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Switch UK Championship at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy - Overall

by Mark Jardine 29 Sep 2025 15:41 BST 26-28 September 2025

There were uncertain glances towards the waters of Portland Harbour as the fleet rigged on Sunday for the deciding day of the inaugural Switch One Design UK Championship.

The North-Westerly breeze was light and bandy, leading many to worry that they'd end up lowriding while those in the puffs would sail around them. As it was, the forecast breeze came in, providing the foiling fuel for the sailors to strut their stuff.

At the top of the fleet Fin Dickinson and Sam Whaley went into the day on equal points, thanks to the unique 'daily ranking' scoring system, so it was all on the line. Fin took wins in the first two races, with Sam just behind him in the first race, but then fast-improving youth sailor James Crossley and female superstar Hattie Rogers took second and third respectively in the second race, relegating Sam to fourth.

Sam bounced back with a win in race 3, but Fin was right on his tail to wrap up the win overall, and Matt Beck pulled off a storming result in the final race with a win cementing his place on the podium.

Kyle Stoneham, who recently finished second in the UK Moth Championship finished fourth and first Master overall, and is fast getting to grips with what modes make the Switch go fast. With his dedication to foiling, and determination to win, he'll undoubtedly be a name to watch as the fleet grows. Matt Reid and double Olympic medallist Simon Hiscocks completed the Masters podium.

James Crossley, as top youth, was the lucky recipient of a Cyclops smartlink atto, and will now be able to consistently measure and then set vang load, thanks to this tiny marvel of technology which is heavily used by the top Moth sailors. Hugh Doyle and Ben Anderson completed the youth podium.

Hattie Rogers and Elysia O'Leary mixed it up in the female fleet, with Hattie using all her racecraft to finish eighth overall, showing bursts of awesome speed at times. Louisa Nordstrom finished third on the female podium.

The Switch is off to a fantastic start in the UK, with the event universally hailed as a huge success. Demo, new and used boats are available, so contact to book your go in the fastest one-design foiling monohull around.

With 60 boats at the recent Global Championship, the Switch is taking off on the continent, with high female and youth turnouts pointing to more future growth. A shipment of new boats is arriving in the USA imminently, as this truly global class sets up for a stellar 2026. Is it time for you to make the switch?

Many thanks indeed to sponsors Ronstan, Vaikobi, Element 6, Cyclops and Shock Sailing for their support!

Final Day Results:

PosBoat NameNatSail NoHelmGenderR1R2R3R4Pts
1OnlyfinsGBR1047Fin DickinsonM112‑34
2WhaleGBR1129Sam WhaleyM241(RET)7
3 GBR1082Matt BeckM‑55319
4 GBR1041Kyle StonehamM3‑76413
5SaraGBR1075Rosgo BanhamM464‑1514
6 GBR4James CrossleyM102‑12517
7 GBR1080Matt ReidM7‑118217
8 GBR1103Hattie RogersF83‑9617
9shockGBR1126Simon HiscocksM685‑919
10 GBR8James Percival‑Cooke 9107‑1426
11 GBR1070Sam JonesM(UFD)911727
12 IRL1043Elysia O'LearyF1112‑14831
13 GBR1021Hugh DoyleM13‑14101235
14 GBR1092Ben AndersonM12‑15131136
15 GBR10Isabelle FellowsF1413‑151340
16 USA1Louisa NordstromF(DNC)16DNS1046
17 GBR1081Al LuxfordM15‑17161647
18 GBR1128Drew BarnesM(DNC)DNCDNCDNC60

Overall Results:

PosBoat NameNatSail NoHelmGenderDay 1Day 2Day 3Pts
1OnlyfinsGBR1047Fin DickinsonM1‑212
2WhaleGBR1129Sam WhaleyM‑2123
3 GBR1082Matt BeckM‑3336
4 GBR1041Kyle StonehamM‑7549
5SaraGBR1075Rosgo BanhamM‑10459
6 GBR4James CrossleyM5‑9611
7 GBR1080Matt ReidM‑97714
8 GBR1103Hattie RogersF6‑13814
9 GBR8James Percival‑Cooke ‑1861016
10shockGBR1126Simon HiscocksM‑88917
11 GBR1070Sam JonesM‑12111122
12 IRL1043Elysia O'LearyF‑11101222
13 GBR1128Drew BarnesM4‑1818.522.5
14 GBR1021Hugh DoyleM‑18121325
15 GBR1092Ben AndersonM‑15141428
16 USA1Louisa NordstromF13‑181629
17 GBR10Isabelle FellowsF14‑151529
18 GBR1081Al LuxfordM‑16161733

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