Please select your home edition
Edition
Henri-Lloyd 2022 December - YY LEADERBOARD

420 Winter Championships 2023 at the WPNSA

by Will Fletcher and Ethan Sparkes 15 Feb 15:48 GMT 4-5 February 2023
420 Winter Championships 2023 at the WPNSA © Ruth Epstein

The Winter Championships saw a good fleet with 33 boats entered for the first of the three regatta qualifying series for places at this Summer's European and World Championships. It was good to see an influx of younger, new pairings alongside established teams - a great indication that the class is going from strength to strength.

The forecast for the weekend was for a light wind event and that was pretty much what the fleet got. However, the race officer did a great job and managed to get 7 races away over the two days.

The winds were light all Saturday, leading to some very close and interesting races. Race one and two were both light, shifty races with the wind coming over Chesil beach. Race one was won by Alice Davis and Oliver Rayner, with race two being won by the u17 girls, Sabine Potter and Merle Nieuwland.

During race three the wind almost completely died, the race officer shortened the course, leading to the entire fleet having to drift 'downwind' towards the gate - the new finish line, with the Whiskey flag deployed to finish the race. This time it was the turn of the u17 boys Harry George and Ralph Cawthorne to take the win.

Whilst there was some controversy surrounding the results of race three with a number of competitors feeling they had been scored incorrectly, the results stood. Helpfully, Ian Walker, the Chair of the Selection Committee, sent out a very informative email after the event explaining why the results would not be changed.

Whilst rigging on Sunday the wind kept building. Sadly, these strong winds only lasted until the end of race four, won by Arwen Fflur and Arlo Braund. The wind on Sunday had almost completely swapped directions since Saturday, as it was now coming from the east with the forecasts predicting for it to go further east.

By race five we were back into light wind territory of around 6 knots, similar to the winds on Saturday, and that race was won by us, Will Fletcher and Ethan Sparkes benefitting from a decision to go hard right.

Race six followed a similar pattern to race 5, except the wind shifted left leaving quite a few boats "stranded" on the right, having thought it was still the favoured side. This race saw Alice Davis and Oliver Rayner, the eventual regatta winners, collect their second bullet of the weekend.

420 Winter Championships 2023 at the WPNSA - photo © Ruth Epstein
420 Winter Championships 2023 at the WPNSA - photo © Ruth Epstein

The final race saw Sabine Potter and Merle Niewland match Alice and Oliver with a second bullet having played the shifts well on the two beats.

420 Winter Championships 2023 at the WPNSA - photo © Ruth Epstein
420 Winter Championships 2023 at the WPNSA - photo © Ruth Epstein

Overall Results:

PosBow NoSail NoHelmCrewFleetR1R2R3R4R5R6R7Pts
1st4257259Alice DavisOliver RaynerOpen Mixed1‑52221210
2nd4557275Harry GeorgeRalph CawthorneU17 Male‑1561747328
3rd3257411William FletcherEthan SparksU17 Male4‑1451219435
4th6356342Sabine PotterMerle NieuwlandU17 Female2128(RET)33138
5th4156007Arwen FflurArlo BraundOpen Mixed3961912‑1440
6th1755854Joe WarwickerHugo ValentineOpen Male7(UFD)103681044
7th4456091Imogen WadeTeddy DunnOpen Mixed‑1811144713655
8th8255242Joe JonesHennie BurltonU17 Mixed529178‑181859
9th2154481Holly WrightOlivia NixonFemale632014125‑2360
10th3855244Henry HeathcoteOli McGillOpen Male9(UFD)1713182564
11th5757224Noa MoskovitchGabs BurltonFemale1010‑2615196868
12th6456108William BaileyMatthew RaynerOpen Male16‑191561610972
13th5657286Ellie CreightonBea GreenfieldFemale17(UFD)278104773
14th5055517Emma BreeseCharlotte BeardsallFemale1313‑161013111575
15th9951369Arthur GreavesAngus McEwenU17 Male12163‑1815141676
16th3954297Mathias PotterOlivia CreasyOpen Mixed817711‑21211781
17th6254849George CreasyDavid BromilowOpen Male1921‑24511151384
18th2456339Heather QuinnGwyneth LanyonFemale141841917‑201991
19th2057272Freya SewellArthur BaileyOpen Mixed1172192817‑2993
20th555402Oscar FryJemima FryOpen Mixed211582220‑2921107
21st5453959Tabitha DaviesMadeleine GreavesFemale221219‑25252212112
22nd3656467Clem MiddleSam GraytonU17 Mixed‑2525231652522116
23rd3055169Matthew MasonCharlie HowardU17 Male238222022‑2825120
24th2357273Rosie SheahanSusie SheahanFemale202311‑28242320121
25th8657214Dylan CreightonWill AdamsU17 Male2427‑3021271611126
26th3153332Jess HaighLucy ShelterFemale27201323‑301924126
27th2252230Nia MecklenburghImmy JonesU17 Female26(UFD)1824142631139
28th6754089Chris HampshireOllie LumbU17 Male‑30261227292426144
29th5554124Ella MartinGeorge SelfU17 Mixed2924292623‑3030161
30th4054853Oli HaleAmber HaleOpen Mixed(UFD)425DNCDNCDNCDNC165
31st5355375India LanceCian EpsteinOpen Mixed282231(DNC)313127170
32nd1654848Zac ShepherdArthur SothallU17 Mixed(DNC)DNCDNC29262728178
33rd7054947George LanceJames GossonOpen Male(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC204

Related Articles

Vaikobi sponsor UK 420 class
Recent event at Weymouth was perfect to try out new sunglasses British International 420 Class are excited to announce a partnership with Vaikobi, performance kit suppliers. The 420 class in the UK is going from strength to strength building on a 50 boat National Championships in 2022. Posted on 31 May KSSA All Girls' Training Day at Downs
Once opened for entries, all places were taken within hours Building on the success of their 2022 All Girls' training event, the KSSA and Downs Sailing Club once again joined in partnership to organise an event for 2023. Posted on 24 May 420 GP2 at Lymington
A joint event with the 29er fleet The 420 GP 2 was held at the Royal Lymington Yacht Club on the 29th and 30th April 2023 and, much like what we have done with other fleets such as the Cadets, this was a joint event with the 29er fleet. Posted on 3 May 420 class racing at the RYA Youth Nationals
A windy week in Weymouth and some top flight racing In the build up to what would normally be the most important British sailing event in the 420 calendar, our esteemed 420 class endeavoured to prepare themselves for the gruelling week to come with some top tier class training. Posted on 19 Apr Investwise Irish Sailing Youth Nationals
Home waters victory for Rocco Wright occo Wright won the ILCA 6 Youth National Champion title at the Investwise Irish Sailing Youth National Championships on Sunday, hosted by Howth Yacht Club. Posted on 18 Apr Winners crowned after a windy Youth Nationals week
Almost 280 of the UK's young sailing and foiling talents battle it out at the WPNSA The 2023 RYA Youth National Championships returned to the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy over the Easter break (10-14 April) with almost 280 of the UK's young sailing and foiling talents battling through testing conditions. Posted on 17 Apr 420 class at the RYA Youth Nationals update
Day 3 sees WPNSA dinghy park off-limits with 70+ knots recorded We are on day three, have completed three races and two days ashore. The weather is so crazy here that even the dinghy park is off-limits with over 70 knots recorded and a concern for flying debris. Posted on 12 Apr 420 Grand Prix 1 at Weymouth
Champagne sailing conditions greeted the fourteen teams Champagne sailing conditions greeted the 14 420s on Saturday morning with a 15 knots breeze at a combined Cadet and 420 GP. Posted on 5 Apr British 420 Inlands at Rutland
Two contrasting days for the event The first day started off light with the wind coming from the club which meant we were going to have light shifty conditions. We warmed up for the racing and the race committee were straight into racing. Posted on 16 Mar Davis & Rayner score 420 hat trick in Oxford Blue
Making the most of strong breeze for the final event of the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series 2022-23 Alice Davis and Oliver Rayner made the most of strong breeze for the final event of the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series, the Oxford Blue... Posted on 19 Feb
Copyright 2023 YY Online Services Ltd. registered in England no. 7895890
Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy