Noble Marine / Vaikobi UKLA Qualifier 4 at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy

by Samson Cross 15 Sep 2022 07:59 BST 10-11 September 2022

Noble Marine / Vaikobi UKLA Qualifier 4 at the WPNSA © Giles Smith

It was with great respect for the Queen and the Royal family that the competitors arrived at Weymouth on Saturday morning. Each boat flew a black ribbon from their mast heads in memory of the Queen.

After a break from National racing since the ILCA Nationals at Hayling Island, the first of the autumn Qualifiers got under way in Weymouth with two days of racing for a 175 ILCAs. The weekend also saw the annual Barts Bash. Here, Samson Cross reports on the 60 boat ILCA 4 fleet.

Sixty aspiring young sailors who have just moved into the class from Teras, Toppers, Oppies and some experienced ILCA 4 sailors merged at Weymouth for a ILCA 4 qualifier.

On day one we experienced a west to south westerly inside the harbour wall with big shifts intertwined with little infrequent ones. Just before the start of race 1 there was a huge shift to port, leading to the port end being immensely favourable, this led to around 5 people doing a port flyer including Ben Anderson who took the race win well done him.

Race 2 saw the wind shifting with the pressure, Leo Yates mastered these and came out on top with the race win closely followed by Cameron Bignold-Kyles. Race 3 saw some of the older more experienced sailors coming back into the mix, Henry Keegan, Noah Evans and Nathan Russel took the podium respectively.

The end of day one saw many sailors ready and raring for a tough day's sailing hoping for better results the next day, the pressure was on.

On day two we experienced as forecasted 8-13 knots with a 90-degree shift to the south as we were launching. Because of this the sea state outside of the harbour was not as big as usual so we were expecting the chop to build up throughout the day while the wind staying pretty constant and level across the course.

Race one saw Archie Munro-Price taking the lead. The top 3 were all now competing for pole position. Aside from the podium competition everyone fought hard to gain just that extra boat length - no matter were you were in the fleet everyone had a great weekend. As the sailors made their way back to shore the dolphins arrived to lift the spirits of those who were downhearted and another great event was completed.

Final results were 1st Archie Munro-Price (13 points), 2nd Leo Yates (14) and 3rd Cameron Bignold-Kyles (20). Top Girl was 7th Erin Pank (46 points) then 11th Ciara Murphy (59 points) and finally 16th Kaitlyn Wyatt (77 points).

A special thank you to the Andrew Simpson Foundation and Lindsay Porter who help provide some excellent photos. Also our terrific sponsors, Noble Marine and Vaikobi who support the class so loyally:

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
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. www.vaikobi.com

The ILCA4 Fleet would like to thank everyone who made this great event happen.

Overall Results:

Pos	Nat	Sail No	Helm	Cat	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	GBR	220097	Archie Munro‑Price	U16	WPNSA	‑8	3	5	1	1	3	13
2nd	GBR	179546	Leo Yates	U16	Island Barn SC / Shoreham SC	2	1	‑19	4	6	1	14
3rd	GBR	204915	Cameron Bignold‑Kyles	U16	RLymYC	5	2	‑22	3	3	7	20
4th	GBR	210099	Ben Anderson	U16	Gurnard Sailing Club	1	13	4	2	10	‑15	30
5th	GBR	207299	Noah Evans	U18	Royal Victoria Yacht Club	11	‑20	2	12	8	2	35
6th	GBR	185604	Nathan Russell	U16	RHYC	10	6	3	9	‑14	8	36
7th	GBR	218413	Erin Pank	U18	Castle Cove Sailing Club	6	4	‑25	17	15	4	46
8th	GBR	201872	Hugh Andrews	U16	Blackwater SC	7	21	10	6	4	‑24	48
9th	GBR	218043	Tom Rawlings	U16	Lyme Regis Sailing Club	9	15	17	‑29	2	9	52
10th		214081	Henry Keegan	U18	Parkstone YC	17	‑25	1	22	5	10	55
11th	CAY	220039	Ciara Murphy	U16		19	‑23	12	7	16	5	59
12th	GBR	216703	Joe Rowe	U18		18	8	‑26	19	11	6	62
13th	GBR	206959	Toby Smith	U16	Rutland SC / Royal Hospital School	‑25	5	15	10	12	22	64
14th	GBR	195154	Angus Beale	U18	Corinthian Otters	3	11	24	13	‑25	18	69
15th	GBR	198211	Harry West	U16	Royal Lymington Yacht Club	‑30	12	21	5	19	17	74
16th	GBR	189059	Kaitlyn Wyatt	U18	Shoreham SC / Papercourt SC	‑20	19	16	11	20	11	77
17th	GBR	220823	Spirit Alderson	U16	Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club	‑23	9	13	15	23	20	80
18th	GBR	211166	Seb Lyttle	U16		21	7	‑30	14	27	16	85
19th	GBR	209984	Tatiana Hazelwood	U16	Royal Hospital School/Rutland Sailing Cl	‑39	16	18	16	9	32	91
20th	GBR	205176	Samson Cross	U16	Shoreham	16	17	20	‑27	13	27	93
21st	GBR	220514	Millie Lewis	U18	Medway YC	‑32	26	14	21	21	12	94
22nd	GBR	150792	Poppy Luxton	U18	Restronguet SC	26	18	11	23	17	‑28	95
23rd	GBR	218981	Harry Courts	U18		14	34	6	20	26	‑42	100
24th	GBR	216616	Edward Smith	U18	chipstead	4	‑32	28	24	28	23	107
25th	GBR	212661	Josie Kelly	U16	Felpham SC	13	10	27	39	‑42	29	118
26th	GBR	195819	Max Bromilow	U16	Parkstone Yacht Club	29	22	‑31	18	18	31	118
27th	GBR	216607	AmÃ©lie Hacker	U16	Rutland SC	‑44	31	7	26	38	21	123
28th	GBR	216431	Oliver Gatton	U16		33	‑40	8	28	32	34	135
29th		173537	Ralph Surguy	U16	Corinthian Otters	15	‑47	29	38	39	14	135
30th	GBR	188584	Max Tait	U16	Royal Lymington yacht club	28	29	‑44	33	22	30	142
31st	GBR	167848	Freya Halsall	U18	WOSC	‑38	38	23	34	29	25	149
32nd	GBR	212405	Tom Hakes	U16	Parkstone Yacht Club	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	8	7	13	150
33rd	GBR	199492	Jessica Watson	U16	Guernsey Yacht Club	36	28	‑39	25	24	39	152
34th	GBR	198827	Joseph Henderson	U18	Welsh Harp Sailing Club	40	35	9	‑44	33	38	155
35th	GBR	212943	Monty Desforges	U16	Guernsey Yacht Club	‑42	41	32	32	36	19	160
36th	GBR	210289	Charlotte Watson	A		35	24	35	‑43	37	33	164
37th	GBR	215417	Stella Nygard	U16	Draycote Water Sailing Club	31	27	‑41	36	31	41	166
38th	GBR	198317	Oliver McCormick	U16		34	30	40	‑45	40	26	170
39th	GBR	209979	Jack McCormick	U18	Parkstone YC	22	42	‑45	30	43	37	174
40th	GBR	218865	Maia Delin	U16	WPNSA	24	39	38	37	‑47	36	174
41st	GBR	203965	Oliver Hirst	U16	Scammonden Water Sailing Club	48	14	‑52	40	34	47	183
42nd	GBR	133286	Bea West	U16	Newhaven and Seaford sailing club	45	37	‑51	31	30	44	187
43rd	GBR	208668	Noah Wood	U18	Clwb Hwylio Pwllheli SC	12	58	(DNC)	51	35	35	191
44th		210618	Jacoby Keegan	U16		27	36	48	41	41	‑51	193
45th	GBR	170426	Jadon Brockdorff‑Kennedy	U18		46	33	33	‑53	45	45	202
46th	GBR	215283	Bronwen Thomas	U16		41	48	36	35	48	‑49	208
47th	GBR	201861	Sara Goujon	U16	Hunts Sailing Club	52	‑54	47	42	46	40	227
48th	GBR	177612	Nathan Flynn	U16	Corinthian Otters	50	45	46	48	‑52	43	232
49th		140871	Ella Bishop	U18	Parkstone Yacht Club	47	‑55	37	47	53	53	237
50th	GBR	199865	Olly Mayo	U16		53	46	34	‑58	51	56	240
51st	GBR	192844	Tom Yates	U16		57	50	43	‑59	44	48	242
52nd	GBR	171897	George Hutcheon	U16	Burnham‑on‑Crouch Sailing Club / Corinth	49	43	‑54	50	50	50	242
53rd	GBR	23	Jemima Chappell	U16		37	53	53	46	55	‑58	244
54th	GBR	191333	Teo Sheffield	U16		43	44	42	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	251
55th	GBR	201022	Eddie Dorsett	U16	Parkstone YC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	49	49	46	266
56th	GBR	210001	Aimee Bulkes	U16	Bowmoor Sailing club	56	49	50	56	‑59	55	266
57th	GBR	220441	Finlay Cochrane	U16	Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club	54	52	49	55	56	‑57	266
58th	GBR	214587	Ethan Wild	U16	Ripon Sailing Club	‑58	51	57	52	54	52	266
59th	GBR	184840	Lottie Eyre	U16	Poole YC	51	56	55	57	‑58	54	273
60th	GBR	186255	Lerming Wang	U16	Barnt Sailing Club	55	57	56	54	57	‑59	279