- RS Aero World Championship 2022 – Columbia Gorge, Oregon, USA.
A breezy easterly greeted competitors for DAY 1 of the RS Aero World Championship 2022 hosted by the Columbia Gorge Racing Association in Oregon, USA.
First off were the largest fleet, the RS Aero 7. After three races Noah Rees (GBR) leads by one point from Dalton Bergan (USA), with Peter Barton (GBR) in third place.
The RS Aero 5s has some close tussles and was ultimately an all USA affair with Ryan Zehnder (USA) leading the day narrowly with a from Dieter Creitz (USA) with. From the east coast Dylan Williams (USA) is in third place.
The flat water produced by the wind being with the current made for some excellent RS Aero 9 racing.
Seattle’s Dan Falk (USA) sailed fast and smart to take all three wins. Michael Johnson (USA), Derek Bottles (USA) and the east coast’s Madhavan Thirumalai (USA) are all in the hunt.
RS Aero 5 – Leaders after 3 races (13 entries)
1st USA 1641 Ryan Zehnder 1 2 1 – – 4 pts
2nd USA 1643 Dieter Creitz 2 1 2 – – 5 pts
3rd USA 4166 Dylan Williams 4 3 3 – – 10 pts
4th IRL 4029 Roy Van Maanen 3 4 6 – – 13 pts
5th USA 3900 Robyn Ratcliffe 5 5 7 – – 17 pts
6th USA 1131 Yannick Gloster 7 6 8 – – 21 pts
RS Aero 7 – Leaders after 3 races (33 entries)
1st GBR 4173 Noah Rees 4 3 1 – – 8 pts
2nd USA 4057 Dalton Bergan 2 2 5 – – 9 pts
3rd GBR 4155 Peter Barton 6 1 3 – – 10 pts
4th USA 2019 Carl Buchan 1 8 2 – – 11 pts
5th USA 4054 Jay Renehan 3 6 4 – – 13 pts
6th USA 3251 W. Andrew Loe III 9 5 11 – – 25 pts
RS Aero 9 – No Results available (6 entries)