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GJW Direct 2024 Dinghy

RS Feva Spring Championships and GP4 at Royal Torbay Yacht Club

by Chrissie Le Petit 2 Apr 2024 14:19 BST 24 March 2024
RS Feva Spring Championships at Royal Torbay © Oli King

The first Grand Prix of 2024 was the Spring Championships for the Feva Class. With the weather cancelling our GP3 twice, sailors were really eager to go racing. By the end of the weekend they couldn't wait to see when their next race was.

Wind conditions were too high on Saturday to race. Sailors that wanted to sail got a great opportunity too, they went out in small training sessions throughout the day. The sailors had a blast in a well managed safe environment thanks to our Coaches Simon Greenhalgh and Jacob Knock and our volunteers. Sailors stayed close by to the club and received a video debrief and later attended the social evening.

Sunday morning the sun shone and racing was to go ahead. Thanks to the help from the Race Officer Bill Butcher and his race team we saw six complete sprint races. The day was filled with close racing with sailors battling for their positions and leaving spectators on their toes.

The first race saw Ben Greenhalgh & Tom Sinfield of Port Dinorwic Sailing Club take the first bullet of the day, followed by Will Stratton-Brown & Will Ahlheid of Frensham Pond Sailing Club in second place and Ed Stubbs & Noah Kenny of Lyme regis take third place.

During the second race Ed Stubbs & Noah Kenny won first place, Ben & Tom claiming second place and Zoe Lomas-Clarke and Mark Soars from Frensham Pond Sailing Club in third place.

Race three saw Oli Chambers and Henry Wilkinson of Sevenoaks School win claiming first place. With Rebecca Knock and Megan Gowers of Port Dinorwic Sailing Club in second place and Will Stratton-Brown & Will Ahlheid taking third place.

Race four saw Ben & Tom bounce back with another first place, Rebecca and Megan claiming second place and Ed & Noah staying in the runnings with third place.

Race five saw Will & Will claim first place with Rebecca and Megan on yet another second place! Followed by Ben & Tom in third place.

Race six, was the final race of the day and all was to play for... Ed & Noah won their second bullet of the weekend with brothers Daniel and Adam Larsen of Magdalen College School coming in second place and third place went to Ben & Tom.

The close racing made it an exciting event for all! The current World Champions Ben Greenhalgh and Tom Sinfield of Port Dinorwic Sailing Club are the Spring Champions of 2024, Congratulations both! Ed Stubbs and Noah Kenny of Lyme Regis Sailing Club finished in second place, and in third place goes to Will Stratton-Brown & Will Ahlheid of Frensham Pond Sailing Club.

Big thanks goes to our series sponsors Rooster for their continued support and CoastWatersports for coming onboard to support the class. Also thank you to Royal Torbay Yacht Club who welcomed the Feva Class and made us feel at home throughout the event. Parents, friends and sailors thank you for your support, we look forward to seeing you at our next Grand Prix.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelmCrewClubR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
1st8600Ben GreenhalghTom SinfieldPDSC12‑613310
2nd7070Ed StubbsNoah KennyLyme Regis31‑434112
3rd5064William Stratton‑BrownWill AhlheidFrensham24341‑1014
4th8501Rebecca KnockMegan GowersPDSC4‑5222414
5th5144Zoe Lomas‑ClarkeMark SoarsFrensham535‑65523
6th8197Oli ChambersHenry WilkinsonSevenoaks761109‑1133
7th5561Daniel LarsenAdam LarsenMCS‑109796233
8th8830Henry ReedOllie WilsonStarcross6108511‑1340
9th8686Thomas WhiteheadDaniel WhiteheadFiley SC87988‑1440
10th4194Alex BreeseSienna MordauntRoyal‑14811147848
11th6680William HutchinsonRaffy SeddonR.Lym.Y.C‑151210710948
12th7530Ruby CallaghanLauren BarberHISC1211‑131113754
13th7355Pippa PaleyNoah HelmStarcross9131213‑141259
14th5559Jake DaviesEve WealthyWarsash1115141216‑1968
15th8209Iris Tsitoura PearceAva PopovaSevenoaks171816‑2015672
16th7814Berenice Rydin‑OrwinAnnabelLyme Regis1314‑1817121672
17th7615Sofia DewsburyDaisyStokes Bay1616‑1716171580
18th106Laura JubbAbi LlewellynHISC‑19171515181883
19th6305Nick O'Doherty‑VeruOscar SkeelsSevenoaks2119(2318201795
20th7606Florence PattersonWilliam WestSt Mawes/1820201919‑2196
21st6310Scarlet TallCaitlin MillerSevenoaks‑222119212120102
22nd8187Phoebe GreenhalghMillie GreenhalghPDSC20(2323232323112

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