- Rooster Australia for the awesome prizes!
 
Next up for the Aussie RS Aeros is the for the Victoria State Champs 1/2nd March at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron, as BYS and the Australian Class start the build up to the Australian Nationals there in Jan 2026 and the RS Aero World Championships there Jan 2027!
 
Photos - Salty Dingo


Results

8 races, 1 drop
RS Aero 5                    
Rank Name Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Total
1 Roy Van Maanen M IRL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1 7
2 Maria-Luisa Coulson FM EFYC 2 -3 2 2 2 2 2 2 14
3 Grace Becker-Scott F WSC 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 -5 26
4 David Ginty GM JBSC 3 2 5 5 3 5 -5 4 27
5 Laurie Hoffman FM BSC 5 -5 4 4 4 4 3 3 27
                       
RS Aero 6                    
Rank Name Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Total
1 Rhett Gowans MYC 1 1 1 1 1 1 -2 1 7
2 Darryl Bentley RANSA 3 2 3 2 2 6 3 -22 21
3 Rick Stockley M LBSC 5 3 4 4 -5 4 1 4 25
4 Alister Danks M BYS 2 4 -8 5 6 2 6 6 31
5 James Maslin GRSC 4 6 6 8 4 3 4 -15 35
6 Finlay Bunt Y LBSC 6 7 5 3 7 5 5 -9 38
7 Nick Gray M GRSC 7 9 10 9 3 8 -12 5 51
8 Natalie Gray F GRSC 9 8 -12 6 8 7 7 7 52
9 Philippa Danks F BYS 10 -21 2 7 11 13 8 2 53
10 David Parry M MMYC 8 5 7 10 9 9 9 -14 57
11 Ingrid Vinot F JBSC 13 13 9 -14 13 10 10 3 71
12 Peter Watson GM TASC 14 10 -15 13 12 11 13 10 83
13 Emily Fewster FM BSC 11 -21 14 12 10 16 11 18 92
14 Andrew Little GM BYS 18 11 13 11 16 14 -20 16 99
15 Barry Higgins M GRSC 12 12 -19 16 14 12 18 17 101
16 Robyn Ratcliffe FM GRSC 15 14 17 17 15 15 14 -21 107
17 Ann O’Brien FM BSC 19 -21 18 18 17 18 17 8 115
18 Diane Vukelic FM GRSC 17 16 16 15 21 21 15 -22 121
19 Christian Herr M BRYC 21 15 11 -21 20 20 16 19 122
20 Kylie Symonds F BSC 16 -21 20 20 18 17 19 13 123
21 Bruce Litchfield GM GRSC 22 22 21 19 19 19 -22 20 142
                       
RS Aero 7                    
Rank Name Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Total
1 Glenn Collings M SBSC 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 -9 13
2 Gary Ratcliffe M GRSC 1 1 4 1 2 1 5 -7 15
3 Rob Hartnett BYS 6 4 1 3 5 -7 2 4 25
4 Rick Longbottom GM GRSC -7 6 2 4 4 4 4 1 25
5 Ian Johnson M MMYC 4 5 5 6 -8 5 7 6 38
6 Mark Hooper M GRSC 3 3 11 11 3 3 8 -12 42
7 Andy Wharton M IYC 5 9 6 5 6 6 -9 5 42
8 Duncan Stone JBSC 12 7 -13 8 7 8 6 11 59
9 Simon Adamo M BSC 10 12 10 12 -12 11 3 2 60
10 Peter Fewings M LBSC 8 8 8 7 -16 10 11 8 60
11 Boyd Newton M BSC 11 11 9 9 10 9 -12 3 62
12 Derek Hadwen M BSC 13 10 7 10 11 12 10 -14 73
13 Darren Watkins GRSC 9 15 12 13 9 13 -15 13 84
14 Craig Greenhill GRSC 15 14 15 -15 13 14 13 10 94
15 R Armstrong M CYC 14 13 14 14 14 15 14 -15 98
                       
RS Aero 9                    
Rank Name Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Total
1 Justin Bakker BSC 1 1 2 1 1 1 -3 1 8
2 Adam Scott M CYC 3 3 4 3 2 2 -7 6 23
3 Cameron Shaw M GRSC 4 5 3 6 4 -6 1 3 26
4 Campbell Reid GM BSC 6 6 1 2 -9 5 5 2 27
5 Michael Handley BSC 5 -8 6 4 5 3 2 5 30
6 Richard Shaw M BSC 2 2 9 -9 3 7 6 4 33
7 Graeme Wilson M BSC 7 4 5 5 6 4 4 -7 35
8 Grant Picman M GRSC 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 -9 53






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