2016 Open Meeting 1 Rutland
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 |
