Russell Peters, Greg Wells and Zeb Elliot retain their lead after day 3 of the Elite One Design 2026 UK Nationals at Hayling Island SC.
The penultimate day of racing saw three races produce a close points situation for the final day, with five point covering the four leading crews.
Mike McIntyre took the first race win with Joe Llewellyn in second and Peters third. The second race went to Martin Jones ahead of Peters, with Llewellyn third.
The final race of the day was another win for Jones with Simon Childs second, Ossie Stewart third, and McIntyre fourth.
Russell Peters’ fifth in the final race gave him 15 pts after discard, with a four point overall lead over Martin Jones on 19 pts, with Joe Llewellyn and Mike McIntyre tied on 20 pts just a point further back.
Saturday is the final day with two races scheduled and still all to play-for.
Rooster Elite One Design UK Nationals
After 7 races, 1 discard (21 entries)
1st 20 Russell Peters RTYC, HISC 1 -5 1 3 3 2 5 – – 15 pts
2nd 113 Martin Jones Itchenor SC 10 -16 2 1 4 1 1 – – 19 pts
3rd 7 Joe Llewellyn HISC -15 1 3 5 2 3 6 – – 20 pts
4th 46 Mike McIntyre HISC -5 3 4 4 1 4 4 – – 20 pts
5th 15 Simon Childs HISC -11 7 5 2 6 7 2 – – 29 pts
6th 67 Ossie Stewart HISC 4 12 6 11 -22 5 3 – – 41 pts
7th 92 James Yearsley HISC -16 4 9 12 9 11 8 – – 53 pts
8th 66 Andy Partington HISC 9 10 -12 10 8 6 11 – – 54 pts
9th 76 Adrian Williams HISC 3 8 11 8 13 -14 13 – – 56 pts
10th 84 David Hitchcock HISC 14 -20 13 7 7 9 7 – – 57 pts
