With promises of rolling swell and prevailing South Westerlies, the RS700 fleet were excited by their first excursion to Lancing Sailing Club, for the penultimate event of this year's Rooster National Tour. However, when the competitors arrived to a warm welcome from both the club and the bright sunshine, it was a flat sea and a Northerly wind settling in for the weekend.
After observing a minute's silence to mark the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the competitors were briefed by Race Officer Barry. There were promises of black flags should the fleet misbehave in their starting.
The fleet were soon released, popping their kites up to head downwind to the starting area for 6 races over the weekend.
A tally of the scores showed there were just five points between first and fourth place, showing how close the racing had been. With prizes awarded to the top three results it was Matt Carter in first, Pete Purkiss taking second and Matt Conner taking third.
The sailors expressed thanks to the club for hosting an excellent event across the board, from the race management to the shore team and hospitality. We hope to return in 2023.
We'd also like to thank Rooster Sailing for their on-going support for the class and events. The 2022 Rooster National Tour specially branded Aquafleece neck gaiters were awarded to Matt Carter (winner), Rich Priest (mid-fleet hero) and Chris Wright (endeavour).
Our next and final stop for the year is to Chew Valley SC for the Rope4Boat Inlands 22-23 Oct 22. With a strong set of home sailors and an event shared with RS100s and Musto Skiffs it is set to be a fine ending to the year.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Helm Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Pts
1 1062 Matt Carter Lancing SC 1 1 2 RTD 1 4 9
2 1042 Pete Purkiss Brightlingsea SC 4 2 3 1 6 1 11
3 1060 Matt Conner Queen Mary SC 3 3 6 3 2 2 13
4 710 Nathan Steffenoni Weston SC 2 4 7 2 3 3 14
5 871 Curtis Drew Hayling Island SC 5 7 1 7 8 6 26
6 802 Gary Austin Lancing SC 7 5 RTD 5 5 7 29
7 1067 Rishard Priest Queen Mary SC 6 9 8 4 4 9 31
8 1068 Roland Smith Hayling Island SC 8 8 RTD 6 7 5 35
9 1061 Andy Wright Queen Mary SC RTD 6 5 8 OCS 8 39
10 909 Chris Wright Filey SC 9 10 4 9 9 10 42
11 801 Steve Carr Brightlingsea SC 10 11 9 10 RTD DNC 52
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