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420 British National Championship at Dale Yacht Club - Overall

by 420 Marketing Officer 31 Aug 13:07 BST 23-26 August 2024

After the first two exciting days of racing at the 420 National Championships, there was a brief pause in the competition due to excessively high winds. The race officer called it before 8am, and a short walk along the coast proved he was spot-on. You can read the earlier report here.

Race 6 proved to be incredibly controversial, having called four boats UFD on the water and after examining video footage off the water, the race team decided a further 11 would be added to the list. Requests for scoring reviews ensued and all 11 were reinstated. Whilst this didn't impact the podium finishers overall, it did impact some of those further down who were carrying some bigger numbers.

Sunday saw further challenges to the start integrity and at 6pm the race was retrospectively abandoned. Overall the standard of race management was excellent, with quick turnarounds and fair courses. The race team boosted their reputation on Monday by delivering four excellent races in less than five hours despite a 30 degree shift during that time.

Monday also proved to be the hottest racing so far. Fflur/Rayner took race six win, Marsden/Creasy (last years winners) took race seven and with Jones / Burlton taking race eight there were three boats on 17 points going in to the last race.

Wade / Burlton were five points adrift of the top boats, but with a huge buffer behind them looked comfortable in fourth.

The last race came down to one of the tightest finishes in recent history, but Fflur/Rayner held their nerve to keep Fletcher/Cawthorne behind them on the last reach to the finish and take the title, adding to their Youth nationals win earlier in the year. Wade/Valentine completed the top three finishers in the last race with Jones/Burlton fifth and taking the final overall podium finish and the U17 title. Marsden/Creasy were fourth completing a much better set of races on the last day, but not soon enough to challenge the top boats.

It was a similar story in the female teams, going in to the last race it was a three-way tie between Moskovitch/Burlton, Potter/Nieuwland, and Creighton/Beardsall. They finished 8th, 9th and 10th meaning another female championship title for Noa and Gabs.

The female talent within the 420 fleet is at its highest for many years with four mixed, three female and three female boats making up the top 10.

It was great to be joined by our friends from the Irish 420 fleet and Cora McNaughton/Sean Cronin were top overseas boat in 11th.

Congratulations to the 25 new sailors who joined the fleet, topping the new teams were Finn and Andy Ramus.

We sadly said goodbye (for now) to many of our sailors as University and gap years beckon. We wish you all the best and remember you never grow out of a 420!

Overall Results:
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PosSail NoBow NoHelmCrewClubFleetBuddy GroupsR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Pts
1st5695441Arwen FflurMatthew RaynerPwllheli WKSC/ Yorkshire Dales SCOpen MixedMackerel121441‑54118
2nd5741132William FletcherOscar CawthorneRoyal Southern YCOpen MaleHaddock‑51212542219
3rd5750158Joe JonesHennie BurltonBurghfield SC/ RSYCU17 MixedCarp2442‑14221522
4th5694344Imogen WadeHugo ValentineDraycote Water SC/ Shoreham SCOpen MixedJohn Dory353(UFD)1373328
5th5437969marsbar marsdenOlivia CreasyWest Kirby SCOpen MixedTrout7‑107810415446
6th5747745Harry GeorgeRalph CawthorneLymington Town SC/ Shustoke SCOpen MalePollock63(UFD)336912850
7th5429762George CreasyWill MartinWest Kirby SC/ Cardiff Bay YCOpen MaleHerring485(UFD)72237662
8th5722457Noa MoskovitchGabs BurltonRoyal Lymington YC/ Royal Southern YCFemaleGuppy8‑1610759813969
9th5634263Sabine PotterMerle NieuwlandWarsash SC/ Cardiff Bay YCFemaleMonkfish9969‑1886101471
10th5551756Ellie CreightonCharlotte BeardsallCardiff Bay YC/ Warsash SCFemaleMullet1268561711‑191378
11th5528190Cora McNaughtonSean CroninBlessington SC/ Malahide YCOpen MixedChub161111118‑2115111093
12th5646799Arthur GreavesAngus McEwenRLymYCOpen MaleChub1379(UFD)2220136797
13th5727520Freya SewellEthan SparkesChichester YCOpen MixedGurnard11‑1814121213101618106
14th5563410Joe WarwickerEdie CarterBough Beech SC/Shoreham SCOpen MixedMonkfish1014182297‑241721118
15th5700416Zac ShepherdArthur SouthallItchenor SCOpen MalePike1921(DNF)101114122015122
16th737Sebby BaileyJames DaviesBurghfield SC/Oxford SC/ Shropshire SCU17 MaleHerring‑22201615131920911123
17th5446329Patrick BromilowTom KelsallWest Kirby SCOpen MalePike1812121716‑23181417124
18th5750254Tabitha DaviesSophia SfaxiRoyal Lymington YC/Trearddur Bay SC/ FreFemaleBass14‑352661910192126141
19th5448265India EastwoodIsla FletcherBosham SC/Itchenor SC/ Royal Southern YCU17 FemaleChub21(DNF)1319202614820141
20th5728666Tilda BrayshayBea GreenfieldYorkshire Dales SC/ Oxford SCFemaleBass24‑3020141518161816141
21st54489Hector DaviesHaydn SewellRoyal Lymington YCOpen MaleGuppy28‑3223212311231512156
22nd5638322Nia MecklenburghEd Upton‑BrownRLymYC/ Bosham SCOpen MixedJohn Dory261321161712‑302823156
23rd5600733Laragh EpsteinCharlie HowardCardiff Bay YC/ Burghfield SCU17 MixedMullet151715(UFD)3024172219159
24th5518972Jasper BramwellOlly HateleyHollingworth Lake SC/West Kirby SC/ SoutOpen MaleMackerel2015171321252824‑31163
25th5498373Fin WaterhouseChris HampshireBudworth SC/ Ripon SCOpen MaleGuppy17241918(UFD)15272622168
26th5735043Finn RamusAndy RamusHayling Island SCOpen MaleGurnard25232528261629‑3128200
27th5585425Zach AzizAdam AzizDraycote Water SCOpen MalePollock23223024253021‑3325200
28th5524415Lauren MecklenburghJames GeorgeRLymYCOpen MixedTrout27192225‑3627322924205
29th5611292Daniel CopithorneMatt MapplebeckRoyal Cork YC/U17 MaleMackerel2928242324312527‑32211
30th56467189Steven GreavesMadeleine GreavesDatchet Water SC/ Royal Lymington YCOpen MixedGurnard30(RET)27202829262529214
31st572512Pippa ShepherdTommy EastwoodItchenor SC/ Bosham SCU17 MixedHerring3627312729‑37222330225
32nd5519011James AlexanderMatt BairdBudworth SCOpen MaleJohn Dory32‑3629263233313427244
33rd5256648Hugo FletcherJosh BeadsworthRoyal Southern YC/ Warsash SCU17 MaleCarp(DNF)2634302728403040255
34th5176693Alex BreeseRichard BreeseRLymYCOpen MaleMonkfish312928343334‑373733259
35th527597Rosanna JoyceSian BairdBudworth SCFemalePollock35253332353235‑3834261
36th572744Ella MartinJess PattersonCardiff Bay YCU17 FemaleHaddock33333229313534‑3636263
37th5749968Jessica SkeldingNaythan TwiggsWinsford Flash/ Budworth SCU17 MixedBass3431(DNF)35DNF40383235287
38th5609153Cian EpsteinRoisin EpsteinCardiff Bay YCOpen MixedCarp(DNF)DNCDNC313736333538294
39th5478535Keali rhodesAnnie BramwellDraycote Water SC/Northampton SCFemaleTrout(DNS)DNC35363439363937298
40th541245Niamh EpsteinMolly MartinCardiff Bay YCU17 FemalePike38373633(UFD)38394039300
41st7598Meg ThomasFlo PattersonCardiff Bay YC/ Restronguest SC/St MawesU17 FemaleMullet3734(DNF)37DNFDNCDNC41DNC317

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