RS Feva Inland Championship at Rutland Sailing Club

by Tom Ahlheid and Tom Stratton-Brown 4 Jul 2019 20:40 BST 29-30 June 2019

Tom Ahlheid & Tom Stratton-Brown win the RS Feva Inlands at Rutland © Helen Ahlheid

120 sailors descended on Rutland Water for the 2019 RS Feva Inland National Championships. The sailors saw varying conditions throughout the weekend ranging from flat calm to fairly blustery. With Saturday's temperatures reaching 28 degrees celsius the race took place over a weekend that included one of the hottest days in England so far this year.

Race 1 proved to be very shifty with pressure bands coming down both the left and the right side of the course. However, although it was their first time sailing together, Felix Stewart and crew Liam Farrell were not fazed by the tricky conditions and led the race almost from start to finish. Tom Ahlheid and Tom Stratton-Brown had a tight battle with Alice Davis and Abby Hire with the Toms narrowly clinching second place at the finish line.

The second race was dominated by Freddie Fisher and Gregan Bergman Smith, followed by Millie Irish and Tass Green in second. After two more races in the heat everyone was was rewarded by some well earned ice lollies!

With the variable conditions, places were traded all the time and the top ten overall positions switched around throughout the two days of racing. During the championship there were many different boats who won a race, including Phoebe Peters and and Rachel Pyke. Many of those who were in their element were inland sailors who were experienced in sailing in shifty conditions. Out of the top five the only coastal sailors were Blake and Brett Tudor.

It was unknown who had won the championship right up until the end. The whole competition went down to the last race, with Tom and Tom needing to be within four places of Ralph and Kate Nevile and to be ahead of Millie and Tass as well as Alice and Abby. Midway through the race Ralph and Kate were 10 boats ahead but in the last two legs Tom and Tom charged through the fleet to end up being just two places behind Ralph and Kate, to win the Championship! Millie and Tass from Draycote came third overall, just beating Alice and Abby on countback. It was a good weekend for Frensham Pond Sailing Club as the Toms won the Championship while the Nevile siblings came second, concluding this great regatta - great sailing, great weather, great fun!

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1st	5782	Tom Ahlheid	Tom Stratton Brown	FPSC	2	3	5	‑15	1	‑15	3	7	21
2nd	5000	Ralph Nevile	Kate Nevile	Frensham Pond SC	‑8	‑23	6	6	3	2	1	5	23
3rd	7070	Millie Irish	Tass Green	Royal Anglesey Yacht Club	‑17	2	7	1	5	1	11	‑21	27
4th	4624	Alice Davis	Abby Hire	RLymYC	3	‑11	2	5	6	3	‑14	8	27
5th	5174	Blake Tudor	Brett Tudor	Brightlingsea Sailing Club	6	4	‑14	4	‑16	8	5	1	28
6th	7000	Joey Taylor	Terry Hacker	Hunts SC/ Squiddies	5	5	‑19	2	9	‑26	4	3	28
7th	6330	Phoebe Peters	Rachel Pyke	Hisc	‑13	‑19	1	11	8	4	9	2	35
8th	6300	Raulf Berry	Olly Peters	HISC	7	‑34	10	‑19	2	6	10	4	39
9th	6200	Freddie Fisher	Gregan Bergman Smith	HISC	‑20	1	12	9	4	7	‑15	12	45
10th	2422	Fergus Pye	Samuel Blaker	Benfleet Yacht Club	‑28	12	‑27	7	20	9	2	11	61
11th	5279	Esme Barraclough	William Bailey	Yorkshire Dales SC	‑18	8	8	10	‑31	12	8	16	62
12th	6264	Felix Stewart	Liam Farrell	Llandudno SC	1	7	(UFD)	(RET)	19	20	7	9	63
13th	5450	Joe Slipper	Katherine Burgess	Bowmoor	4	6	15	‑32	12	14	(UFD)	17	68
14th	7464	Beth Miller	Eilish Graham	South Shields SC	‑45	‑38	22	3	7	11	12	20	75
15th	501	Caitlin Morley	Joe Blaker	Benfleet Yacht Club	15	18	3	‑23	‑21	21	6	15	78
16th	6318	Angus Kilpatrick	Ben Stokes	HISC	‑35	‑30	18	21	10	13	20	6	88
17th	6895	Teddy Dunn	Imogen Wade	Draycote Water SC	22	9	13	20	14	‑23	‑24	10	88
18th	4470	Quinn Edmonds	Sam Cox	Restronguet	9	‑37	4	24	26	(UFD)	13	13	89
19th	5764	Oliver Rayner	Matthew Rayner	Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club	10	14	11	‑29	‑27	17	19	19	90
20th	6272	Joe Warwicker	Max Steel	Welsh harp	‑33	15	9	13	28	5	(RET)	25	95
21st	5763	Katy Jenkins	Amelie Hiscocks	WPNSA / Castle Cove	12	10	‑36	8	13	‑40	26	35	104
22nd	6911	Joseph Jones	Amelie Curtis	Burghfield	‑29	13	25	12	17	‑29	27	14	108
23rd	5900	Tess Sadowski	Caspar Barton	Bough Beech SC	‑41	17	20	16	18	‑27	16	22	109
24th	2431	Ben Tylecote	Oliver Mckee	Rutland	‑42	27	‑28	18	15	16	25	26	127
25th	2937	Theo Deverell	Ben Knights	HUNTS SC	23	21	26	14	‑34	‑28	28	18	130
26th	502	Ellen Morley	Hazel McDonnell	Hollowell	14	26	‑29	22	‑29	19	29	23	133
27th	6919	Ewan McAnally	Harry Burge	Rutland	27	16	23	‑33	23	‑34	21	28	138
28th	7292	Jakey Wood	Tristan Ahlheid	Frensham Pond Sailing Club	21	‑45	39	28	‑40	24	18	24	154
29th	6524	Carys Attwell	Freya Pembery	Rutland Sailing Club	16	29	17	‑47	32	32	‑34	33	159
30th	230	Henry Hallam	Alfie Sheahan	CVLSC	26	22	30	‑35	‑35	25	30	32	165
31st	4056	Jemima Cook	Abbie Wallace	Blackwater Sailing Club	31	‑39	37	‑46	36	18	23	29	174
32nd	6089	Ben Tuttle	Will Balch	HISC	36	25	‑40	‑41	25	22	31	39	178
33rd	4102	Clara Jones	Anna Utting	Starcross	38	36	21	‑49	22	30	35	‑43	182
34th	4194	Edward Day	Archie Bourne	Burghfield SC	‑44	‑44	24	40	24	42	22	31	183
35th	7301	William James	Ben Meek	Salcombe Yacht Club / SWYSA	24	24	16	30	42	50	(DNC)	(DNC)	186
36th	6311	Charlotte Lo	Liam Pfister	Sevenoaks School	‑46	‑41	32	34	11	41	32	37	187
37th	6157	Josh Stokes	Caitlin Williams	HISC	11	‑42	34	39	30	38	38	‑49	190
38th	6525	Solomon Wilby	Patrick DC	Rutland Sailing Club	‑59	‑57	53	48	37	10	17	27	192
39th	2915	Issy Leetch	Ellie Hattam	Rutland Sailing Club	25	40	33	‑44	33	31	40	(DNC)	202
40th	6246	Johnny Woolgar	Thomas Armstrong	Papercourt SC	‑50	31	35	36	38	‑43	33	30	203
41st	6150	Toby Smith	Dylan Beatty	Rutland Sailing Club	37	33	31	25	‑50	39	‑48	42	207
42nd	7264	Jeremy Landon	Henry Landon	Datchet Water SC/Bembridge SC	30	35	‑44	27	41	‑47	36	38	207
43rd	6199	Freddie Fitzsimmons	Henry Patten	RLymYC	19	28	38	42	‑48	36	‑49	46	209
44th	6494	Bryce Surguy	Hugh Andrews	Blackwater SC/Squiddies	34	20	49	17	‑56	52	43	(UFD)	215
45th	4917	Rosie Sheahan	Susie Sheahan	CVLSC	40	‑43	‑47	26	39	33	41	36	215
46th	809	Oliver Johnson	Harry McTiernan	Brightlingsea SC	‑48	‑47	41	31	43	37	37	34	223
47th	1482	Rachel Harper	Polly Mason	Burghfield SC	39	‑51	42	‑52	46	46	42	44	259
48th	6112	Rose Hallam	Tara Scully	St.Mawes	‑53	49	51	‑53	45	35	44	41	265
49th	6203	Tabitha Dorey	Emma Bloese	Guernsey Yacht Club	‑57	48	46	37	‑51	45	47	45	268
50th	7056	Megan Rhodes	Albie Cutbill	Castle Cove/ SWYSA	49	32	45	55	44	44	(DNC)	(DNC)	269
51st	4032	Sam Baker	Ralph Surguy	Corinthian Otters	47	‑56	50	38	‑54	54	52	40	281
52nd	6613	Oscar Thompson	Sophie Foskett	Blackwater SC/Squiddies	43	55	(DNC)	(DNC)	47	51	45	47	288
53rd	6939	Henry Hobbs	Guy Walwyn	Sevenoaks School	‑55	53	48	45	53	(DNC)	39	52	290
54th	6047	Robert Weir	Charlie Tucker	Burnham Sailing Club	32	46	(UFD)	43	(RET)	DNC	DNC	51	294
55th	6296	Henry Collins	Marius Kobler	Tonbridge School	51	‑54	‑52	50	52	48	46	48	295
56th	3333	Oscar Burgess	Sorcha Burgess	Chipstead sailing Club	‑54	50	43	51	‑55	53	51	53	301
57th	6312	Alex Kiggell	India Trenowden	Sevenoaks School	52	52	‑54	‑54	49	49	50	50	302
58th	6289	Duncan Randall	William Enskat	Tonbridge School	‑58	58	56	57	57	55	53	(RET)	336
59th	6153	Lauren Attwell	Georgiana Caldecott	Rutland Sailing Club	56	59	55	56	(RET)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	348
60th	6351	Freddie MscLaverty	Keira Luke	Llandudno	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	366