The RC1000 class completed its final championship weekend of 2022 with event 6 held over the 8th - 9th October, and another good turnout of boats from across the south west.
Race Officer Chris Arscott and his team from the Royal Western YC worked hard on devising courses in mixed conditions, whilst elsewhere, the fleet was joined by videographer Mark Smith from Agile Air, capturing film and stills imagery from the skies above Plymouth Sound and Nicola Davies photgraphing from the waterline.
Tom Dunstan, Skipper of 'Little Wing', a Sunfast 3200, at his second RC event said, "this was our second RC1000 event, and the standard of sailing is very high, but it's proving great fun with lots of close racing, where every tweak and mistake has an immediate effect on boat speed. With so many Clubs struggling to maintain competitive racing fleets, the RC1000 class is a real bright in the South West. We're looking forward to more of the same next year."
Final results of Regatta 6: 1st: JnS, 2nd: Bandit and 3rd: Altura. This overall series winner being Altura, with Jump n Shout coming second and Men Behaving Badly finishing third. Next stop the Class Prize Giving on 19th November at the Royal Western Yacht Club.
Next year, the RC1000 Class is adding a National Championship over weekend on 22/23 July in Plymouth. This event will count towards the 2023 series results and will also be a stand-alone IRC event, giving not just the local boats but all out of port boats which fit into the RC1000 category a chance of some close competitive racing.
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