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Leigh & Lowton's Junior Winter Regatta and Northern Feva Championships 2025

by Lindsay Welfare 9 Jan 12:02 GMT 4 January 2025
Junior Winter Regatta at Leigh & Lowton © Lindsay Welfare

Following the torrential rain of New Years Eve, and the looming forecast of snow, 36 Junior and Youth sailors from across the northern region travelled to Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club for the Junior Winter Regatta and Northern Feva Championships on Saturday 4th January. They were rewarded with 3 races in light, chilly but dry conditions.

With an ESE breeze filling in gently as sailors arrived, Mike Baldwin and his team set up a trapezoid course with the start just off the club which made for good spectating and emergency trips ashore for repairs.

Two races were sailed before lunch in an average 3.5 knots. Feva 5424 Laia and Oscar from Ullswater had a consistent lead, with those chasing deciding in light airs that not flying the kite may be a better option on the leeward legs. In the handicap fleet, Annabelle from Hollingworth led the toppers in both races but was beaten in the first race by Alex from LLSC in his Optimist.

Everyone was ready for a warm lunch and a chance to thaw out hands and feet, before launching again for a third race in similar conditions. The handicap fleet had a general recall but got away clear under black flag. The Fevas had close racing, with Isobel and Isla from West Kirby SC winning, and Poppy winning the handicap race to make it a family affair.

Boats were packed away swiftly before prize-giving and everyone headed home, before snow fell across the northern region.

Thank you to OOD Mike Baldwin, the race and rescue team, galley team for supplying us with hot drinks and food, and particularly sailors and their supporters for braving the forecast and supporting the event, including 10 Fevas from the region showing the strength of Feva sailing in the north, including 5 boats from Windermere School.

The LLSC Winter Series continues with Tipsy Icicle starting 5th January and continuing until middle March.

Handicap Fleet Results:

PosClassSail NoHelmCrewClubPYR1R2R3Pts
1stTopper48719Anabelle Bramwell Hollingworth1369‑2123
2ndOPTIMIST5500Alex Welfare Leigh and Lowton16281‑545
3rd29ER2223George SpenceHarriet WoodYorkshire Dales89542‑76
4thTopper47299Poppy Armstrong Budworth1369‑8617
5thTopper48258Benjamin Smallwood Budworth1369‑10437
6thTopper49303Tristan Shaw Budworth136953‑138
7thLASER RADIAL/ ILCA 6206472Ben Welfare Leigh and Lowton11543‑869
8thOPTIMIST6013Lochlyn Grant Leigh and Lowton16286(DNC)511
9thRS TERA SPORT3829Aggie Priestley Ullswater144577‑1014
10thTopper48707Xavier Bramwell Hollingworth1369‑119817
11thTopper49191Naythan Twiggs Budworth1369910‑1119
12thTopper47354Lucy‑Laura Miller Sheffield Viking1369‑1211920
13thTopper48216Thomas Carrig Winsford Flash1369‑14121224
14thRS TERA SPORT4402Rory Davenport Bassenthwaite14451313‑1426
15thRS TERA SPORT2353James Bridgeman Leigh and Lowton1445(DNF)DNCDNC34
15thTopper48606Annabel Hayfield Hollingworth1369(DNC)DNCDNC34

RS Feva Results:

PosSail NoHelmCrewClubR1R2R3Pts
1st5424Laia PriestleyOscar DavenportUllswater11‑32
2nd3792Isobal SandowIsla ArmstrongWest Kirby/Trearddur Bay‑3213
3rd8854Zach WilliamsonHayden GridleyRYYC5‑727
4th8994Grace AllenGracie BullenBassenthwaite2‑657
5th8794Oscar ManningPoppy MossRipon‑6347
6th5554Jennifer BrookerAnna SutcliffeWindermere44‑88
7th5566George AllenEthan LewisWindermere‑85712
8th5542Holly JohnsonElizabeth JohnsonWindermere7‑8613
9th5545Charlie CowellFaye ClancyWindermere99‑1018
10th5552Rafaela GouldAuthur AllenWindermere‑1010919