2018 RS Aero Midwinter Championship

Published on January 28th, 2018

The 2018 RS Aero Midwinters attracted 22 competitors for the competition on January 27-28 in West Palm Beach, FL. Strong winds cancelled racing on the first day but a puffy 10 to 20 knot southeasterly allowed for five races on day two, with Paul Gingras topping the Aero 5 fleet and Marc Jacobi winning the Aero 7 title.

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Final Results

Aero 5 (7 boats)
1. 1378, Paul Gingras, The Sailfish Club of Florida, [6]-1-2-2-1- ; 6T
2. 1, David Solnick, Sebago, 2-2-1-1-[5]- ; 6T
3. 2475, Julie Willis, Lymington Town SC, 1-3-[4]-3-2- ; 9
4. 1278, Jeffrey Leach, Sailfish Club of Florida, 3-5-[7]-4-3- ; 15
5. no number, John Brim, Sailfish Club of Florida, [10/DNC]-6-3-5-4- ; 18
6. 2119, Geoffrey Moehl, Lake eustis Sailing Club, 4-4-5-[10/DNC]-10/DNC- ; 23T
7. 2279, Larry Cole, Seattle Yacht Club, 5-[7]-6-6-6- ; 23T

Aero 7 (15 boats)
1. 2218, Marc Jacobi, Cedar Point YC, [6]-1-1-1-1- ; 4
2. 1626, Hank Saurage, Pontchartrain YC, 1-3-[4]-2-4- ; 10
3. 2404, Robert Patterson, Melbourne YC, 4-2-2-4-[6]- ; 12
4. 2122, Keith Willis, Lymington Town SC, 3-4-3-3-[5]- ; 13
5. 2278, Karl Thorne, Lymington Town SC, 2-5-[8]-5-7- ; 19T
6. 41, Timothy Desmond, Wadawanuck Yacht Club, 5-6-5-[7]-3- ; 19T
7. 2212, Jim Myers, WHYC, 7-[9]-7-6-2- ; 22
8. 2209, Jesse Winterbottom, Melbourne Yacht Club, 8-[10]-6-8-8- ; 30
9. 2276, Bill McKenzie, PBSC, [11]-7-9-10-9- ; 35
10. 1738, Tony Corkell, Carolina Sailing Club, [18/DNC]-8-10-9-10- ; 37
11. , Bruce Avery, Watch Hill YC, [12]-11-12-11-12- ; 46
12. 2275, Jeff Dunmall, na, [13]-12-13-13-11- ; 49
13. 1423, Roy Cooley, Piseco Yacht Club, 10-[18/DNC]-11-12-18/DNS- ; 51
14. 2277, Charles Delamater, Palm Beach Sailing Club, 9-[18/DNC]-18/DNC-18/DNC-18/DNC- ; 63
15. 2282, Chris Schmitz, Concord Yacht Club, 14-[18/DNF]-18/DNC-18/DNC-18/DNC- ; 68