TridentUK RS400 Northern Tour 2026

TridentUK RS400 Northern Tour 2026 - Halfway update

by Sally Campbell 4 Aug 18:07 BST

TridentUK RS400 Northern Tour at Leigh & Lowton © Paul Hargreaves Photography

At the halfway point in the 2026 tour, we have a leaderboard with the top scores reading 4,5,6,7,8 and and 8 boats counting a podium finish for at least one event!

Following their win at the Lord Birkett, Hamish Gledhill and Ross Southwell, West Riding SC are in pole position, one point ahead of Hollingworth's Richard and Heather Marsh, with Jon Gorring and Derek, Blackwood and Fleetwood in 3rd.

32 pairs on the score sheet, from 20 clubs, are testament to the ongoing popularity of the RS400 in the North of England, and with older, but highly competitive boats available at very good prices, it's great to see some new young pairs in the fleet.

Northern Tour visitors from the likes of Oxford, Hayling Island, Aberdeen & Stonehaven and Dalgety Bay, illustrate the standard of the racing. As we go into the lead-up to the Noble Marine National Championship, we predict that the top sailors from the Northern contingent will make the headlines, but also want to emphasise that all RS4090 sailors, whether Nationals top 10 or complete newbies are most welcome at all of our events, including the Nationals, where there will be silver fleet and spot prizes to be won.

Results so far:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	Leigh	Cars'ton	Ullsw'ter	Pts
1	1511	Hamish Gledhill	Ross Southwell	West Riding SC		3	1	4
2	1150	Richard Marsh	Heather Marsh	Hollingworth Lake	1		4	5
3	1555	Jon Gorringe	Derek Hill	Blackpool & Fleetwood	2	4		6
4	1401	Alastair Rimmer	Ollie Brown	Bassenthwaite SC		5	2	7
5	1453	John Reekie	James Reekie	Bassenthwaite SC	3		5	8
6	1460	Dave Exley	Harry Fox/Dee Osmond	Leigh & Lowton SC		2	9	11
7	1492	Martin Penty	Dave Borrett/David Grice	Beaver Sailing Club		1	10	11
8	1456	Phil Davenport	Robin Dawson	Bassenthwaite SC	5		8	13
9	1428	Wayne Fletcher	Jess Roberts	Scaling Dam	7	6		13
10	1318	Louise McKeand	Sean Ratcliffe	Leigh & Lowton SC	6	8		14
11	1242	Keith Escritt	Harry Fox	Yorkshire Dales SC	4		13	17
12	1461	Caroline Exley	Jonathan Bullen	Leigh & Lowton SC		7	12	19
13	1479	Jon Willars	Nicola Willars	NCSC		10	17	27
14	1133	Tom Ellis	Simon Moss	Leigh & Lowton SC		13	19	32
15	498	Alistair Coates	Evie Coates	Budworth SC			3	37
16	1191	Jamie Tylecote	Ben Tylecote	Rutland SC			6	40
17	1524	Stuart Hallman	Anna Walsh	Leigh & Lowton SC			7	41
18	515	Harry King	Matthew Flatters	Scaling Dam	8			42
19	1148	Nick Hunt	Sam Hunt	Scaling Dam		9		43
20	1554	David Nicklin	Anne Nicklin	Beaver Sailing Club			11	45
21	1029	John Cunningham	Nicky Cokayne	Carsington SC		11		45
22	861	Gerard Barron	Neil Conney	Carsington SC		12		46
23	1410	Jacob Ainsworth	Philip Cowans	Tynemouth SC			14	48
24	1383	Phil Robinson	Tim Cresswell	Carsington SC		14		48
25	1437	Justin Smith	Sarah Batchelor	Tynemouth SC			15	49
26	683	Matthew Bell	Anthony Bell	Oxford SC		15		49
27	1518	Ben Williamson	Steve Gridley	Ripon SC			16	50
28	1265	Colin Davies	Naomi Moran	Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC			18	52
29	1523	Neil McLellan	Isla McLellan	Dalgety Bay SC			20	54
30	1216	Rick Boyce	Sam Smith	Ullswater YC			21	55
31	486	George Coles	Helen Virag	Hayling Island SC			22	56
32	687	Will Russell	Natalie Smith	Grafham Water SC			23	57

Next up on the TridentUK Northern Tour is GNAC, Bassenthwaite, 19/20 September, but ahead of that we have:

Scottish Championships, Aberdeen and Stonehaven Regatta, 15/16 August

Part of the Rooster National Tour
2 days sailing and a BBQ for £45 will offset the travel costs!

Noble Marine National Championships, Hayling Island, 10-13 Sept
39 RS400s on the list so far, with rumours of a few more looking to enter, 4 days racing, top table Q&A, buddy system to help newer sailors and a fun laid-back social scene.