The RS700 Rooster Inland Championship was an epic end of the year event at Oxford SC, making many stories to be told and embellished over the Winter.
Theo Gayler from Hayling Island SC was the worthy champion having built a consistent series over the two very different days.
Rob Higgins of Chew Valley Lake SC pushed hard to a well deserved second place, after finishing tied on points with Richard Wadsworth, who took third.
No two ways about it, the forecast was accurate and strong. A typically Autumnal blast, plenty of rain and leaves flying everywhere.
But, a very good turnout for the weekend, given all the restrictions in place.
For day one half the fleet wisely stayed ashore to watch the carnage unfold in the three back-to-back races. While day two dawned sunny with a gentle breeze, allowing fresh faces to join the war-torn bodies of the previous day, to bulk the fleet for an excellent turnout.
A huge thanks to Oxford Sailing Club from the RS700 class for putting an excellent event on in challenging circumstances.
RS700 – 2020 Rooster Inland Championship
1st 1063 Theo Galyer – – 3 2 1 -7 1 2 – – 9 pts
2nd 1029 Rob Higgins – – -5 1 5 2 4 1 – – 13 pts
3rd 720 Richard Wadsworth – – 2 -4 2 3 2 4 – – 13 pts
4th 844 Ben Cooper – – 1 -7 3 6 3 3 – – 16 pts
5th 1041 Matt Conner – – 4 3 4 5 5 -6 – – 21 pts
6th 1046 Miles Roebuck – – 6 5 7 4 -11 7 – – 29 pts
7th 982 Roland Smith – – 8 6 6 -9 7 8 – – 35 pts
8th 1062 Matt Carter – – 7 -21 21 1 6 5 – – 40 pts
9th 914 Graham Blake – – 9 8 -21 8 9 10 – – 44 pts
10th 931 Malcolm Streeton – – -21 21 21 13 8 11 – – 74 pts
11th 1061 Andy Wright – – -21 21 21 11 12 12 – – 77 pts
12th 961 Stephen Keating – – -21 21 21 12 10 14 – – 78 pts
13th 801 Steve Carr – – -21 21 21 15 13 9 – – 79 pts
14th 710 Nathan Steffenoni – – -21 21 21 14 15 15 – – 86 pts
15th 708 Thomas Pickles – – -21 21 21 10 14 21 – – 87 pts
16th 871 Curtis Drew – – -21 21 21 21 21 13 – – 97 pts
17th 846 Ashley Strong – – -21 21 21 16 21 21 – – 100 pts
18th 1042 Pete Purkiss – – -21 21 21 21 21 21 – – 105 pts
18th 762 Adrian Howe – – -21 21 21 21 21 21 – – 105 pts
18th 881 Nick Holland – – -21 21 21 21 21 21 – – 105 pts
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