Noble Marine & Sailingfast ILCA 6 Autumn Qualifier (Q6) at Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy

by Iris Singleton 26 Oct 2023 16:07 BST 21-22 October 2023

This weekend saw the second of the ILCA qualifiers at WPNSA which ran in a very similar way to the last. The fleet of 76 ILCA 6s was split into four flights for a qualifying series on day one before being separated into a gold and a silver fleet for day two. The weather was a little warmer and the wind a little stronger than the previous event making it a tough, but enjoyable weekend.

Saturday began with northerly wind of 9-11 knots meaning a long beat out of the harbour and into Weymouth Bay. There was a short postponement before the ILCA 7s started their first race however, within minutes, conditions changed quite drastically bringing heavy wind and rain, and a large left shift. The race was quickly abandoned, and, after some course adjustment, all fleets managed to start their first race, now in a breezy 22-25 knots of wind.

In the red and green fleet, Alfie Noel led at the first windward mark and protected his position well throughout the race, only being beaten by Hamish Collingridge who won the race with Carys Attwell coming in 3rd. In the yellow and blue fleet, another Collingridge took the win with Daisy in 1st, Mathilda Nicholls in 2nd and Jon Emmett in 3rd. The race was a real test of physical endurance while sailors had to remain conscious of the frequent shifts as the wind came over the surrounding hills and through Weymouth town.

Noble Marine & Sailingfast ILCA 6 Autumn Qualifier (Q6) at Weymouth - photo © Lotte Johnson / www.lottejohnson.com

This test of stamina continued into the second race as the wind continued to build to a high of 30 knots and there were little to no opportunities for significant gain, with small shifts and the wind consistently random across the course. A good start, clear lane and flat boat were essential and, proving their skills in these areas, nearly all the same sailors took the podium positions once again.

In the third race, the wind shifted left and dropped quite significantly, steadily decreasing further throughout the race. This led to a very different race to the other two and a different group of sailors at the top, apart from Daisy Collingridge and Mathilda Nicholls who achieved race wins once again.

Noble Marine & Sailingfast ILCA 6 Autumn Qualifier (Q6) at Weymouth - photo © Lotte Johnson / www.lottejohnson.com

After day one, the top 39 sailors were assigned to the gold fleet with the remaining sailing in silver, which made for some very tight racing in both fleets on Sunday. Due to the lighter wind of 14-20 knots and west/south-west wind direction, racing took place in Portland harbour for all fleets.

The conditions were relatively unchanging throughout the day and all three races were mainly about getting a good start and playing the shifts. With a closely packed fleet, the downwind leg was also a key area for gaining and losing with difficult decisions between pressure or sailing a shorter distance.

The final race of the day for gold fleet saw a considerable left shift and a black-flag start meant that getting off the line and finding a clear lane to hold on port was vital but tricky. Across all three races, Daisy, Mathilda and Jon dominated the top three positions with only Freddie Sunderland managing to sneak in with a third in the second race of the day.

Noble Marine & Sailingfast ILCA 6 Autumn Qualifier (Q6) at Weymouth - photo © Lotte Johnson / www.lottejohnson.com

At the end of the event, Daisy Collingridge came out on top with 5 bullets across the weekend, Mathilda Nicholls came in 2nd and Jon Emmet finished in 3rd as first male and first master. An impressive performance put Hamish Collingridge in 4th overall and first U19 male while first U19 female was Carys Attwell. Third female and first U21 female was Charlotte Videlo, who achieved three top 5 results over the weekend, and first U17 was Alfie Noel.

Silver fleet was won by U19 sailor Kaitlyn Wyatt after consistent racing throughout the event and Noah Evans and Edward Smith came in 2nd and 3rd.

As always, a huge thank you to the sponsors of the event - Sailingfast, Ovington, Noble Marine and Rooster - as well as all the volunteers, both on and off the water, who make these events possible.

Noble Marine & Sailingfast ILCA 6 Autumn Qualifier (Q6) at Weymouth - photo © Lotte Johnson / www.lottejohnson.com

ILCA 6 Gold Fleet Results:

Pos	Nat	Sail No	Helm	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	F1	F2	F3	Pts
1	GBR	221584	Daisy Collingridge	Waldringfield SC	1	1	1	‑3	1	1	5
2	GBR	219894	Matilda Nicholls	Aldeburgh Yacht Club	2	1	1	1	2	‑3	7
3	GBR	216115	Jon Emmett	Weir Wood SC	3	2	‑5	2	4	2	13
4	GBR	221631	Hamish Collingridge	Waldringfield SC	1	4	7	4	‑14	12	28
5	GBR	221800	Robin Phipps	Parkstone Yacht Club	11	4	2	6	‑15	7	30
6	GBR	214203	Alfie Noel	Stokes Bay SC	2	3	4	‑19	18	5	32
7	GBR	221501	Fred Salter	Gurnard Sailing Club	‑16	3	2	13	5	9	32
8	GBR	214007	Jack Graham‑Troll	Royal Lymington Yacht Club	7	8	‑12	10	7	4	36
9	GBR	221854	Charlotte Videlo	Frensham Pond SC / Stokes Bay SC	4	5	10	5	‑19	14	38
10	GBR	221236	Archie Burton	Beaver	8	11	5	‑12	6	8	38
11	GBR	222470	Freddie Sunderland	Draycote Water	7	6	9	‑26	3	17	42
12	GBR	221585	Carys Attwell	Rutland SC	3	2	20	8	‑26	13	46
13	GBR	221490	Leo Yates	Island Barn SC	14	9	3	7	13	‑20	46
14	GBR	223458	Joe Rowe	Draycote Academy	4	9	6	11	‑23	16	46
15	GBR	223460	Henry Redmond	Covenham SC	5	10	15	‑31	11	6	47
16	GBR	215206	Roo Purves	East Lothian Yacht Club	5	6	8	22	8	‑26	49
17	GBR	221583	Freddie Maclaverty	RWBSWC	12	‑14	6	14	10	10	52
18	GBR	219660	Rhys Powell		10	12	9	9	17	‑18	57
19	GBR	223088	Iris Singleton	Draycote Water SC	9	8	13	17	‑21	11	58
20	GBR	222281	Archie Munro‑Price	CCSC & RLYMYC	13	11	3	23	9	‑32	59
21	GBR	221327	Tom Rawlings	Lyme Regis Sailing Club	‑26	5	7	15	25	21	73
22	GBR	210022	Julien Rohart		17	13	21	16	12	‑34	79
23	GBR	222775	Edwin Cross	Shoreham	15	13	11	27	‑29	15	81
24	GBR	215383	Thomas Bates	Yorkshire Dales SC	12	15	13	21	22	‑24	83
25	GBR	214074	Samuel Osborne	Royal Victoria yacht club	13	16	18	20	20	‑25	87
26	GBR	206959	Toby Smith	Rutland SC / Royal Hospital School	6	7	19	30	‑33	22	84+5
27	GBR	218432	Honor Procter	Cardiff Bay YC	14	18	31	18	16	‑39	97
28	GBR	220041	Ian Gregory	Frensham Pond SC & Stokes Bay SC	10	7	25	33	‑35	23	98
29	GBR	222776	Samson Cross	Shoreham	8	17	27	28	‑30	19	99
30		219391	Ruairi Herrington	Largs Sailing Club	6	19	8	‑37	36	31	100
31	GBR	220823	Spirit Alderson	Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club	18	14	11	32	‑37	27	102
32	GBR	185604	Nathan Russell	RHYC	20	20	14	25	24	‑28	103
33	GBR	209949	Poppy Luxton	Restronguet SC	18	12	10	‑38	27	38	105
34	GBR	214560	Amelie Hacker	Aldeburgh YC / Rutland SC	9	18	16	35	‑39	29	107
35	GBR	212008	Samantha Edwards		15	10	28	29	32	‑33	114
36	GBR	211145	Lewis Bacon	Leigh and Lowton	29	22	12	24	28	‑35	115
37	GBR	201706	Hugh Andrews	Blackwater SC	(UFD)	16	4	34	38	30	122
38	GBR	216513	Megan Thomson	Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club	25	15	19	‑36	31	36	126
39	GBR	212943	Monty Desforges	Guernsey Yacht Club	19	23	15	‑39	34	37	128

ILCA 6 Silver Fleet Results:

Pos	Nat	Sail No	Helm	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	F1	F2	F3	Pts
1	GBR	222770	Kaitlyn Wyatt	Shoreham SC / Papercourt SC	‑21	21	17	4	9	5	56
2	GBR	223080	Noah Evans	Royal Victoria Yacht Club	27	‑29	20	2	3	7	59
3	GBR	216616	Edward Smith	chipstead	(DNF)	19	16	7	13	6	61
4	GBR	217435	Olly Mayo	Gurnard SC	17	25	‑30	14	6	1	63
5	GBR	203312	Lauren Irons	Papercourt SC / Island Barn RSC	21	‑28	28	5	10	3	67
6	CHN	217034	Yizhuo LIU	Beijing Sailing Center	29	17	17	8	7	(DNC)	78
7	GBR	204013	Lauren Attwell	Rutland SC	‑26	21	21	12	8	18	80
8	GBR	214960	Lucy Davis	RSrnYC & RTYC	20	20	22	(UFD)	4	15	81
9	GBR	223089	Jessica Watson	Guernsey Yacht Club	28	‑32	25	6	12	11	82
10	GBR	220514	Millie Lewis	Medway YC	28	‑29	29	3	19	4	83
11	GBR	223674	Steve Jackson		16	‑23	18	13	15	21	83
12	GBR	220441	Finlay Cochrane	Yorkshire Dales & Draycote Water	‑32	25	23	10	16	13	87
13	GBR	213678	Derin Can Soyer		(RET)	DNC	DNC	1	1	2	88
14	GBR	213520	Filip Wojcik	Hythe Sailing Club / Royal Lymington Yac	22	‑37	24	19	5	20	90
15	GBR	204915	Cameron Bignold‑Kyles	Lymington Town Sailing Club	30	36	14	(UFD)	2	12	94
16	GBR	223085	Felicity Angell	Draycote Water Sailing Club	24	26	22	11	11	‑27	94
17	GBR	222765	Flo Tovey	Cardiff Bay YC / TATA	‑31	22	26	21	17	9	95
18	GBR	220776	Alexander Van Doren	Oxford Sailing Club / Abingdon School Sa	22	‑33	26	16	14	22	100
19	GBR	208325	Dru Townsend	Portishead Yacht & Sailing Club	11	30	30	9	21	(DNC)	101
20	GBR	216431	Oliver Gatton		25	‑34	29	18	24	10	106
21	GBR	221508	Billy Morris	Delph Sailing Club	23	24	‑32	27	27	8	109
22	GBR	217000	Gretel Haines	Gurnard Sailing Club	‑32	27	23	15	18	31	114
23	GBR	218865	Maia Delin	WPNSA	19	28	‑31	26	28	17	118
24	GBR	203965	Oliver Hirst	Scammonden Water Sailing Club	24	26	27	17	‑33	24	118
25	GBR	219658	Will Dyson	Delph SC	23	27	32	23	(BFD)	14	119
26	GBR	215417	Stella Nygard	Draycote Water Sailing Club	30	(DNS)	DNC	28	20	19	139
27	GBR	209979	Jack McCormick	Parkstone YC	34	32	(DNC)	25	23	28	142
28	GBR	198827	Joseph Henderson	Welsh Harp Sailing Club	‑34	31	33	31	32	16	143
29	GBR	209413	Alistair MacKinnon		‑35	30	24	24	34	32	144
30	GBR	191333	Teo Sheffield		33	‑35	33	33	22	30	151
31	GBR	220111	Shu Li	Warsash	31	31	(DNC)	29	31	29	151
32	GBR	206446	Lily Browning	TSC / IBRSC	33	(DNC)	DNC	30	29	23	157
33	GBR	220732	Oliver Yates	Island Barn SC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	22	26	26	158
34	GBR	233453	Luke Edwards		27	24	34	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	165
35	GBR	139741	Samuel Williams		(DNC)	DNC	DNC	32	25	25	166
36	GBR	198755	Alfred Craigie	Waldringfield sailing club	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	20	30	DNC	174
37	GBR	215565	Nolan Dawson	Oxford Sailing Club	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	204
37	GBR	220521	David Summerville	West Lancashire Yacht Club	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	204
37	FRA	198290	Nicolas Rohart	Oxford Sailing Club	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	204