Oceanair International 14 Prince of Wales Cup

Katie Nurton and Nigel Ash have won the International 14 Prince of Wales Cup, the one race National Championship for the class. She is the first female helm to win the famous trophy.

We spoke to Katie after the race, "The race was the standard 6-lap windward-leeward but then we had a final leg back into Chichester Harbour to finish off at Hayling Island Sailing Club. The wind was coming from the North with a strong ebb tide so we stayed on the Winner Bank for as long as possible while the two leaders who were Stuart Bithell / Sam Pascoe and Archie Massey / Harvey Hillary tacking out into the main channel as it was getting really shallow."

"Nigel managed to keep the boat heeled at 45 degrees so that we could sail through the shallows and avoid the strong ebb tide. The wind was dropping in the harbour entrance so we went round them and won the race! We hit the bottom a few times and I've got quite bit of work now to do on the hull and foils, but it was worth a bit of filler and sanding."

On the feeling of becoming the International 14 National Champion Katie said, "I'm not sure it's sunk in yet as it feels a bit fluky with the wind dying for the leaders, but I guess we went for it on the Winner Bank and won!"

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