RM Nationals Day 1
Fleetwood lived up to its reputation with a big wind straight down the lake, most boats were hard pressed on the smallest rigs that they had with even the occasional nose dive!

The usual relaxed and friendly welcome was given to all skippers and Chris Harris and his race team kept things running at an appropriate pace, allowing 11 races to be completed by the end of the day.
The top ten are as follows:
| 1 | Brad Gibson | 42 | Birkenhead |
| 2 | Graham Bantock | 85 | Chelmsford |
| 3 | Peter Stollery | 39 | Guildford |
| 4 | Rob Walsh | 25 | Fleetwood |
| 5 | John Tushingham | 123 | Keighley |
| 6 | Martin Roberts | 55 | Birkenhead |
| 7 | Richard Hampson | 15 | Birkenhead |
| 8 | John Cleave | 44 | Ryde |
| 9 | Henning Faas | 68 | Germany |
| 10 | Derek Preistley | 164 | Fleetwood |
With the Worlds being held later in the year skippers were in determined mood, none more than Brad Gibson who arrived with his “game head” on.




