29er Typhoon Winter Championships at Draycote Water Sailing Club
by UK 29er Class Association 12 Mar 05:30 GMT
2-3 March 2024
The 2024 29er UK Winter Champs, held at Draycote Water was a thrilling and highly competitive gathering of sailing enthusiasts.
With a total of 50 participants, the event showcased the skill and determination of the sailors as they navigated the challenging waters. After a series of intense races, the winners of the event were announced. In first place, we have James Crossley and Sam Webb, who displayed exceptional teamwork and sailing prowess throughout the competition. Their strategic manoeuvrers and precise control of the 29er skiff propelled them to victory. Coming in a close second were Finn Morris and Charlie Gran. Their impressive performance and tactical decision-making demonstrated their dedication to the sport. Their consistent speed and agility on the water earned them a well-deserved second-place finish.
In third place, we have Jac Bailey and Ben Sinfield, who showcased their sailing expertise and determination. Their ability to adapt to changing wind conditions and maintain a steady pace throughout the event secured their spot on the podium. Shortly behind in fourth place and also first female was Annabelle Vines and Amelie Hiscocks. Their success was a testament to the power of dedication, hard work, and a shared love for sailing. Congratulations to this extraordinary pair of girls for their remarkable victory and for setting a shining example for all aspiring female sailors. The event was filled with exciting moments and memorable highlights. Participants demonstrated their skills in manoeuvring the 29er skiff, a challenging and high-performance dinghy. Spectators were treated to thrilling races, with competitors showcasing their sailing techniques and tactical decision-making.
The event also provided an opportunity for participants to connect with fellow sailing enthusiasts, fostering a sense of camaraderie and sportsmanship. The supportive atmosphere created a positive and encouraging environment for all involved. We extend our gratitude to all the participants, organizers, and volunteers who made this event possible. Their hard work and passion for sailing contributed to an unforgettable experience for everyone involved. We look forward to future events that celebrate the spirit of sailing and bring together the sailing community once again.
A special thanks goes to Typhoon for their continued support of the UK 29er Class.
Overall Results:
Pos | Nat | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Age Group | Boat Gender | Clubs | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
1 | GBR | 2788 | James Crossley | Sam Webb | Youth | Male | Wpnsa / Rlymyc | 2 | 1 | ‑6 | 2 | 5 |
2 | GBR | 2849 | Finn Morris | Charlie Gran | Youth | Male | Rlymyc / Hayling Island SC | 4 | ‑5 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
3 | GBR | 2898 | Jac Bailey | Ben Sinfield | Junior | Male | Port Dinorwic SC | 1 | 4 | ‑5 | 3 | 8 |
4 | GBR | 3079 | Annabelle Vines | Amelie Hiscocks | Youth | Female | Rlymyc / Wpnsa | 7 | ‑17 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
5 | GBR | 3410 | Merryn Attridge | Jack Solly | Junior | Male | Castle Cove SC / Starcross YC | 5 | 2 | ‑22 | 8 | 15 |
6 | GBR | 2826 | Maya Bergmann Smith | Tristan Alheid | Youth | Mixed | Hisc | ‑24 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
7 | GBR | 2122 | Millie Deacon | Tom Armstrong | Youth | Mixed | Royal Hospital School / Hayling Island S | ‑15 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 21 |
8 | GBR | 2880 | Alex Sydenham | Max Sydenham | Youth | Male | Hisc | 3 | ‑30 | 9 | 11 | 23 |
9 | GBR | 2121 | Kitty O’halloran | Lily O’halloran | Youth | Female | Restronguet SC / Restronguet SC | ‑27 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 28 |
10 | GBR | 3224 | Ella Lightbody | Holly Mitchell | Youth | Female | Rlymyc / Hisc | 14 | 6 | 8 | (BFD [52]) | 28 |
11 | GBR | 2222 | Dirk Rogers | William Mcewen | Junior | Male | Royal Lymington YC / Royal Lymington YC | 8 | 10 | ‑21 | 10 | 28 |
12 | GBR | 2924 | Lila Edwards | Erin Pank | Youth | Female | Parkstone YC / Castle Cove SC | 10 | 8 | 13 | ‑16 | 31 |
13 | GBR | 3400 | Charlie Gatehouse | Sam Tonks | Youth | Male | Hisc / Hayling Island SC | 6 | ‑21 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
14 | GBR | 2915 | Louis Hiscocks | Ben Adler | Youth | Male | | 12 | 14 | 10 | ‑21 | 36 |
15 | GBR | 3007 | Henry Keegan | Charlie Hopkinson | Youth | Male | Parkstone YC / Notts County SC | 11 | ‑15 | 15 | 14 | 40 |
16 | GBR | 3081 | Joe Armstrong Rowland | Sam Armstrong Rowland | Junior | Male | Hisc/Rsyc | ‑40 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 41 |
17 | GBR | 2903 | Joe Wimpory | Angus Cockburn | Junior | Male | Hisc | 13 | ‑40 | 20 | 13 | 46 |
18 | GBR | 2736 | Ella Jones | Thomas Jubb | Junior | Mixed | Hayling Island SC / Emsworth SC/Hisc | 9 | 31 | 7 | ‑33 | 47 |
19 | GBR | 2787 | Ben Homer | Thomas Looseley | Youth | Male | Dalgety Bay SC/St Andrews Sc | 17 | 18 | ‑37 | 17 | 52 |
20 | GBR | 2231 | Hutch Hutchinson | Jo Jo Macalister | Adult/Youth | Mixed | Rlymyc | 20 | ‑23 | 12 | 22 | 54 |
21 | GBR | 3000 | Rory Clow | Ed Smith | Youth | Male | Ibrsc / Netley Sc | 18 | ‑34 | 17 | 19 | 54 |
22 | GBR | 2506 | Oliver Stratton‑Brown | Andrew Soars | Youth | Male | Netley Sc/ Fpsc | 21 | 9 | ‑40 | 25 | 55 |
23 | GBR | 3085 | Dylan Creighton | Bryce Musto | Youth | Male | Cardiff Bay YC | ‑28 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 59 |
24 | GBR | 2173 | Charlotte White | Sarah Davis | Junior | Female | Medway YC / Royal Hospital School | ‑26 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 59 |
25 | GBR | 2206 | Katie Byne | Robert Byne | Adult/Youth | Mixed | Draycote Water SC | ‑31 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 60 |
26 | GBR | 2477 | Laura Elms | Jess Charlesworth | Youth | Female | Hisc / Hisc/Emsworth Sc | 16 | 22 | ‑32 | 23 | 61 |
27 | GBR | 2900 | Allegra Massey | Hugo Dobrijevic | Youth | Mixed | Itchenor/Hayling Island Sc / Hayling Isl | 22 | 16 | 27 | ‑29 | 65 |
28 | GBR | 2966 | Imogen Green | Stella Nygard | Youth | Female | Draycote Water SC / Draycote Water SC | 23 | 24 | 19 | ‑26 | 66 |
29 | GBR | 2217 | Hazel Jones | Jo Walker | Adult/Youth | Female | Hayling Island SC / Queen Mary SC/Royal | 19 | 20 | ‑34 | 32 | 71 |
30 | GBR | 2046 | Sirene Le Petit | Henry Powell | Junior | Mixed | Saundersfoot SC / Tata Steel SC | ‑36 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 75 |
31 | GBR | 2905 | Ffion Bailey | Leah Murphy | Youth | Female | Port Dinorwic SC | 25 | 27 | 23 | (BFD [52]) | 75 |
32 | GBR | 2042 | Jake Rawes | Rory Stretch | Youth | Male | Oxford SC / Clevedon SC | 32 | ‑37 | 25 | 20 | 77 |
33 | GBR | 2229 | Matthew Mason | Will Bracey‑Davis | Youth | Male | Burghfield SC/Hayling Island SC / Rlymyc | 29 | ‑35 | 26 | 35 | 90 |
34 | GBR | 2242 | Benedict Welfare | Frederick Wood | Junior | Male | Llsc/Roa Island Boating Club | 30 | ‑36 | 30 | 30 | 90 |
35 | GBR | 2336 | Kirsty Scott | Yana Jaiswal | Youth | Female | Starcross YC / Hisc | 35 | 32 | ‑42 | 28 | 95 |
36 | IRL | 2822 | Hugh Meagher | Conor Flynn | Youth | Male | Nyc / Blessington Sc | 33 | 29 | 36 | (RET [52]) | 98 |
37 | GBR | 2539 | Polly Scott | Anna Elms | Junior | Female | Starcross YC / Hayling Island SC | ‑43 | 28 | 35 | 37 | 100 |
38 | GBR | 2054 | Edie Johnson | Max Rawlinson | Junior | Mixed | Roa Island Boating Club/Windermere Schoo | 34 | 38 | 31 | (RET [52]) | 103 |
39 | GBR | 2327 | Sophie Watson | Charlie Phillips | Youth | Mixed | Hayling Island SC / Hayling Island SC | 37 | ‑39 | 38 | 31 | 106 |
40 | GBR | 1830 | Ed Stubbs | Noah Kenny | Junior | Male | Lyme Regis Sc | 38 | 33 | ‑44 | 36 | 107 |
41 | GBR | 1157 | Finlay Davidson | Gregor Thomas | Junior | Male | Dalgety Bay SC | 41 | (UFD [52]) | 39 | 34 | 114 |
42 | GBR | 1510 | Emilia Ripley | Kai Miller | Youth | Mixed | Hisc/Warsash SC | 45 | 41 | 33 | (BFD [52]) | 119 |
43 | GBR | 1951 | Anna Morris | Freya Phillips | Junior | Female | Hayling Island SC/Royal Lymington YC / H | 42 | ‑45 | 41 | 39 | 122 |
44 | GBR | 1858 | Will Skinner | Elizabeth Foulkes | Junior | Mixed | Netley SC | ‑47 | 42 | 45 | 38 | 125 |
45 | GBR | 2022 | Emily Brushett | Seb Davies | Youth | Mixed | Warsash SC | 44 | ‑47 | 43 | 41 | 128 |
46 | GBR | 2016 | Seb Robb | Izzy Johnson | Junior | Mixed | Downs SC | 39 | 43 | 49 | (BFD [52]) | 131 |
47 | IRL | 2127 | Ella Fitzgerald | Lisa Flynn | Youth | Female | National YC | 46 | 46 | ‑48 | 40 | 132 |
48 | GBR | 2514 | Dan Powell | Baz Sanderson‑Wood | Junior | Male | Llandegfedd SC | 50 | (RET [52]) | 46 | 42 | 138 |
49 | GBR | 2292 | Rhys Rowbotham | Jack Write | Youth | Male | Llandegfedd SC / Llandegfedd SC | ‑49 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 138 |
50 | IRL | 3131 | Theo Madigan | Daniel Mcdaid | Youth | Male | National YC / National YC | 48 | 44 | (DNC [52]) | DNC [52] | 144 |
51 | GBR | 3066 | Harry Sims | Jack Sims | Youth | Male | Llandegfedd SC / Llandegfedd SC | (DNC [52]) | DNC [52] | DNC [52] | DNC [52] | 156 |
Prize Winners:
Category | Pos | Competitor |
JUNIORS | 1 | GBR ‑ Male 2898 Jac Bailey & Ben Sinfield |
JUNIORS | 2 | GBR ‑ Male 3410 Merryn Attridge & Jack Solly |
JUNIORS | 3 | GBR ‑ Male 2222 Dirk Rogers & William Mcewen |
OPEN | 1 | GBR ‑ Male 2788 James Crossley & Sam Webb |
OPEN | 2 | GBR ‑ Male 2849 Finn Morris & Charlie Gran |
OPEN | 3 | GBR ‑ Male 2898 Jac Bailey & Ben Sinfield |
OPEN | 4 | GBR ‑ Female 3079 Annabelle Vines & Amelie Hiscocks |
OPEN | 5 | GBR ‑ Male 3410 Merryn Attridge & Jack Solly |
OPEN | 6 | GBR ‑ Mixed 2826 Maya Bergmann Smith & Tristan Alheid |
FEMALE | 1 | GBR ‑ Female 3079 Annabelle Vines & Amelie Hiscocks |
FEMALE | 2 | GBR ‑ Female 2121 Kitty O'halloran & Lily O'halloran |
FEMALE | 3 | GBR ‑ Female 3224 Ella Lightbody & Holly Mitchell |
MIXED | 1 | GBR ‑ Mixed 2826 Maya Bergmann Smith & Tristan Alheid |
MIXED | 2 | GBR ‑ Mixed 2122 Millie Deacon & Tom Armstrong |
MIXED | 3 | GBR ‑ Mixed 2736 Ella Jones & Thomas Jubb |