Northern Ireland s Hammy Baker Leads RS Aero Easterns at Dun Laoghaire
3rd July 2021
Strangford Lough s Hammy Baker leads the 14-boat RS Aero fleet Easterns after day one on Dublin Bay
Credit: Afloat
Fourteen Aeros were on the Royal St. George startline today for the first day of the RS Aero Eastern Championships, emphasising the fact this new single-handed dinghy class has truly landed in Ireland.
RO Michael Conway of Wexford, operating in Seapoint Bay gave the fleet three windward-leeward races in 15-20 knots. It was a day for small sails. The 9 s struggled in the strong breeze and the 7 s were a real handful upwind, with the exception of Hammy Barker who made the most of the conditions in his 7 posting 3 wins with excellent upwind speed.