Junior National Schools Championship at Itchenor Sailing Club
by Ryan Breach 6 Jul 14:25 BST
23-24 June 2025

Junior National Schools Championship at Itchenor © Kirsty Bang
The 2025 Junior Schools Week at Itchenor Sailing Club, sponsored by Magic Marine, brought together 89 RS Fevas for exhilarating youth sailing in beautiful Chichester Harbour. Despite some challenging wind conditions, the Race Team managed to get six great races away and the young competitors rose to the occasion, with exciting and high calibre racing across the fleet.
Defending champion Cassius Day from Ryde School, crewed by Fallon Day, retained his title in style with a near-perfect scoreline of five bullets and a third place across the six races. Their consistent dominance reaffirmed their place at the top of junior school sailing.
The contest for the remaining podium positions was closely fought, with Zoe Lomas-Clarke and Will Ahlheid of Weydon School finishing second, just ahead of Thomas Knight and Ted Reynolds from Chichester Free School, who took third overall.
The Junior National Schools Championships play a vital role in developing the UK's youth sailing talent, and 2025's edition was yet another showcase of the passion, skill and sportsmanship of the next generation.
Day 1 - Races 1 to 3
With the wind holding steady at 15-19 knots, 80 of the 89 boats took to the start line for Race 1. Zoe Lomas-Clarke and Wil Ahlheid from Weydon School took an early lead up the first beat and held off the chasing pack, led by local sailors Rupert and Felix Garlick from Chichester Free School.
Race 2 saw the Uniform Flag catch out a couple of boats at the start. Cassius and Fallon Day (Ryde School) and Thomas Knight and Ted Reynolds (Chichester Free School) battled up the first beat, before Cassius and Fallon pulled away downwind to hold off a spirited challenge from Thomas and Ted.
In Race 3, with the tide beginning to ebb, sailors had to fight hard to stay behind the line at the start. Leading boats chose the channel to benefit from the tidal flow up the beat. Cassius and Fallon led from the front, chased by Zoe and Wil, Thomas and Ted, and Rafe Bradley and Hannah Yates. But the leaders couldn't be caught, leaving the rest to battle for podium positions. Zoe and Wil, along with Thomas and Ted, edged out Rafe and Hannah to round out the top three.
Day 2 - Races 4 to 6
With the forecast looking increasingly ominous, all eyes were on the weather. After discussion with schools and the race committee, the RO made the call to proceed, aiming to complete the full six-race programme.
Race 4 saw Cassius and Fallon continue their impressive performance with another dominant win. Zoe and Wil kept the pressure on, while Oscar Lay and Billy Hoodless (RGSG) sailed a strong race to take third place and threaten the leaders' dominance.
Race 5 followed a similar pattern, with the wind holding and the tide easing. Cassius and Fallon extended their lead once again, leaving the rest to fight for second. Thomas and Ted secured their only podium of the day, closely followed by Zoe and Wil.
Race 6 brought high drama, with a remarkable 19 Black Flags issued after the first general recall — including to Zoe and Wil, effectively handing the regatta win to Cassius and Fallon. They sealed the deal with yet another race victory, meaning Cassius successfully defended his 2024 title, this time with family crew Fallon. The BFD mayhem opened the door for a surprise podium finish by Freddie Jones and Freddy Woodruff (Churcher's College), with Oscar and Billy picking up another solid result in third.
Many thanks to Magic Marine for sponsoring the event and the prizes, to Paul Ward (RO) and the race management team for running an excellent regatta, to the Itchenor house Team lead by the exceptional Chef Danny for providing breakfast and post-race supper for 180 competitors, teachers and helps each day, and, finally, to all the teachers and parents who supported the sailors.
Prize Winners:
1st - Cassius & Fallon Day (Ryde School) - Feva Event Trophy Winners
2nd - Zoe Lomas-Clarke & Wil Ahlheid (Weydon School)
3rd - Thomas Knight & Ted Reynolds (Chichester Free School)
4th - Rafe Bradley & Hannah Yates (Cowes Enterprise School)
5th - Freddie Jones & Freddy Woodruff (Churcher's College)
All-Girl Prize: Iris Pearce & Ava Popova (Sevenoaks School)
Team Prize (best 3 boats from a school): Chichester Free School
- Thomas Knight & Ted Reynolds
- Rupert & Felix Garlick
- Callum Aldridge & Arthur Reynolds
Overall Results:
Pos | Sail No | School | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
1st | 6611 | Ryde School | Cassius Day | Fallon Day | ‑3 | ‑1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2nd | 5144 | Weydon School | Zoe Lomas‑Clarke | Will Ahlheid | 1 | ‑5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | (BFD) | 8 |
3rd | 1023 | Chichester Free School | Thomas Knight | Ted Reynolds | 4 | 2 | 3 | ‑12 | 2 | ‑23 | 11 |
4th | 6540 | Cowes Enterprise College | Rafe Bradley | Hannah Yates | 5 | 4 | 4 | ‑20 | 4 | ‑12 | 17 |
5th | 4461 | Churcher's College | Freddie Jones | Freddy Woodruff | 6 | 6 | ‑7 | 4 | ‑10 | 2 | 18 |
6th | 821 | Chichester Free School | Rupert Garlick | Felix Garlick | 2 | 3 | ‑9 | 6 | (UFD) | 8 | 19 |
7th | 5 | RGSG | Oscar Lay | Billy Hoodless | 8 | ‑9 | 8 | 3 | ‑23 | 3 | 22 |
8th | Sevenoaks Feva 1 | Sevenoaks School | Iris Pearce | Ava Popova | 7 | 8 | 5 | ‑24 | 6 | ‑17 | 26 |
9th | BC) | Ryde School | Bear Baker | Elsie Jenkinson | ‑19 | 7 | ‑11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
10th | 6318 | Bohunt School | Amelia Kent | Daisy Gates | ‑20 | ‑14 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 37 |
11th | 6958 | Priestlands School | Ruby Coster | Isla Hutchinson | 10 | (UFD) | 17 | 7 | 5 | (BFD) | 39 |
12th | 1479 | Brookfield Community School | Lucas Keen | Joel Keen | 13 | ‑39 | ‑33 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
13th | 6258 | The Portsmouth Grammar School | Wilbur Palmer Ward | Monty Holden | 11 | 13 | 10 | ‑31 | ‑19 | 14 | 48 |
14th | 6321 | King Edward VI School | Beth Llewellyn | Abi Llewellyn | 15 | 12 | 14 | ‑22 | ‑16 | 13 | 54 |
15th | 3112 | Chichester Free School | Callum Aldridge | Arthur Reynolds | 17 | ‑28 | 13 | 5 | ‑33 | 25 | 60 |
16th | 5174 | Bishop Luffa School | Isla Hill | Lucy Pitts | 9 | 21 | ‑28 | ‑33 | 27 | 4 | 61 |
17th | 6272 | Brookfield Community School | Jack Ward | William Grice | ‑42 | 30 | ‑32 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 64 |
18th | 9100 | Royal Hospital School Holbrook | Kyan Jowers | Bay Ommanney‑Terry | ‑36 | 11 | (DNC) | 13 | 12 | 28 | 64 |
19th | TBC | Ryde School | Jasper Jenkinson | George Newman | ‑37 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 9 | (DNS) | 69 |
20th | 7806 | Portsmouth High School | Isabella Pickup | Elsie Upton‑Brown | (RET) | 10 | 20 | ‑26 | 21 | 21 | 72 |
21st | 8643 | King Edward VI School | Thomas Hill | Hughie Pemberton | 12 | 17 | 21 | ‑42 | 24 | ‑42 | 74 |
22nd | 4890 | Brookfield Community School | Finlay Rhodes | Max ASQUITH | 26 | 27 | (DNC) | 16 | 8 | ‑40 | 77 |
23rd | 4103 | Brookfield Community School | Sophie Le Grice | Megan Cerrato | ‑33 | 15 | ‑37 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 77 |
24th | 9097 | Royal Hospital School Holbrook | Cici Sun | Elise Davison | 14 | 23 | 23 | ‑32 | 18 | (DNC) | 78 |
25th | 6123 | Priestlands School | Olivia MacAlister | Seb Wells | ‑41 | 22 | 26 | ‑27 | 25 | 11 | 84 |
26th | Sevenoaks Feva 7 | Sevenoaks School | Samuel Horsley | Fin Tarrant | 28 | 16 | (DNC) | 11 | 32 | (DNC) | 87 |
27th | 9079 | Royal Hospital School Holbrook | Benjamin Wilton | Ava Charnick | 18 | ‑33 | 24 | 23 | ‑49 | 22 | 87 |
28th | 8326 | Seaford College | Ludo Kameen | Henry Mandiwall | 23 | 32 | (DNC) | 17 | ‑41 | 18 | 90 |
29th | 6165 | Tormead School | Amber Giumali | Audrey Giumali | 29 | 19 | ‑35 | 28 | ‑58 | 20 | 96 |
30th | Sevenoaks Feva 2 | Sevenoaks School | Nick O'Doherty‑Veru | Elie Sabanci | ‑44 | 29 | 12 | 36 | ‑56 | 24 | 101 |
31st | 7 | Bohunt School | Laura Jubb | Greg Boddy | 39 | 18 | 27 | ‑40 | 17 | (BFD) | 101 |
32nd | 6381 | Bishop Luffa School | Benjamin Gardner | Zac Robst | 27 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 21 | 44 | 15 | 107 |
33rd | 5779 | The Portsmouth Grammar School | Beaulah Wilson | Honor Michell | 22 | 38 | 25 | ‑66 | 22 | (BFD) | 107 |
34th | 5044 | The Petersfield School | Kate Charlesworth | Isaac Lovell | 21 | 37 | 42 | ‑55 | ‑43 | 10 | 110 |
35th | Sevenoaks Feva 5 | Sevenoaks School | Torben Brown | Felix Worthington | 35 | ‑49 | 31 | 15 | ‑45 | 29 | 110 |
36th | Sevenoaks Feva 4 | Sevenoaks School | Peggy Chambers | Sophia Sheridan | 25 | 25 | 30 | ‑47 | ‑31 | 30 | 110 |
37th | 112 | Chichester Free School | Liberty Aldridge | Sophie Cath | 32 | 24 | 29 | ‑53 | ‑37 | 27 | 112 |
38th | 6047 | Cowes Enterprise College | Barney Hall | Jack Harrison | 30 | ‑34 | ‑46 | 30 | 20 | 33 | 113 |
39th | 7654 | The Portsmouth Grammar School | Amelia Davies | Lauren Barber | ‑61 | ‑53 | 18 | 25 | 53 | 19 | 115 |
40th | 1284 | Seaford College | Arthur Pattison | Rufus De La Haye | 48 | ‑74 | 36 | 35 | 13 | (BFD) | 132 |
41st | Sevenoaks Feva 6 | Sevenoaks School | Poppy‑Grace Dixon‑Lyon | Charlotte Murdock‑Smith | 16 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 50 | 34 | 35 | 135 |
42nd | 622 | Bishop Luffa School | George Phillips | Ben Stewart | ‑45 | 36 | (DNC) | 29 | 29 | 43 | 137 |
43rd | Sevenoaks Feva 3 | Sevenoaks School | Ben Halton | Neil Gandhi | 43 | 40 | 19 | 45 | ‑67 | (BFD) | 147 |
44th | 7741 | Alleyns School | Sophie Fox | Belle Francis | 24 | 20 | 16 | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | 150 |
45th | RGSG Feva 3 | RGSG | Alexander Jones | George Guise | 47 | 31 | 38 | 37 | ‑66 | (BFD) | 153 |
46th | 6258 | The Portsmouth Grammar School | Ben Jeffery | Ella Krasniqi | 38 | 43 | (DNC) | 34 | 39 | (DNC) | 154 |
47th | 6157 | Bishop Luffa School | Tom Mealing | Ted Probee | 40 | 35 | 40 | 41 | ‑50 | (BFD) | 156 |
48th | 5704 | Brookfield Community School | Maxwell Edwards | Leo Moss | ‑71 | 69 | 22 | 43 | 26 | (DNC) | 160 |
49th | ESC 3 | The Petersfield School | Emma Lovell | Ella Gardiner | ‑57 | ‑67 | 41 | 38 | 55 | 26 | 160 |
50th | MCS 2 | Magdalen College School | James Unwin Magdalen College School | Tbc 2 | ‑49 | 44 | 39 | ‑64 | 48 | 31 | 162 |
51st | 6740 | Bishop Luffa School | Orla Jones | Alice King | ‑67 | 47 | 43 | 46 | 30 | (BFD) | 166 |
52nd | TBC | Magdalen College School | Finn Lawrence | Jonathan Cohen‑Kadosh | 34 | (UFD) | 34 | 62 | ‑65 | 41 | 171 |
53rd | 0 | Bishop Luffa School | Olaf Storton | Freddie Wakeling | ‑50 | ‑59 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 34 | 178 |
54th | Kings School 33 | Kings School | Iggy Reynalds | Oscar Skelton | 52 | 45 | (UFD) | 44 | 40 | (DNC) | 181 |
55th | 6037 | Sherborne School | Hugo Horsley | Alex Pemberton | 31 | 55 | (DNC) | 57 | 42 | (DNC) | 185 |
56th | TBC | Magdalen College School | Otto Teutenberg | Matteo Basso | ‑79 | 56 | 44 | 51 | 38 | (DNC) | 189 |
57th | MCS 1 | Magdalen College School | Yash Mohindra | Clement Gowri‑Shankar | (RET) | 52 | 45 | ‑63 | 62 | 32 | 191 |
58th | 5015 | Churcher's College | Theo Nichols | Isobel Crossley | 56 | 51 | 55 | (DNC) | ‑64 | 38 | 200 |
59th | 6569 | The Portsmouth Grammar School | Theo Marshall‑Lee | Samuel Jolly | 60 | 50 | (DNC) | 39 | 51 | (BFD) | 200 |
60th | TBC | Magdalen College School | Yohann Khanna | Ted Lake | ‑68 | ‑65 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 37 | 204 |
61st | Kings School 77 | Kings School | Richard Xu | Nathan Chan | ‑69 | 41 | 50 | 69 | 46 | (DNC) | 206 |
62nd | 8723 | Bishop Luffa School | Noah Chisnall | Henry Fraser | ‑64 | 62 | 53 | 56 | 36 | (BFD) | 207 |
63rd | 5045 | Hurstpierpoint College | Imogen Fry | Nelly Hewlett | 46 | 46 | 61 | 54 | ‑68 | (BFD) | 207 |
64th | Kings School 88 | Kings School | Kevin Geng | Daniel Liu | ‑66 | 63 | 47 | 52 | 52 | (BFD) | 214 |
65th | 6323 | Ditcham Park School | Wilbur de la Haye | Austyn Bowen‑Perkins | ‑78 | 58 | 63 | 60 | 35 | (DNC) | 216 |
66th | RGSG Feva 2 | RGSG | Toby Lay | Hugh Bayne | 54 | 42 | 58 | 65 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 219 |
67th | tbc | Churcher's College | James Crossley | Toby Stratton‑Brown | 62 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 67 | 63 | 36 | 228 |
68th | tbc | Bishop Luffa School | Ari Hayman | Sienna Weller | 63 | 61 | 48 | 58 | ‑70 | (DNC) | 230 |
69th | TBC | Midhurst Rother College | Archie Pearson | Emily Summerfield | 55 | 73 | 51 | 68 | ‑74 | (BFD) | 247 |
70th | 6315 | Midhurst Rother College | Wilf Mee | Vika Tarieieva | 70 | 64 | 60 | ‑73 | 59 | (BFD) | 253 |
71st | RGSG Feva 1 | RGSG | Innes Lamb | Cameron Sibbald | 72 | 54 | (UFD) | 71 | 57 | (DNC) | 254 |
72nd | TBC | Portsmouth High School | Izzy Carkeet | Leila Gould | 58 | 48 | 62 | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | 258 |
73rd | RGSG Feva 4 | RGSG | Rory Mitchelle | Josh Gainsford | (RET) | (DNC) | UFD | 61 | 69 | 39 | 259 |
74th | 2763 | Mayfield School | Katherine Pearce | Rose Squires | 75 | 75 | 52 | ‑77 | 60 | (BFD) | 262 |
75th | TBC | Bishop Luffa School | Ollie Robst | Louie Falkner | 65 | 71 | 57 | 70 | ‑72 | (BFD) | 263 |
76th | 5464 | Brookfield Community School | Pippa Clark | Alexa Moss | 74 | 60 | 56 | 75 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 265 |
77th | 2022 | Seaford College | Jack Addison | William Whittaker | 53 | 66 | 59 | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | 268 |
78th | 2215 | St Swithun's | Alice Merron | Freya Henderson | ‑76 | 68 | 64 | 72 | 71 | (DNC) | 275 |
79th | 5143 | Churcher's College | Edward Slinger | Rafe Braiser | 73 | 70 | (RET) | 74 | 61 | (DNC) | 278 |
80th | 7104 | Bishop Luffa School | Oscar Stephens | Oliver Rutter | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | 78 | 75 | 44 | 287 |
81st | PGS 3 | The Portsmouth Grammar School | Rory Butterfield | Cameron Wilson | 51 | 57 | (RET) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 288 |
82nd | 2603 | Huish Episcopi Academy | Freddie Wilson | Casper Rawbone | 77 | (DNF) | (DNC) | 49 | UFD | BFD | 306 |
83rd | 8952 | Churcher's College | Eddie Kershaw | Harry Cleife | (DNC) | 72 | (DNC) | 76 | RET | DNC | 328 |
84th | 8424 | Priestlands School | Eddie Grealish | Cai Mecklenburgh | 59 | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 329 |
85th | DQ1 | The Portsmouth Grammar School | Sophia Hillary | Jessica Monk | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | RET | 73 | BFD | 343 |
86th | 6871 | Sherborne School | Ellie Oddie | Daisy Heron | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 360 |
86th | 5710 | Bishop Luffa School | Ollie Fillery | Dylan Allen | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 360 |
86th | 8666 | Churcher's College | Morwenna Cockburn | Martha Warrillow | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 360 |
86th | 1159 | Chichester Free School | Toby Cath | Leo Beresford | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 360 |

