420 End of Season Championships at Grafham Water Sailing Club

420 End of Season Championships at Grafham © Jon Cawthorne

Day 1 started with shifty conditions of 10-12 knots with balls of sun, and with the wind forecast to die around 2 o'clock the race committee were eager to get racing before the wind disappeared.

Race 1, despite the committee wanting to get the races away quickly the fleet seemed to be a bit too eager only getting away on the third attempt. Joe & Hennie went on to go and win the race followed by Awen & Matthew in second with Henry & Oscar finishing in third.

Race 2, with the wind still threatening to die the committee turned the racing around quickly. The fleet were again too eager to go racing, getting away on the second attempt with many boats still being over. Arthur & Angus finished the race in a convincing first place, with Imogen & Hugo in second, and Harry & Ralph in third.

Race 3, the fleet managed to get away without any general recalls but with one boat still being over the line. The race was won by Arthur & Angus again, with Noa & Gabs following in second, and Ellie & Bea finishing in third.

420 End of Season Championships at Grafham - photo © Jon Cawthorne

Race 4, with the fleet getting away first time then being led around the course by Will & Ethan with them going on to win the race, with Awen & Matthew coming in second, with Henry & Oscar finishing in third.

Day 1 came to a close with Awen & Matthew in the lead, Harry & Ralph in second and Henry & Oscar in third. However due to the drone footage of the starts Awen & Matthew were demoted from the top spot leading it to be a Cawthorne brother 1,2 overnight.

Day 2 started with light winds and fog causing it to be postponed on land with everyone hopeful for the wind to fill in to be able to go out and race. The wind did eventually fill in but too late to get the wanted three races in so we had to settle for two races.

420 End of Season Championships at Grafham - photo © Jon Cawthorne

Race 5, with the fleet once again being too early to start, got away on the second attempt in the light winds. The first race on Sunday was won by Joe & Hennie who climbed through the fleet, followed by Will & Ethan in second, and Noa & Gabs coming in third.

Race 6, the last race of the event, was the decider of the event with all of the points still being extremely close. The race was won by Will & Ethan, with Joe & Hennie finishing in second by making another late comeback, being followed by George & Olivia finishing in third.

The final results were Harry & Ralph coming in third with 23 points, Will & Ethan finishing second on 21 points, with Joe & Hennie winning with 17 points.

420 End of Season Championships at Grafham - photo © Jon Cawthorne

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420 End of Season Championships at Grafham - photo © Jon Cawthorne