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The RS200 and 700 fleets experienced much better conditions on day three of their Nationals

Day three dawned, much to the relief of competitors, with a reduced windspeed of 14 knots and no rain in the sky at the combined RS200 and RS700 National Champinships.
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The race area was moved to directly above Hayling Bar and two three lap, 1hr 20min races run by the PRO – much to the amusement of the competitors already aching bodies!

Race five for the www.beminetoday.com Jug went to Roger Gilbert and Jane Willan by a country mile. Behind though, the racing was close and intense. Nick Charles and Jules Kingsnorth had the grit between their teeth after a couple of disappointing races and showed their true form to come home second. Tom and Jo Hewitson rounded off the top three.

Race six for the Sailboat Deliveries Trophy was started in a freshening breeze. Gilbert and Willan were again utterly dominant, winning by miles. Charles and Kingsnorth were again second, with James Stewart and Toby Lewis third. Early pacesetters Ben Saxton and Kate Macgregor also took the opportunity to show the fleet the importance of reading the sailing instructions, opting to do a 360 turn after hitting the mark and then berating other boats who didn’t follow suit (the RS classes allow mark hitting) – oops! ...more


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