RS Tera Battle of the Regions 2022 at Draycote Water Sailing Club

 50 RS Tera sailors from across the UK met at Draycote Water Sailing Club for a new format of national level training and racing to conclude a busy winter training programme across our UK regions. The combination of training and racing provided an opportunity for sailors to test themselves against the best in the country and to decide which region would take home the inaugural Battle of the Regions trophy.

Led by our talented and dedicated team of Class Association coaches, there was the opportunity to train with sailors from different regions in the morning and put their learnings into use in the practice races in the afternoon. Competition was tight. There were great performances throughout both the Pro and Sport fleets and with no discards consistency was key in the breezy, shifty and chilly conditions. Based on average points only 0.15 separated Wales from the South by the end of the day.

The RS Tera Class Association has commissioned a new trophy, on its way from Australia, in memory of Abi Davies, who was instrumental in promoting the class in its early days, arranging the first Tera events and the very first National Championships. The sailor with the lowest score from the winning region was presented with a framed poster on behalf of the Regional Squad. After an intense battle on the water the Southern region were announced the winners, followed by the Midlands and Wales very close behind each other. With three top three results Ben Anderson from the Southern region was presented with the prize on behalf of his teammates and he kindly thanked the organisers and the club.

This event format, new for 2022 combined national level training, racing, meeting new friends and having fun. All were in agreement that it was a big success and will now become a permanent fixture on the UK RS Tera calendar.

Next stop for the UK fleet is Burton Sailing Club for the Rooster RS Tera Start of Season Championships 2022 on 14 / 15 May.

For all Tera related activity in the UK, check out the UK RS Tera Class Association website at www.rstera.org.uk