- First day of the RS Elite 2022 UK National Championship & International Invitational
This event, which has attracted 40 entries, is being hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes from Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 June.
After three races the overall leader is defending champion Tom Hewitson (1, 5, 1) with seven points.
Hewitson won the first and third races with Russell Peters who was third in the first race winning the second, but then being black flgged in the final race of the day to drop to 11th overall.
In second place is Ossie Stewart (4, 2, 3) with nine points and in third place Toby Strauss (7, 3, 9) on 19 points, making up a trio of Hayling Island Sailing Club boats.
The leading group are chased by three teams tied on 25 points . . . Paul Fisk, Simon Brien and Mark Bowers.
Describing the day Hewitson said it was, “quite tough, quite difficult”, but adding that he is pleased with the day’s results, despite a mistake in the second race that cost him a few places. He is being crewed by his wife Jo and Colin Smith.
Conditions for the day were “fair”, with the breeze averaging about 15 knots, starting in the west and swinging gradually towards the south west.
RS Elite UK National Championship – Leaders after 3 races (40 entries)
1st 007 SHAKEN NOT STIRRED – Tom Hewitson 1 5 1 – – 7 pts
2nd 67 MORE T VICAR – Ossie Stewart 4 2 3 – – 9 pts
3rd 65 CRAIC ADDICT/VAGRANT – Toby Strauss 7 3 9 – – 19 pts
4th 110 LEGS ELEVEN – Paul Fisk 6 14 5 – – 25 pts
5th 111 KIN – Simon Brien 5 13 7 – – 25 pts
6th 44 ECLIPSE – Mark Bowers 13 6 6 – – 25 pts
7th 113 CANDIDA – Martin Jones 2 7 19 – – 28 pts
8th 101 CENTURION – Miles Odell 12 4 13 – – 29 pts
9th 40 BASIL – Owen Bowerman 9 9 17 – – 35 pts
10th 6 LITE BLOO – Adrian Ward 24 12 4 – – 40 pts
11th 20 RIFF RAFF – Russell Peters 3 1 41/BFD – – 45 pts
12th 89 THEO – Steven Hammond 16 29 2 – – 47 pts
13th 37 STORM – Stephen Polly 8 19 22 – – 49 pts
14th 11 EGG – Paul Lewis 19 16 14 – – 49 pts
15th 92 URAFIKI – James Yearsley 20 18 16 – – 54 pts
16th 25 FREEBIE KNOT – Jostein Aker 10 30 15 – – 55 pts
17th GBR109 RIGHT TIME TOO – Philip Wright 32 15 11 – – 58 pts
18th 63 E’TU – Alistair Keck 18 11 29 – – 58 pts
19th 46 THE DOCTOR – Peter Copsey 11 21 26 – – 58 pts
20th 53 THE LOVE BUG – Michael Browne 15 22 21 – – 58 pts
Full results available here . . .
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