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RS800 Rooster National Tour at the Lymington Dinghy Regatta

by Katie Barton 18 Aug 2023 16:01 BST 12-13 August 2023

After racing was abandoned with 30 knot gusts on Saturday, the RS800 fleet ventured out into slightly milder conditions on Sunday... however it was still 19 knot average, gusting 25 knots, over an aggressive wind-against-tide Solent sea state.

With waves crashing over the bow and the constant potential for nose diving at any moment we bounced from wave to wave downwind right on the edge of control.

In my first RS800 open event we were thrilled to make it round three laps in such conditions without a capsize.

Luke & Emma McEwen took the win in the first race but came in early, leaving Tim Gratton & Arthur Henderson to take the overall win in the RS800 fleet and third overall in the mixed fleet.

All in all a fantastically exciting Lymington Regatta! Thanks to RS800 National Tour sponsor Rooster.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelmsmanCrewClubR1R2Pts
1st1203Tim GrattonArthur HendersonRTYC213
2nd1220Luke McEwenEmma McEwenRLymYC1DNC9
3rd1219Peter BartonKatie BartonLTSC4DNF10
4th1099Alistair HodgsonElla Spain 3DNC11
5th820Anna PrescottAnna PrescottQMSC5DNF11
6th1224Frederick LordLouise GaleCarsington SCDNFDNF13
7th913Adrian HoweFenella WilliamsOxford SCDNCDNF14

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