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Noble Marine ILCAuk ILCA 6 Inland Championships at Grafham Water Sailing Club

by Tom Rawlings & Bronwen Thomas 7 Nov 20:08 GMT 2-3 November 2024

ILCA 6 Men's race report by Tom Rawlings

The Autumn qualifier series hasn't had much luck with the weather this year. Only one day of racing in the last two events. The wind gods have not been playing ball. Unfortunately, this weekend at the Inlands in Grafham was no exception, with a forecast of no wind at the start of the week, the event was touch and go.

The 152 sailors arrived on Saturday morning with a 5 knots forecast - it was not looking good. Instead of delta, the fleet was went straight into AP. After a long wait, the delta flag was raised and everyone launched. The race committee did their best to get a race away, but unfortunately the wind dwindled into nothing and it was not possible to race.

Was this going to be another weekend with no racing? No.

The day was rescued from the 'completely hopeless' by a terrific prize draw that evening. Several fabulous prizes from Tideway Wealth, Ovington and Rooster were handed out to many happy recipients.

Sunday started grey and dull... and early. However, there was movement on the water and wind in the trees. Not a lot, but certainly looked enough for racing. Everyone was feeling hopeful and excited. The Delta flag went up and we were off. There was no mucking about today. Race Management were going to make sure of that.

Race 1: Sailors went into sequence. All the usual pre-start rituals and battles took place, and we were off. Pressures changed and shifts shifted. Linking the pressures seemed to be the best way to tackle this. Archie Munro-Price and I battled overtaking each other. Archie came out on top securing 1st place, I (Tom Rawlings) came 2nd and Samson Cross 3rd.

Race 2: The wind increased slightly. The pin end was looking the favoured end, and everyone knew it. The last 30 seconds was brutal and defending your space was challenging. Hugh Andrews won the pin. Lewis Bacon ducked the fleet coming out on top to get lifted. Staying in front for the rest of the race Lewis won the race with Hugh Andrews coming 2nd and Jon Emmett 3rd.

Race 3: It was shifty. Very shifty. You could have flipped a coin to decide which end you were going to start from. The wind was all over the place. I went with pin end. The pressure looked good. This was my first race win. A huge moment in my sailing career and dealing with the pressure of leading a fleet has been a personal battle that I have been working on. Toby Waggett came 2nd and Archie Munro-Price finished in 3rd.

Race 4: Freddie Maclaverty sailed an awesome race coming 1st. Nathan Russell finished in 2nd and Ben Anderson took 3rd.

ILCA 6 Women's race report by Bronwen Thomas

This event was special as in the ILCA 6 class the girls racing was split from the boys. 19 girls (from a entry of 152) competed in there own fleet. This is a bit controversial but I believe it's a good thing every now and then, as it's a great welcoming opportunity to the girls moving up from an ILCA 4 and masters in the class.

Also the forecast was the talk as we weren't seeing much over 5-7knots on Saturday with Sunday looking much worse.

We were all hopeful for some races on Saturday but that was not the case with a severe lack of wind, putting us on AP for a few hours. At the hint of breeze at 14.00 the fleets launched looking for races. Sadly, due to the unstable conditions the first start was AP'd, led by a lot of floating around before the race committee made the decision to cancel racing that day.

The day ended with a prize draw. Several fabulous prizes from Tideway Wealth, Ovington and Rooster were handed out to many happy recipients. Thank you sponsors.

Sunday however had a turn around with some breeze meant to be earlier on, so the race committee brought forward the race times with the fleets launching at 9.15am.

These tricky conditions of about 3-7 knots were difficult to work with, the main focuses were shifts but also staying in the pressure, Aka keep moving!

Four races were completed giving Jessica Powell the win, followed by Bronwen Thomas and then Jessica Watson.

Thank you Grafham Water Sailing Club for hosting the ILCA inlands. It's a great venue and we always feel very welcomed when we come here. A really big thanks to the race committee for their perseverance and to all the volunteers who made this event happen. Also a big thank you to the sponsors of the event, Ovington boats, Sailingfast, Rooster and Tideway Wealth for some great prizes.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelmClubAge CategoryR1R2R3R4Pts
ILCA 6 Women's Fleet
1st211078Jessica PowellDraycote Water Sailing ClubU17115‑97
2nd222773Bronwen ThomasPPSAU193‑4249
3rd223089Jessica WatsonGuernsey Yacht ClubU1953‑15210
4th213140Katherine GunnNotts County SC / Draycote AcademyU1792‑10112
5th223826Sara GoujonHunts Sailing ClubU19‑1154514
6th214134Amelie HackerAldeburgh YCU192‑118818
7th182638Ann Brand M1063‑1519
8th225661Flo ToveyMumbles YC / TATAU17612‑14321
9th223085Felicity AngellDraycote Water Sailing ClubU1947‑121021
10th224699Lauren AttwellRutland SCU19‑1297723
11th213052Isla ToddIsland Barn Reservoir SCU17‑14811625
12th208325Dru TownsendPortishead Yacht & Sailing ClubU217(UFD)11826
13th215695Harriet ConnollyDraycote Water Sailing ClubU198(UFD)91128
14th217775Lilly Brown U17‑161461333
15th186842Emily ShearsReading SCU21131013‑1436
16th209409Aspen ChamberlinDorchester Sailing ClubU19‑1815161243
17th182627Christine StathamBurton Sailing ClubM1513‑181644
18th198962Ellen Gunton M17(UFD)171751
19th220514Millie LewisMedway YCU19(DNC)DNCDNCDNC60
ILCA 6 Men's Fleet
1st221327Tom RawlingsLyme Regis Sailing ClubU17241‑67
2nd222281Archie Munro‑PriceCastle Cove Sailing ClubU191‑9348
3rd221318Toby WaggettDerwent Reservoir Sailing ClubU17‑2852512
4th221583Freddie MaclavertyRWBSWCU178‑134113
5th215685Ben AndersonGurnard Sailing ClubU175‑115313
6th201872Hugh AndrewsBlackwater SCU19‑926816
7th216115Jon EmmettWeir Wood SCM73‑8717
8th220823Spirit AldersonDerwent Reservoir Sailing ClubU17467‑917
9th222776Samson CrossShorehamU173710‑2520
10th224685Lewis BaconLeigh and LowtonU19‑19191121
11th185604Nathan RussellRHYCU19‑161213227
12th215383Thomas BatesYorkshire Dales SCU21615‑251233
13th223072Cameron McDaidLargs SCU171314‑181340
14th212400Will HakesParkstone Yacht ClubU171510‑191843
15th212943Monty DesforgesGuernsey Yacht ClubU19‑1716141444
16th219391Ruairi HerringtonLargs Sailing ClubU19181911‑3048
17th213611Tristan SomervilleHelensburghU171221‑381548
18th202542Julien ShawyerChew Valley Lake Sailing ClubM201712‑2749
19th225211Billy MorrisDelph Sailing ClubU1721821‑2250
20th218986William BrownIsland Barn Reservoir Sailing ClubU19‑3020201050
21st226295Ethan WildRipon Sailing ClubU17142517‑2656
22nd220097Oscar BartlettHayling IslandU17‑2424151958
23rd210220Mortimer mastindabchicksU1710‑37272360
24th219884Corneille Leprince U17‑2722162462
25th221319Edward Roberts‑StrawCBYCU1911‑40223669
26th220518Fred BuckleyYorkshire Dales Sailing ClubU17231830‑4271
27th213540Lucas SymonsIsland Barn Reservoir Sailing ClubU17‑3333231672
28th128980Jacob BlakewayTrimpley Sailing ClubU17‑4326243282
29th223452Kieran Vanhoutte U1722‑32313184
30th170613Harry WemyssHickling Broad SC/Snowflakes SC/GYGSC/NBU192935‑422185
31st219798Will Taylor U17‑3130262985
32nd177899Peter Stroia‑WilliamsLittleton Sailing ClubM2527‑413890
33rd185722Finlay ToddIsland Barn Reservoir SCU193639‑461792
34th216114Robbie HudsonRoyal Lymington YCU19322933‑3994
35th137250Jose Azevedo M3738‑432095
36th221586Max Guiguet‑Belcher U173423(UFD)4097
37th220732Oliver YatesIsland Barn SCM35‑43342897
38th213572Oliver WillettThorpe Bay Yacht ClubU1726‑45284498
39th209933Julian LloydNotts County SCM‑4036293398
40th192844Tom YatesGurnard Sailing ClubU17‑39283537100
41st151347Howard FinnGreat Moor SCU19‑38313634106
42nd223450Sam ClarkeGlossop Sailing ClubU19‑41343935108
43rd183208Andrew Seal M42‑443741125
44th221580Rhys Primrose A‑46424043125
45th201861Xavier GoujonHuntsM45‑473247129
46th223458Rory FreestoneDelph Sailing ClubU17‑47414446131
47th222765Wilf ToveyMumbles / TATAU1744‑464545134
48th212144Oliver RogersChase SCU19(DNC)DNCDNCDNC147

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