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ILCAuk ILCA 6 Masters Inland Championship at Rutland Sailing Club

by Peter Edel 29 Oct 2024 15:54 GMT 26-27 October 2024

35 ILCA 6's and 33 ILCA 7's descended upon an eerily calm and flat Rutland. The forecast wind for the weekend suggested that we should have stayed in bed or at the very least hired bikes and cycled the perimeter of the reservoir instead; maybe next time.

The original forecast promised winds gusting into the 20's, but later into the week, this completely flipped to 2 knots gusting 4 forecast for the Saturday. With the Sunday not looking much better; leaving many hopeful that the forecasts were wrong.

Saturday's forecast proved to be precisely accurate. Many rigged, some even changed, but by 14:45 the decision was made to cancel racing for the day. We made our way to the bar, had dinner supplied by the club and were awarded prizes for merely turning up; what a great excuse to come ILCA Masters Sailing. ILCAUK's sponsors provided some fabulous prizes - Spars and sailing items from Ovington Boats and Sailingfast and Multi tools from Tideway Wealth. I didn't see much crawling to beds, but the extra hour in bed was welcome.

The best of Sunday's wind looked to be arriving at 3am, with the worst around the scheduled time of launching. Again, this proved to be correct. After a short postponement, we finally got sent out for 4 back-to-back races from 4 knots to 12 knots by race 3 and 4.

Race 1 got under way in 4 to 7 knots of wind. A two lap race, with many going right quickly, sticking to the shore. It was clear that consistency was going to win prizes at the end of the day. Jon Emmett managed to show us all how it was done, with Ian Gregory and Steve Cockerill in pursuit. Meanwhile, my experience being a little heavier for the ILCA 6, was one of going backwards in comparison with anyone that was even a few kilos lighter. Going in the alternative direction looking for a clear lane, in these conditions, didn't help.

Race 2, after a delay for the wind to fill in again, resembled conditions of race 1. A postponed start after the wind shifted and we were away after a delay. Jon Emmett leading the fleet again, with Max Hunt and Richard Major completing the podium. Once again, having not learnt from the first race of loosing some weight, meant I was struggling to get into the top half of the fleet.

Race 3, the wind improved into the double figures; crucial to performance, I found, if your weight was over 75kg's. Suddenly I found myself in the top 10, rather than the bottom. Rather helpfully for me, those that were on the lighter side were now having to hike a little harder; the result being that they were struggling to stay flat in the gusts of 10-12 knots. This time, Ross Harvey took the win, followed by Ian jones and Steve Cockerill.

Race 4, small improvement in wind strength from race 3 and a quick turnaround to ensure we away before the fading light. Stand out moments for me was beating Jon Emmett and Steve Cockerill to the windward mark. I very nearly followed this up on lap 2, with Jon piping me to the windward mark and me sending Steve back around for another attempt at the windward mark approach; proof that anyone can make mistakes. Ian Jones took the win, followed by Ross Harvey and Jon Emmett.

In the end, Jon Emmett took the ILCA 6 Inland Championships for the umpteenth time. This event concludes this year's events for the ILCA class.

Next year is a real treat for the ILCA class as we have the Masters Nationals in June, 7th-9th. The is followed by the Masters European's, 14th-20th June. Both held at Hayling Island Sailing Club. The next event is Parkstone SC in May - check out the ilca.uk website for details.

Hope to see you all there.

Our great sponsors give these events a bit of pizazz, they help create a sense of occasion - so with this in mind we say Thank you sponsors and we look forward to next season.

Overall Results:

PosNatSail noHelmClubAge CategoryGenderR1R2R3R4Pts
1stGBR216115Jon EmmettWeir Wood SCMMale11‑435
2ndGBR223443Ian JonesDovestone SCGMMale‑44217
3rd 218942Ross HarveyStokes bayGMMale5‑7128
4thGBR220041Ian GregoryFrensham Pond SC & Stokes Bay SCMMale2‑55411
5thGBR224129Stephen CockerillStokes Bay Sailing ClubGMMale3‑63511
6thGBR222555Max HuntWhitstable YCGGMMale1026‑1318
7th 215377Richard MajorGrafham Water SCGGMMale‑1637919
8th 202542Julien ShawyerChew Valley Lake Sailing ClubAMMale6810‑1724
9thGBR218940Christopher KilshawReading Sailing ClubMMale91212‑1833
10thIRL215933John CurranWembley SCGMMale13‑1414734
11thGBR216611Adrian LynhamStokes Bay SCMMale149‑241235
12thGBR224130Sarah CockerillStokes bay sailing clubGMFemale7‑18151436
13thGBR222574Peter EdelKing George SCAMMale‑31219838
14thGBR220441Rafael Matarazzo AMMale‑251122639
15th 205337Mike Steele  Male171313‑2343
16thGBR220826Gordon RiddellDelph SCMMale1222‑251044
17thGBR219061Bob DraperStokes Bay SCGGMMale‑2116171548
18thGBR209933Julian LloydNotts County SCGMMale8‑27212049
19thGBR215375Nick LivingstoneOxford SCGGMMale23‑26111650
20thGBR189200Mike HeapOgston SCGGMMale‑3023191153
21stGBR209003Mark GreenstreetWembley Sailing ClubGMMale1125‑321955
22ndGBR168090Kerry MorganWarsash SCAMFemale151527(DNC)57
23rdGBR215405Glyn PurnellLeigh & Lowton/West Kirby SCGGMMale‑2717162558
24th 203323Kevin PearsonThames SC and Island Barn Reservoir SCLMale32198(OCS)59
25thNZL182220Mark HejlStewartby water sports clubGMMale‑2220202262
26thGBR223870Ian RawetGrafham Water SCLMale1824‑262668
27thGBR216724Arkady GranikWembley Sailing ClubGMMale‑3428182874
28thGBR216388Simon CrowtherParkstone yacht clubGGMMale192929(DNC)77
29th 184769Stefan LaegerLyme Regis Sailing ClubAMMale2432‑352177
30thGBR213093Michael KinnearGrafham Water SCLMale(OCS)1028DNC78
31stGBR182627Christine StathamBurton Sailing ClubMFemale20‑34332780
32ndGBR210779John MastersChipstead SCLMale2630‑312480
33rdGBR219663Tom FlinthamFrensham Pond SCLMale29‑31233183
34thGBR195042Gemma ORourkeMountâ₠â"¢s Bay Sailing ClubAMFemale28‑33302987
35th 201718Cameron IrvingPennine Sailing ClubGMMale33‑35343097
36thGBR215416Peter John Gee GGMMale(DNC)DNCDNCDNC120
36thGBR221314Paul HeathLeigh & Lowton SCGMMale(DNC)DNCDNCDNC120
36thGBR222772David BindingWeir Wood SCGGMMale(DNC)DNCDNCDNC120
36thCAY12212560Rob JacksonDragon Bay Sailing Club CaymanGMMale(DNC)DNCDNCDNC120

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