====== 2016 Open Meeting 1 Rutland ======

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Four boats (Ronin, EJ, Banshee Ambulance and the Shiny Beast) made it to this event, which was shared with B14s, Musto Skiffs and RS700s. Jamie's Rutland-phobia appeared misplaced - not arctic at all; no gales; no mountainous waves.

Ronin dominated the event, winning all but one when their masthead unit disintegrated but managed to lock the kite halyard - with the kite up!
The results look more ordered than most of the racing actually was. At one stage Cherubs were 3 abreast at the windward mark, and places changed throughout the races, including right up to the finish.

The wind was up and down all weekend (Saturday 5-16 Sunday 6-15), both days with sunshine :)

Shifty as well, which caused a number of unexpected swims (across all the classes)

Some interviews after sailing can be found here:  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxTyIGesyNY&feature=youtu.be]]

Credit to Tim Olin for the photos.  

More photos can be seen on the Cherub Facebook group.

Results:
^Boat^R1^R2^R3^R4^R5^R6^ total(less discard)|
|Ronin |1|1|4|1|1|1| 5 |
|Banshee|2|2|3|2|2|2|10|
|EJ |3|4|1|4|4|3|15|
|Shiny|4|3|2|3|3|4|16|


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