Noble Marine & Ovington UKLA ILCA 6 Spring Qualifier 3 at the WPNSA

by Carys Attwell 28 Mar 23:49 BST 25-26 March 2023

With south westerly big breeze we were held onshore until the wind settled down and then followed the ILCA 7s into the harbour. A windward leeward course and an added spreader mark was set.

The first race began with Ollie Allen-Wilcox coming off the pin to lead the fleet into the left corner. Freddie Howarth had a strong start slightly further up the pin, also going left and rounded the windward mark just behind Ollie. Downwind was a pressure game, and the go-right gate was biased but the fleet continued back to left side upwind to get lifted into the mark. Wilcox finished first followed by Howarth and Hacker.

Race two was a similar speed game with both Wilcox and Jon Emmett coming off the pin and heading left to lead into the windward mark. With Jon leading downwind, Wilcox overtook him to take his second race win, Emmett finished second and Howarth third. Well done to all competitors who raced in some challenging breeze and thanks to the race team.

UKLA ILCA 6 Spring Qualifier 3 at the WPNSA - photo © Georgie Altham

Sunday brought a change in wind direction and no wind early morning. After a 2 hour postponement and several trips to Lidl, the fleet launched just before lunch to 10 knots north westerly with the wind building throughout the day. Back to our normal trapezium course, the ILCA 6 fleet sailed the inner loop with three races scheduled.

In the first race of the day Jack Graham Troll won the pin, heading left and then crossing the fleet to work the left and lead in at the windward mark. With the pressure in the corners, Howarth came in second with Emmett, Wilcox and Charlotte Videlo close behind. On the second beat Howarth went right with Graham Troll working the middle, just leading into the mark. Howarth sailed into first downwind with Emmett and Wilcox catching Graham Troll on the reach to take second and third, and Videlo in fifth.

In the second race, after a general recall, Wilcox came off the starboard end and was lifted to the left where he tacked on a nice left shift leading the race just ahead of Emmett and Christopher Marsh. Wilcox took another bullet to secure the event win with one race to spare.

The final race saw Emmett, Jon Gay, Freddie Sunderland and Carys Attwell work the left of the beat coming from some pin bias. Emmett led the race with Archie Burton, Joe Rowe, Wilcox and Videlo not far behind and the left shift on the second beat decided the finishing order Emmett, Burton, Rowe.

UKLA ILCA 6 Spring Qualifier 3 at the WPNSA - photo © Georgie Altham

All in all, a great weekend of racing. The ILCA 6 fleet would like to thank the race team and safety team along with Pamela Cross for all her work on the prize-giving (the booms were a great surprise!) A quick mention for John Gay who, as a master, managed a top ten finish.

Thanks to Ovington as primary sponsor of the weekend and Rooster, Sailingfast and Noble Marine for sponsoring the qualifiers. See you all at the Nationals!

Overall ILCA 6 Results:

Jon Emmett - 1st Master
Ollie Allen Wilcox - 1st U21
Charlotte Videlo - 1st U21
Freddie Howarth - 1st U19
Carys Attwell - 1st U19
Gretel Haines - 1st U17
Freddie Sunderland - 1st U17

Pos	Nat	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	GBR	216724	Oliver Allen‑Wilcox	Chew Valley SC	1	1	3	1	‑4	6
2	GBR	216115	Jon Emmett	Weir Wood SC	‑4	2	2	2	1	7
3	GBR	220776	Freddie Howarth	Parkstone YC	2	3	1	4	‑8	10
4	GBR	214560	Terry Hacker	Aldeburgh YC	3	4	10	8	‑11	25
5	GBR	221854	Charlotte Videlo	Frensham Pond SC	‑14	10	5	6	5	26
6	GBR	215835	Tim Evans	Grafham Water SC	6	6	‑14	5	9	26
7	GBR	221236	Archie Burton	Beaver & Draycote	9	‑19	7	10	2	28
8	THA	216212	Christopher Marsh	Royal Hospital School	5	5	16	3	‑23	29
9	GBR	221585	Carys Attwell	Rutland SC	7	(UFD)	20	11	6	44
10	GBR	218860	Jon Gay	Lochaber Yacht Club	12	8	12	20	(BFD)	52
11	GBR	221501	Fred Salter	Gurnard Sailing Club	18	16	9	9	‑44	52
12	GBR	206839	Henry Redmond	Covenham SC	10	20	8	‑23	15	53
13	GBR	221800	Robin Phipps	Parkstone Yacht Club	8	7	18	21	‑39	54
14	BRA	202045	Luiz Felipe Giagio	Royal Hospital School	16	12	15	‑17	12	55
15	GBR	211165	Josh Lyttle	Queen Mary SC	11	11	24	‑26	13	59
16	GBR	216023	Freddie Sunderland	Draycote Water	27	13	‑34	13	7	60
17	GBR	214007	Jack Graham‑Troll	Royal Lymington Yacht Club	19	28	4	12	‑30	63
18	GBR	212026	Tom Thwaites	Royal Hospital School	17	14	‑28	7	26	64
19	GBR	221583	Freddie Maclaverty	Llandudno SC	21	24	6	16	‑31	67
20	GBR	216703	Joe Rowe	Draycote Academy	‑36	29	21	19	3	72
21	GBR	214203	Alfie Noel	Stokes Bay SC	15	9	‑32	31	20	75
22	GBR	214580	Hamish Collingridge	Waldringfield SC	‑25	23	17	14	22	76
23	GBR	206856	Iris Singleton	Draycote Water SC	22	15	‑37	22	19	78
24	GBR	215206	Roo Purves	East Lothian Yacht Club	13	21	‑31	25	24	83
25	HKG	209950	Wai Chak Tsui	Hong Kong Sports Institute	20	25	‑63	15	25	85
26	GBR	217515	James Knight	Draycote Water SC	23	31	19	‑34	14	87
27	GBR	205176	Samson Cross	Shoreham	‑29	27	23	24	17	91
28	GBR	216656	Edwin Cross	Shoreham	28	26	30	‑32	10	94
29	GBR	218043	Tom Rawlings	Lyme Regis Sailing Club	‑35	34	13	35	18	100
30	GBR	208325	Dru Townsend	Portishead	32	17	‑54	18	35	102
31	GBR	212008	Samantha Edwards		26	22	29	30	‑32	107
32	GBR	206959	Toby Smith	Rutland SC	24	30	26	27	‑43	107
33	GBR	218432	Honor Procter	Cardiff Bay YC	‑34	32	22	28	29	111
34	GBR	220514	Millie Lewis	Medway YC	‑41	41	25	29	21	116
35	GBR	185603	Reuben Hudson	Shoreham Sailing Club	39	37	35	‑42	16	127
36	GBR	221502	Sam Grayton	Notts County Sailing Club	30	35	‑36	33	36	134
37	GBR	216513	Megan Thomson	Island Barn Reservoir	‑55	44	27	39	27	137
38	GBR	214268	Noah Evans	Royal Victoria Yacht Club	46	47	11	37	(BFD)	141
39	GBR	214960	Lucy Davis	RSrnYC	37	36	39	36	‑41	148
40	AUS	217000	Gretel Haines	Gurnard Sailing Club	‑47	42	38	41	37	158
41	GBR	189366	Tess Crooks	Prestwick Sailing club	31	38	45	46	‑47	160
42	HKG	211681	William Tsui		43	40	‑55	44	45	172
43	FRA	210022	Julien Rohart		44	43	‑53	38	48	173
44	GBR	189059	Kaitlyn Wyatt	Shoreham SC	‑58	53	40	40	40	173
45	CHN	217034	Yizhuo LIU		(DNC)	DNC	33	48	28	175
46	GBR	219833	Bryce Musto	Corinthian Otters	33	33	60	‑63	53	179
47	GBR	209979	Jack McCormick	Parkstone YC	38	46	50	45	‑54	179
48	GBR	208971	Olliver Boyle	St Catherines Sailing Club	49	39	48	43	‑57	179
49	GBR	203312	Lauren Irons	Papercourt SC	40	48	41	‑55	50	179
50	GBR	220823	Spirit Alderson	Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club	52	‑57	44	53	34	183
51	GBR	160507	Flo Tovey		51	52	43	‑56	38	184
52	GBR	209016	Jessica Watson	Guernsey Yacht Club	‑54	49	47	52	42	190
53	GBR	219022	Georgia Hughes	Llandegfedd SC	45	45	51	49	‑55	190
54	GBR	210368	Matthew Botten	Weir Wood SC	(DNS)	DNC	49	54	33	202
55	GBR	203910	Issy Glazebrook	ASWC Portland	48	51	‑59	58	46	203
56	GBR	202437	Filip Wojcik	Hythe Sailing Club	56	‑59	46	47	58	207
57	GBR	220111	Shu Li	Warsash	‑59	55	52	50	52	209
58	USA	221774	Audrey Foley	Lauderdale Yacht Club	(RET)	18	DNC	DNC	DNC	216
59	GBR	204013	Lauren Attwell	Rutland SC	57	56	56	‑59	49	218
60	GBR	217500	Emelia Tinch	Cardiff Bay YC	50	50	‑61	61	59	220
61	GBR	217672	Alex Strassberg Alonso	Bosham Sailing Club	53	‑58	57	57	56	223
62	DEN	214935	Bjorn Handley	Island Barn Reservoir	(DNC)	DNC	58	51	51	226
63	GBR	218524	Dominic Atherton	Grafham Water Sailing Club	42	54	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	228
64	GBR	219658	Will Dyson	Delph SC	(DNC)	DNC	42	60	DNC	234
65	GBR	221508	Billy Morris	Delph Sailing Club	(DNC)	DNC	62	62	60	250