Zhik 2016 66th Cadet National Championship at the WPNSA - Practice Race

by Ian Harris 23 Aug 2016 07:52 BST 22-26 August 2016

100 sailors have gathered from around Britain and Europe, inspired by the Olympians haul of medals to compete for the 66th UK International Cadet Nationals title.

With top sailors from Belgium and Holland having had a bumpy ride on the ferries over the weekend everyone was looking forward to the practice race in the champagne conditions in Weymouth harbour.

Ex Cadet and Chief Executive at WPNSA Peter Allam, PRO for the week, Arky Wainwright and class chairman, Howard Warrington, welcomed all to the event at the opening briefing, before setting sail to lay the course.

Now, the usual thing in a practice race these days seems to be to treat it somewhat light-heartedly, but this was not the case at the start with the Cadets. After a general recall, the 2nd start saw the fleet working hard with close racing throughout. Early leaders Jamie Harris and Thibaud Dirix resumed their battle from the Flanders regatta a few weeks ago, with the pack chasing hard. Taking the left gate on the run Thibaud and Jamie were passed by GBR Worlds team sailors Harry Chatterton and Ellie Wooton who took advantage of some strong pressure on the right. No one was letting up, everyone looked to be racing as hard as they could. GBR's Isobel Speirs looked fast coming through the fleet with seeming ease, all until the final turn to the finish where practice race superstition seemed to take precedent.

Leader Ellie Wooton went for an accidental swim and Jamie collided with the leeward mark, leaving Harry and Faye Chatterton to take the practice race win from Issy and Jamie.

The two stars of the day were without doubt Hazel Whittle/ Charlotte Leigh, who finished in the 9th, and Phoebe Bradshaw/Mimi Slump who sailed a superb race and who are getting faster all the time.

Practice Race Results:

Pos	Fleet	Nat	Sail No	Helm Name	Crew Name	Club
1	Gold	GBR	10001	Harry Chatterton	Faye Chatterton	Waldringfield SC
2	Gold	GBR	9984	Isobel Speirs	Emily Speirs	Frensham Pond SC
3	Gold	GBR	9985	Jamie Harris	Antonia Wilkinson	Bristol Corinthian YC/Frensham Pond SC
4	Gold	BEL	9575	Thibaud Dirix	Ziva Perko	RYCB
5	Gold	GBR	9876	Ellie Wootton	Amelia Mayhew	Waldringfield SC
6	Gold	GBR	8997	Ryan Wilkinson	Eliza Jones	Frensham Pond SC/Royal Torbay YC
7	Gold	GBR	10002	Megan Ferguson	Yasmin Sfaxi	Frensham Pond SC
8	Gold	GBR	8541	Ben Warrington	Ollie Mears	Thorpe Bay YC/Corithian Otters RCYC
9	Silver	GBR	8852	Hazel Whittle	Charlotte Leigh	Waldringfield SC
10	Gold	BEL	8326	Cedric Boven	Emile Marien	WVD
11	Gold	GBR	9877	Hattie Collingridge	Hamish Collingridge	Waldringfield SC
12	Gold	BEL	8404	Victor De Ripainsel	Kobe Stroobandt	WVD/RYCB
13	Gold	GBR	9020	Anna Morgan	Jemima Hill	Frensham Pond SC
14	Gold	GBR	9983	Katie Spark	Connor Line	Waldringfield SC
15	Gold	GBR	9027	Ben Barr	Phoebe Barr	Corinthian Otters RCYC
16	Gold	BEL	9854	Sarah Roosen	Lisemarie Vandamme	WVD Hombeek
17	Gold	GBR	9982	Erin Marks	Sam Goult	Waldringfield SC/Frensham Pond SC
18	Gold	GBR	9962	Cara Bland	Ines Green	Waldringfield SC
19	Silver	GBR	10004	Phoebe Bradshaw	Mimi Slump	Frensham Pond SC
20	Gold	NED	8515	Zoey Cubas Barrios	Tijmen Baars	Giesbeek
21	Gold	GBR	9977	Amy Goult	Ben Goult	Frensham Pond SC
22	Gold	BEL	8522	Jolien Vangeneugden	Jan Smet	WVD
23	Silver	GBR	8420	Rosie Targett	Annabel Seabrook	Frensham Pond SC
24	Silver	GBR	9754	Charlotte Videlo	Katie Yelland	Frensham Pond SC
25	Gold	GBR	9050	Bettine Harris	Anna Horackova	Bristol Corinthian YC
26	Silver	GBR	9047	Tom Bridge	Saskia Taylor	Frensham Pond SC
27	Gold	GBR	8847	Finbarr Wormwell	Oscar Ferenczy	Frensham Pond SC/Hayling Island SC
28	Gold	BEL	9038	Isabelle Dompas	Lore Stroobant	RYCB
29	Silver	GBR	9084	James Colquitt	George Colquitt	West Kirby SC
30	Silver	GBR	9386	Kate White	Rhona Enkel	Waldringfield SC/Maylandsea Bay YC
31	Silver	GBR	9673	Jess Williams	Jemima Steele	Frensham Pond SC
32	Silver	GBR	9028	Ellie Watling	Jess Watling	Frensham Pond SC
33	Silver	GBR	9034	Beatrice Green	Maia Green	Waldringfield SC
34	Silver	GBR	9083	Jess Everson	Thomas Walker	Frensham Pond SC
35	Gold	BEL	8363	Jeroen Vangeneugden	Erasem Perko	Nuclea Mol
36	Silver	GBR	9241	Alex Eaton	Marc Atkinson	Waldringfield SC
37	Silver	GBR	9963	Aqil Jannaty	William Seabrook	South Cerney SC/Frensham Pond SC
38	Silver	GBR	9382	Max Buswell	William Farrant	South Cerney SC
39	Silver	GBR	8571	Cally Terkelsen	Abi Jayasekara	Stone SC/Corithian Otters RCYC
40	Silver	GBR	9390	Rishi Goswami	Arthur Baker	Frensham Pond SC
41	Silver	GBR	9243	Scott Ellis	George Rashbrook	Corinthian Otters RCYC
42	Silver	GBR	10012	Lia Fletcher	Olivia Gowland	Waldringfield SC/RHS
43	Silver	GBR	9029	Katy Lloyd	Sophie Dawson	Thorpe Bay YC/Corithian Otters RCYC
44	Silver	GBR	8845	Toby Slump	Will Shepherd	Frensham Pond SC
45	Silver	GBR	9374	Angus Collingridge	Emilia Green	Waldringfield SC
46	Silver	GBR	9151	Harrison King	Sofia Sfaxi	Frensham Pond SC
47	Silver	GBR	8415	Freddie Pitcher	Charlie Corbett	Corinthian Otters RCYC
47	Silver	GBR	9992	Rebecca Videlo	Will Mears	Frensham Pond SC/Corinthian Otters
47	Bronze	GBR	8369	Hamish Taylor	Harvey Arnold‑Drewett	Frensham Pond SC
47	Silver	GBR	10006	Anna Wootton	Imogen Mayhew	Waldringfield SC