Noble Marine / Ovington ILCA 4 Qualifier 2 at the WPNSA
by Samson Cross 27 Mar 2022 07:49 BST
19-20 March 2022
20 knots, sunshine and dolphins, what more could you ask for?
On Saturday: 66 keen, excited ILCA 4 sailors were ready for a one-of-a-kind day of racing. Around 35 knots on the harbour wall saw racing to be cancelled for the day with an early start planned for Sunday. Ali Young was running coaching sessions in the hanger all day for everyone to attend if they wished.
Sunday saw an early start, with an 8 o'clock tips talk by sailing legend Alison Young and a 9 o'clock launch. We were ready and raring to race. Hyped up by the whistle of wind, and the sea of white horses just visible through the harbour entrance, we were all looking forward to the 20-25 knot forecast.
Our winter of training on small start lines gave us all a false sense of security. Our first proper start in 4 months! Everyone was nervous about being called over, so we were all reserved in our positioning.
Race 1 saw Max steel take the lead with Fred Salter and Henry Redmond closely behind.
Race 2 saw Max steel win again with Robin Phipps and Henry Redmond taking 2nd and 3rd place.
Race 3 saw Henry Redmond take the lead and Max steel taking 2nd and Robin Phipps taking 3rd place.
Race 4 saw Edwin Cross win and Henry behind with Aimee Bray 3rd.
Overall Max Steel took home pole position with Henry Redmond and Edwin Cross closely following behind. First girl went to Aimee bray finishing 6th overall.
The ILCA4 Fleet would like to thank all those at WPNSA both on-shore and on the water teams for a great day of racing. Also all the volunteers from UKLA who made the day run so smoothly.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | Cat | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 216648 | Max Steele | Wembley SC; Stokes Bay SC | U19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑20 | 4 |
| 2nd | 206839 | Henry Redmond | Covenham SC | U19 | ‑3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3rd | 216656 | Edwin Cross | Shoreham/Island Barn | U17 | ‑12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 4th | 213644 | Robin Phipps | Parkstone Yacht Club | U17 | ‑8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 5th | 201703 | Fred Salter | Gurnard Sailing Club / Brading Haven | U19 | 2 | 5 | ‑7 | 6 | 13 |
| 6th | 212037 | Aimee Bray | Banbury Sailing Club | U17 | 4 | 9 | ‑10 | 3 | 16 |
| 7th | 214203 | Alfie Noel | Warsash SC | U16 | 7 | ‑12 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| 8th | 207299 | Noah Evans | Royal Victoria Yacht Club | U17 | ‑11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 9th | 184151 | Toby Smith | Rutland SC / Royal Hospital School | U16 | 5 | 6 | ‑12 | 10 | 21 |
| 10th | 214081 | Henry Keegan | Parkstone YC | U17 | 9 | 8 | 9 | ‑24 | 26 |
| 11th | 207087 | Archie Burton | | U17 | 6 | ‑52 | 11 | 13 | 30 |
| 12th | 205176 | Samson Cross | Shoreham/IBRSC | U16 | ‑19 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 31 |
| 13th | 209950 | Wai Chak Tsui | | U16 | 13 | 11 | ‑16 | 7 | 31 |
| 14th | 179546 | Leo Yates | Island Barn SC / Shoreham SC | U16 | 10 | 17 | ‑27 | 9 | 36 |
| 15th | 198211 | Harry West | Royal Lymington Yacht Club | U16 | 17 | 10 | ‑21 | 15 | 42 |
| 16th | 212026 | Tom Thwaites | | U17 | 14 | ‑28 | 14 | 16 | 44 |
| 17th | 201529 | Will Fearn | Rutland SC | U19 | ‑20 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 51 |
| 18th | 171988 | Toby Bush | Waldringfield SC | U19 | 24 | 19 | ‑30 | 11 | 54 |
| 19th | 215283 | Millie Lewis | Medway YC | U17 | 16 | ‑21 | 17 | 21 | 54 |
| 20th | 5 | Reuben Hudson | Shoreham Sailing Club/Island Barn Sailin | U17 | ‑41 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 58 |
| 21st | 183526 | Jude Stanley | | U19 | ‑31 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 58 |
| 22nd | 215695 | Freddie Maclaverty | Llandudno SC/ Rydal school | U16 | 18 | 14 | ‑32 | 28 | 60 |
| 23rd | 218036 | Imogen Palmer | RCYC Otters / RHS | U17 | ‑28 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 60 |
| 24th | 204782 | Amelia Lewis | Royal Hospital School | U19 | 23 | 18 | 19 | ‑25 | 60 |
| 25th | 217872 | Tom Moss | Ripon/scaling dam/draycote | U17 | 15 | ‑32 | 26 | 22 | 63 |
| 26th | 195154 | Angus Beale | Corinthian Otters | U17 | 22 | 16 | 25 | ‑26 | 63 |
| 27th | 216607 | Amelie Hacker | Rutland SC | U16 | 27 | 25 | 15 | ‑31 | 67 |
| 28th | 216870 | Finn Goodman | Teesdale Sailing & Watersports Club | U17 | ‑43 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 79 |
| 29th | 214580 | Hamish Collingridge | Waldringfield SC | U16 | 21 | ‑35 | 28 | 32 | 81 |
| 30th | 206428 | Edward Sitton | Warsash Sailing Club | U19 | 26 | 27 | ‑38 | 29 | 82 |
| 31st | 212224 | Alex Canham | Dabchicks Sailing Club | U17 | 33 | 24 | ‑34 | 27 | 84 |
| 32nd | 198317 | Jack McCormick | Parkstone YC | U17 | 25 | 29 | ‑36 | 30 | 84 |
| 33rd | 216023 | Freddie Sunderland | Draycote Water | U16 | ‑47 | 30 | 22 | 33 | 85 |
| 34th | 217861 | Tom Rawlings | Lyme Regis Sailing Club | U16 | 29 | 33 | 23 | ‑40 | 85 |
| 35th | 185604 | Nathan Russell | RHYC | U16 | 30 | 26 | 31 | ‑41 | 87 |
| 36th | 208668 | Noah Wood | Clwb Hwylio Pwllheli SC | U17 | 35 | 34 | ‑37 | 37 | 106 |
| 37th | 176779 | Cameron Bignold‑Kyles | RLymYC | U16 | 37 | 36 | 35 | ‑42 | 108 |
| 38th | 210618 | Jacoby Keegan | | U16 | 32 | ‑47 | 39 | 39 | 110 |
| 39th | 210241 | Henry Smith | West Riding SC | U17 | 38 | 37 | ‑40 | 35 | 110 |
| 40th | 195819 | Max Bromilow | Parkstone Yacht Club | U16 | 34 | 40 | ‑41 | 38 | 112 |
| 41st | 220097 | Archie Munro‑Price | WPNSA | U16 | ‑45 | 42 | 33 | 43 | 118 |
| 42nd | 189059 | Kaitlyn Wyatt | Shoreham SC | U17 | 42 | ‑43 | 42 | 34 | 118 |
| 43rd | 140871 | Ella Bishop | Parkstone Yacht Club | U17 | 36 | ‑59 | 43 | 45 | 124 |
| 44th | 160507 | Georgia Hughes | Llandegfedd SC | U19 | 44 | 49 | ‑50 | 36 | 129 |
| 45th | 192783 | Jemima Cook | Corinthian Otters/Burnham Sailing Club | U19 | 39 | ‑50 | 46 | 44 | 129 |
| 46th | 217873 | Alex Cogan Sivarajan | | U19 | 40 | 39 | 55 | ‑60 | 134 |
| 47th | 207649 | Harriet George | Royal Hospital School / Royal Corinthian | U17 | ‑49 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 136 |
| 48th | 182266 | Immi Rees | RYA | U16 | ‑53 | 41 | 48 | 48 | 137 |
| 49th | 205134 | Edward Gamble | HISC | U17 | 51 | 38 | ‑57 | 52 | 141 |
| 50th | 218865 | Maia Delin | | U16 | 46 | 44 | ‑54 | 53 | 143 |
| 51st | 190719 | Georgiana Caldecott | Rutland | U16 | ‑55 | 54 | 45 | 46 | 145 |
| 52nd | 210368 | Matthew Botten | Weir Wood SC | U19 | 48 | 48 | 52 | ‑59 | 148 |
| 53rd | 178440 | Charlie Howard | | U16 | 52 | 46 | 51 | ‑54 | 149 |
| 54th | 209984 | Tatiana Hazelwood | Royal Hospital School | U16 | ‑59 | 51 | 58 | 49 | 158 |
| 55th | 195244 | Josie Kelly | Felpham SC | U16 | ‑56 | 53 | 56 | 50 | 159 |
| 56th | 209061 | Spirit Alderson | | U16 | 50 | ‑58 | 53 | 56 | 159 |
| 57th | 204564 | Lucia Aikman | | U19 | 54 | 56 | ‑59 | 51 | 161 |
| 58th | 189138 | Jessye Opoku‑Ware | | U17 | 61 | 55 | 49 | (RET) | 165 |
| 59th | 209697 | Grace Coleman Reaston Brown | Provo Sailing Academy /Royal Hospital Sc | U17 | (RET) | DNC | 47 | 57 | 171 |
| 60th | 182539 | Stella Nygard | Draycote Water Sailing Club | U16 | 57 | (DNC) | 61 | 55 | 173 |
| 61st | 201861 | Sara Goujon | | U16 | 58 | 60 | ‑62 | 58 | 176 |
| 62nd | 172700 | Mary‑Anne Beacock | Coniston SC | U19 | 60 | 57 | 60 | ‑61 | 177 |
| 63rd | 167848 | Freya Halsall | WOSC | U17 | 63 | (RET) | 64 | RET | 194 |
| 64th | 201649 | Elena Hattam | Rutland SC | U19 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 201 |
| 64th | 216513 | Megan Thomson | Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club | U16 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 201 |
| 66th | 209017 | Joshua Inglesfield | | U17 | 62 | 61 | 63 | (RET) | 206 |
Thanks to all those who support the ILCA fleets:
- Noble Marine - has crafted a very competitive and excellent insurance product for all Laser/ILCA sailors. A very personal service and an extremely useful website help make this the 'go to' company. www.noblemarine.co.uk
- Sailingfast - Duncan brings his battle bus down from Scotland for most the big events, which is so ridiculously well equipped, you could replace everything on your boat. Although based in Scotland they will get anything to you super fast. He also supplied many of the prizes for the draw on Saturday evening. Check out his website: sailingfast.co.uk
- Vaikobi - a brand born on the waters of Sydney Harbour, out of a passion for all ocean sports. Across the team, we paddle, Surfski, SUP, Wing Foil and Sail. Sailing has been a passion within the business right from the start. The senior management team at Vaikobi comprise more than fifty years of marine industry and sailing experience between them. Visit www.vaikobi.com
- Ovington Boats - Chris Turner lives dinghies and has been a significance presence in the boat building world for decades. OB are now the official UK builders of ILCAs. A very smart new Ovington ILCA Dinghy was on display at the Masters event. Visit www.ovingtonboats.com