By the RS Aero Class Association
Day 5 & Overall
After a postponement there was enough wind to launch the fleet in the hope of two final races. Unfortunately the RS Aero 5 & 6 fleets didn’t manage a race on Bracklesham Bay so the Day 4 results were the final standings. The RS Aero 7 & 9s did manage one race on Hayling Bay in an offshore NE wind which was gusty, shifty and patchy ranging from 5-10kn.
Richard Watsham (GBR) picked it right to take his second win in the series in the RS Aero 9s – ‘you’re only as good as your last race’ leaves Richard favourite for next year’s Worlds!
Finley Dickinson (GBR) scored his eighth win in the RS Aero 7s, whilst the sole female in the RS Aero 7s, Ellie Craig (GBR), took 2nd in the final race. That left the top spots unchanged with Finley Dickinson (GBR) World Champ from Arthur Farley (GBR) in 2nd and Tim Hire (GBR) 3rd.
What a week!
From full-send champagne sailing, to strategy mind games in a moderating breeze, competitors had it all. A 50/50 female/male split in our latest RS Aero World Champions is another huge milestone for the RS Aero Class and paints such an exciting picture for the future of our sport and the RS Aero Class. Huge congratulations to our latest champions!
In true RS style, as much fun happened on shore as it did on the water. Sharing top-tips in the boat park and at Daily Awards, helping drag RS Aeros back up the beach and dancing to late on Thursday evening. Ten years on and the RS Aero Class still really know how to #sailitliveitloveit !
Thank you to all the supporters of the RS Aero World Championships. Rooster supported the prizes and had their tent onsite for any kit needs. They supplied the RS Aero Worlds event shirts. RS Sailing supplied a large fleet of charter RS Aeros and provided their event support including apres sailing drinks at the tally board! Selden supported our daily awards and apres sailing drinks at the tally board! Harken supported daily awards and Noble Marine are long-term supporters. Thank you also to all the volunteers and staff at HISC who made the RS Aero Worlds such a great success, and to the 175 competitors who supported the event!
The RS Aero World Championship raised £1060 to support the charity Macmillan Cancer Support via the RS Bike Challenge fundraiser, with a raffle for a brand new RS Aero sail kindly provided by RS Sailing and won by long term RS Aero 5 sailor Emily Davies at the prize-giving. Details of the bike challenge are here; www.rssailing.com/rsaerocyclechallenge
Next year’s 7th RS Aero World Championship is in Quiberon France from 28th July – 2nd August, 2025 and includes the 2025 RS Aero Youth Worlds within it.
Podium Results:
RS Aero 5
1st Georgia Booth | GBR | Hayling Island SC
2nd Jonathan Bailey | GBR | Hunts SC
3rd Roscoe Martin | GBR
RS Aero 6
1st Sofiia Naumenko | UKR | OSHYSMI
2nd Andrew Frost | GBR | Sutton Bingham SC
3rd Dan Venables | GBR | Sutton SC
RS Aero 7
1st Finley Dickinson | GBR | Royal Southern YC
2nd Arthur Farley | GBR | Brading Haven YC
3rd Tim Hire | GBR | Lymington Town SC
RS Aero 9
1st Ben Flower | CAN | Paignton SC
2nd Peter Barton | GBR | Lymington Town SC
3rd Erik Wahlberg | SWE | ARE Slalomklubb
Category Winners:
RS Aero 5
1st Female Junior (U17) – Jemima Day | GBR | Reading SC
1st Male Junior (U17) – Taro Kekke | JPN | Hayama Sailing College
1st Female Youth (U22) – Alice Davies | GBR | Draycote Water SC
1st Male Youth (U22) – Teddy Dunn | GBR | Isle of Man YC
1st Female Master (O45) – Debbie Caldwell | GBR | Hayling Island SC
1st Male Master (O55) – Roy Van Maanen | IRL | Greystones SC
1st Female Grand Master (O55) – Debbie Caldwell | GBR | Hayling Island SC
1st Female – Georgia Booth | GBR | Hayling Island SC
RS Aero 6
1st Female Master (O45) – Tracey Covell | GBR | Hayling Island SC
1st Male Master (O55) – Spike Daniels | GBR | Hayling Island SC
1st Female Grand Master (O55) – Tracey Covell | GBR | Hayling Island SC 1st Female – Sofiia Naumenko | UKR | OSHYSMI
RS Aero 7
1st Male Junior (U17) – Marcus Pakes| GBR | Haversham SC
1st Male Youth (U22) – Finley Dickinson | GBR | Royal Southern YC
1st Male Master (O55) – Steve Norbury | GBR | Warsash SC
1st Male Grand Master (O65) – Nick Rawlings | GBR | Hayling Island SC
RS Aero 9
1st Male Master (O55) – Robbie Lawson | GBR | East Lothian YC
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