Noble Marine Laser Radial Inland Championship at Grafham Water Sailing Club

by Drew Barnes 11 Nov 2019 15:23 GMT 2-3 November 2019

Shotaro Kikkawa, 1st in the Laser Radial Inlands at Grafham © Keith Videlo

Christine Wood, 1st Girl in the Laser Radial Inlands at Grafham © Keith Videlo

With the forecast how it was, people agreed that the sailing was cancelled on Saturday due to the weather forecast. This meant that we got to watch the big rugby game, however as I arrived Saturday this was nice to just chill, relax and check over my boat.

On Sunday we had light winds from anything between 4-10 knots and shifty. In the first race there were two general recalls and then a large line sag after - typical Radials! The competition between the top five was very close, I won this race with Finley Dickinson very close to me and then Shotaro Kikkawa in third.

The second race was very similar conditions with probably the most wind all day, I even got hiking. Personally I wouldn’t say there was a favoured side because both sides came in however playing the shifts was very important all day. Results for the second race were Drew Barnes 1st, Finley Dickinson 2nd and James Foster 3rd.

The third race was the shiftiest I would say, with the wind changing direction and strength less often but changing angles were bigger. Shotaro Kikkawa led round the first mark and kept his lead with Jon Emmett and myself close behind which were the final positions.

The final race of the day and to be honest some people thought it could have been cancelled but a good call and at the right time we got another race in, Shotaro Kikkawa led from start to finish winning this race, in second was Oli Sturley and third was Scott Forbes.

The racing was very close, and the competition was good. Well done to Shotaro Kikkawa for winning on equal points with myself in second place and Finley Dickinson in third overall.

Special thanks must go to Grafham Water for holding the event, PRO Peter Saxton and all the race team for their hard work, plus dad for taking me. Also, our title sponsors Noble Marine and SailingFast for providing the prizes.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Category	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	213956	Shotaro KIKKAWA	U19	Stokes Bay SC	3	‑13	1	1	5
2	213658	Drew BARNES	U19	Christchurch SC	1	1	3	‑5	5
3	209000	Finley DICKINSON	U17	HISC	2	2	‑11	7	11
4	193725	Drew GIBBONS	U17	West Kirby	5	‑11	4	4	13
5	213657	Scott FORBES	U17	Loch Lomond SC	7	5	‑21	3	15
6	212907	James FOSTER	U19	RYA	‑11	3	6	6	15
7	216000	Arthur FARLEY	U16	RVYC/BHYC	4	7	9	‑10	20
8	216115	Jon EMMETT	M	Weir Wood	‑14	8	2	14	24
9	214081	Kai WOLGRAM	U16	Llyn Brenig SC	12	4	‑16	12	28
10	214008	Oliver STURLEY	U19	Parkstone YC	20	(DSQ)	7	2	29
11	215303	Nick WELBOURN	U19	Hykeham SC	‑13	12	8	9	29
12	206876	Oliver BLACKBURN	U21	Leigh And Lowton	(BFD)	9	13	13	35
13	205129	James DRIVER		NLSA	17	‑22	5	15	37
14	216646	Alastair BROWN	U19	Great Moor SC	8	‑20	14	18	40
15	212906	Barty GRAY	U17	Trearddur Bay	16	10	‑19	16	42
16	201852	William THOMAS	U16	GWSC	6	18	‑35	19	43
17	201587	Sam DICKINSON	U16	HISC	10	17	‑20	17	44
18	210233	Theo GUMBLEY	U17		9	‑36	17	20	46
19	211256	Christine WOOD	U19	CCCDS	‑26	15	24	8	47
20	214636	Edward BAKER	U16	Fossc / Paignton / Chew Valley SC	23	16	10	‑36	49
21	202543	Aaron EVANS	U17	Silver Wing SC	15	25	‑33	11	51
22	213641	Rob CAGE	GM		(BFD)	14	12	26	52
23	204178	Dan KEENAN	U17	Tamworth SC	18	27	15	‑31	60
24	209216	Charlotte ROCKETT	U19	Barnt Green SC	‑30	21	18	22	61
25	202320	Gemma MCDONNELL	U19	GWSC	21	19	‑30	25	65
26	206191	Charlotte VIDELO	U17	Frensham Pond SC	19	‑32	26	21	66
27	213545	George SUNDERLAND	U19	Olton Mere SC	25	SCP	27	‑29	73
28	206471	Bruno NICHOLAS	U16	LLSC	‑28	24	23	28	75
29	213540	Coco BARRETT	U17	Island Barn	27	‑29	25	24	76
30	213579	Ian RAWET			22	26	29	‑37	77
31	204031	David CATTO	M	Hunts SC	(BFD)	30	22	30	82
32	216862	Maggie ADAMSON	A	Lerwick BoatingC	‑32	23	31	32	86
33	208996	Rebecca VIDELO	U19	Frensham Pond SC	24	31	‑38	33	88
34	208163	George ELLIS‑MILLER	U19	GWSC	33	34	‑39	23	90
35	203181	Nathan SMITH	U19	Staunton Harold S.c.	29	33	28	‑38	90
36	202316	Harry NEWTON	U17		31	28	32	‑35	91
37	195779	Finlay TULETT	U17	Dalgety Bay	(BFD)	35	36	27	98
38	141201	Miles VIDLER	U17	Crawley Mariners / Weir Wood	35	40	34	‑43	109
39	137250	Lotte POST	U16	GWSC	‑40	39	37	34	110
40	198575	Molly TULETT	U19	Dalgety Bay	37	38	40	‑41	115
41	186677	Jonathan POWELL		GWSC	36	41	‑43	39	116
42	195123	Ed SWAIN	U19	Felixstowe Ferry SC	38	37	‑42	42	117
43	188220	William THOROGOOD	U16	GWSC	34	43	41	‑44	118
44	162576	Finley WEBB	U16	Harwich Town SC	39	45	‑46	40	124
45	180834	Tom FLINTHAM	M	Frensham Pond SC	43	42	44	‑45	129
46	161707	Alicia HAINSWORTH‑ADAMS	U16	GWSC	41	44	‑47	47	132
47	157539	Charlotte RUDD	U17	GWSC	42	‑46	45	46	133
48	201639	Freya BADDELEY	U17	RLymYC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	150
48	209188	Tom MITCHELL	U16	Royal TAY YC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	150