County Cooler 2026 at Notts County Sailing Club
by David Eberlin 28 Jan 13:01 GMT
24-25 January 2026
The 2026 Notts County Sailing Club County Cooler had a good entry with over twenty dinghies and ten windsurfers. It was cool but not freezing and there was a light to moderate wind, and that rare commodity on Saturday of sunshine (most of the time).
Martin Hayhoe the Race Officer set a double beat course with reaches and near runs giving a good variety for a handicap fleet, the results show the variety at the top.
The first race was won by Jake Willars (Notts County) in a Phantom, the second by Kevin Hope and Andy Stewart (Notts County) in a Fireball. Third in both of Saturdays races was Jamie Mawson in an RS600.
Saturdays final race was won by Kevin & Andy, with Christine Statham in an ILCA 6 from Burton second and Jake third. The top three were close together at the end of Saturday with only a few points separating them, so all to play for on Sunday.
Sunday was drizzly and much less wind, Jamie Mawson won the two races, with Kevin & Andy second in both and Jake third and forth. The final results saw Kevin and Andy just winning by a point from Jamie Mawson, with Jake a few points behind. First youth was Hayden Moore (Notts County) in an Aero, and First Lady Christine Statham in an ILCA 6.
Twelve windsurfers entered, mainly from Burton Sailing Club, Gerry Ball from Notts County had five straight wins in the Raceboard unlimited class, with Sam Birch (Burton) second, Joe Falkner (Burton) third. In the younger Techno fleet Benjamin Boles (Burton) won every race, with Esme Hartsell (Burton) second in two races and third in the other two.
More photos www.ncsc.org.uk/county-cooler-2026
The Midlands Winter Series continues at the following venues:
Dinghy Results:
| Pos | Class | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | FIREBALL | 15133 | KEVIN HOPE | ANDY STEWART | NOTTS COUNTY SC | ‑2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2nd | RS600 | 1001 | JAMIE MAWSON | | NOTTS COUNTY SC | 3 | 2 | ‑7 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3rd | PHANTOM | 1036 | JAKE WILLARS | | NOTTS COUNTY SC | 1 | ‑4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 4th | AERO 7 | 1156 | HAYDEN MOORE (YOUTH) | | NOTTS COUNTY SC | (DNC) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 5th | ILCA 6 | 224742 | CHRISTINE STATHAM | | BURTON SC | 6 | 5 | 2 | ‑11 | 5 | 18 |
| 6th | AERO 6 | 4373 | REBECCA OGDEN | | NOTTS COUNTY SC | 7 | 6 | 4 | ‑13 | 7.5 | 24.5 |
| 7th | K1 | 181 | CHRIS SWALLOW | | BURTON SC | 4 | ‑8.5 | 8.5 | 5 | 7.5 | 25 |
| 8th | ILCA 7 | 224297 | CHARLES MILES‑HAYLER | | NOTTS COUNTY SC | (RET) | 8.5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 28.5 |
| 9th | ILCA 6 | 174537 | CHARLOTTE JONES | | OGSTON | 10.5 | 7 | 8.5 | 9 | ‑11 | 35 |
| 10th | ILCA 7 | 123661 | NEIL CHADBORN | | NOTTS COUNTY SC | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | ‑19 | 37 |
| 11th | ILCA 6 | 189200 | MIKE HEAP | | OGSTON | 5 | (RET) | 10 | 18 | 9 | 42 |
| 12th | RS400 | 950 | JON WILLARS | NICOLA WILLARS | NOTTS COUNTY SC | 12 | ‑18 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 |
| 13th | MIRACLE | 4114 | GRAHAM WATTS | HELEN JACKS | STAUNTON HAROLD | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | (DNC) | 48 |
| 14th | AERO 7 | 1214 | ROSS RYAN | | NOTTS COUNTY SC | 10.5 | ‑16 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 49.5 |
| 15th | COMET | 895 | CHRIS FOWLER | | OGSTON | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | ‑17 | 51 |
| 16th | FIREBALL | 14457 | CILLAIN DYNE (YOUTH) | PHILL DYNE | NOTTS COUNTY SC | 17 | 13 | ‑19 | 17 | 12 | 59 |
| 17th | ILCA 6 | 197924 | AUBURN TURNER (YOUTH) | | OGSTON | 15 | 15 | 14 | ‑16 | 15 | 59 |
| 18th | SOLO | 5856 | BRIAN FISHER | | NOTTS COUNTY SC | 14 | 17 | 18 | ‑20 | 18 | 67 |
| 19th | SCORPION | 2049 | DAVID SNUTCH | NICK ORGLES | NOTTS COUNTY SC | 16 | (RET) | 17 | 19 | 16 | 68 |
| 20th | TOPPER 4.2 | 36182 | ISAAC DICKENSON (JUNIOR) | | NOTTS COUNTY SC | 18 | 14 | 20 | 21 | (DNC) | 73 |
| 21st | ILCA 7 | 175375 | IAIN BOND | | STAUNTON HAROLD | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 12 | 14 | 74 |
| 22nd | AERO 5 | 1459 | ARIADNE DOEL | | NOTTS COUNTY SC | RET | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 93 |
| 23rd | EUROPE | 65 | ISABEL RITCHIE (YOUTH) | | NOTTS COUNTY SC | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 22 | DNC | 94 |
Winsurfer Results:
| Pos | Class | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 9.5 | 961 | GERRY BALL | NOTTS COUNTY SC | ‑1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2nd | 9.5 | 801 | SAM BIRCH | BURTON SC | 2 | ‑3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3rd | ?? | 804 | JOE FAULKNER | BURTON SC | ‑3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 4th | 8.5 | 808 | MARK HARTSELL | BURTON SC | 4 | 4 | ‑6 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 5th | 7.8 | 273 | BENJAMIN BOLET (YOUTH) | BURTON SC | ‑5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 6th | 5 | 3565 | ESME HARTSELL (YOUTH) | BURTON SC | ‑8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 7th | 7.8 | XX | OSCAR WILLIS (YOUTH) | BURTON SC | 6 | 6 | 4 | (DNC) | DNC | 29 |
| 8th | 5.8 | 689 | ROLAND MALONEY (YOUTH) | BURTON SC | 7 | 8 | ‑11 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 9th | 7.8 | 3473 | WILLOW WOOLHOUSE (YOUTH) | BURTON SC | 10 | ‑11.5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 35 |
| 10th | 6.8 | 8570 | BELINA BOLET (YOUTH) | BURTON SC | ‑11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 36 |
| 11th | 7.8 | 73 | CLARA MALONEY (YOUTH) | BURTON SC | 9 | ‑11.5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| 12th | 6.8 | 44/842 | ALAN WEATHERSTONE (YOUTH) | BURTON SC | ‑12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 44 |