Abersoch Mirror Week 2026 Overall

by An extremely impressed spectator 22 Aug 16:25 BST 17-21 August 2026

If you ever needed proof that Mirror sailors thrive on drama, Friday 21st August delivered it in style. Two perfect races were planned in a neat little Northerly 10-12 knots - the sort of breeze that makes PRO Phil rub his hands together like a man about to finally get two clean starts way.

Naturally, the fleet disagreed.

After two false starts, several questionable life choices, and the traditional outbreak of "Who, me?", Phil unleashed the Flag of Doom. This worked instantly, as it always does. A couple of boats were publicly shamed for their misdemeanours, everyone behaved like angels, and Race 9 finally got under way.

Friday: The McGrane Masterclass

Friday belonged to the McGranes, who tip-toed through the tricky starts with the elegance of people who definitely didn't cause the earlier chaos.

A 2nd and a 1st pushed them up to 2nd overall, proving once again that Mirror Week is the spiritual home of role reversal — Dad Ben crewing for daughter Evelyn, who is clearly in charge and should probably be running the country.

Gold Fleet: The Red Rocket

The overall winners were the red boat we all admired yesterday — Matt McGovern, with Albie and Bodhi crewing like absolute legends.

They won comfortably, consistently, and with the sort of calm competence that makes the rest of us wonder if they've secretly installed a small engine.

Completing the podium were Nick Charles & Seb in Skittles, who not only sailed brilliantly but also used the prize-giving to remind everyone that the Mirror Worlds 2027 will be held in Poole Harbour at Parkstone YC.

Consider this your official warning.

Silver Fleet: The Battle of the Nearly-Golds

After Wednesday's split, the Silver Fleet turned into a delightful scrap featuring boats who were very determined to prove they should've been in Gold.

The podium:

1. Elsa Nicholas - 19th overall
Ottille & Xanthe Humphrey (Newley SC)
2. Simply Gorgeous - 26th overall
Alistair Dickson & daughter (Royal Anglesey YC)
3. Crackerjack - 31st overall
Guy & Bella Jackson (SCYC)

Gaff-Rigged Fleet: The Wooden Warriors

This was arguably the most competitive fleet of the week — four boats finishing 52nd, 53rd, 55th, and 56th, proving that gaff-rig sailors are built differently.

Topaz (George Edwards & Teddy Allison) took the win by half a point, beating Globbits (George Coop & Nathaniel Pritchard Jones) to claim the beloved Nutkin Galleon — a trophy so beautiful it should probably have its own security detail.

Special mention to Thetis (Charlie Merrick & Oscar Jackson), combined age 20, who finished every race, including Thursday's spicy conditions.

Winner of the Young Sailors Award, and future destroyers of adult fleets everywhere.

The Irish Invasion

The Irish contingent arrived with enthusiasm, charm, and a tug-of-war team that... well... let's just say it was spirited rather than successful.

They joined every event with gusto, humour, and a level of sociability that made the rest of us look like hermits.

We sincerely hope to see them again next year — ideally with a slightly larger tug-of-war squad.

The team Ireland girls in Bluebelle Millie Nelson and Hannah O'Mera swept all aside them and won the prestigious Tish Fildes Plate so you will most definitely have to return next year..

Additional Awards & Final Thoughts

And now, to the final flourish of the week — the awards that truly capture the spirit, chaos, and creativity of Mirror sailing.

Hei Hei & The Turner Sisters

The Turner sisters of Hei Hei graced the beach in a different costume every single day. Mermaids on Monday, Turtles on Tuesday, possibly tax accountants on Wednesday — nobody is quite sure and penguins on Friday... Their award was extremely fitting. Well done indeed.

Seamanship award

Crazy Cat and Kamikaze two local boats who couldn't be separated in more ways than one..well done to all the crews involved really too many to mention here.

The first wooden boat

Chris Massey and Annabelle in Little Wing 22nd place from Hollingworth Lake.

Next Year

Dates have been set for 2027: 15th August to 20th August. And it's the 30th anniversary of the event, so rumours are swirling that a special commemorative T-shirt may be commissioned.

Prepare yourselves. Fashion history is coming.

A Final Thank You

To all competitors who travelled far and wide — your enthusiasm, energy, and joie de vivre lift the whole event. You inspire the young sailors, terrify the PRO, and delight the spectators. Long may it continue.

Until next time...

A very impressed spectator

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Club	Fleet	Rig	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1st	70920	Lightening McQueen	Matthew McGovern	Albie / Bodhi McGovern	SSSC	Gold	bermuda	[9]	1	5	[11]	4	2	4	5	1	4	26
2nd	71038	Anna	Evelyn McGrane	Ben McGrane	Netley SC	Gold	bermuda	2	[26]	[10]	10	3	9	5	7	2	1	39
3rd	70961	Skittles	Nicholas Charles	Seb Charles	Netley	Gold	bermuda	[12]	9	7	7	7	3	3	1	5	[12]	42
4th	70719	Fireflash	Ross Kearney	Freddie / Elliott Kearney	RNIYC	Gold	bermuda	14	6	1	12	5	8	[15]	8	[16]	2	56
5th	71053	Lightning Storm	Ted Dobson	Ian Dobson	HISC	Gold	bermuda	6	5	[24]	14	11	1	1	2	[17]	17	57
6th	70493	Pocket Rocket	Paul Hayden	Evangeline / Adrian Hayden	Lymington Town Sailing Club	Gold	bermuda	1	12	2	1	[13]	12	8	11	[15]	10	57
7th	71059	Ariel	Jonny McGovern	Milo / Nell / Betsy McGovern	Port Dinorwic	Gold	bermuda	[19]	10	3	8	8	15	[20]	3	13	3	63
8th	7072	Squirt	Ally Potts	Nicole Potts	Netley SC / Burghfield SC	Gold	bermuda	18	2	[19]	5	2	4	17	[19]	7	9	64
9th	70922	Wave Catcher Too	Toby Wincer	Molly & Hedley Wincer	Hayling Island SC	Gold	bermuda	3	[28]	12	[17]	9	7	13	10	6	5	65
10th	71078	Stitch	Simon Potts	Hayley Potts	Netley / Burghfield	Gold	bermuda	7	[15]	9	9	14	5	12	[24]	4	11	71
11th	70936	Moana	Paul Davies	Samuel	RHYC	Gold	bermuda	17	4	6	[18]	10	11	2	18	8	[21]	76
12th	70639	Whistler	Neil Baker	Fionn / Rory Baker	Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club	Gold	bermuda	5	3	14	4	12	[74 (UFD)]	22	16	3	[74 (BFD)]	79
13th	71045	Amazon	David Steed	Alex Steed	Netley SC	Gold	bermuda	20	[34]	13	2	1	6	16	[74 (DNC)]	19	7	84
14th	70721	Ruby Papa	JP Marks	Clara / Ellie Marks	Dalgety Bay	Gold	bermuda	[24]	14	[23]	3	6	14	7	6	20	16	86
15th	71072	Zog	Tom Halhead	Sam Halhead	Llandegfedd SC	Gold	bermuda	[21]	13	8	6	17	13	6	14	10	[19]	87
16th	71065		Chris Martin	Harriet Martin	Burghfield sailing club	Gold	bermuda	4	[30]	16	22	16	[74 (UFD)]	9	20	14	6	107
17th	70667	Instant Custard	Joe Adams	William Adams	Oxford Sailing Club	Gold	bermuda	13	20	4	21	21	[30]	10	[22]	12	8	109
18th	71042	Marmalade	Adam McGovern	Betsy McGovern	Hollingworth Lake SC	Gold	bermuda	10	8	18	13	[23]	[25]	21	15	21	22	128
19th	70987	Elsa	Christian Humphrey	Xanthe / Ottilie Humphrey	Netley Sailing Club	Silver	bermuda	[74 (DNS)]	[74 (DNC)]	28	20	15	24	14	9	9	13	132
20th	71081	'‑	Tim Freeman	Joshua Freeman	Netley Sailing Club	Gold	bermuda	8	7	26	24	26	22	[38]	30	[37]	34	177
21st	70806	Cheetah	Tom Crompton	Theo / Ralph Crompton	Scyc	Gold	bermuda	28	11	25	25	28	[31]	23	12	[40]	25	177
22nd	70224	Little Wing	Chris Massey	Annabelle Massey	Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club	Gold	bermuda	[36]	31	32	19	29	18	11	13	24	[33]	177
23rd	70072	Poseidon	Nikki Noble	Ernie / Abel Noble	Spinnaker yacht club	Gold	bermuda	16	16	15	[34]	25	20	33	31	[35]	24	180
24th	70834	Sugar 'n' Spice	Summer Greenland	Katie Archer	HISC / RTYC	Gold	bermuda	29	33	11	[35]	[39]	10	26	27	30	26	192
25th	71060	Snowdrop	Keira McGrane	Roz McGrane	Netley SC	Gold	bermuda	15	[32]	31	16	27	19	27	32	25	[74 (BFD)]	192
26th	69912	Simply Gergeous	Alistair Dickson		RAYC	Silver	bermuda	[74 (DNC)]	[74 (DNC)]	21	40	22	17	25	17	29	28	199
27th	71069	Scribble	James Eastbury	Felix / Jemima Eastbury	Gresford SC	Gold	bermuda	23	[44]	37	28	24	[74 (RET)]	19	4	27	40	202
28th	69746	Flash Bang Wallop	Hannah Blore	Hester Bonner	Gresford Sailing Club	Gold	bermuda	[32]	17	20	27	32	[34]	28	26	32	20	202
29th	71074	Dory	Julia West	Hazel West	Leigh and Lowton SC	Gold	bermuda	[31]	21	[36]	26	19	29	29	28	26	31	209
30th	70525	Warhorse	Scott Bonner	Erin Bonner	Homeless	Gold	bermuda	35	22	22	29	[41]	21	32	[74 (DNC)]	31	18	210
31st	70703	CrackerJack	Guy Jackson	Bella Jackson	SCYC	Silver	bermuda	11	[74 (DNC)]	[74 (DNC)]	NC)	33	23	24	21	23	14	223
32nd	71062	PAUL	Kirsty Mitchell	Harry / Louie Mitchell	Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club	Gold	bermuda	38	27	17	30	30	36	[74 (DNC)]	[74 (DNC)]	18	27	223
33rd	71027	Maverick	Lee Thomas	Harry / Jake Thomas	Southport	Silver	bermuda	[42]	36	[38]	36	18	16	18	29	36	36	225
34th	71079	Panther	Ben Crompton	Isla / Raf / Luca	SCYC	Silver	bermuda	33	25	34	[74 (DNC)]	34	27	30	[74 (DNC)]	22	23	228
35th	71083	Tangfastic	Rupert Searle	Richard Searle	Netley / Hamble River	Gold	bermuda	26	[37]	27	23	37	35	[40]	23	28	37	236
36th	71063	Viper	Chris Robinson	Alex Robinson	Royal Windermere YC	Silver	bermuda	[74 (OCS)]	42	39	15	20	26	[74 (RET)]	ET)	11	15	242
37th	70810	Smarties	Edith Charles	Juliet Charles	Netley	Gold	bermuda	51	24	33	33	35	28	[74 (DNC)]	[74 (DNC)]	34	29	267
38th	71084	Wilder Lawless	Lucy Searle	Rosy Searle	Netley / Hamble River	Gold	bermuda	27	[39]	29	32	38	37	36	[74 (DNC)]	38	39	276
39th	71073	NoLo	Dave Kent	Lowenna Lowry‑Kent	Hooe Point Sailing Club	Gold	bermuda	30	[48]	30	39	[48]	39	37	25	45	43	288
40th	71070	Pougleizer	Sam Smith	Freddie Nelson & Harriet	Blessington Sailing Club	Silver	bermuda	[46]	[45]	40	38	31	40	31	36	39	38	293
41st	70557		Ryan Coulter	Caroline Coulter	Sligo Yacht Club	Silver	bermuda	[43]	38	[47]	37	40	38	34	35	42	30	294
42nd	70737	Swallow	Louise Steed	Daniel Steed	Netley Sailing Club	Gold	bermuda	34	47	35	31	42	44	45	[74 (DNC)]	[51]	41	319
43rd	57235	Jaffa cake	Awel & Kate Williams	Awel / Efa Williams	Clwb Hwylio Y Felinheli	Silver	bermuda	45	35	42	[74 (DNC)]	44	32	39	[74 (DNC)]	48	35	320
44th	NED 7	Rumble Fish	Georgina / Matt Bromley	Sebastian Bromley	Budworth SC	Silver	bermuda	41	41	41	43	36	33	[74 (BFD)]	[74 (RET)]	33	63	331
45th	70724	Captain Underpants	Steve Chatten	Max / Kit Chatten	Netley SC	Gold	bermuda	37	19	43	41	52	[74 (DNC)]	43	[74 (DNC)]	41	NC)	350
46th	70837	NA	Lucy Coulter	Dara Coulter	Sligo Yacht Club	Silver	bermuda	[49]	40	46	44	49	49	35	[74 (DNC)]	43	44	350
47th	69513	Bluebelle	Molly Nelson	Hannah O'Meara	Blessington Sailing CLub	Silver	bermuda	[61.5]	[62.5]	44	45	46	43	47	33	53	42	353
48th	70513	Honeychu	Jewels Vass		Reading SC	Silver	bermuda	52	18	45	42	43	45	[74 (RET)]	37	[74 (DNC)]	NC)	356
49th	70899	Maverick	Edward Hodgetts	William / Henry Hodgetts	SCYC	Silver	bermuda	44	29	51	[52]	51	[55]	49	41	44	52	361
50th	66918	Spidey	Jemima Fildes	Bertie / Charlie Fildes	SCYC	Silver	bermuda	25	54	50	47	53	[62]	50	[74 (UFD)]	49	56	384
51st	70972	Surfs Up	Ron Vass		Reading SC	Silver	bermuda	50	23	61	46	[63]	51	52	[74 (DNC)]	54	55	392
52nd	58625	Topaz	George Edwards	Teddy Allison	SCYC	Silver	gaff	[59]	52	58	53	[60]	52	41	38	56	47	397
53rd	23109	Globbits	George Coop	Nathaniel Pritchard Jones	SCYC	Silver	gaff	61.5	46	[62]	50	47	47	42	[74 (DNC)]	50	54	397.5
54th	70816	Racing Demon	Tom Leach	Neil / Arthur Leach	SCYC	Silver	bermuda	48	51	49	49	54	42	56	[74 (DNC)]	[63]	51	400
55th	64050	Scamp	Kaye Evans	Freya / Elijah Evans	WLYC	Silver	gaff	56	43	59	48	57	48	44	[74 (DNC)]	[61]	45	400
56th	56985	Chickaletta	Malcolm Marsden	Joshua Robinson / Charlotte/Oliver Kirby	Royal Windermere YC	Silver	gaff	60	49	52	51	45	41	[74 (DNC)]	[74 (DNC)]	55	48	401
57th	708061	YoYo	Ben/Clare Smith	Florence Smith	SCYC	Silver	bermuda	64	50	53	[74 (DNC)]	50	46	46	[74 (DNC)]	59	46	414
58th	70562	A Close Shave	Reuben Nelson	Lena O'Meara	Blessington Sailing Club	Silver	bermuda	55	[64]	48	54	55	53	51	[74 (DNC)]	47	53	416
59th	AUS 70274	Polar Bear	Paul Traill	Saoirse Traill	HISC	Silver	bermuda	57	55	[67]	60	[67]	58	48	34	62	57	431
60th	70967	Little ‘L’	Cooke Family	Harry / Lucy / James / Felicity Cooke	SCYC	Silver	bermuda	39	53	54	56	56	50	[74 (RET)]	[74 (DNC)]	57	ET)	439
61st	71018	Irene III	Wilfred Chantler	Callum / Ottilia / Hugo Chantler	SCYC	Silver	bermuda	[68]	65	[66]	62	58	54	57	39	66	49	450
62nd	70339	kamikaze	Caoimhe Schofield	Caitlin Schofield	BLSC	Silver	bermuda	47	[66]	57	59	[68]	63	59	43	64	60	452
63rd	69357	Thetis	Charlie Merrick	Oscar / Louie Merrick	Budworth	Silver	gaff	54	61	60	58	[64]	61	54	45	60	[62]	453
64th	70861	Dee 1	Paul Anderson	Leah Anderson	Dee Sailing Club	Silver	bermuda	40	60	55	55	[74 (DNC)]	[74 (DNC)]	NC)	NC)	46	59	463
65th	70002	Crazy Cat	Henry and Jack Lucas	Poppy Lucas	SCYC	Silver	gaff	[66]	58	[69]	57	66	57	53	46	65	61	463
66th	44372	Pink Rainbow	Leo Mitton	George Haines		Silver	gaff	[67]	57	65	64	65	60	55	42	[74 (RET)]	66	474
67th	55947	Hei Hei	Megan Turner	Isobelle / Thomas Langsdale	SCYC	Silver	gaff	[69]	62.5	64	61	61	56	[74 (DNC)]	40	67	64	475.5
68th	70240	Tango	Charles HInton	Alexander Hinton	SCYC	Silver	gaff	65	67	[68]	63	62	59	58	44	[68]	65	483
69th	7105	Blue Belle	Nick Hawkins	Edward / Jessica Hawkins	N/A	Silver	bermuda	63	56	56	[74 (RET)]	59	[74 (DNC)]	NC)	NC)	52	50	484
70th	54453	Elsa	Matt Mee	Annabel / Ben / Oliver	Burghfield / Red Wharf Bay	Silver	bermuda	22	[74 (DNC)]	[74 (DNC)]	NC)	ET)	NC)	NC)	NC)	ET)	32	498
71st	70691	Squid	Jamie Uren	Alice Uren	SCYC	Silver	bermuda	53	[74 (DNC)]	[74 (DNC)]	NC)	ET)	NC)	NC)	NC)	58	58	539
72nd	70862	Dee 2	Duncan swinson	Oliver	Dee sailing club	Silver	bermuda	58	59	63	[74 (RET)]	[74 (DNC)]	NC)	NC)	NC)	NC)	NC)	550
73rd	70989	Dead Red	Mark Richmond	Frank Richmond	Trearddur Bay Sailing Club	Silver	bermuda	[74 (DNC)]	[74 (DNC)]	NC)	NC)	NC)	NC)	NC)	NC)	NC)	NC)	592