SAILING NEWS
News 07
Scott claims Finn
crown in compelling
end to RYA National
Ranking Series
GILES Scott nicked the 2008 RYA
Olympic Classes National Ranking Series
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Finn class title by the narrowest of margins
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as he won the third and final Series event at e:
Weymouth and Portland National Academy
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(WPNSA) over the weekend of 18-19
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October.
Scott, the reigning World Under 21 Finn
champion, went into the showdown neck-
and-neck with Skandia Team GBR team-
mate Andrew Mills, both sailors having
picked up first and second-placed overall
finishes at the previous two Series events.
But it was 21-year-old Scott who edged the
overall 2008 Series crown by just a single
point, picking up two race wins and three
seconds at WPNSA to finish the deciding
event on eight points to Mills’ nine to take
the regatta win and the title.
World Junior 470 champions Hannah Mills
and Katrina Hughes made no mistake in
wrapping up Series women’s double-handed
dinghy victory, winning their second succes-
sive Ranker event courtesy of four race
wins and a second.
With their fifth place at the Series opener,
the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta, last
month, it meant the pair finished on seven
points in the final 470 Women’s standings
with Sophie Weguelin and Sophie
Ainsworth their nearest challengers on 15
points in total.
A second consecutive event victory for up-
and-coming windsurfer Richard Hamilton
also helped him clinch the overall RS:X 9.5
title, taking four out of a possible six race
wins to hold off the challenge of Elliot
Carney and take the Series win with 11
points to Carney’s 12.
Meanwhile, in the 49er class Paul
Campbell-James and Mark Asquith clinched
final event victory to also make it back-to-
back Series event wins for the pair who
comfortably took the Series honours from
John Pink and Rick Peacock, who finished
third this weekend behind Britain’s Beijing
2008 49er representatives Stevie Morrison
and Ben Rhodes, Skandia Sail for Gold win-
ners recently.
Series consistency was the key for Luke
Patience and Chris Grube in tying up the
Men’s 470 title. The promising duo may
SUCCESS: Giles Scott captured the Finn class ahead of Andrew Mills and Mark Andrews
have settled for second behind Skandia
Team GBR’s World and European champi-
him jump to second in the overall Series
National Ranking Series
ons Nic Asher and Elliott Willis at WPNSA
standings tied on level points with Beth
470 Men Finn
but third and second place finishes at the
Williamson but given the nod on account of
1) Luke Patience/Chris Grube 1) Giles Scott
first two Series regattas saw Patience and
his higher place finish at the final Ranker.
2) James Rusden/Daniel Schieber 2) Andrew Mills
Grube end the Series on seven points with
The RYA National Ranking Series is
3) Ben Saxton/David de Boltz 3) Mark Andrews
James Rusden and Dan Schieber second
designed to provide opportunities for aspir-
overall on 16.
ing Olympians and all UK Olympic Classes
470 Women RS:X 9.5
RYA Youth Squad sailor and RS:X 8.5
sailors to race against world class perform-
1) Hannah Mills/Katrina Hughes 1) Richard Hamilton
World silver medallist Ali Masters also
ers.
2) Sophie Weguelin/Sophie Ainsworth 2) Elliott Carney
eased to the Series 8.5 crown despite a
The event also saw double Olympic 470
3) Hannah Rowles/Alice Currey 3) Ashley Barratt
fourth-placed finish this weekend. The
silver medallist Joe Glanfield team up with
16-year-old from Somerset followed up his
ISAF Youth World 29er champion helm
49er RS:X 8.5
Sail for Gold second with a Ranker 2 win to
Frances Peters in the 470, Glanfield passing
1) Paul Campbell-James/Mark Asquith 1) Ali Masters
end the Series on seven points.
on his expert advice to the 17-year-old RYA
2) John Pink/Rick Peacock 2) Sam Latham
A second-place finish for Sam Latham saw
Youth Squad talent.
3) Dave Evans/Simon Hiscocks 3) Beth Williamson
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