GJW Direct Phantom Super Series 2025 - Overall

Nick Orman wins the GJW Direct Phantom Super Series 2025 © Andy Smith

The 2025 Phantom Super Series, sponsored by GJW Direct saw competitive racing across seven venues, showcasing the best of single-handed sailing in the UK.

Finally, at this year's Inland Championship at Grafham Water (May 2026), the 2025 prize-giving was finally held, with 11 of the qualifiers receiving their prizes. At the Castle Cove event this last weekend, Nick Orman, the 2025 Super Series overall winner, was presented with the Super Series Salver.

For the 2025 series, one event was held in each of our racing regions, plus our Inland and National Championships, at:

• Stone Sailing Club (5-6 April)
• Northampton Sailing Club (26-27 April)
• Burton Sailing Club - Inland Championships (7-8 June)
• Lee-on-the-Solent Sailing Club (19-20 July)
• Bassenthwaite Sailing Club (9-10 August)
• Hooe Point Sailing Club - National Championships (19-21 September)
• Royal Western Yacht Club - Final Fling (11-12 October)

With strong entries across the series, 20 sailors qualified (a further 16 were just one event short!). Peaking at 57 boats on the water for the Nationals — the competition was fierce and the standard of sailing exceptional.

The series not only celebrated individual sailing excellence but also the spirit of the Phantom class with friendly, yet very competitive racing. With venues ranging from coastal waters to inland lakes, and conditions varying from a drifter to mental, the GJW Direct Phantom Super Series was a great test of versatility and skill.

The 2025 GJW Direct Phantom Super Series top three were...

1st - Nick Orman (Castle Cove SC)

Nick dominated the second half of the series with top podium finishes. His performance at Castle Cove and the two final events on Plymouth waters, including a close second at the National Championships demonstrated consistently excellent sailing, earning him the overall win.

2nd - Sam Coxon (Chase SC)

Sam showed great form, competing in four events and maintaining a strong average. His ability to stay within the top five across multiple venues secured him second place overall.

3rd - John Harrison (Rudyard Lake SC)

John's standout result came at the Northampton Open, where he finished top of the podium. His constant performances were strong enough to earn him third place overall, highlighting the impact of quality over quantity in the series scoring.

2026 Series update

We are now mid-way through the 2026 Super Series, which started with the results from the 2025 National Championships in Plymouth last September and will culminate at Lee-on-Solent in late July, covering a wide variety of regional events as follows:

• Hooe Point - National Championships (19-21 Sept 2025)
• Yorkshire Dales (25-26 April)
• Stone (9-10 May)
• Optimum Time Inland Championships at Grafham Water (16-17 May)
• Castle Cove (23-24 May)
• Northampton (13-14 June)
• Lee-on-Solent (25-26 July)

As it currently stands, there are seven qualifiers who have competed in at least three out of the five events held so far, with a further 26 sailors who have already sailed in two events and can therefore qualify by entering either one or both of the remaining events at Northampton and Lee-on-Solent.

The current holder of the "yellow jersey" is Titch Wayling from Northampton, but the top of the leaderboard is quite tight and a good number of the other already qualifiers, as well as most of those with only two results in the bag, could easily influence the overall standings after the final two events have been completed.

This year's GJW Direct Super Series prize-giving will be held on the Saturday evening of the 2026 National Championships to be held at Tenby Sailing Club from the 3rd to 6th September 2026.

So, you know what you need to do to get into the chocolates on the Saturday night!