RS Feva GP5 / Inland Championships 2026 at Draycote Water Sailing Club
by Chrissie Le Petit 5 May 13:23 BST
25-26 April 2026
RS Feva GP5 / Inlands at Draycote Water © Jonathan Louis
Our grand finale sailed us straight to the Midlands at Draycote Water Sailing Club with 25 Fevas attending looking forward to racing with their friends, positioning in the series and getting some fleeting racing in before the Nationals!
Saturday morning saw glorious sunshine but, plot twist—no wind in sight! Sailors on the shore reviewed their rigging with the class coach Duncan west while hoping for some wind to appear.
By the afternoon, still no wind! With the AP over A flag flying, families were left to their own devices for the rest of the day.
Come Sunday morning, the sun was back, and—hooray!—a light breeze decided to join us. Sailors hit the water, and the races were on!
Race 1 - Cass Day & Harry O'Callaghan (8762) from Royal Victoria Yacht Club claiming the first win of the day. In second was the Scottish Brothers Cameron & Finlay Ritchie (5441) from Aberdeen & Stonehaven Yacht Club. Third Place went to Clarissa Jackson & Elsie Munro (8377) from St Mary's Loch Sailing Club.
Race 2 - Cass & Harry (8762) claiming a second bullet. William West & Wilfred Summers (4993) from Starcross Yacht Club next in second, and claiming third place was Hannah Yates & Fallon Day (6611) from Royal Victoria Yacht Club and Gurnard Sailing Club.
Race 3 - Will & Wilfred (4993) claiming their first bullet in the series. In second was Cass & Harry (8762), and taking third place was another Starcross Yacht Club Feva, Tom Solly & Luke Keighley (8034).
Race 4 - Cass & Harry (8762) taking the last bullet of the series. Brothers Oscar & Rory Davenport (8658) from Bassenthwaite Sailing Club claiming second place, and Will & Wilf taking a third.
With four races completed sailors came ashore with smiles, with snapshots of joy courtesy of Jonathan Louis. Though the light conditions tested everyone's patience, spirits remained high.
We capped off the weekend with our GP5 prize-giving, sending sailors home before darkness fell.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 8762 | Cassius Day | Harry O'Callaghan | Royal Victoria YC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2nd | 6868 | Olly Dowson McGill | Rory Bubb | Royal Lyminton YC | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 3rd | 4993 | William West | Wilfred Summers | Starcross YC | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| 4th | 8658 | Oscar Davenport | Rory Davenport | Bassenthwaite Sailing Club | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 5th | 6611 | Hannah Yates | Fallon Day | Royal Victoria YC / Gurnard SC | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| 6th | 8034 | Tom Solly | Luke Keighley | Starcross YC | 10 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 |
| 7th | 5441 | Cameron Ritchie | Finlay Ritchie | Abderdeen & Stonehaven Yacht Club | 2 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| 8th | 8377 | Cllarissa Jackson | Elsie Munro | St Mary's Loch SC | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 40 |
| 9th | 1036 | Charlotte Caldecott | Henry Bath | Rutland | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 42 |
| 10th | 8187 | Reuben Uglow | Felix McGill | OSC | 13 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 45 |
| 11th | 7076 | Amelia Danniels | Edward Daniels | North herts east beds SC and NPC | 7 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 45 |
| 12th | 8994 | Grace Allen | Gracie Bullen | Bassenthwaite | 15 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 48 |
| 13th | 4850 | Esme Hatsell | Pavla Vernik | Middle Nene / Burton SC | 12 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 49 |
| 14th | 8230 | Oliver Rendal | Dan Wright | Claires Court Race Team | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 59 |
| 15th | 7000 | Florence Louis | Hannah Illingworth‑Hofmann | IBRSC | OCS | 14 | 17 | 6 | 64 |
| 16th | 8739 | Arthur Rogers | Rory Luddington | Corinthian Otters | 17 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 65 |
| 17th | 3 | Felix Reason | Jacob Sims | Claires Court Race Team | 18 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 65 |
| 18th | 5560 | Manu Gosling | Alec Sheerin | MCS | 21 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 67 |
| 19th | 8294 | Harry Miller | Ben Havelock | Claires Court Race Team | 8 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 68 |
| 20th | 910 | Andrew Reekie | Reuben Allen | Bassenthwaite | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 69 |
| 21st | 8651 | Amelia Caldecott | Wilf Kendrick | Rutland | 9 | 17 | 25 | UFD | 78 |
| 22nd | 8286 | Henry Adamson | Freddie Carpenter | Claires Court Sailing Squad | 16 | 19 | 18 | UFD | 80 |
| 23rd | 5 | Matteo Basso | Samuel Joseph | MCS | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 90 |
| 24th | 8243 | Monty Morgan | Flynn Seligman | Claires Court Sailing Squad | 22 | OCS | 23 | 21 | 93 |
| 25th | 8295 | Isaac Jackson | Ben Tan | Claires Court Sailing Squad | 24 | 21 | 24 | UFD | 96 |
| 26th | 1287 | Harry Wilson | Molly Wilson | Filey SC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 108 |
1st School Boat - Reuben Uglow & Felix McGill (8187) from Cokethrope School.
A hearty thank you to our class sponsor Rooster, Draycote Water Sailing Club for hosting our event, Fernhurst books for supplying some prizes and being present during the event. Thank you also to our tireless volunteers, and the dedicated parents and coaches.
We look forward to seeing you next month for our 2026 Nationals at Plas Heli, North Wales.